Alberta has a plan to diversify its resource extraction-tilted economy: double its tourism industry by 2035. That includes all-season resorts, raising questions. Who will do the work to make destinations hum? And how will those employees be treated? Ximena González reports. Ximena is a freelance writer and editor based in Calgary. Published Dec. 18, 2024. 

https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/12/18/Tourism-Dreams-Unjust-Employment/

Alberta has a plan to diversify its resource extraction-tilted economy: double its tourism industry by 2035. That includes all-season resorts, raising questions. Who will do the work to make destinations hum? And how will those employees be treated? Ximena González reports. Ximena is a freelance writer and editor based in Calgary. Published Dec. 18, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/12/18/Tourism-Dreams-Unjust-Employment/

When Tourism Dreams Depend on Unjust Employment

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