Category: Alberta

Alberta’s oil sands lie beneath 142,200 km² of land in the following areas of Northern Alberta: Athabasca. Cold Lake. Peace River. Where is oil mostly found in Alberta? Canada’s oil sands are found in three regions within Alberta and Saskatchewan: Athabasca, Cold Lake and Peace River, which combined cover an area more than 142,000 square […]

The government estimates that the Heritage Fund will be valued at $19.6-billion at year-end 2022-23. Does the Alberta Heritage Fund still exist? ABOUT THE FUND Since its inception it has contributed more than $43.3 billion to support spending in areas such as health care, education, infrastructure and social programs. For more information about the Fund, […]

Oil Refineries There are 17 refineries in Canada, and 5 are in Alberta. These refineries have a combined refining capacity of 0.30 million cubic metres per day (106 m3/d) or 1.9 million barrels per day (106 bbl/d). As of September 2021, the U.S. combined refining capacity in is over 2.9 106 m3/d (18.4 106 bbl/d). […]

Most of the crude oil produced in Alberta, is exported to other markets. The crude oil that remains in the province is refined into transportation fuels and other oil products to heat homes and buildings, generate electricity, and manufacture lubricants, waxes, plastics, synthetic rubber and asphalt. Is there crude oil in Alberta? Alberta’s oil sands […]

Pipeline construction is now underway, with Trans Mountain Corporation (TMC) anticipating that construction will be completed by late 2023. Is the pipeline still being built in Canada? The original Trans Mountain Pipeline was built in 1953 and continues to operate safely today. The Expansion is essentially a twinning of this existing 1,150-kilometre pipeline between Strathcona […]

As the United States moves one step closer to potentially adopting year-round daylight time for all states, Alberta remains steadfast in its decision to continue changing the clocks twice a year. Will Alberta keep daylight savings time? Yet some feel that the extra hour of daylight keeping us up and about makes us more productive. […]

Mountain Time. Generalized Time Zone in Alberta Time Zone Abbreviation & Name Offset MT Mountain Time UTC -7:00 / -6:00 Is Calgary MST time zone? When MDT ends, we switch back to Mountain Standard Time (MST). MDT and MST are used for the specific time zone where Calgary is located. Where is MST time zone […]

Current Local Time in Locations in Alberta with Links for More Information (17 Locations) Calgary Sat 2:11 am Camrose Sat 2:11 am Edmonton Sat 2:11 am Entwistle Sat 2:11 am What time in Calgary just now? Calgary, Alberta Current Local Time – Calgary, Alberta Time Zone Current Local Time Calgary, Alberta is officially in the […]

Edmonton’s Climate Zone Based on the updated map, Edmonton and some of the surrounding area is considered Zone 4a. However, with the extreme and changing weather Alberta is known for, we can still get test winters that are a Zone 2b or 3. Much of the rest of Alberta is marked as a Zone 2 […]

How long is the drive from Alberta to British Columbia? The total driving time is 11 hours, 32 minutes. How many hours is BC from Alberta? approximately 11hYes, the driving distance between British Columbia to Alberta is 969 km. It takes approximately 11h to drive from British Columbia to Alberta. How far is BC from […]