Residents may find that the rebranding efforts at the Fort MacMurray Public Library pay off, with many benefits for all ages. Now the library will be the Wood Buffalo Regional Library and it will increase the focus placed on rural communities in Wood Buffalo. Rebranding was first considered when a rural needs assessment showed that…
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Council member John Chadi is back, and he attended a meeting of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo council last Tuesday. Chadi has been receiving treatment for bile duct treatment, and he has received a terminal diagnosis for the disease. After being elected to the seat for Ward 2 in October 2013 Chadi was diagnosed…
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A group of scientists and academics have jumped on board calls for a moratorium on new oilsands projects until carbon emissions are brought under control. A letter has been sent by the group that argues any new projects in the oilsands area should not be allowed to move forward until plans are in place to…
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A recent Fort MacMurray drug bust led to more than $1 million in drugs seized. Immediately after the bust few details were released by law enforcement, but additional information has been given since then. The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams, or ALERT, has reported that the drugs seized during the raid amount to more than…
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Tim Hortons has pulled Enbridge ads which were scheduled to run on the internal television system for the coffee chain. This decision has some Canadians and Fort MacMurray residents fuming. The ads would have been displayed so that customers in line to order and those eating at the coffee shop could see the advertisements. SumOfUs,…
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People in the downtown area may have been surprised recently by the Clearwater crescent raid in Fort MacMurray. The event took place on Thursday morning, and the raid was associated with the recent spate of shootings in the area. At approximately 10 am Thursday morning roughly a dozen officers who were heavily armed swarmed the…
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