{"id":87395,"date":"2017-02-01T02:39:50","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T07:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=87395"},"modified":"2017-02-01T02:40:19","modified_gmt":"2017-02-01T07:40:19","slug":"rm-of-wood-buffalo-cuts-jobs-due-to-effects-of-wildfire-slumping-oilsands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/02\/01\/rm-of-wood-buffalo-cuts-jobs-due-to-effects-of-wildfire-slumping-oilsands\/","title":{"rendered":"RM of Wood Buffalo cuts jobs due to effects of wildfire, slumping oilsands"},"content":{"rendered":"

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RM of Wood Buffalo cuts jobs due to effects of wildfire, slumping oilsands (Photo by jasonwoodhead23 (Flickr: Fort Mcmurray) [CC BY 2.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>FORT MCMURRAY, Alta.\u2013The regional municipality that includes Fort McMurray says it is cutting 168 jobs due to the economic effects of last spring’s wildfire and Alberta’s slumping oilsands industry.<\/p>\n

The municipality says the job cuts include managers and union staff as well as 46 vacant positions.<\/p>\n

Wood Buffalo Mayor Melissa Blake says in a news release that the community faces a challenging year and changes won’t be easy.<\/p>\n

Blake says the reorganization should save about $24 million a year.<\/p>\n

A wildfire that broke out last May forced more than 80,000 people from the region and destroyed 2,400 homes and other buildings.<\/p>\n

The municipality also cites the potential impact of changes to Alberta municipal tax laws for the cuts.<\/p>\n

“Changes like this in an organization are never easy,” Blake said Tuesday in the release.<\/p>\n

“I want to thank all those affected employees for their contributions and time of service to the community.”<\/p>\n

The Insurance Bureau of Canada has called the wildfire the costliest insured natural disaster in Canadian history and estimates insured property damage at almost $3.6 billion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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