The following are articles written for the Fort McMurray Express, a weekly newspaper that was published from 1979 – 1994 in the now Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. I’m reproducing them here for the historical record. This is a work in progress.
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May, 1986
May 14, 1986: What’s the fuss? Bringing cellular telephones on line
May 14, 1986: Shipping to New Mexico: Shell eyes new system
May 21, 1986: Late spring, few fires
May 21, 1986: Youth rescues stranded trio
May 21,1986: A guild with spirit: Brew Ha-Ha!
May 21, 1986: Rejecting what you eat: Suicide through bulemia
May 28, 1986: “People are afraid to complain”
May 28, 1986: Contractor protests
May 28, 1986: YMCA running out of cash
June, 1986
June 4, 1986: Father’s flight from the Klan: Searching out his roots
June 4, 1986: Chamber’s pleas for peace
June 4, 1986: Full steam ahead on by-law
June 4, 1986: “Special” athletes stalk gold: Carrying our banner to finals
June 11, 1986: An old game’s revival: Winning and losing your mar bles
June 18, 1986: Burns fumes over budget
June 25, 1986: How did city lose $1.2 million?
June 25, 1986: City axes top position
June 25, 1986: Cult watchdogs to Lloydminster
June 25, 1986: Nannies carry on tradition
July, 1986
July 9, 1986: Where the $1.2 million went
July 23, 1986: Plans for sexual assault centre
July 23, 1986: City slashes to reduce deficit
July 30, 1986: Who was Mildred, anyways? Tracing our history through names
July 30, 1986: Historic train trims waste: Edmonton in one day
August, 1986
August 6, 1986: Butt out!: Council bans public smoking
August 20, 1986: Equal pay, equal value
August 20, 1986: Fort Chip welcomes new centre
September, 1986
September 3, 1986: Station master sent down tracks
September 3, 1986: Church concerned over disputes’s “human” factor
September 3, 1986: Golden dreams fail to pan
September 10, 1986: Two aldermen bow out
September 17, 1986: Finding love and a better body
September 24, 1986: Fifty-five run for office
September 24, 1986: Pro-choice complains, “We are being harassed”
September 24, 1986: Native Czech at home in McMurray
October, 1986
October 1, 1986: Candidates clash on culture
October 1, 1986: Labour tees candidates
October 1, 1986: Deanna vies for Tokyo prize
October 1, 1986: When no one wants oil, McMurray in the year 2006
October 8, 1986: Dicks tears strip off media
October 8, 1986: City takes over hill and Mayoral debate
October 15, 1986: Knight leads election poll
October 15, 1986: Hope, prayer, tears: Collicott’s major upset
October 22, 1986: Betty eyes judicial recount
October 22, 1986: Death’s escape artist
October 22, 1986: A history of McMurray elections
October 22, 1986: Case of a battered wife
October 22, 1986: CARAL president boosts local cause
October 29, 1989: Collicott drops recount request
October 29, 1986: K.D. Lang experience: “She’s a fruitcake”
October 29, 1986: Stomach stapling as a weight loss option
November, 1986
November 5, 1986: We pay most for parking tickets
November 12, 1986: Slaughter to status council
November 19, 1986: A school without license
November 26, 1986: He risked his life to save sons
December, 1986
December 3, 1986: Debate over air service
December 17, 1986: 236 complaints: Officer warns of bear clash
December 17, 1986: SNAKES ALIVE!
December 24, 1986: Big guns get funding: Small groups left cold
January, 1987
January 7, 1987: Loopholes permit hardcore videos
January 7, 1987: City goes to well
January 14, 1987: Customer, attendant charged: City rule turns off station owners
January 14, 1987: Lobby for gun freedom
January 14, 1987: PCs poll third, Tory fortunes sag
January 21, 1987: McMurray wages too high: Cancer society may exclude local patients
January 21, 1987: Tame town meeting: Shields on Syncrude and Knight blasts federal stand
January 21, 1987: Should schools do more than teach?
January 21, 1987: Jury’s out on Leahey council
January 28, 1987: Ex-brakeman comments: “Fatigue a factor in CN crash”
January 28, 1987: Snowmobiles cause problems
Exact date unknown, circa 1986-1987
Jody MacPherson 