Re-entry

• Alberta wildfires: Fort Chipewyan begins re-entry

  Alberta's Fort Chipewyan First Nation said Monday that re-entry will begin this week. AFCN council said on Facebook that the wildfire’s southern flank is 100 per cent controlled.

  Fire

  Jun 19, 2023
  
• Edmonton schools say they’re as safe as they can be when classes resume next week

  From masks and sanitizers to gyms filled with desks, both Edmonton public and Catholic school boards say they've done what they can to prepare for the return of in-class learning.

  Education

  Aug 28, 2020
  
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• Fort McMurray hospital sees first baby born since wildfire evacuations

  As the only hospital in Fort McMurray is still taking its own baby steps to try and return to normal following last month's wildfire, staff at the Northern Lights Regional Health Centre helped deliver a baby for the first time on Friday since re-opening.

  Canada

  Jun 17, 2016
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• ‘It is going to be an emotional day’: Wood Buffalo official on restricted area visits in Fort McMurray

  While tens of thousands of people have returned to Fort McMurray already, residents of the communities hardest hit by last month's massive wildfire will get their first opportunity to see what's left of their homes Wednesday, if anything is left at all.

  Canada

  Jun 7, 2016
• Fort McMurray wildfire: Blaze now 70% contained, Suncor to ramp up production

  It is still out of control but a massive wildfire burning for over a month in northern Alberta is now 70 per cent contained, according to the Alberta government.

  Canada

  Jun 6, 2016
• ‘It is our job and our passion to inform people’: Fort McMurray radio station back on air

  Andrew Wilcox is the program director at the rock station 100.5 Cruz FM in downtown Fort McMurray. He was allowed back into the community a week ago, four days before the official staged re-entry began, as the radio station was deemed an essential service.

  Canada

  Jun 5, 2016
• Fort McMurray wildfire: Homeowners get first chance to sift through destroyed properties

  Fort McMurray residents whose homes were destroyed during last month's wildfire got their first chance to sift through the devastation on their properties Sunday and try to recover what's left of their possessions.

  Canada

  Jun 5, 2016
• Fort McMurray wildfire: Final day of re-entry for liveable neighbourhoods

  The last of the Fort McMurray neighbourhoods considered safe enough for re-entry began to welcome back its residents Saturday, on the fourth day of the province's voluntary phased re-entry plan.

  Canada

  Jun 4, 2016
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• First day back: Fort McMurray hardware store sells 6 months’ worth of fridges in 1 day

  Rob and Jayleen Rice own the local Home Hardware. In order to get the store ready for customers, the couple worked 14-hour days, sleeping on the floor of the store's boardroom to make the most of their time.

  Consumer

  Jun 2, 2016