[Ost-news] Locals lose out in Alberta's oil boom

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Locals lose out in Alberta's oil boom  
By Ian McKinnon and Reg Curren Bloomberg News  
Published: June 12, 2007  
[http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/06/11/bloomberg/bxoil.php][1]

CALGARY: Marilynn Sjulstad says she is experiencing the pain of an oil-fueled economic boom in Alberta while deriving little benefit from it.

Sjulstad, a 57-year-old Edmonton resident who has arthritis and fibromyalgia, says her rent will soon jump 27 percent - five times the increase in her monthly disability check.

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    [1]: http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/06/11/bloomberg/bxoil.php (http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/06/11/bloomberg/bxoil.php)
    [2]: http://oilsandstruth.org/locals-lose-out-albertas-oil-boom

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