River in Fortmac

Fort McMurray ( mik-MURR-ee) is a population centre, technically classified as an urban service area, in the Regional Municipality (RM) of Wood Buffalo in Alberta, Canada. It is located in northeast Alberta, in the middle of the Athabasca oil sands, surrounded by boreal forest. It has played a significant role in the development of the national petroleum industry.

Keyano College is a post-secondary college located in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. It offers specialized training to more than 2800 full-time students and over 13,000 part-time students. The main Clearwater Campus is located in downtown Fort McMurray with the Suncor Energy Industrial Campus located in the Gregoire Industrial Park and a new campus in Fort Chipewyan.

Fort McMurray Public School District No. 2833 or the Fort McMurray Public School District is a publicly funded school district, serving the urban service area of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada and the outlying areas. The mission statement of the school district is:Fort McMurray Public School District is a learning community dedicated to educating all students for personal excellence.

École McTavish Public High School is a public high school located in Fort McMurray, Alberta and is part of the Fort McMurray Public School District. The school starts at 8:50 AM and ends at 3:20pm.