Union President named to Alberta panel for recommending oil refining, upgrading
EDMONTON – The Alberta government has struck a panel to advise it on the best way to upgrade its energy industry.
Energy Minister Marg McCuaig-Boyd says the seven-member panel will do research, talk to stakeholders and the public and report back in a year on initiatives such as upgrading and refining.
Its co-chairs are Jeanette Patell with General Electric, and Gil McGowan, the president of the Alberta Federation of Labour.
The panel has a budget of $150,000 and it’s not clear yet what its public engagement process will look like.