CP | By The Canadian Press: 05/04/2016 1:02 pm EDT
CALGARY — The wildfire raging through the heart of Canada’s oilsands capital dealt a blow Wednesday to crude perations, with Shell Canada closing a major mining facility north of Fort McMurray, Alta.
The company temporarily shut down production at its Albian Sands mining operations located about 70 kilometres north of the city.
Shell said it made the decision to focus on getting employees and their families out of the region while also freeing up room at its 2,000-person work camp for some of the 80,000 people who were ordered evacuated Tuesday from Fort McMurray.