CALGARY - Alberta's pitch to the major projects office for a new oil pipeline to the West Coast is being billed as a public-private partnership, though its current structure skews almost entirely toward the public end of the spectrum. Ninety per cent of the proposal would be in the hands of provincial and federal Crown corporations — at least in the beginning. Energy infrastructure company Pembina Pipeline Corp. would be a minority partner. Here is a rundown of what each entity does and [Read more]
More than 100K Albertans sign up for $100 affordability rebates as applications open
EDMONTON - The Alberta government says more than 106,000 residents have applied for $100 relief cheques in just over 24 hours. The direct deposits are meant to help Albertans deal with the high cost of living, but high traffic to the government's website left some frustrated by technological hurdles when it launched Wednesday. Nearly 3.4 million adults — with annual household incomes of $225,000 or less — are eligible. Jonathan Gauthier, spokesperson for Technology Minister Nate [Read more]
B.C., Carney ink deal to retain northern tanker ban ahead of Alberta pipeline update
The plan for a new Alberta bitumen pipeline to the British Columbia coast came into focus Thursday as Prime Minster Mark Carney toggled between the two provinces to meet leaders and make announcements. At a news conference in Vancouver, Carney and B.C. Premier David Eby unveiled a memorandum of understanding that Carney says will help unlock more than $200 billion in new investment, with British Columbia as the "linchpin." The deal also maintains the tanker ban off B.C.’s northern coast [Read more]
Green light for Greenlight: Pembina, partners go ahead with gas plant for data centre
CALGARY - Pembina Pipeline Corp. and two partners have given the go-ahead to the Greenlight Electricity Centre, a natural gas plant serving a data centre customer. Pembina, Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners and Kineticor Asset Management expect the cost of the project to come in at $4.6 billion. The 932-megawatt plant would be built in Sturgeon County, part of Alberta's Industrial Heartland region north of Edmonton, with startup targeted for the second half of 2030. Data centres [Read more]
Alberta Premier Smith set to announce details of West Coast oil pipeline
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is expected to give details today about her government's proposed million-barrel-a-day oil pipeline project to the West Coast. Smith inked an agreement with Prime Minister Mark Carney last fall. Their memorandum of understanding pledges to pave the way for a bitumen pipeline to the West Coast. It is tied to progress on a major carbon capture network by the province's biggest oil producers. Smith's announcement comes as the province prepares to [Read more]
Application portal opens for $100 affordability payments for Albertans
EDMONTON - Albertans can start applying today for $100 from the provincial government to help deal with the high cost of living. Premier Danielle Smith announced earlier this month that residents can get the cash instead of the province reducing its tax on gasoline at the pumps. Smith said cuts to gas taxes don't always get passed on to customers. Last week, the province officially changed its fuel tax relief regulations to make way for the payments. Nearly 3.4 million adults are [Read more]
Alberta planning post-Canada Day pipeline announcement
CALGARY - It's the Alberta government's self-imposed deadline to submit its proposal for a new West Coast oil pipeline to the federal major projects office. But since it's Canada Day, the province is waiting a day to make what it calls a "major announcement," while Energy Minister Brian Jean is also set to deliver a speech at the Calgary Petroleum Club on Thursday. Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to be in Alberta this week as well, with the Calgary Stampede set to begin on Friday. The [Read more]
Alberta’s Smith is shrugging off UCP backbencher’s condemnation of MOU with Ottawa
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office is shrugging off a United Conservative backbenchers' public opposition to the government's deal with Ottawa to get an oil pipeline built. Smith has long pointed to the memorandum of understanding as proof the country can work, arguing that it can help tamp down separatist sentiment as her province readies for a fall referendum on the prospect of eventually pulling out of Confederation. But, UCP MLA Jason Stephan says Smith's agreement with [Read more]
$87B Quebec plan aims for 77% of energy consumed in province by 2050 from renewables
VARENNES, QUÉBEC - The Quebec government says it wants 77 per cent of the energy consumed in the province by 2050 to come from renewables, up from the current 48 per cent. Energy Minister Bernard Drainville made the comments as he announced the province's 25-year resource management plan in Varennes, Que., northeast of Montreal. Describing the goal as ambitious, Drainville says by 2050 Quebec's share of energy from fossil fuels will drop to 23 per cent from 52 per cent. Getting there [Read more]
Alberta poised to make West Coast pipeline announcement later this week
CALGARY - The Alberta government is poised to make an announcement about its plans for a new West Coast oil pipeline later this week. Sam Blackett, press secretary to Premier Danielle Smith, says there will be a "major announcement" on Thursday to share new details about the province's submission to the federal major projects office. The major projects office was established a year ago to speed along infrastructure deemed in Canada's national interest. Alberta is acting as a proponent [Read more]
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