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19-467: Home Oil Company Limited was a Canadian independent petroleum company that existed from 1925 and 1995. Home was founded to produce oil in the Turner Valley field, and by the end of World War II was the country's largest independent producer. Between 1952 and 1972, Home was controlled by Robert A. Brown Jr. , who pursued an aggressive and high-risk strategy. From 1979 and 1991 Home Oil operated as

38-532: A Boys and Girls Club . Black Diamond is located in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies in the midst of some of Canada's best ranch country. A 3 km (1.9 mi) trail next to the roadway between Black Diamond and Turner Valley is named the Friendship Trail. Black Diamond incorporated as a village on May 8, 1929. After nearly 26 years as a village, Black Diamond incorporated as

57-485: A 2007 plebiscite that saw Turner Valley citizens embrace amalgamation and Black Diamond residents reject it. Ultimately, the prospect of efficiencies and possible cost savings of $ 1 million a year became a major catalyst to approving the merger without a plebiscite. On January 1, 2023, the Town of Black Diamond amalgamated with its neighbouring Town of Turner Valley to form the Town of Diamond Valley . W. Stewart Herron,

76-552: A Canadian corporation or company is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Turner Valley The town was once the centre of an oil and natural gas boom. For 30 years, the Turner Valley oilfields were a major supplier of oil and gas and the largest producer in the British Empire. Turner Valley incorporated as a village on February 23, 1930. After 47 years as a village, Turner Valley incorporated as

95-420: A change of 2% from its 2016 population of 2,559. With a land area of 5.75 km (2.22 sq mi), it had a population density of 454.1/km (1,176.1/sq mi) in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Turner Valley recorded a population of 2,559 living in 1,019 of its 1,066 total private dwellings, a change of 18.1% from its 2011 population of 2,167. With

114-490: A land area of 5.79 km (2.24 sq mi), it had a population density of 442.0/km (1,144.7/sq mi) in 2016. The population of the Town of Turner Valley according to its 2015 municipal census is 2,511, a change of 24.2% from its 2008 municipal census population of 2,022. Kananaskis Country , approximately 25 km (16 mi) to the west, offers camping, hiking, cross-country skiing, horseback riding, fishing and bird watching. Recreation venues include

133-421: A land area of 6.82 km (2.63 sq mi), it had a population density of 400.3/km (1,036.8/sq mi) in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Black Diamond recorded a population of 2,700 living in 1,098 of its 1,108 total private dwellings, a 13.8% change from its 2011 population of 2,373. With a land area of 3.84 km (1.48 sq mi), it had

152-471: A rancher from nearby Okotoks , gathered investors from local contacts such as James Lougheed , R.B. Bennett and A.E. Cross. Herron himself lacked the technical expertise to drill Turner Valley's fossil-fuel that was some 800 m (2,600 ft) underground. Herron recruited drilling expert Archibald Dingman, a 19th-century American veteran from Pennsylvania. On May 14, 1914, A.W. Dingman struck wet natural gas, which produced gasoline. However, in 1920,

171-578: A town on January 1, 1956. On May 25, 2022, the Province of Alberta issued an Order in Council to amalgamate Black Diamond and Turner Valley to form the new Town of Diamond Valley, with an incorporation date of January 1, 2023. This followed decades of talk and a 2007 plebiscite that saw Turner Valley citizens embrace amalgamation and Black Diamond residents reject it. Ultimately, the prospect of efficiencies, and possible cost savings of $ 1 million

190-410: A town on September 1, 1977. On January 1, 2023, the Town of Turner Valley amalgamated with its neighbouring Town of Black Diamond to form the Town of Diamond Valley . On May 25, 2022, the Province of Alberta issued an Order in Council to amalgamate Black Diamond and Turner Valley to form the new Town of Diamond Valley, with an incorporation date of January 1, 2023. This followed decades of talk and

209-620: A wholly-owned subsidiary, first of the Consumers' Gas Company , then of Hiram Walker, and lastly of the Interprovincial Pipe Line Company . On 1 May 1991, Home Oil regained its independent status, which it retained for the duration of its existence. In 1995, Anderson Exploration acquired Home for C$ 879 million. After Devon Energy acquired Anderson in 2001, Home was finally struck off in September 2002. Home

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228-456: A year became a major catalyst to approving the merger without a plebiscite. On January 1, 2023, the Town of Black Diamond amalgamated with its neighbouring Town of Turner Valley to form the Town of Diamond Valley . In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , the Town of Black Diamond had a population of 2,730 living in 1,178 of its 1,233 total private dwellings, a change of 0.9% from its 2016 population of 2,705. With

247-577: Is estimated that, along with the $ 20 million spent on restoring the site, an additional $ 20 million will be needed to help get the site operational. On May 25, 2022, the Province of Alberta issued an Order in Council to amalgamate Turner Valley and Black Diamond to form the new Town of Diamond Valley, with an incorporation date of January 1, 2023. This followed decades of talk and a 2007 plebiscite that saw Turner Valley citizens embrace amalgamation and Black Diamond residents reject it. Ultimately,

266-653: The 18-hole semi-private Turner Valley Golf and Country Club, outdoor Dr. Lander Memorial Pool, an outdoor rink and skateboard park, and Friendship Trail, 3 km (1.9 mi) paved link to nearby Black Diamond. Turner Valley was governed by a town council of seven including a mayor and six councillors. The final mayor of the Town of Turner Valley was Barry Crane. Students in kindergarten through grade 6 attend Turner Valley Elementary School. Junior and senior high school students attend Oilfields High School in Black Diamond. Black Diamond, Alberta Black Diamond

285-571: The main buildings burned to the ground. Herron's group could not afford to rebuild and operate the site. Imperial Oil bought Calgary Petroleum Products, created a subsidiary named Royalite Oil Co., and rebuilt the plant. The plant ceased operations in 1985 and with the encouragement of a local group, the Turner Valley Oilfield Society, and the most recent owner of the gas plant, the Alberta provincial government, accepted

304-467: The prospect of efficiencies and possible cost savings of $ 1 million a year became a major catalyst to approving the merger without a plebiscite, and on January 1, 2023, the Town of Black Diamond amalgamated with its neighboring Town of Turner Valley to form the Town of Diamond Valley . In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , the Town of Turner Valley had a population of 2,611 living in 1,073 of its 1,133 total private dwellings,

323-485: The site as part of its group of historic sites. Since that time Alberta Culture has been at work on the Turner Valley Gas Plant, primarily stabilizing the facility and removing or mitigating the contaminants on the site. In 2014, Alberta Culture held a celebration on May 14, 2014, on the day of the centennial of the discovery of oil on the site. More than 2,000 people attended this full day of events. It

342-633: Was a town in the Calgary Metropolitan Region of Alberta , Canada within the Town of Diamond Valley . It is at the intersection of Highway 22 (Cowboy Trail) and Highway 7 . Its first post office opened in 1907. Black Diamond was so named because of coal deposits near the original town site. Little oil or gas remains. It was a sister town to Turner Valley , and has a hospital, shops, hotels and residences, elementary school (K-6th grade), high school (7th-12th grade), hockey rink and

361-560: Was founded in 1925 by James R. Lowery and was backed by a group of establishment businessmen from Vancouver. By 1952, Robert A. Brown, Jr had acquired control of home. He ran the company until 1971, when personal debt forced him to sell his stake. At that time the company was purchased by the Consumers' Gas Company Limited, based in Toronto. In 1980 Consumers' was acquired by Hiram Walker, which ran Home until 1986. This article about

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