Understanding what the Alberta budget holds for Fort MacMurray is important moving forward. All Alberta residents will see an increase in certain taxes, and cost cutting and budget slashing has been a priority ever since the price of oil started to fall and revenues for Alberta shrank as a result. Last December Jim Prentice warned…
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The byelection campaign which ended a few days ago on Monday was marred by sign damage which has been called suspicious by some. A number of campaign signs were knocked down and damaged, and many of these signs were for candidate Colleen Tatum who saw most of her signs affected. Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo’s…
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The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo Bylaw Services is warning residents that keeping informed on the bylaws can help them avoid receiving tickets. Many residents are still upset over tickets concerning parking related and snow removal infractions, and new residents to the area may not be informed on the unique bylaws that the area has.…
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During a recent council meeting the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo council agreed to $80 million in budget cuts and cancellation of future projects in an effort to bring spending under control and offset dropping revenues which resulted from lower oil prices. The council cut $14 million from the operating budget alone, and the rest…
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A portable toilet at Parsons has been the victim of an explosive device, and police are looking for those responsible for this act of vandalism and wanton destruction of property. So far police have not disclosed how many people they believe were involved, but what is known is that an actual bomb was dropped into…
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The Fort McKay First Nation band has entered into an agreement with the province to protect Moose Lake lands. The area in question is considered culturally important to the band, and objections against the development near Moose Lake was dropped over a year ago. Recently a letter of intent was signed by the province for…
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