Fort McMurray newspaper to publish less often, more emphasis on website
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — The newspaper that serves Fort McMurray is bracing for more change six months after a wildfire forced its staff to flee the northern Alberta city along with more than 80,000 other people.
Fort McMurray Today has announced it will only publish two times a week and focus more on posting stories to its website. It published six days a week before the fire.
Managing editor Olivia Condon said a lot has changed since those chaotic days in May.
“Our subscriptions list has completely changed since the fire,” she said. “Probably 2,000 of our subscribers no longer have homes.”