On May 3, Fort McMurray marks the 10th anniversary of the worst day in our city’s history. That was when 90,000 people, including me, scrambled to flee Canada’s biggest wildfire.

There will be no celebration. Official gatherings will be contemplative, focusing on mental wellness. We’re exhausted from putting on a brave face while rebuilding our city.

It’s been a long haul.

The megafire — unlike anything Canada had seen before — burned down a third of the city, including my home. Even now, visual reminders remain. Vacant lots in the middle of rebuilt neighbourhoods. Burned-out trees stretching kilometres on the only road south.

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We don’t need these cues because the day is seared in our collective memory. We remember ash falling like snowflakes, smoke filling our lungs and heat parching our throats.

We also remember people running........

© Calgary Herald