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Fort McMurray · Sunday, Oct 25, 2026Data checked 11:30 p.m. MT

Data sources

Where does this data come from?

It comes from the RMWB's public road map and news posts and from Environment Canada's weather data, and the plow records that would settle most questions are not public.

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10 of 18

sources are live

Status as of Oct 25, 2026, 11:40 p.m. MT

1

is stale

Winter zone outlines (RMWB, 2018)

7

can't be used yet

Including the RMWB's progress map, plow GPS and Alberta 511

All sources

Status and freshness

  • RMWB road map (road centrelines)Live
    Last successful sync: Oct 25, 2026, 3:17 a.m. MTDaily at 3:17 a.m. MT
  • RMWB news and winter zone noticesLive
    Last successful sync: Oct 25, 2026, 11:30 p.m. MTEvery 30 minutes
  • Environment Canada daily weatherLive
    Last successful sync: Oct 25, 2026, 7:10 a.m. MTDaily at 7:10 a.m. MT
  • Environment Canada weather alertsLive
    Last successful sync: Oct 25, 2026, 11:30 p.m. MTEvery 15 minutes
  • RMWB daily progress mapNot connected yet
    Last successful sync: Not connected. Checked Oct 25, 2026, 10:41 p.m. MTEvery hour
  • Plow GPS, work orders and logs (RMWB)Not connected yet
    Last successful sync: Not connectedNot fetched
  • Resident reports (moderated)Live
    Last successful sync: None yetAs reports come in
  • Winter zone outlines (RMWB, 2018)Stale
    Last successful sync: Oct 24, 2026, 11:52 p.m. MTWeekly, Mondays at 3:35 a.m. MT
  • RMWB snow and ice policiesLive
    Last successful sync: Oct 24, 2026, 11:52 p.m. MTWeekly, Mondays at 4:47 a.m. MT
  • RMWB priority route maps (PDF)Not connected yet
    Last successful sync: Not connectedNot fetched
  • Neighbourhood areas (RMWB)Live
    Last successful sync: Oct 24, 2026, 11:52 p.m. MTWeekly, Mondays at 3:29 a.m. MT
  • Fort McMurray boundary (RMWB)Live
    Last successful sync: Oct 24, 2026, 11:51 p.m. MTWeekly, Mondays at 3:23 a.m. MT
  • Environment Canada hourly weatherLive
    Last successful sync: Oct 25, 2026, 7:20 a.m. MTDaily at 7:20 a.m. MT
  • Environment Canada real-time observationsNot connected yet
    Last successful sync: Not connectedNot fetched
  • RMWB Find Your Zone lookupRestricted
    Last successful sync: Not readNot fetched
  • Alberta 511 (provincial highways)Restricted
    Last successful sync: Not readNot fetched
  • OpenStreetMap roadsNot connected yet
    Last successful sync: Not connectedNot fetched
  • Files imported by an administratorLive
    Last successful sync: None yetBy hand, when needed
What the statuses mean
  • LiveWe read it on schedule and the last read worked.
  • StaleOur copy is older than it should be, or the source's own data is out of date.
  • Waiting for first syncIt's connected, and no read has finished yet.
  • Not connected yetOur side is built, and the data isn't public or published yet.
  • RestrictedUsing it needs permission or a key we don't have.
  • UnavailableThe source exists and can't be read right now.
What each source gives us, and its terms

Map data

RMWB road map (road centrelines)

Live
Gives us
Every road section in Fort McMurray, with its name, shape and the RMWB's own ID for it. These are the roads the site tracks.
Status
Live
Last good read
Oct 25, 2026, 3:17 a.m. MT
Last check
Oct 25, 2026, 3:17 a.m. MT
How often
Daily at 3:17 a.m. MT
Terms
The RMWB publishes no licence for its map data. We credit © Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo.
Credit
Road geometry © Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
Last 30 days
2 checks, all fine

