The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) is asking Energy Minister Brian Jean to relocate a proposed experimental drilling site south of Fort McMurray.
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RMWB council approves Indigenous land transfer policy
A group of Indigenous people in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) are now able to take ownership of land historically owed to them by the municipality.
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RMWB council asking Alberta government for cheaper power rates
Mayor Sandy Bowman wants cheaper power rates in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB), arguing that the municipality’s northern location makes it more expensive to use electricity in the dark winter months.
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Mayor Sandy Bowman announces plans to run for second term as mayor
Mayor Sandy Bowman is running for a second term as mayor of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) in next year’s municipal election. Bowman is about to finish his first term as mayor and is the first person to announce publicly plans to be on the ballot next October.
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Second time’s a charm as RMWB holds Northside Twin Arena groundbreaking
A groundbreaking ceremony for the Northside Twin Arena project showed construction has, 10 years and eight days after the first groundbreaking ceremony, started on the long-awaited project. The two ice rinks are expected to open in Abraham’s Landing in Fall 2026.
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RMWB council approves flood mitigation plans for last section of downtown
Building a flood protection system along 2.5 kilometres of the Clearwater River will continue next year after concerns about crime and public safety halted construction in July.
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Smith favours incentives for oilsands commuters to settle in Fort McMurray
Premier Danielle Smith says there are “active discussions” on encouraging transient workers to live in communities like Fort McMurray instead of commuting from elsewhere.
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RMWB council approves outdoor rink plan for backyards, municipal land
People across Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo can build hockey rinks on their property and adjacent municipal land.
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RMWB council approves new Municipal Development Plan
The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) has a new plan to manage the growth and needs of the region after council and administration both agreed the former plan is outdated.
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August 2024 unemployment in Fort McMurray census area highest since January 2022
Unemployment in the census area covering Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo and Cold Lake was reported at seven per cent last month in the Wood Buffalo-Cold Lake Census region, the highest it’s been locally since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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