“It has always been my goal to ensure that students knew the connection with them, rather than the content of my lessons, was more important to me.” “The best thing about Fort McMurray is the small town sensation it has even as it grows into a vibrant large community. The…

“I am most proud of helping out the Food Bank after they had let people in after the wildfire.” She is 16-years-old, a great ambassador for the community and already a veteran of the pageant circuit in Canada. She has won or placed in most of the ones she has…

“I am most proud of my involvement within our church, MGA, as well as working on growing the leaders of tomorrow.” If not a rags to riches story, Stu has certainly lived a dishrags to wellbeing life. His is the classic tale of the boy who started out as a…

“The community and its strength are the best things about Fort McMurray.” The Fort McMurray flood of 2013 is almost a footnote in the history of the town. it wasn’t as bad as the one that hit Calgary, which became news of the year, and the fire of 2016 dwarfed…

“Smudge. Don’t judge.” She’s a spiritual leader, role model and mentor for the youth in the Fort Chipewyan community. Tanya advocates for the youth in the community, makes anti-bullying videos, believing that prevention is always better than cure. “First I healed myself, then it spreads out from there, to my…

“Anytime I can get people to connect and focus on the positive things they can bring to the community is a win.” “The best thing about YMM is the people.” That is fairly obvious from Tinna’s career which, could well be defined as caring for those who need a voice…

“We are proud of making the Firefighter Charities a more visible group.” It’s hard to talk about one of the Carnochan brothers without the other. Firefighters both, they come by their willingness to serve honestly. Father Terry was a firefighter for many years, ending up on the Suncor team and…

“My favourite thing about Fort McMurray is the people. It’s such a diverse, passionate and talented community.” Never has a star been born so quickly or shone so brightly. Tyran Ault is a former member of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo Council. In his one term, he seemed –…