Fort McMurray Flood

• Fires and floods: How Fort McMurray is addressing risk of disaster 5 years after massive wildfire

  Five years after a wildfire tore through Fort McMurray, the fact that the community is in a boreal forest is much more front of mind for the people who live there.

  Features

  May 4, 2021
  
• Alberta’s auditor general finds province’s disaster risk assessment plan in poor shape

  In a report released Tuesday, Doug Wylie says Alberta doesn't have a consistent plan for evaluating the risk the province faces from disasters such as floods or wildfires.

  Canada

  Sep 29, 2020
  
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• Severe weather in Alberta leads to insured damages above national average at nearly $2B

  The Insurance Bureau of Canada says the industry is working to process nearly 100,000 claims largely from four major Alberta events from April to August.

  Weather

  Sep 10, 2020
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• Insured damage costs rise to $522M for spring flood in Fort McMurray

  An April flood that led to the evacuation of several northern Alberta communities caused more than half a billion dollars in insured damage.

  Canada

  Aug 4, 2020
• Fort McMurray boil water advisory lifted in parts of city months ahead of schedule

  Boil water advisories have been lifted in several neighbourhoods in Fort McMurray's Lower Townsite area.

  Health

  Jun 2, 2020
• Boil water advisory lifted for 2 Wood Buffalo hamlets but remains in place for Fort McMurray

  The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo announced Monday that boil water advisories have been lifted for the communities of Anzac and Gregoire Lake Estates.

  Health

  May 11, 2020
• As Fort McMurray residents face massive cleanup, insurance issues linger for many

  Many Fort McMurray homeowners either don't have insurance or won't have enough insurance to cover spring flood cleanup costs.

  Canada

  May 10, 2020
• Councillors pass motions to help Fort McMurray residents with flood recovery

  Councillors passed several motions as well as what they called the 2020 Flood Recovery Bylaw on Wednesday in an attempt to help Fort McMurray residents recover from the recent flooding disaster.

  Politics

  May 8, 2020
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• NDP calls on UCP to keep Fort McMurray funding promise

  The opposition NDP is calling on the UCP to commit to fulfilling an assurance made in 2016 to provide disaster relief funding to Fort McMurray.

  Environment

  May 5, 2020
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• Flood-ravaged Fort McMurray residents warned not to use generator ‘to feed their homes’ electrical panel’

  Officials with the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo issued an urgent warning on Monday to anyone living without power in the flood-stricken community of Fort McMurray.

  Canada

  May 5, 2020