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I live and work in Fort McMurray. It's a boom town with a population currently at 80,000 and growing fast. Unemployment is nearly 0% and job security is guaranteed. The town has some problems, but it's home for me right now and I have to make the most of it.
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Fort McMurray, Canada Travel Photos

August 13, 2007
An upset condition at Suncor
An upset condition at Suncor
The Syncrude dragline
The Syncrude dragline
A weird truck crash
A weird truck crash
A prototype of the largest dump …
A prototype of the largest dump ...
Driving home after work.
Driving home after work.
The view from my apartment
The view from my apartment
Digging out my car.
Digging out my car.
The windchill was -59 degrees Ce…
The windchill was -59 degrees Ce...
Ice fog
Ice fog
The main bridge crossing the Ath…
The main bridge crossing the Ath...
Repairing a tire
Repairing a tire
On the airboat
On the airboat
I got the truck stuck
I got the truck stuck
A clean truck in a sea of dirty …
A clean truck in a sea of dirty ...
A hydraulic shovel. Note that th…
A hydraulic shovel. Note that th...
The size of the pickup truck is …
The size of the pickup truck is ...
A shovel bucket. Im six feet ta…
A shovel bucket. I'm six feet ta...
Note the size of the truck compa…
Note the size of the truck compa...
The muskeg caught fire
The muskeg caught fire
One of the drill rigs
One of the drill rigs
A view from the tailings dyke
A view from the tailings dyke
Nasty weather coming in
Nasty weather coming in
The main pit
The main pit
Its a large hole in the ground
It's a large hole in the ground
A 300 tonne reactor vessel
A 300 tonne reactor vessel
They moved it at about 10 km/hr …
They moved it at about 10 km/hr ...
Notice how the bridge is flexing…
Notice how the bridge is flexing...
An electric shovel
An electric shovel
A baby haul truck
A baby haul truck
The mother of all haul trucks
The mother of all haul trucks
A coyote
A coyote
A coyote
A coyote
A coyote keeping an eye on me.
A coyote keeping an eye on me.
A D11 dozer leaves the shop
A D11 dozer leaves the shop
New winter boots. The running sh…
New winter boots. The running sh...
More hail
More hail
Hailing in the pit
Hailing in the pit
Syncrude from a distance
Syncrude from a distance
Syncrudes tailings pond - basic…
Syncrude's tailings pond - basic...
Note the size of the draglines …
Note the size of the dragline's ...
The dragline
The dragline
The bucketwheel excavator
The bucketwheel excavator
The dirty side of oilsands devel…
The dirty side of oilsands devel...
Elemental sulphur extracted from…
Elemental sulphur extracted from...
Syncrudes coker spewing out gar…
Syncrude's coker spewing out gar...
Syncrude tailings pond
Syncrude tailings pond
Driving home on 63
Driving home on 63
Pumping tailings. The plume is a…
Pumping tailings. The plume is a...
The driver fell asleep and drove…
The driver fell asleep and drove...
The crane used to get the truck …
The crane used to get the truck ...
A bald eagle
A bald eagle
The closest I got to it before t…
The closest I got to it before t...
A 793 haul truck
A 793 haul truck
We have very large bees in Fort …
We have very large bees in Fort ...
Loading a truck in the mine
Loading a truck in the mine
Moving a large vessel to the pla…
Moving a large vessel to the pla...
Seaplane landing downtown
Seaplane landing downtown
Building the new Athabasca River…
Building the new Athabasca River...
Approaching the accident
Approaching the accident
The truck involved
The truck involved
What was left of the truck
What was left of the truck
Keeping warm while hunting south…
Keeping warm while hunting south...
Roughing it in the great outdoors
Roughing it in the great outdoors
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