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To be fair to the oil and gas industry I don't hear a ton of complaints over their consultation. The lesson the industry has learned is to go in early, before surveying if possible, and start the relationship building instead of showing up last minute and trying to rush. It's often easier...

There has been a major, and quietly done, realignment and optimization of pipeline flows as companies have consolidated fields and plants for increased efficiency. 25 years ago companies talked about developing a well...now it's a field+ at a time. As a result outfits like Pembina have also...

The other part people forget is how much of the tourism is based upon infrastructure created originally for/by the forest industry. When the FSR roads aren't being maintained...it doesn't matter what's down there when they wash out. It's actually one part I respected from BC forestry...

https://globalnews.ca/news/11688531/ring-of-fire-northern-ontario/#:~:text=Prime%20Minister%20Mark%20Carney%20and,to%20the%20Ring%20of%20Fire. Another big project and while this isn't so much a single project as a phone book of stories of projects....the news that additional federal evaluations...

100% agree. Know a few knowledge keepers and elders and always learn something more from a coffee with them. What I do worry about...and what I've seen...is how the oral traditions are twisted around to fit modern thinking. There are certain practices elders would not touch but are now...

For consideration I deal with about 17 First Nations and a couple more Metis Communities. Always an interesting discussion to talk about use of the land today vs. historical use and groups involved. Used to be two more groups but the peace talks they were invited to in the 1840's....were...

As someone who has worked over there though I would say there is a pool of English speaking recruits that would be a possible hiring pool but only if distributed amongst existing Canadian formations. Canada thankfully could pull upon the WW1 CEF example where some First Nations offered to...

weak case or not....every time the issue is raised in the media regardless of outcome it's a cut on the confidence of business/capital/people of "do I want to live/invest/stay here". So it does matter and it's a big deal. Especially for major infrastructure or long term investments needed to...

Always amazing what a solid plan, with clear objectives and timing needs, pre-positioned resources and experienced crews hitting good weather can do. Starting a municipal paving job in October...like my town does...and wondering why it's done poorly and behind schedule yet again...

That's the formal city census numbers only too cited for Fort Mac. Doesn't include the 10,000's that were in industrial camps all around the city.

Thanks AmmoTech90 I haven't been down to "the Hat" for 30 years...stuck up north passing the Weed greenhouses by Edmonton. But a good reminder that what might new to one area of the country is old news to others. Frankly the more of this sort of product we can grow internal to Canada the...

Everytime someone talks vertical farming I keep thinking - go to Leamington, Ontario. From a random image found via Google.. But what is more important is the scale: I've only seen such large greenhouses in two industries....the canning plants in/around Leamington. And pot growing...

To be clear I hate the current classification and especially the way the gun control mandate is going on. While I'm not personally affected by the rule changes I'm close and most friends are. But I often think of a program I was told about in Australia - voluntary compensation. As I...

I often think of the pain the British Army went through...and for the most part I tend to agree with your sentiment. Regular Force...remove the regimental mafia and you are Canadian Army Unit 1 -9. If the British Army can take their Highland Units and merge 6 historic battalions into the...

Some of this has also been incorperated into more modern gas plants built. A little known but additional power grid relief. However most plants don't have this technology and this is the first mobile unit design I've heard of.

It gets even more confusing as the French would only keep records as a marriage between "Canadians" - i.e. a person born there and a "frenchman". So whether you were a poor french farmer "le habitant de Canada" or Iroquois native you were still recorded...under an European name...as a...

Consider her lucky...starting wage in Alberta is sub $20 for level 1 childcare staff. Level 2 are still under $25

This has been a long standing cry especially during boom times over the number of folks who work in Alberta but retain residency in other provinces. For example a couple of years ago Fort Mac Murray was recieving funding based upon the federal census...of 60,000. The Province did a seperate...

And yet this is the same group (AIMCo) that is supposed to manage the Alberta Pension if they withdrew from the CPP. And teachers are still pissed off about their independent pension being forced under AIMCo years ago Frankly I look at the CPP board as a positive model and often use the AIMCo...

Considering I saw 3 major projects going on locally....TransMountain was just one of them. All working similar terrain...frankly TransMountain was easier in many regards. Similar lengths of pipe being laid and similar sizes. TransMountain was 3x the length of time. It's a standing...