Voters cranky in Fort McMurray as Stelmach tours region

Last Updated: Friday, February 15, 2008 | 11:30 AM MT

CBC News

People in Fort McMurray are getting their chance to voice complaints about the roads and other services they need to Conservative Leader Ed Stelmach.

Many people in Fort McMurray are critical of the provincial government for not moving more quickly to twin Highway 63.
(CBC)

On Friday, Stelmach was making his first campaign sweep through the region in advance of the March 3 Alberta election.

Dennis Lewis summed up what he sees as the government’s attitude towards the region Thursday as he watched his two sons play hockey at a local arena.

Big Oil’s Math Doesn’t Add Up

Big Oil’s math doesn’t add up

Charles Frank

Calgary Herald http://www.canada.com/topics/news/story.html?id=877fe05b-f435-4e67-b9b6-216c29be5b94&k=41453&p=2

Saturday, February 16, 2008

I’m not all that good with numbers. Never have been.

Still, like a lot of mathematically challenged people, I’ve always managed to figure out how to add one and one together and get two.

Even when we’re talking about billions of dollars.

But try as I might, I haven’t been able to make sense of some of the numbers being bandied about the oilpatch this week — and I expect there are more than a few Albertans who find themselves in the same boat.