JEWISH KING JESUS IS COMING AT THE RAPTURE FOR US IN THE CLOUDS-DON'T MISS IT FOR THE WORLD.THE BIBLE TAKEN LITERALLY- WHEN THE PLAIN SENSE MAKES GOOD SENSE-SEEK NO OTHER SENSE-LEST YOU END UP IN NONSENSE.GET SAVED NOW- CALL ON JESUS TODAY.THE ONLY SAVIOR OF THE WHOLE EARTH - NO OTHER.
1 COR 15:23-JESUS THE FIRST FRUITS-CHRISTIANS RAPTURED TO JESUS-FIRST FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT-23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.ROMANS 8:23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.(THE PRE-TRIB RAPTURE)
OTHER FORT MCMURRAY FIRE NEWS
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2016/05/fort-mcmurray-fire-explodes-8-times.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2016/05/1600-plus-structures-burned-in-fort.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2016/05/fort-mcmurry-alberta-is-burning-out-of.html
-THE FORT MCMURRAY AND AREA ALBERTA WILDFIRES. DESTROYING 80-100% OF TOWNS IN THE AREA. AND WHAT COULD COST A TOTAL ALL TIME RECORD FOR ALBERTA OF INSURANCE PAYOUTS OF UP TO 9 BILLION DOLLARS.-pics-ap,cp,yahoonews
OTHER FORT MCMURRAY FIRE NEWS
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2016/05/fort-mcmurray-fire-explodes-8-times.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2016/05/1600-plus-structures-burned-in-fort.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2016/05/fort-mcmurry-alberta-is-burning-out-of.html
OZONE DEPLETION JUDGEMENT ON THE EARTH DUE TO SIN
ISAIAH 30:26-27
26 Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold,(7X OR 7-DEGREES HOTTER) as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people,(ISRAEL) and healeth the stroke of their wound.
27 Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire:
MATTHEW 24:21-22,29
21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
22 And except those days should be shortened,(DAY LIGHT HOURS SHORTENED) there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake (ISRAELS SAKE) those days shall be shortened (Daylight hours shortened)(THE ASTEROID HITS EARTH HERE)
29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
REVELATION 16:7-9
7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS
REVELATION 8:7
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
FORT MCMURRAY FIRE UPDATES
http://www.alberta.ca/emergency.cfm
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ISLAMIC MIGRANTS IN FORT MCMURRAY ALBERTA. 10% OF FORT MCMURRAY IS ISLAMIC. GOVERNMENT SAYS 3%.
It makes you feel more proud'
Over the years, as the oil-sands projects ramped up, waves of migrants from inside and outside Canada headed north up Alberta’s Highway 63. The Islamic substream started slowly, in the 1980s, with Arabs, mostly from Lebanon, and Pakistanis coming to find jobs. It gathered real momentum in the 2000s as the industry spawned services work, enticing Somali war refugees to come to town as cab drivers. By the time oil reached $100 a barrel, it seemed as if fragments of the whole world had beaten a trail to the oil sands. “It makes you feel more proud,” says Mr. Abdo. “In Lebanon you only see Lebanese. You don’t see anyone else.” Here, “You think, ‘This is Islam.’”A rapidly growing boom town until very recently, Fort McMurray has a population that sits at about 65,000, according to census data, with thousands more in transient worker camps. Those same data put the percentage of Muslims close to the national average of 3 per cent, but the community itself figures they are closer to 10 per cent. COMPLETE STORY-http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/alberta/fort-mcmurrays-muslim-community-planning-an-ambitious-multicultural-mosque/article23119088/ - ANOTHER STORY - http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/survey-shows-muslim-population-is-fastest-growing-religion-in-canada#3
Islamic State threatens attack on West in new video with Washington next on terror hitlist
ISLAMIC STATE militants have released a chilling new video warning that countries taking part in the aerial bombing campaign against jihadi targets in Syria and Iraq would be targeted next.That includes Britain, Australia, Canada and the United States, with the death cult claiming in the film that Washington DC was in the group’s crosshairs.-- http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/619753/ISIS-terror-attack-countries-carrying-airstrikes-Syria-new-video
LET ME GET ONE THING STRAIGHT HERE. I AM NOT BLAMING ISLAM FOR THIS WILD FIRE. BUT I AM JUST REMINDING CITIZENS. THAT ISLAMIC LEADERS DO TEACH WAYS SUCH AS THIS TO KILL INNOCENT PEOPLE WHO FIGHT AGAINST ISLAM. AND CANADA IS FIGHTING ISIS IN IRAQ AND SYRIA. AND ISLAM-ISIS SAID THEY WOULD GET REVENGE ON CANADA FOR FIGHTING AGAINST THEM.
Unleash Hell': New Al Qaeda magazine describes in detail how to start huge forest fires across the U.S..with instructions on how to make 'ember bombs'
Al Qaeda has called upon its followers to unleash massive forest fires upon the United States this summer.Published in the latest edition of the notorious terror magazine, 'Inspire', are graphic instructions for the creation and ignition of 'ember bombs' Detailed in the memorably titled, 'It is of your Freedom to Ignite a Firebomb', the magazine encourages any would-be terrorist to target Montana, because of the rapid population growth in its wooded areas.A fire burning out of control in a pine forest on the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation in New Mexico: Al Qaeda has issued instructions to its followers to start intentional fires in the United States 'In America, there are more houses built in the countryside than in the cities,' explained the writer known as The AQ Chef according to ABC News. 'It is difficult to choose a better place than in the valleys of Montana.' Reveling in the unsubstantiated claim that forest fires in Australia in December 2002, unleashed a heat energy equal to that of 23 nuclear bombs, the new edition of 'Inspire' wants the same destructive force unleashed on America.Forty people died in a forest fire in the hills around Haifa in 2010: Al Qaeda wants to unleash a similar level of destruction on the U.S according to the latest edition of 'Inspire'--'Muslims are allowed to target the populations of countries that are at war with Muslims by bombings or fire-arms attacks or other forms of attacks that inevitably lead to the deaths of non-combatants,' said al-Awlaki according to CNN.- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2138758/Unleash-Hell-New-Al-Qaeda-magazine-describes-start-huge-forest-fires-U-S-instructions-make-ember-bombs.html
UPDATE-MAY 07,2016-03:03PM
NOTLEY AND FIRE OFFICIALS JUST FINISHED A PRESS CONFERENCE. OF 40 OF THE WILD FIRES GOING ON CURRENTLY IN 5 DIFFERENT PROVINCES IN CANADA. THIRTY-THREE ARE NOW UNDER CONTROL. 7 ARE STILL OUT OF CONTROL-INCLUDING THIS FORT MCMURRAY ALBERTA WILDFIRE. THIS WILDFIRE WAS DISCOVERED LAST SATURDAY AT 4PM IN THE AFTERNOON. BY A FIRE CREW. AND IT STARTED OFF AT 2 KILOMETERS BURNED. BUT WITHIN 2 HOURS-IT WAS 16 KILOMETERS BURNED. SOME PEOPLE DID STAY IN THEIR HOMES FOR THE LAST 7 DAYS IN FORT MCMURRAY. WHILE THE WILD FIRE WAS RAGING THREW. BUT NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE IN THEIR HOMES BECAUSE THE GAS AND HYDRO ARE CUT OFF TO ALL THE HOMES. AND THE WATER IS BAD IT NEEDS TO BE BOILED BEFORE DRINKING IT. ABOUT 60 OLDER FOLKS WE EVACUATED FROM THE INDIAN RESERVE DUE TO HEAVY SMOKE-NOT THE FIRE. BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT BREATH FROM THE HEAVY SMOKE. AND FINALLY 32,000 ALBERTANS HAVE REGISTERED THEIR PERSONAL INFORMATION WITH THE RED CROSS. SO THE ALBERTAN GOVERNMENT CAN CONTACT THEM ABOUT THEIR COMPENSATIONS THEY WILL BE GETTING FOR THEIR LOST PROPERTY AND PERSONAL ITEMS. THIS BEAST-MONSTER WILD FIRE IS STILL EXPECTED TO DOUBLE ITS SIZE TODAY YET. AND IT IS IN NO WAY UNDER CONTROL NOTLEY SAID.
