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Good morning, Fort McMurray!
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- Fort McMurray Runners is assembly for an informal 6k-8k run at Ross Hennigar Park tonight at 7 p.m.
- Let’s Play Chess! is at Wooden Buffalo Regional Library tonight from 6 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. This can be a free drop-in occasion.
- Grownup dodgeball begins at MacDonald Island Park at 1 p.m. on Might 13. Register right here.
- Wild Rose Reveals brings its carnival to Centerfire Place from Friday to Sunday.
- A Mom’s Day brunch runs from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. on the Radisson. Tickets are $39.50. Mom’s Day is on Might 14, in case you forgot.
- Tipsy Trivia returns to Mr. Mikes Fort McMurray each Thursday at 7:30 p.m. This week’s theme is Toy Story 1 and Monsters Inc.
- Wooden Buffalo Disc Golf Affiliation returns with one other season. Registration may be completed on-line.
- Shade Me Mine is internet hosting an adults paint evening on Might 18. Registration is on-line.
- The Zulu Problem Fort Mac begins at 190 Tamarack Means on Might 20. Run by means of 24 obstacles over 5 kilometres. Tickets are right here. A smaller model of the Zulu Problem for teenagers is accessible.
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Who’s operating in Fort McMurray and what are their priorities?
Brian Jean and Tany Yao are optimistic the UCP will maintain Fort McMurray, and the NDP’s Tanika Chaisson says the UCP has didn’t deal with the affordability disaster going through many households.
In the meantime, Brad Friesen of the Alberta Celebration and unbiased candidate Funky Banjoko promise an alternate possibility for voters. Unbiased candidate Zulkifl Mujahid is over the UCP and Danielle Smith.
We requested the candidates operating to be MLA in Fort McMurray’s two ridings about their priorities for the area. Election Day is Might 29.
Peter Powder, former MCFN chief praised for his kindness and management, dies at 62
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Peter Powder, who led the Mikisew Cree First Nation for 2 years, handed away on Might 6.
Powder was chief for 2 years, however he completed a lot for his folks whereas main by means of many of the COVID-19 pandemic.
His management was praised by First Nation and Métis leaders within the area, in addition to Mayor Sandy Bowman.
MCFN urges folks to honour Powder by following his private motto: Be variety.
FireSmart’s managed burns battle hearth with hearth
Regional Emergency Companies has wrapped up its managed burn program as excessive temperatures, sturdy winds and dry situations places most of Alberta prone to wildfires.
The burns create firebreaks that restrict how wildfires unfold. They aim useless, dying and invasive crops and fallen timber. Turning them into ash additionally lets youthful crops thrive.
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“The great thing about managed burning is it has many advantages whereas lowering our wildfire danger,” stated Chris Pottie, director of the RMWB’s FireSmart program.
Fort McMurray man now charged with first-degree homicide
The person accused of killing Sherri Lynn Flett, 43, in Jan. 2022 is now charged with first-degree homicide.
Timothy Andrew McDougall was charged with second-degree homicide when he was arrested 10 days after Flett was reported lacking. He’s additionally charged with indignity to human stays.
Flett’s household and associates have promised to rally exterior Fort McMurray’s courtroom home every time McDougall makes an look.
Indigenous leaders name for motion at Crimson Gown Day occasions
It was a day of reflection and remembrance as lacking, murdered and exploited Indigenous folks (MMEIP) had been honoured throughout Crimson Day ceremonies in Fort McMurray.
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However it was additionally a day when Indigenous folks demanded options for the disaster hitting so many Indigenous communities and households.
Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation says he has met with too many households impacted by this disaster, together with his personal. A nephew has been lacking since 2007.
Suncor employee recovering from bear assault
The accident happened at some point earlier than the ninth anniversary of a bear assault that killed one other Suncor worker in 2014.
Whereas the employee was launched from the Northern Lights Regional Well being Centre, the RMWB is warning folks to watch out in areas frequented by bears.
Council approves $10,000 deductible for Councillor Shafiq Dogar’s lawsuit defence
The mayor, councillors, staff and volunteers have insurance coverage for a authorized defence if they’re sued whereas representing the RMWB.
Dogar is being sued for $300,000 for feedback made at a January assembly. Council was instructed the RMWB could don’t have any alternative however to cowl the deductible.
April unemployment in Wooden Buffalo-Chilly Lake census area was Alberta’s lowest
Unemployment within the census area masking Fort McMurray Wooden Buffalo continued plummeting in April, in line with Statistics Canada.
Manufacturing, schooling, retail and building led job development within the area, whereas the oilsands and well being care sectors misplaced jobs. Many industrial sectors confirmed no jobs development in any respect.
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