Planned staff layoffs at Fort MacMurray International Airport has led to a warning from the Alberta Federation of Labour. Ever since the layoffs were announced by the facility many have been upset over the plan and have been very vocal about there dissatisfaction. In addition the company who has received the contract for the custodial…
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TFW reforms are being called for by Brian Jean, although the Wildrose Leader does believe that Canadians and Fort MacMurray residents should get first shot at any jobs available before temporary foreign workers are offered an employment opportunity. Jean told the media during an interview “First, people from Fort McMurray are the ones that should…
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The Fort MacMurray Oilsands Dance Party drew a crowd on Saturday night at the banquet hall of the Sawridge Inn & Conference Centre, and everyone who attended had a great time. 30 different residents, politicians, and business leaders in the local community each spent a single minute explaining why the oilsands are special to them.…
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Wildrose Leader Brian Jean is claiming that the Progressive Conservative government is passing “secret laws, phony laws and bad laws.” Jean has exposed approximately $6 milliion in secret expense claims by members of the government. Jean produced an email from 2012 sent to senior officials in the government which shows that there was a category…
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Brian Jean is on the defensive about the thousands of dollars that has been spent on MP mailouts. Over the weekend Don Scott, the Advanced Education Minister, leveled accusations of hypocrisy against Jean. In a statement that Scott sent out there is a claim that MP mailouts during Jeans time as an MP have totaled…
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The Bengali New Year was celebrated by the Fort MacMurray Bangladeshi community recently in Timberlea. Officially called Pohela Boishakh the event drew about 40 people from the local community. The celebration was held at the Syncrude Athletic Park in the multipurpose room, and it was sponsored by the Bangladeshi Society of Wood Buffalo. Visitors were…
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