Talk:Fort McMurray

message: As an employee of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, I am not the most suitable editor for the Fort McMurray page (due to a perceived conflict of interest).  However, I would like to bring a document to everyone’s attention.  It is a current Community Profile Report which is packed with up-to-date, accurate and relevant information which would make a great contribution to the Fort McMurray Wikipedia page.  Feel free to use any of this content in future updates.
Download the report via the following links:
PDF File: http://www.woodbuffalo.ab.ca/futureforward/html/pdf/fort_mcmurray_community_profile.pdf 
Word File: http://www.woodbuffalo.ab.ca/futureforward/html/pdf/fort_mcmurray_community_profile.doc 
For your reference on where the report came from and what it is about:
The Community Profile was developed as part of a major community visioning process called Future Forward, initiated by Mayor Blake in 2005 and launched in 2006. It is a multi-staged approach to developing an understanding – as a community – of our vision for our region. In this profile, information is provided about Fort McMurray: its status as the hub of the oil sands region of Alberta; demographics; labor force; social services; and infrastructure. Information in this document is based on numerous studies that have been completed for the RMWB over the past five years, including the 2005 Wood Buffalo Business Case and socio-economic impact assessments completed for oil sands projects.
Communications.tallgirl 20:04, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fort McMurray Community Profile 

message: Are the pictures appropriate for this article? There just pictures of people in Fort Mac. They don't show any landmarks (a weak case could be made for the arial picture),and really don't have any thing to do with Fort Mac. I could understand a picture of the bridges, or the big red provincial building, but not these. would anyone object to me removing them? Bawolff 05:17, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  pictures

message: I added a picture of the provincial buildings. Does it look okay? Bawolff 03:39, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  added picture 

message: Quite incomplete with no references to Fort Mac - just Fort Chipewyan. Any helpers? Svelyka 22:03, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I've just expanded the History section greatly. Most of it is from The History of Fort McMurray website. (check out the timeline!) Hope that helps. NorthernFire 00:15, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

text: Maybe it's just me, but I don't see how "recent difficulties" would fit in an historical section. --Kmsiever 20:53, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: history section

message: The aging railway between Fort McMurray and the capital is also in need of improvement, which would allow for the movement of more heavy loads to take place away from the highway, and possibly allow for passenger service as well.
:The railroad used to take passangers, but no one used it so it was shutdown. this sentence also seems a little speculative. Bawolff 02:58, 6 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  railway 

message: Just an unrelated question.  Anyone up for changing the word "hamlet" to "community"? I propose this since a hamlet refers to a very small community (less than 1000 people usually).  However, I did not want to change this as it has been here for a while.  Yes?  No? Lharvill 01:32, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: agree - Qyd(talk)02:15, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

text: agree - Zxz 21:58, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

text: disagree - Yamla 22:42, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

text: Comment. I believe hamlet is a technical term. What's the technical term for communities of Fort Mac's size? If there is one, we should consider using that instead of the vague "community". — Saxifrage ✎ 22:31, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Hamlet is the technical term.  See Hamlet (place) which mentions Fort McMurray by name.  --Yamla 22:42, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Ah, so it's not just size, but a designation that's given by a higher branch of government. — Saxifrage ✎ 22:51, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

text: Disagree: I believe you are referring to term 'village', which has a population between 300–1,000. According to Alberta Municipal Affairs, a community is not assigned hamlet status because of size. "The council of a municipal district or specialized municipality can designate an unincorporated community that is within its boundaries to be a hamlet. A community can be a hamlet if it consists of 5 or more dwellings, has a generally accepted boundary and name, and contains land that is used for non-residential purposes." A hamlet is simply an unincorporated community, which Fort McMurray became when it merged with Wood Buffalo. --Kmsiever 00:20, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

text: You can read how to cite your information at WP:CITE.  --Yamla 22:09, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Change "hamlet" to "community"?

message: Is a dead link. (Ft. McMurray today redesigned their site a while back. I think it has something to do with them being bought out. (I think). Anyways, I can't find an equivalent link to the story.  Bawolff 07:12, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yet another reason why it is better to use the cite template instead of just a link. --Kmsiever 15:48, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

text: says: "Hamlets/urban service areas within the municipal boundary". I supposse "urban service areas" referes to Fort Mac. --Qyd 23:31, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  reference #2 (fort mcMurray today - hamlet) 

message: When was it incorporated? Kevlar67 03:36, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  When incorporated? 

