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Tomorrow: The Current comes to you from Calgary

Tomorrow we bring you the stories of those navigating a changing economy. Anna Maria Tremonti hosts a special edition of The Current from Calgary where she will focus on the ripple effect of the dramatic drop in the price of oil on Alberta's economy, its people and the oil industry.
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Tomorrow on The Current, Anna Maria Tremonti hosts a special edition of The Current from Calgary where she will focus on the ripple effect of the dramatic drop in the price of oil on Alberta's economy, its people and the oil industry. (Matthew Brown/Associated Press)

The plunge in the price of a barrel of oil in Alberta has created ripple effects across this country.

President and CEO of Cenovus Energy Brian Ferguson has made the call to layoff 800 employees and says there will be more layoffs. 

The plunge in the price of a barrel of oil has created ripple effects right down to finding school bus drivers from the oil patch. (mizzcreation/Flickr cc)
 You don't even need to count up empty offices to see the effects of an oil price drop. Tomorrow, we will bring you the stories of those navigating a changing economy. 

From the entrepreneur rethinking his next big investment, to the ad executive who traded the board rooms for the farmers markets, to the Premier navigating a new fiscal reality and the oil executives reworking their companies and their futures.

Don't miss a special edition of The Current coming to you from Calgary tomorrow.

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