This past weekend I visited for the first time Fort McMurray, the epicenter of the oil sands project in Alberta and the region that most people probably think about when they hear Alberta. I was really going up there for the Alberta Provincial Swimming Championships (weird location - I know) but I did take a quick drive north of the city to see one of Syncrude's tailing ponds.
It was pretty disgusting to see what these developments actually look like in real life, not just on the TV or in the newspaper. It was also really cool to know that I have now been to the places that they talk about so often on the radio. So now when I hear "Fort McMurray" on the radio I'll think of these photos, as I will forever have these images engraved in my memory.
1 comments:
So will I Isaac , cuz that view was like being in a nightmare . Not only disgusting but quiet scary and shocking . Thats the real Fort Mac for you .
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