Propane Levac welcomes renewable LPG to Canada

February 3, 2025 By Brian Richesson

Propane Levac Inc. received the first rail car of renewable propane to be broadly marketed in Canada.

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Woodward, second from right, supports Women in Propane. (Photo by LP Gas staff)

Propane Personality: Leslie Woodward

December 30, 2024 By Brian Richesson

Leslie Woodward’s father started Fairview in 1969 as a small manufacturer and distributor of fittings and hose in Toronto.

This article is tagged with Canada, December 2024, National Propane Gas Association (NPGA), Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), women in propane, Women in Propane Council (WIP) and posted in From the Magazine, Current Issue, Featured

Shannon Watt shares the differences between the propane industries in Canada and the US

December 17, 2024 By Brian Richesson and Sydney Fischer

Shannon Watt, president and CEO of the Canadian Propane Association, discusses the differences in the propane industries in Canada and the U.S. and more.

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Rail car photo: Brian Brown/iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images

Major impacts averted in Canadian railway labor dispute

August 28, 2024 By Brian Richesson

Compared to the same time period last summer, rail-car volumes from Canada were about 50 percent lower immediately after the lockout ended, NPGA says.

This article is tagged with Canada, Canadian Propane Association (CPA), Cost Management Solutions, Mark Rachal, National Propane Gas Association (NPGA), propane supply, rail and posted in Current Issue, From the Magazine, News

Chart 1: Total U.S. propane imports 2019 forward

Rail strike, big propane export numbers explained

August 26, 2024 By Mark Rachal

In this week’s Trader’s Corner, Mark Rachal covers propane export and import data to contextualize the impact of the Canadian rail strikes.

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Photo of Ridley Island Propane Export Terminal courtesy of AltaGas Ltd.

AltaGas, Vopak reach final decision on energy export facility

July 16, 2024 By Brian Richesson

AltaGas reached a positive final investment decision with Royal Vopak on the Ridley Island Energy Export Facility, a large-scale LPG and bulk liquids terminal.