Tag Archives: Wood Buffalo
Alberta moves to shield transgender youth laws with notwithstanding clause
EDMONTON - Alberta is invoking the notwithstanding clause to protect three laws affecting transgender youth and adults from further court challenges, marking the second time the province has used the ...
Nov 18, 2025
Alberta urges people to wait for deeper snow before starting winter burns
EDMONTON - Alberta's official fire season may be over, but Alberta Wildfire is asking people to wait until there is at least 15 centimetres of snow on the ground before starting any winter burns. The ...
Nov 18, 2025 Winter burning, image via Alberta Wildfire Facebook
RMWB launches survey as portable sign rules face update
FORT McMURRAY - The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is asking residents and businesses to weigh in on how portable signs are regulated across the region. Planning and Development Services is rev...
Nov 18, 2025
RCMP search for suspect after front end loader rams Fort McMurray building
FORT McMURRAY - Wood Buffalo RCMP are searching for a suspect after a stolen front end loader was driven into a downtown commercial building and burst into flames early Saturday morning, causing exten...
Nov 18, 2025 Suspect in Townhall loader vandalism
Leonids streak across northern Alberta with near perfect viewing
FORT McMURRAY - Sky watchers in northern Alberta will get a clear view of the Leonid meteor shower overnight as the annual display reaches its peak under dark, moonless conditions. Astronomers ...
Nov 17, 2025 beach boy 2024 / Depositphotos.com
Wood Buffalo launches survey to gather lessons from 2025 municipal vote
FORT McMURRAY - The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is asking voters to share their experiences from the October 20 municipal election as part of a new effort to improve how future votes are del...
Nov 17, 2025
Local business founder earns Hetman Leadership Award
Fort McMurray - A longtime local volunteer and business leader has been honoured by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress Alberta Provincial Council. Pinkney Financial says its founder, Wayne Pinkney, has r...
Nov 17, 2025 Wayne Pinkney, Supplied image
Loader crashes into downtown Fort McMurray building, causing massive damage
FORT McMURRAY - A downtown commercial hub has been left with what appears to be massive damage after a front end loader was driven straight into the Townhall building early Saturday morning, forcing s...
Nov 16, 2025 Police investigate Loader incident. Image via https://www.facebook.com/townhallymm
Police search for man after Fort McMurray bus stop assault
Fort McMurray - Wood Buffalo RCMP are asking for the public's help identifying a man suspected of assaulting a pedestrian in Timberlea last month. Police say the incident happened around 6 a.m. on Oct...
Nov 16, 2025
Pipeline upgrade to push more oil sands crude to U.S. Gulf Coast by 2027
Calgary - Enbridge has approved a 1.4 billion dollar expansion of its Mainline and Flanagan South pipelines to move more Canadian heavy crude into the United States Midwest and down to the Gulf Coast....
Nov 16, 2025 By Quintin Soloviev - Own work, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=176176412default
