The Parsons Creek tender has been reissued, and hopefully this will put an end to the false starts and numerous delays that have plagued this project. The Parsons Creek continuing care facility is sorely needed, and the reissue of the tender allows for bids to be accepted through April 2 so that construction can start…
The RCMP had a very busy weekend after there were numerous Highway 63 collisions, with 10 separate accidents that involved a minimum of 17 vehicles. One male from Fort MacMurray was airlifted to the hospital because of the injuries sustained during a collision. The Boyle RCMP received a number of complaints about a stretch of…
Fort MacMurray residents soon find that abortion services are nonexistent in the area, forcing many women to travel hundreds of kilometers, face additional expenses, and undergo a lot of stress and emotional upheaval in order to access these services elsewhere. Fort MacMurray is one of the fastest growing cities in the country, and the lack…
The Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo PC nomination showed overwhelming support for Mike Allen as their provincial election candidate, and that means that Allen has been forgiven for the prostitution charges eh faced in 2013 and that he is doing a good job so far. According to one source Allen won almost 80% of the vote, in…
The Wood Buffalo RCMP is searching for 15 year old Heaven-Leigh Grandjambe, who was last seen last Wednesday and is missing. RCMP Constable Mylene Michon reports that the 15 year old was last seen when she visited the Birchwood Trails in Thickwood with a Fort McKay school group. What is known so far is that…
RMWB byelection nominations are finished, and the campaign candidates expect the race to be very interesting but also quite amicable as far as political races are concerned. There are 7 candidates who are taking part in the byelection campaign. The candidates hoping to fill the empty council spot include Chris Flett, Monte Vickerson, Colleen Tatum,…