CNRL says oil curtailment adjustment will keep ECHO pipeline going and save Alberta jobs
in Feb 01, 2019
[ad_1] Workers in eastern Alberta are breathing a sigh of relief Friday after CNRL said the province easing the oil production cap means it can keep the ECHO pipeline running. “Following the Government of Alberta’s announcement of production limits easing for February and March 2019, Canadian Natural’s curtailment volume for February 2019 will be reduced,”[…]
Alberta workers fear job cuts after oil production cap formula change
[ad_1] A company that was at first in support of Alberta’s oil curtailment plans is now expressing concern. Workers and community leaders in Bonnyville are warning of impacts on jobs. Vinesh Pratap reports. [ad_2] Source link
Eastern Alberta communities fear NDP’s oil production cap change will mean job losses
in Jan 29, 2019
[ad_1] Workers in communities like Bonnyville, Lakeland County, Elk Point and Lloydminster are worried changes to Alberta’s oil curtailment formula will cost as many as 1,000 people their jobs. “Everyone’s in kind of a state of panic,” said Kurt Muller, who runs Jacknife Oilfield Services, a transportation and mechanical repair company in Bonnyville. “It’s challenging.[…]
‘This is B.C. vs. Canada’: Alberta has spent $23M on Keep Canada Working campaign
in Jan 24, 2019
[ad_1] The Alberta government is full steam ahead on an advertising campaign trying to convince Canadians that the Trans Mountain Pipeline is a must-build project. Work began on the Keep Canada Working campaign back in January, and as recently as November, the government said it had spent $10 million on the project. But on Jan.[…]
Alberta driver examiners walk off job over disagreement on industry de-privatization
in Jan 10, 2019
[ad_1] Driver examiners in Alberta are off the job Thursday after threatening to withhold services if the province didn’t meet their demands as the Alberta government prepares to take back control of the industry. Pete Llewellyn with the Certified Driver Examiners Association says the examiners’ demand for fair market value for their businesses fell on[…]
Job numbers in Alberta – how are we really doing? Economist weighs in
in Jan 08, 2019
[ad_1] When it comes to jobs in Alberta, what is really going on? Several headlines over the past few weeks have sent mixed messages. But they’re all true, using Statistics Canada numbers. Global News at Noon speaks to economist Trevor Tombe for some important context on the situation. [ad_2] Source link
Alberta lost thousands of jobs in December: Statistics Canada
[ad_1] New figures from Statistics Canada show 17,000 jobs disappeared in Alberta in December. Fletcher Kent reports. [ad_2] Source link
Roiled in oil: Alberta votes in 2019 as energy issues, Trudeau dominate debate
in Dec 28, 2018
[ad_1] “I know that the opposition wants to sort of revel in what they insist on hoping is defeat, but we’ve made more progress on getting a pipeline to tidewater than any other government has in the last 70 years,” Notley told The Canadian Press in a year-end interview. Notley will take voters to the polls in[…]
Amazon announces 2nd fulfillment centre in Alberta, this one outside Edmonton
in Dec 17, 2018
[ad_1] Amazon announced Monday it will open a new customer fulfillment centre in Leduc County which the company says will create more than 600 full-time jobs. This will be Amazon’s second fulfillment facility in Alberta. The first is in Rocky View County and employs about 1,500 full-time associates. The Leduc centre will be Amazon’s 11th[…]