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May 17, 2016.
Electricity has been fully restored to the Fort McMurray First Nation but when evacuees will be returning to the community – or Fort McMurray, Anzac, Gregoire Lake Estates and Fort McKay - is as of yet unknown.
Not only did the growing wildfire cause further evacuations north of Fort McMurray Monday night, but two explosions occurred within Fort McMurray destroying…
Fort McMurray fire forces evacuation of 8,000 in work camps
May 16, 2016. A growing wildfire and strong shifting winds forced further evacuations in the Fort McMurray region Monday. About 8,000 workers at camps south of Fort McMurray and north of Fort McKay were forced out in two separate mandatory evacuation orders, the first coming late afternoon and…
May 16, 2016.
Fort McKay First Nation members are “frustrated. They want to go home,” said Rose Mueller, communications officer with the First Nation.
“We don’t know what’s happening in Fort McKay. It changes daily,” she said.
The community was voluntarily evacuated on May 7 due to smoke from the Fort McMurray wildfire. Around 400 people left, with the majority settling in…
MNA to host second response centre
May 16, 2016. Métis evacuees from Fort McMurray can meet with a physician and registered nurse at the Métis Nation of Alberta provincial office in Edmonton Monday afternoon. Métis resource workers will also be available on site to assist with housing inquiries and insurance brokers will be able to provide insurance…
May 13, 2016. The Edmonton Police Service Hate Crimes Detail is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man allegedly involved in an aggravated assault near Kingsway Mall last month. On April 9, around 7:30 p.m., two brothers were approached by an unknown male at a transit station in the area of the mall. The male suspect began berating one of the two…
May 13, 2016.
“The Creator was looking after us because no lives were lost in that fire. That we have to be grateful for,” said Marie Celestine Adam. “I just prayed and prayed all the time. I prayed for everybody and anyone. I made an offering twice to the fire spirit. With everybody’s prayer, we helped. I’m sure everyone was praying.”
More than a week after her harrowing escape…
May 12, 2016.
Hotspots in basements of homes in Fort McMurray, flare ups on Macdonald Island and near Anzac mean the area is not yet safe to return to.
Danielle Larivee, minister of municipal affairs, says it will still be a week and a half before the province offers up a re-entry schedule.
“Your safety is very important to us and your community is not yet safe and until…
Trudeau in Fort McMurray
May 13, 2016. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is making his first visit to Fort McMurray since a wild fire tore through parts of the community and the region forcing the evacuation of 88,000 people beginning May 3. Scott Long, executive director operations with Alberta Emergency Management Agency, said Trudeau’s visit Friday will…
May 12, 2016.
Mikisew Cree Nation Chief Steve Courtoreille wants to see quick action between the federal, provincial, and municipal governments resulting in homes for MCN members displaced by the Fort McMurray fire.
“We don’t want to be jumping through hoops all summer long to get permits for building. My discussion with the (Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo) mayor (Melissa…
Homeless who lost lives in Edmonton to be remembered Friday
May 12, 2016. The Edmonton Coalition for Housing and Homeless will host a memorial on Friday commemorating the 51 homeless people who lost their lives in the city this past year. The ceremony will be held at Boyle Street Community Services drop-in. A piper-led procession will then make its way…
May 11, 2016.
For the second time in three years, Save the Children has come west to set up safe spaces for Indigenous children displaced by a disaster.
Photo: Save the Children staff member Yannis Koumarianos plays with some children at the safe spaces area set up at Chateau Nova hotel for children evacuated during the wild fire near Fort McMurray.
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May 11, 2016.
Residents who were forced to evacuate the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo will start receiving individual compensation Wednesday afternoon.
“This one-time emergency payment will help evacuees to meet their immediate short-term needs associated with the evacuation such as temporary housing and essential day-to-day expenses,” said Premier Rachel Notley.
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May 11, 2016.
Donations are trickling in and those sorting through the generous gifts say even more are needed.
Photo: Jackie Alook (left) and Debra Loyie supervise donations that are coming into to Treaty 8 for Wood Buffalo evacuees.
(Photo: Shari Narine)
“I’m impressed with how much we’ve gotten, but it’s still not enough,” said…
CCAB provides funds to Red Cross for Fort McMurray rebuild
May 11, 2016. The Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business is donating approximately $90,000 raised from its Calgary gala, taking place on Wednesday, to the Canadian Red Cross Alberta Fires Emergency Appeal to help those evacuated from Wood Buffalo. Also to be donated will be proceeds from a…
May 11, 2016.
Mikisew Cree Nation Chief Steve Courtoreille wants to see immediate dollars pledged by the province given to all members of his First Nation, not just the ones who fled the fire-ravaged area of Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo.
On Wednesday, the province is announcing how those displaced by the wild fire will be receiving the promised $1,250 per adult and $500…