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What's new in this edition of The Insider

  • Thank you for attending June Jamboree! 
  • Pride Month in Wood Buffalo 
  • Reminder: Summer flex time restriction 
  • First-ever Regional Leadership Forum brings together Council and Indigenous leadership to strengthen relationships 
  • Jump into the 75 Hour Recreation & Parks Challenge 
  • Save the date for Pancake Breakfast at the Island and It’s Time to Read 
  • What's new with People Changes? 

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What's in this edition of The Insider?

  • See you on Thursday at June Jamboree! 
  • Save the date for Pancake Breakfast at the Island and It’s Time to Read 
  • Highway 63 clean up a huge success! 
  • Build movement into your workday for JRPM  
  • Meet May's Cheers for Peers winner 
  • Want to know more about your pension plan? 
  • What's new with People Changes? 
  • From Dialogue's Support Team: how do I start a consultation? 
  • Staff snapshots: Where we are & what we're up to   

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What's new in this edition of The Insider

  • June is Recreation & Parks Month (JRPM)!
  • Want to know more about your pension plan?
  • Still time to register for Highway 63 litter collection!
  • 2026 property tax notices are in the mail
  • June Jamboree + baseball? June 11 is shaping up to be a great day!
  • Meet the Community Cleanup Kickoff winners
  • What's new with People Changes?
  • Staff snapshots: Where we are & what we're up to 

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What's new in this edition of The Insider

  • It’s time for June Jamboree! 
  • Thank you for joining us at the Community Cleanup Kickoff! 
  • Get ready to recognize Seniors' Week, June 1 to 7 
  • Meet your next Cheers for Peers winner! 
  • What's new with People Changes? 
  • Staff snapshots: Where we are & what we're up to

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What's new in this edition of The Insider

  • Wear the moose hide pin 
  • Help improve winter maintenance in Fort McMurray 
  • Let's celebrate Paramedic Services Week! 
  • Join in on the Community Cleanup Kickoff event on May 21! 
  • What's new with People Changes? 
  • Updates to the Alcohol and Drug (A&D) strategy 
  • Staff snapshots: Where we are & what we're up to

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What's new in this edition of The Insider

  • Upcoming building maintenance at Jubilee Centre 
  • Visit A Ten Year Arc: Memorial of the 2016 Horse River Wildfire 
  • Join in on the Community Cleanup Kickoff event on May 14! 
  • Welcome to our summer students! 
  • Public Works crews respond during Highway 63 blizzard 
  • Staff snapshots: Where we are & what we're up to   

What's new in this edition of The Insider

  • Prepared, trained, and ready: the faces behind Emergency Management 
  • Spots open for upcoming Inclusivity Webinar 
  • Join us on May 5 for the Red Dress Solidarity Walk 
  • Access and service request tools are moving to Pulse Align 
  • Day of Mourning recognized on April 28 
  • Staff snapshots: Where we are & what we're up to

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A decade has almost passed since the Horse River Wildfire, but its influence remains part of how we serve the region and one another. This special edition of The Insider shares reflections from staff across the organization, including CAO Andrew Boutilier, highlighting how the lessons and values shaped by that experience continue to guide our work - regardless of when you joined the organization.

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The Insider Guidelines

The Insider will be distributed at 10 a.m. every Monday morning. 

Submissions will be accepted until 12 p.m. on the preceding Thursday. 

Articles will be a maximum of 200 words in length and featured in The Insider for a maximum of two weeksOccasionally, it may not be possible to fit all submitted content into The Insider. If this is the case, Strategic Communications will determine how content can be refined or included in future editions.  

All employees are welcome to share photos, story ideas and feedback using the submission form at rmwb.ca/staff.  

It is at the discretion of Strategic Communications to include employee submissions. 

Read the full guidelines document on myRMWB.

CUPE Bargaining Update

The bargaining committees for the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo and CUPE Local 1505 met on July 30 and 31, 2025. There are approximately 900 employees in the CUPE Local 1505 bargaining unit, who work across a wide range of departments.

Regular bargaining updates will be posted here:

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