There will be a new spot for youngsters to cool down this summer. The municipality is celebrating the GRAND OPENING of the Wood Buffalo Water Park on sunday. Mayor Melissa Blake will be on hand and says the new facilty will help enhance the quality of life for residents. The new water park is located on the corner of Williams and Wilson drive. The celebrations start at 11am.

The 2008 municipal census is now over... well except for all the counting. All of the information has been sent away and the hope is to get everything back by November. This could be the census where Wood Buffalo goes over the 100 thousand resident mark.

Sheriffs got way more than they bargained for when they stopped a vehicle for speeding around midnight this morning. The man got out of his vehicle and came at the sheriffs, then got back in his car and took off. He was caught at the Beacon Hill Shell. Once he was arrested Police searched him and the vehicle. They've found two knives and two Molotov Cocktail type explosives. 43 year old Velizar Zonjic from Maysville, Kentucky is looking a long list of charges now.

A win for the oilsands at the Western govenors and premiers meetings... as they wrapped up yesterday, they've agreed a diverse energy strategy will include the oilsands. That vote of confidence came pretty much at the same time as two US congressman were in the region touring the oilsands.

RCMP are looking for a little help... they're trying to track down a man who may have gone missing earlier this year. 52 year old Danny Smith was reported missing on the 23rd of June. He hasn't been heard from or seen since April. If you know anything you are asked to call the detachment or CrimeStoppers.