The deadline for the Temporary Foreign Worker Program concerns many Fort MacMurray businesses. The TFWP was designed to help companies find workers, but recent changes to the program have made it difficult for business owners to plan ahead. Many foreign workers come to Canada with dreams of a better life, and these workers typically take…
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Wood Buffalo schools are starting to offer student support and tackle mental health issues among the students. Educators in the area have formulated protocols for intervention and response in order to better assist students who need help with mental health issues. Staff at Wood Buffalo schools are being trained to spot behaviors associated with mental…
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The byelection results show that Verna Murphy came in second, losing out to Colleen Tatum, however Murphy is pleased with the campaign results and said that she felt good about the political debates that occurred during the campaign. “We ran a great campaign, we did it the way we wanted to do it. We didn’t…
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The PC MLAs for Wood Buffalo are on the defensive after comments from Wildrose Leader Brian Jean over their terms and what they have done for the area. The MLAs were quick to stand in defense of their term history on health care and the infrastructure. Jean’s comments made it clear that there are some…
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A local Wood Buffalo RCMP officer is facing criminal charges after allegedly selling police investigation information. According to reports by the RCMP on March 25, 2015 Cst. Kyle Gordon Harrison was placed under arrest when allegations were made that Harrison took money in exchange for providing information from the official police database to an unknown…
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The next provincial election in Fort MacMurray will feature Brian Jean against Don Scott, with both politicians hoping to win a spot in the legislator. Brian Jean stated “That is where I live and I have lived in Fort McMurray for 48 years,. I can’t imagine running anywhere else but in my home community. I…
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