http://dominion.mediacoop.ca/fr/old/taxonomy/term/9599/0 fr http://dominion.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/walking-walk/18478 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Event aims to heal land and bolster spirits </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://dominion.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/img_0727.jpg" alt="" title="In Northern Alberta, Indigenous communities and their allies are organizing to halt the destruction they say is caused by the tar sands. PHOTO: Arij Riahi." width="450" height="299" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <img src="http://dominion.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/img_0707.jpg" alt="" title="Hundreds took part in this year&#039;s Healing Walk in Fort McMurray, calling for the protection of the environment and the health of all communities. PHOTO: Arij Riahi." width="450" height="299" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>FORT MCMURRAY, AB&mdash;In the heart of Canada&rsquo;s oil country, the booming town of Fort McMurray&mdash;casually dubbed Fort McMoney&mdash;is slowly becoming one of Alberta&rsquo;s largest cities. From 2006 to 2012, the city grew by 53 per cent, going from a population of 47,705 to 72,994&mdash;far exceeding the growth of Alberta as a whole.</p> <p><a href="http://dominion.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/walking-walk/18478" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://dominion.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/walking-walk/18478#comments Arij Riahi Tim McSorley Action directe Environnement Autochtones healing walk Tar Sands Wed, 28 Aug 2013 16:03:03 +0000 dawn 18478 at http://dominion.mediacoop.ca