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US, Canadian oilpatch work camps operators squeezed by oil slump

Oilpatch work camp companies reduce staff CALGARY _ A slowdown in American and Canadian oilpatch activity means fewer tradespeople on site, putting a squeeze on businesses that house and feed workers in remote locations. Before the downturn, when the oil and gas sector was chugging along, it was a challenge to entice enough skilled labourers […]