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Centra Gas Manitoba Inc.
Centra Gas Manitoba Inc., a subsidiary of Manitoba Hydro, is the primary distributor of Natural gas in Canada, natural gas in Manitoba, serving the Winnipeg and Winnipeg Metro Region, surrounding area, including rural communities. The company had a gas distribution monopoly in Manitoba until 1991. Based in Winnipeg, it is regulated by the Public Utilities Board of Manitoba. History Centra Gas Manitoba initially received its provincial charter in 1953. It was privately owned by Vancouver-based Westcoast Energy from 1990 until 1999, when it was purchased by Manitoba Hydro. In the couple of years preceding the sale, Centra began speculative natural gas trading, leading to a loss which Manitoba Utility regulatory commission, utility regulators ruled could not be recovered by the company through a rate hike, forcing shareholders to absorb the loss. Moreover, as early as 1996, Centra had been working with Manitoba Hydro to reduce costs by combining forces on activities like Electric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Lang
:''see also Otto Lang (film producer) and Otto Lang (actor)'' Otto Emil Lang, (born May 14, 1932) is a Canadian lawyer and former politician. Life and career Lang was born in Handel, Saskatchewan. In 1961, he was appointed Dean of Law at the University of Saskatchewan, the youngest person to be appointed to that position, and served until 1969. Lang was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1968 election, and was re-elected in the 1972 and 1974 elections as the Member of Parliament for Saskatoon—Humboldt. He served as Minister without Portfolio (1968–70), Minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board (1969–79), Acting Minister of Mines, Energy and Resources (1969), Minister of Manpower and Immigration (1970–72), Minister of Justice and Attorney General (1972–75), Minister of Transport (1975–79), Acting Minister of Communications (1975), Acting Minister of Justice and Attorney General (1978), and Minister of Justice and Attorney General (1978). He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |