Fort McMurray, Alberta = Fort McMoney?!!

I just received this email from my brother in law who moved up to Fort McMurray, AB Alberta as he and my sister got good jobs there.

I guess if you want to live in a hot money making area, you've got to put up with some of the inconveniences that go along with it. Fort McMurray in Northern Alberta seems to draw people in from all over Canada.

The real estate is impossible to buy as it's way over priced. It's reported that people are making $15 / hour working at Tim Hortons and Burger King. They can't get enough people there.

I love the reference to Fort McMoney. Fort McMoney - mentioned in McLeans Magazine

I have, in the past, waxed philosophically about the city wife and I live in. Fort McMoney is a nasty place to live in folks.

We loose kids every weekend, car crashes, fights, drugs, liquor and in some cases plain stupidity. If you want a pick of groceries best shop Thursday before noon. There is at least one minesite on shift rotation very weekend and up here the weekend starts on Thursday. By Saturday noon the stores are trashed and I do mean trashed. Imagine, if you will, going to your favorite grocery store to pick up a steak for supper. In Ft. McMurray. you has better go on Thursday if you want a good steak because on Friday morning they set the PALLET OF STEAK on the floor in front of the cooler and it's first come first serve.

Different, nice way to get rid of the cheap cuts. Saturday morning finds empty shelves. snarly staff and a dirty store, they usually catch up about Thursday morning. Oh yeah, a 4 way stop here is a place were at least one vehicle must slow down or they all stop and stare at each other. No speed limit other than school zone and that they enforce vigorously.

As an aside people that have chosen an alternate life style here are referred to by the rednecks as statistics. Sister reports that the roads
on the minesites are terrible, icy, muddy and poorly maintained but the driving force is move the people, Sister had a job review and the only problem was that she wasn't wearing her uniform enough, They understood that she was coming from school but please try to wear it more....

Take care out there Love
Brother In Law

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8 Comments
On Dec 17, 2010, Fort McMurray Jobs Said:
Sometimes you pay the price for a high salary huh?
On Aug 15, 2010, Fort Macmurray Jobs Said:
It's true, Fort Mac is a great place to make money and get ahead of the game. There are lots of places hiring at http://www.fortjobs.ca
On Dec 30, 2009, dave knorr Said:
Hi, everybody. Was thinking about coming over from ohio. I am an instrument technician and was wondering what kind of $$ I could make? I can already make 110k USD without leaving home, but would like to improve on that for a year or two. Also reading alot of bad press about alcohol and drugs on the job. Any take on this?? Dave
On Jul 3, 2009, Kimbely Said:
I think that is a very harsh way to view Mcmurray! You can't come up here wearing rose colored glasses or you will be very disappointed. The Fort Mcmurray area is seeing what any boom town does. Greed! The all mighty dollar rules! The stores are having trouble conveying the concept of supply and demand, for Fort Mcmurray, to their main offices. So, supply never really meets up with demand. We are a boom town/ city, so what do you expect. You have to give up a few comforts, like Customer Service, until the city catches up with the growth. This place isn't as bad as you claim it is. I have lived here for 20 yr's and I'm not ready to leave yet.
On Jun 10, 2009, Bamen D. Said:
Fort McMurray is great...I guess the money makes up for all that inconvenience. I got my job up here from nova scotia and they helped relocate me too. I could not believe that any one would pay for me to move and find a house for me. It was like a dream untill I actually walked into my house. Yeah, but it's all true...no good stakes or chicken on friday. I did not know thursday was the trick...lol.Any ways to get a job up here go through Fort McMurray Labor Source. They hooked me up good. Plus people who have a trade or degree do not need to worry about housing...the pay is good enough to pay for the housing and still have lots left that it is worth it. Just it takes some getting used to puttiong out $2500 for a 2 bedroom apartment. That's not much considering the average yearly salary up her is like $87000 a year. If you make less than that you surely did not wake up in the morning.Sweet to see something fun about McMoney.
On Jan 8, 2007, Monty Loree Said:
Hey Guillaume, Thanks for visiting! I have been by your canadianmoneyblogs.com a few times. Any Canadian blog that talks about money is good with me!! Look forward to visiting with you on the blog network :) Monty Loree
On Jan 8, 2007, Guillaume S Said:
I guess it's a good way to make a lot of money fast if you can stand the environment as described in the blog. People do that all the time, I've even heard people moving to Toronto to make more money ;-) Apparently, specialist surgeons can make up to 1M$USD in Alaska ... My personal Fort McMurray is my online brokerage account :-) Great blog by the way... it talks about topics not well covered by mainstream blogs and newspapers."
On Dec 11, 2006, Ted Said:
Hilarious.... Fort McMoney... Sounds like it should be a new McDonald's Food product.