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New Pipeline Project Adds Up To 120,000 Barrels Per Day Takeaway Capacity for Producers Throughout the Bakken Region, Scheduled to be On Line in 2014 DALLAS, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Paradigm Midstream, a Dallas-based company, today announced the planned construction of a new 12-inch multi-market pipeline in the heart of the Bakken Shale, a significant oil formation in the Williston Basin underlying parts of Montana, North Dakota, and Saskatchewan. Permitting is...
MONTREAL, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Resolute Forest Products Inc. (NYSE: RFP) (TSX: RFP) today celebrated the 10(th) anniversary of its sawmill located in Thunder Bay, Ontario. It is a unique business venture in that its success stems from a collaboration between Resolute and the Fort William First Nation. With an annual capacity of 300 million board feet of stud lumber, Resolute's Thunder Bay sawmill is among the largest and most modern in Eastern Canada. It commenced...
MONTREAL, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Resolute Forest Products Inc. (NYSE: RFP) (TSX: RFP) today officially inaugurated a major power island producing green energy at its pulp and paper operation located in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The power island includes a refurbished and upgraded woodwaste boiler and a new 65-megawatt condensing turbine. Approved by Resolute in early 2011, the C$65 million project took just over 21 months to complete. "The power island is a strategic addition...
Business listings for the 2013 top service providers in the greater Ottawa area Ottawa, Ontario (PRWEB) May 10, 2013 Consumer Choice Award is thrilled to announce the 2013 Top Service Providers in their respective sectors for the greater Ottawa area. We would like to extend heartfelt congratulations to all this year’s winners; your dedication to superior service has resonated with the people of the city of Ottawa. Each year across Canada, Consumer Choice Award gathers opinions,...
CivicWeb is an automated web portal that makes open government an attainable and easy to manage goal for local governments. Toronto, Ontario (PRWEB) May 08, 2013 The Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury has established itself as an open government leader by launching CivicWeb from iCompass Technologies – its new Council Portal that will greatly improve the community’s access to Council meetings and information. This launch signals the beginning of a new paperless era for the Town of...
VANCOUVER, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - WesternOne Inc. (TSX: WEQ, WEQ.DB, WEQ.DB.B, WEQ.DB.C) today announced that its modular building division Britco has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Lax Kw'alaams Band to establish a modular building rental business. The focus of this innovative partnership will be to lease and sell modular buildings within a territory that stretches from Prince Rupert to Terrace and north to Stewart. "Britco has been investing in people in...
HALIFAX, May 7, 2013 /CNW/ - The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, will make an environmental announcement regarding ship-source pollution. Date: Wednesday, May 8th, 2013 Time: 10:00 a.m. ADT Location: Pavilion 20, Halifax Seaport 1215 Marginal Road Halifax,...
TSXV: UAX US Symbol: ATURF VANCOUVER, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Athabasca Uranium Inc. ("Athabasca" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement by which the Company has the option to purchase a 100% interest in the Fisher River Property in northeast Saskatchewan. Comprised of two contiguous claims on the eastern margin of the uranium-rich Athabasca Basin, the 10,157 hectare Fisher River Property lies 3 kilometers north of the Company's...
HALIFAX, May 2, 2013 /CNW/ - Bell Aliant Inc. (TSX: BA) today announced that the nominees listed in the management information circular for the 2013 annual meeting of shareholders were elected as directors of the company at its Annual General Meeting held on May 2, 2013. The results of the vote are as follows: DIRECTOR VOTES FOR % VOTES % TOTAL WITHHELD...
RICHMOND, BC, May 2, 2013 /CNW/ - On Tuesday, May 7, Vancouver Airport Authority and U.S. Customs and Border Protection will launch a first-of-its-kind initiative at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to streamline the travel process from international destinations to the United States. This partnership between an airport and U.S. Customs and Border Protection will significantly improve efficiency and is an example of technological innovation and the willingness to change the...
