Bo Cooper has sent his leukemia into remission with the help of an experimental therapy that the Fort McMurray firefighter is receiving in the USA. The remission was diagnosed close to 1 month after Bo received a second round of the new and controversial therapy. On April 20 Cooper’s family received the news that Bo’s…
Read moreAccording to the Wood Buffalo municipality the Athabasca River breakup is complete and the risk of flooding for residents who live near the river is reduced. During the breakup ice jams in the river can cause the waters to overflow the banks and cause flooding in the local area. Many consider the end of the…
Read moreAusterity measures have been rejected by the Alberta government, and this means that the government will borrow millions and break the debt ceiling in just 3 short years. The region has seen a drop in the resource revenues available by a staggering 90%, and the current estimate for royalty revenues is the lowest it has…
Read moreAccording to the Alberta Energy Regulator Cumulative Environmental Management Association collaboration will no longer be a requirement for energy projects that previously needed this collaboration in order to move forward. CEMA was an environmental group that was based in Fort McMurray, but the group stopped all of their operations on April 1, 2016 due to…
Read moreA recent ruling by the Canada Supreme Court is cause for celebration by the Wood Buffalo Metis. The highest court in the country has determined that Canada and the government have the exact same responsibilities to the Metis and other non status groups of Indians that it does to the other indigenous people and groups…
Read moreA recent Abasand Drive raid by the Wood Buffalo RCMP on April 10 has resulted in criminal charges for 4 individuals, 3 men and 1 woman. During the raid cocaine and a handgun were seized. Police arrived at the Abasand Drive home armed with a search warrant where they discovered an amount of cocaine that…
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