Anecdotally I've heard the people living downwind of the big oilsands developments suffer a wide range of health problems from the toxic air quality. It's no se

Anecdotally I've heard the people living downwind of the big oilsands developments suffer a wide range of health problems from the toxic air quality. It's no secret that these developments are not good for human or animal health, although the big oil companies don't advertise it. I guess the upshot is that to even get to Fort McMurray you need to drive for hours through pure wilderness--no towns, no farms, nothing but endless forest. It's far out of the way of where most people would choose to live (were it not for high-paying oil jobs). But even in the south of the province it feels like the air quality has been deteriorating. We seem to get air pollution warnings are long more than I ever remember growing up.