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 Striking Oil in Alberta |
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One spewing geyser of oil at Leduc, Alberta on Feb. 13, 1947 transformed the province’s economy. Until the oil strike Alberta struggled as a have-not province. Leduc "blowing in" was famous and rare because Albertans had never imagined large oil reserves existed beneath the wheat. But ownership of the resource challenged by the national energy program became a political battle: East versus West, Trudeau versus Lougheed. Today, the Leduc legacy lives on with Alberta paying off its debt in 2000 and countless barrels of crude yet to be extracted. |
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 An oil hand works the rigs two years after the Leduc oil strike that changed the province's economy forever. (Radio; runs 2:14) |
 Alberta's economy is booming four years after the Leduc oil strike in 1947. (TV; runs 2:24) |
 At the height of the 1973 energy crisis, the prime minister squabbles with Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed over royalty rates. (Radio; runs 1:33) |
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 Mayor Ralph Klein says he'll use "cowboy techniques" to protect Calgarians from "bums" and "a lot of creeps" migrating to the city. (TV; runs 2:07) |
 Economic roles have reversed for the East and the West. (TV; runs 5:45) |
 Is the prime minister really trying to be accommodating with his national energy program? (Radio; runs 6:42) |
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 The Alberta premier cuts oil production to show condemnation for Trudeau's national energy program. (Radio; runs 2:27) |
 On the 50th anniversary of the Leduc strike, the province still prospers with one third of the world's oil reserves. (TV; runs 2:12) |
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