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Nominate today for YMM Parent’s 2021 Top 20 Under 20! NOMINATE AT: https://loom.ly/0tCBGWM Help us recognize the outstanding children and youth in our Wood Buffalo region. Nomination deadline is March 22, 2021. For further inquires, email [email protected] ... #top20under20 #ymmparent #macoy #mentorship #citizenrecognition

Look at all the fun happening at Rainbow Childcare, Accredited Daycare Professionals! It’s out of this world!

Family Scavenger Hunt Contest Want to win a free garden kit from Adventures of a Stepmom? Check out our Family Scavenger Hunt Contest from our latest blog online. (https://ymmparent.ca//family-day-at-home-activities-in-ymm/) How to Enter:... Complete the scavenger hunt. Send a fun photo with all of your finds to the Adventures Of A Stepmom’s Facebook page! You can enter at any time until the end of February. The winner will get to choose one of the five available kids’ garden kit themes: Fairy, Jurassic, Unicorn, Mermaid or Insect. Contest price valued at $40.

Women joined together to help 126 seniors celebrate Valentine’s Day this weekend with special packages of flowers, cards and balloons. Read more in our latest story online.

Check out the free Family Day Yoga activity happening at MacDonald Island on February 15 at 1PM. Tune in to this live event. More details on the original post.

Looking for ways to celebrate Family Day? We found some great ideas thanks to our local businesses: Adventures Of A Stepmom, The Alley YMM & Color Me Mine. Plus! Check out our Family Day Scavenger Hunt Contest.

Shop Local Stocking Contest Winner Announcement Thank you to the YMM home-based business owners who helped us put together this great contest for our readers. Krystle's Kreations... L’s Bomb Treat’s - Fort McMurray Kingwood Decor Chantelle Gallant of Saltwater Blossoms Little Bear Wear Check out the special feature inside Your McMurray Magazine’s 2020 Holiday Guide for more information on all the business mentioned: https://yourmcmurraymagazine.com//holiday-/2020/index.html #fmwbshoplocal #shoplocalymm

It’s important to give your fullest effort because you never know if you’re good at something unless you truly try, Hanen (Hannah) Wood-Gacem. Read Hanen’s story in YMM Parent’s 2020 Top 20 Under 20 feature presented by Fort McMurray International Airport - YMM.

Happy Holidays from the team at Balsom Communications Inc. We wish you a safe and joyous holiday season filled with laughter, time with family, and wonderful me...mories and we look forward to continuing to share your stories in 2021! Read the YMM 2020 Holiday Guide online: https://loom.ly/5paOCVI

FOOD DRIVE IS STILL HAPPENING! Just without our amazing volunteers. We still need your help to raise much needed donations to serve our community throughout the winter! Donate at the store or online! #syncrudefooddrive2020 #ymm @979Rock @Country933 @SyncrudeCanada

Music is my favourite form of art. It will always be an important part of my life. For me, music provides safety and security in times of trauma, Nifemi Adebayo. Read Nifemi’s story in YMM Parent’s 2020 Top 20 Under 20 feature presented by the Fort McMurray International Airport - YMM.

Hello movie lovers! We are happy to announce our new take home popcorn program! For $24.99 you get this big take out bag to eat in the comfort of your own home. *Available for take out and delivery only. Not available for in theater consumption*

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Now, it can sound a lot like Christmas too. Have the entire family join us on December 13 at 7 p.m. for an incredib...le virtual concert with Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy when they perform a Celtic Family Christmas at Home. While it’s been a difficult year for us all, this is a show that will remind you of better times and what’s really important, family. Grab some hot chocolate, wrap the gang in a blanket, and enjoy an amazing virtual performance that will entertain and get you into the spirit of the season with a Celtic Christmas at home! So after a big weekend of shopping and preparing for the holiday season, settle in and enjoy a Celtic Family Christmas from home! Tickets are $25. This virtual concert will take place at 7:00 pm.For tickets go to http://homeplay.live/event

Santa will be at Surekha's on the Snye this Saturday. See event post for full details.

YMM Parent has the 2020 top-rated Thomas & Friends Toys to giveaway to one lucky winner. The prize package is valued at over $100. Contest details are online: https://loom.ly/EVMC0HE

I really respect my parents, who have set the example for me to always work hard and try my best, both in my academics and my interests, Ethan Josey. Read Ethan’s story in YMM Parent’s 2020 Top 20 Under 20 feature presented by the Fort McMurray International Airport - YMM.

The residents of our region are strong-willed, resilient people there is a bond here between neighbours that only shared hardships can forge, Lucas Ryan. Read Luca’s story in YMM Parent’s 2020 Top 20 Under 20 feature presented by the Fort McMurray International Airport - YMM.

Day 1 $10,000.00 to the Fort McMurray Cancer Centre Located in the Northern Lights Regional Health Centre, the Fort McMurray Cancer Centre offers healthcare se...rvices for people with cancer. Services include: Cancer Patient Navigation - Helping patients prepare for treatment, tests and choices to improve coordination of care. Cancer Treatment and Care Delivering a range of treatments and care options to cancer patients as close to home as possible, including outpatient chemotherapy, education, and support. Chemotherapy/Systemic Cancer Locations- Delivering systemic treatment (anti-cancer medicine) to treat cancer. Treatments may include immunotherapy, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and hormonal therapy. Outpatient Cancer Drug Benefit Program- providing subsidy options to registered Alberta Cancer patients.

