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Then there is also this aspect this afternoon - two cabinet ministers resigning and not running for re-election: https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/albertas-finance-and-hospital-ministers-resign-ahead-of-cabinet-shuffle/

This would be liquified tank cars. Not sure if this would be delivery to Prince Rupert or Vancouver. But could also go via US ports if required. Or move east as it's rail networks which means a certain amount of adjustment as needed. It's also a more targeted product flow than Natural...

It's not a pipeline but in some ways is nicer due to the ability to pivot end destinations faster. Another 45,000 barrel capacity announced today. https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/2026/05/20/keyera-altagas-and-cn-to-go-ahead-with-new-rail-terminal-project/

100% agree. My only pondering thought was investment into these type of national level projects might also be good holdings if transferred/purchased over time? into the new national investment trust proposed. I guess in my mind I'd much rather see government investment into companies be...

There is also this story line from a couple of days ago: https://globalnews.ca/news/11844080/trans-mountain-pipeline-future-ownership-ottawa/ Makes me wonder if these become assets transferred to a national wealth fund. Utilities, like pipelines, tend to be favored by institutional investors...

Hence why they bird dog controls air space on fires while tankers are in the air. Altitude stack, target assignment, zone entry in addition to fire mapping and situational updates. Also includes helicopter entry....so you might be sent high altitude while they operate low or grounded if in...

Well I was watching a Dash-8 do low passes over town today...along with a Lockheed L-188 (Navy version is a P-3) and a gaggle of AT-802U. No complaints when the air tankers are coming into to town...especially if they're reloading and going away from town for a fire.

Had a couple of CF-18's doing familiarization flights in the area over the weekend. More folks talking about them doing that kind of random, focused training (helps doing touch and go's at airport) than folks that would travel for an airshow.

I'd say replace them with a modern fleet if needed...but even the F-18's are 40+ years old. While I value them as a marketing tool and recruitment aspect if you need the snowbirds just double the modern training fleet and quit messing around with antiques.

WTI is $102 WCS is at $78.67 Since the events in Iran its been as narrow as $15 apart and as wide as 30. As WTI spikes WCS is not jumping as fast and seems to drop faster than WTI pricing. Just another reason to have options to allow for better capture of price spikes. It's not just the...

There's a similar report from Fort Mac in 2016. If your house was in the shade of black spruce tree most lost their home. Those that survived tended to be interior neighborhood homes sheltered from the embers coming from the forest. Two big fire hazards...direct flame contact which is where...

Old man years ago was at a BnB....talked about rural crime. Long pause and then their host said..."we used to have a problem until he went for a drive with a few concerned citizens..." Hate to say it but amazed it doesn't happen more often. Know showing up in uniform on some properties it's...

Will put these resources here then for your viewing interest: CIFFC National Overview Situation Report: https://ciffc.net/situation/2026-04-29 Note this is dependent upon each agency inputs BC Situation https://wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/dashboard AB Situation...

Was on 4 in the last week. Cured grass and stupidity is not a good combination.

Ah yes....NIMBY strikes again. I don't care if it's crown land you can't do X activity because it will affect my land/view/trails... But it is a real issue. There also will not be fire breaks normally cut around private land on the crown land so some of the natural disaster type situations...