Council is discussing a bylaw concerning the distance a cannabis retailer must be from structures considered “legislated facilities,” such as schools, daycares and health care centres.
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Category Archives: Fort McMurray (Alberta)
Federal budget ‘offers nothing good for Fort McMurray’: Yurdiga
Fort McMurray-Cold Lake MP David Yurdiga says Tuesday’s federal budget “offers nothing good for Fort McMurray.”
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Fort McMurray housing market on the mend, according to analyst
It may come as a surprise to home sellers and real estate agents in the northeast Alberta city, but a Vancouver-based real estate analyst claims Fort McMurray’s housing market is on the mend.
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Wood Buffalo sees slight increase in the rate of unemployment in February
February’s unemployment rate increased for the second consecutive month, rising to 5.8 per cent from 5.6 percent in January, according to data released by Statistics Canada.
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Council debating asking for federal inquiry into Moccasin Flats
Council will discuss asking the federal government for an inquiry into the fallout of the 1981 destruction of the Moccasin Flats community at their regular council meeting Tuesday.
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Wood Buffalo gets $6.6 million from province for Prairie Loop flood berm
The municipality has received nearly $6.6 million in funding from the provincial government for flood protection.
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Line 3 delay threatens to shelve MEG Energy’s oilsands expansion at Christina Lake
The CEO of MEG Energy Corp. says a one-year delay in Enbridge Inc.’s Line 3 pipeline replacement project makes it highly unlikely it will approve an option to spend about $75 million to complete an expansion of its Christina Lake oilsands project in northern Alberta.
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Fort McMurray International Airport recognized globally for customer service
The Fort McMurray International Airport has been recognized by Airports Council International World as one of the world’s top airports for customer service.
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Auditor will tell court Hillview rebuild in ‘much more dire position than anticipated’
Court documents indicate PricewaterhouseCoopers will tell an Edmonton court the rebuild of the Hillview condominiums “is in a much more dire position than anticipated” and ask to be released as the administrator of the site.
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Mikisew Cree says Frontier deal includes vote on future development
The industry relations director for the Mikisew Cree First Nation says the community’s support of the massive Frontier oilsands open pit mining project includes an ongoing voice in how future development unfolds.
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