Photo courtesy of Lloydminster Oil and Gas Convoy on Facebook. Lloydminster and area energy workers look to have their voice ring across the country as they look to change the conversation surrounding the oil and gas industry. An oil and gas truck convoy is planned for this Saturday to make the conversation louder. Convoys have popped up across Western Canada after the first protest began in Grande Prairie on December 16 with close to 700 trucks taking part. In Calgary about a week ago truckers raised awareness of Bill C-69, which would change the National Energy Board, which would include an overhaul on how energy projects get approved, and Bill C-48, banning oil tanker traffic on B.C.’s northern coast. Estevan, Nisku and Medicine Hat are some of the cities who have had protests in the past couple weeks. Lloydminster-based oilfield worker Dion Boser orchestrated the Lloydminster event to continue showing that people are looking for change within the oil and gas industry. Boser believes the foreseeable future looks bleak for oil and gas employment opportunities. “In Lloydminster, many of our people either have severely reduced hours or severely reduced wages, if they even have a job at all anymore, […]
