A rollover accident on Highway 63 has caused the death of a 51 year old Fort McMurray man. The accident occurred last Thursday morning at approximately 8 am. According to Boyle RCMP a 51 year old Fort McMurray man was driving on highway 63 in a Honda Civic when the vehicle crashed and rolled. Police…
Read moreDowntown Syncrude Towers is the very first location to be designated crime free, and it took some effort for the downtown development to get there. The official name for the development is River Park Glen, and the management has spent several months making big improvements to the reputation of the housing complex. These efforts have…
Read moreThe bus shelters in Wood Buffalo seem to be having a tough time lately, and many were only recently put back into operation due to exposed wiring problems. Now vandalism has destroyed 8 of the bus shelters in Fort McMurray and the RMCP is trying to find out who is responsible. The vandalism was first…
Read moreAn oilsands explosion at the Nexen Long Lake facility last Friday caused the death of one worker, and another worker suffered burns that were so severe that the employee required hospitalization. The explosion occurred about 3:20 pm Friday afternoon while two maintenance workers were inside a gas compression building refitting compressor valves. The worker who…
Read moreThe unemployment rate in the oilsands region has jumped up significantly, reaching a current rate of 8.6%. A labor survey by Statistics Canada shows that in November and December of last year the rate of unemployment in Alberta stayed the same and the oilsands region rate increased, and this comes as no surprise to most…
Read moreThe $4.3 billion Suncor takeover bid for COS has been extended in spite of repeated statements by Suncor executives that the company would walk away if their proposed offer was rejected. When the deadline for a resolution was reached and there was no resolution in sight Suncor extended their ibid offer until January 27, 2016…
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