Should residents and workers in Wood Buffalo be concerned about anthrax after one of the three dead Syncrude ranch bison tested positive? Recently Syncrude announced that three dead Beaver Creek Wood Bison had been found in recent weeks close to the ranch. The last of the bison was found close to the Mildred Lake site…
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The RCMP has released photos of two men who are wanted in connection with a Fort McMurray shooting that happened the day after Christmas of 2014 in a Gregoire apartment building . The two men have been identified as 28 year old Mohamed Abdesemed and 28 year old Afif Elias Hassen, and police have released…
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Dozens of angry residents are demanding answers over a month after a Timberlea sewer backup flooded basements and causing thousands of dollars in damage to homes which were affected. The residents have questions that have not been answered, and they want to know what steps are being taken to help them out. On July 12…
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The 2015 Fort McMurray International Film Festival is scheduled to on September 4, 2015, and the Fort McMurray Filmmakers Association has already started the preparations for the cinema event like no other. 2015 will be the 5th year that the event has been held, and in previous years it was a success. The festival covers…
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The Wood Buffalo Environmental Association has installed the first Conklin monitoring station in order to deal with in situ bitumen extraction. The station is located near Conklin, and it will continuously scan and monitor the air quality in the area looking for elements that include fine particulates, ozone, and sulphur dioxide among others. The station…
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Whether or not Alberta recognizes the McMurray Metis as a historic community is important, especially to the 300 members of the group who would be eligible for certain rights that other Meti communities enjoy. These rights include fishing and hunting rights, and the right to force gas and oil companies to consult with the group…
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