Fort McMurray

[muhk-mur-ee, -muhr-ee]

noun

1. a town in NE Alberta, in W Canada, on the Athabasca River.

Example Sentences

Readers of John Vaillant’s harrowing 2023 book “Fire Weather” — an account of the destruction of the Canadian forest town of Fort McMurray — might consider Ramsey’s book a companion to the earlier book.

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In Alberta, a wildfire led to the evacuation of about 6,600 people near Fort McMurray, an oil-producing region.

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In Fort McMurray, crews woke up to light rain, overcast skies and cooler temperatures.

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“With some help from the weather I am very hopeful that this is headed in the right direction,” said Sandy Bowman, mayor of the regional municipality of Wood Buffalo that contains Fort McMurray.

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The fire, which started last week, caused about 6,600 residents to flee parts of the southern end of Fort McMurray.

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