Working in Alberta

[margrace]

Had a conversation with my son on Sunday. He commented how much nicer it was where he was working in the oil patch. He said they replaced all the Albertans with Maritimers and these people where willing to work and were much more pleasant to work with. They apparently appreciate a job and don't have time to complain and back stab.

[fellowtraveller]

Good for him.

Everybody is welcome in Alberta.

[White Doors]

Had a conversation with my son on Sunday. He commented how much nicer it was where he was working in the oil patch. He said they replaced all the Albertans with Maritimers and these people where willing to work and were much more pleasant to work with. They apparently appreciate a job and don't have time to complain and back stab.

Newsflash. He is an Albertan.

[stignasty]

Had a conversation with my son on Sunday. He commented how much nicer it was where he was working in the oil patch. He said they replaced all the Albertans with Maritimers and these people where willing to work and were much more pleasant to work with. They apparently appreciate a job and don't have time to complain and back stab.

Thank you for this useful thread. Without it I would never have realized that, as an Albertan, I am a horrible human being.

[geoffrey]

Had a conversation with my son on Sunday. He commented how much nicer it was where he was working in the oil patch. He said they replaced all the Albertans with Maritimers and these people where willing to work and were much more pleasant to work with. They apparently appreciate a job and don't have time to complain and back stab.

Good to see people off their ass and working in Alberta rather then enjoying EI vacation in the Maritimes.

Obviously Albertans are more willing to work than any other province though, our participation rate is considerably higher than anywhere else in Canada. Not to mention our take home pay is considerably higher and overall GDP per capita is 150% compared to the rest of Canada... who wouldn't want to work here. It's the richest region in North America, the wealth here is massive compared to anywhere else in Canada that's for sure.

Really, someone would be crazy not to work here, no?

[guyser]

Ahh ...another post that the ROC should get down on their collective knees and bow to the almighty Alberta. We all know Alta is doing fantastic Geoffrey , but whats with the woody about it all the time. Does every post have to bash the ROC ?

Oh I know, everytime , and even when not warranted , I will post that Ontario is the engine that runs the country.

You know how sickening that would be dont you?

[geoffrey]

Ahh ...another post that the ROC should get down on their collective knees and bow to the almighty Alberta. We all know Alta is doing fantastic Geoffrey , but whats with the woody about it all the time. Does every post have to bash the ROC ?

Nah, just taking a shot back at margrace, the perpetual hater of all things Alberta. It was a pretty dirty comment for her to say all Albertans are lazy and things work better when Maritimers work instead. Just had to show some statisical evidence that she's completely wrong.

Ontario has nice lakes. See I'm nice to others.

[Alexandra]

Had a conversation with my son on Sunday. He commented how much nicer it was where he was working in the oil patch. He said they replaced all the Albertans with Maritimers and these people where willing to work and were much more pleasant to work with. They apparently appreciate a job and don't have time to complain and back stab.

What you are insinuating Margrace is that your son claims the company he works for got rid of all of the Albertans and hired All Maritimers because these Maritimers were willing to work whereas the Albertans were not and the Maritimers were much more pleasant to work with than the Albertans. Your son also claimed in his call to you that the Maritimers appreciate having a job and do not have time to complain and back-stab ---- like the Albertans do.

Is that what you or, your son, meant?

If so, this is nothing new. Many of the transplants from other provinces (Ontario) have a habit of whining about Albertans.

[margrace]

No just commenting on all the nasty comments on here about how lazy Maritmers are and how they shouldn't get any help from the mighty Albertan purse.

No I have nothing against Albertans just the ones who bash maritimers needlessly. In fact Albertans in general are not much different from the rest of Canada are they. My grandaughter lives there and loves it or could it be the horses, we will never know. My sister works there and gets fed up with the cold. My grandson works there and loves his job.

I just get tired of the the selfcentred bashing easterners.

[guyser]

Nah, just taking a shot back at margrace, the perpetual hater of all things Alberta. It was a pretty dirty comment for her to say all Albertans are lazy and things work better when Maritimers work instead. Just had to show some statisical evidence that she's completely wrong.

Ontario has nice lakes. See I'm nice to others.

Well.........in that case I owe you an apology. I should have seen where you were going with that. I am sorry.

Yes we do have nice lakes. Frozen mind you, yes mine still is , but nice just the same.

I did not catch that on margrace post, but I reread it and see it.

[geoffrey]

No apology needed.

And snowmobiling. I know Alberta has decent snowmobiling, but it doesn't compare at all to Northern Ontario snowmobiling. Past that, I'm running out of reasons to ever think of moving back.

[Live From China]

I am a horrible human being.

Come on now, you can't be that bad!

I think most of Canada is similar to Alberta: 10 months of winter, followed by 2 months of lousy snowmobiling, snowshoeing and skiing!

[ceemes]

The only good thing about Alberta? Highway One West LOL

[geoffrey]

The only good thing about Alberta? Highway One West LOL

Yup. Get's me to Kananaskis in an hour from my place. Where else in Canada do you have the recreational opportunities an hour from your doorstep that you do in Calgary.

Ok, maybe Vancouver. Maybe...

[BC_chick]

The only good thing about Alberta? Highway One West LOL

Yup. Get's me to Kananaskis in an hour from my place. Where else in Canada do you have the recreational opportunities an hour from your doorstep that you do in Calgary.

Ok, maybe Vancouver. Maybe...

Montreal and Toronto both have recreation an hour away.

As for Vancouver..... the only reason it took you an hour to get to recreation is because you walked there.

[geoffrey]

Montreal and Toronto don't have nearly the opportunity that Calgary and Vancouver have. Whatever they believe, Tremblant is not as good as Fernie or Lousie or Whistler. How much world class backcountry powder does Ontario and Quebec have?

I can mountain bike in Fish Creek Park (some decent trails if you know where to look) 15 minutes from my house on bike, so that's pretty solid. I'm talking some really good recreation, not city parks type of thing.

[blueblood]

The only good thing about Alberta? Highway One West LOL

Yup. Get's me to Kananaskis in an hour from my place. Where else in Canada do you have the recreational opportunities an hour from your doorstep that you do in Calgary.

Ok, maybe Vancouver. Maybe...

Montreal and Toronto both have recreation an hour away.

As for Vancouver..... the only reason it took you an hour to get to recreation is because you walked there.

Well that depends on the type of recreation for me, if I wanted to shoot a deer or fire up the sled all I need to do is walk outside. I have skiing a half hour north and south (not anywhere near as good as Alberta), fishing 10 mins,. away. But if I want to see the latest movie or go to an Olive garden for example I have a 5hr. drive to the nearest "large" city. For pro hockey I might as well forget it.

[geoffrey]

Skiing? Aren't you from Manitoba?

[blueblood]

Skiing? Aren't you from Manitoba?

For Us skiing means going down the North facing slope on a river valley, not quite fernie but it does in a pinch. It does quite well for a place in MB and eastern Sask. I wouldn't recommend it for someone who skis regularly in Alberta.