The Oilfield Population Explosion

Rapid Expansion

Aerial view of Fort St. John in 1959. Gone are the US Army camps but in their stead are the homes that were built in no time to accommodate the influx of oilpatch workers and their families. Entire housing subdivisions were completed in minimal time. Pacific Petroleum built apartments and homes which still stand today. It is said that in doing landscaping of these new homes, slugs were inadvertently introduced to Fort St. John in the sod laid down for lawns. The old-timers don't ever recall having problems with these critters until Pacific Pete decided that grass from seed took too long to grow! 


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