Yup... Alberta is oil country. When the barrel prices took a dive a couple of years ago the whole province almost shut down.
That's what happened here in Wyoming. Between the oil tanking and policies that make coal production almost impossible, our state's economy has really been hit hard. The current Grand Master's Lady, Marci, is a coal miner in Gillette and around that area properties are empty, jobs lost, businesses closed, and our entire state budget has suffered.