Two and a half years into the oil price downturn, Alberta is still in a rut, by most measures. Now some oilpatch players have a new idea to get people back to work, and they're looking for help from Ottawa.
It's in a slump all right but I know a half dozen friends that have gone back to work in the patch since Christmas. Unfortunately they are driving 8 to 10 hours into SK. for the work.