WHEREASÂ February 13, 2017 marks the 70th anniversary of the Leduc No. 1 oil discovery; and
WHEREAS the discovery of oil at Leduc, Alberta in 1947 proved to be the catalyst for unlocking the province’s conventional oil resources and driving Canada towards increased energy independence; and
WHEREASÂ the oil and gas industry has been a leading industry in shaping contemporary Alberta; and
WHEREASÂ Strathcona County has committed in our strategic plan to increase and diversify the petrochemical business found within our borders.
NOW THEREFORE I, Mayor Roxanne Carr, do hereby proclaim February 13, 2107 as ‘Oil and Gas Awareness Day’ in Strathcona County.
DATED this 7th day of February, 2017.
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Roxanne Carr, MAYOR
STRATHCONA COUNTY