Melissa Blake
| Her Worship Melissa Blake | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Wood Buffalo, Alberta | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Doug Faulkner |
| Personal details | |
| Residence | Fort McMurray, Alberta |
Melissa Blake is a Canadian politician, currently serving as mayor of the Wood Buffalo, Alberta. The region's largest community is Fort McMurray. Wood Buffalo is best known as home to the Athabasca Oil Sands.
First elected as mayor in 2004, Blake was re-elected to her fourth term as mayor in the municipal election of October 2013, with over two-thirds of the vote.[1] Blake served two terms as a municipal councillor, beginning in 1998, prior to running for mayor in 2004.[2]
She is of Métis background, and is originally from Quebec.[3] She was educated at Keyano College and Athabasca University.[3]
References
- ↑ "Melissa Blake re-elected as mayor of Wood Buffalo". Fort McMurray Today. 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
- ↑ "Mayor Melissa Blake re-elected for fourth term | MyMcMurray Portal". Mymcmurray.com. 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "» 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.