Is automation going to destroy jobs in the oilpatch and in Estevan?

Is automation going to destroy jobs in the oilpatch and in Estevan?

These coal haulers cross Highway 47 south of Estevan. Would you want them to do so without drivers? Twice in the space of 24 hours, I was tagged on Facebook with relation to a post or story about automation and its threat to jobs.

The first post was from a man named Dave Shook, a self-described automation engineer working in the oilpatch. It’s got a lot of people talking, because in three days it was shared 6,800 times. On April 12, he stated, in part, “If you used to work in the oilpatch and you don’t any more, then I […]

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