The 2015 Fort McMurray International Film Festival is scheduled to on September 4, 2015, and the Fort McMurray Filmmakers Association has already started the preparations for the cinema event like no other. 2015 will be the 5th year that the event has been held, and in previous years it was a success. The festival covers…
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The Wood Buffalo Environmental Association has installed the first Conklin monitoring station in order to deal with in situ bitumen extraction. The station is located near Conklin, and it will continuously scan and monitor the air quality in the area looking for elements that include fine particulates, ozone, and sulphur dioxide among others. The station…
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Whether or not Alberta recognizes the McMurray Metis as a historic community is important, especially to the 300 members of the group who would be eligible for certain rights that other Meti communities enjoy. These rights include fishing and hunting rights, and the right to force gas and oil companies to consult with the group…
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The victim of the Conklin homicide on August 11, 2015 has been identified by the police as Tyler David McDermid, a 20 year old man who is thought to be from northern Alberta. When police were called to the area due to an incident report the victim was dead in a residence, and police found…
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CUPE, the union that represents Fort MacMurray International Airport workers, has made accusations that the airport administration is either recruiting temporary foreign workers or else they are underpaying migrant workers. The union organization has demanded to know exactly what the working conditions are for the workers who replaced the hired custodial staff. CUPE has said…
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Denis Victor Courchesne, a Fort MacMurray man who was arrested last year in Puerto Rico for possession and production of child pornography, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison. The sentence was handed down in Puerto Ric recently, and that is where 45 year old Denis will serve the sentence as well. It all…
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