A TranscCanada Corp. subsidiary has been ordered by the National Energy Board to stop drilling immediately after an Athabasca River spill allowed a substance that is potentially toxic to get into the water. The subsidiary, Nova Gas Transmission Ltd., has had 4 different incidents regarding water contamination in the river, and one occurred last month…
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The long term care facility that Fort McMurray residents have been looking forward to will be relocated from Parsons Creek to Willow Square according to the latest announcement on this facility. This facility has been in the planning stage for years as squabbles and negotiations were drawn out and protracted. A Coming Soon sign about…
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Debate on a new LGBTQ policy has been blocked, with the Fort McMurray Catholic School Board joining more than 20 other boards in preventing the debate during the annual Alberta School Boards Association. A resolution was made to assist school boards in Alberta so that LGBTQ students and staff have access to “inclusive, safe and healthy…
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A Fort McMurray man who was involved in a pedestrian hit and run has been charged with attempted murder after the Saturday morning incident. Drew Scott, a 21 year old from Fort McMurray, was arrested ad placed into police custody once he was identified. The incident occurred at approximately 5 a.m. on Saturday morning and…
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The Fort McMurray Food Bank is seeing a growing demand for food as the local economy struggles and many people find themselves in need for the first time. In fact many people who used to donate food to the food bank are now asking for help as a result of the change in their economic…
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Councillor Jon Chadi was initially diagnosed with a rare form of bile duct cancer shortly after he won his third election, but that did not stop him from calling in to attend meetings as the councillor for Fort McKay and Fort Chipewyan when he could not attend in person for medical reasons. John Chadi passed…
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