UPDATE-MAY 07,2016-01:43PM
THE SMOKE FROM THE FORT MCMURRAY WILD FIRE HAS BEEN SEEN 4,000 KILOMETERS AWA IN ALABAMA AND GEORGIA IN THE USA. THE RCMP HAS CHECKED 30% OF THE HOUSES IN FORT MCMURRAY TO SEE IF CRIMINALS HAVE BEEN LOOTING. NOT TO MUCH STEALING HAS BEEN SEEN BY POLICE SO FAR. 1 PERSON WAS ARRESTED FOR BEING IN A HOME ILLEGALLY. BETWEEN 1,500-1,700 VEHICLES WENT THREW THE CONVOY YESTERDAY. BUT ONLY AROUND 60 OR SO TODAY. DUE TO THE HEAVY SMOKE AND POOR VISIBILITY. THE RCMP HAVE TO WEAR MASKS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM THE HEAVY SMOKE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS STILL NOT KNOWN. BUT OFFICIALS ARE CURRENTLY TRYING TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. FIRE FIGHTERS FROM ONTARIO AND OTHER PROVINCES ARE HELPING THE ALBERTA FIRE FIGHTERS TO GIVE THEM A BREAK. THE RCMP SAID THEY WANT TO TRY TO GIVE THE FIRE FIGHTERS 10 HOUR SHIFTS. SO THEY CAN GET A BREAK. SINCE THE VISIBILITY IS SO LOW DUE TO THE HEAVY SMOKE. FIRE FIGHTERS DO NOT KNOW WERE THE FIRE CURRENTLY IS AND HOW BAD ITS TRAVELING. THE INDIAN RESERVE CHIEF SAID THERES FIRE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HIWAY AT THEIR RESERVE. BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE TO EVACUATE YET. BUT SOME INDIANS DID EVACUATE THEMSELVES BECAUSE OF THE CHOKING-THICK SMOKE. SO THEY WENT TO A RELIEF SHELTER WITH OTHER EVACUEES.
UPDATE-MAY 07,2016-09:16AM
THE CONVOY OF CITIZENS TRAVELING FROM FORT MCMURRAY OIL SANDS EVACUATION CAMPS TO EDMONTON AND CALGARY. HAS CONTINUED TODAY. IT STARTED AT 6AM. THIS IS DAY TWO OF THE AT LEAST 4 DAY CONVOY TO LEAVE THE FORT MCMURRAY AREA. BUT TODAY IS DIFFERENT FOR THE CONVOY. INSTEAD OF 50 CARS AT A TIME BEING LEAD OUT BY THE R.C.M.P AND ARMY. ONLY 24 VEHICLES AT A TIME ARE BEING ESCORTED THREW FORT MCMURRAY. THE WIND HAS CHANGED FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. SO THERES SMOKE AND BAD VISABLITY FOR THE ESCAPING CONVOY TODAY. STILL TODAY NO CARS CAN TURN OFF THE MAIN ROADS. THE ALBERTA GOVERNMENT WILL SUPPLY 100 MILLION DOLLARS TO FAMILIES WHO LOST EVERYTHING IN THESE FIRES. AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE MONTH OF MAY WILL GIVE DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR TO THE RED CROSS WHAT CANADIANS DONATE TO THE CAUSE OF THE CITIZENS OF FORT MCMURRAY. SO FAR AT LEAST 30 MILLION DOLLARS HAS BEEN DONATED. SO WITH THE ALBERTA GOVERNMENT AND FEDERAL CANADIAN GOVERNMENTS CONTRIBUTIONS. AT LEAST 160 MILLION DOLLARS WILL BE GIVEN TO THE VICTIMS OF THIS BEAST HELL FIRE IN FORT MCMURRAY AND AREA. SOME OF THE SMALL CITIES IN THE MCMURRAY AREA HAVE DOUBLED IN SIZE AS A RESULT OF THE EVACUATING CITIZENS. OFFICIALS ARE SAYING IT COULD TAKE WEEKS TO GET ALL THE FIRES UNDER CONTROL IN ALBERTA. WHAT MAKES THIS WILD FIRE SO DANGEROUS IS THAT THE PINE TREES CATCH FIRE-EXPAND-THEN EXPLODE. AND THE AMBERS FLY ALL OVER CAUSING MORE FIRES. THE CONVOY TRIP LASTS FROM 20 MINUTES TO AN HOUR BEFORE THERE ON THERE WAY TO EDMONTON OR CALGARY AREAS. THE CITIZENS AFFECTED BY THE FIRE ARE TOLD TO SIGN ON TO THE RED CROSS WEBSITE SO THEY CAN GET HELP FOR THEIR LOSES.AND THE ALBERTA GOVERNMENT CAN GET INFORMATION ABOUT THEM AND CAN HAND OUT MONEY TO THEM. THE FIRE IS UP TO 166,000 HECTARES BURNED NOW.
UPDATE-MAY 07,2016-07:52AM
THE PEOPLE OF CANADA HAVE SURE CAME TOGETHER IN HELPING AS A RESULT OF THIS WILDFIRE THATS 1/3RD BIGGER THE SIZE OF NEW YORK CITY. 500 PLUS FIRE FIGHTERS ARE WORKING ON THE WILD FIRE. AND A TOTAL OF 1,200 FIRE FIGHTERS ARE WORKING ON FIRES ALL OVER ALBERTA. ALSO 14 HELICOPTERS AND 14 TANKERS ARE WORKING ON THE BLAZE. THIS IS DAY 5 OF THE BLAZE. AND 156,000 HECTARES HAVE BEEN BURNED OR 1,500 SQUARE KILOMETERS. AND THE WILD FIRE IS EXPECTED TO DOUBLE TODAY AS A RESULT OF THE HOT,DRY GUSTY WINDS. SO BY THE END OF TODAY THE FIRE MIGHT HAVE BURNED 300,000 HECTARES OR 3,000 SQUARE KILOMETERS OF LAND. AND SINCE THIS WILD FIRE IS CAUSING ITS OWN WEATHER PATTERNS AND DRY LIGHTENING. UNTIL THERES LOTS OF RAIN TO CONTAIN IT. IT WILL BE OUT OF CONTROL FOR THE NEXT 2 DAYS YET AT LEAST. UNTIL IT FINALLY GETS COOLER AND SOME RAIN. THERE SAYING THIS WILD FIRE NAMED THE BEAST IS A HELL ON EARTH FIRE. ALSO IN VANCOUVER PEOPLE ARE BEING EVACUATED DUE TO A WILD FIRE ALSO. THE FORT MCMURRAY WILDFIRE IS CURRENTLY 4 TIMES THE SIZE OF EDMONTON. AND IF IT DOUBLES TODAY. IT WILL BE 8 TIMES THE SIZE OF EDMONTON AS A WHOLE. AT LEAST THE WILD FIRE IS NOT HEADING TOWARD ANY OTHER BIG CITIES FOR NOW IN ALBERTA. MORE THEN 1,600 STRUCTURES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED SO FAR AND CLIMBING.
