In an announcement on its website, the AER says the 10,000-barrel-per-day steam-driven Rigel oilsands project proposed by Prosper Petroleum Ltd. of Calgary is in the public interest. Continue reading
The Alberta government has released a draft plan for managing a contentious area that holds oilsands resources and is also culturally significant to Indigenous people. Continue reading
According to police, the scammer poses as Chief Jim Boucher to make proposals to individuals and businesses to purchase land and acquire business ventures. Continue reading
A First Nations leader from northern Alberta is urging his fellow chiefs to resist buying into the arguments of environmentalists opposed to pipeline projects and the oilsands. Continue reading
A treaty signed by more than 50 aboriginal groups who oppose oilsands project and pipeline developments is based on misinformation, says a northern Alberta chief whose First Nation does extensive business with oilsands companies. Continue reading
Suncor Energy is bringing in a northern Alberta aboriginal band as partner in a $1-billion storage facility being built to serve its Fort Hills oilsands project. Continue reading
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. will have to pay $500,000 for releasing a potentially deadly gas in two separate incidents at its Horizon facility in 2010 and 2012. Continue reading
A Fort McKay man is facing several charges after a woman on the ATV he was driving died when it rolled over Tuesday night. Continue reading
A vicious wildfire nicknamed “the beast” hasn’t caused too much trouble for nearly 200 beasts that roam a reclaimed oilsands mine north of Fort McMurray, Alta. Continue reading
Alberta’s minister of indigenous affairs says the government will repeal a bill next week that is widely despised among First Nations and has already led to several lawsuits. Continue reading
