Melissa Blake
| Melissa Blake | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Wood Buffalo, Alberta | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Doug Faulkner |
| Personal details | |
| Residence | Fort McMurray, Alberta |
Mayor Melissa Blake
Melissa Blake is a Canadian politician, currently serving as mayor of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Alberta. The region's largest community is Fort McMurray. Wood Buffalo is best known as home to the Athabasca Oil Sands.
Blake was re-elected to her fourth term as mayor in the municipal election of October 2013, with over two-thirds of the vote. Elected first in 1998, Blake served two terms as a municipal councillor prior to running for mayor in 2004.
References
Aimee Harper. "Blake Wins" Accessed Friday, January 31st, 2014 <http://www.fortmcmurraytoday.com/2013/10/22/blake-wins>
Evan Cooke. "Mayor Melissa Blake re-elected for fourth term" Accessed Friday, January 31st, 2014 <http://www.mymcmurray.com/mayor-melissa-blake-re-elected-as-mayor/>
"Biography" Accessed Friday, January 31st, 2014 <http://www.melissaformayor.ca/biography.php>
"The 2007 List of Alberta’s 50 Most Influential People" Accessed Friday, January 31st, 2014 <http://albertaventure.com/media-releases/the-2007-list-of-albertas-50-most-influential-people-2/>
admin. "Girls Inc. of Northern Alberta 4th Woman of Inspiration 2013-2014 Presented by Syncrude Announced" Accessed Friday, January 31st, 2014 <http://girlsincofnorthernalberta.org/girls-inc-of-northern-alberta-4th-woman-of-inspiration-2013-2014-presented-by-syncrude-announced/>