Fort Mckay

• Syncrude Canada to pay $390K in ‘creative sentence’ following workplace fatality

  A fine leveled against Syncrude Canada in relation to a workplace death dating back to 2021, will be used to create ways to improve safety on the jobsite.

  Crime

  Apr 8
  
• Bus fire closes portion of Highway 63 north of Fort McKay

  A portion of Highway 63 north of Fort McKay was closed for several hours Wednesday morning after a bus caught fire.

  Fire

  Jan 24
  
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• Arrest warrant issued for suspect in Fort McKay homicide

  RCMP are investigating the death of a 60-year-old man in Fort McKay, and an arrest warrant has been issued for Anton Grandjambe, 21, who is charged with second-degree murder.

  Crime

  Dec 7, 2023
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• RCMP investigate homicide in Fort McKay, Alta.

  RCMP are investigating the death of a 60-year-old man in Fort McKay, Alta.

  Crime

  Dec 6, 2023
• ‘We got this’: Chief Adam urges calm as Alberta wildfire threatens Fort Chipewyan

  About 1,000 people left the community in the last few days, according to Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam.

  Fire

  Jun 1, 2023
• Boil water advisory in place in Fort McKay following water distribution system issue

  While crews have been able to repair a leak in the water distribution system in Fort McKay, Alta., a boil water advisory remains in place in the community.

  Canada

  Dec 27, 2021
• Alberta First Nations worried by suspension of oilsands environmental monitoring

  Almost all wildlife and bird monitoring, often done by remote cameras, is suspended, as is testing for leaks of methane.

  Canada

  May 7, 2020
• COVID-19 concerns prompt Alberta’s Fort McKay First Nation to ban visitors

  A First Nation community in northern Alberta announced Friday it is setting up checkpoints to keep visitors away over concerns about the potential spread of the novel coronavirus.

  Health

  Mar 20, 2020
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• Fort McKay First Nation sues Alberta government, says oilsands project threatens sacred site

  The Fort McKay First Nation is suing the Alberta government over development approvals that the band says threaten sacred land the province has promised to protect.

  Canada

  Dec 11, 2018
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• Small northern Alberta community gets bigger with historic land purchase

  The tiny northern Alberta community of Fort McKay is planning on getting a lot bigger after buying $1.6 million in land from the Alberta government.

  Canada

  Mar 28, 2018