The Wood Buffalo Accelerator program is launching the Ask an Expert program very soon, and the goal is to provide one on one expert access to entrepreneurs who need this. The program offers one on one and phone access to experts in a variety of fields and industries so that entrepreneurs can find the support,…
Read moreThe 2015 Wood Buffalo housing slump is continuing in 2016 according to the recent data release by Fort McMurray Realtors. Housing prices and new home construction continues to be low just like it was a year ago, and prices now are lower than they were in 2015 at the same time. In February 2016 there…
Read moreAccording to data from Statistics Canada the unemployment rate in the oilsands region near Wood Buffalo and Cold Lake has jumped up to 9.3%, showing a 0.3% increase over the rate in January of 2016 and causing even more stress and worry for residents and companies who live or work in the region. During the…
Read moreApproval for an oilsands project is being sought by Imperial Oil, and the projected is estimated to be valued at around $2 billion. The project will be located in northeastern Alberta on the lease area that the company currently has in the Cold Lake region. Imperial Oil has already filed the regulatory paperwork concerning the…
Read moreColleen Tatum has not served a full year yet as a councillor in Wood Buffalo but her tax arrears are causing problems and have some calling for her to resign from her position in accordance with Section 22(1)of the Local Authorities Election Act and Section 174(1)b of the Municipal Government Act. A person in tax…
Read moreResidents in the Gregoire neighbourhood can safely drink and use their tap water again now that the boil water advisory for the area has been lifted. On March 6, 2016 a waterline break occurred along Gregoire Drive early in the morning, and a boil water order was issued by the Alberta Health Services. AHS was…
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