About Wapatraz

Wapatraz is an independent lifestyle guide to living at Fort McMurray-area work camps -- rooms, food, gym, WiFi, rules, boredom, rotation routines, weather, and getting to camp -- built by and for people who work in the patch.

"Wapatraz" is the nickname workers use for Wapasu Creek Lodge, but this site is not affiliated with Civeo, Wapasu Creek Lodge, or any other camp operator or employer.

For pay, hiring, and job information, see our sister site, the Oil Sands Jobs Guide, which covers the same audience from a jobs-and-pay angle.

Alongside lifestyle content, we compare provincially regulated online gambling operators for readers who choose to gamble off-shift. See our affiliate disclosure and responsible gambling pages for the full detail on how that works and what tools are available if it becomes a problem. See how to check an operator's registration yourself.

Sourcing

Camp-life details are drawn from industry research and worker accounts where possible and are labelled "estimate, unconfirmed" where they have not yet been independently re-confirmed with an employer or camp operator. See individual blog posts for cited sources.