The municipality is looking to get the ball rolling on the East Clearwater Highway. Mayor Don Scott brought forward a notice of motion at Wood Buffalo council’s meeting on Tuesday which looks to send a letter to the federal and provincial governments outlining the need for the route. It also plans to make the project […]
The municipality is taking the first step in fighting an ‘education crisis’ in Fort Chipewyan and Conklin. Wood Buffalo council met on Tuesday where they approved sending a letter of support to multiple federal, provincial, and regional politicans requesting an urgent meeting be held to discuss the situation. In Fort Chipewyan, no students were able […]
The People’s Party of Canada has announced its first ever candidate for Fort McMurray-Cold Lake ahead of the 2019 Federal election. Last week, Canada’s newest Federal party declared Fort McMurray’s Matthew Barrett as their candidate to become our next member of parliament. Barrett, a long-time resident of Fort McMurray, has experience with executive positions in the community, […]
A local MLA’s aptitude for bilingualism has helped her gain a new provincial role. Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche MLA Laila Goodridge was named the first parliamentary secretary for the Francophonie in Edmonton on Sunday. Fluent in French, Goodridge will now work with the Francophone community to enhance services and explore Federal funding opportunities. Goodridge tells Mix News she looks […]
The Fort McMurray Monarchs find themselves in a hole at the halfway point of the 2019 season. The Monarchs now sit at 1-3, following a tough 42-31 loss to the visiting Calgary Wolfpack this past weekend. With the loss – the team sits in 4th place in the AFL standings. Head Coach Kevin Garbuio tells […]
The Canadian Mental Health Association of Wood Buffalo is receiving help from the provincial government to help continue their ‘recovery college.’ This is a site where people in recovery can share skills, tools, and the knowledge they’ve needed to help improve their quality of life. This includes people suffering from an addiction to people dealing […]
The dream of sending something into space could become a reality for some students in the Fort McMurray Public School District. The FMPSD is currently working on developing a space academy program for their high schools where students would look to create a satellite and launch it out of our atmosphere. Director of Information Technology […]
Hundreds of Fort McMurray residents took time to learn more about Canada’s Indigenous history on Friday. June 21 marks National Indigenous Peoples Day – an official celebration to recognize and honour the achievements, history and rich cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. To mark the day, McMurray Métis hosted on their grounds in […]
Summer has finally hit Wood Buffalo. Friday marked the seasonal change after we experienced a very mixed spring full of rain, sun, and many temperature changes. Environment Canada Meteorologist Dan Kulak tells Mix News we’ll have to wait a couple days before we can start to enjoy some summer weather. He says we can expect […]
The oilsands industry hit a major milestone last year. According to new data from Alberta Energy Regulator released last month, the province averaged 3 million barrels of raw bitumen production per day for the first time in 2018. In 2017, production reached 2.8 million bbls/d. Part of last year’s growth can be credited to two […]
