To the Glenbow for refreshments and the launch of a
comprehensive new history of Alberta’s oil sands
- September 11, 2017
- 2-4 p.m.
- Glenbow Museum, 130 9 Ave. S.E., Calgary; T2G 0P3
Registered as a Canada 150 publication, this book tells
the stories of the world’s second-largest petroleum resource, almost all of
which exists within Alberta.
The many tales woven into the book speculate about the
uses indigenous people had for this material. However, the known story
doesn’t begin until the earliest Hudson’s Bay Company reports on bitumen,
dated 1715.
The cover photo shows the Bitumount oil sands plant, which
bravely tried to make an oil sands mine profitable during the Great
Depression, when an international cartel kept oil prices artificially low.
The focus of the author’s remarks will be the development of Canada’s largest
petroleum company.
To whet your appetite, read
petroleum historian Earle Gray’s foreword by clicking on this
link. Don’t forget to whet your appetite at the September 11th book
launch, too!
To register, click here. Feel free to
forward this invitation to anyone you think may be interested.
