Fort McMurray is an urban service area in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in Alberta, Canada. It is located in northeast Alberta, in the middle of the Athabasca oil sands, surrounded by bore
Aerial view of Fort McMurray with the Athabasca River running through the middle
View of the Clearwater River valley from Highway 63
William McMurray for whom Fort McMurray is named
Fur trader Paul Fontaine and his daughters in Fort McMurray, circa 1913-1920.
The Fort McKay First Nation is a First Nations government in northeast Alberta, Canada comprising five Indian reserves – Fort McKay 174, Fort McKay 174C, Fort McKay 174D, Namur Lake 174B and Namur Riv