message: How come there is no mention of how horrible this town is?  There are more people depressed in Fort McMurray than anywhere else in Canada and the ones who aren't and have lived there for several years are missing a part of their brain  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.85.9.1 (talk) 15:01, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Perhaps because it is not true. Do you want to back that claim up? Bawolff (talk) 03:31, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Depression in Fort McMurray 

message: move.
The use of "Alberta" in the name is not needed since there is no other "Fort McMurray" on WP, and Fort McMurray was already redirecting to the page Fort McMurray, Alberta. Similar cases are found at Calgary, Edmonton, and Lethbridge. Also note that the category is :Category:Fort McMurray, and the article and the category should conform where possible. Snocrates 22:52, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: per naming convention Wikipedia:Naming conventions (settlements)#Canada such moves are not to be completed before consensus is reached. --Qyd (talk) 16:35, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

text: I support this move, as per WP:CSG. --Kmsiever (talk) 02:43, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

text: Support as well. Fort McMurray already redirects here.  Move consistent with intent of WP:CSG.  Skeezix1000 (talk) 14:50, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Provincial DAB

message: I just got an email from the RMWB Web Content Coordinator saying the info was incorrect, but she couldn't fix it due to CoI. Anyways, I think its accurate now. Bawolff (talk) 03:58, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: oh, appears to be vandalism - . Bawolff (talk) 04:07, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It didn't come back. the link I gave above is a permanent link to the revision that changed the weather originally. Bawolff (talk) 06:44, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  weather 

message: Any opinion on the "difficulties" with living in such a remote area? Most people who enjoy there time there must be involved in outdoor pursuits? Any thing more objective than the only negative entry so far "Depression" entry. I would like to know more than unsubstantiated retoric
thanks in advance for any comments on the possible challanges of living up north
Cheers
Jay  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.127.23.131 (talk) 09:47, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Depression in Fort McMurray 

message: I added a video showcasing the new prosperity in Fort McMurray thanks to the wealth generated from the oil sand processing. Now, could someone please care to add everything about how it's fast becoming a boomtown thanks to these oil deposits? --Let Us Update Special:Ancientpages. 23:33, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  New oil-based prosperity in Fort McMurray 

message: "Housing prices and rents are far higher in Fort McMurray than one would expect in such a remote area."
Er... Is that very badly worded, or did its author really think that housing in a more remote area would be cheaper?  Perhaps others who make that assumption could elaborate on why, because as someone who has lived in remote areas, it's a mystery to me. rakslice (talk) 01:25, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Housing Prices High? 

message: ...is from Newfoundland & Labrador. The article is wrong. --Bentonia School (talk) 03:54, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, she was born in Newfoundland. Her family moved to Alberta when she was four. The article is right. --Kmsiever (talk) 20:56, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Natasha Henstridge... 

message: I was under the impression there were more waterways than just the Athabasca, and Clearwater - Isn't there also the house river and like 4 others? Bawolff (talk) 07:17, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Waterways

message: There is a move discussion in progress on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Alberta which affects this page. Please participate on that page and not in this talk page section. Thank you. 117Avenue (talk) 00:43, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Move discussion in progress 

message: One aspect of Fort McMurray not discussed in the article is the large percentage of the community's residential areas that are made up of mobile homes/trailer parks. If you look at the aerial views on Google Maps this becomes clear, especially in the south and northwest. It probably reflects the transient nature of much of the population, but perhaps some statistics as to how many residents live in mobile accommodation might be worth adding? 70.72.201.229 (talk) 13:24, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I've added a breakdown of all dwelling unit types to the "Municipal census" subsection. Population by dwelling unit type are statistics that are not readily available. Hwy43 (talk) 03:58, 30 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mobile homes 

message: WP:CET states that the templates may be used to warn about the "fast-changing state of the article" and are not "to mark an article that merely has recent news articles about the topic". This article does not need to be constantly updated because of the ongoing wildfire. This article is, and has always been, about the community, and is not fastly changing. I think that this article does not need a disclaimer, it is a good article. 117Avenue (talk) 23:25, 7 May 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Current related 

message: I would expect the Fort McMurray#Infrastructure section to have a subsection "Health care" and a mention of the city's hospital,  Northern Lights Regional Health Centre ().  98.113.248.40 (talk) 11:39, 13 May 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Health care in Fort McMurray

message: Been thinking of starting a section like this of Fort Mac in the movies, books, poetry etc.  For instance Alistair Maclean's novel "Athabasca" is partially set in Fort McMurray.   — Preceding unsigned comment added by R.M.McKernan (talk • contribs) 01:15, 29 June 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Depictions in Popular Media 

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message: You may not like it, but it's a longstanding and well-trod phrase used with regard to YMM. If you WBRM Tourism sleazoids delete it again, it's gonna be an issue. 2607:FEA8:BFA0:47F:2900:607C:4609:FD5F (talk) 04:05, 23 March 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: I removed this contribution regarding "Fort Crack" as it uses a "sensationalized" news article as a source. There is no history of its use. -- Kayoty (talk) 18:28, 23 March 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fort Crack