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By Chantel Downes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Lakeland This Week The MOU outlines on the Government of Alberta\u2019s website a cooperative approach where Canada and Alberta, work \u201cclosely with Indigenous Peoples and industry,\u201d aiming to develop the infrastructure needed for pipelines, rail, power generation, a strong transmission grid, ports, and other projects to expand natural resource production and transportation in Western Canada. The Government of Alberta website also adds that the agreement also speaks about reaching international export goals, advancing technologies including Artificial Intelligence (AI), and supporting clean energy initiatives to lower global greenhouse gas emissions. \u201cThis is Alberta\u2019s moment of opportunity to take the first steps toward being a global energy superpower and show the nation that resource development and sustainability can coexist. There is much hard work ahead… <\/p>\n

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By Chantel Downes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Lakeland This Week The MOU outlines on the Government of Alberta\u2019s website a cooperative approach where Canada and Alberta, work \u201cclosely with Indigenous Peoples and industry,\u201d aiming to develop the infrastructure needed for pipelines, rail, power generation, a strong transmission grid, ports, and other projects to expand natural resource production and transportation in Western Canada. The Government of Alberta website also adds that the agreement also speaks about reaching international export goals, advancing technologies including Artificial Intelligence (AI), and supporting clean energy initiatives to lower global greenhouse gas emissions. \u201cThis is Alberta\u2019s moment of opportunity to take the first steps toward being a global energy superpower and show the nation that resource development and sustainability can coexist. There is much hard work ahead... <\/p>\n

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