Great local shop to finish off your Christmas shopping list! Check out GetPro Products! #shoplocalymm

Congrats again to our Festival of Trees Ticket Giveaway winner Maygen Heap! She brought her family to check out the Northern Lights Health Foundation’s Festival of Trees - Winter Wonderland at North Terminal Fort McMurray Airport today. The event continues until November 28.... Click the link for tickets and to learn more: https://www.northernlightshealthfoundation.ca/festival-of-t

FESTIVAL OF TREES TICKET GIVEAWAY We have partnered with the Fort McMurray Heritage Society to giveaway a family package of tickets to the Northern Lights Health Foundation’s 2020 Festival of Trees to help you ring in the holiday season. TO ENTER: Go to the Festival of Trees auction online and tell us your favourite tree!... LINK: https://events.readysetauction.com//festiv/catalog/items/2 Also, check out Balsom Communications Rustic Wilderness tree! You can bid on this to celebrate the season in true Northern Alberta style. With everything from woodland animals, to dog sleds and antlered ornaments, this tree will connect you to the natural beauty of our region. CONTEST WINNER will be announced on Thursday at noon (November 19). Package includes two adult and two children tickets. Must be a resident of the Wood Buffalo region to enter.

We’ve put together a top-five list of local must-haves found in YMM’s home-based business industry to add to your holiday shopping list: https://loom.ly/BCb20zw Our Shop Local Stocking contest ends tonight at midnight. Enter to win a stocking filled with everything mentioned in this story. More details online. Saltwater Blossoms L’s Bomb Treat’s - Fort McMurray Little Bear Wear Kingwood Decor Krystle's Kreations

We don’t find the sense of connection and selflessness that Fort Mac has in any other town and I’m proud to live here, Krutik Patel. Read Krutik’s story in YMM Parent’s 2020 Top 20 Under 20 feature presented by the Fort McMurray International Airport - YMM.

When the Fort McMurray Firefighters Charities Association held a pet model cover contest to help with their 2021 fundraising calendar, they received an outpour in community response. Read the full story in our latest issue of YMM Parent! Fort Mcmurray Fire Fighters Association... Emily Palmer Photography #fmspca See more

Don’t forget to enter Your McMurray Magazine’s contest to win a $250 gift card to Peter Pond Mall. Contest closes tonight at midnight.

Even if an issue doesn’t face me directly, I still want to speak up about it. I want to help people out in whatever way I can, Kendra Mercer. Read Kendra’s story in YMM Parent’s 2020 Top 20 Under 20 feature presented by the Fort McMurray International Airport - YMM.

Look for laughter? Look no further with YMM Parent's Fort McMurray Funnies introducing Comedian Erica Moeskau. YMM Parent has asked this local comedian, mother of two-year-old, Jackson, and mom-to-be of baby number two in January 2021, to help us boost up our endorphins and belt out some belly laughs.

Saturdays are made for DIY! I’ve been hanging these paper snowflakes every Christmas season since we moved into our family home. Simple to make at almost no cost and they really make the home feel festive. - Dawn Booth Make Your Own: https://youtu.be/lT2oeNkTOAk... Video by @BeccaBliss See more

WOW! We are absolutely stunned by all of the donations that came in today from the RMWB annual Stuff-A-Bus! Two buses full!!! Our voc-Ed kids were very excited to see Santa & to help unload all those awesome toys! Thank you to everyone who donated or participated

We continue to be deeply appreciative of the grace, patience, and compassion shared with the Fort McMurray Catholic Schools family. This is an uneasy time for ...many with new restrictions, especially at this time of year. Fort McMurray Catholic Schools is preparing for the week of January 4-8, 2021 which will be off-site instruction. We wish to share this information with you now, to give you as much time to prepare as possible. We also ask for your understanding in that all plans are subject to change in this COVID-19 environment. https://fmcschools.ca/news/fmcsd-update-january-4-8-2021/ #WeAreFMCSD

The Making of Nitotem! Learn how the Wood Buffalo 2022 Arctic Winter Games mascot came to life through art by 12-year-old Sadie Antoine. https://loom.ly/eoPjkx8

YMM Parent’s Top 20 Under 20 of 2020 recipients share advice to children and youth on achieving their goals. Learn more: https://loom.ly/dl8ZHlI : Matt Lorenz Productions

You may have seen us tease this in our Instagram stories last week, but we are excited to be handing out Holiday Fun Kits! These bags are filled with fun for th...e whole family - including a Christmas Light Scavenger Hunt, snacks, Flat Santa Wiley and more! We'll be sharing more about the colouring contest included later today. Next time you visit us, make sure to ask for one from our Circulation Desk (1 per family).

Spreading Christmas Cheer! Your McMurray Magazine’s 2020 Holiday Guide 2020 has 46-pages of local content to help ring the season in with cheer. There are 6 contests found throughout the pages of the magazine & many inside YMM Parent’s Christmas Special. You could win: ... $250 Gift Card from Peter Pond Mall Shop Local Stocking (Estimated Value $200+) filled with Christmas decorations and special treats all available in our region. Landmark Cinemas Fort McMurray Ticket & Treats package (Estimated Value $100+) $100 from East Village Pub and Eatery Thomas the Train Toy package (Valued at $100+) for the special little ones in your life. Read through the YMM’s Holiday Guide pages to learn how to enter: https://bit.ly/YMMHoliday

Santas helpers are going strong today for the Santas Anonymous Campaign to deliver the pre-ordered Whoville trees and other goodies. Volunteers and students are also selling jerky and Purdy’s chocolates if residents want to pop-in for this great community cause. They will be at Father Mercredi High School until 6PM.