Kuwait — The New Industry
Although it is a strict Muslim country in most external respects, Kuwait is about to join the ranks of the world’s major wine producers. The casual visitor to Kuwait, noting the conservative Muslim ambience, the absence of vineyards (as well as other…
Advice Forgotten
by Alfred Pick
La formation sur le tas
Bathtub gin, pathos in Pretoria and a voyage to Cochabamba all make for a good read. Keep those tales rolling. We give book prizes for the best stories.
Northward Ho! Seventy Nine
bout de papier, Vol. 3, No. 3 (1985) — Fall 1985 // Automne 1985, pp. 30–31 The annual Arctic Tour is on,So Ottawa’s diplomats will come to knowCanada better, its vertical dimensionWhich Canadians, with lateral vision,Scarcely do themselves appreciate.A pride of sovereign representatives,A clutch of Canadian hostsaccompanying,Did set their course on seven of JuneFor near […]
Bow Valley: Oil Interests Worldwide
A strong entrepreneurial drive has thrust Bow Valley Industries Ltd. from its humble beginnings in 1949 to the forefront of the oil and gas industry today. Bow Valley has grown from a small Canadian-based enterprise to a major energy company with operations…
A Sprung Structure: What is a Tent — but not a tent?
What is a Sprung structure?
Stanley Associates: Exporting Alberta To The World
By Paul F. Kelly
Alberta’s Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs
This issue we look at Alberta. Stanley Engineering, Bow Valley Industries and Sprung International provide us with a look at their operations. The province’s Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs Department describes how they manage this activity.
Mitchell Sharp
The eyes are blue, the thinning blonde hair is whitening, Sitting erectly at his desk he looks a decade younger than his 74 years. Once described as “a sort of Prairie Gothic Junior, son of Jest Folks” Mitchell Sharp has served the…
We Interviewed John Holmes
Behind the ruddy-elfin features, owlish eyebrows and sliding glasses are a pair of penetrating eyes that give a measure of their owner. Gentleman, scholar and diplomat, John Holmes embodies the talents and traits of all three professions.
