Daughter of a Roughneck Juanita "June" was born in the mid-1940's, the firstborn of Q.D. and Hazel. Q.D. was a driller on oilrigs, a crew called "roughnecks." Over the years the family lived in Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. For the first 16 years of her life, June lived with her father, mother, and two younger brothers in a trailer that was so small it could (and was) pulled by the family car from oil patch to oil patch. Despite social prejudices, educational setbacks, and
Westjet Airlines Ltd. is a Canada-based airlines company, competing with the major airlines with charter air services to more than 100 destinations across the world including Mexico, Canada, America, United States, and the Caribbean. Founded as a low-cost airline in 1996, Westjet is has grown to be the second-largest Canadian air carrier, operating an average of 425 flights per day that carry over 45,000 passengers. Westjet officially announced to have carried over 21.95 million passengers in 2016
WestJet was established in 1996 by Clive Beddoe and a team of like-minded partners, who believed that just because you pay less for your flights, doesn’t mean you should get less. The headquarters of this company is in Calgary, Canada. The company started its journey with three aircraft, five destinations and 220 friendly employees which helped them to become a company of more than 12,000 passionate employees flying their fleet of Boeing 737 Next-Generation aircraft to more than 100 destinations
and see the RCMP, Charlottetown in Prince Edward Island to visit the Green Gables, and more. But there are three places which I would like to visit most in Canada. Those three places are Vancouver in British Columbia, Niagara Falls in Ontario, and Calgary in Alberta, and I would visit each of them for different reasons. One place I would like to visit is Vancouver in British Columbia. One reason why I want to visit Vancouver is because of its appealing nature. In Vancouver, there are rainforests that
I went to see a solo musician by the name of Jay Bowcott, a Calgarian who relocated to Medicine Hat about ten years ago with his family. The show was at Mikey’s Juke Joint here in the Beltline in Calgary. Mikey’s is a small place that is modeled after a 1930s era barrelhouse complete with rough wood floors, distressed copper tabletops and a matching copper bar. The concert wasn’t officially titled “Constant Rain” even though it was part of a small tour to promote Jay’s recently released album. The
The Winnipeg Jets is a professional ice hockey team from Winnipeg, Manitoba that is owned by True North Sports & Entertainment. The Winnipeg Jets were founded in 1972 by Norm Beaudin. The Winnipeg Jets “True North Foundation” is the charitable extension of the Winnipeg Jets, and charity of choice for the MTS Centre Iceplex. The Jets began as the Atlanta Thrashers in the 1999–2000 NHL season. True North Sports & Entertainment, owns both Winnipeg's MTS Centre and the American Hockey League (AHL's)
History of Lethbridge Lethbridge is the fourth largest city in Alberta and enjoys warm summers and mild winters. Lethbridge is the commercial, financial and industrial centre of southern Alberta and is home to a wide range of cultural venues as well as southern Alberta’s only university. Lethbridge is the perfect blend of city and town and a great place to call home. Here is a brief history of this unique town and how it has developed from a resource based town into a bustling mid-sized city that
Introduction to the Marketing Success Story of WestJet Company WestJet Airlines Company is one of the major airlines in Canada, and as per results in 2014 became one of the market’s best players, growing around 20% and significantly exceeding the TSX* revenue index by almost 8%1. The results achieved by WestJet in 2014 were primarily because of the successful marketing strategy implemented and consistently maintained throughout the years. One of the most effective cause-related marketing activities2
The merge of Suncor, Petro-Canada resulted Suncor Corporation, Suncor article of organization indicates that the company resulted from an amalgamation, under section 185 of the Canada Business Corporations Act. The minimum number of directors are 8 and the maximum are 15. Suncor energy Inc is licensed to issue unlimited number of preferred shares in series designated as Senior and junior, also it authorized to issue unlimited number of common shares, This means that there is no limit as to how many
Alberta lies in the Calgary region of Canada. The beautiful city is located at the intersection of Highway 567 and Queen Elizabeth II Highway. A unique feature of Airdrie city is the elevation, making it the highest city in Canada. According to the 2016 Census, the population of Airdie was 61,581, which is 19,017 higher than 2011. History The word ‘Airdrie’ means ‘The King’s Height’. The city was named after a village of Glasgow in Scotland. During the construction of Calgary and Edmonton Railway
(SWOT) analysis provides insight into how internal and external factors are inhibiting or facilitating advancement toward reaching organizational objectives within a dynamic environment. This paper aims to understand how a SWOT analysis assisted the Calgary International Airport Authority create a competitive business plan for their future in an uncertain environment. Airport planning, once carried out utilizing a single future forecast, failed to account for the complexity and uncertainty of the
The Dieppe Raid At dawn of 19th August 1942, six thousand and one hundred Allied soldiers, of whom roughly five thousand were Canadians, landed at the French port of Dieppe in their first major test of the defence of the German-held coastline of Europe since Dunkirk. A combination of over-rigid planning, inadequate communication; lack of supporting firepower; and in the final hour before the raid, absolute bad luck inflicted on the Allies made the Dieppe raid one of their worst defeats
I. Facts of case: a. Brikerhoff International, Inc. is currently in an economic boom following 8 years of economic depression b. President Tom Brikerhoff wants to expand company efforts & revenues, and also relieve tension around Safety Supervisor, Kurt Mannheim i. Kurt Mannheim concerned about safety of Rig #1-E, however, he had also recently accused Rig #1-E¡¦s rig manager, Rick Kopulos of allowing alcohol into their base 1. concern for rig safety might have risen from personal