This spring, the CPA joined forces with B.C. committee members to advocate its positions with the B.C. Departments of Environment, Energy, Transportation, and Infrastructure. The discussions focused on how propane can play a significant role to help the province reduce transportation-related greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions – presently about 39 per cent of all tailpipe releases….
Liberal Finance Minister Bill Morneau delivered his 2017 budget with a prescription to enable Canadians to get the skills they need to find work in a rapidly changing economy and a briskly evolving environmental landscape. The budget had a special focus on helping more women join the workforce. For the propane industry, the budget provides…
Congratulations to Nathalie St-Pierre on her appointment as the Canadian Propane Association’s (CPA) president and CEO. Welcome aboard. Ms. St-Pierre brings more than 20-years of experience to this industry having previously worked in both government and not-for-profit sectors. As a lawyer and a member of Concordia University’s School of Community and Public Affairs, she has…
The Bungled Get Away The two criminal masterminds planned their heist carefully. They knew the courier would have a suitcase full of cash. They waited for his car to pass, then pursued him at high speed, shooting at the vehicle until the courier was forced to pull over. Armed robbers made off with what they…
As Canada’s 150th birthday approaches on July 1, the growth of the oil and gas services (OGS) industry in the past 50 years is noteworthy. While oil companies get the attention, OGS does the work, supplies all the equipment and most of the people. Drilling -To 1967, Canada’s centennial year, 47,722 wells had been drilled….
Advanced flexible polyurea coatings, applied directly to the substrate or pre-applied to geotextile liners, provide seamless containment for facilities and field applications When used for primary or secondary containment, traditional coatings have been too inflexible and not sufficiently elastic to accommodate ground, concrete, or metal substrate movement. This deficiency can lead to cracks or holes…
