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56-723: South Surrey has a senior population of 25,655, the largest concentration of citizens over the age of sixty in Surrey. It is also greater than any of Surrey's other town centres. At the time of the 2016 census , the total population of South Surrey was 77,170. Four public secondary schools serve the South Surrey town centre, Semiahmoo Secondary School , Earl Marriott Secondary School , Elgin Park Secondary School , and Grandview Heights Secondary School . Two private schools, White Rock Christian Academy and Southridge School also serve

112-541: A provincial state of emergency for Fort McMurray on May 4, 2016, and issued a formal request for assistance from the Canadian Armed Forces . The government and the Department of National Defence signed a memorandum of understanding on May 4, detailing required assistance and use of helicopters for rescue operations. Shortly after, a CC-130 Hercules departed CFB Trenton and helicopters were dispatched to

168-455: A wildfire began southwest of Fort McMurray, Alberta , Canada. On May 3, it swept through the community, forcing the largest wildfire evacuation in Alberta's history , with upwards of 88,000 people forced from their homes. Firefighters were assisted by personnel from both the Canadian Armed Forces and Royal Canadian Mounted Police , as well as other Canadian provincial agencies, to fight

224-479: A detailed account of the fire, its progression, and aftermath within the context of global warming in his best-seller book Fire Weather: On the Front Lines of a Burning World . The fire was first reported by a helicopter forestry crew in a remote area 15 km (9.3 mi) from Fort McMurray on May 1, 2016. First responders arrived 45 minutes later. An official cause of the fire has not been determined, but it

280-405: A dry fall and winter season along with a warm spring, leaving a paltry snowpack, which melted quickly. Combined with the high temperatures, this created a " perfect storm " of conditions for an explosive wildfire, and significantly contributed to the fire's rapid growth. Climate change was also cited as a potential contributor to the start and spread of the fire. Debate occurred as to whether it

336-662: A lack of water. Less than a week after being deployed, the South Africans went on strike over a wage dispute and were demobilized. Alberta Premier Rachel Notley vowed to address the issue and ensure that the firefighters were paid a minimum of C$ 11.20 per hour as required by the province's labour laws, rather than the C$ 15 per day allowance specified in their contract with their South African employer. The Alberta government provided an initial $ 1,250 per adult and $ 500 per dependent to cover living expenses for those who had evacuated. On May 4,

392-491: A local state of emergency was declared on May 1 at 9:57 p.m. MDT (03:57 UTC May 2) with the Centennial Trailer Park and the neighborhoods of Prairie Creek and Gregoire under a mandatory evacuation. The evacuation orders for the two neighborhoods were reduced to a voluntary stay-in-place order by the night of May 2 as the fire moved southwest and away from the area. The mandatory evacuation order

448-659: A majority government, the party announced that it would reinstate the mandatory long-form census, starting in 2016. By early January 2016, Statistics Canada had announced a need for 35,000 people to complete this survey to commence in May. The release dates for geography products from the 2016 census were: The release dates for data by release topic from the 2016 census are: Portions of Canada's three territories and remote areas within Alberta , Labrador , Manitoba , Quebec and Saskatchewan were subject to early enumeration between February 1, 2016, and March 31, 2016. Enumeration of

504-602: A population density of 3.9/km (10.2/sq mi) in 2016. Canada's most and least populous provinces were Ontario at 13,448,494 and Prince Edward Island at 142,907 respectively. Among the three territories, the Northwest Territories was the largest with a population of 41,786 while Yukon was the smallest with a population of 35,874 after Nunavut 's population overtook Yukon for the first time in its history. The majority of Canada's population in 2016 were females at 50.9%, while 49.1% were males. The average age of

560-467: A provincial state of emergency, and said 1,600 buildings had been destroyed by the fires. It was estimated that 10,000 ha (25,000 acres) of land had been burned. Evacuees who travelled north of Fort McMurray were advised to stay where they were, and not to come south on Highway 63 as the fire was still burning out of control. A boil-water advisory was issued for the entire area just after 11 a.m. (17:00 UTC). At 4:05 p.m., (22:05 UTC)

616-580: A result of the fire in May 2016. This continued into June at a rate of 700,000 barrels per day. The lost output was estimated to cost the Albertan economy $ 70 million per day, and was a contributing factor to rises in global oil prices. The scaled back operations, along with a refinery outage in Edmonton, caused many gas stations to run out of gas throughout Western Canada . Oil companies restored production and anticipated all financial impacts would wear off by

