(Photo: The Canadian Press) "Canadian Energy Centre" Alberta’s “energy war room” launching soon Oct 9, 2019 3:04 PM

EDMONTON – Alberta’s energy war room is now on a legal footing and will soon be up and running.

Energy Minister Sonya Savage told the legislature the war room is now incorporated and will be formally titled the Canadian Energy Centre.

“For too long, the reputation of Alberta’s energy sector has been damaged by a deceitful campaign to landlock the oilsands,” Savage said in a statement. “That’s why our government has started the process of creating the Canadian Energy Centre to fight for the oil and gas sector – and the Albertans it employs.”

Savage announced it will be run by Tom Olsen, a former journalist and a United Conservative candidate in the last election.