Council is debating next year’s operating budget, which comes in at $568 million, between Dec. 1 and 4. This is a nearly 21 per cent drop from the $718.3 million operating budget passed for Budget 2020.
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Category Archives: Fort McMurray (Alberta)
Fort McMurray hits lowest home inventory in 13 years
The lowest housing inventory in Fort McMurray in 13 years is a sign the market is stabilizing and that the plummeting home values of the last decade may be coming to an end, real estate agents say.
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Council lobbying province for online, telephone voting options for 2021 municipal election
Council has unanimously voted to lobby the provincial government for online and telephone voting options in time for the October 2021 municipal election. If Alberta Municipal Affairs Minister Tracy Allard agrees to this request, the Alberta legislature would need to ammend the Local Authorities Election Act.
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Local employment highest since COVID-19 began, Alberta unemployment among Canada’s highest
October’s employment numbers for the census region covering Wood Buffalo showed an increase of 700 jobs.
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Northern Lights Regional Health Centre adds third general surgeon
Alberta Health Services has announced a third general surgeon is now working at the Northern Lights Regional Health Centre.
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Municipality begins building temporary flood berms to prepare for 2021 river breakup
The municipality is building temporary flood berms in downtown and Waterways to prepare for river breakup in 2021. These temporary measures include a combination of sandbags and clay berms, and work is scheduled to be finished by Dec. 31. Temporary berms have already been built alongside Taiga Nova Industrial Park.
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Council cancels commuter incentive project, cuts parking fees by 40% if paid within seven days
Council unanimously cancelled a pilot program that would have encouraged commuters to move to Fort McMurray with financial incentives. Council also agreed to ask Ottawa to ease energy industry regulations while backing technology aimed at reducing carbon emissions.
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Council debating backyard hens, being asked to cancel commuter relocation project
Council will discuss Councillor Verna Murphy’s motion to endorse a pilot project allowing backyard hens during Tuesday’s meeting. If the motion passes, administration will be asked to draft a plan for council to review.
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Keyano approved to reopen to international students
Keyano College is one of 39 Alberta colleges allowed to safely reopen to international students. According to the college, more than 100 international students from 26 countries attend Keyano.
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Feelings of closure, frustration as Hillview owners return home four years after wildfire
After more than four years of wondering if she would ever go home, Shelley Paulin is back in her rebuilt townhome at the troubled Hillview Condominium complex.
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