Thousands of cans of tuna, an Angry Bird and some unique art
This retro television set was the creation of Urban Systems Ltd. Can thousands of cans of tuna become a work of art? The answer is a resounding yes. Just stroll over to the centre court at Southcentre...
View ArticleLucy Miller: Calgary do-gooders break United Way campaign record
I continue to be awed by our city. $59.7 million dollars is the largest amount of money ever raised during a United Way of Calgary and Area annual campaign. Thank you for dreaming big, stepping up and...
View ArticleFunding remains for flagship scholarship program for Yemeni students
As Yemen descends into chaotic sectarian violence, Calgary oil producer Nexen has quietly relinquished the last of its once-significant operations and exited the beleaguered country. The Canadian arm...
View ArticleEwart: Containing Nexen's oil spill an easier task than managing the fallout
Nexen has contained the spill from a ruptured oilsands pipeline but managing the fallout will be another matter. The company is still trying to determine why a double-walled pipeline installed less...
View ArticleEwart: Communication goes off the rails at Canadian Pacific
When Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. revealed its chairman and another board member had abruptly resigned this week, it was through a terse 72-word news release. In contrast, one day earlier Nexen needed...
View ArticleEwart: AER manages the impossible with shutdown of Nexen's pipelines
The Alberta Energy Regulator has managed the seemingly impossible by ordering the shutdown of almost 100 pipelines at Nexen Energy’s oilsands operations while it investigates an earlier spill....
View Article'Darkest day' for Nexen after fatal oilsands explosion
Calling it “one of the darkest days in Nexen’s history,” chief executive Fang Zhi confirmed Saturday an explosion at the company’s Long Lake oilsands plant killed one maintenance worker and seriously...
View ArticleEwart: Fatal Nexen explosion puts focus on oilpatch safety
There’s a universal pledge from companies across the oilpatch that everyone goes home safely every day. The message — fundamental to the idea that safety is essential to workplace culture — is...
View ArticleNexen moving into Bow Tower, subleasing eight floors from Cenovus
Oil and gas company Nexen will move its operations to the Bow Tower after a deal was struck to sublease space from Cenovus Energy. Nexen is currently headquartered at the corner of 7 Avenue and 8...
View ArticleOlympian Beckie Scott among six southern Albertans appointed to Order of Canada
Six southern Albertans, including Olympic gold-medallist Beckie Scott and Alberta Ballet artistic director Jean Grand-Maître, have been appointed to the Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest...
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