Its hard to believe that there is such a thing as the “Northeast Saskatchewan Oilpatch” but in a strange way, there is such a place. Instead of Estevan, think Hudson Bay. Weyburn – think Arborfield. Heck, the area even has coal! This is not normally an area familiar...
We all heard the stories – Imperial Oil packing up its offices, its rigs, and hauling off to Alberta the day after Tommy Douglas and the CCF won the election – and Saskatchewan’s resource economy tanking forevermore. A true, or apocryphal story? Hmmm… lets see. I’ve...