They say there is no place like home for the holidays. Well in 2016, this famous saying brings so much more meaning to me, and I’m sure a lot of you, as we gear up for another busy and exciting holiday season in Fort McMurray. They also say home is…

It was not a huge house, but it was ours. We were intimately involved in the building process, not just picking colours for carpets and slate tiles, but on a daily basis as we bought a house just a couple of blocks away in order to have a place to…

When speaking of the Wood Buffalo arts community, especially about the theatre, one will almost immediately hear the name Michelle Thorne mentioned. The co-founder and Artistic Director of the independent theatre company Theatre; Just Because, veteran actor, youth theatre mentor and workshop facilitator is an influential and passionate champion for…

When you bill yourself as “Canada’s Christmas Store”, you know you have some expectations to live up to. Rob Martin, General Manager of the Fort McMurray Canadian Tire outlet, is confident his store and team are ready to meet and exceed those expectations as our region heads into the holiday…

We asked you, our readers, where you like to shop in Fort McMurray. Here’s what you had to say!

When it comes to the holiday season in Fort McMurray, nobody does it like Dunvegan Gardens. Brad Friesen, VP of Operations, tells us more about how it all started, and what you can expect when you visit.

This year marks the 21st year that the annual Community Christmas Dinner is being held in Fort McMurray and the 11th year that the Knights of Columbus have been the organizing body behind the scenes.  Chair of the event, Mike Daley says that preparations are already underway, and some of…

Lending a hand to those who need it the most, is one of the cornerstones of Islam. As millions of Muslim celebrated Eid-ul-Adha on September 12, this sense of giving back was evident at home in Fort McMurray too. Markaz-ul-Islam, the Muslim congregation, began Eid prayers at Shell Place with…