News Releases

A disaster response team that deployed to Fort McMurray after the Horse River Wildfire, is back almost eight years later to help reduce the wildfire risk to the area. Team Rubicon is a non-profit multinational organization that includes veterans, first responders and emergency management members who volunteer their time and skills to communities affected by disasters.

A fast-moving grass fire that caused the temporary closure of Highway 63 on April 25 was caused by an illegal campfire, fire investigators have confirmed. Fort McMurray fire crews responded on Friday after receiving reports of a large plume of smoke in the Quarry Ridge gulley shortly before 3 p. m.

Follow temporary parking restrictions to support efficient street cleaning. Starting April 28, temporary parking restrictions will be in place in residential areas scheduled for street sweeping, as crews continue the street sweeping program.

RMWB Council approved the 2025 Property Tax Rate Bylaw at their April 22 meeting. While Council did not raise any municipal property tax rates this year, the Province has decided there will be an education tax rate hike of 21% for residential properties in Wood Buffalo, and 15% for non-residential properties.

Register as an individual or group in the annual Community Cleanup and Adopt-A-Trail programs. Today is Earth Day, and what better way to celebrate than by launching the municipal Community Cleanup and Adopt-A-Trail programs!.

Seasonal flood mitigation measures to be removed; people advised to stay away from riverbanks. River breakup is now complete.

River breakup season is coming. As temperatures warm, ice on the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers melts and breaks apart, elevating the risk of flooding.

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Expanded hazard reduction burning program will lessen wildfire risk for Wood Buffalo. Controlled burns will begin as soon as Monday next week across many areas of the Municipality as part of an enhanced hazard burn reduction program which will reduce.

Beginning on Friday, April 4, the load limits on municipal gravel roads are being lowered to 75 per cent of the Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW). Gravel roads with load limits.