Fort Mac Wildfire Thread

[Fuzz]

The time stamp is correct for this morning, so looking much better.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by killer_carlson

I donated $1,000 to the red cross today through my work.

I'll challenge each CP member to donate, period.


Post in the thread if you do donate and encourage other people to do so. Really though, it doesn't matter the amount, just donate something if you can.

Also, it's not just money to get the people safe. Now that they are here in Edmonton, there is going to be a lot of downtime with their kids. I wish we could donate things like Scene points for Cineplex Odeon or stuff like that so the victims can go and escape for a few hours.

West Edmonton Mall is giving free admission on all their attractions today, stuff like that goes along way IMO. My guests will be arriving sometime this afternoon here in Calgary and we're hoping to have some actives planned, some things to distract the two young ones. Hoping we see similar offers from the Calgary Zoo, maybe the Tyrell museum.

I swear I had some book with a bunch of 2for1 passes to a bunch of stuff.

Looks like insurance will cover things somewhat since they were forcefully evacuated. That'll come in handy(for them) as I'm expecting it'll be 3-4 weeks minimum they're here.

[jschick88]

660 NEWS Calgary ‏@660NEWS 40 seconds ago
THIS JUST IN Federal government says it will match all charitable donations to the Red Cross #ymmfire #ymm #FortMcMurray

[Aeneas]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

West Edmonton Mall is giving free admission on all their attractions today, stuff like that goes along way IMO. My guests will be arriving sometime this afternoon here in Calgary and we're hoping to have some actives planned, some things to distract the two young ones. Hoping we see similar offers from the Calgary Zoo, maybe the Tyrell museum.

I swear I had some book with a bunch of 2for1 passes to a bunch of stuff.

Looks like insurance will cover things somewhat since they were forcefully evacuated. That'll come in handy(for them) as I'm expecting it'll be 3-4 weeks minimum they're here.

I have some free entry passes for the zoo if you want them.

[Scornfire]

Is it me or does the provincial/federal Governments matching donations just seem so god damn weird, that's a corporation thing to do. The Government should probably be putting a bit more thought into the level of aid needed from their end....

[TheDragon]

Originally Posted by killer_carlson

I donated $1,000 to the red cross today through my work.

I'll challenge each CP member to donate, period.


Post in the thread if you do donate and encourage other people to do so. Really though, it doesn't matter the amount, just donate something if you can.

Also, it's not just money to get the people safe. Now that they are here in Edmonton, there is going to be a lot of downtime with their kids. I wish we could donate things like Scene points for Cineplex Odeon or stuff like that so the victims can go and escape for a few hours.

I donated $200 yesterday. Come on CP, let's hit up to over $9000!

[Boblobla]

That webcam looks to be at the old terminal, I wonder how it is looking at the new terminal. I would hope it would be safer as it is much further from the trees.

[nik-]

Originally Posted by Scornfire

Is it me or does the provincial/federal Governments matching donations just seem so god damn weird, that's a corporation thing to do. The Government should probably be putting a bit more thought into the level of aid needed from their end....

I find it odd too. The government will be paying more than it's share in other ways I'm sure.

[CroFlames]

I came across this article, I thought it was worth a share.
https://edwardmcintyre.com/2016/05/0...ing-a-disater/

Basically, if you see a direct need for someone specific, absolutely help them. If not, just donate money, not goods, to the red cross. The goods cause logistical problems, and in the instance of the Slave Lake disaster, a lot of good ended up in a landfill unfortunately.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by Aeneas

I have some free entry passes for the zoo if you want them.

Thanks but should be okay. Hoping some of those places follow Edmonton's lead.

[GreatWhiteEbola]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

The time stamp is correct for this morning, so looking much better.

I believe it looked similar yesterday morning, around 12 noon is when the smoke started again.

[Drury18]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

I swear I had some book with a bunch of 2for1 passes to a bunch of stuff.

There's some coupons on this website that might help out: http://calgaryattractions.com/coupons/

Many of them also offer a 10% discount if you have an AMA card.

[CaptainCrunch]

Picture from space from May 3rd

[OMG!WTF!]

I donated $1250..roughly the amount I was given during the flood. So it isn't really a donation as much as it is a return. That might be a catchy sentiment for people around Calgary.

[killer_carlson]

Originally Posted by TheDragon

I donated $200 yesterday. Come on CP, let's hit up to over $9000!

Let's see if we can hit 100 donors as well.

[worth]

I donated and my company is matching donations as well.

[ah123]

Donated yesterday through work; my company matches my donation as well

[LChoy]

Originally Posted by killer_carlson

I donated $1,000 to the red cross today through my work.

I'll challenge each CP member to donate, period.


Post in the thread if you do donate and encourage other people to do so. Really though, it doesn't matter the amount, just donate something if you can.

Also, it's not just money to get the people safe. Now that they are here in Edmonton, there is going to be a lot of downtime with their kids. I wish we could donate things like Scene points for Cineplex Odeon or stuff like that so the victims can go and escape for a few hours.

Donated via the Red Cross website and the text version
Might be here in Toronto, but Alberta will always be home

[Madman]

[DoubleK]

Humidity is way up over yesterday. Hopefully they can make some progress today.

It's amazing how far ahead of the fire it is spotting.