WINNIPEG, Manitoba/OTTAWA (Reuters) – In 35 years of working in Alberta’s oil patch, home to the world’s third-largest crude reserves, Ray Mildenberger endured a volatile industry’s ups and downs without being laid off. Mildenberger turned to selling truck parts to pay the mortgage – the first job of his career outside the oil industry. Alongside the lay-offs, local food banks report strains from rising demand, while across the province oil wells have shut down.
