Shell Place Stadium, the newest stadium in the Fort MacMurray area which is under construction on MacDonald Island Park, will be ready soon and is expected to be ready for the turf to be rolled out by the end of Summer if everything goes as planned. The expansion project on MacDonald Island Park will cost…
Read moreRecently Muslims in Fort MacMurray have been vocal and visible in their opposition to Alberta links to terrorism. In recent weeks Canadian born citizens who have been fighting as terrorists in the Middle East have been in the spotlight. Calgary native Farah Mohamed Shirdon is reported to have been killed in the fighting in…
Read moreSt. Kateri, a Catholic school in Fort MacMurray, will be open for the first day of the 2014-2015 school year in spite of the delays in construction that have occurred. Valerie Dyck, the principal of St. Kateri, has said that any student who is registered will be welcome on the first day, and classes…
Read moreOn August 15, 2014 the Wood Buffalo RCMP and the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team partnered together to perform search warrants and initiate a drug seizure. Two individuals were arrested and cash was also seized during the operation, which occurred in Fort MacMurray. Everything started because there have been numerous complaints about drug activity in…
Read moreA Fort MacMurray pedestrian was recently pronounced dead after a fatal hit and run, and the driver of the vehicle will face criminal charges. As the victim was walking across the street at 2 a.m. on Franklin Avenue right in front of the 7-11 he was struck by a car. The victim of the…
Read moreStarting tomorrow, August 8, 2014, the Fort MacMurray International Film Fest starts. This festival is set to run from August 8 through August 10 and will be held at the Keyano College Theatre and Arts Centre. Todd Hillier, who helped to organize the event, stated “Arts are so very important. Arts equals a hometown…
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