44 year old Fort MacMurray resident Joseph Preshyonhas been sentenced to jail time for a bar fight that ended with one man suffering serious lacerations to the head after being assaulted with a weapon, a beer mug. Preshyon was charged with assault with a weapon, and he entered a guilty plea in Fort MacMurray Provincial…
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The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo has taken over the transit services in the area. Municipal staff are hoping that people who use the transit services did not notice anything different, and that the transition will continue to go smoothly and without any problems. Control of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo transit services was…
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An off leash Thickewood dog park has been temporarily closed by municipal authorities after it was discovered that one of the four legged visitors was diagnosed with the highly contagious canine parvovirus. RMWB animal control supervisor Jeff Simpkins explained that municipality officials became aware of the canine parvovirus infection last Thursday, and the park was…
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The Fort MacMurray Provincial Court has sentenced a man who was busted for impaired driving three times. 39 year old James Louie McDonald entered a guilty plea to multiple impaired driving incidents, which included impaired driving and also blood alcohol over the legal limit, as well as one charge of assaulting a cab driver. McDonald…
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The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is under a fire ban that is province wide. This ban includes the Urban Service Area of Fort McMurray and the Fort McMurray Forest Protection Area. The fire ban was implemented because of the weather, which has been hot and extremely dry lately. Provincial areas under the fire ban…
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When 28 year old Chad Mason came into contact with a peace officer the Fort MacMurray man was wanted in Stony Plain, Alta.. Instead of being honest Mason ended up lying to police about his name. On Monday Mason entered a guilty plea in Fort McMurray Provincial Court. According to Crown Prosecutor Christine Gagnon told…
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