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TheNewsGirl wrote a new post, Vote today in the RMWB by-election 11 months ago
Today’s the Wood Buffalo Council by-election. The vote is to fill two empty seats in Ward 1 left by councillors-turned-MLAs Don Scott and Mike Allen. Voters will also be selecting one person to fill an empty seat […]
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TheNewsGirl wrote a new post, Kearl construction expected to wrap up by the end of the year 11 months ago
The last of Imperial Oil’s module megaloads destined for the Kearl mine made its way to Alberta this month.
Several modules are in the Edmonton area, being reassembled for the last leg of their trip up to the […]
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TheNewsGirl wrote a new post, Imperial withdraws permit request 11 months, 1 week ago
Imperial Oil has withdrawn a highly contested plan to truck huge loads of equipment to their Kearl Oilsands Project through a mountain pass on the Idaho/Montana border.
Environmentalists are worried the scenic […]
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TheNewsGirl wrote a new post, Fort McMurray gets new medical imaging facility 11 months, 1 week ago
Fort McMurray is now home to a state-of-the-art medical imaging facility.
Insight Medical Imaging will be officially open for business on Monday, June 25th.
The centre will offer x-ray, ultrasound, […]
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TheNewsGirl wrote a new post, Province getting tougher on drunk drivers 11 months, 1 week ago
Starting on July 1st, the province will be getting tougher on drunk driving.
Transportation minister Ric McIver says that if you’re caught with a blood alcohol level above point-oh-eight, your license will be […] -
TheNewsGirl wrote a new post, Charges laid after altercation, collision in Timberlea 11 months, 1 week ago
RCMP have laid charges after responding to simultaneous complaints in Timberlea. Police were en route to a collision between an SUV, a parked sedan, and a pedestrian around 8:45 Friday evening.
The 50-year-old […]
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TheNewsGirl wrote a new post, RCMP looking for missing man 11 months, 1 week ago
Wood Buffalo RCMP are looking for a 55-year-old man who was last seen downtown two weeks ago. 55 year old Donald McMahon was reported missing by his family in Nova Scotia on Wednesday.
They say they’ve […]
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TheNewsGirl wrote a new post, Three killed in shooting at University of Alberta 11 months, 1 week ago
Three people have been killed, while another person is in critical condition after a shooting at the University of Alberta campus in Edmonton.
The deceased are said to all be employees of an armoured vehicle […]
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TheNewsGirl wrote a new post, Almost 3000 people tune in to telephone town hall 11 months, 1 week ago
MLA Mike Allen held a telephone town hall yesterday evening to get citizens’ input on how to not only twin highway 63 more quickly, but also how to make the road safer.
Allen explains that the delays in the […]
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TheNewsGirl wrote a new post, Confed bus lane no longer in effect on weekends 11 months, 2 weeks ago
The municipality is scaling back when the bus lane is in effect on Confederation Way.
The bus lane will no longer be in effect on weekend mornings.
Starting this Saturday the 16th, the bus lane will only […]
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TheNewsGirl wrote a new post, Greenpeace protests changes to environmental laws 11 months, 2 weeks ago
Greenpeace activists took to the streets of Vancouver yesterday, holding a demonstration in front of Enbridge’s offices.
Dressed in oil-covered hazmat suits, 6 protesters stood beside leaking pipes of oilsands […]
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TheNewsGirl wrote a new post, More apartments available, costs still high 11 months, 2 weeks ago
The vacancy rate for apartments may have gone up in Fort McMurray over the past year, but the cost is still higher than in major cities in Canada.
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says that in […]
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TheNewsGirl wrote a new post, Albertans support oil sands companies paying for Hwy 63 twinning: poll 11 months, 2 weeks ago
A new survey suggests that Albertans feel that oil sands companies should be paying for the Highway 63 twinning project.
Sun Media paid for the poll, which was conducted by Forum Research. 68 percent of the […]
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TheNewsGirl wrote a new post, Martin speaks out against Mulcair’s comments 11 months, 2 weeks ago
Former prime minister Paul Martin is speaking out against comments made by federal NDP leader Tom Mulcair about the oilsands industry.
Martin says that it’s overly simplistic to blame the industry for […]
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TheNewsGirl wrote a new post, Manning says Mulcair’s views “hypocritical” 11 months, 2 weeks ago
Another former politician is calling out the federal NDP leader for his views on the oilsands.
Former Reform Party leader Preston Manning says that Tom Mulcair is turning a blind eye to energy problems on […]
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TheNewsGirl wrote a new post, Oil spill near Red Deer River 11 months, 2 weeks ago
A pipeline company says up to 3,000 barrels of crude oil have spilled into a tributary of the Red Deer River.
Plains Midstream Canada says when the spill was detected last night, it closed off its network of […]
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TheNewsGirl wrote a new post, Region needs full-time medical helicopter: local doctor 11 months, 2 weeks ago
A local doctor says that people are needlessly dying in the community because the region lacks a full-time emergency services helicopter.
In an interview with the Edmonton Journal, the chief of emergency […]
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TheNewsGirl wrote a new post, Driver in stable condition in Edmonton after Hwy 63 rollover 11 months, 2 weeks ago
Boyle RCMP say that one person is in stable condition in Edmonton hosptial after a single vehicle rollover south of that community. The vehicle hit the ditch and rolled early Wednesday morning. Alcohol is believed […]
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TheNewsGirl wrote a new post, Wildrose says province will need to break promises to balance budget 11 months, 3 weeks ago
The Opposition leader says that lower energy prices are going to cost Albertans. Wildrose Party leader Danielle Smith says that some of the premier’s election promises will have to be broken, because of declining […]
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TheNewsGirl wrote a new post, Leadership Wood Buffalo Awards handed out 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Board Leadership – Dan Fouts (Northern Lights Health Foundation)
Executive Leadership – Jill Sporidis (Wood Buffalo Primary Care Network)
Volunteer Recogntion – Alex Bosch Sanchez
Newcomer Engagement […]
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