Canada’s forestry industry is taking up some of the slack in Alberta’s job market, what with layoffs and declining revenues in the oil patch. The president of the Alberta Forest …
Forestry sector providing job relief for former oil patch workers Read More »
The decision last December by New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo to ban high-volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF) for shale gas in that state came after several years of studies and …
New York’s ban on fracking gives hope to other opponents Read More »
A number of new wind farm projects are going ahead in Quebec, and the provincial government there is working with the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) to develop a new …
Wind projects going ahead in Quebec, public not necessarily on board Read More »
Once again, the economists got it wrong. A Bloomberg News survey of twenty-five economists had produced a forecast for 5,000 Canadian jobs lost in October. Instead, 43,100 jobs were created, …
Jobless rate down, balance of trade up as economy shows strength Read More »
An audit of the three federal entities that are supposed to be working to reduce Canada’s greenhouse emissions—Environment Canada, National Resources Canada, and Transport Canada—has found that the federal departments …
Long before becoming premier of Alberta, Jim Prentice, a former cabinet minister in the Harper government, was talking about the need for Canada to find new markets for its oil …
The government of Nova Scotia has decided to play it safe where hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is concerned. The energy minister announced that the province intends to prohibit high-volume fracking …
Shipbuilder Chantier Davie Canada Inc. announced today that the first of three construction vessels ordered by Norwegian oilfield services company Cecon ASA has been delivered. The ship is described as …
Davie shipyard delivers “most complex” vessel ever built in NA Read More »
