05-03-2016, 10:02 PM
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#181
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damn onions
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I've had some experience with Red Cross before... all I want to ask to somebody hopefully more knowledgeable about Red Cross is, is it a guarantee that donations actually go to people that need it from Fort McMurray?
My previous experience has been that Red Cross takes funds in, and then decides where to allocate (aka, maybe not to what you're intending to donate towards, but to their discretion if they deem other communities more needy).
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05-03-2016, 10:02 PM
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#182
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Clinching Party
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Originally Posted by Mccree
I would like to know the answer to this too.
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I've read "money only" in numerous places for the Red Cross.
Also saw that if you text 303-33 and type REDCROSS to make a donation (of five bucks) that will go on your phone bill.
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05-03-2016, 10:04 PM
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#183
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Frequitude
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Jesus, he was MLA for Slave Lake when it burned ... get this menace out of public office.
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05-03-2016, 10:05 PM
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#184
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I don't know how to upload photos from my phone. Bit my mom sent me a photo from the front door of her office. Was crazy.
She doesn't expect it to make it through.
Luckily she isn't there. Was supposed to go up tomorrow morning.
Last edited by Weitz; 05-03-2016 at 10:12 PM.
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05-03-2016, 10:12 PM
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#185
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Calgary
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They are now into the territory of tallying entire communities that have been lost. Beacon Hill is gone, and half of Abasand.
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05-03-2016, 10:13 PM
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#186
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Lifetime Suspension
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Sounds like Shell Albian are already flying people out. Will be doing it through the night and tomorrow.
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05-03-2016, 10:14 PM
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#187
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: On your last nerve...:D
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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
I've read "money only" in numerous places for the Red Cross.
Also saw that if you text 303-33 and type REDCROSS to make a donation (of five bucks) that will go on your phone bill.
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Was just coming to mention this. We just finished doing that.
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05-03-2016, 10:16 PM
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#188
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Deep South
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660 News tweet Opposition leader Brian Jean says flames in Fort mac are encroaching on the city centre and the city's evacuated hospital is on fire.
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05-03-2016, 10:16 PM
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#189
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
Sounds like Shell Albian are already flying people out. Will be doing it through the night and tomorrow.
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I hope that all of these big, bad oil sands companies are going to get some positive media attention for everything they are doing.
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05-03-2016, 10:17 PM
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#190
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Originally Posted by FFR
I hope that all of these big, bad oil sands companies are going to get some positive media attention for everything they are doing.
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Not going to happen.
I'd assume they'll be to blame, if anything.
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05-03-2016, 10:18 PM
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Scoring Winger
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From the press conf: "no serious injuries or fatalities at this time"
As grim as it is, that is f---ing awesome to hear!
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05-03-2016, 10:19 PM
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#192
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by kunkstyle
Not going to happen.
I'd assume they'll be to blame, if anything.
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I agree with you....I was just being hopeful they might get some positive coverage. I'm sure the media will find some way to say they caused it... 
Last edited by FFR; 05-03-2016 at 10:24 PM.
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05-03-2016, 10:20 PM
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#193
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Originally Posted by Southside
660 News tweet Opposition leader Brian Jean says flames in Fort mac are encroaching on the city centre and the city's evacuated hospital is on fire.
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Its so hard to know what's true. There are those quotes and then others that say nothing has burned downtown and the hospital was close to the flames but not burned. So many conflicting stories.
I just hope that there is no loss of life. That seems amazing given the scope of damage, but hopefully that is the case.
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05-03-2016, 10:20 PM
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#194
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Calgary
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Wow, my wife and I just read this thread having no idea how severe this is! Crazy!
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05-03-2016, 10:20 PM
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#195
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: On your last nerve...:D
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Originally Posted by FFR
Oh, I'm sure you're right. I'm sure they caused it... |
I think he meant that people would blame them, not that he does. And by people, I mean freaks and idiots.
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05-03-2016, 10:21 PM
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#196
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Franchise Player
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Husky is flying workers home to house people from Fort mac in their camps apparently.
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05-03-2016, 10:21 PM
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#197
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So this thing "jumped the river" but did it jump the river into that southern part only, or has it jumped the wider part of the river into the western areas of the town yet?
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05-03-2016, 10:22 PM
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#198
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Fantasy Island
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Originally Posted by blueski
From the press conf: "no serious injuries or fatalities at this time"
As grim as it is, that is f---ing awesome to hear!
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I hate to say I don't believe him. The next question was along the lines of "what about the discrepancy between 50,000 ppl evacuated and 82,000 living in the city per the census", and they really had no answer. So 30,000 people they have no idea where they have evacuated to. Or if some people are still stuck in the city.
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05-03-2016, 10:22 PM
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#199
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Calgary
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An estimated 53,000 forced from homes. One sprained ankle is the known extent of injuries so far.
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05-03-2016, 10:23 PM
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#200
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Scoring Winger
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Do they shut down the air attack on the fire at night? I'd imagine that it would be pretty unsafe at night to fly and fight the fire.
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