A motion to forgive the mortgage owed on a Wood Buffalo Housing property died at Tuesday’s council meeting when no councillor seconded the motion, which is required for council to vote on an agenda item. 

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Most job sectors in the census region covering Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo saw job losses or no net changes in November, according to Friday data released by Statistics Canada. While unemployment fell in the region, so did the number of people working and searching for work. 

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The council for the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) has passed a 2025 budget of $645.6 million, a $34.2 increase from the 2024 budget. Throughout two days of budget meetings, the municipality’s chief financial officer warned councillors the RMWB has too many capital projects amidst shrinking tax revenues. 

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An outdoor rink in Thickwood will be converted into pickleball courts after council approved building more courts to keep up with the sport’s increasing popularity. 

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Unemployment in the census area covering the Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo dropped in October, according to Statistics Canada data released last Friday, making this the first drop reported since last December. However, there were few changes in employment and limited job growth in the region compared to growth in the rest of Alberta. 

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The Pathways Alliance group of oilsands companies has issued a request for proposals to pipe manufacturers for the massive carbon capture and storage network it wants to build in northern Alberta. 

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The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is asking the province for an exemption from changes to municipal election rules, as it prepares for a byelection. 

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Unemployment in the census area covering Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo continues to be the highest it’s been in years, according to data for September released last Friday by Statistics Canada. 

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The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) is asking Energy Minister Brian Jean to relocate a proposed experimental drilling site south of Fort McMurray. 

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A group of Indigenous people in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) are now able to take ownership of land historically owed to them by the municipality. 

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