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1. Collaboration Over Competition
July 04, 2013
The oil sands industry near Fort McMurray and throughout the province does not always garner a positive reputation. The area has been booming, and indeed there is need for more housing and apartments in Fort McMurray. Though the industry has been the primary source of economic prosperity in the regi...
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2. Area Economic Development Officials Are Thinking BIG
June 26, 2013
Despite more than a decade of economic and population growth, leaders of the Municipality of Wood Buffalo are urging outside investors that there's still opportunity to get in on the ground floor. Wood Buffalo Economic Development is touting the opportunities in Fort McMurray and the surrounding are...
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3. Alberta To Boost Canada's Status As Energy Super-Producer
June 14, 2013
Boosted by the prospects of increased oil production out of the Alberta oil sands, Canada is on the cusp of joining an elite group of nations known as energy super-producers. One of the results of this new status: Continued migration to Fort McMurray and the surrounding area as workers will be neede...
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4. Positive News For The Local Oil Industry
June 14, 2013
Oil sands production essentially only occurs in the province of Alberta, while conventional resources underlie Alberta, northeast British Columbia, Saskatchewan and parts of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories. Relative to CAPP's 2012 report, production at the latter end of the outlook period fro...
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5. A Vision For The Future Of Fort McMurray
June 10, 2013
Fort McMurray's economy is dominated by the oil sands industry, which provides 2/3 of all the region's job opportunities. The increasing demand for labor and materials in this sector, however, combined with the need for housing, has put great stress on the area.
As its primary urban center, th...
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6. Fort McMurray Growth Trends
June 09, 2013
At 63,000 square kilometers, the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, located in Northern Alberta, is one of the largest municipalities by area in North America. It also boasts one of the largest oil sands deposits in the world, leading to tremendous growth in oil production, the local economy and...
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7. Oil Sand Workers Report
May 20, 2013
After Saudi Arabia, the oil sands in Alberta are the second largest in the world. The rich oil in Alberta transformed Canada into a petro superpower. Canada's abundant oil has undoubtedly had a drastic positive impact on the economy. Important consideration has to be given to the labourers who allow...
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8. Fun Facts on Wood Buffalo National Park in Fort McMurray
May 19, 2013
Wood Buffalo National Park is the largest park in Canada, and covers an area of 11,070,000 acres. To put it into perspective, Wood Buffalo National park covers more territory than the entire country of Switzerland. It is located across northeastern Alberta and into the Southern portion of the Northw...
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9. Top Canadian Entrepreneurial Cities
May 17, 2013
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business releases a study every year named Communities in Boom. The study lists the top places for entrepreneurs to start their businesses. Start-ups and independent businesses are vital to the flourishing of any community. Entrepreneurs build the economy of ci...
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10. One Weekend in Fort McMurray
May 14, 2013
A recent study of the mobile workers stationed on the various sites scattered around the oil sands that surround Fort McMurray showed that a worryingly high amount of the workers never actually ventured into the city (or urban service area to give it its proper name) of Fort McMurray itself. The 201...
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