When the Fort MacMurray Airport Authority announced a plan to outsource the custodial staff earlier this year local residents were upset and labor groups were enraged. Now the agency has announced that the next step will be outsourcing the security staff later this year and many are upset by this decision. Airport security in the…
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A Nexen pipeline rupture at the Long Lake oilsands facility has spilled at least 31,000 barrels south of Fort MacMurray, prompting concern among environmentalists and those in the oil industry. Last Thursday the Alberta Energy Regulator released a statement about the Nexen pipeline rupture. The statement explained that the rupture was reported last Wednesday, and…
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The recent announcement of a $10 million Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo grant to Keyano Community Theatre has started discussions on responsible spending, with some in the local community in favor of the grant but others questioning the decision to provide $10 million in taxpayer dollars to a theatre. A motion was moved by Coun.…
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The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is considering some green building rule changes, with revisions under consideration that could alter the green standards currently required for downtown development. The discussion was started when Coun. Tyran Ault proposed a motion that calls for the removal of the Canada Green Building Council LEED Gold building standard as…
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The Wood Buffalo RCMP is one of the detachments that will be wearing body cameras while they patrol and answer calls. A spokesperson for the law enforcement agency has stated that the body camera footage captured by the officers will not be released to the public unless there is a specific reason for the release.…
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An RMWB employee has been charged with child pornography offences by Alberta police. Police have reported that Phil Walding, a 50 year old who works for the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo as the Chief Taxi Inspector, has been charged with a single count of accessing child pornography and also a single count of possession…
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