People benefit from the music industry in Fort McMurray every day.  Think about the songs that get stuck in your head, the Spotify or Apple Music subscriptions you pay for, the radio that introduces you to your new favourite song, or the background music you hear in advertising that fills…

While much of the population of Wood Buffalo is based in Fort McMurray, some of the region’s most amazing experiences are to be had by venturing to the Municipality’s seven rural communities: Anzac, Conklin, Draper, Fort Chipewyan, Fort Fitzgerald, Fort McKay, and Janvier. Depending on the season, jump in the…

In 2010, 91.1 The Bridge (former KAOS 91.1) started weekly Family Skating events at The Suncor Community Leisure Centre on MacDonald Park.  The events included free hot chocolate, free ice time, great music blasting across the ice, and kids prizes from the treasure box.  The charity-owned radio station has hosted…

Fort McMurray has a brand new restaurant with some familiar faces. Prime Test Kitchen, part of the Prime Social Group of Prime Social Kitchen fame, opened its doors in May, and customers are loving the concept.

Bannock is a popular bread served as a staple recipe to early settlers and fur traders. Today, Indigenous nations continue to make it - usually deep fried or baked, served at Indigenous festivals and gatherings of family and friends.

In May of 2017, the Northern Lights Health Foundation funded the Janvier Food Security and Community Garden Project. The project stemmed from ideas shared by community members, followed by a proposal completed by the Alberta Health Services Community Wellness Team.

Providing rural outreach shelter work is complex, but the Domestic-Family Violence Outreach Team at Waypoints has the heart and will.  Working in rural and Indigenous RMWB has been a journey for the Team-who reached their current operational status in April 2017. 

With rebuilds from the 2016 wildfire well underway and a number of people already moved back home the question of whether or not to have an independent home inspection before their one-year deficiency walk through with their builder is on everyone’s minds. If it’s not, it should be.