FORT MCMURRAY HAS HOSTED SO MANY AMAZING CONCERTS OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS! WE ASKED DAN LINES, ONE OF THIS COMMUNITY’S TOP PHOTOGRAPHERS, TO SHARE WITH US SOME CONCERT HIGHLIGHTS.

CHRIS HADFIELD TOOK THE STAGE at MacDonald Island Park on May 6 and cheerfully addressed an excited sold out crowd of over 1,100 Fort McMurrayites. Coordinated by the Fort McMurray Public Library, the Northern Insights speakers series aims to engage and inspire the community with world-class authors and speakers. The…

Summer Releases Nothing beats the summer heat like an air conditioned movie theatre. While the great outdoors is certainly the best option this time of year, don’t neglect this season’s movie lineup, especially for your science fiction lover. The films in this summer’s lineup are sure to get your heart…

FORT MAC HAND CRAFTED MARKET is a craft fair that pops up monthly on the first Saturday, except in July and August when a few extra summer events are happening! All of our regular markets have a local photographer snapping pictures in a mini studio. We also have a growing…

“I HAVE A SOFT SPOT IN MY HEART FOR THIS place,” said Janice O’Leary as we drove by the construction site for Jubilee Plaza, at the corner of Hardin and Main, the location for many future festivals and activities in the heart of our city centre.

Documentaries I hate to say it, it saddens me to say it, but the temperature is starting to drop and winter is right around of the corner. Soon beach blankets will be traded for Snuggies, camp fires for fireplaces, and Coronas for Baileys and hot chocolate. With the winter coming,…

Collaborating For Greater Community Impact “IN THE BEGINNING THERE WERE THREE….” and so the story goes about the pioneering merger that led to the launch of FuseSocial in December 2013. There are an estimated 195 social profit organizations in Wood Buffalo, of which 70 are registered charities. There is an…

IODE and Its Place in Local History Have you ever heard of the Imperial Order, Daughters of the Empire (IODE)? WHEN I FIRST HEARD the name, Imperial Order, Daughters of the Empire, it sounded a little intimidating, like a name fabricated for some science fiction movie. Saying it out loud,…