The RMWB has voted to issue road names for new roads that honor community members. The new road names were accepted from the Community Identification Committee, and this was a great way to honor individuals who made significant contributions to the local community. The roads which will receive the names are located in Parson’s Creek and Saprae Creek and the surrounding areas. The individuals who the roads will be named after include former council member Dave Kirschner. According to Melissa Blake, the mayor of Fort MacMurray, “We don’t get to name a whole lot of roads, and when we do it is fantastic. These are individuals that a lot of the members of the community who have been here for a while recognize, and so it felt particularly pleasing to be able to approve those recommendations.”

The vote by the RMWB council on the new road names was one of the easier tasks that the council has had recently. One new road which travels from Highway 63 and ends up at the Prairie Creek Industrial Park will be given the name Kirschner Way in honor of Dave Kirschner. Another new road in the industrial park will be named Walsh Road to honor local insurance agent and businessman Bob Walsh. Ken Janke will also have a road named after him in Saprae Creek, and a subdivision in the Saprae Industrial Park will be named after Leo Robert and will be called L Robert Industrial Park. Few people disagree with the new street names, because those honored have played an important role in Fort MacMurray and Wood Buffalo over the years.