According to the Canadian Real Estate Association Fort McMurray saw the worst of the real estate decline in Alberta in 2015, leading the market in the worst price fluctuations and housing sales in the entire province. The CREA report was compiled using data in the Multiple Listing Service database. Once oil prices started dropping in…
Read moreThe winners for the RMWB winter banner contest, the 2015 Winter Art Banner Contest, have been announced by the municipality. There were a total of 6 winners chosen by the municipality, and the submissions which won will be on display at various locations until April 2016. Initially the winning banner submissions can be seen at…
Read moreThe construction industry in Alberta is expected to face even more job losses in coming years according to a recent BuildForce Canada report that was published last week. The report showed that oilsands construction labor demand is expected to drop by an additional 28% by the year 2020. At the root of the additional job…
Read moreIn spite of low oil prices the oilsands projects continue to pump, even though these companies are often taking a loss on each barrel that they manage to produce. In fact analysts say that these companies don’t really have any other options. Canadian heavy oil fetches even less on the market because this oil is…
Read moreIt is official. The 2018 Alberta Winter Games will be hosted by the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. Many expect these games to boost the local economy and bring in large crowds in 2018, although not everyone was fully behind bidding on the games in the beginning. One of the initial naysayers was Fort McMurray…
Read moreNew LGBTQ guidelines that have been put in place by the Ministry of Education will be followed by the Fort McMurray Catholic School District according to the chair of the school board. Tracy McKinnon gave an interview and stated that her board will incorporate the recommendations that have been made and meet the deadline of…
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