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Date of Notice: April 17, 2025. Appeal to be filed by: May 8, 2025.

Remember to double bag your pet waste and dispose of it properly. With the spring thaw finally here, it’s time to start thinking about cleaning up your yard’s now unhidden pet waste!.

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

Community members reminded to be aware, stay alert and prepare for river breakup. This is the first Community Update for the 2025 River Breakup Season.

Date of Notice: April 10, 2025. Appeal to be filed by: May 1, 2025.

Date of Notice: April 3, 2025. Appeal to be filed by: April 24, 2025.

Is it safe to say spring has sprung? We hope so, as it kicks off our busy construction season of 2025!

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

Household recycling need. s.

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.

Regional Emergency Services fire investigators say a young German Shepherd caused a fire that damaged a Gregoire area mobile home on April 1. Fort McMurray firefighters were called out to the Grenoble Crescent home shortly after 5 p. m.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING. TAKE NOTICE.

The Municipality officially launched its 2025 municipal census campaign today, designating the occasion as Municipal Census Day. The goal of the census is to get an accurate population count to ensure the RMWB receives the appropriate amount of funding for infrastructure improvements.

Fire Marshal Nick Brenner is reminding everyone to. cook safely.

All subzones are relaxed March 31 – April 4. This means there will be no on-street WMZ parking restrictions during this time. Crews will continue road maintenance as needed.

Until the road’s closure, heavier vehicles up to 45,000 kg will be allowed to use the winter road at night between 10 p.m. and 10 a.m., when temperatures drop. Vehicles heavier than 5,000 kg are not allowed to use the winter road during the day (10 a.m. to 10 p.m.) and will be subject to fines.

Date of Notice: March 20, 2025. Appeal to be filed by: April 10, 2025.