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The decision of accounting 174 billion barrels (28 × 109 m 3) of the Alberta oil sands deposits as proven reserves was made by the Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB), now known as the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (AEUB). [6] Although now widely accepted, this addition was controversial at the time because oil sands contain an extremely heavy form of crude oil known as bitumen ...
Container-deposit legislation (also known as a container-deposit scheme, deposit-refund system or scheme, deposit-return system, or bottle bill) is any law that requires the collection of a monetary deposit on beverage containers (refillable or non-refillable) at the point of sale and/or the payment of refund value to the consumers. When the container is returned to an authorized redemption ...
The Bank of Canada Act ( French: Loi sur la Banque du Canada) is a statute that sets out the governance structure and powers of the Bank of Canada, which was created in 1934 as Canada 's central bank. [1] Prior to 1934, Canada had no central bank and fragmented control of the banking system. The Canadian Bankers Association took the role of ...
The Bank of England £1 note was a sterling banknote. After the ten shilling note was withdrawn in 1970, it became the smallest denomination note issued by the Bank of England. The one pound note was issued by the Bank of England for the first time in 1797 and continued to be printed until 1984. The note was withdrawn in 1988 due to inflation and was replaced by a coin .
Gas hydrates are pure methane deposits formed at low temperature and high pressure conditions. [5] They are typically found in the shallow sea in arctic permafrost regions and continental slopes. [5] In Western Canada, the Mackenzie- Beaufort Sea and the continental slope off Vancouver Island are two areas which have undergone extensive exploration drilling and studies. [6] The gas hydrate ...
Fate. Bankruptcy; liquidated in 1882. Headquarters. Toronto. , Canada. Products. Retail banking. The Consolidated Bank of Canada was created from the merger of City Bank and Royal Canadian Bank in 1876, collapsed in 1879, [1] and liquidation completed in 1882.
Kidd Mine. / 48.68889°N 81.36528°W / 48.68889; -81.36528. Kidd Mine or Kidd Creek Mine is an underground base metal (copper-zinc-silver) mine 24 km (15 mi) north of Timmins, Ontario, Canada. It is owned and operated by Swiss multinational Glencore Inc. The mine was discovered in 1963 by Texas Gulf Sulfur Company.
Truist Financial Corporation is an American bank holding company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. [7] The company was formed in December 2019 as the result of the merger of BB&T (Branch Banking and Trust Company) and SunTrust Banks. [1] [8] [9] Its bank operates 2,781 branches in 15 states and Washington, D.C., offering consumer and commercial banking, securities brokerage, asset ...