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40 more people out of work, that I am sure would be high paying jobs. They alo closed three other bases in AB. Cox says they hope to start operations again in two or three years as oil prices come back.  
 
http://www.brandonsun.com/breaking-news/Trican-abruptly-closes-Brandon-location-384036521.html?utm_content=bufferbe2cc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Well that is indeed sad news for all those people who have lost their jobs.

It is sad for the few that still had jobs but Trican and the oil feild in general have slowed down considerably so i surprised it took this long to close the brandon location

The part that bugs me the most about this is a company rep was quoted as saying there was "no value" in giving the emplyees more notice. Maybe there's no value to the company, but for those employees it would have been nice to get some notice so they could look for jobs, delay bigger purchases, or get their finances in order. Its another way of saying they don't give a sh1t about their employees and their families.

Timetowakeup said "They left guys working out in Alberta but the story in the paper isn't online and haven't got a paper yet "

According to the story, the employees were told they were being laid off and then flown out of Grande Prairie Alberta where they were working immediately after getting the news from company reps. It also said that the employees have received a severance package that only works out to about $29 a week and they were offered a transfer to Estevan.

notice do they need? Anyone that has been in the patch for any length of time would have seen this coming for about 2yrs now. After Halliburton shut down Regina it was only a matter of time before Trican would have to shut their much smaller operation down in Brandon.  
People should have started slowing their purchasing down about 2yrs ago, when it started to fall out and when oil companies started selling off their land. If people were still spending this past year when it's been as dead as it has been and with many oil companies (across Canada) scaling WAY back on the drilling budgets, they sort of deserve what's coming. As someone who is dealing with cut backs and scaling operations down to keep as many people employed as we can, it sucks but the writing has been on the walls for a LONG time now. And these cut backs are not a matter of not caring about employees or families it's a matter of what's best for the entire company which employ a lot more then just 1 station. There is no company in this industry that makes a foot print in an area and just pulls out without a lot of care and concern. I'm very surprised they stayed open this long and in Brandon...maybe if they were in Virden, but Brandon never made any sense to begin with.

So very sad for them. I wish them all the luck in the future.  
 
They aren't the first people to lose a job and won't be the last. No one's job is 100% secure.  
 
Being offered a transfer or a severance package(which they have to with no notice) is nice. Personally, I'd take the transfer for an opportunity to live somewhere new.

Trican already closed several bases in alberta within the past year. Brandon closing should be no surprise to anyone with the Estevan base so close and able to service the limited work in the area.