CALGARY – Representatives from the U.S. Pentagon were in Fort McMurray this week as part of an effort to get former American soldiers out of their combat gear and into careers in the Canadian oilsands.

The officials — part of a Pentagon program aimed at helping military personnel transition back to civilian life — were guests of the Alberta government, which has targeted veterans as one possible solution for the province’s labour-starved energy industry.

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