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The Canadian Red Cross has announced more than $4 million in funding to support and enhance firefighting capabilities and existing wildfire risk reduction programming in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Alberta.

The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) is mailing 2026 property tax notices to all residential and commercial property owners.

Property tax payment must be made or electronically processed by a third-party financial institution by Tuesday, June 30, 2026, to avoid late payment penalties.

Flood Mitigation - Reach 6 Contract 1 consists of the construction of an earth berm from Riedel Street to Longboat Landing along Clearwater Drive and underground storm sewer improvements at Alberta Drive and Marshall Street. 

A Public Hearing is scheduled for June 16, 2026 regarding a proposal to adopt an Area Structure Plan for the neighbourhood of Draper. Area Structure Plans (ASP) provide a framework to guide future development of an area by describing the sequence of development, land uses, population density, and the general location of transportation routes and public utilities. 

The TaigaNova Eco-Industrial Park Flood Mitigation – North Berm project consists of the construction of earthen berms to raise the existing flood protection elevation around TaigaNova Eco-Industrial Park and a portion of the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). It also establishes river water backflow prevention measures at the existing TaigaNova storm pond outfall and WWTP effluent discharge outfall by means of mechanical slide gates. 

Register a float or apply for a fundraising opportunity at the Canada Day Parade! On July 1st at 10:30 a.m., the parade will travel down Franklin Ave in style.

This construction season will see continued progress on capital projects from last year, while also introducing a few new ones focused on amenities for youth and families.