The MacMurray Metis have promised that CNRL energy company will have a difficult time developing local areas unless the energy company is willing to discuss the development with the group. According to Kyle Harrietha, the McMurray Métis general manager, “To both industry and government, I’ll say the following: it is crystal clear that there is…
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Today is St. Patrick’s Day and many Fort MacMurray and Wood Buffalo residents have plans for the holiday. This is a day when green beer is acceptable, and the green color is intentional and not a questionable aspect of the beverage. Anyone who has Irish heritage can celebrate the day with impunity, and wearing green…
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The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo council will be using a microscope to go over the budget in order to try and identify further areas where savings can be achieved in the near future. The council vote was 5-4 when the motion to examine all of the capital projects in the budget which were more…
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Husky Energy recently issued 1,000 contractor layoffs as the Sunrise project started the production phase, and many contractors were caught by surprise when they received a layoff notice. All of the contractors involved were througj Saipem, an Italian contracting company. Many expected to continue on the project until summer, and felt they were blindsided by…
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The municipal census for the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo will take place this year, and municipal authorities are already starting to prepare for this important project. Census recruiters need to hire roughly 100 census takers, and since the municipality funding is calculated on a per capita basis the census results must be accurate. RMWB…
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On Tuesday a 3 day meeting that included some of the biggest labour and energy groups started to discuss the low oil prices and the economic consequences. The groups warned lawmakers in Ottawa that falling crude prices could have devastating economic consequences, especially in areas where energy operations are crucial to local economies. According to…
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