With walls, berms and raised roads, Fort McMurray, Alta., is working to keep its river from overflowing

With walls, berms and raised roads, Fort McMurray, Alta., is working to keep its river from overflowing

Ever since the devastating spring floods of 2020 in Fort McMurray, the northeastern Alberta community has been shoring up its defences against rising rivers.Now, officials with the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) say Fort McMurray is better prepared for

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