Wildfire expected to double in size due to hot, dry weather conditions-Stranded evacuees being brought south For the first time, people who have been stranded north of Fort McMurray are beginning to make their way south again.Julia Parrish, Web Reporter, CTV Edmonton-Last Updated Friday, May 6, 2016 7:26PM MDT
The massive wildfire in the Fort McMurray area continued to grow Friday, although officials said weather conditions were helping direct the fire away from communities.Officials said Friday that the wildfire had grown to more than 101,000 hectares – but winds were mostly coming from the southwest, pushing the fire into forested areas and largely away from developed areas, such as the communities of Gregoire Lakes, Anzac and Fort McMurray.However, due to high winds and warm weather, the fire was expected to grow substantially in size over the next day.“There’s a high potential that this fire could double in size by the end of the day tomorrow,” Chad Morrison with Alberta Wildfire said.On Friday, Morrison said there were nearly 500 firefighters working on the blaze – 290 structural firefighters, and 200 wildfire crews, working alongside 11 helicopters, 12 pieces of heavy equipment and sixteen air tankers.In addition, more firefighters were expected in the coming days to help relieve crews currently on the ground.Officials confirmed Friday morning that the wildfire in Fort McMurray had continued to grow, and was at more than 101,000 hectares.Days after they were first evacuated from Fort McMurray, officials started moving the thousands of residents who fled north, to the south.The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo announced Friday morning that RCMP would be escorting convoys of evacuees from sites north of Fort McMurray through the townsite along Highway 63.Officials said the convoys would stay on the highway, with no diversions in the city.According to Minister Danielle Larivee, evacuations were going smoothly Friday – despite a one hour suspension due to heavy smoke at about 1 p.m. Friday.As of mid-afternoon Friday, officials said 1,200 vehicles had been moved south safely.Convoy heading south on Hwy. 63. Shot from north side of Hospital St. #ymmfire #FortMacFire pic.twitter.com/XXK1OubsFK— RMWB (@RMWoodBuffalo) May 6, 2016-Efforts to move evacuees south started Thursday, officials said - 7,000 of the total 25,000 evacuees who went north were airlifted out to Edmonton and Calgary on Thursday night. Flights were made by Westjet, Canadian North and industry planes.Notley said it was hoped that of the 15,000 people still in the north, 5,500 people would be airlifted out Friday, and 500 vehicles driven out.Fort McMurray Mayor Melissa Blake, who herself had been north of Fort McMurray but recently airlifted out, thanked the crews working to battle the growing blaze.“We are absolutely eternally grateful to the people who are fighting this vicious fire,” Blake said.“I’m a mayor who is very prepared to face tragedy and loss; I’m not mayor who is prepared to take all this overwhelming support. If you see me in weak moments it’s because I’m absolutely overwhelmed by what we received.”Officials said between 18 and 20 structures in Anzac had been destroyed when the fire breached the town late Thursday night.The flames had not reached Gregoire Lakes Estates or the Fort McMurray First Nation, and crews were working to keep the flames from spreading.Premier Rachel Notley said the provincial government had approved emergency funding for displaced residents, each displaced adult will get $1,250, and each dependent will receive $500 - Notley said that will cost the province about $100 million in total.It wasn’t immediately clear how the money would be distributed, but officials urged evacuees to register with the Red Cross or at reception centres, the province said details on that direct funding will be released May 11.The province has also allocated $200 million for emergency costs under the 2016 Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo Disaster Recovery Program – money that was already included in the budget to cover the disaster costs.The Canadian Armed Forces are working alongside emergency crews in the Fort McMurray area – officials releasing images showing the scene from CH-145 Griffon Helicopters of the damage from the wildfires.In addition to the four Griffon helicopters currently in Fort McMurray, a Hercules C-130 plane is delivering supplies – it’s capable of landing on isolated roads in the region.“Some may ask what is the role of ground troops in this, to date there has not been an ask – sufficient capacity exists however we are poised to support as the call comes in,” Brigadier General Wayne Eyre said Friday.Later Friday afternoon, officials said a Chinook helicopter will be in the air – the first time the aircraft will be deployed for a domestic operation.Military members are also carrying out a ‘convoy overwatch’, as RCMP move evacuees south. It’s an operation they used in Afghanistan.
Alberta government to provide cash to evacuees for immediate needs-[The Canadian Press]-The Canadian Press-May 6, 2016-YAHOONEWS
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - The Alberta government is providing cash to 80,000 evacuees from the Fort McMurray fire to help them with their immediate needs.Premier Rachel Notley says payments will be $1,250 per adult and $500 per dependent at a cost to the province of $100 million.“One of the key issues facing people displaced by this disaster is immediate challenges: food and shelter,” she told a morning briefing in Edmonton.“As we did after the Slave Lake fire and the southern Alberta flood, cabinet today authorized the government to provide emergency financial assistance to people who have been displaced.”Notley said she wants people who were forced from their homes to know that the government “has their back.”“We are going to make sure you have the help you need today, tomorrow and in the weeks and months to come as we rebuild.”She also said efforts are continuing to move evacuees who have been staying in oilfield camps north of Fort McMurray since the fire forced a mandatory evacuation on Tuesday.The plan is to airlift another 5,500 today and to move about 500 vehicles in a convoy through the devastated city and south from there.About 7,000 people were flown out of the camps on Thursday.The fire, which started on the weekend in an isolated forest about 15 kilometres from the city, has grown to 1,000 square kilometres.Fire official Chad Morrison says the circumstances were such that no amount of a buffer between the city and the forest could have prevented the flames from moving into Fort McMurray.The RCMP and military were overseeing the convoy which began around 6 a.m. Friday. Sgt. John Spaans, an RCMP spokesman, said 50 vehicles at a time were being allowed to go through Fort McMurray on Highway 63.Spaans said the RCMP was marshalling the movement with cars at the front and rear and police were monitoring progress overhead in military helicopters.“That’s why we had the helicopters … just to make sure the motorists and responders are safe in case there’s a sudden change in fire direction,” he said.“They would be able to notify everyone immediately.”All intersections along the convoy route were blocked off to ensure no one went astray. Police said no one would be allowed to stop.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday that Ottawa has met all of the Alberta government’s requests for assistance, including providing air assets and 7,000 cots for evacuees in emergency shelters. Another 13,000 are on the way.He also urged people to continue donating to the Red Cross. Pledges so far have brought in more than $30 million. The federal government has said it will match individual donations.Officials again did not update the number of structures that have burned in Fort McMurray — already at 1,600 — saying crews had not had the time to take count.Firefighters also continued to fight the blaze near the evacuated community of Anzac. Notley said the village remained “largely intact.”
NO WONDER CANADA IS BEING JUDGED WITH FIRE RIGHT NOW.WITH A STUPID LIBERAL BILL THAT WANTED THE NATIONAL ANTHEM GENDER NEUTRAL.JUST POLITICALLY CORRECT NONSENSE.
