[A Formerly Proud Canadian]

I've searched FreeRepublic and not found this article. If this is a reprint, forgive me.

Sixty thousand residents of Fort McMurray have been ordered to evacuate the metropolitan area, due to forest fires surrounding the area. There is only one main highway into town, from the South, and a smaller highway running North, to various oil sands work camps. As of yesterday afternoon, 17,000 had vacated North to escape the flames and 35,000 had created a massive traffic jam heading South, many heading towards Edmonton.

It has been a warm, dry winter in Alberta, due to el Ninõ and temperatures in Fort McMurray have been in the low 30s (86-92°F) for several days. Surrounded by dry, boreal forest, it is a tinderbox. Two years ago during the boom, a basic, one bedroom condo could not be found for less than $400,000 in Fort McMurray, but due the oil crash, thousands have been laid off and tens of billions of investment in Alberta has been cancelled, due to low oil prices, a majority socialist Provincial government and a 'Liberal' (actually, socialist) majority government in Ottawa. Now, that condo might sell for $200K.

The only 'good news' for the residents of Fort McMurray, is that many oil sands work camps are empty, and can be used to shelter those escaping North!

So far, thank God, there are no reported casualties from the fire or evacuation. Any FReepers who choose to pray for these forest fire evacuees, I sure their prayers would be coveted by the residents of Fort McMurray.

[zeestephen]

I believe that may be the “tar sands” region of Canada.

I’ll guess you can get one heck of a wildfire when the SOIL starts burning, too!

[stayathomemom]

I read the title “Fred McMurray...” and was initially confused.

[Karl Spooner]

[Phlap]

My daughter and her family along with 60,000 others had to go to Edmonton but everyone is OK thank God.

[Candor7]

Tghis is a horrible incident for Alberta. MNoptice how poofter PM Trudeau is dragging his feet on helping Alberta.....the feds are screwing Alberta again, because it has money and resources. If this had happened in Quebec the federal response would have been immediate and enormous.

The problems with Canadian Confedseration are now hanging out , the dirty underwear of Canada is plain for all to see.

The response to this horrid fire underscores how liberal fascists leave no crisi uneploited.

Make no mistake. Trudeau is indeed a liberal fascist. He will shrug like his father and go on hugging Muslims in Westminster B.C., after he bends over in the Mosque in submission to Allah,the only thing he is remotely good at.But he sure looks good! ( Yech!)

Trudeau the man child is a short timer.