Fort McMurray Forum

An morning ride on a fresh set of wheels may result in thousands of dollars in fines for a Fort McMurray man.

Traffic police say they stopped a 23-year-old at about 11:40 this morning when he was travelling 202 kilometres an hour down Highway 63.

"When your travelling at that speed, even on a motorcycle, you're a weapon on the highway to other people travelling on the roadway as well," says Sheriff Collin Dipasquale. "If ...

I'm curious about the fly in fly out jobs, always hearing lots of great things about them here in Nova Scotia. Wondering if there would be any opportunities for someone like me. A little about myself...
Back in 2006 I graduated with a Mechanical Engineering Technologist Diploma. Have been working in a cement plant for the past 7 years doing control room, lab, and field operation of the plant.
Have experience/training with mobile equipment; haul ...

just wish they would release the lineups for the live entertainment, thats planned,
seems there is not going to be any big events at mc island for the next 2 years anyway with all the construction

this is all i could find,
http://ymmcanadaday.com/

EWB should take a look at the massive Bayfest thats held in Sarnia every year and see what that does for locals in that small town,

Wood Buffalo RCMP is keeping mum on the case surrounding the death of a woman, discovered in a downtown snowbank.

A 24-year old woman, originally from Montreal, was found lying underneath a low balcony of an apartment building on Biggs Avenue on January 27th.

Constable Christina Wilkins says so far, an autopsy has been completed.

"I do know that the investigation is still ongoing," says Wilkins. "We are waiting, still waiting on the report from ...

Election signs may have a new look this year.

Council will be reading the amendment to the Land Use Bylaw, Election Sign Provisions for the first time on Tuesday.

After the 2012 Provincial and Ward one municipal by-election, issues arose surrounding the size of election signs.

The proposed changes state signs on municipal property or rights-of-way adjacent to any municipal road way must be a minimum of 4' by 4'.

The signs also can not ...

The region's wildfire situation is getting worse.

The Fort McMurray area is currently under a Very High wildfire hazard and fire burning permits have been suspended. No new permits will be issued until conditions allow.

"In these conditions pretty much anything can spark a wildfire at this point," says Wildfire Information Officer Laura Brandon. "So we're just asking people to be extra careful when recreating in the forested areas this weekend while the weather is ...

The RCMP is use to responding to emergencies, but today police teamed up with local airport officials to test their abilities.

The two authorities staged a mock scenario at the airport Friday afternoon to practice the YMM's emergency response plan. The full-scale operation had police, EMS and airport officials responding to a threat on a plane that was landing.

RCMP Inspector Ron Makar coordinated RCMP members during the exercise. He says it's important for both ...

The municipality is getting ready to cross a major hurdle towards development, but before it jumps the gun, it needs your opinion.

The RMWB revising every section of its land use bylaw, a document that regulates the use of land and development. The hope is the updated bylaw will streamline the development project. To help with the process, its holding a public meeting to collect feedback.

Pankaj Nalavde of Planning and Development says ideally, the ...

Two sites set to house a pair of seniors homes are sitting idle this construction season.

The municipality's plans to build at Willow Square have reached a standstill, with no land transfer, no blueprints and no financing in place for an Aging in Place Facility which was expected to open in 2015.

Senior Advocacy Group Member, Gary Exner says they're growing weary of excuses, and with no communication from the municipality for months, they're left ...

Wood Buffalo RCMP are, once again calling for information on the death of a Lac La Biche man, discovered murdered inside a downtown hotel.

An autopsy on the male victim, found at the Bridgeport Inn on March 24th ruled the death of Leslie Laboucane a homicide.

Police say the case is progressing well, but are calling for tips.

"When you're dealing with any type of death or fatality investigation there's many many different avenues that ...