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Calgary woman sets course record as winner of the Fort McMurray Marathon. Lindsay Winter crossed the finish line and set a personal best at the Fort McMurray Marathon with a time of 2:51:36. September 26, 2024 News.
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New mental health and addiction agency being formed in restructuring of AHS. The province announced a new agency under the Ministry of Mental Health and Addiction Tuesday which will fully absorb duties currently under Alberta Health Services as part of a massive restructuring.
Wood Buffalo RCMP expands southern presence with satellite …
11 hours ago · Chief Superintendent Mark Hancock of Wood Buffalo RCMP and Chief Neil Cheecham of Fort McMurray 468 First Nation at a ribbon cutting ceremony for an RCMP satellite outpost on the First Nation located south of Fort McMurray on Oct. 30, 2024. Image supplied by Wood Buffalo RCMP. Wood Buffalo RCMP have expanded their presence in the region’s ...
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Calgary man charged for fatal crash through restaurant in downtown Fort McMurray. Roger Sierra, 28, of Calgary has been charged with criminal negligence causing death. The victim was working inside the downtown Boston Pizza when the crash happened. News.
Wildfire forces RMWB to order 6,600 people to leave Fort …
May 14, 2024 · The most recent data put the wildfire 7.5 kilometres from Fort McMurray’s landfill and 6.5 kilometres from the intersection of Highways 63 and 881. People in the neighbourhoods of Abasand, Beacon Hill, Grayling Terrace and Prairie Creek have all been told to leave. Abasand and Beacon Hill lost most of the 2,579 homes destroyed in the 2016 ...
Fort McMurray evacuation order ends; rain, firefighters slow …
May 18, 2024 · The wildfire that caused the evacuation on May 14, MWF-017, is still burning out of control. It is 19,493 hectares, and burning 5.5 kilometres from the Fort McMurray landfill and 4.5 kilometres from the intersections of highways 63 and 881. The new size follows a more accurate scan of the perimeter, not because the wildfire has shrank.
Firefighters ready defences as Fort McMurray wildfire grows | Fort ...
May 15, 2024 · The wildfire is 20,940 hectares as of 2 p.m. Tuesday. It is 4.5 kilometres from the intersection of highways 63 and 881, and 5.5 kilometres from Fort McMurray’s landfill. There are 117 firefighters and 21 helicopters attacking the wildfire. Airtankers will fly through the region dropping water and retardant along the fire’s active edges.
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Sep 1, 2024 · Grande Prairie RCMP confirm the identity of woman found on city's west side: Megan Butler. RCMP have confirmed the woman whose body was found on Grande Prairie’ s west side on Oct. 21 is that of Megan Butler, formerly of Dawson Creek. News.
Only two highways out of Fort McMurray reopen after wildfire …
Jul 24, 2024 · Alberta Transportation closed Highway 63 at 7:18 p.m. after wildfires crossed the road at a point south of Mariana Lake and north of Wandering River. The highway reopened at 5:17 a.m. Dozer crews and two crews were sent to build guards and battle the wildfire. Highway 881 closed near the entrance towards Janvier and north of Conklin at 3:45 p.m ...
Weekly update: Bowman runs for another term, hundreds rally for …
Sep 27, 2024 · A major victory for Bowman since he was elected to council in 2021 has been the return of a local EMS dispatch service to Fort McMurray.This ends a dispute that began when the province announced in 2020 that EMS dispatch would be run from centralized hubs in Edmonton, Calgary and Peace River. “There’s a lot of things I still want to get done,” said Bowman.