BOE Report

Alberta big city mayors say Energy East pipeline too important for politics

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EDMONTON - Alberta's big city mayors want science — not politics — to drive the debate over the proposed Energy East oil pipeline.Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi says he welcomes comments from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday that energy companies deserve the chance to prove the merits and safety of the pipeline through the regulatory process.Trudeau made the remarks after meeting with Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre, a spokesman for Quebec municipal leaders who oppose the pipeline crossing [Read more]

Economists say Energy East pipeline vital to New Brunswick economy

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FREDERICTON - The growing national divide over the Energy East pipeline couldn't come at a worse time for New Brunswick, which is already beset by a series of economic blows and needs a major project to create much needed jobs and revenue to turn around a flagging economy."It looks bad," said University of New Brunswick economist David Murrell."It is a dark week we went through, and I'm hoping there can be an effective lobby set up to get the Canada East pipeline through," he said.New Brunswick [Read more]

StatCan revisions show 2015 worst year for Alberta jobs losses since 1982

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CALGARY - Alberta lost more jobs last year than in any year since 1982, when the province was in the throes of a deep recession, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.The government agency released revised figures showing that Alberta had a net loss of 19,600 jobs in 2015, up from the 14,600 job losses it estimated in early January.That was much higher than the 17,200 jobs lost in 2009 and the most since 1982, when the province shed 45,000 jobs. At that time, the province was reeling from a recession [Read more]

Death toll now at 2: Worker badly burned in Alberta oilsands explosion dies

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EDMONTON - Occupational Health and Safety says a 30-year-old worker who was critically injured in an explosion at an oilsands upgrader in northern Alberta has died.The man, identified previously by his cousin as Dave Williams of Scotchtown, N.S., had been transported to the burn unit at an Edmonton hospital after the blast Jan. 15.Kelly MacEachern told the Cape Breton Post last week that her cousin was a journeyman millwright and had been living and working in the West for several years, but [Read more]

Trudeau and Coderre set to meet against backdrop of Energy East

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MONTREAL - Ottawa's role is not to force cities such as Montreal to accept energy projects, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday, a day after his opponents demanded he tell the city's mayor to "smarten up" and accept the Energy East pipeline.Trudeau met with Denis Coderre for 45 minutes Tuesday to discuss a range of issues including the recent decision by the Montreal mayor and the organization that represents area municipalities to reject the 4,600-kilometre pipeline.The prime minister [Read more]

Clark battles B.C.’s ‘forces of No,’ on LNG, trade deal; says she’s no quitter

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VANCOUVER - Premier Christy Clark had sharp words Monday for what she calls the "forces of No" in British Columbia who mount resistance efforts to government initiatives purely out of a fear of change.First Nations leaders quickly shot back at the premier, labelling her comments "paternalistic" and "mindless."Clark made the statements during a news conference where she fielded questions about opposition to the Trans-Pacific Trade Partnership, environmental concerns over liquefied natural gas [Read more]

Conservatives demand clarity on Liberal pipeline policy as Parliament resumes

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OTTAWA - The politics of oil pipelines dominated a raucous return for parliamentarians Monday as the House of Commons resumed sitting under the new Liberal majority.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government sat for a week in December following the October election — long enough for a throne speech outlining government priorities and a bill to set in motion middle-class tax cuts — but the rubber truly hits the road over the next five months as opposition MPs work to impose themselves on the [Read more]

Another case of valve tampering on Enbridge oil pipeline in Ontario

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CALGARY - There's been another case of tampering involving an Enbridge oil pipeline in Ontario.Company spokesman Graham White confirms the line was shut down briefly overnight while maintenance workers inspected the pipeline.He says Enbridge's control centre detected a valve closure on Line 9 just north of Hamilton at 1:15 a.m. ET Monday.The company contacted authorities and restarted the line about four hours later.White says there was no impact on deliveries to clients.The latest case of [Read more]

Powerful northern B.C. coalition inks pact to save Skeena River from LNG plant

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PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - A declaration to protect what environmentalists say is crucial salmon habitat in northwestern British Columbia could be the latest hurdle for development of a liquefied natural gas plant near Prince Rupert.A coalition of indigenous leaders, politicians and others has signed a declaration to permanently protect Lelu Island and the nearby Flora Bank from industrial development.The region at the mouth of the Skeena River, is considered vital to the ecosystem of B.C.'s [Read more]

Level of foreign ownership unclear in energy sector as PM seeks more cash: memo

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OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's sales pitch Friday to attract more foreign investment to Canada comes as the government struggles to get a handle on exactly what foreigners own in the country's crucial oil and gas sector.Documents obtained by The Canadian Press show the Finance Department only had a "rough estimate" last year on foreign ownership in the energy sector — a key destination for investment from abroad.The February 2015 briefing note, addressed to deputy finance minister Paul [Read more]