Fort McMurray Wildfires

• What happened to… Fort McMurray wildfires

  On this episode of What happened to…? Erica Vella revisits the 2016 fires in Fort McMurray that forced over 80,000 people to evacuate the Alberta city. In May 2016, tens of thousands of people in Fort McMurray were forced to flee their homes, as a fire burned through surrounding forests and entered the city. Damian...

  Canada

  Apr 28, 2022
  
• Tom Sampson, chief of Calgary Emergency Management Agency, retires

  Tom Sampson has provided leadership during the 2011 Slave Lake wildfires, the 2013 floods, the 2015 Fort McMurray wildfires, and the coronavirus pandemic.

  Canada

  Oct 7, 2020
  
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• Canada’s natural disaster bills averaging almost half a billion a year: Federal data

  Data from Public Safety Canada lists the average annual bill for disaster assistance at $430 million over the last three years. That includes $485.8 million in 2016-17, $494.9 million in 2017-18 and $309.5 million in 2018-19.

  Environment

  Jan 6, 2020
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• ‘We’ve got you’: Edmonton community raising money to find home for young man in need

  Carolyn and her daughter Madison first heard about 19-year-old Keith from a Facebook post. "By the time we were done reading it, we were just in tears."

  Canada

  Dec 17, 2019
• Climate change means more disease, deaths for Canadians, Lancet report finds

  Climate change will have a direct impact on Canadians' health, from heat stroke to mental illness, according to a new report.

  Health

  Nov 28, 2018
• ‘No answers for me’: Chief says First Nations left out of McMurray fire response

  A news report suggests there was no emergency plan for First Nation communities near Fort McMurray during the devastating 2016 wildfire.

  Canada

  Oct 30, 2018
• N.B. couple uprooted by Fort McMurray wildfires opens corn maze in Miramichi

  A New Brunswick couple, forced to move home following the wildfires in Fort McMurray, has converted part of their farmland into a corn maze.

  Canada

  Aug 29, 2018
• Be ready for extreme weather with these emergency tips

  "Have a grab and go kit. Have a plan. Make sure you know what you need to take with you."

  Environment

  Aug 18, 2018
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• Federal report urges Canadians to ‘act now’ on climate change

  Climate change is already having a big impact - and Canadian governments urgently need to collect and publish data showing how safe their citizens are from floods, fires and other hazards, a federal advisory panel says.

  Environment

  Jun 26, 2018
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• Province releases emergency preparedness tips, as Fort McMurray marks 2 years since wildfire

  As people in the Fort McMurray area mark two years since wildfires devastated the northern Alberta community, the province is reminding Albertans to be prepared for an emergency.

  Canada

  May 3, 2018