Wood Buffalo
Surveying and mapping team joins search for missing teen on northern Alberta lake
By Kirby Bourne Digital Content Coordinator
Members of the team from Red Deer spent a snowy day on the lake on Wednesday using specialized equipment to collect information on the lake. Continue reading
Teen who fell into lake near Fort McMurray believed to have drowned: RCMP
A 16-year-old boy who fell off a boat into Gregoire Lake Saturday afternoon is believed to have drowned. Continue reading
Fort McMurray man charged with 1st degree murder in June death
Trevor Kirke Bown of Fort McMurray was arrested on Friday and charged with first degree murder in the death of John Bradley Healey. Continue reading
Debate over Wood Buffalo UNESCO site politicized: scientists
Two prominent water scientists say a debate over Canada’s largest national park has become politicized and industrial development is being blamed for changes it didn’t cause. Continue reading
911, telephone, cellphone service restored in part of northeast Alberta
On Thursday evening, “an incident has affected 911 communications, telephone and cellphone” in the Conklin area. Service was restored by 10:18 a.m. Friday. Continue reading
Wood Buffalo bans all public smoking and vaping before marijuana legalization
Wood Buffalo passed a new bylaw on Monday to ban all forms of smoking in all public places ahead of the legalization of marijuana in October. Continue reading
Ottawa invests $27.5M into Canada’s largest national park located in northern Alberta
The federal government is putting up $27.5 million over the next five years for Canada’s biggest national park after concerns about its status as a world heritage site. Continue reading
Wood Buffalo National Park is threatened by industry, climate change: environmental assessment
An environmental assessment provided to UNESCO says oilsands activity, climate change and hydro development are fundamentally changing the environment of Wood Buffalo National Park in northern Alberta. Continue reading
Heat warnings issued for parts of northeastern Alberta
Several areas in northeastern Alberta, including parts of Wood Buffalo, were put under a heat warning on Saturday morning. Continue reading
Man found on Fort McMurray road was victim of homicide: RCMP
Two days after a man’s body was found on an access road in Fort McMurray, Alta., the RCMP has identified him and say an autopsy shows he was the victim of a homicide. Continue reading