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672-543: A vehicular collision during the evacuation, one of whom was the daughter of a firefighter. Despite the mandatory evacuation order, staff at the water treatment plant remained in Fort McMurray to provide firefighters with water. On May 4, the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo reported the communities of Beacon Hill , Abasand and Waterways had suffered "serious loss". The Government of Alberta declared

728-697: Is home to the Surrey Eagles , a hockey team that plays in the BCHL . The Eagles play their home games at the South Surrey Athletic Park , where the South Surrey Arena is located. Scott Gomez , a former Eagle who has accrued over 700 career NHL points, enjoyed a highly productive campaign with the Surrey Eagles over the 1996–97 season. Softball City, a major softball sporting complex is also located at

784-626: The 1998 ice storms in Quebec ($ 1.9 billion) and the 2013 Alberta floods ($ 1.8 billion). The 2011 Slave Lake Wildfire , which destroyed one-third of the town of Slave Lake , cost approximately $ 750 million and was the most expensive fire-related disaster in Canadian history. The larger damage estimates were a result of Fort McMurray being 10 times the size of Slave Lake. A further estimate based on current damage estimated insurance payouts reaching as high as $ 4.7 billion. On May 18,

840-715: The International Charter Space and Major Disasters , thus providing for the charitable and humanitarian re-tasking of the diverse satellite assets of 15 space agencies . Later, Edmonton's Capital Region Housing Corporation (CRHC), along with the City of Edmonton, the Alberta Residential Landlord Association, and Yardi Canada Ltd., announced a partnership to create a registry of rental properties for Fort McMurray evacuees. The non-profit initiative would offer this service free of charge to landlords for

896-650: The Palestinian Authority , Russia , Taiwan , and the United States was offered in battling the fire, and turned down by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau . Russia specifically offered Ilyushin Il-76 firefighting aircraft that could handle up to 42 tons of fire suppression at one time. Trudeau said that while the offers were appreciated, they were unnecessary as firefighters from other Canadian provinces were gaining control of

952-688: The Alberta government provisionally announced a phased re-entry of residents into Fort McMurray between June 1 and 15, 2016, given that a set of key conditions were met: Residents were allowed to re-enter Fort McMurray and surrounding communities according to a schedule broken down into residential zones. The neighbourhoods of Waterways, Abasand, and Beacon Hill were severely burned, and were declared unsafe for reoccupation due to contamination from arsenic and heavy metals from leftover ash . 2,000 residents in these neighbourhoods were only allowed supervised visits to their homes, and relied on workers from

1008-477: The South Surrey Athletic Park. Canada 2016 Census The 2016 Canadian census was an enumeration of Canadian residents, which counted a population of 35,151,728, a 5% change from its 2011 population of 33,476,688. The census, conducted by Statistics Canada , was Canada's seventh quinquennial census . The official census day was May 10, 2016. Census web access codes began arriving in

1064-548: The affected area. Alberta also requested assistance from the Government of Ontario , and Ontario committed to sending 100 firefighters and 19 supervisory staff, coordinated through the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Other provinces across the country offered support. On May 5, four CL-415 water bombers from Quebec 's Service aérien gouvernemental ( fr ) took off from the province to aid in

1120-492: The area. Suncor Energy and Syncrude Canada also scaled back operations. Suncor's Millennium and North Steepbank mines were two of the largest and oldest oilsands mining operations in the Fort McMurray area, and Syncrude's Mildred Lake oilsands mine is located 35 km (22 mi) north of Fort McMurray. The companies accommodated another 2,000 evacuees each at their work camps. On May 7, Syncrude shut down all site and processing operations, removing 4,800 employees from

1176-464: The area. On May 16, all 665 rooms at Blacksands Executive Lodge, a work camp, burned in the wildfire. Earlier that day, about 8,000 people were ordered out of 19 camps; about 6,000 remained. By May 17, the fire appeared to reach the Noralta Lodge, a few kilometres east of Blacksands. Approximately one million barrels of oil a day, equal to a quarter of Canada's oil production, was halted as

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1232-549: The balance of Canada began on May 2, 2016, with the unveiling of the online census questionnaire, eight days prior to the official census day of May 10, 2016. Because of a wildfire in early May in northeast Alberta , Statistics Canada suspended enumeration efforts in the Fort McMurray area with alternate means to collect data from its evacuated residents to be determined at a later date. Shortly after re-entry, residents were encouraged to complete their census form online or over

