Kitimat refinery would create 3,000 permanent refinery jobs By Roslyn Kunin The biggest major project that British Columbia has ever seen – the Kitimat refinery, worth $25 billion – may never happen. The project is a major oil refinery being promoted by David Black, publisher of 135 newspapers, through his new company, Kitimat Clean [...]
The Canadian oil sands is now the biggest driver of Canada’s economy The 21st century will belong to Canada – largely because we are fast becoming a global energy superpower based on the Canadian oil sands. Did you know that the Canadian oil sands are widely recognized as the world’s third-largest oil reserve behind only Venezuela and [...]
Government debt, real estate bubbles, world economy – all bad news for Canadian economy By Bruce A. Stewart Scott Brison (Liberal, Kings-Hants) has done the whole country (and in particular the Canadian economy) a huge favour, not just his native Maritimes. Instead of running for the Liberal leadership — he would have been head and [...]
Canadian penny distribution ends Monday Beacon Staff Reporter After 155 years, the legacy of the Canadian penny has come to an end. As of Monday, the penny will no longer be minted and circulated by the Royal Canadian Mint. The federal government has decided to stop circulating the Canadian penny as it costs 1.6 cents to produce [...]
Proposals would save Canadian firms $10 million per year thanks to Red Tape Awareness Week Beacon Staff Reporter The first day of Red Tape Awareness Week has begun with proposed reforms and other red tape-cutting measures from the Federal Government. The reforms, unveiled by Harper Government on Monday, will cut red tape so that 32,000 fewer corporations [...]
Group says Dodd-Frank Act harm Canadian economic growth Beacon Staff Reporter Canadian economic growth may be hurt by a combination of policy uncertainty and political gridlock in the U.S. following the 2012 election, says a new series of essays from the Fraser Institute. “While Canadians are not allowed to vote in the U.S. elections, their [...]
Pact for animal disease zoning to involve consultation with industry, states and provinces Beacon Staff Reporter Canada and the U.S. have decided to sign an agreement on animal disease zoning to prevent the outbreak and spread of contagious foreign animal diseases. Under the arrangement, each country intends to accept each other’s decisions on establishing, maintaining [...]
Harper Government to invest $575,000 in Delta Genomics Centre Beacon Staff Reporter The Harper Government will invest $575,000 in the Alberta-based Delta Genomics Centre to provide genomics technology to the Canadian cattle sector in order to optimize productivity. Genomics, the study of an animal’s genetic composition (DNA) or “profile,” can identify valuable traits like disease [...]