Tories block bid to ensure dying MP sees gender neutral anthem bill passed-[The Canadian Press]-Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press-May 6, 2016-YAHOONEWS
OTTAWA - Conservative MPs have thwarted a bid to ensure that dying Liberal MP Mauril Belanger gets to realize his dream of a gender-neutral national anthem.Fellow Liberals, with the help of New Democrats, tried two procedural manoeuvres Friday to expedite passage of Belanger's private member's bill, which would change the second line of O Canada from, "true patriot love, in all thy sons command" to "in all of us command."But Tory MPs blocked both.They put up enough speakers to fill the first hour of allotted debate on the bill, rather than let the debate run out and thereby force a second reading vote next week.Liberal MP Greg Fergus sought unanimous consent to continue the debate for another hour — which would have had the same effect of forcing a vote next week — but Conservative MPs refused to give it.As a result, the bill is unlikely to be debated again or put to a vote before the fall, although there are still some procedural manoeuvres that could be tried to speed things up.I'm angry beyond belief," Fergus said later of the Tory tactics.With overwhelming support from Liberals and New Democrats, Fergus said the Conservatives are simply delaying the inevitable. Belanger's bill, or another just like it, will eventually pass and the only thing the Tories blocked Friday was an attempt to ensure that it happens "while Mauril is able to enjoy it."Tory MP Andrew Scheer denied the Conservatives tried to hold up the bill, saying they treated it the same way as they would any other private member's bill."I think it's an unfair characterization to say blocked, there's a normal process that these private member's bills follow," Scheer said in a phone interview."There was nothing unusual about the way this bill was treated."Scheer, a former House of Commons Speaker, accused the Liberals of using Belanger's illness to politicize a bill that proposes a change that would concern many Canadians."It really does seem unfortunate that some people are trying to play politics about this because we're dealing with someone with a very tragic situation," said Scheer, who opposes the bill."This is a bill that actually changes something very important to... most Canadians and if members want to speak to it, they have the right to do that."Belanger has deteriorated quickly since he was first diagnosed last November with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis — an incurable, fatal neurodegenerative disease, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease.He showed up in the Commons on Friday in a wheelchair to launch second reading debate of his bill. He looked noticeably thinner. His collar was loosened to accommodate a tube that's been inserted in his trachea to help him breath and keep his lungs clear of fluid. He spoke briefly, using a tablet computer that converts text into computerized speech.Belanger argued that his proposed change to two words in the English lyrics of O Canada would actually return the anthem closer to the original "thou dost in us command" — wording that was changed to "all thy sons" in 1913, presumably to honour men in the armed forces at the approach to World War I.Since then, he said, women have won the right to vote, to run for office and to die in combat as members of the military."Our anthem should not ignore the increasingly important contribution of 52 per cent of our population," he said.Belanger, who received a standing ovation, was the only Liberal to speak during the debate. The NDP similarly put up only one speaker, Sheila Malcomson, who said every New Democrat she knows is proud to support Belanger's bill.However, the Conservatives filled the remaining debate time with speaker after speaker opposed to the bill, although each prefaced their remarks with praise for Belanger's courage and determination."Rewriting the lyrics of our national anthem in the name of political correctness goes too far," said Manitoba Tory Larry Maguire.He suggested passing Belanger's bill would set a precedent that could to lead to dropping the anthem's reference to God "so that Canadians who are agnostic and atheist feel included." Or it could spark changes to other national symbols, such as replacing the beaver with a "less destructive" national animal.Other Conservatives argued that their constituents don't want to change O Canada, noting that their own government proposed a gender neutral anthem in 2010 but had to back down in the face of a public backlash.
Canada evacuating 8,000 wildfire evacuees by air-[The Canadian Press]-The Associated Press-May 6, 2016-YAHOONEWS
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Canadian officials will start moving thousands of people from work camps north of devastated Fort McMurray in a mass highway convoy Friday morning if it is safe from a massive wildfire raging in Alberta.Officials airlifted 8,000 people on Thursday and will continue the airlift Friday, while a mass migration of cars will move south in the morning.The Alberta provincial government, which declared a state of emergency, said more than 1,100 firefighters, 145 helicopters, 138 pieces of heavy equipment and 22 air tankers were fighting the fire, but Chad Morrison, Alberta's manager of wildfire prevention, said rain is needed."Let me be clear: air tankers are not going to stop this fire," he said. "It is going to continue to push through these dry conditions until we actually get some significant rain."The fire continued to grow, but it is moving away from Fort McMurray and the rate of its growth has slowed. No rain clouds were expected around Fort McMurray until late Saturday, with 40 per cent chance of showers, according to forecasts by Environment Canada.More than 80,000 people have emptied Fort McMurray in the heart of Canada's oil sands, authorities said.About 25,000 evacuees moved north in the hours after Tuesday's mandatory evacuation, where oil sands work camps were converted to house people. But the bulk of the more than 80,000 evacuees fled south to Edmonton and elsewhere, and officials are moving everyone south where they can get better support services.Officials flew 8,000 evacuees to Edmonton and Calgary by Thursday night. They hope the highway will become safe enough on Friday to move the remaining people out via the south. It was not safe Thursday.A helicopter will lead the evacuation convoy on Friday morning to make sure the highway is safe. It will pass through Fort McMurray where the fire has torched 1,600 homes and other buildings.Alberta Premier Rachel Notley said the first convoy will be 400 vehicles and officials would see how that goes.There have been no injuries or death in the province from the fires. Notley said financial support will be provided to Albertans and that cash cards may be made available for evacuated residents.The Alberta government also declared a province-wide fire ban to reduce the risk of more blazes in a province that is very hot and dry.Fort McMurray is surrounded by wilderness and is Canada's main oil sands town. Despite the size of the town and its importance to the Canadian economy, there are essentially only two ways out via car. The region has the third largest reserves of oil in the world behind Saudi Arabia and Venezuela.Aided by high winds, scorching heat and low humidity, the fire grew from 75 square kilometres (29 square miles) Tuesday to 100 square kilometres (38.6 square miles) on Wednesday, but by Thursday it was almost nine times that — at 850 square kilometres (328.2 square miles). That's an area roughly the size of Calgary — Alberta's largest city.Unseasonably hot temperatures combined with dry conditions have transformed the boreal forest in much of Alberta into a tinder box. Morrison said they are investigating the cause of the fire but he said it started in a remote forested area and said it could have been lightning.A combination of factors conspired to make this wildfire especially ferocious, said Bill Patzert, a climatologist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. The El Nino global weather system brought Alberta a mild winter and low snowpack, he said.Patzert said the flames sparked at a time between the snowy season and before springtime rains that turn the landscape green, making the region especially vulnerable to wildfire."In a way, it's a perfect storm," Patzert said. "It's been warm, it's been dry and windy. It's the in-between period before you're in the full bloom of spring."The fire is driving one of the largest evacuations in North America in recent memory, said Bill Stewart, co-director of the University of California's Center for Fire Research and Outreach at the University of California, Berkeley.With few exceptions in the United States, an entire town hasn't been threatened on this scale for more than 100 years, he said."You could add five times the number of firefighters, but you can't get all the embers," he said. "There's no way to put out every ember flying over firefighters' heads."The fire has dealt a blow to the region's crude production, with companies curtailing production or stopping it altogether.Notley said the infrastructure for oil and gas production remains largely unaffected, but output is naturally down because their employees are not there.The city's airport suffered only minor damage because of the "herculean'" efforts of firefighters, said Scott Long of the Alberta Emergency Management Agency. Firefighters have focused on protecting key infrastructure like the water treatment plant, the hospital and the airport. Crews water bombed the city Thursday___Associated Press writers Rob Gillies in Toronto and Scott Smith in Fresno, California, contributed to this report.
Tragedy, layered on tragedy': Girl, 15, killed in Fort McMurray evacuation-[CBC]-May 6, 2016-YAHOONEWS
The Ryan family would gladly let the fire take their Fort McMurray home, if it meant getting back what the fire already took — Emily."Ultimately, it's still a shock, the grief comes in waves," said Chelsi, Emily Ryan's sister."It's tragedy, layered on tragedy."On Wednesday Emily Ryan, 15, was like many others, forced to flee Fort McMurray.She joined Aaron Hodgson, her stepmother's nephew, in an SUV.Highway 881 was busy, but RCMP say traffic was still moving at highway speeds as people tried to put distance between themselves and the fire.At around 1:30 p.m. the pair had all but escaped the fire when, just outside of Lac La Biche, the SUV collided with a tractor-trailer.Both were killed on the scene.The crash ignited a massive fire that closed the highway and put up plumes of smoke that could be seen kilometres away.Emily's father, Cranley Ryan, a Wood Buffalo firefighter, rushed to the scene when he heard about the crash, Chelsi said.Their father has been relieved from active duty in order to be with his and the Hodgson family in Edmonton, she said.Emily, one of a set of triplets, loved books, her sister said.Side by side on her bookshelves sat the first editions of Harry Potter and almost any dollar Emily was able to scrounge would go to putting a new book on her shelf, Chelsi said."She was loving, always hugging or cuddling and she loved to be the centre of attention," Chelsi said. "She has a beautiful singing voice and she was a wonderfully creative person."Chelsi described her sister as an old soul. "She was always well beyond her years in maturity," she said. "We're sure she's not very happy either about being 15 forever."The fire in Fort McMurray has forced 80,000 from their homes and still rages on.Many neighbourhoods are still threatened and the fire is growing, as of Thursday evening the size was estimated to be 85,000 hectares.While the worst may be yet to come, for the Ryans little else matters."There's lots of grief to go around, but ultimately anything we lose is just stuff," Chelsi said."We'd let it go a thousand times for Emily to be with us."
