Her Worship Melissa Blake | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Wood Buffalo, Alberta | |
| In office 2004–2017 | |
| Preceded by | Doug Faulkner |
| Succeeded by | Don Scott |
| Personal details | |
| Residence | Fort McMurray, Alberta |
Melissa Blake is the former mayor of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, which includes Fort McMurray.
Blake was elected as a municipal councillor in 1998 and re-elected to council in 2001. She was elected mayor in 2004 and would serve for four terms.[1]
Blake announced in August 2016 that her fourth term as mayor would be her final and would not campaign for reelection in the 2017 municipal election.[2] In October 2017, she told the Fort McMurray Today she would not be pursuing a political career in the near future.[3] She was succeeded by Don Scott.
She is of Métis background, and is originally from Quebec.[4] She was educated at Keyano College and Athabasca University.[4]
- ^ "Melissa Blake re-elected as mayor of Wood Buffalo". Fort McMurray Today. 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
- ^ "Q&A: Mayor Melissa Blake on her final term in office". Fort McMurray Today. September 18, 2016. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
- ^ "Blake reflects on career marked by booms, busts and growing pains". Fort McMurray Today. October 17, 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
- ^ a b "» 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.