1288-529: The cuts created a personnel issue, and would make it more difficult to keep staff on duty during the wildfire season. Cuts were also made to fire preparation budgets, which funded activities such as creating fire breaks, but it is not certain that those activities would have been beneficial against a wildfire powerful enough to traverse the Athabasca River. The federal government was criticized after international assistance from Australia , Israel , Mexico ,

1344-558: The end of October 2016. The wildfire halted oil sands production at facilities north of Fort McMurray. Shell Canada shut down output at its Albian Sands mining operation, located approximately 70 km (43 mi) north of Fort McMurray. The company said its priority was to get employees and their families out of the region, and provide capacity at its work camp for some of the evacuees. Shell also provided its landing strip to fly employees and their families to Calgary or Edmonton and provided two teams to support firefighting efforts in

1400-500: The end of the third fiscal quarter . Initial insurance payouts were estimated to total as much as C$ 9 billion if the entire community had to be rebuilt. By July 7, 2016, the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) and Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ) reported that insured damage was estimated to have reached $ 3.58 billion, making the wildfire the most expensive disaster in Canadian history, surpassing

1456-555: The fire crossed Highway 63 at Airport Road (formerly Highway 69), south of Fort McMurray, and threatened the international airport , which had suspended commercial operations earlier in the day. The fire also forced the re-location of the Regional Emergency Operations Centre, which was originally in the vicinity of the airport. On May 4, the fire was found to be producing lightning and pyrocumulus clouds due to its heat and large size, which added to

1512-425: The fire, and on July 4, 2016, the fire was declared under control. The wildfire was still considered to be active over the following year, having smouldered in deeper layers of moss and dirt throughout the winter. On August 2, 2017, with no further detection of hot spots by thermal surveys conducted over the summer, provincial officials declared the wildfire extinguished. The Government of Alberta declared

1568-543: The fire. On May 6, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police began leading convoys to move 1,500 vehicles from oil sand work camps north of Fort McMurray, south along Highway 63 to Edmonton . The fire continued to grow out of control, spreading to 100,000 ha (250,000 acres) by May 6, and 200,000 ha (490,000 acres) by May 7. As the fire grew to the northeast, the community of Fort McKay , which hosted 5,000 evacuees from Fort McMurray,

1624-474: The firefighting effort. Approximately 300 Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers provided security in the wildfire area. South Africa sent 301 firefighters at the request of the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre at the end of May. The firefighters were trained during the month of April at a boot camp, in order to learn how to use special hoses instead of the leather-padded wooden sticks known as "firebeaters" they typically use in their home country due to

1680-481: The homes destroyed have been rebuilt. The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo updated their Wildfire Mitigation Strategy in January 2018, which conducted a risk assessment for wildfire behaviour. It also proposed clearing 867 hectares of vegetation, various access and safety standards for planned infrastructure and land development, educating members of the public on wildfire threats, cooperation and joint training between

1736-438: The initial evacuations. The Government of Alberta announced a plan to airlift approximately 8,000 of 25,000 people who had evacuated to oil sands work camps north of Fort McMurray, with assistance from a Royal Canadian Air Force Hercules aircraft, and other planes owned by energy companies operating in the oil sands. 1,110 personnel, 145 helicopters , 138 pieces of heavy equipment and 22 air tankers were employed to fight

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1792-619: The mail on May 2, 2016. The 2016 census marked the reinstatement of the mandatory long-form census, which had been dropped in favour of the voluntary National Household Survey for the 2011 census. With a response rate of 98.4%, this census is said to be the best one ever recorded since the 1666 census of New France . This census was succeeded by Canada's 2021 census . Consultation with census data users, clients, stakeholders and other interested parties closed in November 2012. Qualitative content testing, which involved soliciting feedback regarding

1848-560: The most frequent size among private households at 34.4%. In regards to the journey to work data in Ottawa, there was an increase of people driving their car to work of 51.3% which has the highest mode of transportation. On the other hand, public transit decreased to 25.1% comparing to the 2011 census. The census data in 2016 shows that people have been using other modes of transportation more than other years, this includes walking and cycling. 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire On May 1, 2016,

