Working on the oil rigs in Alberta...advice, answers...?? :)?

I was born and raised in Alberta and my dad worked the oil rigs for over 40 years.He would sometimes be away from home for weeks or even over a month at a time and we all lived in the same province.He and my mom made their marriage work for 36 years and the only reason it didn't last longer was because he passed away in 1997.As long as you look ahead to the big picture and don't start making him feel bad about being away from home it will be okay.I'm sure it's going to be hard enough for him to go so far for work but there are a lot of Easterners who work out here that come from as far away as Newfoundland so just support him and be happy that he will have a good paying job that he loves doing.And if you do decide to come West then Welcome to Alberta!!