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Melissa Blake is the former mayor of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, which includes Fort McMurray. Blake was elected as a municipal councillor in 1998 and re-elected to council in 2001. She was elected mayor in 2004 and would serve for four terms.
Apr 19, 2018 · Melissa Blake is excited about her new appointment to a committee that advises Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on suitable candidates for the Canadian Senate.
- Successes and A Regret
- Survivor's Guilt
- No Job Or Political Prospects
The four-term mayor said one of her achievements was steering the region through its explosive boom times, which began in the late O.A.S. and ended in 2014 when the price of oil crashed. During the boom the region saw billions of dollars in investment, a ballooning population and municipal resources struggling to keep up with growth. Blake, who des...
During an interview before Christmas last year, Blake admitted she suffered from survivor's guilt following the Fort McMurray wildfire. She said the weight of speaking to people who lost everything and who could not be in their homes for Christmas was so overwhelming she could not bring herself to put up a Christmas tree. 1. Survivor's guilt weighs...
Blake said once the mayor and council is sworn in she will be unemployed. She said she has no job or political prospects lined up. However, the soon-to-be former mayor is looking forward to being a homemaker. Blake said she wants to focus on her boys, ages 8 and 13, her husband, Peter Jurak, and their pug, Louie. She also plans to tackle the mess i...
Council unanimously approved naming former mayor Melissa Blake and The Bouchier Group CEO Nicole Bourque-Bouchier as co-chairs for the 2022 Wood Buffalo Arctic Winter Games.
Dec 21, 2016 · In a year-end interview with CBC Fort McMurray correspondent David Thurton, Mayor Melissa Blake speaks candidly about her own mental well being after May’s wildfire.
May 10, 2016 · Karina Pillay knows exactly what Melissa Blake is feeling. Five years ago, Pillay was the mayor of Slave Lake when wildfire ripped through that municipality, destroying one-third of the...
Feb 18, 2017 · Ms. Blake has presided over the community during its brightest and darkest moments, including the expansion and boom in the oil sands, the recent economic downturn and the fires that ravaged Fort...
