Mayor Sandy Bowman hopes agreement will drive jobs, economy and population growth in Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo.

Mayor Sandy Bowman hopes an agreement between Alberta and Ottawa that includes plans for a major west coast pipeline will bring years of economic investment, job growth and stability to Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo. He added the region is ready for any population growth that might come with those economic spinoffs. Article content

“On a local level, we are in a great position as a community to be an even greater economic engine, for the people that live here, Alberta and the entire country,” Bowman said on Thursday. Article content

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“We are more than able to support population, housing and infrastructure growth, and we will continue to

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