Rising fuel-efficiency standards, changing consumer habits and growing use of ethanol in the United States played a big role in the cancellation of an $8-billion proposed refinery in New Brunswick.
Irving teamed up 18 months ago to study the feasibility of building a second 300,000 b/d refinery in Saint John to boost gasoline supplies in [...]
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Irving Giveth and Irving Taketh Away….New Oil Refinery for Saint John Shelved
Posted in Saint John NB, Social Commentary, air canada, irving oil on July 26, 2009 | 3 Comments »
First We Take Manhatten….Tim Hortons in Times Square!
Posted in Humor, Saint John, Social Commentary, air canada, coffee, new york city, president obama, tim hortons, times square on July 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
tNew York, the city that never sleeps, will now sleep even less. He! He!
Canada is now creeping in and taking over the American psyche ever so subtlely … with none other than Tim Hortons coffee. Yes the dark brew, containing secret Columbian ingredients, blended and ground in a undisclosed bunker (apparently somewhere in the basement [...]
Coffee, Tea or Kibble?
Posted in Humor, Lifestyle, Saint John, Social Commentary, air canada, west jet on June 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Air Canada travelers who fret over leaving Fifi at home when they fly can relax, the airline is once again allowing furry companions in its cabins.
I squealed in delight!!! Quickly grabbing cat no. 1 as it sauntered past the coffee table, got it in a two arm hug and clapped it’s little paws together [...]
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Canadian Seal Saga – Episode 3
Posted in Canadian Seal hunt, Social Commentary, air canada on July 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Just when I think this story is over, it crawls out of it’s hole in the ice on it’s little flipper’s and strikes again!
Canada will launch a formal protest with the World Trade Organization over a ban on the import of seal products approved by the European Union, International Trade Minister Stockwell [...]
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