Category Archives: Oil&Gas
B.C. government to give loans for fuel efficient switch on home heating
VICTORIA — The B.C. government is offering loans with interest rates as low as zero for people who want to switch from fossil fuel-based heating systems. The five-year loans are for conversions to energy-efficient heat pumps that the governme...
Kenney says ambitious, long-term Alberta economy reboot plan coming Monday
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. — Premier Jason Kenney says his government's blueprint to reboot Alberta's distressed economy will be announced Monday in Calgary. "It will be a bold and ambitious plan to make strategic investments to get people working righ...
Alberta probe into foreign funding of anti-oil groups extended to October
EDMONTON — Alberta's public inquiry into whether foreign money is bankrolling anti-oil protests in Canada is going into overtime. Energy Minister Sonya Savage says the initial findings from the inquiry's commissioner, Steve Allan, show more w...
Alberta to reinstate environmental monitoring in industry, oilpatch on July 15
EDMONTON — Alberta industries, including the oilpatch, will resume environmental monitoring and reporting in three weeks. The Alberta government and its energy regulator have each issued orders for reporting to resume on July 15. Testing...