Province has cut nearly 17 per cent of operational funds for Keyano since 2018 fairviewpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from fairviewpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Publishing date: May 18, 2021 • 2 days ago • 3 minute read • A crew of firefighters from Calgary walking along what use to be a park trail system in the northend of the Timberlea area in Fort McMurray, after checking for hot spots along a fire guard behind homes, June 2, 2016. Ed Kaiser/Postmedia Network
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Last year’s wildfire season was considered quiet for Alberta, but almost all of the wildfires that did happen were caused by people.
With no restrictions on off-highway vehicles or campfires announced for this summer, and more people going into Alberta’s forests, Regional Fire Chief Jody Butz said he is prepared for this year’s wildfire season. The main battle will be waged with prevention.
RMWB prepares for wildfire season after last summer saw fewer fires, but more caused by humans fortmcmurraytoday.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from fortmcmurraytoday.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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No matter the bad-vibe moniker, the enviro-activists and their progressive backers love the word tarsands, there is still big money going in and coming out of the oilsand’s Fort Mac all vital to Canada’s economy.
Consider this: While substantially less than at its peak at the height of the oil boom in 2014, oilsands investment around Alberta’s Fort McMurray totalling $8.3 billion in 2020 is still 4.5% of all business investment in Canada.
This, says a new report by the non-partisan Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI), exceeds all investments made by the retail trade industry, construction, or all business services, and is four times Canada’s auto manufacturing.