1904-447: The next six months. Some landlords had offered incentives to wildfire evacuees, including reduced security deposits, reduced rent, or free rent for a month or more. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Fort McMurray on May 13 to survey the damage and promised ongoing aid from the federal government in the coming months. The Governor General , David Johnston , and Sophie, Countess of Wessex , met with first responders and visited

1960-485: The not-for-profit organization Team Rubicon to sift through leftover items. Between, August 31 and October 24, 2016, residents of 470 homes within the three neighbourhoods were able to move home. In the wake of the wildfire impact on Fort McMurray, the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo created a wildfire recovery plan, establishing a framework and governance structure for recovery efforts. Recovery funding

2016-613: The phone; however door-to-door enumeration remained suspended. Non-binary activists expressed concern that the choice between "male" and "female" on the "sex" question left them with no valid options. In response, Statistics Canada stated that "Respondents who cannot select one category ... can leave the question blank and indicate, in the Comments section at the end of the questionnaire, the reason(s) for which they've chosen to leave this question unanswered." Statistics Canada stated that they intend to analyze these comments but that because of

2072-402: The population was 41.0 years (40.1 years for males and 41.9 years for females). In terms of occupied private dwellings, 53.6% of them were single detached dwellings, followed by 18% being units in apartment buildings less than five storeys, and 9.9% being apartment units in buildings with five or more storeys. The average household size was 2.4 people per household. Two-person households were

2128-405: The previous year. Trudeau visited Fort McMurray a week later on May 13, 2016. Initial estimates from May 4 indicated that 1,600 structures in Fort McMurray were destroyed. Firefighters worked through May 6 and 7 to hold the line and protect the downtown and remaining homes in Fort McMurray. On May 9, this figure was revised to 2,400 structures, and about 85 to 90% of the community

2184-620: The provincial government committed to match donations made to the Canadian Red Cross , as well as to donate an additional $ 2 million as seed money; the federal government pledged to match all donations to the Canadian Red Cross the next day, with a deadline set to May 31. As of May 9 , $ 54 million has been donated to the Red Cross, not including matching government contributions. On May 4, Public Safety Canada activated

2240-565: The questionnaire and tests responses to its questions, was scheduled for the fall of 2013, with more extensive testing occurring in May 2014. Statistics Canada was scheduled to submit its census content recommendations for review by the Parliament of Canada in December 2014 for subsequent final approval by the Cabinet of Canada . On November 5, 2015, during the first Liberal caucus meeting after forming

2296-578: The region. Highways in South Surrey include Highway 99, Highway 15, Route 10, King George Boulevard. Two major public transit exchanges serve South Surrey town centre, the South Surrey Park and Ride and White Rock Centre , the latter partially located within the city of White Rock. Bus routes in the region feed into Bridgeport SkyTrain station in Richmond , and King George and Surrey Central SkyTrain stations in Surrey's City Centre . South Surrey

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2352-490: The risk of more fires. The fires became large enough to create a firestorm , creating its own weather in the form of wind influxes and lightning. The fire continued to spread south on May 5 across 85,000 ha (210,000 acres) and forcing additional evacuations in the communities of Anzac , Gregoire Lake Estates and the Fort McMurray First Nation . These communities had accepted over 8,000 people during

2408-529: The ruins of the Beacon Hill neighbourhood of Fort McMurray on June 24, 2016. The Alberta government was criticized for cutting $ 15 million from the province's wildfire suppression budget in April 2016, just prior to the outbreak of the wildfire. While Premier Rachel Notley contended that wildfires were paid by emergency funds that would not be limited to combat a wildfire, local air tanker companies argued that

2464-426: The situation. Trudeau was also criticized on May 6, 2016, for not visiting Fort McMurray and showing support, less than a week after the fire started. Trudeau responded that "showing up in Fort McMurray, when firefighters are busy trying to contain a massive raging wildfire, is not a particularly helpful thing," and comparisons were drawn to former Prime Minister Stephen Harper 's visit to Kelowna , British Columbia

2520-416: The technical difficulties of analyzing free-form text, this analysis will not be released on the same schedule as the binary gender data. In the 2016 Census of Population, Canada recorded a population of 35,151,728 living in 14,072,079 of its 15,412,443 total private dwellings, a 5% change from its 2011 population of 33,476,688. With a land area of 8,965,588.85 km (3,461,633.21 sq mi), it had

