The Wood Buffalo RCMP is investigating an Abasand shooting, and a local Fort MacMurray man was admitted to the hospital with wounds from the incident. The shooting occurred on Sunday morning at approximately 4:30 am. According to the Wood Buffalo RCMP reports of gunshots fired were called in from a house close to where the…
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Additional funding, in the amount of $25 million, has been granted to Fort MacMurray International Airport by the federal government for expansions and upgrades. This additional funding will open up opportunities for a larger number of cargo flights and international flights. The grant was revealed by Health Minister Rona Ambrose on Friday, and the revelation…
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The 2015 Alberta budget has been released, and residents of the province may end up with sticker shock as the gas taxes and sin taxes increase in order to try and close a budget shortfall caused by lower oil prices. The tax on alcohol, cigarettes, and gasoline will go up effective 12:01 on Friday, and…
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Understanding what the Alberta budget holds for Fort MacMurray is important moving forward. All Alberta residents will see an increase in certain taxes, and cost cutting and budget slashing has been a priority ever since the price of oil started to fall and revenues for Alberta shrank as a result. Last December Jim Prentice warned…
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The byelection campaign which ended a few days ago on Monday was marred by sign damage which has been called suspicious by some. A number of campaign signs were knocked down and damaged, and many of these signs were for candidate Colleen Tatum who saw most of her signs affected. Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo’s…
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The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo Bylaw Services is warning residents that keeping informed on the bylaws can help them avoid receiving tickets. Many residents are still upset over tickets concerning parking related and snow removal infractions, and new residents to the area may not be informed on the unique bylaws that the area has.…
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