The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo has announced that work has started on the Fort Chipewyan winter road, and the road is expected to open in the middle of this month. The temperatures during the day have been warm, making day time work on the road next to impossible. The RMWB issued a press release…
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There was some hope that residents would see some financial aid for the Timberlea sewer backups that happened on July 12, 2015 before Christmas arrived but that does not look like it is going to happen any time soon. During a council meeting the administration for Wood Buffalo discussed the investigative report that was completed.…
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The recent Syncrude food drive was a huge success, providing approximately 84,000 pounds of food donations to the Wood Buffalo Food Bank to help the hungry and local residents who have a need. This amount is more than the total for the event last year, and the food donations are sorely needed as the economy…
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Alberta energy minister Marg McCuaig-Boyd has already been the recipient of some scorn and negative comments after a remark that she made concerning skilled workers moving to B.C. until the local economy picks up. Soon after her comment went public McCuaig-Boyd apologized and said that she misspoke. The comment in question came when the energy…
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The Mikisew Cree First Nation is planning to create a Band Operated School, breaking with the Northland School District in an effort to provide a better education to children of the band. The independent school will be located on the Mikisew Cree First Nation reserve near Fort Chipewyan, and it will be owned and operated…
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A hostile takeover bid for COS by Suncor Energy may have been thwarted, at least in part, if the Alberta Securities Commission provides an extension on the deadline to accept the deal. If this happens Suncor Energy says that it will not extend the bid for COS any further than the December 4 time line…
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