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Originally Posted by strombad
You're so sneaky it's adorable! I think you meant to say:
It's funny how desperate Edmontonians are to lump themselves in with Calgary. You make a great baby brother.
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You suck for forcing me to side with a greaser, but Oil Stain's interpretation is far more accurate than yours. Calgary (and Edmonton) are what they are because of O&G. The cities, and this province, grew primarily because of this industry, and many non O&G jobs followed the leader.
And like it or not, Calgary's position as the dominant business centre of the province/Prairies is a fluke of timing more than anything. The only reason Leduc No. 1 didn't turn Edmonton into the white collar hub of the region is the fact that most O&G companies had already set up in Calgary due to Turner Valley. If that first big strike had occurred farther north, the entire makeup of this province would have been radically different.