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Originally Posted by Weitz
Its hard getting qualifed people in certain postions when it comes to O&G. So you will take those you can.
Also, when things are fly in fly out like a lot of North of Fort Mac people will live where they want.
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Seriously. Any detractors of FIFO haven't done fly-in/fly-out for an extended period of time (or at all). It's physically and mentally tougher than it sounds. I don't blame any Albertan for not wanting to do it, nor do I blame companies for hiring individuals where the expertise is and flying them in.
Also, FIFO kind of works to Alberta's advantage in showing the benefit of O&G to the country. One of the shifts at the producer I work at has people that FIFO from Victoria, Vancouver, Kelowna, Nova Scotia, Edmonton, Calgary. In addition to two Ontario transplants that moved to Fort Mac in the early to mid 00s. Not all shifts are like that, but where else can you find that amount of geographical diversity?