Snaking along mostly underground, for decades pipelines have been a rarely thought of fact of life in Western Canada and, indeed, the entire nation. They carried the economic life’s blood of the West to market and, while a line carrying gas or oil might occasionally burst, landowners were by and large more concerned about getting [...]

While organizations need an influx of fresh ideas, their efforts may be hindered as staff are often too busy juggling their day-to-day responsibilities and dealing with problems that arise, results of a recent Robert Half survey suggest.

Nearly half (49 per cent) of chief financial officers (CFOs) interviewed blamed being bogged down with daily tasks or [...]

Within a month two major energy firms should be deciding if they will embark on a project that would see a Gas-To-Liquids (GTL) plant being built somewhere in northwestern Alberta or northeastern British Columbia.

South Africa’s Sasol Ltd. and Talisman Energy Inc. last year formed a joint partnership that involved Sasol buying [...]

Ryan Gilmore was frustrated with high school and considered dropping out. Then he learned of the dual credit programs offered by the Northern Opportunities initiative and signed on to train as an automotive service technician while still in high school. Now he’s graduating with the highest mark in his course.

“It’s the best decision I’ve [...]

Nicole Schartner says she is glad to be in the Power Engineering program at GPRC (Grande Prairie Regional College) Fairview Campus not only because she enjoys the work, but because it allows her to “talk shop” with family.

The soon to be 19-year-old, whose grandfather and two uncles are also power engineers, became interested in [...]