ISAIAH 30:26-27
26 Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold,(7X OR 7-DEGREES HOTTER) as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people,(ISRAEL) and healeth the stroke of their wound.
27 Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire:
MATTHEW 24:21-22,29
21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
22 And except those days should be shortened,(DAY LIGHT HOURS SHORTENED) there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake (ISRAELS SAKE) those days shall be shortened (Daylight hours shortened)(THE ASTEROID HITS EARTH HERE)
29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
REVELATION 16:7-9
7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS
REVELATION 8:7
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
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ISLAMIC MIGRANTS IN FORT MCMURRAY ALBERTA. 10% OF FORT MCMURRAY IS ISLAMIC. GOVERNMENT SAYS 3%.
It makes you feel more proud'
Over the years, as the oil-sands projects ramped up, waves of migrants from inside and outside Canada headed north up Alberta’s Highway 63. The Islamic substream started slowly, in the 1980s, with Arabs, mostly from Lebanon, and Pakistanis coming to find jobs. It gathered real momentum in the 2000s as the industry spawned services work, enticing Somali war refugees to come to town as cab drivers. By the time oil reached $100 a barrel, it seemed as if fragments of the whole world had beaten a trail to the oil sands. “It makes you feel more proud,” says Mr. Abdo. “In Lebanon you only see Lebanese. You don’t see anyone else.” Here, “You think, ‘This is Islam.’”A rapidly growing boom town until very recently, Fort McMurray has a population that sits at about 65,000, according to census data, with thousands more in transient worker camps. Those same data put the percentage of Muslims close to the national average of 3 per cent, but the community itself figures they are closer to 10 per cent. COMPLETE STORY-http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/alberta/fort-mcmurrays-muslim-community-planning-an-ambitious-multicultural-mosque/article23119088/ - ANOTHER STORY - http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/survey-shows-muslim-population-is-fastest-growing-religion-in-canada#3
Islamic State threatens attack on West in new video with Washington next on terror hitlist
ISLAMIC STATE militants have released a chilling new video warning that countries taking part in the aerial bombing campaign against jihadi targets in Syria and Iraq would be targeted next.That includes Britain, Australia, Canada and the United States, with the death cult claiming in the film that Washington DC was in the group’s crosshairs.-- http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/619753/ISIS-terror-attack-countries-carrying-airstrikes-Syria-new-video
LET ME GET ONE THING STRAIGHT HERE. I AM NOT BLAMING ISLAM FOR THIS WILD FIRE. BUT I AM JUST REMINDING CITIZENS. THAT ISLAMIC LEADERS DO TEACH WAYS SUCH AS THIS TO KILL INNOCENT PEOPLE WHO FIGHT AGAINST ISLAM. AND CANADA IS FIGHTING ISIS IN IRAQ AND SYRIA. AND ISLAM-ISIS SAID THEY WOULD GET REVENGE ON CANADA FOR FIGHTING AGAINST THEM.
Unleash Hell': New Al Qaeda magazine describes in detail how to start huge forest fires across the U.S..with instructions on how to make 'ember bombs'
Al Qaeda has called upon its followers to unleash massive forest fires upon the United States this summer.Published in the latest edition of the notorious terror magazine, 'Inspire', are graphic instructions for the creation and ignition of 'ember bombs' Detailed in the memorably titled, 'It is of your Freedom to Ignite a Firebomb', the magazine encourages any would-be terrorist to target Montana, because of the rapid population growth in its wooded areas.A fire burning out of control in a pine forest on the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation in New Mexico: Al Qaeda has issued instructions to its followers to start intentional fires in the United States 'In America, there are more houses built in the countryside than in the cities,' explained the writer known as The AQ Chef according to ABC News. 'It is difficult to choose a better place than in the valleys of Montana.' Reveling in the unsubstantiated claim that forest fires in Australia in December 2002, unleashed a heat energy equal to that of 23 nuclear bombs, the new edition of 'Inspire' wants the same destructive force unleashed on America.Forty people died in a forest fire in the hills around Haifa in 2010: Al Qaeda wants to unleash a similar level of destruction on the U.S according to the latest edition of 'Inspire'--'Muslims are allowed to target the populations of countries that are at war with Muslims by bombings or fire-arms attacks or other forms of attacks that inevitably lead to the deaths of non-combatants,' said al-Awlaki according to CNN.- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2138758/Unleash-Hell-New-Al-Qaeda-magazine-describes-start-huge-forest-fires-U-S-instructions-make-ember-bombs.html
UPDATE-MAY 07,2016-03:03PM
NOTLEY AND FIRE OFFICIALS JUST FINISHED A PRESS CONFERENCE. OF 40 OF THE WILD FIRES GOING ON CURRENTLY IN 5 DIFFERENT PROVINCES IN CANADA. THIRTY-THREE ARE NOW UNDER CONTROL. 7 ARE STILL OUT OF CONTROL-INCLUDING THIS FORT MCMURRAY ALBERTA WILDFIRE. THIS WILDFIRE WAS DISCOVERED LAST SATURDAY AT 4PM IN THE AFTERNOON. BY A FIRE CREW. AND IT STARTED OFF AT 2 KILOMETERS BURNED. BUT WITHIN 2 HOURS-IT WAS 16 KILOMETERS BURNED. SOME PEOPLE DID STAY IN THEIR HOMES FOR THE LAST 7 DAYS IN FORT MCMURRAY. WHILE THE WILD FIRE WAS RAGING THREW. BUT NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE IN THEIR HOMES BECAUSE THE GAS AND HYDRO ARE CUT OFF TO ALL THE HOMES. AND THE WATER IS BAD IT NEEDS TO BE BOILED BEFORE DRINKING IT. ABOUT 60 OLDER FOLKS WE EVACUATED FROM THE INDIAN RESERVE DUE TO HEAVY SMOKE-NOT THE FIRE. BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT BREATH FROM THE HEAVY SMOKE. AND FINALLY 32,000 ALBERTANS HAVE REGISTERED THEIR PERSONAL INFORMATION WITH THE RED CROSS. SO THE ALBERTAN GOVERNMENT CAN CONTACT THEM ABOUT THEIR COMPENSATIONS THEY WILL BE GETTING FOR THEIR LOST PROPERTY AND PERSONAL ITEMS. THIS BEAST-MONSTER WILD FIRE IS STILL EXPECTED TO DOUBLE ITS SIZE TODAY YET. AND IT IS IN NO WAY UNDER CONTROL NOTLEY SAID.
