2016 Fort McMurray Wildfire

Some articles I wrote in the weeks following the Fort McMurray wildfire. Our coverage of this event won the Fort McMurray Today and Postmedia’s Edmonton newsrooms a National Newspaper Award for breaking news.

‘It’s Gone. It’s all gone’

Fort McMurray was menaced by a fire that began on its southwestern edge on Sunday. By Tuesday, the flames entered the city, scattering everyone across the country and destroying thousands of homes

PAINFUL HOMECOMING FOR RESIDENTS RETURNING TO WORST-HIT AREAS

Eight days after Fort McMurray residents began returning home, those living in the most devastated areas saw what was left of their neighbourhoods for the first time.

VETERANS' GROUP SIFTING THROUGH DEBRIS BRINGS CLOSURE TO RESIDENTS

A volunteer group of veterans picked through the remains of homes, looking for anything that survived. In most cases, all they could provide was closure.