A performance update that was recently released by the Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance shows that there was a decline in the water amount needed to produce a single barrel of oil, and this decline was roughly 30% in the two year period between 2012 and 2014. In 2012 energy companies which used water from…
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Downtown Fort McMurray has added a new restaurant for people in the area to frequent, and Cora offers a wide range of breakfast and brunch dishes on the menu. The restaurant is a franchise under local franchise owner Firas Farhat, and the chain was founded by Cora Tsouflidou. Visitors will find crepes, omelets, seasonal fruit,…
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A robbery that occurred this summer has been resolved, with 2 19 year old men from Fort McMurray being arrested and charged with the crime. The two men are alleged to have robbed a River Glen Park convenience store at the Syncrude Towers earlier in the year on July 13. According to the police the…
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The Fort McMurray United Way recently announced that the organization has reached half of their fundraising goal of $8 million so far, but the agency still has a way to go in order to completely reach the ambitious goal that they have set. A press release sent out last Friday from United Way announced that…
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Halloween is just around the corner. There is a chill in the air, kids are getting excited about trick or treating, and Fort McMurray has plenty of fun and scare options for all ages and tastes. One Halloween party that the adults in the area may not want to miss is the Earls Fuel and…
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The twinning project on Highway 63 is almost complete, with less than 20 kilometres left to be twinned. That does not mean that drivers should not expect to see some delays and traffic stoppages, especially in the areas where the work was recently completed. Last Thursday a span of newly twinned highway was opened up…
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