UPDATE-MAY 07,2016-01:43PM
THE SMOKE FROM THE FORT MCMURRAY WILD FIRE HAS BEEN SEEN 4,000 KILOMETERS AWA IN ALABAMA AND GEORGIA IN THE USA. THE RCMP HAS CHECKED 30% OF THE HOUSES IN FORT MCMURRAY TO SEE IF CRIMINALS HAVE BEEN LOOTING. NOT TO MUCH STEALING HAS BEEN SEEN BY POLICE SO FAR. 1 PERSON WAS ARRESTED FOR BEING IN A HOME ILLEGALLY. BETWEEN 1,500-1,700 VEHICLES WENT THREW THE CONVOY YESTERDAY. BUT ONLY AROUND 60 OR SO TODAY. DUE TO THE HEAVY SMOKE AND POOR VISIBILITY. THE RCMP HAVE TO WEAR MASKS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM THE HEAVY SMOKE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS STILL NOT KNOWN. BUT OFFICIALS ARE CURRENTLY TRYING TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. FIRE FIGHTERS FROM ONTARIO AND OTHER PROVINCES ARE HELPING THE ALBERTA FIRE FIGHTERS TO GIVE THEM A BREAK. THE RCMP SAID THEY WANT TO TRY TO GIVE THE FIRE FIGHTERS 10 HOUR SHIFTS. SO THEY CAN GET A BREAK. SINCE THE VISIBILITY IS SO LOW DUE TO THE HEAVY SMOKE. FIRE FIGHTERS DO NOT KNOW WERE THE FIRE CURRENTLY IS AND HOW BAD ITS TRAVELING. THE INDIAN RESERVE CHIEF SAID THERES FIRE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HIWAY AT THEIR RESERVE. BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE TO EVACUATE YET. BUT SOME INDIANS DID EVACUATE THEMSELVES BECAUSE OF THE CHOKING-THICK SMOKE. SO THEY WENT TO A RELIEF SHELTER WITH OTHER EVACUEES.
UPDATE-MAY 07,2016-09:16AM
THE CONVOY OF CITIZENS TRAVELING FROM FORT MCMURRAY OIL SANDS EVACUATION CAMPS TO EDMONTON AND CALGARY. HAS CONTINUED TODAY. IT STARTED AT 6AM. THIS IS DAY TWO OF THE AT LEAST 4 DAY CONVOY TO LEAVE THE FORT MCMURRAY AREA. BUT TODAY IS DIFFERENT FOR THE CONVOY. INSTEAD OF 50 CARS AT A TIME BEING LEAD OUT BY THE R.C.M.P AND ARMY. ONLY 24 VEHICLES AT A TIME ARE BEING ESCORTED THREW FORT MCMURRAY. THE WIND HAS CHANGED FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. SO THERES SMOKE AND BAD VISABLITY FOR THE ESCAPING CONVOY TODAY. STILL TODAY NO CARS CAN TURN OFF THE MAIN ROADS. THE ALBERTA GOVERNMENT WILL SUPPLY 100 MILLION DOLLARS TO FAMILIES WHO LOST EVERYTHING IN THESE FIRES. AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE MONTH OF MAY WILL GIVE DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR TO THE RED CROSS WHAT CANADIANS DONATE TO THE CAUSE OF THE CITIZENS OF FORT MCMURRAY. SO FAR AT LEAST 30 MILLION DOLLARS HAS BEEN DONATED. SO WITH THE ALBERTA GOVERNMENT AND FEDERAL CANADIAN GOVERNMENTS CONTRIBUTIONS. AT LEAST 160 MILLION DOLLARS WILL BE GIVEN TO THE VICTIMS OF THIS BEAST HELL FIRE IN FORT MCMURRAY AND AREA. SOME OF THE SMALL CITIES IN THE MCMURRAY AREA HAVE DOUBLED IN SIZE AS A RESULT OF THE EVACUATING CITIZENS. OFFICIALS ARE SAYING IT COULD TAKE WEEKS TO GET ALL THE FIRES UNDER CONTROL IN ALBERTA. WHAT MAKES THIS WILD FIRE SO DANGEROUS IS THAT THE PINE TREES CATCH FIRE-EXPAND-THEN EXPLODE. AND THE AMBERS FLY ALL OVER CAUSING MORE FIRES. THE CONVOY TRIP LASTS FROM 20 MINUTES TO AN HOUR BEFORE THERE ON THERE WAY TO EDMONTON OR CALGARY AREAS. THE CITIZENS AFFECTED BY THE FIRE ARE TOLD TO SIGN ON TO THE RED CROSS WEBSITE SO THEY CAN GET HELP FOR THEIR LOSES.AND THE ALBERTA GOVERNMENT CAN GET INFORMATION ABOUT THEM AND CAN HAND OUT MONEY TO THEM. THE FIRE IS UP TO 166,000 HECTARES BURNED NOW.
UPDATE-MAY 07,2016-07:52AM
THE PEOPLE OF CANADA HAVE SURE CAME TOGETHER IN HELPING AS A RESULT OF THIS WILDFIRE THATS 1/3RD BIGGER THE SIZE OF NEW YORK CITY. 500 PLUS FIRE FIGHTERS ARE WORKING ON THE WILD FIRE. AND A TOTAL OF 1,200 FIRE FIGHTERS ARE WORKING ON FIRES ALL OVER ALBERTA. ALSO 14 HELICOPTERS AND 14 TANKERS ARE WORKING ON THE BLAZE. THIS IS DAY 5 OF THE BLAZE. AND 156,000 HECTARES HAVE BEEN BURNED OR 1,500 SQUARE KILOMETERS. AND THE WILD FIRE IS EXPECTED TO DOUBLE TODAY AS A RESULT OF THE HOT,DRY GUSTY WINDS. SO BY THE END OF TODAY THE FIRE MIGHT HAVE BURNED 300,000 HECTARES OR 3,000 SQUARE KILOMETERS OF LAND. AND SINCE THIS WILD FIRE IS CAUSING ITS OWN WEATHER PATTERNS AND DRY LIGHTENING. UNTIL THERES LOTS OF RAIN TO CONTAIN IT. IT WILL BE OUT OF CONTROL FOR THE NEXT 2 DAYS YET AT LEAST. UNTIL IT FINALLY GETS COOLER AND SOME RAIN. THERE SAYING THIS WILD FIRE NAMED THE BEAST IS A HELL ON EARTH FIRE. ALSO IN VANCOUVER PEOPLE ARE BEING EVACUATED DUE TO A WILD FIRE ALSO. THE FORT MCMURRAY WILDFIRE IS CURRENTLY 4 TIMES THE SIZE OF EDMONTON. AND IF IT DOUBLES TODAY. IT WILL BE 8 TIMES THE SIZE OF EDMONTON AS A WHOLE. AT LEAST THE WILD FIRE IS NOT HEADING TOWARD ANY OTHER BIG CITIES FOR NOW IN ALBERTA. MORE THEN 1,600 STRUCTURES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED SO FAR AND CLIMBING.
