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What's new in this edition of The Insider?

Take part in the Kairos Blanket Exercise
Want to know more about your pension plan?
Marking a milestone in municipal history
Show us your summer: Enter the Summer Photo Contest and win!
Get up close with Public Works equipment at Show and Shine!

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What's new in this edition of The Insider?

Show us your summer: Enter the Summer Photo Contest and win!
Get up close with Public Works equipment at Show and Shine!
Camp Xtreme an exciting success for local students
Staff snapshots: Where we are & what we're up to

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What's new in this edition of The Insider?

Cheers for Peers Winner for July
Celebrating Paul Curtis
The Face Behind the Insider
People Changes

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What's new in this edition of The Insider?

Clearing the way: Thank-you, Parks!
100,000 rides and counting!
Creating safe, clean and welcoming neighbourhoods is a shared responsibility
Education first
Stay on track: Keep your training current!
G.E Bussieres scholarship applications due by Aug.31
What's new with People Changes?
Staff snapshots: Where we are & what we're up to
Practice makes perfect! Evacuation drill tests staff response at Jubilee

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What's in this edition of The Insider?

We kid you not: Bylaw's great goat chase
Boards and committees to be streamlined in 2027 to reduce overlap
911 Dispatch marks accreditation
Take the wildfire pledge by Aug. 15
Discover practical ways to recharge your energy for International Self-Care Day
What's new with People Changes?
Staff snapshots: Where we are & what we're up to

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What's in this edition of The Insider?

Camp Xtreme applications open until July 30
Need external training? We can help with that!
Resident question leads to a lasting tribute
Meet our Canada Day photo winners!
On-Road Inspection Event: July 13 to 17
What's new with People Changes?
Staff snapshots: Where we are & what we're up to

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What's in this edition of The Insider?

A Canada Day thank you
On-Road Inspection Event: July 13 to 17
Youth voices needed for MACOY!
Parks team in full bloom this summer
Meet June's Cheers for Peers winner
What's new with People Changes?
Check out July's Life Lines article

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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 weeks. Occasionally, 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:

Joint update: Aug. 8, 2025