Fort McMurray and Wood Buffalo residents who want to get to Calgary using Westjet now have fewer options available since the airline has reduced the number of normal scheduled flights between the two locations. Westjet has announced the cancellation of flight 3145, which travels from Calgary to Form McMurray, and flight 3148 which travels in…
A positive messaging service is an effort by a psychiatrist from Fort McMurray to improve mental health and put a positive spin on life. Dr. Vincent Agyapong, a clinical psychiatrist, has launched Text4Mood, an innovative program being offered through the Fort McMurray Northern Lights hospital. Anybody who signs up for the service will receive 1-2…
According to the Canadian Real Estate Association Fort McMurray saw the worst of the real estate decline in Alberta in 2015, leading the market in the worst price fluctuations and housing sales in the entire province. The CREA report was compiled using data in the Multiple Listing Service database. Once oil prices started dropping in…
There is no denying that many residents in Fort McMurray have a generous spirit, and this was seen once more by the numerous donations that area residents made to the Salvation Army Christmas kettles leading up to the year end holidays that just passed. In fact this was the most successful campaign at Christmas that the…
It is winter time in Fort McMurray again, and that means being prepared and staying safe. There are some winter weather safety tips that can be very useful, and that could even mean the difference between staying safe or being injured or even worse. One important tip is to layer your clothing when you are…
A man from Fort McMurray has been arrested and is facing charges for an alleged assault against a flight attendant while the plane was over the Atlantic Ocean. Ontario police have charged Jaskaran Sidhu, a 47 yer old male from Fort McMurray, with assault causing bodily harm after an incident on board an AirCanada flight…