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Ethnic Night At Camp Wapasu

The food here is good and sometimes not good, but the culinary staff are, at the very least,…

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Wapasu-tastic Double Doubles!

As mentioned previously the fabulous camp Wapasu has its very own Tim Horton’s

A double-double here…

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It's Like A Palace

To get to the IOL’s Kearl Lake site, and the fabulous camp Wapasu, I send an email to the camp &…

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Return to Wapasu

Hey! Guess who’s going back for an all expenses paid trip to the fabulous Camp Wapasu? Me! Guess…

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Updates from Wapasu

Over the past week or so, the Fort McMurray area has been subjected to heavy rains and flooding. This has made it difficult for Wapasu Lodge to get resupplied and serviced. One of the many things they’ve had to cut back on is water. Here are some of the…

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Back In The Office

I’m back in my Edmonton office. I’m not going to say the view is better than the view at Kearl…

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Day 8–Last minute heroics by the VP

I write this on the bus to Shell’s airstrip. I’m on my way home, but I almost didn’t make it. I…

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Day 8–Meating It Up

Remember Matt? He’s the guy who’s shift I was taking while he was on vacation. He’s back, and he…

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Day 8–Fruit Loops

Along with the eggs, sausage, bacon, more sausage, and more bacon, the dining room also has a selection of cereals available for breakfast.

I had fruit loops this morning. Got a problem with that?

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Day 7–Boredom & Return of the Jedi

Dinner was ok, but it was the company that made the dinner hour interesting. I sat at a table with…

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Day 7: Why am I here?

A co-worker asked “Why are you up at Kearl Lake, I thought you were an office guy?”. Fair question. I am a construction engineer. I provide engineering support to industrial construction projects. Engineering support can involve:

Preparation of crane lift…

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Day 6–Wapasu Attire

My wife had to take our daughters to West Edmonton Mall (WEM) yesterday for a birthday party. WEM…

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Day 7–Fire! (From a few years ago)

I’m at the Kearl Expansion Project. Some of my coworkers were on the Kearl Initial Development…

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Day 6–Prime Rib & Handy Hints

Usually the dining rooms are about half-full at any given time. There’s always a place to sit with…

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Day 6–Celine Dion and Anger Management

I mentioned to my office mate my dislike of Celine Dion. He thought it would be a good idea to play…

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Day 6–Naan Sandwich and Coffee

On the advice of my office mate, Brandon, I tried the naan sandwich from camp. There were two…

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Day 6–Happy Wapasu Sunday

Late start, didn’t get out of bed till 4:11am. Although I passed on this lovely opportunity, the…

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