Premier Rachel Notley has been receiving online threats over the last several weeks, and Wildrose Leader Brian Jean has stepped up to condemn these threats and those responsible for making them. On his Facebook page Jean released a statement about the situation and said that in the past he has “seen far too many hateful…
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The winter road to Fort Chipewyan will officially open tomorrow, Tuesday December 15. The opening is on schedule in spite of recent weather that forced crews to work on the road at night because the daytime temperatures were warmer than normal. After the road opens initial traffic will have some restrictions due to weather factors.…
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A missing woman from Fort McMurray has been located after a Wood Buffalo RCMP investigation. 52 year old Joanne Morin was reported missing by family members after she was last seen on November 25 when she left Fort McMurray to go to Calgary. Morin’s family expected her to be back the same day, and by…
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In recent weeks the Suncor takeover bid for Canadian Oil Sands has been the topic of much discussion and many conversations. When COS initiated a so called poison pill amendment and asked for more time to consider the options Suncor publicly stated that their bid would end on the indicated date. When the Alberta Securities…
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The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo has announced that work has started on the Fort Chipewyan winter road, and the road is expected to open in the middle of this month. The temperatures during the day have been warm, making day time work on the road next to impossible. The RMWB issued a press release…
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There was some hope that residents would see some financial aid for the Timberlea sewer backups that happened on July 12, 2015 before Christmas arrived but that does not look like it is going to happen any time soon. During a council meeting the administration for Wood Buffalo discussed the investigative report that was completed.…
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