Alberta Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen hopes construction will begin in 2026 on Highway 956, an all-weather road connecting the Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo region to La Loche, Sask. The project was announced in 2005. Saskatchewan has finished work on their side, but Alberta has yet to begin any construction on a permanent road.
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Happy weekend, Fort McMurray!
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Plans to raise more than 2.5 kilometres of Clearwater Drive for flood mitigation plans in downtown Fort McMurray have been scrapped. Administrative staff for the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) will return to council with new options for flood-proofing the area in September.
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The number of retail workers in the census region covering Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo has plummeted after peaking in September 2023, according to data from Statistics Canada released Friday. Last month’s data for retail was the worst month for retail since January 2023.
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Local EMS services returned to Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo with the opening of a local dispatch centre in the region on Tuesday morning. The opening ends more than three-and-a-half years of fighting between the municipality and the Alberta government, and fulfills a promise made in late November to return local EMS dispatch to the region.
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Large gains in construction and education were offset by job losses in retail and the oilsands, according to data for May released by Statistics Canada. Unemployment in the census region covering Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo dropped slightly.
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The Fort McMurray Airport Authority celebrated the tenth birthday of its main terminal with a family-friendly affair. The afternoon barbecue was a far cry from the massive spectacle that greeted its opening in 2014, showing how the economic priorities and hopes of the region have changed in the last decade.
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The Fort McMurray Airport Authority celebrated the tenth birthday of its main terminal with a family-friendly affair. The afternoon barbecue was a far cry from the massive spectacle that greeted its opening in 2014, showing how the economic priorities and hopes of the region have changed in the last decade.
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Council has approved a program offering up to 10 years of low municipal taxes for new industries in the natural resources sector.
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Council has approved a $2.4-million expansion of a grant program that improves the look of downtown buildings.
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