But even if the company is real, that email in your inbox might not really be from them. Of course, if you get an out-of-the-blue job offer, you know to do an online search for the company, to make sure it's legitimate. Sometimes these scammers will place bogus help-wanted ads and wait for potential victims to contact them, while other scammers will make first contact themselves, sending emails either to random people, or specifically to those who'd posted resumes on various online “find-a-job” sites. "I certainly believe that municipalities should be given greater say into issues such as oil and gas exploration within their boundaries.Graphic © KAR - FotoliaIf you're a job seeker you already know that there exist plenty of scammers posing as employers in hopes of either stealing your identity, or cheating you out of what money you have. We don't have the ability to put certain conditions or restrictions," said Coffman. Ultimately, the City of Lethbridge doesn't have the final say over whether or not oil and gas development happens within its boundaries. "All Albertans are treated the same under our regulations," Curran said. A hearing is one way a dispute could be resolved. Once Goldenkey files an application to the Alberta Energy Regulator, the City of Lethbridge can register an objection, said Bob Curran, a spokesman for the energy watchdog. "We want to make sure that we're good neighbours, impacting as little as possible." "If we hear concerns, we want to go beyond what the regulator says we have to do," he added. Goldenkey is willing to work with the city to address what qualms it has, Hill said.
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He said the company plans to drill relatively simple, conventional oil wells — nothing like the kilometres-long horizontal wells drilled elsewhere in the province that require a great deal more water and chemicals to crack the rock. So when Goldenkey bought mineral rights to the land, it didn't expect there to be much pushback, said Hill. There are already older oil wells within city limits, much closer to residential neighbourhoods. So it's taking them from step one and sort of walking through what's going to happen, what does it look like, what is the impact." "A lot of these folks aren't oil people, per se. "Obviously there's a level of concern, and I get that," he said. 1 to help Lethbridge residents understand the company's plans. The potential drilling location is also a challenge because it's upwind of several west-side neighbourhoods and upstream of the city's water treatment plant, said Coffman.ĭavid Hill, an independent consultant who is doing regulatory and public engagement work on behalf of Goldenkey, said an open house is scheduled for Oct. Coffman said there are concerns among residents about increased truck traffic, especially those carrying chemicals. The land in question is about a kilometre away from an existing subdivision. "In effect you end up sterilizing the land, making planning extraordinarily difficult and making development even more so," councillor Jeffrey Coffman said Tuesday. That would pose a challenge when it comes to building new neighbourhoods in the city's southwestern corner, where Goldenkey has obtained mineral rights. There needs to be a certain amount of space between homes and oil wells — usually about 100 metres. was about to begin public consultations.Ĭouncil is concerned drilling could affect growth plans for the city of 90,000. It reiterated that view this week when it got wind a small Calgary-based concern named Goldenkey Oil Inc. CALGARY - A junior energy company's plans to drill for oil on an undeveloped parcel of grassland in Lethbridge, Alta., is running into opposition from city hall.Ĭity council voted unanimously last fall to oppose any new oil and gas development within municipal boundaries.
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