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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:.

Thursday, September 1, 2022 6:00 p. m. Meeting Type:.

Planning and Development provides update on internal review project. Planning and Development presented.

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.

Register your bike with Bike Index. You can now register your bike with Bike Index, a non-profit bike registry, to help reduce bike theft in the region.

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.

(Fort McMurray, AB – June 23, 2022) A Council tour of Janvier and Conklin will conclude with a Special Council Meeting on Monday, June 27. It will mark the first time since 2019 that an official Council meeting has been held outside Fort McMurray.

Update: June 20, 2022. The work at the Janvier Water Treatment Plant is finished.

(Fort McKay, AB – June 11, 2022) – An event featuring a barbecue, equipment demonstrations and tours as well as a ceremonial ribbon cutting—with a fire hose and the Jaws of Life replacing the traditional ribbon and scissors—marked the grand opening of the Fort McKay Fire Hall on Saturday, June 11. Representatives from the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo were joined by representatives of the Fort McKay First Nation and Fort McKay Métis Nation as well as many community members for the celebration.

Celebrate June as Recreation and Parks month and explore all the incredible parks, trails and recreation spaces in the region. Win prizes for your activities.

Indigenous flags are now permanently flying at a Municipal facility in Fort Chipewyan —the Sonny Flett Aquatic Centre— as a visual reminder to recognize and honour that the land we live on, is the traditional lands of the Cree, Dene and Métis people. .

Council’s Strategic Plan for 2022-2025 approved. Council has approved its strategic plan for the next four years.