The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is considering some green building rule changes, with revisions under consideration that could alter the green standards currently required for downtown development. The discussion was started when Coun. Tyran Ault proposed a motion that calls for the removal of the Canada Green Building Council LEED Gold building standard as…
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The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo will be reviewing the rules for on street parking because of concerns that have been voiced about congestion and safety. During the council meeting last Tuesday Coun. Keith McGrath moved a motion for this review. The municipality will review the parking standards, bylaws, and policies so that a plan…
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Council member John Chadi is back, and he attended a meeting of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo council last Tuesday. Chadi has been receiving treatment for bile duct treatment, and he has received a terminal diagnosis for the disease. After being elected to the seat for Ward 2 in October 2013 Chadi was diagnosed…
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The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is hoping to educate residents about the new winter maintenance plan that starts when winter hits this year. Road plowing and other maintenance changes will affect many residents as the municipality switches to a rotating plowing schedule instead of what was previously used. On specific days street parking will…
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The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo has taken over the transit services in the area. Municipal staff are hoping that people who use the transit services did not notice anything different, and that the transition will continue to go smoothly and without any problems. Control of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo transit services was…
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The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is under a fire ban that is province wide. This ban includes the Urban Service Area of Fort McMurray and the Fort McMurray Forest Protection Area. The fire ban was implemented because of the weather, which has been hot and extremely dry lately. Provincial areas under the fire ban…
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