Fort McMurray Forum

The search continues for a 16-year-old boy who fell into Gregoire Lake.

Wood Buffalo RCMP received a call for help on September 1 from a concerned boater – who says they witnessed the boy fall into the water.

Police believe he has drowned and crews are now searching for his body.

The Western Cadaver Dog Association team has been searching the lake since Saturday, however, because of rough water, the search has been restricted at ...

If you’ve had something recently stolen, the Wood Buffalo RCMP may have it.

During police service dog training on September 5, the Mounties saw two men loading items into a large trailer. After speaking with the individuals, they discovered that the trailer was stolen.

They later determined that all the items inside, which includes electronics and tools, were also stolen.

The men were arrested with the Mounties also discovering they had one gram of suspected ...

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Hundreds of residents braved the cold weather over the weekend to help the Wood Buffalo Food Bank.

The group held its 3rd annual ‘Empty Bowls Festival’ on Sunday where people bought locally hand-crafted bowls and tasted food from eight stations hosted by local restaurants.

The event was able to raise $16,900 and will go to the WB Food Bank. Last year, the festival was able to raise around $25,000.

“Even though the weather was not ...

After a pipeline spill in 2015 and a deadly explosion in 2016, Nexen is set to expand operations through it’s Long Lake Southwest Project.

On Tuesday, Premier Rachel Notley was in Anzac with Energy Minister Margaret McQuaig Boyd to help launch construction for the facility southeast of Fort McMurray.

While speaking with reporters, the Premier touched on how important the project is, not only economically – as it will create 250 local jobs during peak ...

The search continues for a missing 46-year-old Janvier woman who hasn’t been seen since April.

A group of volunteers are meeting at Mrs. Tatum's old store site at the north end of the hamlet Tuesday morning in an effort to find any traces of Betty Ann Deltess.

Deltess was first reported missing mid-April after she never returned home. Since then Wood Buffalo RCMP have conducted extensive search efforts with members of the Fort McMurray Search ...

The McKay Mtis and Imperial Oil are signing an agreement which will provide mutual benefits for both parties.

It focuses on direct economic benefits for the community related to Imperial’s Kearl and future Aspen oilsands projects.

“This is an important agreement for our community,” said Ron Quintal, President of the McKay Mtis, in a release. “The McKay Mtis are satisfied that Imperial’s Kearl and proposed Aspen projects are environmentally sound and will provide significant economic ...

Police are looking for help identifying a pair of alleged robbery suspects.

Back on July 6, around 3:45 a.m., two males approached a business near the intersection MacDonald Avenue and Main Street in downtown Fort McMurray.

The Mounties say they were allegedly directed into a building where they assaulted another male, robbed him of his money and left him unconscious.

The victim sustained injuries but is recovering and the identity of the suspects remains unknown ...

Located sixty feet beneath the surface of Lake Minnewanka, a lake in the eastern area of Banff National Park, remains the ruins of an old resort town that's only customers are now fish and curious adventure-seekers.





For more information on how to explore the underwater village,you can check out the detailed dive sites on Banff National Park's official website.

The delay in construction of the Trans Mountain Pipeline project does not bode for our economy on both a Federal and provincial scale.

That’s according to Tim Pickering, President and CEO of Auspice Capital, who feels the Federal government became too distracted by other issues when they should’ve been doing more to ensure the pipeline gets built.

The project was put on hold last week after the Federal Court of Appeal ruled to halt the ...