Fort McMurray

Keystone Pipeline System is an oil pipeline system in Canada and the United States, commissioned since 2010. This pipeline is one of the largest oil lines in North America. The pipeline system has gone though three phases and now the great debate is to finish with the fourth and expand the pipeline. According to _____The first two phases have the capacity to deliver up to 590,000 barrels per day of oil into the Mid-West refineries. Phase three has capacity to deliver up to 700,000 barrels per…

Canada has seen a slightly increase in the GDP growth over Japan, but not significant. The growth in the economy will be affected in 2016 by the wildfires in Fort McMurray, exports, and more job losses than new positions (Kirby, 2016). There has been a decrease in Canada’s exports, mainly to the United States. Canada is currently experiencing a housing boom, which could have an effect on the economy. Some experts…

bitumen and has the consistency of tar (R. v. Syncrude Canada Ltd.) A bird’s feathers are aligned in such a way that they keep water from soaking between them. When a bird becomes oiled their feathers will separate altering their original waterproof alignment. Due to the matting of the bird’s feathers water will now be able reach the birds sensitive skin and could potentially lead to hypothermia (International Bird Rescue, 2015). Another adverse affect of oil on the birds is that their natural…

(Suncor U2 Cokepit) August 2014 – February 2016 Millwright Apprentice/Lead Hand (Fort McMurray, Alberta)  Ensuring a safe & injury-free work environment by operating various tools, equipment, and machinery in an efficient manner  Maintaining and servicing equipment & tools to ensure there is 'zero ' downtime on the job  Completing…

The two acts of legislation that Syncrude violated were the Migratory Birds Convention Act and the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act (Fluker, 2011). The Migratory Birds Convention Act is implemented by Environment Canada so when the act is violated they are responsible for pressing charges. The regulations that are used in this this act are the Migratory Birds Regulations and the Migratory Birds Sanctuary Regulations (Environment Canada, 2015-a). The specific section of the Migratory…

Some of their climate-related challenges are ice loss, ocean 8 acidification, melting permafrost, rise in sea levels, late winter road storm, reduction in winter road season, increase in erosion, changes in wildlife and plant species diversity and distribution, reduced access to food, and prevalence of diseases. Reduction in winter road season often required food and fuel to be flown into these regions, leading to increased cost of food and fuel. The Northern communities emission of CO2 is…

As population increases and the standard of living improves, there is more demand for energy. Due to this growth and the decrease in reserves of conventional oil, over the past few years, unconventional forms of oil including oil sands have become a great global provider of energy. Oil sands - also known as tar sands - are mixtures of sand, water, clay and bitumen. With the largest deposit located in Canada, tar sands are found in several places around the globe, including Venezuela, the United…

Nyquist, ridden by Mario Gutierrez, wins the Kentucky Derby. Enda Kenny of Fine Gael is re-elected Taoiseach of Ireland and forms a minority coalition government. A wildfire in Canada displaces 88,000 people and destroys more than 2,400 buildings in Fort McMurray, Alberta. Ongoing events Recent deaths: Susannah Mushatt Jones · Tony Cozier · Mustafa Badreddine · Mark Lane On this…

The Plan, Do, Check, Act cycle is the bedrock of the EPCOR HMS. I set out a plan to spend 30 minutes each day to study the EPCOR OHSMS and to see how this system applied to the integrated management sytem. By studying the various components of the EPCOR integrated management sytem, I was able to understand hoiw the HSE corporate services provides structure to operational groups including the HSE management system. I was also able to understand how the check part of the OHSMS was necessary to…

humans alone have been one of the leading causes of global warming. Over the past 20 years, forest wild fires have doubled just in Canada, due to the increase in global temperatures (IPCC 2001). A recent wildfire that has occurred in Canada was the Fort Mcmurray wildfire in Alberta. This disaster caused up to 90,000 people to evacuate and cosumed about…