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(TSX-V:CEX) CALGARY, Oct. 9, 2012 /CNW/ - Contact Exploration Inc. ("Contact" or the "Company") (TSX-V: CEX) is pleased to announce that it has successfully drilled its second horizontal Montney well (the "14-30 Well") to a measured depth of 4,678 metres, including a horizontal leg that remained within the target interval for its entire 1,230 metre length. The 14-30 well was drilled to total depth ("TD") seven days ahead of schedule and under budget, having reached TD 17 days...
WAYZATA, Minn., Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (NYSE MKT: NOG) (the "Company" or "Northern Oil") today announced that Ryan R. Gilbertson, Northern Oil's President, has resigned to devote more time to other interests, including charitable activities and various business opportunities. In connection with his resignation, which is effective October 1, 2012, Mr. Gilbertson entered into a consulting agreement pursuant to which he is expected to serve as an advisor...
OTTAWA, Sept. 12, 2012 /CNW/ - Despite the global economic uncertainty and the unresolved fiscal and economic woes in Europe, economic growth in the Canadian territories is forecast to outpace the country as a whole for several years to come. Real gross domestic product (GDP) in the territories is expected to grow by 3.6 per cent in 2012, and then accelerate by 5.4 per cent and 4.3 per cent, respectively, in 2013 and 2014, according to The Conference Board of Canada's Territorial...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports – Your Universe Online The search for a pair of ships from the ill-fated 1845 Franklin Expedition, which began four years ago, will continue, as officials from the Canadian government announced Thursday that a new expedition would depart this week in an attempt to find the location of those vessels. According to Reuters, archeologists and divers began their hunt for the lost British vessels HMS Erebus and HMS Terror in 2008. Those ships were...
TSX-V:RTZ VANCOUVER, Aug. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Redtail Metals Corp. (TSX-V:RTZ) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that is has signed an Option Agreement with Kaska Minerals Corporation to acquire the R15 Project located in the Finlayson Lake District (FLD) 120 km south of Ross River, Yukon, and has also entered into an Exploration Memorandum of Understanding and Traditional Knowledge Protocol with the Ross River Dena Council governing the R-15 Project. The R15 project...
CALGARY, Aug. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - PENN WEST PETROLEUM LTD. (TSX: PWT) (NYSE: PWE) ("PENN WEST") is pleased to announce its results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012 ------------------------------ The broad deployment of horizontal multi-stage fracture technology into primary development, secondary recovery, and exploration gives Penn West one of the largest inventories of low-risk light-oil projects in North America. Through active portfolio management, we...
TSXV: UAX OTCQX: ATURF VANCOUVER, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Athabasca Uranium Inc. ("Athabasca" or the "Company") is pleased to report the completion of its spring 2012 diamond drilling program at the Keefe Lake (Phase 2) and Volhoffer Uranium Projects in the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan. Continuing November 2011's Keefe Phase 1 drilling, four Keefe Phase 2 holes (1,648 meters total) were drilled to test the dimensions of the Keefe Lake Alteration Zone, bringing the total...
Naturalist Journeys, an adventure travel company based in Portal, Arizona, announces an August 18-26, 2012 tour to Nova Scotia, highlighting the tour's innovative combination of culture and nature. With whales, land and sea birds, colorful Acadian history, signature lighthouses, world-record tides, delicious seafood and great opportunities for travel photography, the maritime province of Nova Scotia has much to offer. Portal, Arizona (PRWEB) April 27, 2012 Naturalist Journeys, an...
KINGSEY FALLS, QC, April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Cascades Inc. invites you to its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, to be held on Thursday, May 10, at 11:00 a.m., at the Salon Cartier of the Centre Mont-Royal, 2200 Mansfield Street (3(rd) level), in Montréal (QC). During this meeting, Cascades' management will present the achievements and highlights of fiscal year 2011, the 2012 first quarter results as well as the Corporation's plans for the future. The meeting will...
TSXV: UAX OTCQX: ATURF VANCOUVER, March 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Athabasca Uranium Inc. is pleased to announce mobilization of its Keefe Lake drill camp and the completion of the acquisition of a 100% ownership interest in the McCarthy Lake Project. Keefe Lake Drill Program The Company is pleased to report the mobilization of crew and equipment to its Keefe Lake drill camp in anticipation of resuming drilling for its 2012 Phase 2 drilling program. The Company is...
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Aspen parkland is a reference to a very large area of transitional biome between prairie and boreal forest in two sections; the Peace River Country of northwestern Alberta that crosses the border into British Columbia, and a much larger area stretching from central Alberta, all across central Saskatchewan to south-central Manitoba near the US border. Aspen parkland is made up of groves of aspen poplars and spruce interspersed with areas of prairie grasslands, also intersected by large stream...
The snowbelt is a North American region that lies downwind of the Great lakes, where heavy snowfall is common on mostly the eastern and southern shores of the Great Lakes. Lake-effect snow is caused by cold air picking up moisture while crossing the lake and then releasing it as snow when the air cools over land. Throughout much of the winter, lakes produce lake-effect snow and continuously cloudy skies. This phenomenon continues as long as the air temperature is colder than the water...
