News Releases

The Wood Buffalo RCMP have announced their 2025–2026 Annual Policing Priorities, developed using input from residents, frontline officers, and regional crime data. These priorities will guide enforcement and prevention strategies over the next year. 

Update: Agenda items not heard at the May 13 Council meeting have been added to the agenda for the Special Council Meeting on May 20. .

Wildfire season is here – it’s time to be aware and be prepared. “Part of living in the boreal forest is living with the risk of wildfire,” says Acting Director of Emergency Management Erin Sieger.

OHV use is not allowed anywhere within Fort McMurray, except for Municipal roads in Abasand. (Fort McMurray, AB – May 9, 2025) – Gearing up for summer?

Watch out for wet paint—follow posted signage and give crews room to work. As spring line painting gets underway, drivers are reminded to use extra caution on the roads.

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!.