Wildfire expected to double in size due to hot, dry weather conditions-Stranded evacuees being brought south For the first time, people who have been stranded north of Fort McMurray are beginning to make their way south again.Julia Parrish, Web Reporter, CTV Edmonton-Last Updated Friday, May 6, 2016 7:26PM MDT
The massive wildfire in the Fort McMurray area continued to grow Friday, although officials said weather conditions were helping direct the fire away from communities.Officials said Friday that the wildfire had grown to more than 101,000 hectares – but winds were mostly coming from the southwest, pushing the fire into forested areas and largely away from developed areas, such as the communities of Gregoire Lakes, Anzac and Fort McMurray.However, due to high winds and warm weather, the fire was expected to grow substantially in size over the next day.“There’s a high potential that this fire could double in size by the end of the day tomorrow,” Chad Morrison with Alberta Wildfire said.On Friday, Morrison said there were nearly 500 firefighters working on the blaze – 290 structural firefighters, and 200 wildfire crews, working alongside 11 helicopters, 12 pieces of heavy equipment and sixteen air tankers.In addition, more firefighters were expected in the coming days to help relieve crews currently on the ground.Officials confirmed Friday morning that the wildfire in Fort McMurray had continued to grow, and was at more than 101,000 hectares.Days after they were first evacuated from Fort McMurray, officials started moving the thousands of residents who fled north, to the south.The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo announced Friday morning that RCMP would be escorting convoys of evacuees from sites north of Fort McMurray through the townsite along Highway 63.Officials said the convoys would stay on the highway, with no diversions in the city.According to Minister Danielle Larivee, evacuations were going smoothly Friday – despite a one hour suspension due to heavy smoke at about 1 p.m. Friday.As of mid-afternoon Friday, officials said 1,200 vehicles had been moved south safely.Convoy heading south on Hwy. 63. Shot from north side of Hospital St. #ymmfire #FortMacFire pic.twitter.com/XXK1OubsFK— RMWB (@RMWoodBuffalo) May 6, 2016-Efforts to move evacuees south started Thursday, officials said - 7,000 of the total 25,000 evacuees who went north were airlifted out to Edmonton and Calgary on Thursday night. Flights were made by Westjet, Canadian North and industry planes.Notley said it was hoped that of the 15,000 people still in the north, 5,500 people would be airlifted out Friday, and 500 vehicles driven out.Fort McMurray Mayor Melissa Blake, who herself had been north of Fort McMurray but recently airlifted out, thanked the crews working to battle the growing blaze.“We are absolutely eternally grateful to the people who are fighting this vicious fire,” Blake said.“I’m a mayor who is very prepared to face tragedy and loss; I’m not mayor who is prepared to take all this overwhelming support. If you see me in weak moments it’s because I’m absolutely overwhelmed by what we received.”Officials said between 18 and 20 structures in Anzac had been destroyed when the fire breached the town late Thursday night.The flames had not reached Gregoire Lakes Estates or the Fort McMurray First Nation, and crews were working to keep the flames from spreading.Premier Rachel Notley said the provincial government had approved emergency funding for displaced residents, each displaced adult will get $1,250, and each dependent will receive $500 - Notley said that will cost the province about $100 million in total.It wasn’t immediately clear how the money would be distributed, but officials urged evacuees to register with the Red Cross or at reception centres, the province said details on that direct funding will be released May 11.The province has also allocated $200 million for emergency costs under the 2016 Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo Disaster Recovery Program – money that was already included in the budget to cover the disaster costs.The Canadian Armed Forces are working alongside emergency crews in the Fort McMurray area – officials releasing images showing the scene from CH-145 Griffon Helicopters of the damage from the wildfires.In addition to the four Griffon helicopters currently in Fort McMurray, a Hercules C-130 plane is delivering supplies – it’s capable of landing on isolated roads in the region.“Some may ask what is the role of ground troops in this, to date there has not been an ask – sufficient capacity exists however we are poised to support as the call comes in,” Brigadier General Wayne Eyre said Friday.Later Friday afternoon, officials said a Chinook helicopter will be in the air – the first time the aircraft will be deployed for a domestic operation.Military members are also carrying out a ‘convoy overwatch’, as RCMP move evacuees south. It’s an operation they used in Afghanistan.
Alberta government to provide cash to evacuees for immediate needs-[The Canadian Press]-The Canadian Press-May 6, 2016-YAHOONEWS
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - The Alberta government is providing cash to 80,000 evacuees from the Fort McMurray fire to help them with their immediate needs.Premier Rachel Notley says payments will be $1,250 per adult and $500 per dependent at a cost to the province of $100 million.“One of the key issues facing people displaced by this disaster is immediate challenges: food and shelter,” she told a morning briefing in Edmonton.“As we did after the Slave Lake fire and the southern Alberta flood, cabinet today authorized the government to provide emergency financial assistance to people who have been displaced.”Notley said she wants people who were forced from their homes to know that the government “has their back.”“We are going to make sure you have the help you need today, tomorrow and in the weeks and months to come as we rebuild.”She also said efforts are continuing to move evacuees who have been staying in oilfield camps north of Fort McMurray since the fire forced a mandatory evacuation on Tuesday.The plan is to airlift another 5,500 today and to move about 500 vehicles in a convoy through the devastated city and south from there.About 7,000 people were flown out of the camps on Thursday.The fire, which started on the weekend in an isolated forest about 15 kilometres from the city, has grown to 1,000 square kilometres.Fire official Chad Morrison says the circumstances were such that no amount of a buffer between the city and the forest could have prevented the flames from moving into Fort McMurray.The RCMP and military were overseeing the convoy which began around 6 a.m. Friday. Sgt. John Spaans, an RCMP spokesman, said 50 vehicles at a time were being allowed to go through Fort McMurray on Highway 63.Spaans said the RCMP was marshalling the movement with cars at the front and rear and police were monitoring progress overhead in military helicopters.“That’s why we had the helicopters … just to make sure the motorists and responders are safe in case there’s a sudden change in fire direction,” he said.“They would be able to notify everyone immediately.”All intersections along the convoy route were blocked off to ensure no one went astray. Police said no one would be allowed to stop.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday that Ottawa has met all of the Alberta government’s requests for assistance, including providing air assets and 7,000 cots for evacuees in emergency shelters. Another 13,000 are on the way.He also urged people to continue donating to the Red Cross. Pledges so far have brought in more than $30 million. The federal government has said it will match individual donations.Officials again did not update the number of structures that have burned in Fort McMurray — already at 1,600 — saying crews had not had the time to take count.Firefighters also continued to fight the blaze near the evacuated community of Anzac. Notley said the village remained “largely intact.”
NO WONDER CANADA IS BEING JUDGED WITH FIRE RIGHT NOW.WITH A STUPID LIBERAL BILL THAT WANTED THE NATIONAL ANTHEM GENDER NEUTRAL.JUST POLITICALLY CORRECT NONSENSE.
Tories block bid to ensure dying MP sees gender neutral anthem bill passed-[The Canadian Press]-Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press-May 6, 2016-YAHOONEWS
OTTAWA - Conservative MPs have thwarted a bid to ensure that dying Liberal MP Mauril Belanger gets to realize his dream of a gender-neutral national anthem.Fellow Liberals, with the help of New Democrats, tried two procedural manoeuvres Friday to expedite passage of Belanger's private member's bill, which would change the second line of O Canada from, "true patriot love, in all thy sons command" to "in all of us command."But Tory MPs blocked both.They put up enough speakers to fill the first hour of allotted debate on the bill, rather than let the debate run out and thereby force a second reading vote next week.Liberal MP Greg Fergus sought unanimous consent to continue the debate for another hour — which would have had the same effect of forcing a vote next week — but Conservative MPs refused to give it.As a result, the bill is unlikely to be debated again or put to a vote before the fall, although there are still some procedural manoeuvres that could be tried to speed things up.I'm angry beyond belief," Fergus said later of the Tory tactics.With overwhelming support from Liberals and New Democrats, Fergus said the Conservatives are simply delaying the inevitable. Belanger's bill, or another just like it, will eventually pass and the only thing the Tories blocked Friday was an attempt to ensure that it happens "while Mauril is able to enjoy it."Tory MP Andrew Scheer denied the Conservatives tried to hold up the bill, saying they treated it the same way as they would any other private member's bill."I think it's an unfair characterization to say blocked, there's a normal process that these private member's bills follow," Scheer said in a phone interview."There was nothing unusual about the way this bill was treated."Scheer, a former House of Commons Speaker, accused the Liberals of using Belanger's illness to politicize a bill that proposes a change that would concern many Canadians."It really does seem unfortunate that some people are trying to play politics about this because we're dealing with someone with a very tragic situation," said Scheer, who opposes the bill."This is a bill that actually changes something very important to... most Canadians and if members want to speak to it, they have the right to do that."Belanger has deteriorated quickly since he was first diagnosed last November with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis — an incurable, fatal neurodegenerative disease, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease.He showed up in the Commons on Friday in a wheelchair to launch second reading debate of his bill. He looked noticeably thinner. His collar was loosened to accommodate a tube that's been inserted in his trachea to help him breath and keep his lungs clear of fluid. He spoke briefly, using a tablet computer that converts text into computerized speech.Belanger argued that his proposed change to two words in the English lyrics of O Canada would actually return the anthem closer to the original "thou dost in us command" — wording that was changed to "all thy sons" in 1913, presumably to honour men in the armed forces at the approach to World War I.Since then, he said, women have won the right to vote, to run for office and to die in combat as members of the military."Our anthem should not ignore the increasingly important contribution of 52 per cent of our population," he said.Belanger, who received a standing ovation, was the only Liberal to speak during the debate. The NDP similarly put up only one speaker, Sheila Malcomson, who said every New Democrat she knows is proud to support Belanger's bill.However, the Conservatives filled the remaining debate time with speaker after speaker opposed to the bill, although each prefaced their remarks with praise for Belanger's courage and determination."Rewriting the lyrics of our national anthem in the name of political correctness goes too far," said Manitoba Tory Larry Maguire.He suggested passing Belanger's bill would set a precedent that could to lead to dropping the anthem's reference to God "so that Canadians who are agnostic and atheist feel included." Or it could spark changes to other national symbols, such as replacing the beaver with a "less destructive" national animal.Other Conservatives argued that their constituents don't want to change O Canada, noting that their own government proposed a gender neutral anthem in 2010 but had to back down in the face of a public backlash.
