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  • Why the long face?

    01/03/2011 1:34:35 PM PST · by steveo · 10 replies
    Northwest Territory News - Darwin Australia ^ | January 4th, 2011 | JUSTIN O'BRIEN
    BAR staff at the Humpty Doo Hotel got a surprise on New Year's Eve when a patron rode a horse into the pub and ordered a beer. Riding bareback and wearing no more than shorts and a pair of thongs, Trevor Yeend steered horse Elvis through the crowd and went straight for the bar. The 48-year-old jockey said it was easier to ride to the bar than walk. "I think people were a bit stunned," he said. "But it was just another night at the Humpty Doo pub I guess." Newsbreaker Dave Grant snapped a photo of Mr Yeend and...
  • Alberta: Oil companies stop work on Mackenzie Valley pipeline

    05/01/2005 3:36:16 AM PDT · by M. Espinola · 3 replies · 726+ views
    CBC-News ^ | April 29th, 2005
    CALGARY - The oil companies behind the $7-billion Mackenzie Valley natural gas pipeline announced Thursday they had stopped most work on the project, saying there hasn't been enough progress in resolving several key issues, including access. The pipeline partners said they remain committed to the project, but said progress has been so slow on bridging some differences that they are unwilling – at least for the time being – to commit more money. Imperial Oil leads four companies in Mackenzie Valley project The oil companies said they would stop project execution work like geotechnical data gathering, the start of...