[Ost-news] PM takes a trip to Fort McMurray

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PM takes a trip to Fort McMurray  
Published: Tuesday, November 06, 2007

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Stephen Harper became the first prime minister to visit Fort McMurray, Alta., since 1996, by spending a half-day on Monday in the town, about 450 kilometres north of Edmonton.

Harper took an aerial tour of the oilsands and spent an hour at the Syncrude Canada site. He then held a closed meeting with local business leaders and politicians, including Wood Buffalo Mayor Melissa Blake, Athabasca MP Brian Jean and Syncrude president Tom Katinas.

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