2576-618: The wildfire. Aid for evacuees was provided by various governments and via donations through the Canadian Red Cross and other local and national charitable organizations. Sweeping through Fort McMurray, the wildfire destroyed approximately 2,400 homes and buildings. Another 2,000 residents in three communities were displaced after their homes were declared unsafe for reoccupation due to contamination. The fire continued to spread across northern Alberta and into Saskatchewan, consuming forested areas and impacting Athabasca oil sands operations. With an estimated damage cost of C$ 9.9 billion, it

2632-435: Was "insensitive" to discuss it during the crisis, or whether the crisis made it "more important" to talk about a correlation between human-influenced climate change and wildfires. Canada's politicians and scientists both cautioned that individual fires cannot specifically be linked to climate change, but agree that it is part of a general trend of more intense wildfires. As the fire spread towards settlements in Fort McMurray,

2688-546: Was able to create an accurate 2016 census profile for Fort McMurray using this information, as well as Canada Revenue Agency income tax records, local birth and death records, and long-form census information collected by surveyors going door to door. The neighbourhoods of Waterways, Abasand, and Beacon Hill saw the heaviest damage from the wildfire. Until debris could be cleared, they were declared unsafe for re-occupation because of contamination from arsenic and heavy metals. Residents did not return to these neighbourhoods until

2744-609: Was destroyed. The fire continued to grow, from 285,000 ha (700,000 acres) on May 16 to 504,443 ha (1,246,510 acres) on May 21 and even spread across 741 ha (1,830 acres) in Saskatchewan. While the fire moved away from Fort McMurray, two explosions and poor air quality continued to prevent residents and rebuilding crews from returning to the town. By May 18, the fire had grown to 423,000 ha (1,050,000 acres) and expanded into Saskatchewan. By mid-June, rain and cooler temperatures helped firefighters contain

2800-463: Was estimated to be above $ 4.5 billion: $ 615 million from federal, provincial and municipal governments; $ 319 million from the Canadian Red Cross; and $ 3.58 billion from the insurance industry. As of January 2018, 90% of wildfire claims have been processed according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada. Reconstruction of impacted communities is ongoing, and as of May 2018, 20% of

2856-460: Was itself put under an evacuation notice. Albertan officials anticipated that the fire would double in size, and reach the Saskatchewan border to the east. The wildfire continued to spread through remote forested areas in the following week, reaching oilsand work camps south of Fort MacKay, forcing the evacuation of 19 oil sites and camps with approximately 8,000 workers. One lodge with 665 units

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2912-403: Was lifted in all areas of Fort McMurray on August 17, 2016. Statistics Canada suspended enumeration activities for the 2016 Census in the Fort McMurray area on May 5. Alternative means to collect data from its residents were to be determined at a later date. Some census data was received early, and some residents sent their census data online after the evacuation. Statistics Canada

2968-532: Was reinstated and expanded to 12 neighbourhoods on May 3 at 5:00 p.m. (23:00 UTC), and to the entirety of Fort McMurray by 6:49 p.m. (00:49 UTC May 4). A further order covering the nearby communities of Anzac , Gregoire Lake Estates , and Fort McMurray First Nation was issued at 9:50 p.m. on May 4 (03:50 UTC May 5). It has been reported that 88,000 people were successfully evacuated, with no reported fatalities or injuries, but two people, Aaron Hodgson and Emily Ryan, were killed in

3024-471: Was reported undamaged. Overnight on May 16–17, two explosions occurred in the Thickwood and Dickensfield neighbourhoods, damaging 10 buildings and destroying three. The town's power grid sustained damage. Almost the entire Fort McMurray area was placed under a boil-water advisory during the fire, since untreated water was placed into the municipal water system to supply firefighters. The boil water advisory

3080-489: Was suspected to be human caused. During the start of the fire, an unusually hot, dry air mass was in place over Northern Alberta , which brought record-setting temperatures to Fort McMurray. On May 3, the temperature climbed to 32.8 °C (91 °F), accompanied by relative humidity as low as 12%. The situation intensified on May 4 when temperatures reached 31.9 °C (89 °F) and winds gusted to 72 km/h (45 mph). A natural El Niño cycle also led to

3136-505: Was the costliest disaster in Canadian history . The fire spread across approximately 590,000 ha (1,500,000 acres) before it was declared to be under control on July 5, 2016. It continued to smoulder, and was fully extinguished on August 2, 2017. It is suspected to have been caused by humans in a remote area 15 km (9.3 mi) from Fort McMurray, but no official cause has been determined to date. Author John Vaillant documented

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