Tag: Calgary
Job vacancies soar in Alberta, led by surge in energy sector
Workers collecting unemployment benefits down in Edmonton (-4.1%), Calgary (-3.0%) According to Statistics Canada, job vacancies in Alberta rose by 8,500 in the second quarter of 2017 compared to the same period last year. The increase is a row of year-over-year increases for the province, the agency said in a release on Oct. 19. There […]
Calgary, Edmonton leads with strongest economic growth among metropolitan cities
Both cities unemployment expected to remain above national average in 2018 Calgary and Edmonton are forecast to be the fastest growing census metropolitan areas (CMAs) in Canada this year, according to The Conference Board of Canada’s Metropolitan Outlook: Autumn 2017. “The worst appears to be over for Calgary and Edmonton. Alberta’s economy has been getting stronger […]
Calgary, Norwegian universities team up on carbon capture, enhanced oil recovery
University of Calgary and Norway exchange students to enhance research Carter Dziuba conducted energy research this summer in Norway – after completing his graduate degree at the University of Calgary – under a new partnership between the university and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), according to a press release. He worked with Reidun Aadland, […]
Enmax, renewable energy and electric vehicles – peering into the future with executive John Rilett
Enmax expects electric vehicle adoption to be slower in Calgary than other Canadian cities Three years ago I interviewed John Rilett, Enmax director of enhanced energy services & renewables, about how the City of Calgary-owned utility was preparing for a future that included renewable energy. Much has changed since then, with a new government in Edmonton […]
City of Calgary preparing for the (not so far off) autonomous electric vehicle future
Currently about 3 million light duty vehicles in Alberta, but less than 1,000 EVs Electric vehicles are set to take over the world, folks. Not in the immediate future, but soon enough that city governments are beginning to think about how to accommodate the regulatory, traffic, and business changes EVs will cause. Some of those […]
Alberta provides $1.5 billion for Calgary Green Line
City of Calgary estimates Green Line will reduce GHG emissions by 30,000 tonnes annually The Alberta government announced it will be providing one-third of the Calgary Green Line total project cost. The $1.53 billion over eight years will come from the Climate Leadership Plan, according to an Alberta Government press release. The transit project will serve […]
Ready to ditch your car for ride sharing services Uber or Lyft? Not yet, say readers
Flexibility and freedom more highly prized than lower cost of ride sharing, according to readers A Reuters/Ipsos poll showing that 9 per cent of Americans who sold or traded in a car last year have ditched auto ownership in favour of Lyft and Uber ride sharing services, doesn’t resonate with North American Energy News readers. […]
Calgary and Edmonton on the road to economic recovery – Conference Board
Unless oil price rises above $50/b, high paying oil and gas jobs may not return until 2018 or later Gradually rising oil prices will help pull the economies of Calgary and Edmonton out of recession this year, according to The Conference Board of Canada’s Metropolitan Outlook: Spring 2017. Calgary’s economy is expected to grow for […]
Electric vehicles will kill global oil industry by 2030, says Stanford economist Tony Seba
If Tony Seba is correct, the Texas and Alberta economies just took a metaphorical bullet to the head Will the emerging electric vehicle “transportation as a service” business model kill the global oil industry in 10 years? Tony Seba thinks it will. The Stanford economist released a landmark study Thursday about the revolutionary changes soon to be […]
Poaching Calgary oil head offices makes Brad Wall look sleazy
Donald Trump’s shenanigans in the White House have made voters sensitive about politicians using their office to enrich themselves Brad Wall has been around politics long enough to know that perception is just as important as the letter of the law (or the guideline, in this case). Trying to induce Calgary-based oil companies – especially […]
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