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By Jaryn Vecchio Jan 13, 2021 4:08 PM Ptarmigan Court residents at one of last year's flood open houses // Jaryn Vecchio - Harvard Broadcasting Ptarmigan Court property owners are being asked to contact the municipality about whether they would like a buyout or have their home raised. Wood Buffalo council approved offering buyouts to residents in the neighbourhood back in December due to the ‘impracticality’ of providing structural flood mitigation. Temporary flood barriers will be placed prior to this year’s river breakup, however, there are currently no plans for any mitigati...

By Jaryn Vecchio Fort McMurray, October 2018 The Fort McMurray Chamber of Commerce is asking for the province to reopen businesses sooner rather than later. In a letter sent to Premier Jason Kenney and MLA’s Laila Goodridge and Tany Yao, the organization argued the current COVID-19 measures could have drastic long-term effects on many of the 500 businesses they represent. They noted they understand why these restrictions were brought in, however, they’re hurting many who were following all previous orders and are being punished by these restrictions. “The Fort McMurray Chamber o...

Fort McMurray is seeing another sizable drop in active COVID-19 cases. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's Chief Medi...

An operator at Suncor's Base Plant is currently unaccounted for after falling into a tailings pond. Around 3 p...

By Jaryn Vecchio The Fort Chipewyan Winter Road is temporarily closing due to the current warm weather. The unusually high temperatures are causing ice to melt, specifically around the east crossing over the Des Rocher River. The RMWB says reopening the road is their top priority, however, they don’t have a timeline on when they can do so safely. When it does reopen, only essential travel should be on the road. This includes vehicles delivering supplies to the rural hamlet and those traveling to access essential services.