Williston eyes ordinance to ban downtown crew camps
February 19, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
WILLISTON Officials in the booming oil city of Williston are working to keep so-called crew camps from going up in its downtown. Continue Reading
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Crew camp life: UND researchers continue chronicling Oil Patch way of living
February 9, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
TIOGA An RV camp here that was recently full of workers and their families is now abandoned with wooden pallets, a dozen coolers, a set of dumbbells and other debris left behind. Continue Reading
Dickinson Press’ Top 10: No. 3: Crew camps grow in popularity
December 27, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
Crew camps grew in popularity as more workers came to the area in 2012 and needed temporary housing. Continue Reading
UND researchers study impact of oil boom’s temporary housing
September 14, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
GRAND FORKS Long after the oil boom and its workers have left, sprawling patches of leveled gravel, colored only by hints of blue tarp or a few grommets, may be all that’s left of crew camps in western North Dakota. Continue Reading
Editorial: More highs than lows at oil expo
May 26, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
People from around the world are beginning to understand that there is a lot of oil and a lot of people flowing in and around western Dakota.
The number of zeros it takes to fulfill recent estimates can be difficult to comprehend 1,000,000,000, 1,000,000, 1,000,000 and 40,000 Continue Reading
Dunn County lifts moratorium on crew camps
May 17, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Dunn County will lift its crew camp moratorium June 1. The Board of County Commissioners decided Wednesday that it will also ask the planning and zoning committee to set parameters on the number of beds and locations if different from what is stated in the zoning ordinance.
The committee will return with its recommendations at the June 6 county commissioners meeting. Continue Reading
Dickinson officials: Hotels are for tourists too; Planning and Zoning Commission to discuss 3,000-worker facility
May 11, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
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Dickinson officials predict crew camps to handle housing of temporary oil industry workers will have lesser impact on local hotels than one business owner believes. Continue Reading
Crew camps create temporary housing, but the future is unclear as counties and municipalities put holds and moritoriums on the units
May 5, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
WILLISTON Some Oil Patch crew camps, with rows of dormitory rooms and cabins, are becoming larger than many North Dakota cities. Continue Reading
Women also call crew camps home
May 5, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
WILLISTON While most of 19-year-old Chasitie Hurst’s friends are off at college, she’s living in a different style of dormitory: a crew camp.
The Frisco, Texas, native moved to Williston to work for the Target Logistics Bear Paw Lodge, a temporary housing facility primarily for oil field workers. Continue Reading
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