Fort MacMurray celebrated World Hajib Day for the second year in a row, showing that the municipality believes in multiculturalism. This special day was initiated in 2013 in New York, and it is designed to recognize Muslim women who wear the hajib as part of their life and their religion. For many Muslim women the…
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Fort MacMurray will soon receive a visit from some hockey starts in order to promote hockey awareness and raise funds for kids who want to get involved in the sport. Jamie McLennan, a former goaltender in the NHL and currently a hockey analyst for TSN, will be one of the hockey greats to visit for…
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The Freshii grand opening in Fort MacMurray has been a big success, and at times the crowd was almost unmanageable and extremely large. Last Tuesday was the first day that the franchise was open to the public and people waited in life just to see what the eatery offered. The only Freshii location in the…
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A new provincial sales tax would be very detrimental to Fort MacMurray according to local leaders and business owners. Many in the local Fort MacMurray community are warning that the proposed tax could cause the entire Wood Buffalo area to see higher living expenses and make it very difficult for small businesses and lower income…
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A casting call for expectant parents in the Fort MacMurray area is providing residents with a unique opportunity. Toni Higginbotham, a casting director from Australia, will be directing a Samsung commercial for a new camera being launched by the electronics company. According to Higginbotham “The commercial is for a new camera that enables you to…
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The recent oil price drop has many thinking about the coming cutbacks in Fort MacMurray, an oil boom town in Alberta, Canada. Past downturns in oil prices have caused problems in the area, but the city has continued to grow at a rapid pace. This time around a number of analysts are predicting that the…
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