Leadership and collaboration are key to building relationships and creating socio-economic benefits. When the Oil Sands Community Alliance (OSCA) was created in the fall of 2013, it was tasked with focusing on regional socio-economic issues inclusive of industry and non-industry stakeholders to embrace innovative solutions that help to build thriving…

The oil sands industry goal of responsible development supports vibrant, diverse, inclusive, welcoming, resilient and safe communities. To meet that goal, OSCA industry members embark on a number of efforts to build community capacity, invest in social resources and develop physical infrastructure.

It’s often said that the oil sands industry offers plenty of opportunity for those willing to tap into their entrepreneurial spirit and grab it.

It’s often said a picture is worth 1,000 words. So when it comes to showcasing oil sands development with its advances in technologies, efficiencies and reclamation successes, we believe a visit is worth 1,000 pictures. Many folks aren’t aware that on numerous occasions in a year, the gates of oil…

It’s our roads, public buildings, housing, airport – all those public services and systems necessary for economic activity. But those ties that bind are also the cause of much conversation in a region where it has frequently proved challenging to have infrastructure keep up with the pace of economic and…

The driving force to our region’s success The successful development of Alberta’s oil sands is equal parts innovation, perspiration and collaboration. For decades, people have come from all over the world to our region and tackle the challenge of producing oil from bitumen.