It’s an old truism. If men didn’t spend their money on booze, smokes, and burgers, they could be richer and live longer, vigorous lives. Unfortunately, men in northeast British Columbia, many employed in the natural gas industry, are among the least healthy in Canada, reports Statistics Canada, indicating higher rates of heart disease, smoking, obesity,…
By Heather Douglas “A war of ideas can no more be won without books than a naval war can be won without ships. Books, like ships, have the toughest armor, the longest cruising range, and mount the most powerful guns.” Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882 – 1945), 32nd President of the United States (1933 – 1945)….
Changes to Alberta’s occupational health and safety (OH&S) system that are scheduled to come into effect on June 1, 2018 will see regulators placing more emphasis on worker and supervisor competency A champion of competency development for non-regulated occupations in the oil patch since the mid-1990s – specifically in the areas of well testing, snubbing…
By Scott Jeffrey, Publisher How To Send The Wrong Message We have long memories in the Canadian oilpatch. We remember the introduction of the NEP as if it was yesterday, and not 38 years years ago. We remember the good sense decision that brought 1500 Esso employees to Calgary from Toronto in 2005. We also…
Maurice Walch, B. Comm, CFP,CLU, is a Certified Financial Planner and may be reached at maurice.walch@canaccord.com or 403-263-7999. Budget 2018 was a highly anticipated document as business owners across Canada were thrown into a state of high alert. Finance Minister Morneau threated to undermine many of the tax planning advantages given to the risk-takers and…
By Heather Douglas It started with the brown-eyed sheiks’ anger at the United States. The blue-eyed sheiks retaliated and the battle for energy superpower status was on. In 1959, America, led by the 34th President Dwight Eisenhower (1890 – 1969), imposed a quota on imports of oil and refined products from the Mideast and gave…
