Inaugural Glo Run Raises $12K for Safe Community Wood Buffalo
A glow in the dark night in the Birchwood trails is helping raise funds for Safe Community Wood Buffalo. The organization held their inaugural Coverall 5K Glo Run, on Saturday, which was able to raise $12,000. The event got the attention of hundreds of people who ran in either the Flash Family Run or Radiant Run. “Aside from the funds raised it was so much fun to plan and be a part…
Monarchs Championship Hopes Shanghaied By Bucs
That’s all she wrote for the Fort McMurray Monarchs. There will be no title run for the Monarchs this year – after they fell in Saturday’s AFL semi-final match to the Central Alberta Buccaneers, losing by a score of 28-20.…
Weekend Rainfall Hits Over 40 Millimeters
The amount of rain we received over the weekend was certainly nothing to sneeze at. That’s according to Environment Canada, who said on Thursday that we could expect anywhere from 40 to 60 millimeters of rain from Friday to Sunday.…
Pride Week 2019 Officially Underway
Pride YMM is painting the town rainbow for Pride Week 2019. On Sunday, dozens of residents gathered for the opening of the week that celebrates people of all ages, gender identities and sexual orientations. Speaking to those in attendance, Mayor…
Funds Being Put Towards Evacuation Route in Wood Buffalo National Park
An evacuation road through Wood Buffalo National Park is getting closer to becoming a reality. Discussions about a possible path have been ongoing for many years with many Indigenous groups, such as the Mikisew Cree First Nation, originally opposing the…