The year long birthday party for the municipality has been canceled by the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo council in order to cut expenses. The celebration was intended to honor the 20th anniversary of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, and it was expected to cost around a quarter of a million dollars. With the…
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A Thickewood residence has been the location of a drug raid, for the second time since 2011, and police seized a considerable amount of drugs as well as lodging charges of making false claims against an employee of a liquor store. A drug investigation was concluded with a raid at a Silver Springs Drive residence…
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Some former Fort MacMurray residents will get a chance to produce their own reality hunting show, but only if they can beat out 7 other contestant groups. Season 3 of the reality show The Search will feature husband and wife Leo and Susan Paquin along with two of their family friends, who will be representing…
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An oilsands monitoring group has reported that a monitoring unit has been taken out of service because of integrity issues with the unit. Because of this step there is no available air testing unit in the Wood Buffalo region until the unit removed from service can be replaced. The main organization which operated the unit…
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The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo council recently cancelled the medical leave for Coun. John Chadi, and this move was made so that the municipality was in line with the law. The council voted last Tuesday to take back a motion that was made in 2013 which excused Coun. Chadi so that he did not…
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An automated external defibrillator has been donated to St. Anne School by Kim Reuther, a mother turned advocate who hopes that the device may be used to save a life. Reuther lost her 16 year old son in May of 2012 when Brock was playing volleyball and collapsed during a high school game in Fairview,…
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