A Fort McMurray driver has been arrested after a road rage incident that involved a shotgun. Police reported that the driver of a black pick-up truck was arrested after he pointed a sawed off shotgun at another motorist. According to the RCMP the incident occurred on Highway 63, and the driver was stopped a short…
Read moreA recent whooping cough outbreak is over according to Alberta Health Services. The outbreak was declared over in an announcement last Wednesday, and the infection levels for this specific disease are now at normal levels are are no longer considered higher than normal. The outbreak was first declared in the Northern Zone in August of…
Read moreA day after two drug raids resulted in the seizure of hundreds of rounds of ammunition, two handguns, and drugs that included over 100 tablets of the powerful pain medication fentanyl as well as a small amount of cocaine Wood Buffalo police engaged in another drug bust which seized around 200 fentanyl pills plus about…
Read moreOn January 29, 2016 RCMP seized around 500 rounds of ammunition during two drug raids on the same day. Wood Buffalo has seen a rise in drug related crimes that include shootings and murders. According to the news reports the Wood Buffalo RCMP unit recovered the hundreds of ammunition rounds as well as drugs including…
Read moreThe Keyano College president and CEO, Kevin Nagel, has resigned and the resignation is at least in part over budget cuts and financial struggles. Nagel took the position of president at the college in 2011, and the decision to resign was made after careful consideration. The Board of Governors received Nagel’s resignation last Monday. A…
Read moreThe RMWB council has given approval for winter road repairs, authorizing $2.5 million for this task. When the council recently met on a Tuesday night they covered many different things. The council spent around an hour going over 2016 capital budget amendments and approving these changes. During this time council members also simplified the system…
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