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Oct 4, 2024 · Pet owners in Whitecourt have a new bylaw for responsible care of animals. Woman accused of robbery, assault pleads guilty to mischief at Whitecourt court. RCMP investigate fatal collision on Highway 63 south of Fort McMurray. Unemployment continued rise in census area for Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo. The opioid crisis has a 'hidden' brain ...
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Weekly update: School support staff vote to strike, firefighters remember fallen comrades. The news and events of Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo. September 13, 2024 News.
Fort McMurray evacuation order ends; rain, firefighters slow …
May 18, 2024 · The wildfire that caused the evacuation on May 14, MWF-017, is still burning out of control. It is 19,493 hectares, and burning 5.5 kilometres from the Fort McMurray landfill and 4.5 kilometres from the intersections of highways 63 and 881. The new size follows a more accurate scan of the perimeter, not because the wildfire has shrank.
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Aug 12, 2024 · Category page for Top Stories Tour for Kids: Cycling for a world beyond childhood cancer. The funds raised directly impact life-changing cancer support programs and camps, like Camp Kindle, which are places where kids have the opportunity to thrive beyond their cancer diagnoses and “enjoy the simple pleasure of being a kid again”.
Weekly update: School support staff strike possible, …
5 days ago · The last time unemployment was at seven per cent was January 2022. Employment in September dropped to 68.5 per cent from August’s 69.3 per cent. Employment in September 2023 was 71.1 per cent and unemployment was 5.9 per cent. Story continues below.
Only two highways out of Fort McMurray reopen after wildfire …
Jul 24, 2024 · Alberta Transportation closed Highway 63 at 7:18 p.m. after wildfires crossed the road at a point south of Mariana Lake and north of Wandering River. The highway reopened at 5:17 a.m. Dozer crews and two crews were sent to build guards and battle the wildfire. Highway 881 closed near the entrance towards Janvier and north of Conklin at 3:45 p.m ...
Weekly update: Province halts strike, flood mitigation resumes
Sep 20, 2024 · Get the news and events of Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo in your inbox every Friday morning by signing up for our newsletter. L-R: Omer Hussein of the Wood Buffalo and District Labour Council, CUPE Local 2559 president Danielle Danis, CUPE Alberta president Rory Gill, CUPE Local 2545 president Lynn Fleet and Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil …
Strike possible, offer rejected for Fort McMurray school support …
6 days ago · The DIB offered CUPE Local 2545, which represents public school staff, hourly increases to shift differentials between $0.49 and $0.55. The union wanted $2 to $3 for three years, and a $6 increase spread across three years. They were offered a 3.5 per cent total wage increase. Their last wage increase was a 1.25 per cent boost in 2020.
Wildfire evacuees flown from Fort Smith, NWT. to Fort McMurray
Aug 14, 2023 · An evacuation has also been ordered for the NWT communities of Enterprise, Smith’s Landing and the K’atl’odeeche First Nation were also ordered to leave their homes. Fort McMurray hosted roughly 1,000 people from Fort Chipewyan when a wildfire triggered an evacuation on May 30. A staggered re-entry began June 19.
Carbon monoxide leak evacuates Timberlea apartment, …
Feb 12, 2024 · Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray Today/Postmedia Network. A carbon monoxide (CO) leak hospitalized 10 people and prompted the evacuation of one of Wood Buffalo Housing’s Timberlea apartments during the weekend. Regional Fire Chief Jody Butz says the incident is an example of why CO detectors are important to have in homes.