The RMWB has set a deadline of July 14 for pet owners to come in and retrieve their animals. Many pets were rescued after the wildfire evacuations according to a press release issued by the municipality, and some are still in the care and custody of the RMWB’s Municipal Law Enforcement Animal Care and Control…
Read moreRMWB recently experienced some of the first brush fires of the season but more are expected as the dry weather continues and the municipality is preparing in case this happens. A recent brush fire at Parsons Creek had forestry staff, pilots, and firefighters all busy trying to eliminate the blaze. The very next day another…
Read moreThe winners for the RMWB winter banner contest, the 2015 Winter Art Banner Contest, have been announced by the municipality. There were a total of 6 winners chosen by the municipality, and the submissions which won will be on display at various locations until April 2016. Initially the winning banner submissions can be seen at…
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The recent loss of power to heated bus shelters around Wood Buffalo were caused when the RMWB cut the power because there was exposed wiring that needed to be addressed. Three of the local bus shelters had wiring that was exposed but almost all of the 272 shelters in the municipality were without power as…
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The Supreme Court has been petitioned by RMWB to intervene in a lawsuit based in Edmonton. The municipality’s position for the intervention is that millions of dollars are at stake in spite of the fact that the Edmonton based lawsuit is fairly obscure. The case involves a property tax assessment dispute, and it has mushroomed…
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RMWB is making an attempt to clear up and tighten the rules that relate to taxpayer funded travel expenses when political events are involved. The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo council held a vote to develop an expense policy for events which are political fundraisers. Under the new rules being implemented municipal officials will only…
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