Jan 27, 2012 at 4:03 pm in News by tyler.king
A big drug bust at the Calgary Airport has a Fort McMurray connection. Border agents found more than 150 thousand dollars worth of drugs in two separate busts this month. The first happened when officers found Read more >
Jan 27, 2012 at 7:38 am in News by Jill Charlebois
The Golden Years Society got their meeting with visiting provincial ministers. Yesterday afternoon, seniors minister George Vanderburg, along with infrastructure minister Jeff Johnson, health minister Fred Horne, and MLA Guy Boutilier, heard the concerns of local Read more >
Jan 26, 2012 at 11:37 pm in News by tyler.king
Premier Alison Redford made a major budgeting announcement after her speech in Fort McMurray on Thursday night. Redford says that departments will be asked to re-build their budgets from a zero base, rather than just building Read more >
Jan 26, 2012 at 8:34 am in News by Jill Charlebois
Several Conservative cabinet ministers are in the city this week, as a part of what’s being dubbed a “listening tour.” Infrastructure Minister Jeff Johnson says that the PCs do this every year. Today, Johnson, along with Read more >
Jan 26, 2012 at 8:21 am in News by Jill Charlebois
The youth shelter that’s run by the Stepping Stones pilot project has housed almost 100 kids, getting them off the streets. The group gave an update to city council this week, as the three-year pilot project Read more >
Jan 25, 2012 at 3:15 pm in News by Jill Charlebois
On January 15, 2012, between 2:30 and 3:30 am a taxi driver was robbed by two males who had initially solicited a fare as customers. The victim had picked up the suspects from the Timberlea Esso Read more >
Jan 25, 2012 at 11:05 am in News by Jill Charlebois
The Firebag and Richardson bridge structures are closed. Residents are advised to use the ice bridges at the Firebag and Richardson locations instead. The speed limit for the ice bridges is 5 km/hr. The load limit Read more >
Jan 24, 2012 at 1:00 pm in News, Sports by tyler.king
A team from the municipality has gone south of the border to get ideas on new sports facilities for Fort McMurray. Councillor Sheldon Germain, Macdonald Island C-O-O Tim Reid, and others are in Columbus, Ohio today Read more >
Jan 24, 2012 at 12:31 pm in News by tyler.king
A new development at Eagle Ridge will move closer to approval at council tonight. The development at Loutit Road is planned to feature more than three hundred residential units, plus a gas bar, convenience store, and Read more >
Jan 23, 2012 at 3:41 pm in News by tyler.king
Two men have been charged after the largest heroin bust in Fort McMurray’s history. The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team says it seized eighteen thousand dollars worth of heroin and fourteen thousand worth of OxyContin, plus Read more >