TIMELINE tiMeline 1719 A Cree named Wa-pa-su brings samples of oil sand to York Factory, a Hudson’s Bay Company trading post on the edge of Hudson’s Bay in Manitoba. He had previously brought samples of salt and brimstone.
1848 The first geological assessment of the oilsands was done by John Richardson, associated with his search for the lost Franklin Expedition party members.
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1894 The federal government field party drills the first wells into the oilsands, looking for light oil at Athabasca Landing under the recommendation of George M. Dawson.
1800s
eignteen hundred 1882 The Geological Survey of Canada sends Robert Bell and his team on an expedition to study the Athabasca Basin.
1778 Explorer Peter Pond provides the first recorded description of the Athabasca oilsands.
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