Canadian oilsands production is expected to slow down over the next 10-years. A report released on Thursday by IHS Markit suggests year-on-year supply additions will be below 100,000 barrels per day. This is down from the average of 150,000 bbls/d from 2010 to now. Production is expected to average around four million barrels per day […]
The HIV North Society is changing its name moving forward. The organization will now be called North Reach in an attempt to better represent all their programs. Area Director Danielle Hapta tells Mix News many people don’t know about all the services they provide. “People basically would clump us in with simply HIV client care support […]
The Trans Mountain pipeline is getting closer to being owned by multiple Indigenous groups. Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau met with the ‘Iron Coalition’ earlier this year to discuss the project moving forward. The group is made up of different First Nation and Métis leaders including President of the McKay Métis Nation Ron Quintal. He tells Mix […]
The Hillview Park Condominium Corporation is seeking court approval for a more than $17.7 million loan from a development company to finish the rebuild project by 2020. The plan moving forward and a copy of the Letter of Intent between the Corporation and Calmac Developments Ltd. was sent to property owners on Monday. It states, […]
The proposed moratorium on work camps within 75 km of Fort McMurray is moving forward towards a final vote. Wood Buffalo council held a special meeting on Tuesday where they discussed possible incentive and accommodations to entice fly-in-fly-ot workers to stay in the region. Councillor Verna Murphy ended up bring forward a motion to rescind […]
Wood Buffalo RCMP are investigating threats made towards Bill Woodward School and Anzac Community School. Around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, police were notified of the threats made and as a safety precaution, both schools were placed on lockdown. The Mounties say they immediately investigated and safely located an individual off school ground, who was taken into […]
The fire ban and OHV restrictions have been lifted for our region. With rain and cool temperatures these past few days – the wildfire danger level has been downgraded to low in the Fort McMurray Forest Area. The provincial and municipal bans had been in place since mid-May. In that time, five people in Fort […]
The Fort McMurray Giants are shaking off the rust to start the season. The Giants wrapped up their first week of the WCBL season with a 1-4 record, including a most recent two-game sweep at the hands of the Okotoks Dawgs. Despite the rough start – Manager Ray Brown tells Mix News he expects the […]
The Fort McMurray Monarchs stumbled out of the gate to start the 2019 season. For the first time in the team’s history – the Monarchs fell in their season opening contest on Saturday – losing to the Central Alberta Buccaneers by a score of 38-28. Monarchs Head Coach Kevin Garbuio tells Mix News despite the […]
One of Wood Buffalo’s councillors will be sitting on the board for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. Krista Balsom was elected as one of two urban representatives in Alberta on Sunday in Quebec City. Edmonton and Calgary already had appointed representatives. The FCM is an organization that advocates for municipalities across the country, advancing issues […]