News

RMWB news and winter zone notices

Live
Gives us
The RMWB's news releases and winter zone notices: zone activations, parking bans, Extreme Weather Responses and street-level updates.
Status
Live
Last good read
Oct 25, 2026, 11:30 p.m. MT
Last check
Oct 25, 2026, 11:30 p.m. MT
How often
Every 30 minutes
Terms
© Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. We quote briefly, credit the RMWB and link to the original post.
Credit
Statements © Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (rmwb.ca)
Last 30 days
49 checks, all fine

Weather

Environment Canada daily weather

Live
Gives us
Daily snow depth, precipitation and temperature from the Fort McMurray CS and Fort McMurray A stations. Snowfall estimates come from the rise in snow depth.
Status
Live
Last good read
Oct 25, 2026, 7:10 a.m. MT
Last check
Oct 25, 2026, 7:10 a.m. MT
How often
Daily at 7:10 a.m. MT
Terms
Environment and Climate Change Canada's Data Servers End-use Licence, and the Open Government Licence for Canada for daily climate data. Credit: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Credit
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Last 30 days
2 checks, all fine

Weather

Environment Canada weather alerts

Live
Gives us
Weather warnings and statements for Fort McMurray and Anzac. Their expected totals are forecasts, never measurements.
Status
Live
Last good read
Oct 25, 2026, 11:30 p.m. MT
Last check
Oct 25, 2026, 11:30 p.m. MT
How often
Every 15 minutes
Terms
Environment and Climate Change Canada's Data Servers End-use Licence, which says alerts must be reproduced without changes. We show them word for word.
Credit
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Last 30 days
96 checks, all fine

Progress map

RMWB daily progress map

Not connected yet
Gives us
The daily progress map that policy OPE-150, section 60(c), says the RMWB shall publish. We check the RMWB's pages for it every hour, and we'll read street statuses from it once it exists as data.
Status
Not connected yet
Last good read
Not connected. Checked Oct 25, 2026, 10:41 p.m. MT
How often
Every hour
Terms
Unknown until the map is published.
Credit
RMWB
Last 30 days
24 checks, all fine

Imported records

Plow GPS, work orders and logs (RMWB)

Not connected yet
Gives us
The records that would confirm service street by street. Policy OPE-150, section 63, says the RMWB keeps the time of operations, equipment, operators and GPS for deployed equipment where available. None of it is public.
Status
Not connected yet
Last good read
Not connected
How often
Not fetched
Terms
Not public.
Credit
RMWB records

Residents

Resident reports (moderated)

Live
Gives us
Reports from residents through this site's form. A moderator checks each one before it appears, and each describes one place at one time.
Status
Live
Last good read
None yet
How often
As reports come in
Terms
Shown only after moderation. The privacy page explains what is kept and for how long.
Credit
YMMsnowjob.com resident reports

Winter zones

Winter zone outlines (RMWB, 2018)

Stale
Gives us
Outlines of the winter maintenance zones and subzones, used to say which zone a road is in. The RMWB's layer dates from 2018 and was last edited in 2021, so zone labels from it carry a warning.
Status
Stale
Last good read
Oct 24, 2026, 11:52 p.m. MT
Last check
Oct 24, 2026, 11:52 p.m. MT
How often
Weekly, Mondays at 3:35 a.m. MT
Terms
The RMWB publishes no licence for this layer. © Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo.
Credit
Winter maintenance zones © Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
Last 30 days
1 checks, all fine

Policy

RMWB snow and ice policies

Live
Gives us
Policy OPE-150 for Fort McMurray, in force since Oct 6, 2026, and OPE-250 for rural areas. We check the documents weekly for changes, and an editor writes down each rule with its section and page.
Status
Live
Last good read
Oct 24, 2026, 11:52 p.m. MT
Last check
Oct 24, 2026, 11:52 p.m. MT
How often
Weekly, Mondays at 4:47 a.m. MT
Terms
Public policy documents, © Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, quoted with section and page.
Credit
Policy © Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
Last 30 days
1 checks, all fine