Canada evacuating 8,000 wildfire evacuees by air-[The Canadian Press]-The Associated Press-May 6, 2016-YAHOONEWS
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Canadian officials will start moving thousands of people from work camps north of devastated Fort McMurray in a mass highway convoy Friday morning if it is safe from a massive wildfire raging in Alberta.Officials airlifted 8,000 people on Thursday and will continue the airlift Friday, while a mass migration of cars will move south in the morning.The Alberta provincial government, which declared a state of emergency, said more than 1,100 firefighters, 145 helicopters, 138 pieces of heavy equipment and 22 air tankers were fighting the fire, but Chad Morrison, Alberta's manager of wildfire prevention, said rain is needed."Let me be clear: air tankers are not going to stop this fire," he said. "It is going to continue to push through these dry conditions until we actually get some significant rain."The fire continued to grow, but it is moving away from Fort McMurray and the rate of its growth has slowed. No rain clouds were expected around Fort McMurray until late Saturday, with 40 per cent chance of showers, according to forecasts by Environment Canada.More than 80,000 people have emptied Fort McMurray in the heart of Canada's oil sands, authorities said.About 25,000 evacuees moved north in the hours after Tuesday's mandatory evacuation, where oil sands work camps were converted to house people. But the bulk of the more than 80,000 evacuees fled south to Edmonton and elsewhere, and officials are moving everyone south where they can get better support services.Officials flew 8,000 evacuees to Edmonton and Calgary by Thursday night. They hope the highway will become safe enough on Friday to move the remaining people out via the south. It was not safe Thursday.A helicopter will lead the evacuation convoy on Friday morning to make sure the highway is safe. It will pass through Fort McMurray where the fire has torched 1,600 homes and other buildings.Alberta Premier Rachel Notley said the first convoy will be 400 vehicles and officials would see how that goes.There have been no injuries or death in the province from the fires. Notley said financial support will be provided to Albertans and that cash cards may be made available for evacuated residents.The Alberta government also declared a province-wide fire ban to reduce the risk of more blazes in a province that is very hot and dry.Fort McMurray is surrounded by wilderness and is Canada's main oil sands town. Despite the size of the town and its importance to the Canadian economy, there are essentially only two ways out via car. The region has the third largest reserves of oil in the world behind Saudi Arabia and Venezuela.Aided by high winds, scorching heat and low humidity, the fire grew from 75 square kilometres (29 square miles) Tuesday to 100 square kilometres (38.6 square miles) on Wednesday, but by Thursday it was almost nine times that — at 850 square kilometres (328.2 square miles). That's an area roughly the size of Calgary — Alberta's largest city.Unseasonably hot temperatures combined with dry conditions have transformed the boreal forest in much of Alberta into a tinder box. Morrison said they are investigating the cause of the fire but he said it started in a remote forested area and said it could have been lightning.A combination of factors conspired to make this wildfire especially ferocious, said Bill Patzert, a climatologist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. The El Nino global weather system brought Alberta a mild winter and low snowpack, he said.Patzert said the flames sparked at a time between the snowy season and before springtime rains that turn the landscape green, making the region especially vulnerable to wildfire."In a way, it's a perfect storm," Patzert said. "It's been warm, it's been dry and windy. It's the in-between period before you're in the full bloom of spring."The fire is driving one of the largest evacuations in North America in recent memory, said Bill Stewart, co-director of the University of California's Center for Fire Research and Outreach at the University of California, Berkeley.With few exceptions in the United States, an entire town hasn't been threatened on this scale for more than 100 years, he said."You could add five times the number of firefighters, but you can't get all the embers," he said. "There's no way to put out every ember flying over firefighters' heads."The fire has dealt a blow to the region's crude production, with companies curtailing production or stopping it altogether.Notley said the infrastructure for oil and gas production remains largely unaffected, but output is naturally down because their employees are not there.The city's airport suffered only minor damage because of the "herculean'" efforts of firefighters, said Scott Long of the Alberta Emergency Management Agency. Firefighters have focused on protecting key infrastructure like the water treatment plant, the hospital and the airport. Crews water bombed the city Thursday___Associated Press writers Rob Gillies in Toronto and Scott Smith in Fresno, California, contributed to this report.
Tragedy, layered on tragedy': Girl, 15, killed in Fort McMurray evacuation-[CBC]-May 6, 2016-YAHOONEWS
The Ryan family would gladly let the fire take their Fort McMurray home, if it meant getting back what the fire already took — Emily."Ultimately, it's still a shock, the grief comes in waves," said Chelsi, Emily Ryan's sister."It's tragedy, layered on tragedy."On Wednesday Emily Ryan, 15, was like many others, forced to flee Fort McMurray.She joined Aaron Hodgson, her stepmother's nephew, in an SUV.Highway 881 was busy, but RCMP say traffic was still moving at highway speeds as people tried to put distance between themselves and the fire.At around 1:30 p.m. the pair had all but escaped the fire when, just outside of Lac La Biche, the SUV collided with a tractor-trailer.Both were killed on the scene.The crash ignited a massive fire that closed the highway and put up plumes of smoke that could be seen kilometres away.Emily's father, Cranley Ryan, a Wood Buffalo firefighter, rushed to the scene when he heard about the crash, Chelsi said.Their father has been relieved from active duty in order to be with his and the Hodgson family in Edmonton, she said.Emily, one of a set of triplets, loved books, her sister said.Side by side on her bookshelves sat the first editions of Harry Potter and almost any dollar Emily was able to scrounge would go to putting a new book on her shelf, Chelsi said."She was loving, always hugging or cuddling and she loved to be the centre of attention," Chelsi said. "She has a beautiful singing voice and she was a wonderfully creative person."Chelsi described her sister as an old soul. "She was always well beyond her years in maturity," she said. "We're sure she's not very happy either about being 15 forever."The fire in Fort McMurray has forced 80,000 from their homes and still rages on.Many neighbourhoods are still threatened and the fire is growing, as of Thursday evening the size was estimated to be 85,000 hectares.While the worst may be yet to come, for the Ryans little else matters."There's lots of grief to go around, but ultimately anything we lose is just stuff," Chelsi said."We'd let it go a thousand times for Emily to be with us."
-THE FORT MCMURRAY AND AREA ALBERTA WILDFIRES. DESTROYING 80-100% OF TOWNS IN THE AREA. AND WHAT COULD COST A TOTAL ALL TIME RECORD FOR ALBERTA OF INSURANCE PAYOUTS OF UP TO 9 BILLION DOLLARS.-pics-ap,cp,yahoonews 
