Fort_McKay

Fort_McKay

March 2013- Upriver from Fort McKay people from all around the region come to Fort Chipewyan each year for their fishing derby on Lake Athabasca. The prizes this year were $5000, a boat and motor and a Quad ATV donated by the oil company Suncor Energy. Locals complain that they can no longer eat the fish from the lake or river due to contamination from the oil sands industry, the fish have high levels of toxins and are often found with abnormal tumours and lesions.