Council has approved $6.475 million in relief for Wood Buffalo Housing (WBH) and has asked administration to help the organization pay off its mortgage on its apartments on Siltstone Place by 2026.
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Category Archives: Fort McMurray (Alberta)
Alberta regulator reconsiders Fort Hills oilsands approval after critical report
EDMONTON — Alberta’s energy regulator is reconsidering a project it approved months ago after receiving a critical report on Fort Hills Energy’s plan to mine oilsands from a unique carbon-storing wetland.
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RMWB council approves Parsons Creek land sale of nearly $22.9 million to developer
An Edmonton-based developer hopes to turn 54 acres of land in Parsons Creek into a commercial shopping area after council unanimously approved the sale at their Tuesday meeting. Councillors Kendrick Cardinal and Loretta Waquan were absent.
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RMWB raises temporary sound walls in Abasand, downtown for construction project
People driving through downtown Fort McMurray have no doubt noticed a giant wall near Hardin Street and Highway 63. A similar sound dampening wall has been built in Abasand on Athabasca Avenue across from Simon & Lucas Park.
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Council asks for appraisals of Draper homes before voting on buyouts
It will be months before homeowners in Draper’s flood zones learn if the municipality will offer grants for flood proofing their homes or buyouts to leave the community. Before that vote can happen, council wants appraisals on the values of eligible properties.
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Council reviewing buyouts, flood protection grants for Draper homeowners
Homes in Draper could be eligible for buyouts or grants to help protect homes against flooding. Council will debate the motion at their March 14 meeting.
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Fort McMurray airport named North America’s best airport of its size, cleanest and most enjoyable
The Fort McMurray International Airport has been named North America’s best airport that serves fewer than 2 million people annually by Airports Council International (ACI). It has also been named the cleanest and most enjoyable airport on the continent.
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Twinning Highway 63 north of Fort McMurray, improvements to Highway 881 in budget
The Alberta Budget for 2023 includes $117 million over a three-year period to twin the Highway 63 segments north of Fort McMurray towards the oilsands. Another $51 million for the same time period has been set aside for road and safety improvements to Highway 881.
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RMWB reviewing Northside twin arena that was put on ice in 2016
Administration is reviewing plans for the Northside Recreation Centre after the planned twin hockey rinks were put on ice after the 2016 Horse River Wildfire. A report on the project will be brought to council in the near future.
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Ball asking council to decide fate of deferred twin ice rinks at Abraham’s Landing
The fate of a plan to build twin ice rinks in Abraham’s Landing could be decided soon after a seven year hiatus when council deferred the project in 2016. Councillor Ken Ball plans to ask council at the Feb. 28 meeting to ask administration to study if the Northside Recreation Centre, which includes two ice rinks, should be built.
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