One permanent improvement on the Fort Chipewyan winter road is planned to begin this year and it is expected to be complete at some point in 2017. This feature is a permanent bridge that is sorely needed, and it spans the Richardson River north of Fort McMurray. The bridge is just one of the improvements…
Read moreOn Saturday the Wood Buffalo RCMP reported that a potential abduction on Thursday was a false alarm. On Thursday witnesses reported that a teenage girl may have been abducted in Timberlea shortly after 8 am because an older male picked up a teenage girl and carried her to a newer white SUV. At the time…
Read moreBefore oil prices went plummeting drones were seeing increasing popularity and use in the oilsands, but recent cost cutting due to continued low oil prices and an economy that is still struggling to recover seems to have grounded many of the drones intended to be used in the oilsands. Just a few years ago entrepreneurs…
Read moreIf you are an art lover or a patron of the arts then you may be excited to know that the Keyano College Affair of the Arts tickets are now available. The event will take place on March 12, 2016 and it will be hosted by the Keyano Theatre and Arts Centre. This is the…
Read moreLast Tuesday afternoon Claris Voyageur officially became the ward 2 councillor after a swearing in ceremony in Fort Chipewyan at Mamawi Hall. Some of the people who attended the swearing in ceremony were council members, including Fort McMurray Mayor Melissa Blake and councillors Tyran Ault, Jane Stroud, Sheldon Germain, Julia Cardinal, and Lance Bussieres. As…
Read moreRight now Keyano College is facing some financial struggles, and these are caused in part by a lower demand for classes and industry training due to the current economy. Interim president Tracy Edwards is prepared to face the challenges though. Edwards was named the interim president for the school after Kevin Nagel suddenly resigned from…
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