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Ready to fight

By FortMc Blogger

Two mixed-martial arts fighters from Fort McMurray will be duking it out in Edmonton this Friday as part of Maximum Fighting Championship 32: Bitter Rivals.

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A split ending

By FortMc Blogger

The Fort McMurray Oil Barons split their weekend series against North Division rival Bonnyville Pontiacs this past weekend, with the score of both games being 2-1. The Barons won the game Friday, while the Pontiacs picked up a win on Saturday.

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Hoping to sweep wins

By FortMc Blogger

Three teams from the Fort McMurray Oilsands Curling Club will be making a trip to Edmonton this weekend to compete in the Juvenile Northern Playdowns at the Avonair Curling Clubs.

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Keystone Rejection

By FortMc Blogger

API President and CEO Jack Gerard comments on the President’s rejection of the Keystone XL Pipeline. “For the president to suggest he supports jobs and then rejects the largest shovel-ready project in America today makes you really question how serious he is about job creation

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PROFILE: Resident defends McMurray with podcast

By FortMc Blogger

Todd Hillier, better known to the residents of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo as Toddske, one of the co-hosts of the Ymm Podcast, moved to Fort McMurray with his parents in the mid 90s and now calls the heart of the oilsands his home.

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Snow removal schedule underway

By FortMc Blogger

The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo has released its tentative schedule for snow removal in Fort McMurray with dates subject to change based on weather.

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Fort McMurray Oil Barons vs. Grande Prairie Storm D ...

By FortMc Blogger

PERIOD 1 Fort McMurray Oil Barons at 15:18 – Cole Penner from Markus Gerbrandt PERIOD 2 Grande Prairie Storm at 6:03 – Mitch Neumeier from Thomas Ward-Cardinal Fort McMurray Oil Barons at 6:23 – Brett Printz from Harrison Hendrix and Mike Marianchuk Fort McMurray Oil Barons at 7:18 – Matt Szpak (unassisted) PERIOD 3 Fort McMurray Oil Barons at 4:12 – Markus Gerbrandt from Killian Hutt and Cole Penner Fort McMurray Oil Barons at 8:39 – Mike Marianchuk from Harrison Hendrix and Brett Printz Fort McMurray Oil Barons at 10:39 (SH) – Colton Parayko from Mike Marianchuk Grande Prairie Storm at 18:52 – Ryley Bennefield from Chris Hale and Jon Aylward

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Fort McMurray Oil Barons vs. Sherwood Park Crusader ...

By FortMc Blogger

SCORING SUMMARY PERIOD 1 Sherwood Park Crusaders at 0:23 – Peter Quenneville from Jessi Hilton and Stefan Bazar Fort McMurray Oil Barons at 0:49 – Justin Rose from Mitchell Board and Carson Cooper Sherwood Park Crusaders at 2:54 – Dillon Massie (unassisted) Sherwood Park Crusaders at 16:15 (PP) – Dillon Massie from Brett Rock and Eric Liknes Fort McMurray Oil Barons at 19:01 – Markus Gerbrandt from Harrison Hendrix PERIOD 2 Fort McMurray Oil Barons at 5:38 – Justin Rose from Colton Parayko and Sam House Fort McMurray Oil Barons at 9:01 (PP) – Colton Parayko from Carson Cooper and Justin Rose Sherwood Park Crusaders at 11:41 – Jessi Hilton from Andrew Taverner and Blair Mulder PERIOD 3 No Scoring OVERTIME PERIOD 1 Fort McMurray Oil Barons at 3:26 – Carson Cooper from Colton Parayko and Justin Rose

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Fort McMurray Seniors SING OUT

By FortMc Blogger

Local Seniors are speaking up and singing out to get their voices heard about the desperate need for a Senior Care Facility in Downtown Fort McMurray.

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No-go for AJHL showcase this year but doors open fo ...

By FortMc Blogger

Despite an impressive bid package, the AJHL showcase will not be coming to Fort McMurray this year. But that doesn’t mean it won’t make an appearance in 2013.

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Celebrating a new year

By FortMc Blogger

Abram Meagher and Shaelyn Wilk of the Fort McMurray Aurora Ukrainian Dancers, entertain Malanka revellers Saturday night with a cultural dance. See page 5 for story.

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Former mayor Faulkner takes south Wildrose riding

By FortMc Blogger

The Tories location change of the beleaguered seniors’ long-term care facility brought former Wood Buffalo mayor Doug Faulkner out of retirement to run in the next provincial election. Faulkner announced his candidacy Wednesday for the Wildrose Party to run in the new Fort McMurray-Conklin riding.

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Oilsands and the environment

By FortMc Blogger

The federal government is lashing out at some environmentalists and First Nations groups opposed to a proposed oil pipeline, painting them as ‘radicals’ opposed to resource development in Canada.

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