By Jaryn Vecchio
Photo supplied by government of Alberta
An added find from a fossil discovered at Suncor’s Millennium Mine is being called one of the best discoveries of 2020.
The Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology, Brandon University, and the University of Saskatchewan have been working together for several years on unlocking some of the secrets from the world’s most preserved armoured dinosaur ever discovered.
The fossil also included the ‘best-preserved dinosaur stomach’ which allowed them to discover the creature’s last meal which included mostly fern leaves, stems, and twigs.
“Also, there is considerable charcoal in the stomach from burnt plant fragments, indicating that the animal was browsing in a recently burned area and was taking advantage of a recent fire and the flush of ferns that frequently emerges on a burned landscape,” said David Greenwood, Brandon University Biologist.
By Jaryn Vecchio
Jan 7, 2021 5:21 PM
The recent increase in COVID-19 measures has not translated into a rise in people getting tickets.
According to the RMWB and Wood Buffalo RCMP, no fines have been issued anywhere across the region.
From December 21 to January 3, the Mounties have investigated eight situations where people allegedly broke the restrictions.
One of these complaints was for a business, however, neither the municipality nor RCMP gave a name.
Over these two weeks, there were also five calls for people not self-isolating when they should.
All of these situations were resolved or unfounded without any fines being handed out.
By Jaryn Vecchio
Picture of Haul Truck 17-100 after it reached 100,000 operating hours // Photo via Syncrude
Back in 1999, you’d see Star Wars: The Phantom Menace as the highest-grossing movie, Cher’s ‘Believe’ topping the music charts, all while a new heavy hauler was getting its start at Syncrude.
Fast forward 21 years and Haul Truck 17-100 is getting its chance to be in the limelight as it’s set a world record by being the first of its kind to surpass 150,000 operating hours.
Craig Coolen, Syncrude’s Manager – Mine Mobile Maintenance, tells Mix News the vehicle was originally only supposed to have an operating life of around 72,000 hours.