Eric on The Road

Journeys into the offbeat, off the beaten path, overlooked and forgotten - by Eric Model

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Fleeing Chávez, Oil Workers Flock To Frigid Alberta (WSJ)

From The Wall Street Journal:

By Joel Millman

"The frigid Canadian province of Alberta has become one of the world's fastest growing enclaves of Venezuelans. Many of the expats, who say they were driven into exile by a hostile government, are oil-field veterans working in Canada's refineries."

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118281923961747865.html?mod=todays_us_nonsub_page_one

Also see the accompanying video "Salsa Gets Northern Exposure": http://online.wsj.com/public/page/us_in_todays_paper.html?mod=topnav_0_0002_public

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