The Dangerous Allure of Boom and Bust
Our towns need to focus on sustainable growth
With Alberta’s economy in the doldrums - a situation prevalent long before COVID restrictions pushed us down even more - everyone, everywhere is hunting for the silver bullet to rescue them from the oil price collapse. Nowhere is this more true than our smaller communities. But we should not stake our future on boomtown days again.
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