Conference Board of Canada report says the increased spending after the country’s costliest disaster will boost the province’s GDP by 0.4 percent or $1.1 billion next year
Energy exports up despite wildfires; crude oil and bitumen climbed 10.5 per cent
Fire was continuing to move northeast, further away from communities and oilsands facilities
Companies will be anxious to see people allowed back into Fort McMurray as soon as possible because a stable workforce is critical to their operations
Almost 75 percent larger than previous location
Vancouver-based Generating for Seven Generations Ltd (G7G) is proposing a new railway to carry oil from the oil sands in Fort McMurray, Alberta to the marine oil terminal at Valdez, Alaska. The company revealed its proposal this summer.