The municipal council meeting prayer for the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo has been eliminated and will no longer be offered when the council members meet. This change is the result of a ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada which was handed down last week. Fort MacMurray Mayor Melissa Blake discussed the issue with…
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The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo council has voted for a cost reduction with the first phase of the Twin Arenas project. This change came about because of the review of capital projects made necessary due to falling oil revenue and lower oil prices on the global market. The Northside Rec Centre saw a total…
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The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is conducting the municipal census, and the hope is that the census shows growth in the region. Mayor Melissa Blake predicted that the census will show that there is growth in the region. “As we go through this period of economic recession, people may be worried that we are…
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An Alberta separation has been unanimously approved by the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo council, setting the stage for a province of Wood Buufalo with former Mayor Melissa Blake being named premier. During the council meeting on Tuesday there was no debate, all of the councillors voted for Wood Buffalo to secede from the Alberta…
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During a recent council meeting the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo council agreed to $80 million in budget cuts and cancellation of future projects in an effort to bring spending under control and offset dropping revenues which resulted from lower oil prices. The council cut $14 million from the operating budget alone, and the rest…
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The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo council will examine the current operating budget in an effort to cu around $14 million out. This is a precaution in case oil revenues do not pick up and the municipality faces future losses of revenue as a result of lower oil prices. At an audit and budget committee…
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