News Releases

Provide your feedback – Survey closes March 10. Each year the municipality partners with Wood Buffalo RCMP to help align policing priorities with people who live, work and play in the region.

Designation recognizes organizations offering exceptional places to work. The Municipality has been named one of Alberta’s Top 75 Employers in 2023 by Mediacorp Canada Inc. , recognizing its commitment to providing excellent employment opportunities in the region.

The ribbon has been cut at Kiyām Community Park! Community leaders and more than 100 people were in attendance to celebrate the official opening of the park and raising of the flags.

Grades seven and eight students offered an opportunity to become a school influencer. .

Santa needs help to bring busloads of toys and holiday joy to children and families in our communities!. Local businesses, schools, non-profit organizations and industry are encouraged to register for the seventh annual Stuff-A-Bus toy drive to help raise donations for Santas Anonymous.

Five human-caused fires are set over last 48 hours in Region. Since Tuesday, there have been five human-caused fires that have started in the region.

Residents are invited to search for sign prototypes in downtown Fort McMurray. Regional wayfinding is headed in the right direction in completing a.

STATEMENT FROM THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR. (Fort McMurray, AB – September 8, 2022) – Mayor Sandy Bowman issued this statement on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II:.

Explore meaningful ways to enhance and guide your personal reconciliation journey. Explore Indigenous culture and language and learn the area’s true history, including the legacy of residential schools as part of the 2022 Truth and Reconciliation Challenge.

Municipality and Province encourage residents to reduce bear encounter risks. Wood Buffalo’s black bears are busy searching for food this summer, whether that means berries on the trails or food scraps in a garbage bin.