Back to school in Fort McMurray: Grads get prom, others return to counselling
EDMONTON — Brynne Wood tries on her sparkly, champagne-coloured princess gown and smells a hint of smoke.
The dress was left hanging in an alterations shop in downtown Fort McMurray when a huge wildfire spread into the northern Alberta city in May.
A dry cleaner did the best it could to get the stench out, says Wood, who is excited to be finally walking across the stage this weekend to get her diploma.
Four months after the fire forced more than 80,000 residents to flee and destroyed 2,400 homes and buildings, students in Fort McMurray are preparing to head back for another year of classes.