What Oil Means to Canada
An overview of Western Canada oil exploration costs and production figures, detailing drilling timelines and capital at risk, refinery capacity in Edmonton, refining processes, crude grades by API gravity, and the contrast between sweet and sour crudes, with examples from Leduc Smiley Virden Turner Valley and Lloydminster fields.
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Leduc
Western Canada
United States
West Canada
Edmonton
Blairmore
American Petroleum Institute
Smiley Field
Saskatchewan
Virden
Manitoba
Turner Valley
Lloydminster
Leduc API
Smiley
Turner
Imperial Oil
Whitehorse
U.S
Canada
Prairies
Coleville
Redwater
Alberta
Roselea
Superior
Sarnia
Makinac Straits
Regina
Gretna
Winnipeg
Home Workshop and Oil Pipeline Notes
Pattern and home project guidance cover shading windows and doorways with slats or roofing materials and include tracing diagrams. The oil market piece discusses crude quality, refinery needs, and details of the Interprovincial Pipe Line from Edmonton to Sarnia with 1953-54 capacity and expansion plans.
Saskatchewan residents spend on liquor and church giving
Rev. Horace West of the Saskatchewan Temperance Federation estimated residents spend about $65 yearly on alcoholic beverages. He noted the average church member donates about $20 per year to his church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Saskatchewan
Horace West
Saskatchewan Temperance Federation
Farmer Reports Twin Calves And Lambs On May Day
In Tawatina Alta on May 13 1954 farmer Mike Jellich recalls a big day when his cow delivered twin calves and his ewe produced twin lambs while a coyote killed three older lambs.
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Tawatinaw
Alta
Mike Jellich
Grosbeak Rescued from Road by Male Bird Aid
A grosbeak smaller than a robin was seen injured on a road in Yorkton Saskatchewan as a truck approached. A male bird hovered over his mate and after several attempts lifted the wounded bird to safety.
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Yorkton
Sask
Moone's Emerald Oil_claimed Skin Remedy Discovery
This antiseptic oil, known in Canada as Moone's Emerald Oil, promises prompt relief from itching skin troubles including eczema scalp and feet. It is described as pleasant to use, antiseptic, and penetrating, with long-standing cases yielding to its influence. sold by druggists nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Moone
Our town and its reputation
A reflection on how a town's character and friendliness shape outsiders' view. Local pride, civic groups, and hospitality build a community’s reputation, while large cities rely on services and visitor traffic. Friendly towns welcome visitors, support hosts, and foster civic pride.
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Alberta
Boards of Trade
Chambers of Commerce
Prosecution Ordered for Sunday Trucking Across Provinces
Provincial Treasurer G. M. Fines announced that commercial trucks operating on Sundays will be prosecuted. He cited safety, fewer accidents, and the Lord's Day Act guiding Western provinces to keep trucks off highways one day weekly. RCMP instructions target offenders during the holiday traffic period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. M. Fines
RCMP
Boy Finds Copper Arrowhead in Ontario Cave
Bruce Gibson, 12, crawled into a small cave in Ontario hoping to spot a fox. He found a copper arrowhead instead and it was turned over to the historical society for study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Gibson
Bruce
the Historical Society
Butchart Gardens Celebrates Diamond Anniversary in Victoria
Victoria's Butchart Gardens mark 60 years since beginning in a lime pit. From humble start they grew to 25 acres of patterned plantings and shrubs, becoming a famed horticultural landmark in British Columbia.
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Victoria
B.C
Butchart Gardens
Behold Learning and Flying Device in Sorcery Tale
A curious piece blends a flying device with themes of African sorcery. It invites readers to behold a strange fusion of technology and mystic practice as characters pursue knowledge through unconventional means.
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A. W. Hanks
P.P.L
West Fifth Avenue
Vancouver
Mortes
Sat Avisien
H. S. Fry
Country Guide
Board of Trade
Publishers Business Manager
Prairie Publishers Limited
Scarth St
Regina, Sask
Peggy
Chuck Thurston
Delvers
Morilyn
Star Weekly
Star
City
Oklahoma
Don
Old Dominion State
South
Val
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