United Way Fort McMurray and Wood Buffalo

Our Community Investment Committee is made up of volunteers from all aspects and ages of our community, including young people. On a recent edition of IMPACT, I had a chance to sit down with Angela Wang, a recent graduate from Westwood Community High School, the class valedictorian and a United…

Each resident of Fort McMurray has a unique account of May 3rd, 2016; the day an out-of-control wildfire, nicknamed “The Beast,” ravaged the city and forced a mass evacuation. Though each experience is different, everyone at some level was affected, including the youth of Fort McMurray. Ann Reilly was a…

I first saw D’Andre Wilson-Ihejirika at the Heart of Wood Buffalo Awards a number of years ago. That year, she was the recipient of the Newcomer Engagement Award. I didn’t get the chance to meet her that night, but I remember getting this overwhelmingly positive feeling about the impact she…