Street beats     
Posted 23 hours ago
Students from Fort McMurray, Janvier, Anzac and Fort Chip showed friends and family what they learned through their time with Unity Charity at the Fort McMurray Unity Charity Showcase, Wednesday at the Keyano Theatre and Arts Centre.

Third candidate for council steps up     
Posted 23 hours ago
A third McMurrayite vying for one of Wood Buffalo’s two empty seats on city council has announced his candidacy for the June 25 by-election, officially making it a race.

RCMP remind residents to keep minis off roads, sidewalks    
Posted 23 hours ago
After noticing a significant increase in the number of youth operating small and miniature motorized vehicles such as power bicycles, mopeds and scooters on roadways within the municipality, Wood Buffalo RCMP are reminding the public that these vehicles are not permitted on Alberta’s roadways or

RCMP watching for speeders May long weekend    
Posted 23 hours ago
A motorist on Draper Rd. in Fort McMurray was pulled over and charged earlier this week after being caught by law enforcement driving 129 km/h in a 50 zone. The vehicle was towed due to the severity of the speeding and the driver was issued a mandatory court ticket.

NDP leader blames west, oilsands for manufacturing failure    
Posted 23 hours ago
After NDP leader Thomas Mulcair spent the last few weeks accusing Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia of crippling the economies of Quebec and Ontario, Premier Alison Redford and local MLAs Mike Allen and Don Scott have joined a chorus of other westerners taking issue with the opposition

Robots gear up for annual tournament    
Posted 23 hours ago
If and when the day comes that robots descend on Fort McMurray, it may come down to elementary students to save us all.

A new world record     
Posted 23 hours ago
Several McMurrayites and their babies, including Susan Jakubec of Reusolutions and her son John, are now part of a newly broken Guinness World Record, thanks to a few cloth diapers in 10 other countries.

Leadership Wood Buffalo reveals finalists    
Posted 23 hours ago
The list of finalists for the 2012 Heart of Wood Buffalo Leadership Awards has officially been announced, and on it are several familiar faces.

Syncrude invests $2.1M in schools, infrastructure    
Posted 23 hours ago
Wood Buffalo’s schools and environment are about to get a major financial boost thanks to big donations from Syncrude Canada. The oilsands company announced a number of community and environmental investments at its annual community reception at the Sawridge Inn Wednesday.

Females back to scrap     
Posted 23 hours ago
Fort McMurray second female Mixed Martial Arts fight is set for this Friday night as local Sarah McRann battles Jodie Cowan from Cold Lake. Erin McDougall battled Tara Letendre in Prestige FC III in the first female MMA match and that bout earned fight-of-the-night honours for the last event.

Coming back full circle     
Posted 23 hours ago
The final inductee into the Wood Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame’s class of 2012 is one of the founding fathers of the very institution. Robert “Bob” Campbell made his mark on the Fort McMurray sports community over four decades.

Tweets of the week    
Posted 8 hours ago
@ElectMattYMM: Very pleased to announce that Matt Youens is entering the race for Councillor, Ward 1 of the #RMWB. Find more at http://electmatt.ca #YMM @8biithero: The cat came prancing back after 16 hours.

Making history for a safer 63    
Updated 17 hours ago
When hearts break, we cling to the pieces and do our best to repair, rebuild. The community of Fort McMurray — because we are a community, not just a location — is finding its own way of healing after the most recent Highway 63 tragedy sent shock waves through our home.