Welcome to Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
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Fort McMurray summary
Fort McMurray is a community in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, in the northeastern part of Alberta, Canada. Although it is commonly
referred to and thought of as being a city, Fort McMurray is not incorporated. Thus, Fort McMurray has the status of being the largest unincorporated
"city" in Alberta. .
Fort McMurray is 435 kilometres (270 mi) northeast of Edmonton, Alberta on Highway 63, about 60 kilometres (37 mi) west of the Saskatchewan border,
nestled in the boreal forest at the confluence of the Athabasca River and the Clearwater River. It is located 370 metres (1,214 ft) above sea level.
Fort McMurray is the largest community in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo.
Fort McMurray is considered the heart of one of Alberta's (and Canada's) major hubs of oil production, located near the Athabasca Oil Sands. Besides
the oil sands, the economy also relies on natural gas and oil pipelines, forestry and tourism. The two largest oil sand mining companies are Syncrude
and Suncor Energy.
Fort McMurray's growth is characteristic of a boomtown. Housing prices and rents are far higher in Fort McMurray than one would expect in such a remote
area. In 2006, Fort McMurray had the highest prices in Alberta. The Albertan government has promised to release more Crown land for residential
construction, particularly in Timberlea on the north side.
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