Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo Economic Development and Tourism (FMWBEDT) has partnered with Meta Productions to create a virtual reality program capturing the sights and sounds of Fort McMurray.
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Council approves plan to promote and preserve historical sites
Council has approved legislation governing how the municipality preserves and promotes historical sites within the Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo region.
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Council approves land transfer to Boys’ and Girls’ Club, defers Eid-Al-Adha motion
The land where the Fort McMurray Boys’ and Girls’ Club (FMBGC) is based is now theirs.
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Airport sees steady return to pre-pandemic levels, but full recovery years away
The Fort McMurray International Airport is seeing some recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, says the new president and CEO of the Fort McMurray Airport Authority (FMAA), albeit full recovery to pre-pandemic levels is still years away.
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Room for economic progress locally as tough 2023 expected: Bowman, chamber of commerce
Local businesses struggling through inflation, labour shortages and supply chain problems will likely see the same trends in 2023, warn Fort McMurray’s political and business leaders. But there are also signs of economic progress in 2023 and room for improvements, they add.
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Fort McMurray-Grande Prairie highway should be priority for 2023: local political, business leaders
Pursuing Highway 686 should be a major priority for the Alberta government in 2023, argue Fort McMurray’s business and political leadership.
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Political, business leaders call for action on tackling labour shortages in 2023
Fort McMurray’s business and political leaders agree labour shortages will continue to be a problem in the new year. Without immediate government action, they predict those shortages will likely get worse in 2023 and in years following.
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Council approves new fees with higher transit and internment fees, cheaper building fees
New municipal fees will soon make it cheaper to build in Fort McMurray but more expensive to get around and die in the region. Most fees will remain untouched, but the few changes approved by council on Tuesday will begin April 1.
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Council approves sale of former A&W site, adjacent lot to build medical clinic
A developer will begin building a medical clinic in downtown Fort McMurray, albeit at a significant discount compared to what the municipality paid for the site. Council approved the offer unanimously. Councillors Kendrick Cardinal and Loretta Waquan did not attend the meeting.
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Air Canada running direct flights between Fort McMurray and Montreal in June
Air Canada will offer direct flights between Fort McMurray and Montreal starting next summer.
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