With George Brown’s death at age 96, comes the end of an era at the Lucky Wishbone ADN, by Julia O'Malley ... The story of the flat-roofed restaurant on the corner of Fifth Avenue and Karluk Street isn't about food so much as it's about history and people and the value of things that don't change. It begins with George Brown, who, until recently, could be found most days sitting on a stool at Counter B. He opened the place with his wife Peggy in 1955. He died on Saturday, ending an era for [...]

In a perverse kind of way, this week’s 50 per cent increase in Alberta’s unpopular carbon tax — to $30 per tonne of carbon dioxide emissions — could be a big gift from Rachel Notley’s NDP government to her opponent, United Conservative Party (UCP) opposition leader Jason Kenney.  Calgary Herald by Claudia Cattaneo (Photo by Dave Harbour). $60 oil returns to Calgary but 'boom' talk does not Mackenzie gas project dumped Alberta Sacrifices Economy To Liberal Gods Of Climate Change Phillips: Albertans support efforts to embrace [...]

World Energy Highlights Of Interest to Alaskans, Courtesy: Larry Persily: Larry Persily. Northern Gas Pipelines photo by Dave Harbour Oil and gas news briefs for Jan. 2, 2018 Partners dissolve Canada’s Mackenzie Valley gas pipeline venture (CBC News; Dec. 28) - The much anticipated but long-doubted Mackenzie Valley gas pipeline in Canada’s Far North has gone out with a sigh. Imperial Oil posted a press release to its website Dec. 22, announcing the proponents had dissolved the joint-venture partnership driving the Mackenzie Valley Gas Project. The joint-venture [...]