The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo council recently voted down a hiring freeze, with the votes tallying 6-4. Councillor Lance Bussieres forwarded a motion to put a hiring freeze in place due to the economic downturn that the area has suffered recently. The goal of the motion was to prevent any hiring for full time…
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Keyano College’s aggressive campus redesign plan is being put on hold at the moment because of struggling economy and future uncertainty surrounding the region. The plan, the Campus Development Master Plan, was very ambitious and included redeveloping a majority of the college campus by the year 2020, but that is no longer the case and…
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The Long Lake facility operated by Nexen Energy was ordered to stop the operation of 95 pipelines due to recent environmental concerns. The company is closing the entire facility down as a result, because they say it is not possible to comply with the suspension order any other way due to the close integration of…
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The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers president is urging the provincial government to finish the current royalty review as soon as this is possible so that market stability can be achieved again. In the last year oil prices have been volatile, causing some instability in Alberta and the rest of the country. CAPP president Tim…
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The Wood Buffalo RCMP are investigating a Timberlea shooting, and the crime occurred very close to the police detachment headquarters in the area. The shooting occurred on Saturday September 5, 2015 at approximately 1:45 am. A news release from the RCMP explained that a report of gunshots fired in the Timberlea area of Powder Drive…
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The Alberta Energy Regulator recently ordered a pipeline operations suspension for the Nexen Energy Long Lake facility, halting 95 pipelines and preventing operations from continuing. The agency issued the suspension and cited “noncompliant activities” regarding pipeline monitoring and maintenance the reason for the suspension. An emulsion spill that allowed 5 million litres of emulsion to…
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