Fort MacKay
| Fort MacKay | |||
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| Location in Alberta | |||
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| Province : | Alberta | ||
| Region: | Wood Buffalo | ||
| Coordinates : | 57 ° 11 ′ N , 111 ° 38 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 260 m | ||
| Area : | 8.17 km² | ||
| Residents : | 562 (as of 2011) | ||
| Population density : | 68.8 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Mountain Time ( UTC − 7 ) | ||
| Postal code : | T9H | ||
| Area code : | +1 780, 587, 825 | ||
| Website : | www.fortmckay.com | ||
 Entrance to the Indian reservation |
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Fort MacKay is a hamlet ( English Hamlet ) in the Wood Buffalo district in the Northern Alberta region , in the Alberta Province ( Canada ). The place was named in 1912 in honor of the physician Dr. William Morrison MacKay, President of the Northern Alberta Medical Association .
geography
Fort MacKay is about 50 km north of Fort McMurray , just under 65 km west of the border with Saskatchewan Province . In the east, the place is affected by Alberta Highway 63 . The Athabasca River flows through the center of Fort MacKay.
history
The area's indigenous people were First Nations from the Cree and Dene people . Around 400 of their descendants now live as Fort McKay First Nation in an Indian reservation written in “Fort McKay” .
Since MacKay is located in the Athabasca oil sands area, the extraction of heavy oil from oil sands is a key industry. Due to significant interventions in the design of nature, for example the formation of the Syncrude tailing ponds around ten kilometers to the south and unexplained effects on the health of the population, the oil sands projects are the focus of considerable criticism. In addition to the permanent residents of Fort MacKay, other seasonal workers who are employed in the oil industry live in the vicinity of the village , some in trailer parks .
In May 2016, the Fort McMurray forest fire broke out south of Fort Mackay and became the largest forest fire in the province of Alberta since climate data was recorded. On May 6, 2016, 5,000 people who had fled Fort McMurray were placed in emergency shelters in Fort MacKay. However, as the fire spread further north, these refugees and the residents of Fort MacKay had to be evacuated. Because of the fire, the oil sands industrial plants also ceased operations.
Demographics
The 2011 census showed a population of 562 inhabitants for the municipality. The population has increased by 7.9% compared to the last census in 2006, while the population in the province of Alberta grew by 10.8% at the same time. The median age of the residents is 28.7 years.
Web links
- oil-sands-development - oil sands
Individual evidence
- ^ History
- ↑ Registered Population. Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada , accessed June 2, 2016 .
- ↑ Forest fire 2016
- ↑ Evacuation ( Memento of the original dated May 8, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Fort Mackay Census Division Profile. Census 2011. In: Statistics Canada . May 2, 2016, accessed June 2, 2016 .
