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Antigonish County’s Sandy Bowman re-elected Mayor of Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in Northeastern Alberta

Oct 22, 2025 | Local News

Antigonish County native Sandy Bowman has been re-elected as Mayor of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in northeastern Alberta.

Bowman won handily in municipal elections this week, capturing more than 90 per cent of the vote.

Sandy Bowman (Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo photo)

Bowman has been a resident of Fort McMurray and business owner in the municipality since 1993. He was inducted into the Wood Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame in 2012. Bowman has extensive volunteer experience, including Sport Chair of both 2015 Western Canada Games and the 2018 Alberta Winter Games.

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Canadian Radio Awards: 989 XFM Small Market Station of The Year

Broadcast Dialogue has announced the winners of the inaugural Canadian Radio Awards, which we’ve dubbed “The Howards” after our publisher emeritus Howard Christensen.

When Howard, a radio veteran and one of the original Broadcast News anchors, founded Broadcast Dialogue in 1992, he saw a need for both timely delivery of Canadian broadcast industry news, but also recognized the importance of creating a sense of community.

989 XFM is very proud to be the winner of the 2020 Station of Year – Small Market award.