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Snatching Out a Fire in the Oilfield
Royalite No. 4 well on fire Sometimes success is almost too good. In 1924 the drillers at the Royalite No. 4 well in Turner Valley nearly quit work on their deep well. All their hard work had failed to...
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Kid Play in the Oil Patch
The petroleum industry is more than just tough men. Kids wandered the oilfield too, having fun, making up games, and chasing the dogs and cats and each other. Fred McArthur was a young girl in the...
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Job Factory in the Canadian West
Turner Valley Gas Plant When a Royalite Oil Company recruiter showed up in Winnipeg, Jim McInnis jumped at the chance. Previously a grain buyer, Jim moved to Turner Valley to escape the grain dust...
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Rail and Oil Always Linked
Oughton Brothers Tanker Truck, Turner Valley, 1939 Railroad to Oilfield Started Immediately! Financiers from New York and London announced their plans to build a rail link from Calgary to the Turner...
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Going the distance: The impressive feats of local ultra-marathoner Dave Proctor
It’s the stench that gets him wondering. Visual evidence confirms his fears. Fellow runners, with little hesitation, are soiling themselves. (And not only No. 1.) Simply because they refuse to halt —...
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Resisting the allure of early gardening
A two-week stretch of warm weather makes many garden enthusiasts want to get out in the yard and start cleaning, pruning and raking. Fight the urge, advises Katrina Diebel of Vale’s Greenhouse in Black...
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Man arrested in Black Diamond home invasion
Mounties arrested a man in connection with an armed home invasion in southern Alberta early Wednesday. Officers were called to a home in the town of Black Diamond southwest of Calgary after a masked...
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Little shops on the prairie: Unique holiday gifts from small town Alberta
Tis the time of year to get a jump on your holiday shopping. Savvy shoppers know how to escape the crowds AND get into the spirit of the season. Their secret? Leaving town. Not only will you snag...
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Heirloom jewelry, wedding bands stolen from 102-year-old woman
Erma Brown has lived in the community of Black Diamond crime-free since 1928. But over the weekend, someone broke into the 102-year-old woman’s home and made off with some pieces of heirloom jewelry,...
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Robbins: The best small towns in Canada
With the low price of gas and the dollar not in our favour, this is the year many folks will stick close to home. Fortunately, living in Canada, that’s not a terrible plight. Road trips are summer’s...
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Gear Check, Winter 2017 with Chase Winter, Part One
The season is upon and it’s time to head for the snowy mountains and get after it! We’ve compiled some cool products that could help you make this winter a great one. Instead of boring you with super...
View Article'I just need them back': Alberta man turns to social media to find missing dogs
A southern Alberta man is desperately pleading for help to find his two missing dogs, which he believes were stolen this month. Michael Lacey says the 14-month-old Karelian Bear Dogs, Willow and Aspen,...
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