In 1982 a major expansion of the field was undertaken by ImperialOil, which included the construction of 6 artificial islands on the Mackenzie River, the drilling of 253wells and the construction of an 870 km pipeline from Norman Wells to Zama, Alberta where the lineconnected with the Rainbow...
The river, named for Peace Point, Alta., where the Cree and Beaver Indians settled their territorial dispute, became an important fur-trade route after it was explored by Sir Alexander Mackenzie (1792–93). Farming, the valley’s economic mainstay during the early decades of the 20th century...
pipeline construction in the Mackenzie Valley of northern Canada because of social and environmental hazards.In 1978, the bullet-riddled body of former Italian prime minister Aldo Moro, who'd been abducted by the Red Brigades on March 16, was found in an automobile in the centre of Rome.In ...