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Oil Sand Capital of Canada

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The oil crazed Fort McMurray lies in the middle of the Athabasca Oil Sands. The town is the heart of Canadian oil production. When the price of oil increased in 2003, the population of Fort McMurray nearly doubled from 34,000 to 66,573.

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