Collection search - [Off-Shore Winter Drilling]
-
Record information – Brief [Off-Shore Winter Drilling]
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1983-02-25Item number (ISN):166940Type of material:Sound recordingsFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:CANADA. ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES CANADA / ÉNERGIE, MINES ET RESSOURCES CANADAAccession:1990-0384Media:SoundPart:1 of 1Production date:1983-02-25Release date:1983-02-25Production company:Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
VOCM
CJYQDescription:These four off-air recordings of Newfoundland radio broadcasts concern the action taken by the Newfoundland government with respect to off-shore oil drilling. Mobil Oil was ordered to cease drilling because of severe winter conditions. In the first item, recorded from VOCM'S open-line program ACTION LINE, premier Brian Peckford defends his government's decision citing poor search and rescue capabilities and the threatened lives of 84 people on the drilling rig "West Venture" off the St. John's coast. The three recordings which follow are news items broadcast by CJYQ, CBC and VOCM stations respectively. Comments of Jean Chrétien, Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources; William Marshall, Newfoundland Energy Minister; and Steve Neary, provincial Liberal Party leader are heard in addition to those of Premier Peckford.Language:EnglishNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
Ordering and viewing options Conditions of access:OpenGENCAT identity number:GAD 0FD089Reproduction access:subject to copyright restrictionsYou can order materials in advance to be ready for you when you visit. You will need a user card to do this.
Cannot visit us on site? You can purchase a copy to be sent to you. Some restrictions may apply.