A Fort MacMurray man has been arrested after a neighbourhood argument turned into a case of intimidation by chainsaw. The argument occurred last Wednesday evening, apparently over some noise coming from the property of the man who was eventually arrested and charged. This is not something that happens every day. In spite of the fact…
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A local garage sale for charity has helped out a local women’s shelter, and this is just another example of the community coming together to help others out. The event raised $7,000 for the Fort McMurray Family Crisis Society’s Unity House women’s shelter. The Royal LePage True North Realty’s National Garage Sale for Shelter event…
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Wood Buffalo residents can expect more road closures in the downtown area thanks to the start of the 2015 construction season and a number of planned upgrades to the roads and other infrastructure in the works. Some of the upgrades include road repaving or replacement, water and sewer main upgrades, and adding sidewalks, curbs, and…
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According to recent reports the oilsands region unemployment rate is very high, even higher than the average for the province and the nation as a whole. The rate of unemployment in the area has doubled in the last year. According to Data Statistics Canada the unemployment rate for the Wood Buffalo-Cold Lake region was 8.3%…
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Fort MacMurray pharmacist Osama Beniameen never hesitated to step up for one second after learning that a disabled TFW woman could not afford medication that she needed. The kindhearted pharmacist covered the bill himself, and provided free medication to the woman. Benjameen plies his trade at The Medicine Shoppe, and he covered an entire year…
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The Wood Buffalo RCMP has released a photo of a suspect they say was involved in a recent shooting at the Morrison Centre. Last Tuesday the RCMP received a report of shots fired inside the Morrison Centre located downtown in Fort MacMurray. The report of shots fired came in at approximately 9:30 in the morning.…
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