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The Mordor Diaries

The Mordor Diaries
Fort McMurray Bridge over Athabasca River. Kindly shared by Gord McKenna under a Creative Commons license. See the original here.

Tyee reporter Geoff Dembicki's notebook observations while on a four-day visit to Fort McMurray, gateway to Alberta's oil sands.

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The Mordor Diaries: Rolling into Fort McMurray

The Mordor Diaries: Rolling into Fort McMurray

In which our reporter visits the slice of suburbia next to Canada's famously toxic, tarry moonscape. First of three.

Geoff Dembicki / 24 Aug 2010


The Mordor Diaries: 'Are You Going to Slam Our City?'

The Mordor Diaries: 'Are You Going to Slam Our City?'

In which our reporter is made to feel complicit in a media conspiracy against Fort McMurray. Second of three.

Geoff Dembicki / 25 Aug 2010


The Mordor Diaries: Among the Oil Sands Tourists

The Mordor Diaries: Among the Oil Sands Tourists

In which our reporter pays $36.75 for a Suncor bus tour of the vast pits, and peruses the gift shop. Last in a series.

Geoff Dembicki / 26 Aug 2010