Special Sub-Topic: All About Fort McMurray! Authored by: JWaterman Sub-topic of: Alberta

Which highway passes through Fort McMurray?

Highway 63. Highway 63 was originally an all-weather gravel road from Fort McMurray to Edmonton.

Fort McMurray's slogan is "We have the ______?"

Energy. The slogan, "We have the Energy!" was designed to show how strong and vibrant Fort McMurray is.

Fort McMurray grew from which close-by town?

Draper. Draper, also known as "Old Waterways" was what Fort McMurray started out from. "New Waterways" was created to keep all parts of the city close to each other. New Waterways is now a sub-division of Fort McMurray and Draper is about five Kilometers away.

In 1913, clearing began on what is now downtown Fort McMurray's major traffic artery. Name it.

Franklin Avenue. Franklin Avenue was created to make it easier for pedestrian and motor traffic to move. It was not really necessary since at that time no one in Fort McMurray owned a car.

Fort McMurray was incorporated as a city in what year?

1980. In 1980, Fort McMurray had a large enough population to become officially known as a city.

Two oilsand plants opened in Fort McMurray at the same time.

False. The Great Canadian Oil Sands Plant (Now known as Suncor), opened in 1967. Its competitor which was Syncrude Canada was not opened until 1978.

Fort McMurray has a public transportation system.

True. The Fort McMurray Transit System began operating shortly after Fort McMurray was incorporated as a city in 1980. The busses that are used are bought by the city and are then handed over to Diversified Transportation which maintains and operates them.

How many rivers flow through Fort McMurray?

Five. Yes, five rivers flow through Fort McMurray. They are the Athabasca, Clearwater, Horse, Snye, and Hangingstone Rivers.

Fort McMurray is the capital of a municipality.

True. The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is North America's Largest Municipality. Fort McMurray was named it's capital for the obvious reason of being the biggest Community. It was created in 1995 to unify the northern communities and give stability to the region.

Fort McMurray was once home to a United States military project.

t. It was know as the Canol Project. The exact nature of the project was unknown, but they set up a base called Camp Prairie and used every available boat and barge to transport Goods, Soldiers, and Equipment to Normal Wells, Northwest Territories.