Council has approved an amendment to the Community Investment Program (CIP) policy. The CIP will now distribute grant funding through the new Community Impact Grant and Sustaining Grant, while continuing to offer the Games Legacy Grant, Community Capital Grant and Community Plan on Homelessness Grant. Applications are now being accepted…

Fort McMurray Public School District (FMPSD) congratulates Westwood Community High School on being the second place winner in Canada’s Greenest School 2018 competition hosted by the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC). The recent announcement came when the school was chosen due to the “innovative and extremely impressive way…(it) approach(es) sustainability…

You are invited to celebrate Wood Buffalo’s first community selected public art piece: Reflections on the River This is the Public Art Committee’s first community selected permanent installation. Nestled near the confluence of the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers, Reflections on the Riverrepresents our region’s rich heritage, culture and people. The Public Art…

Fort McMurray Metis brothers, Parker and Cruze Flett (11 and 8 years of age), dubbed the “Fort Mac Hockey Bros”, are on a mission to help youth in outlying Wood Buffalo communities enjoy the game of hockey.

The Municipality is accepting applications for volunteers to serve on one of its Council-appointed Boards and Committees. Boards and Committees help advise Council on matters that affect the public, giving residents a chance to provide input to decision-makers in local government. This year, we’ve streamlined our application process. Interested residents…

On Saturday, September 22, 2018, Tree Canada and CN will host a recognition event for residents of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo who received community grants through the #OperationReLeaf – Fort McMurray program this summer. The #OperationReLeaf – Fort McMurray program is a multi-year effort to help residents of…

We asked and you answered. The results of the 2018 Citizen Satisfaction Survey, the region’s first since 2009, are in The results were presented to Council at the Sept. 11 Council meeting.   Highlights 84% were satisfied with the region as a good place to work. 70% were satisfied with…

On Sunday, September 9, the 3rd Annual Empty Bowls Festival, presented by John Wilson’s Hedco Group, in support of the Wood Buffalo Food Bank was held at Jubilee plaza and was a great success, raising just over $16,900 net. The family-friendly event had festival goers purchase locally hand-crafted bowls from the…