In a big show of support to the project, the province's government is on board with up to 5 billion dollars over 20 years to get the crude east.
The Alberta government has signed a memorandum of understanding to take up to 100,000 barrels-a-day of firm capacity on TransCanada’s proposed Energy East pipeline.
In a tweet, Mayor Mel Norton says the next step is Trans Canada committing to building the pipeline.
