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A supplemental tabloid was delivered free throughout Fort McMurray every Thursday. [8] The newspaper became a free weekly in August 2019 that was published every Thursday. On January 17, 2023, Postmedia announced Fort McMurray Today and 11 other properties would become online news websites by the end of February. [9]
Fort McMurray (/ m ə k ˈ m ʌr i / mək-MURR-ee) is an urban service area in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in Alberta, Canada. [10] [11] It is located in northeast Alberta, in the middle of the Athabasca oil sands, surrounded by boreal forest.
CFRN-TV-6 continues to provide separate local news bulletins and commercials to the Red Deer broadcast area. [33] 3 CFRN-TV-4 in Ashmont focused on Fort McMurray with local news and commercials; however, that transmitter was available in Fort McMurray only on cable, as this transmitter did not reach Fort McMurray.
A global crash in oil prices in 2014 slowed Fort McMurray's rapid growth. [12] Development of the parcels did not proceed. Scott also oversaw the construction of new schools and renovations of existing schools in Fort McMurray, and an expansion of Fort McMurray's Northern Lights Regional Health Centre and construction of a helicopter landing ...
The wildfire burning near Fort McMurray on May 1, 2016. On May 1, 2016, a wildfire began southwest of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada.On May 3, it swept through the community, forcing the largest wildfire evacuation in Alberta's history, with upwards of 88,000 people forced from their homes.
Highway 63 is the main route through Fort McMurray, seen here near Prairie Loop Blvd and the Hangingstone River crossing. Highway 63 is a 434-kilometre (270 mi) highway in northern Alberta, Canada that connects the Athabasca oil sands and Fort McMurray to Edmonton via Highway 28.
CBC News has a reporter based in Fort McMurray. There are no local broadcast outlets or repeaters serving Fort McMurray, with television service in the area available only via cable. CFRN-DT operates a rebroadcaster on channel 12 from Ashmont that provides separate commercials and local news bulletins for Fort McMurray. It is only available on ...
CJOK went on the air January 1, 1973, as the first radio station in Fort McMurray. It was founded by Roger Charest and was the namesake for his broadcast company, the OK Radio Group. In 1985, a sister FM station, CKYX-FM , was established.