I grew up right next to McMurray, small town on the Saskatchewan side and made trips over there maybe once a year around 1990. It wasn't so bad then but now it's a horrible place to visit and I can imagine a much worse place to live.
On my flight out of there last year I struck up a conversation with a young lady from Vancouver who was in McMurray for 3 weeks for work. She was terrified by the place and so happy to get out, she couldn't even go out to any of the bars for a drink. Constantly harrassed, guys trying to pick her up, etc.
The apartment buildings over there are crammed full, the parking lots are overflowing with trucks parked in ditches. Everyone else lives in mobile homes, which charge an arm and a leg for the lot rental.
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