Leduc No. 1 Energy Discovery Centre
Leduc #1
Danny and Sharon Visit National Historic Site at Devon
Leduc Museum
Brad Walker finds out all about the oil industry at the Leduc #1 Discovery Centre in Devon Alberta
Leduc No. 1
I'm here at Leduc No. 1. Exactly 70 years ago today, this drilling rig struck oil and helped to set off the modern Alberta oil and gas boom. Thanks to the tenacity of those early oilmen, we managed to develop the basis of our prosperity in modern Alberta.
RHHS - Leduc #1 Energy Discovery Center
Petite vidéo promotionnelle pour le Roadbuilders and Heavy construction Heritage Society of Canada au Leduc #1 Energy Discovery Center à Devon, Alberta.
Ce musée comporte plusieurs pièces d'équipements qu'on ne saurait trouver ailleurs dont un Raygo Giant, le Henuset Polarbear ainsi que 2 Warner & Swasey Hopto 1900.
Leduc #1 National Heritage Site with Danny and Sharon
Checking out the derrick at the Leduc #1 site by Devon
NEXEN DEVON EXPRESS PROMO.m4v
Welcome to the nexen Devon Express, an Immersive Documentary located in Leduc, Alberta Canada. This is one of the worlds largest drill bit Theatres, which takes the audience down 1700 metres below the Earths surface. the journey documents what it takes to drill for oil, providing detailed descriptions of the strata below your feet. Come join us on an edutainment adventure at the Canadian Petroleum Discovery Centre . This project was sponsored by the generous support of Nexen.
Baby moose near Tofield, Alberta Canada
The History of Oil in Leduc
As part of our special series The Fight for Canada's Oil, Peter Mansbridge takes us through the discovery of oil in Leduc, Alberta.
Olympic torch in Leduc AB
The Torch made it's way to Leduc Alberta and the flame was passed on to another.
Leduc No. 1 - Don Hunter, Don Hunt and Si Gramlich
Leduc No. 1 was a major crude oil discovery made near Leduc, Alberta in 1947. It resulted in a boom in petroleum exploration and development across Western Canada. It transformed Alberta’s economy and allowed Canada to become a major exporter of oil. Don Hunter, 11 years old at the time of the discovery, alongside Simon Gramlich and Don Hunt, recount the immediate impacts of the Leduc oil discovery.
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The discovery of oil at Leduc #1 in Devon, Alberta, Canada, as reported by Dr. Charles Stelck in 2005.
Rabbit Hill, Leduc, Alberta, 2014, Amina's run
Devon exploring new Oklahoma oil play (2014-01-21)
Devon Energy Corp. is drilling in northern Oklahoma to identify the acreage with the best potential among its holdings there.
A Mile Below the Wheat. -- 1949.
A Mile Below the Wheat. -- 1949. -- 15 minutes. -- 16mm colour; sound. -- This film tells the dramatic story of the discovery of oil at Leduc, Alberta in 1947 and the developments which followed. These include the development of the Leduc field, new prosperity in the town of Leduc, and the building of a completely new town (Devon) to house oil field workers and their families. It also shows the building of the first pipe line to carry the new oil to market. Amid all of this oil activity, the farmer continues to tend his farm and harvest his crops, a mile above the oil pool. The film was selected for showing and special mention at the International Festival of Documentary Films, Edinburgh, 1949. Order a copy of this film from Glenbow Archives (call number IV-12-2a). Contact archives@glenbow.org.
Jacques Dupuis Performing Two Traditional Quebec Songs La Madelon and La Cuisinière
Performance during the 2011 Fêtes De La Nouvelle France (Festival Of New France)
Alberta Oil and Gas Celebration Day declared
A ceremony was held at at Leduc No. 1 Discovery Centre in Devon on Monday, February 13, 2017 to mark the 70th anniversary of the Leduc #1 strike that led to the modern Alberta oil industry.
fishing on lake muir
trout fishing on muir lake 14 fish caught & released in two days
Edmonton Plumbing Take #1
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Wildfire Near Devon AB, Southwest of Edmonton May '11 By David Cure-Hryciuk
Pictures and video clips of a forest and grass fire breaking out west of Devon, AB fueled by strong 80 km/h wind gusts, 21C temperatures and tinder dry conditions on May 15th, 2011.