Letourneau After the discovery of oil in Norman-Wells, North-West Territories, the brothers Patrice and Hubert Létourneau along with Hubert's son-in-law, Oscar Caron, supplemented their income by providing a transport service of goods between Edmonton and Athabasca Landing , a distance of 150 kilometers. Life was similarly difficult for the women left at home, They had to take care of the farm animals, raise the children, and do the necessary housework during those long periods of absence.