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Unifor ups ante with CRC, takes fight to Alberta
January 27, 2020As part of the ongoing labour disruption at the Co-op Refinery Complex (CRC) in Regina, Sask., Unifor has taken the fight to Alberta. Unifor is now blocking fuel trucks from entering and exiting FCL’s fuel terminal in Carseland, Alta., with fuel destined…
More climate-friendly economy still needs fossil fuels to transition: RBC CEO
January 27, 2020Royal Bank of Canada Chief Executive Officer David McKay said any shift to a more climate-friendly economy still requires fossil fuels. “We have a longer-term transition as we change the energy source, we move to a greener economy, but it…
Airdrie Fair Deal Panel town hall rescheduled to Jan. 27
January 24, 2020The Fair Deal Panel town hall in Airdrie has been rescheduled to Monday, Jan. 27 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Town and Country Centre. It is important to note that seating capacity is limited and registration for the…
Cleaning up carbon with a new kind of concrete
January 24, 2020Nova Scotia’s CarbonCure Technologies has announced the completion of a major new installation at YYC Calgary International Airport, Alberta. The new de-icing pad, the East Deicing Apron, was built with CarbonCure Technologies’ reduced-carbon concrete in August and September of 2019. The…
Alberta Energy Regulator confirms fracking the cause of quakes
January 24, 2020Central Alberta earthquakes that caused structure damage and briefly knocked out power to parts of the town of Sylvan Lake were caused by oilfield fracking, says a report by the Alberta Energy Regulator. And according to the Calgary Herald, the…
Co-op Refinery lockout gets ugly as dispute becomes physical
January 24, 2020Unifor’s latest attempt to return to the bargaining table has been rebuked by Federated Co-operatives Limited, (FCL) as the impasse continues to escalate. “We informed the employer that we were prepared to make a proposal to bring a resolution to…
B.C.’s human rights commissioner addresses Indigenous LNG supporters
January 24, 2020British Columbia’s human rights commissioner is defending herself against accusations by Indigenous supporters of the liquefied natural gas industry that she didn’t do her research before wading into a pipeline dispute. Karasi Govender says in a statement that she “unreservedly”…
Oil company bankruptcies jump 50% over previous year
January 23, 2020The number of oil company bankruptcies rose 50 per cent in 2019 over the previous year, as a slide in prices continued to shake producers in the United States and Canada, Dallas law firm Haynes and Boone said in a…
12 pipeline protesters arrested
January 23, 2020Victoria, B.C. police say a dozen adults have been taken into custody following a day-long protest in the offices of the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources. Police told Canadian Press that officers were called Tuesday morning for a…
Keystone XL takes another step toward construction
January 23, 2020TC Energy Corp.’s long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline took another step forward with U.S. approval of a key stretch of construction. According to Bloomberg News, the Interior Department authorized construction across a swath of federal land in Montana. While approval by…
