The first ever Silicon Valley-style tech meetup will be happening in Fort McMurray this February, with a focus on improving technology in the Oilsands. Aaron Tschirhart recently sat down with YMM and told us more.

Diversity in the Workplace We hear the term ‘diversity’ a lot, especially in a multicultural community such as Wood Buffalo. Most people think that this term refers to ethnicity, race and gender but diversity is actually much broader than that.

Educare Early Intervention is NOT Just Another Preschool As a Fort McMurray-based preschool program for children ages three to five-years-old (as well as their families), the language-rich environment of Educare allows children to improve and increase their language, social, emotional, and problem-solving skills, self-esteem, and self-confidence; all while having fun!

The Fort McMurray Resumé So you are looking for a job in Fort McMurray. It’s definitely a different labour market here than in the rest of the country...let alone the rest world. I have spent several years working with local employers, finding out what they are looking for, and what…

Photos BY Sara Morrison On October 28th the Fort McMurray Chamber of Commerce hosted the 20th edition of their Community Awards Gala, providing the opportunity to highlight both the success of our local businesses and the achievements of inspiring local citizens of all ages. And the winners were...

Photography by Greg Halinda “Have you ever hit a bottom and had to choose to either defend what you believe in, or take it and move on? Well I was at my lowest bottom, and I had a few thousand dollars left and a choice. I could let them all…

Their love is the kind you’d be hard pressed to find today. Compatibility, check; chemistry, check; similar interests, check, and appreciating one another every day, check, and check. Jennifer and Don Skinner are what true love is supposed to look like.

The driving force to our region’s success The successful development of Alberta’s oil sands is equal parts innovation, perspiration and collaboration. For decades, people have come from all over the world to our region and tackle the challenge of producing oil from bitumen.