Fort McMurray

03 Aug

Highway 63 Paving Project to Begin in Fort McMurray on August 3, Traffic Delays Expected

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Fort McMurray (Rajeev Sharma): Motorists travelling through Fort McMurray should prepare for traffic disruptions as a major paving project on Highway 63 is set to begin on August 3. According to officials, construction work will be carried out daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. along a 10-kilometre stretch of Highway 63, extending from Beacon Hill Drive to north of the Confederation Way interchange in both directions. To facilitate the resurfacing work, traffic management measures, including alternating lane closures and single-lane alternating traffic, will be in effect throughout the construction period. Commuters are likely to experience delays and are encouraged…

17 Feb

Alberta RCMP Report Surge in Weapons Calls, School Lockdowns After Tumbler Ridge Shooting

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsAlberta, CanadaAlberta RCMP, Fort McMurray, High River, school lockdowns, Tumbler Ridge shooting, weapons calls

Edmonton (Rajeev Sharma): The Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Alberta say there has been a noticeable increase in reports of people carrying weapons and subsequent school lockdowns in the days following the deadly mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, which left nine people dead last Tuesday. Cpl. Troy Savinkoff said the spike in calls over a short period is unusual, though he stopped short of definitively linking it to the tragedy in British Columbia. “Having those calls in that short amount of time is more than what is standard,” Savinkoff said in a phone interview Sunday. “We certainly can't disprove that…