The stages that residents will be returning to Fort McMurray

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The stages that residents will be returning to Fort McMurray

Return for most evacuees to be completed by June 15

Canadian Press on May 31, 2016

A phased re-entry for fire evacuees from Fort McMurray and nearby communities is to begin Wednesday. People who lost their homes to the northern Alberta fire may want to inspect their property and salvage belongings. Those with houses still standing are advised to do a thorough cleaning and toss out rotting food. Here’s a list of who gets in when:

Wednesday: People from Fort McMurray’s Lower Townsite, including the downtown, as well as from the nearby communities of Anzac, Fort McMurray 468 First Nation and Gregoire Lake Estates.

Thursday: People living on the north side of Fort McMurray in the neighbourhoods of Parsons Creek, Stone Creek, Timberlea, Eagle Ridge and Dickensfield.

Friday: Residents of north-central and south Fort McMurray in the neighbourhoods of Thickwood, Wood Buffalo, Gregoire, Prairie Creek and Saprae Creek Estates.

Saturday: There are different scenarios for residents of south-central Fort McMurray in some of the hardest-hit neighbourhoods. People from Grayling Terrace and Draper are to return as scheduled. However, as many as 2,000 people with undamaged homes in Waterways, Abasand and Beacon Hill have been told it is unsafe for them to move back right away.

Government officials expect the return for most evacuees to be completed by June 15.

Meanwhile, officials have warned that residents of Fort McMurray in northern Alberta should not expect the fire-damaged city to be running normally when they begin to return on Wednesday. Here is what they can anticipate:

Health Care: The Northern Lights Regional Heath Centre, the city’s only hospital, is not expected to return to full operations until after June 21. Its emergency department is to be open this week and some limited services are to be available in the beginning days of the re-entry. A temporary urgent care centre has been set up outside the Syncrude Sport and Wellness Centre.

Schools: Classes are to resume in September. Students can finish their school year in communities where they have been staying since the evacuation.

Waste disposal: Normal residential garbage collection is to resume June 16 and temporary transfer stations are to be available beginning June 2.

Airport: Commercial air service to Fort McMurray International Airport is tentatively scheduled to resume June 10.

Stores: Crews have been working to get critical businesses such as banks, grocery stores and pharmacies running again. Supplies of some items may be limited in the beginning and the government says some things may need to be rationed.

 

 

 

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The stages that residents will be returning to Fort McMurray