Katie Walker

Katie enjoys fostering animals during their journey to finding their forever homes and helping to socialize cats and kittens to help them become more adoptable. YMM: What is the most rewarding part of your career? KW: The most rewarding part of being a family law lawyer is helping people get through a difficult time in their lives. YMM: What do you consider to be some of the best things about Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo? KW: The employment opportunities in Fort McMurray are incomparable to anywhere else in the province or maybe even in the country. YMM: In your opinion, in what areas could our region improve? KW: Our region could use more access to veterinary services. YMM: Describe your perfect day in Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo. KW: My perfect day would include a long run in the trails, and having dinner at Surekah’s on the Snye. YMM: Tell us about your volunteer experience in the community. KW: I have sat on the Board of Directors for the Fort McMurray Chamber of Commerce and Big Brothers Big Sisters and I am currently on the Board for the FMSPCA. YMM: Who is your hero, and why? KW: Beth Stern who has provided spay or neuter, foster care and facilitated adoptions for over 2,000 cats and kittens. YMM: What accomplishment are you most proud of? KW: My fostering work with the FMSPCA. YMM: Tell us about your cats. KW: I obtained a bylaw exemption which allows me to have more than four pets in my home. I currently have five cats and one foster named: Judge, Jury, Felony, Queen, Roo, and Kruger (foster). YMM: How would friends and aquaintences describe you? KW: They would say that I am a passionate and determined advocate for people and animals. YMM: What is one challenge you’d like to tackle in 2024? KW: I would like to help reduce the overpopulation of unwanted animals in the region and run a personal best in a marathon. YMM: What are you most grateful for? KW: I am the most grateful for my partner who never says no when I want to bring home another cat. YMM: How should success be measured? KW: Success should be measured by the lives you touch and the impact you make.