The public and land users will start returning home Thursday. The wildfire is now categorized as being held, with Alberta Wildfire reporting that the southern border is 100% managed.
The obligatory evacuation order stays in location. It will be lifted when all vital services in Fort Chipewyan are verified prepared for everybody to return home. This is scheduled to be total by Thursday early morning and neighborhood management will identify when the evacuation order will be lifted.
Returning home
A Returning Home Guide is available with information and directions for neighborhood members taking a trip back to Fort Chipewyan.
Travel by air
There are flights scheduled over a couple of days starting on Thursday, with numerous flights every day. Community members that require extra assistance when taking a trip will be supplied with unique transport and help when many people have actually returned.
Representatives from the Nations will let you understand the day your flight is scheduled and when you can begin the check-in procedure at your hotel. If you are not called, please connect to your Nation or Pulse at 780-743-7000.
If you select not to take a trip home on your designated day, you will be accountable for organizing your own transport and accommodation. Hotels, per-diems and flights will not be supplied beyond your designated travel day.
Travel by boat
You can start returning by boat on Thursday, June 22. It is highly suggested that everybody returning by boat leaves on Thursday as the river will be patrolled till 7 p.m. and totally free gas will be available just on that day.
On Thursday, June 22, you should go to the Esso filling station in Fort McKay in between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to check-in and receive your 40 gallons of totally free gas.
For those without a flight, there will be a shuttle bus leaving the Quality Inn at 9 a.m. in Fort McMurray to take you to the Esso Gas Station in Fort McKay. Transportation from the filling station to your boat will likewise be supplied. You should take this shuttle bus if you do not have your own transport to Fort McKay.
Luggage
A Luggage Guide is available with the complete information.
Everyone returning by air has a 50-pound allowance for baggage, plus a 13-pound little carry-on. Luggage can be crammed in a travel suitcase, big duffle bag or other bags. Please make certain your products are secure and all vital products, such as medication, are crammed in your baggage or carry-on.
In addition to your 50 pounds of personal baggage, you can deliver an extra 100 pounds of your personal possessions back to Fort Chipewyan at no cost. Do not load any groceries, disposable products or other things that might spoil.
All your possessions should suit 2 of packages available at your hotel, with the combined weight not going beyond 100 pounds (Max 50 pounds for each box). Different boxes or containers will not be accepted as freight.
Packing products and a scale will be available in your hotel lobby prior to the day of your appointed flight. Please make certain to examine the weight of your baggage prior to your flight check-in time at your hotel.
Bringing animals home
A Pet Guide is available with the complete information.
Before you leave
The Fort McMurray SPCA is providing a totally free spay and neutering program for animals from Fort Chipewyan. If you’re interested in this program, call the Fort McMurray SPCA for additional information at 780-743-8997 or [email protected].
Bylaw Services is providing totally free family pet licences for dogs and cats. A signed up family pet is quickly recognizable and went back to its owner as rapidly as possible. For more information, please contact Pulse at 780-743-7000.
Returning animals to Fort Chipewyan
If your family pet is less than 20 pounds, they might take a trip with you on your return flight home. Your family pet should remain in an airline-approved family pet provider that fits under the seat.
If your family pet is more than 20 pounds, they will take a trip independently to Fort Chipewyan when the re-entry of neighborhood members is total.
Animal Control Officers will call you with the verified flight of your family pet.
Fort Chipewyan Together on the Snye
The neighborhood event on the Snye will continue daily from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. till it’s safe to return home.
Tuesday’s menu
- Breakfast: rushed eggs, sausage and hashbrowns
- Lunch: Bannock, butter, jam; beef stew
- Dinner: Roast Pork, Potato Wedges, Cauliflower, Pasta Salad
Schedule for Tuesday, June 20 (subject to alter)
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9:30 a.m. |
Opening prayer and breakfast |
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9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. |
Tea and coffee |
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12 p.m. |
Blessing and lunch |
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3:30 to 5 p.m. |
Traditional Language Teachings |
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4 to 6:30 p.m. |
Beading Workshop |
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5:30 p.m. |
Blessing and supper |
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7 p.m. |
Closing prayer |
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8 p.m. |
Dene Drummers |
A shuttle schedule has actually been established to help neighborhood members take a trip to the Snye and other places throughout the neighborhood. The schedule can be discovered at rmwb.ca/fortchip.
Thank you to the Elders, understanding keepers and supporting firms for their help and assistance in producing this event space.
Hotel info table times
ESS info tables will be staffed from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Stonebridge and Merit hotels.
A strolling ESS staff member will check out staying hotels at the following times:
- Nomad Inn from 9 to 10:30 a.m.
- Clearwater Hotel from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Baymont Hotel from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
- Quality Hotel, Microtel Inn Suites and Vantage Inn and Suites from 3 to 5 p.m.
If assistance is required after 5 p.m., please contact Pulse at 1-800-973-9663 or 780-743-7000.
Stay notified
All info is available at rmwb.ca/fortchip and on neighborhood relied on channels, in addition to the Municipal Facebook and Twitter pages @RMWoodBuffalo. For concerns or additional info, call your Nation or call Pulse at 780-743-7000 or 1-800-973-9663.
