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The Oil Sands Discovery CentreLocated in Fort McMurray, the Oil Sands Discovery Centre is a world-class science centre profiling the Alberta oilsands industry. If you want to know more about innovation within the oilsands, the discovery centre is a stop you must make. To give you a taste of what they have on offer, watch the movie "Quest for Energy." This documentary is currently being updated to reflect the current oilsands boom, because the last images of the film are out of date. Things progress that fast in the oilsands industry! The centre has divided their facilities into sections reflecting the process of, and innovation that has taken place in, oil extraction. Take our virtual tour and have a look at the centre, which won a Premier’s Award for Innovation Excellence.
Quest for Energy
Video: Clips of the oilsands.
Virtual Tour The Resource Environment
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![The "Resource" section entrance](javascript:DynaPop(2,'images/innovation/DSCN5231_det.jpg','Oil Sands Discovery Centre "Resource" section entrance, Fort McMurray, Alberta.',0))
![The "oil sands sniffer"](javascript:DynaPop(2,'images/innovation/DSCN5229_det.jpg','The "oil sands sniffer" at the Oil Sands Discovery Centre, Fort McMurray, Alberta. The sniffer brings you the smell of the oil sands. Dig into the sands with the shovel arm, then lift the rubber flaps to smell the oil.',0))
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![The "Mining" section entrance](javascript:DynaPop(2,'images/innovation/DSCN5236_det.jpg','Oil Sands Discovery Centre "Mining" section entrance, Fort McMurray, Alberta.',0))
![Miniscoop](javascript:DynaPop(2,'images/innovation/DSCN5237_det.jpg','Oil Sands Discovery Centre "miniscoop", Fort McMurray, Alberta.',0))
![Profile of a mining hauler](javascript:DynaPop(2,'images/innovation/DSCN5238_det.jpg','Engine and profile of a mining "Hauler" at the Oil Sands Discovery Centre, Fort McMurray, Alberta. These are the biggest trucks in the world, with the newest and largest weighing in at 400 tonnes.',0))
![Cockpit of a mining hauler](javascript:DynaPop(2,'images/innovation/DSCN5239_det.jpg','View from the cockpit of a mining "Hauler" at the Oil Sands Discovery Centre, Fort MacMurray, Alberta.',0))
![The "Extraction" section entrance](javascript:DynaPop(2,'images/innovation/DSCN5240_det.jpg','Oil Sands Discovery Centre "Extraction" section entrance, Fort MacMurray, Alberta.',0))
![The "Upgrading" section entrance](javascript:DynaPop(2,'images/innovation/DSCN5241_det.jpg','Oil Sands Discovery Centre "Upgrading" section entrance, Fort MacMurray, Alberta.',0))
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![The "In Situ" section entrance](javascript:DynaPop(2,'images/innovation/DSCN5250_det.jpg','Oil Sands Discovery Centre "In Situ" section entrance, Fort McMurray, Alberta.',0))
![The "Environment" section entrance](javascript:DynaPop(2,'images/innovation/DSCN5251_det.jpg','Oil Sands Discovery Centre "Environment" section entrance, Fort McMurray, Alberta.',0))
!["Environment" pavillion](javascript:DynaPop(2,'images/innovation/DSCN5252_det.jpg','Oil Sands Discovery Centre "Environment" pavillion, Fort McMurray, Alberta.',0))
![The "Build It" station](javascript:DynaPop(2,'images/innovation/DSCN5257_det.jpg','Oil Sands Discovery Centre "Build It" station, where guest can use foam shapes to make machines.',0))
![The "Dig It" station](javascript:DynaPop(2,'images/innovation/DSCN5255_det.jpg','Oil Sands Discovery Centre "Dig It" station where future crane operators can fine tune their skill, Fort McMurray, Alberta.',0))
!["Pump It", a model of hydrotransport and oil pipelines](javascript:DynaPop(2,'images/innovation/pumpit_det.jpg','Oil Sands Discovery Centre "Pump It" a model of hydrotransport and oil pipelines at work, Fort McMurray, Alberta.',0))
!["Sort It" for separation processes](javascript:DynaPop(2,'images/innovation/sortit_det.jpg','Oil Sands Discovery Centre "Sort It" using density and centrifugal forces the sort it mimics bitumen separation processes, Fort McMurray, Alberta.',0))
![Outdoor Exhibits](javascript:DynaPop(2,'images/innovation/DSCN5268_det.jpg','Oil Sands Discovery Centre "Outdoor Exhibits," Fort McMurray, Alberta.',0))
![Outdoor Exhibits](javascript:DynaPop(2,'images/innovation/DSCN5272_det.jpg','Oil Sands Discovery Centre "Outdoor Exhibits," Fort McMurray, Alberta.',0))
For more on innovation and invention in Alberta , visit Peel’s Prairie Provinces.