Wood Buffalo Communities

The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo consists of 10 small rural communities:

• Anzac
• Conklin
• Draper
• Fort Chipewyan
• Fort Fitzgerald
• Fort MacKay
• Gregoire Lake Estates
• Janvier
• Mariana Lake
• Saprae Creek Estates

Our People

A diverse cosmopolitan population has found a “home away from home” here in The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. It is this global representation that contributes to the cultural richness of the region. While an indigenous population of Chipewyan and Beaver are native to the Athabasca region, by the 1870s the Cree, Metis and Euro-Canadians also made their homes here. Today the diversity of culture in the region is both recognized and celebrated.

• The McMurray Newfoundlanders Club features members with a Newfoundland and Labrador ancestry
• The Association Canadienne Française de l’Alberta is dedicated to preserving French Canadian culture
• Other active groups include the Chinese Canadian Culture Association and the Filipino Canadian Association
• The Markas-Ul Islam Congregation has constructed the most northern mosque in the world in Fort McMurray
• Enriching the past, present and future of the Aboriginal community is the Nistawoyou Association Friendship Centre
• Metis Nation with six Local Councils guide and support the Metis people of this region