Winter zones

RMWB priority route maps (PDF)

Not connected yet
Gives us
The 2026 maps of priority routes and zone weekdays. They're published only as PDF maps, so a road's priority shows as Not published until it's imported with a citation.
Status
Not connected yet
Last good read
Not connected
How often
Not fetched
Terms
© Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo.
Credit
Priority routes © Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo

Map data

Neighbourhood areas (RMWB)

Live
Gives us
The RMWB's small and large area codes, used to group roads by neighbourhood.
Status
Live
Last good read
Oct 24, 2026, 11:52 p.m. MT
Last check
Oct 24, 2026, 11:52 p.m. MT
How often
Weekly, Mondays at 3:29 a.m. MT
Terms
The RMWB publishes no licence for its map data. © Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo.
Credit
Neighbourhood areas © Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
Last 30 days
1 checks, all fine

Map data

Fort McMurray boundary (RMWB)

Live
Gives us
The boundary of Fort McMurray. Roads outside it aren't counted.
Status
Live
Last good read
Oct 24, 2026, 11:51 p.m. MT
Last check
Oct 24, 2026, 11:51 p.m. MT
How often
Weekly, Mondays at 3:23 a.m. MT
Terms
The RMWB publishes no licence for its map data. © Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo.
Credit
Boundaries © Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
Last 30 days
1 checks, all fine

Weather

Environment Canada hourly weather

Live
Gives us
Hourly weather text and visibility from the airport station.
Status
Live
Last good read
Oct 25, 2026, 7:20 a.m. MT
Last check
Oct 25, 2026, 7:20 a.m. MT
How often
Daily at 7:20 a.m. MT
Terms
Environment and Climate Change Canada's Data Servers End-use Licence. The airport readings come from NAV CANADA, and the right to republish their raw values is still to be confirmed.
Credit
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Last 30 days
2 checks, all fine

Weather

Environment Canada real-time observations

Not connected yet
Gives us
Hourly snow depth in near real time. Environment Canada asks for a message-queue subscription for regular downloads, and that isn't set up yet.
Status
Not connected yet
Last good read
Not connected
How often
Not fetched
Terms
Environment and Climate Change Canada's Data Servers End-use Licence. NAV CANADA airport data: all rights reserved.
Credit
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada

Winter zones

RMWB Find Your Zone lookup

Restricted
Gives us
The RMWB's address lookup for your zone weekday. We don't use it: it has no documented data feed, and using it would mean sending residents' addresses. We link to it instead.
Status
Restricted
Last good read
Not read
How often
Not fetched
Terms
Not used.
Credit
RMWB

Highways

Alberta 511 (provincial highways)

Restricted
Gives us
Road conditions on provincial highways, including Highways 63, 686 and 881. It needs a developer key, and this site doesn't count provincial highways as RMWB service.
Status
Restricted
Last good read
Not read
How often
Not fetched
Terms
511 Alberta allows non-commercial reproduction. A developer key is required.
Credit
Alberta 511

Map data

OpenStreetMap roads

Not connected yet
Gives us
OpenStreetMap road data, kept as a backup source of road shapes if the RMWB road map can't be read.
Status
Not connected yet
Last good read
Not connected
How often
Not fetched
Terms
Open Database License (ODbL). Credit: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Credit
© OpenStreetMap contributors

Imported records

Files imported by an administrator

Live
Gives us
Files an administrator loads by hand, such as records the RMWB releases.
Status
Live
Last good read
None yet
How often
By hand, when needed
Terms
Recorded with each import.
Credit
As recorded per import
What we have asked for

Some records the RMWB keeps aren't published, such as plow GPS and work orders. Requests for them are listed here with where they stand, from planned and sent to released or refused.

No requests on file yet

When a request for unpublished records is planned or sent, it will be listed here with its status.