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Portrait of a boomtown – Oil-sands projects bring big money, big headaches to remote Alberta city

September 24, 2008 /

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On the outskirts of this town in northern Alberta, a billboard is plastered with the logos of a dozen or more trade unions. Underneath it reads: "This is what a union town looks like. Welcome to Fort McMurray."

This is also what a boom town looks like: heavy traffic everywhere, buildings going up all over town, help-wanted signs on every other marquee. Some people have taken to calling it Fort McMoney.

By ED KEMMICK
Of The Gazette Staff

Full Story: http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/09/24/news/state/18-boomtown.txt

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