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Northern Gateway Pipeline hearings continue in Edmonton
/Hearings dealing with the Northern Gateway Pipeline continued in Edmonton, Saturday, and for the first time backers of the project were given the chance to cross examine those opposing it. […]
Read more »The only sector where you can’t have a union is the only one with no health and safety rules? Explain, please…
/Literally everybody – and that includes Alberta Premier Alison Redford – knows that permitting an industry to “voluntarily” self-regulate the health and safety of its own workers amounts to a […]
Read more »Enbridge’s Northern Gateway benefits questioned at hearing
/The benefits to the oil industry of Enbridge Inc.’s proposed Northern Gateway pipeline may be exaggerated and its costs to the economy and environment underestimated, hearings into the project heard […]
Read more »First nation’s lawyer questions benefits of pipeline
/The benefits to the oil industry of Enbridge Inc.’s proposed Northern Gateway pipeline may be exaggerated and its costs to the economy and environment underestimated, hearings into the project have […]
Read more »Enbridge’s Northern Gateway benefits questioned at hearing
/The benefits to the oil industry of Enbridge Inc.’s proposed Northern Gateway pipeline may be exaggerated and its costs to the economy and environment underestimated, hearings into the project heard […]
Read more »New farm safety rules ‘useless’
/New farm safety rules ‘useless’ Experts hit out at voluntary certifications A provincially funded research body says a leaked proposal for voluntary safety certification of Alberta’s agriculture industry won’t curb […]
Read more »Redford cuts Asia trip short as Peter Lougheed tributes pour in
EDMONTON — Premier Alison Redford is cutting short her trip to Asia and returning home as a result of the death Thursday of her friend and mentor, former Alberta Premier […]
Read more »Mountains of tributes pour in for Alberta premier Peter Lougheed
/An outpouring of love and respect has touched the hearts of Peter Lougheed’s family in the wake of his death Thursday at age 84. A simple bouquet of white roses […]
Read more »Lougheed’s death prompts Redford to cut short trade mission
/As accolades for former premier Peter Lougheed continued flooding in Friday, current Premier Alison Redford is cutting short her trade trip to Asia in honour of the Alberta icon who […]
Read more »Editorial: A calm, cool look at hotly contested Northern Gateway pipeline
/When Prime Minister Stephen Harper declared this summer the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline is “in the vital interest” of Canada, critics could be forgiven for suspecting the fix was in, […]
Read more »CLAC mulls leaving confederation
/The Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC) will consider withdrawing from the world’s largest trade union confederation and joining another organization, when the union gathers this week for two separate […]
Read more »Northen Gateway Pipeline will raise the price of crude oil for Canadian refineries
Posted on September 10, 2012 by Mihaela Mardare — 1 Comment ↓ “Northern Gateway Hearings. The Alberta Federation of Labour says the Enbridge pipeline project will actually eliminate Canadian jobs” […]
Read more »Canadian price of crude oil would rise with the creation of Northern Gateway pipeline
/Listen to the first segment of Part 3 of CBC’s “As It Happens” for Tuesday, September 4th titled “Northern Gateway Hearings. The Alberta Federation of Labour says the Enbridge pipeline […]
Read more »The Get Out of Fail Free Card Mission
Explanation of why the creation of the Gateway pipeline from Alberta to Kitimat BC will raise the price of crude oil for Canadian refineries. Segment III titled, “Northern Gateway Hearings. […]
Read more »Projected Northern Gateway figures err on the side of caution
Exactly how much will Enbridge Inc.’s Northern Gateway pipeline benefit Canada? In a report submitted to the National Energy Board, Enbridge says $38-billion. But in a federal review panel hearing […]
Read more »Federal hearings resume on Enbridge oilsands pipeline
(Edmonton Journal; Sept. 4) – Enbridge will be grilled this week on its $6 billion Northern Gateway project as hearings enter the final phase where interveners can challenge the company’s […]
Read more »Enbridge challenged on pipeline benefits
/Forecasts are too rosy; critics claim Enbridge faced tough questions Wednesday on its predictions that more than $300 billion in economic benefits will flow from its proposed $6-billion pipeline to […]
Read more »Enbridge pipeline hearing focuses on economic benefits
/Under fire from Alberta unions, Enbridge said Tuesday its proposed Northern Gateway pipeline will not cause job losses in the refining sector though it will be affected by higher prices […]
Read more »Enbridge pipeline hearing focuses on economic benefits
/EDMONTON – Under fire from Alberta unions, Enbridge said Tuesday its proposed Northern Gateway pipeline will not cause job losses in the refining sector though it will be affected by […]
Read more »Enbridge Gateway pipeline would cost jobs in Alberta says Union
/Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gateway oil pipeline to Canada’s Pacific Coast could cost thousands of high-paying refining jobs in Alberta, a labour group warned in Edmonton on Tuesday as the company […]
Read more »Enbridge says Northern Gateway ‘no different’ from other projects
Compares pipeline to Canadian Pacific Railway and the St. Lawrence Seaway Enbridge has told the National Energy Board that the company’s $6-billion plan to build a pipeline from the Alberta […]
Read more »Enbridge defends Northern Gateway in final phase of public hearings
/After a bumpy ride this summer, Enbridge will face a tough grilling this week on its $6 billion Northern Gateway project as public hearings enter their final phase in which […]
Read more »Enbridge says Northern Gateway ‘no different’ from other projects
/Compares pipeline to Canadian Pacific Railway and the St. Laurence Seaway Enbridge has told the National Energy Board that the company’s $6-billion plan to build a pipeline from the Alberta […]
Read more »Labor group warns of job losses from planned Enbridge oil line
/EDMONTON, Alberta (Reuters) – Enbridge Inc’s proposed Northern Gateway oil pipeline to Canada’s Pacific Coast could cost thousands of high-paying refining jobs in Alberta, a labor group warned on Tuesday […]
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