Tag Archives: 2017
TransCanada pipelines set for 2017
The timeline and job creation due to the construction of two new TransCanada pipelines and a storage facility was discussed during a Strathcona County council meeting on Jan. 14.
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New hospital construction on track for 2017 target
Construction of the new Grande Prairie Regional Hospital is well underway as crew members continue work on its floors and foundation.
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Calgary resale home prices forecast to eclipse half-million dollars by 2017
CALGARY – The average price for a resale home in Calgary will balloon to more than half a million dollars by 2017, according to a new real estate report released Tuesday.
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China oil imports to overtake U.S. by 2017
China will overtake the United States as the world’s biggest crude oil importer by 2017 as Chinese motorists drive domestic oil demand higher, consultancy Wood Mackenzie said on Tuesday.
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Coal to rival oil as dominant energy source by 2017: IEA
Coal will nearly overtake oil as the dominant energy source by 2017, and only a drop in world gas prices could curb the use of the dirtier fossil fuel in the absence of high carbon prices, the International Energy Agency said.
The IEA, the energy agency for developed countries, said earlier this year that without a major shift away from coal, average global temperatures could rise by 6 degrees Celsius by 2050, leading to devastating climate change.
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Grande Prairie’s new hospital to open in 2017 with a price tag of $621 million
GRANDE PRAIRIE- Premier Alison Redford stopped in Grande Prairie on Thursday, vowing to deliver a long-delayed hospital, new schools and other infrastructure to ease pressure on a region growing in both population and political discontent.
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