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Municipal Transit kicks off safety campaign to improve rider etiquette and respect
Posted on Thursday, April 28, 2022 10:59 AM
The Municipality is launching a new transit safety campaign to improve understanding of acceptable behaviour on buses and at stops.
“Everyone is welcome on public transit, and...

Council receives resignation of CAO
Posted on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 04:25 PM
Interim CAO appointed, search for permanent CAO to get underway
(Fort McMurray, AB – April 27, 2022) – Regional Council has received the resignation of Chief Administrative...

Council approves extending the Downtown Revitalization Incentives Program to 2023
Posted on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 10:43 AM
Over 200 applications submitted from downtown businesses
Starting May 16, 2022, the Downtown Revitalization Incentives Program will offer businesses $3M of additional incentives...

RMWB Council sets 2022 property tax rates, keeping rates amongst the lowest in Alberta
Posted on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 08:42 PM
Property tax notices to be mailed in May; deadline to pay is June 30
On April 26, the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) Council approved the 2022 Tax Rate Bylaw.
For...

RMWB unveils Indigenous Reconciliation Artworks for Council Chambers
Posted on Monday, April 25, 2022 07:00 PM
The Municipality unveiled Indigenous Reconciliation Artworks in Council Chambers during a special ceremony held April 25.
Originally stemming from a Council motion in 2019, the...

River breakup declared: April 24, 2022
Posted on Sunday, April 24, 2022 07:07 PM
(Fort McMurray, AB – April 24, 2022) – River breakup has been declared today, April 24. This means there is no longer a significant risk of ice jams causing flooding along...

Inspiring activist-Olympian is next featured It’s Time to Talk speaker
Posted on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 08:54 AM
Stabbed by soldier at 1990 Oka Crisis, Mohawk activist went on to achieve Olympic dreams and champion reconciliation as a practice
The next speaker in the Indigenous Speaker...

Additional support available for vulnerable people during emergencies
Posted on Thursday, April 14, 2022 10:12 AM
(Fort McMurray, AB – April 14, 2022) – As the river breakup and wildfire seasons get underway, the Municipality is reminding residents of the Vulnerable Persons Registry (VPR)...

Be prepared and stay alert as river breakup approaches
Posted on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 08:48 AM
(Fort McMurray, AB – April 13, 2022) – As temperatures are expected to warm up in the coming days, ice on the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers will continue to melt. Community members...

RCMP invites rural residents to ask a cop a question
Posted on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 09:55 AM
Youth opportunity to become a community influencer
Building relationships and understanding community priorities is an important objective to the RCMP. The Regional Municipality...


Municipality earns international award for fire dispatch excellence
Posted on Monday, April 11, 2022 08:49 AM
(Fort McMurray, AB – April 11, 2022) – Regional Emergency Services (RES) joined an elite group having been recognized by The International Academies of Emergency Dispatch®...

Spring load limits for gravel roads removed
Posted on Friday, April 08, 2022 09:14 AM
June 6, 2022 - Update - All spring load limits for gravel roads have been removed.
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Beginning April 11, 2022, the load limits on Municipal gravel...

Region invited to learn RCMP 2022-2023 policing priorities
Posted on Tuesday, April 05, 2022 09:21 AM
Annual Policing Priorities Virtual Open House
Wood Buffalo RCMP is hosting their Annual Policing Priorities in a virtual open house being held Wednesday, April 27, 2022. Earlier...

Members sought for new Community Investment Program advisory committee
Posted on Thursday, March 31, 2022 12:36 PM
Deadline to Apply extended to Monday, April 18
(Fort McMurray, AB – March 31, 2022) – The Municipality is looking for knowledgeable community members to join a new advisory committee...