Keyano College is turning its arts centre into classrooms and simulators for health care and social work programs. The college says this will help solve critical shortages of health care workers in northern Alberta.
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Roughly 22.8 per cent of jobs in the census area covering the oilsands and Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo depend on Canadian exports to the United States, according to Friday data from Statistics Canada. This is more than any other census area in Canada.
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The Fort McMurray International Airport is promoting itself to residents as a convenient place to catch a flight in 2025, instead of having people drive to airports in Edmonton or Calgary.
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Mayor Sandy Bowman predicts 2025 will see Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo’s population grow, powered by a strengthened economy and affordable homes. Just don’t call it another boom.
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Energy Minister Brian Jean sees a lot of good news for the oilsands and Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo region next year.
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Ever since the devastating spring floods of 2020 in Fort McMurray, the northeastern Alberta community has been shoring up its defences against rising rivers.
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Fort McMurray is getting a new Walmart Supercentre in Parsons Creek.
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A motion to forgive the mortgage owed on a Wood Buffalo Housing property died at Tuesday’s council meeting when no councillor seconded the motion, which is required for council to vote on an agenda item.
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Most job sectors in the census region covering Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo saw job losses or no net changes in November, according to Friday data released by Statistics Canada. While unemployment fell in the region, so did the number of people working and searching for work.
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The council for the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) has passed a 2025 budget of $645.6 million, a $34.2 increase from the 2024 budget. Throughout two days of budget meetings, the municipality’s chief financial officer warned councillors the RMWB has too many capital projects amidst shrinking tax revenues.
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