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WinterPlay Featured Big Sugar on Stage

The WinterPlay Festival featured the popular Toronto band Big Sugar, and fans were excited to see the performance that the group put on. Big Sugar was the opening WinterPlay act, and the band promoted their latest album called Yardstyle. The Fort MacMurray tundra is somewhat remote, and area residents were more than happy to enjoy…

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New OB/GYN Joins Fort MacMurray Medical Community

The Fort MacMurray medical community has been under a lot of pressure lately because of a shortage of qualified OB/GYNs, but hopefully that will change with the addition of a new physician who specializes in OB/GYN services. Ever since Dr. Keet Peng Wong passed away in June of last year there have not been enough…

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Fort MacMurray Insecticide Poisoning Claims Second Child

A second child has succumbed after the recent insecticide poisoning in Fort MacMurray, but the third child in Stollery hospital is still recovering and is doing well right now. The 2 year old toddler of the family was listed in critical condition in Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton until late Thursday, when the toddler passed…

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Fort MacMurray Associate Medical Clinic Closes Permanently

The Associate Medical Clinic in Fort MacMurray has closed the doors permanently because of difficulties in locating medical staff or a buyer interested in the property. The clinic was operated by Dr. Keet Peng Wong, who passed away last summer. Wong was an obstetrician gynecologist who is believed to have delivered more than 20,000 babies…

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