Asked if there are any producers yet wanting to use the new bitumen pipeline, both Smith and Carney had no specifics. Asked how much federal and provincial taxpayer funds would be involved, again no specifics. (Pembina, the sole private investor, will reportedly hold 10 per cent economic interest during construction). The big smiles they offered initially became nervous twitches. Essentially we now know the route, and little else. Read More
Source: Edmonton Sun
Mountain bluebird numbers in Canada have declined by 60 per cent since 1970. To help the iconic songbird recover, conservation initiatives are taking off in Alberta.
CALL THE DOC If Stan Bowman can’t improve the goaltending and defence on the Oilers, they’re not going to need a Nurse, they’re going to need a doctor. GEORGE COLGAN (We’ll see if he has the cure for what ails…
Scientists have reconstructed genomes of woolly mammoths, horses, steppe bison and ground squirrels that roamed the grasslands of the Canadian Arctic as far back as 700,000 years ago using DNA found in frozen squirrel poop from the Yukon.
