OXBOW – An Oxbow couple saw a need for a made-in-Saskatchewan oilfield directory, back in the days when things were hopping. In 2019, Connie and Art Hannah launched the Saskatchewan Oilfield Services app. Connie works in admin at a local machine shop, while Art...
Federal lawyers defended the government’s Impact Assessment Act in the Supreme Court of Canada on Tuesday as a two-day hearing started to determine the future of how the country weighs the environmental costs of economic development. Several of the five-member...
By Dean Bennett EDMONTON – Premier Danielle Smith says laggardly public notification of Imperial Oil oilsands wastewater spills has illuminated the need for Alberta to ensure future alarms are sounded quicker. Smith says her government is working with the...
REGINA, OTTAWA – What has been often referred to as the “No More Pipelines Act,” is going to the top court in the land this week, and Saskatchewan is making its case known against it. This week, Saskatchewan will join every other province and...
By Mia Rabson in Ottawa Canada will take a “hard long look” at a call from global climate scientists to hit its long-term greenhouse gas emissions targets 10 years earlier than planned, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Monday. But he...
By Bob Weber Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has repeated his call for a stronger federal presence when it comes to environmental monitoring and communications in the oilsands, following a pair of wastewater releases from Imperial Oil’s Kearl mine...
