tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post4615832660496061903..comments2023-09-22T09:03:09.417-04:00Comments on Townie Bastard: One week, part 2towniebastardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03129158923604362272noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-35912341703962503072008-08-14T15:18:00.000-04:002008-08-14T15:18:00.000-04:00There's no obvious trend in the official divorce s...There's no obvious trend in the official divorce stats in NL. However, the divorce/marriage ratio, which increased from 5% in the mid 1970s to 30% in the mid 1990s, has actually been trending downward since.<BR/><BR/>That might be because the divorces are happening in Alberta or Ontario. I don't know.WJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070910923518931583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-13239627486755210472008-08-14T14:04:00.000-04:002008-08-14T14:04:00.000-04:00No, and you're already hearing some stories about ...No, and you're already hearing some stories about drug and alcohol problems (you're stuck in an isolated area making 150k/yr. No surprise, really) and marriages breaking up over the stress.<BR/><BR/>In the short term, it's helping keep the province afloat, all that extra money. In the long term, you can't help but wonder if it's going to make things worse.towniebastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03129158923604362272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-24998585747544302682008-08-14T10:11:00.000-04:002008-08-14T10:11:00.000-04:00This sounds like the migrant labour system in Sout...This sounds like the migrant labour system in Southern Africa etc, (except with more frequent trips home). Needless to say, this has been linked to the spread of AIDS, gender roles, and family/generational relationships in all sort of obvious and complex ways...not a nice comparison, i'm afraid. srdSara Dormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11062772751850705696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-80287031106915030752008-08-13T15:23:00.000-04:002008-08-13T15:23:00.000-04:00There was an article in my Chatelaine magazine las...There was an article in my Chatelaine magazine last month about exactly that! Women and kids being left behind while husband are off in Alberta working. One story was about a fire happening in a small community with only a volunteer fire station. Well the guy in charge had taken the keys out west with him! And most of the male volunteers were gone as well. <BR/><BR/>It also said that a lot of groups like soccer, hockey, etc are in trouble. Moms are too overworked to fill in everywhere. Interesting stuff.Matt, Kara, Hunter and Cavanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324456976588255233noreply@blogger.com