Her Worship
Melissa Blake
Mayor of Wood Buffalo, Alberta
In office
2004–2017
Preceded byDoug Faulkner
Succeeded byDon Scott
Personal details
ResidenceFort McMurray, Alberta

Melissa Blake is the former mayor of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, which includes Fort McMurray.

Blake was elected as a municipal councillor in 1998 and re-elected to council in 2001. She was elected mayor in 2004 and would serve for four terms.[1]

Blake announced in August 2016 that her fourth term as mayor would be her final and would not campaign for reelection in the 2017 municipal election.[2] In October 2017, she told the Fort McMurray Today she would not be pursuing a political career in the near future.[3] She was succeeded by Don Scott.

She is of Métis background, and is originally from Quebec.[4] She was educated at Keyano College and Athabasca University.[4]

References

  1. "Melissa Blake re-elected as mayor of Wood Buffalo". Fort McMurray Today. 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
  2. "Q&A: Mayor Melissa Blake on her final term in office". Fort McMurray Today. September 18, 2016. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  3. "Blake reflects on career marked by booms, busts and growing pains". Fort McMurray Today. October 17, 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  4. 1 2 "» Girls Inc. of Northern Alberta 4th Woman of Inspiration 2013-2014 Presented by Syncrude Announced". Girls, Inc. of Northern Alberta. 2013-09-18. Retrieved 2014-02-15.


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