The Cree language is still widely spoken today, and it is one of the few First Nations languages that has not started to die out or is considered at risk in any way. The Cree still have populations in much of Canada and even some of the USA. The Cree call white men “whem-stook-ooshoo”, and…
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Peter Pond was an important individual for Fort MacMurray in the past, but who was he? Peter Pond was born on January 18, 1739 in Milford, Connecticut. During his life Pond was a regiment soldier for Connecticut, an explorer, a fur trader and trapper, and one of the founders of the Beaver Club and the…
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Keyano College is the only college in the Fort MacMurray area, but this institution of higher learning offers everything that students in the region want and need. Close to 3,000 students attend Keyano College on a full time basis, and more than 13,000 attend on a part time basis. The main campus for the school…
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The Athabasca Oil Sands consist of large bitumen and heavy oil deposits, and these oil sands are situated in Alberta close to Fort MacMurray. The region is home to the biggest bitumen deposit in the world, and the original Cree population in the area used the deposits from the surface of the sand to waterproof…
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The main movie theater in Fort MacMurray is the Landmark Fort MacMurray, and this theater offers a wide selection of movies for kids and adults alike. Current films available at this venue include: Edge of Tomorrow- This is a science fiction flick that stars Emily Blunt and Tom Cruise, and it has had some…
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Fort MacMurray International Airport is one of the busiest airports in Canada, with more than 80,000 flight arrivals and departures and almost two million passengers in the last year alone. There is just a single runway at Fort MacMurray International Airport. This runway is made of asphalt and it is more than 7,500 feet long.…
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