CALGARY – A Texas-based provider of workforce housing is moving into Alberta’s energy industry.
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Redford budget bets on continued oilsands-driven economic growth
The Alberta government is banking that rapid production gains in the province’s oilsands sector will drive economic growth in 2014 and beyond.
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Alberta’s oilsands still a powerful labour driver
Expansion plans in Alberta’s oilsands will almost double production capacity in the next decade, raising labour requirements by more than 40 per cent, according to BuildForce Canada’s latest forecast.
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New Keyano engineering lab to triple skilled worker output
Fort McMurray’s latest link to the oilsands is Keyano College’s brand new Power and Process Engineering Lab, a facility that will more than triple the school’s skilled worker output.
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Canadian oil beats U.S. on costs, bank study says
CALGARY — Western Canadian oil plays, including the oilsands, can compete on costs with the best light tight shale oil plays in the United States, a new study says.
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Brion Energy reaches oilsands deal with Fort McKay First Nation
CALGARY — A deal announced Friday by Brion Energy Corp. with a northern native community is expected to kick-start a stalled 250,000-barrel-a-day oilsands project and permit the flow of $1.3 billion to its Calgary-based parent company.
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Alberta leads Canada through next wave of construction
CALGARY – A new report released Thursday says Alberta will lead Canada’s construction industry through the next decade, with major new oilsands projects and residential work driving job growth in virtually every year between now and 2023.
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Northern Alberta holds key to province’s future: Redford
As Alison Redford stepped down from the stage, her message on northern Alberta’s development was clear: Everybody has a part to play.
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Fort McMurray deserves unique place on Alberta budget: NDP
The solution to Fort McMurray’s unique infrastructure and living problems? According to the provincial NDP, give Fort McMurray a unique place in the upcoming provincial budget.
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Hey Alberta! Stop sucking… up power
For any of you who may not have been able to keep up with the industrial world, the 500-kV Heartland Transmission Line is up and running.
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