With the halcyon days of Fort McMurray’s oil boom firmly in the past, Syncrude’s Doreen Cole says investing in the community and attracting new residents has become a top priority for the company.
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Category Archives: Fort McMurray (Alberta)
Council supports turning Acden lot into reserve land for ACFN, approves protecting chess park
Council will send a letter of support to the federal indigenous minister on behalf of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation after unanimously approving a request to back a request adding their band-owned company’s office in Fort McMurray to reserve. The property for Acden, the company in question, is located at 220 Taiganova Crescent in Fort McMurray.
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Council talks protecting park from development, reading camp fees bylaw at first fall meeting
Protecting the Jina Burn Memorial Chess Park from future development and working with school districts to reduce traffic in the area will be discussed by council at their first meeting since July.
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Promoting economic investment discussed at first advisory committee meeting
The Wood Buffalo Development Advisory Committee’s first meeting focused on what its leaders would like to pursue moving forward.
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Councillors take wait-and-see approach with MacKinnon report
Mayor Don Scott says the municipality is examining how recommendations in Tuesday’s MacKinnon report could impact Wood Buffalo.
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Fort Chipewyan solar project gets $4.5 million federal investment
The federal government is contributing $4.5 million towards a solar project in Fort Chipewyan that is designed to be Canada’s largest off-grid solar project.
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Three years after wildfire, disputes over rebuilt homes’ quality continue
Moving home was all Mohamed Zaghati thought about after his home burned in the May 2016 wildfire. Now that his home has been rebuilt and approved, he thinks about moving his family out of Fort McMurray.
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Flood mitigation project continuing as province reviews funding commitment
The province is reviewing its funding commitments to flood prevention programs across Alberta, including a berm in Fort McMurray’s lower townsite.
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Fort McMurray International Airport’s on-time departures ranked third in Canada
The Fort McMurray International Airport has been ranked third in the country for on-time commercial departures. A total of 20 Canadian airports were surveyed.
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Municipality adds more downtown redevelopment feedback opportunities
The municipality is asking people for their thoughts and suggestions on developing the cancelled downtown arena land, adding seven new public engagement sessions scheduled.
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