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Hire U.S. military veterans to work in Canadian oilsands, headhunter suggests

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CALGARY – Former U.S. soldiers may soon be recruited to “Be All They Can Be” in the Canadian oilsands.

With the unemployment rate for U.S. military veterans hovering close to 10 per cent, some people think Americans who served their country in Iraq or Afghanistan could be part of the solution for Canada’s labour-starved energy industry. On Tuesday, representatives of close to a dozen Alberta-based companies took in a presentation by Rick Grice, a Denver-based search consultant who has already helped U.S. oil and gas companies attract and hire demobilized military personnel and now has his sights set on Canada.

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MacKay announces $6M in infrastructure spending for Alberta military bases

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EDMONTON – Defence Minister Peter MacKay was at CFB Edmonton Saturday to announce new funding for infrastructure projects in Edmonton and at other Canadian Forces bases in Alberta.

“Our government continues to improve Canadian Armed Forces infrastructure ensuring that our men and women in uniform have the facilities they need to work and train, but also benefits the local economy,” MacKay said in a news release.

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Military production a boon for economy

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The Harper government is examining ways to turn Canada into a major arms producer in a bid to leverage hundreds of billions of dollars in planned defence spending into Canadian jobs and prosperity.

On Tuesday, an experts’ panel appointed by the government last year recommended focusing on six specific industries in which Canada can become a world leader as part of a revamp of the military procurement strategy.

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Alberta Energy Minister Ken Hughes says province looking to tap U.S. military personnel to help develop oilsands

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Alberta is seeking to recruit an army of oilsands workers — literally.

The province is on the march to attract thousands of demobilized U.S. military personnel to help develop what’s been touted as Canada’s economic engine for coming decades — the oilsands.

Its success would also act as a goodwill gesture for Canada’s controversial oilsands, said Alberta Energy Minister Ken Hughes.

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