Council is discussing the proposed Vehicle for Hire Bylaw, which includes allowing ride-sharing companies to operate in the region and a higher meter rate, at Tuesday’s council meeting.
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Category Archives: Fort McMurray (Alberta)
Local unemployment hits 5.7 per cent as Alberta, national unemployment rate drops
The unemployment rate in the census region covering Wood Buffalo and Cold Lake was 5.7 per cent for May, according to data released by Statistics Canada. This is a slight increase from 5.6 per cent in April, but still down from 6.1 per cent in March.
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Telus, RMWB partnership breaks ground on high-speed internet network for rural, Indigenous communities
Telus has begun work on bringing its high-speed internet network, PureFibre, to rural and Indigenous communities across the municipality. Once finished in late 2023, gigabit speeds and stronger mobile coverage will be available in all rural hamlets, First Nations and Métis communities south of Fort McMurray, and the Fort McKay First Nation and Fort McKay Métis.
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Municipal census shows Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo becoming an increasingly multicultural region
Amina Khan opened a Pakistani restaurant in downtown Fort McMurray earlier this year after she saw demand for food that reflected the region’s diversity. No one was offering Pakistani cuisine and many of her friends lamented travelling to Edmonton for them.
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Province grants $735,000 for local tech innovation network as part of province-wide funding
The Alberta government is committing $18.7 million during the next three years to regional business development networks across the the province. This includes $735,000 for the Wood Buffalo Regional Innovation Network (WBRIN), a network of six organizations working to promote local technological innovation from businesses and entrepreneurs.
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Local unemployment continues dropping as Alberta’s unemployment rate at its lowest since 2015
The unemployment rate in the census region covering Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo and Cold Lake was 5.6 per cent for April, according to data released by Statistics Canada. This is down from 6.1 per cent in March and 7.8 per cent in April 2021.
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Business licenses down in Fort McMurray, but entrepreneurs are optimistic
Despite the number of business licenses issued in the RM of Wood Buffalo dropping by a third in the last four years, entrepreneurs are optimistic and putting down roots in Fort McMurray.
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Roughly 86 per cent of properties destroyed in 2016 wildfire have been rebuilt
The rebuilding of homes destroyed in the 2016 Horse River Wildfire continues to slow six years later as 86 per cent of properties lost in the wildfire have been rebuilt. This leaves the rate of rebuilt homes largely unchanged from last year.
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Council approves 2022 property tax rates that will increase some residential property taxes
Council unanimously approved the municipality’s 2022 Property Tax Rate Bylaw at Tuesday’s meeting, which includes higher residential property taxes. Property taxes notices will be mailed out in May. The deadline to pay property taxes is June 30.
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RMWB’s 2021 census shows more people settling as population shrinks, becomes increasingly multicultural
The 2021 municipal census found the population of the Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo is 106,059 people, a five per cent decrease from the 2018 census. The shrinking population continues a trend that was first recorded in the 2015 census after more than 15 years of continuous growth.
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