Council is asking the federal and provincial governments for help funding flood mitigation projects and any potential buyouts. The municipality is also applying for grants from both levels of government.

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The flood berms protecting Fort McMurray worked during April’s flooding and withstood rising river levels, Deputy CAO Matthew Hough told council during a Tuesday meeting.

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Arts Council Wood Buffalo (ACWB) hopes to give the former Landmark Cinemas in downtown Fort McMurray a second act by turning it into a place for creativity, performance and arts.

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The municipality remains in a good financial position, according to a fiscal update presented at a Monday council meeting.

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With Alberta facing its largest deficit in decades and oil production expected to drop, Mayor Don Scott said municipal spending will have to reflect that reality as revenues will drop in the near future.

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Council unanimously approved selling four lots in Conklin to support an Indigenous housing initiative funded by Cenovus Energy.

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Tavern on Main is getting some new renovations thanks to the municipality’s Downtown Revitalization Incentives Program.

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At 11.8 per cent, August’s unemployment rate locally was still up by roughly 87 per cent since the start of pandemic lockdowns in March.

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Imperial Oil Ltd on Wednesday said it had shut all production at its 220,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Kearl oil sands site in Canada due to an outage of part of the Polaris diluent pipeline following a leak.

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Fort McMurray will be getting some provincial funding for the municipality’s ongoing flood mitigation project.

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