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Check out the latest bargaining updates from the RMWB and CUPE Local 1505 committees.

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Check out past editions of The Insider

For the full archive, visit The Insider Archives on My RMWB.

What's new in this edition of The Insider? 

  • 98 dogs, one community: Recognizing Bylaw's efforts
  • Take a step on your Reconciliation journey
  • Meet August's Cheers for Peers winner
  • Helping our youngest residents stay safe around collection trucks
  • Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service on Sept. 11
  • Regional Emergency Services hosting Community Pancake Breakfast on Sept. 12
  • Take a moment for you with Calm
  • Last chance to vote for your top three summer photos!
  • Staff snapshots: Where we are & what we're up to 

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What's new in this edition of The Insider? 

  • Vote for your top three summer photos! 
  • Welcome to this year’s Truth and Reconciliation Learning Experience 
  • Summer student send-off 
  • Show and Shine brings Public Works to life! 
  • From feedback to the fleet: new buses now in action with RMWB Transit 
  • Did you miss the Kairos Blanket Exercise?  
  • 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? 

  • Blooming success: Celebrating the team behind our neighbourhood planters
  • Congratulations and farewell to Deputy Fire Chief Rob Van Hecke
  • That's a wrap for Camp Xtreme
  • Reminder: G.E. Bussieres scholarship applications due by Aug. 31  
  • Still time to register for the Kairos Blanket Exercise!
  • Staff snapshots: Where we are & what we're up to 

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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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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:

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