My uncle started a serious games company in Edmonton, and that's what I hear from him all the time: no talent. He's thinking of relocating here to Vancouver just so he can hire competent C++ devs. Pretty depressing, really.
They make FPS-style training programs for service rigs, among other things. Thanks for the offer, I'll pass it on.
If you are making $1000/day on the oil patch then you can put up with it, but why would you move there for a regular dev job?
But seriously, who wants to live in Edmonton? I know a bunch of people at BioWare, and the company is the only reason they're in Edmonton. They complain about the weather constantly.