Tag Archives: Wood Buffalo
igNIGHT returns with biennial light exhibition at kiyām Community Park
Free performances and illuminated art set for Oct. 1 to 5 in downtown Fort McMurray FORT McMURRAY, AB. - The downtown skyline will glow this fall as igNIGHT returns to kiym Community Park with its bie...
Sep 16, 2025 kiyām community park
Fort McMurray man charged after break-in at River Pointe mall
David Nicholas Rush is scheduled to appear in Alberta Court of Justice on Sept. 15 FORT MCMURRAY, AB. - A 37-year-old Fort McMurray man is facing several charges after a break and enter at the River P...
Sep 16, 2025 RCMP Truck, image by Jon Tupper
Fort McMurray lot repurchased as medical complex plans stall
RMWB repurchases downtown land for delayed medical complex FORT MCMURRAY, AB. - Land in downtown Fort McMurray once set aside for a medical complex has been repurchased by the Regional Municipality of...
Sep 16, 2025 Council chambers, image via RMWB.ca
Canadian Tire expands Triangle Rewards with Tim Hortons deal
Canadian Tire and Tim Hortons partner on loyalty programs TORONTO - Canadian Tire Corporation and Tim Hortons say they will launch a loyalty partnership in 2026 that will allow customers to link their...
Sep 16, 2025 Canadian Tire, Fort McMurray. Facebook official image
Wood Buffalo raffle funds boost medevac and mental health services
Winning Split raffle raises more than $55,000 for air ambulance and mental health services FORT MCMURRAY, AB. - A community raffle has raised more than $55,000 in support of air ambulance and mental h...
Sep 16, 2025 Local HERO, Web Image
Alberta government files labour board complaint against teachers' union
Finance Minister Nate Horner says ATA "misled families" in bargaining documents as strike deadline looms EDMONTON - Alberta's finance minister says the province has filed a labour board complaint agai...
Sep 15, 2025
Nenshi vows to challenge UCP on jobs, affordability and pipelines, but not how you might expect
Alberta's new Opposition leader tells Harvard Media News he will work with municipalities and industry while rejecting separatist politics The Alberta legislature is set to reconvene next month with a...
Sep 15, 2025 By Tamarack - An Institute for Community Engagement - Flickr, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=146285898
Alberta names first chief nursing officer in primary care
Dr. Kim Hogarth appointed to new role at Primary Care Alberta, one of the first of its kind in Canada EDMONTON - Alberta has appointed its first chief nursing officer for primary care, a position Prim...
Sep 15, 2025 Kim Hogarth, Primary Care Alberta. Linkedin Image
Centre of Hope celebrates 20 years of compassion and community in Fort McMurray
Centre of Hope marks 20 years of service in Fort McMurray FORT McMURRAY, Alta. - The Centre of Hope is celebrating 20 years of serving people experiencing or at risk of homelessness in Fort McMurray. ...
Sep 12, 2025 Centre of Hope, image via Facebook
New Indigenous Peoples' Council to advise Ottawa on national infrastructure decisions
Treaty 8 representation highlights Wood Buffalo's role in shaping national projects OTTAWA - The federal government has appointed 11 Indigenous leaders to a new council tasked with advising on fast-tr...
Sep 12, 2025 Treaty 8 Official Logo
