TransCanada, a major pipeline company, has announced layoffs that will affect 185 positions. The announcements show that 100 full time employees will be laid off, and 85 contractors face the same fate. According to Mark Cooper, the spokesman for TransCanada, “These positions were removed following a restructuring of the Major Projects department that was designed…
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A goldfish invasion seems to be occurring in Fort MacMurray, and the species could pose a threat to the waterways in Alberta. Environmental agencies are classifying the goldfish as an invasive species, and so far the Wood Buffalo Regional Municipality has removed approximately 40 of the fish from a single storm pond. These goldfish were…
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News that Keyano had plans to suspend the Early Learning and Child Care Diploma Program has caused some Wood Buffalo residents to protest. The protesters hope to pressure the administration of the school to keep the program up and running, and they worry that the planned program suspension will cause a shortage of qualified child…
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Norman Weiss, a well known Fort MacMurray legend, passed away on June 2, 2015. Weiss was known as a tireless champion for the Fort MacMurray area, serving as an MLA from 1979 to 1993, and as a business man in the community who always seemed to have plenty of energy for things that he believed…
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The Fort MacMurray Public School District is one of the first districts in Alberta to adopt an LGBT policy, becoming just the eighth school district in Alberta to adopt such a policy. The policy provides protections for students who have gender identity and sexual orientation concerns. According to the reports the LGBT policy adopted by…
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The Wood Buffalo rental vacancy rates are up sharply, and this is caused by low oil prices, a weak labour market, and other economic factors. In April of 2014 Wood Buffalo had a rental vacancy rate of 7%, one year later in April of 2015 and this rate is a whopping 22.3%. These statistics were…
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