The Wood Buffalo Integrated Traffic Unit issued a large number of driving charges over the weekend starting the month of August, adding a significant amount of fees and funds to the local coffers. A total of 479 charges were issued during the weekend, and there were a variety of driving charges issued to the motorists…
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The recent blue heron deaths at a Syncrude site are under investigation. Approximately 30 dead blue herons have been located at the Mildred Lake site operated by Syncrude. The Syncrude Canada spokesman Will Gibson reported that the first dead birds were found Wednesday afternoon close to a pump house at the site, and there were…
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A new health study show that residents of Northern Alberta, including those in the Fort MacMurray and Wood Buffalo areas, are more likely to be heavier than average when the national and provincial weight averages are calculated in. The Health Quality Council of Alberta released a report on July 29, 2015 that detailed the findings.…
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Auditor General Saher recently cited the Alberta government failure when it comes to addressing and treating addiction and mental health problems, and a pledge to improve mental health support and services has been issued by Alberta Health Services. The report by Saher was released last week, and it shows that the provincial government did not…
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CUPE is saying that the Fort MacMurray Airport staff have low morale as a result of recent privatization of services that have resulted in staff layoffs and job losses. In recent months the custodial staff at the airport was laid off and replaced with outsourced workers from a private cleaning company. The wage paid to…
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Oil companies that play an important role in the economy of Wood Buffalo and Fort MacMurray have recently announced spending and job cuts due to economics, and these cuts amount to hundreds of millions of dollars. The cuts were announced soon after the second quarter financial reports were prepared and released by the oil companies.…
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