An oilsands monitoring group has reported that a monitoring unit has been taken out of service because of integrity issues with the unit. Because of this step there is no available air testing unit in the Wood Buffalo region until the unit removed from service can be replaced. The main organization which operated the unit…
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The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo council recently cancelled the medical leave for Coun. John Chadi, and this move was made so that the municipality was in line with the law. The council voted last Tuesday to take back a motion that was made in 2013 which excused Coun. Chadi so that he did not…
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An automated external defibrillator has been donated to St. Anne School by Kim Reuther, a mother turned advocate who hopes that the device may be used to save a life. Reuther lost her 16 year old son in May of 2012 when Brock was playing volleyball and collapsed during a high school game in Fairview,…
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The Spring Fling fundraising event held by the Northern Lights Regional Health centre has helped to raise $175,000 for local healthcare needs. The Shell Place Ballroom was the venue for the Spring Fling event, and the fundraiser was one of the first events to be held at the recently finished structure. The theme of the…
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Fake job offers and employment scams for oil workers are on the rise, prompting the Alberta government to issue a warning on this subject. The Alberta oil and gas sector is seeing more and more reductions, budget cuts, and layoffs, but the number of fake job offers and scam employment ads are growing. Advertisements and…
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A fatal crash on Highway 63 in October of last year has led to charges for a local Fort MacMurray man. The charges that were placed against Kaliappan Subramaniam involve allegations that he engaged in dangerous driving causing death. In October of 2014 Subramaniam was driving a bus that was full with tradespeople, and the…
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