Wood Buffalo

Tomorrow is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, along with Orange Shirt Day. The remembrance honours the children who never returned home as well as Survivors of residential schools, their families, and communities. On Thursday, the Municipality, along with the Athabasca Tribal Council, hosted a Community Gathering and Walk to recognize the occasion. The […]

The Lieutenant Governor of Alberta will be visiting Fort McMurray in October. Her Honour, Salma Lakhani Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, will be part of a lunch hosted by the Wood Buffalo Community Foundation. The event called “Empowering Dreams and Building Communities,” aims to celebrate the power of community and creating a stronger Fort McMurray Wood […]

September 26, 2023, 1:00 p.m. Update: Wood Buffalo RCMP advises that Charlotte Mackey has been located safe. — Wood Buffalo RCMP are asking for your help in finding a missing 43-year-old woman. Charlotte Mackey was last seen on September 25, driving her black 2014 Toyota Four Runner SUV, Alberta license plate CCD 0801, according to […]

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Wood Buffalo (BBBS Wood Buffalo) is announcing Julie Penney as their new Executive Director (ED). Penney takes over the role from outgoing ED Vanessa MacNevin, who has been with the organization for the past eight years. Mac Nevin recently took on the role of ED for the Northern Lights Health […]

UPDATE: Wood Buffalo RCMP confirms they have safely located Debra Adam. Wood Buffalo RCMP is asking for help in locating a missing Fort McMurray woman. 50-year-old Debra Adam was last seen in Fort McMurray on August 29 and was reported missing later that day. The RCMP describes Adam as standing 5’6″, around 220 lbs, with […]

Wood Buffalo RCMP are releasing the name of a man suspected of arson in Timberlea in June. 45-year-old Michael Hammond of Fort McMurray is charged with Arson and Break and Enter in relation to a June 23 fire at Supplement King’s Eagle Ridge location. This is a separate incident from the August 20 fire at the Supplement King […]