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NOVEMBER 21 • Location: Fort McMurray Grocery
Fort McMurray Urban Market Stores, Walmart & Anzac Grocery
Fort McMurray’s favourite urban market • Learn more on the Wood Buffalo Food
is shifting from the Jubilee Plaza to a Bank’s website at woodbuffalofood-
new indoor home downtown in the River bank.com and search events.
Station District.
After seven successful seasons of NOVEMBER 29
summertime markets hosted by the KD Gala
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, The Centre of Hope is excited to be
LIAM First - Fort McMurray has taken hosting the 15th Annual KD Gala with
over ownership of the Fort McMurray The Mac Calendar. This event will look
Urban Market to inside one of its facilities much different than past galas in keeping
at 8124 Fraser Avenue. with COVID-19 guidelines. Organizers
The market will continue to serve are doing a buffet-style, take-away style
as an incubator for local businesses to luncheon and feature gourmet Mac
showcase their wares, now with year- & Cheese dishes prepared by local
round opportunities. Bringing together chefs. Stop by the Unifor Local 707-A
artisans, craftsmen, entrepreneurs and building at 10019 MacDonald Avenue for
Check Out Rustic Wilderness! business owners, foodies and farmers, delicious takeout and home-baked treats
in support of United Way Fort McMurray
the Fort McMurray Urban Market will
Balsom Communications Inc. and launch in its new venue the weekend of and Wood Buffalo.
the Fort McMurray Heritage Society November 21. Follow the Fort McMurray
have partnered to create Rustic Wil- • November 29, 12 p.m. to 3p.m.
derness. Their 2020 Festival of Trees Urban Market on Facebook for updates. • Location: Unifor Local 707-A
submission celebrates the season • 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. • Cost: $25/Adult & Children eat for
in true Northern Alberta style with • Location: 8124 Fraser Avenue - River free!
everything from woodland animals to Station District NEW VENUE! • Tickets available at maccalendar.ca.
dog sleds and antlered ornaments to
connect you to the natural beauty of NOVEMBER 27-29 DECEMBER 5
our beautiful Wood Buffalo region. Syncrude Food Drive & Santa Claus Parade
Package includes: Corporate Challenge The Santa Claus Parade is an annual
• Two Family Season Passes The Annual Syncrude Food Drive is a event coordinated by the Regional
Municipality of Wood Buffalo. Due to
for both Heritage Village and four-day event held each year to help the current COVID-19 pandemic, the
Heritage Shipyard from the Fort support the Wood Buffalo Food Bank by traditional Santa Claus Parade will
McMurray Heritage Society. collecting non-perishable food items and be replaced with a drive-thru reverse
• Double-page spread feature in monetary donations. It has two event parade and will be hosted at MacDonald
components - The Corporate Challenge
one Balsom Communications Inc. and the Syncrude Food Drive. Island Park.
publication of your choice in 2021. This year’s Corporate Challenge is a Unlike a traditional parade where
Package includes photoshoot, if 12-hour radiothon program in partnership spectators stay in one spot and watch
required, and professional writing with Country 93.3 and Rock 97.9 and floats and performers go down Franklin
and design. starts on November 26 from 7 a.m. to 7 Avenue, visitors will pre-register through
• Full page advertisement to use in p.m. Syncrude will start the challenge a free online ticketing system and will
an Your McMurray Magazine or by announcing its annual corporate stay inside their vehicles to view holiday-
YMM Parent, includes complimen- donation live on-air and will ask other themed stationery floats. The ticketing
tary graphic design. corporate, sponsors and community system will allow for the safe delivery of
• Jet Boat Fishing Experience spon- members to join them in support. the parade by reducing traffic congestion
sored by the Casman Group of The three-day Syncrude Food Dive to and from MacDonald Island. It will also
Companies. The experience is for will have volunteers stationed beside H. allow organizers to contact participants
up to four people to see the most Wilsons Trucks at every grocery store through email if contact tracing is
majestic parts of our region by jet in the city, as well as at Walmart and the required.
boat to the Athabasca River Cas- Anzac Grocery Store. All volunteers will • December 5, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
cades, part of the Grand Rapids be following COVID-19 protocols during • Location: MacDonald Island Park -
wildland area, south west of Fort the donation drive to ensure public North Parking Lot
McMurray. This tour will include safety. • Cost: Free
world-class Wall-eye fishing, lunch • November 27, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. • Pre-registration is required. Go to
and lots of photo opportunities. • November 28, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. & rmbw.ca to learn more.
Trip to be scheduled from August • November 29, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
23, 2021, to October 8, 2021.
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