2013 Resources Guide and Directory

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ALBERTA
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RESOURCES
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ALBERTA CHAMBER
OF RESOURCES
RESOURCES GUIDE AND DIRECTORY
C O N T E N T S
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Message from the President
8
ACR Board of Directors
10
ACR Review and Outlook
Publisher
Bob Phillips
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ACR’s 77th Annual General Meeting
Editor
Heather Williams
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2013 ACR Annual Awards Banquet
Contributing Editor
Thea Hawryluk
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Leadership: The Next Generation
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38Resources in the Classroom
Linking curiosity with knowledge and expertise in faraway places
41Foundations for Shared Prosperity
Developing new ways or building on old ones, neither aboriginal
communities nor industry are starting from square one
46The Social Utility of Resource Development
From shareholders to stakeholders, from corporate social responsibility
to sustainability, from royalties to community investment,
the resource industry is a key part of Alberta’s social fabric
53Environmental Innovation and Research in the Resource Industry
A lot of resource industry innovation doesn’t make for glitzy or dramatic
storytelling, but it’s what puts the “orderly” and the “responsible” into the
development and makes an even better future possible
PROFILES
59
Aecon Group Inc.
63The Biorefining
Conversions Network
67
Keyano College
A C R M embers h ip
71
ACR Membership Application
73
ACR Member Listings
89
Index of Advertisers
JUNE 2013/ACR-A0013/9020
Alberta Chamber of Resources Directory 2013 • 5
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Messagefrom
thePresident
David Middleton
President 2012-2014
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As the cover would suggest, this issue
of the Resources Guide and Directory
is designed in both its style and content to elaborate upon the messages of
the report of the ACR’s Task Force on
Resource Development + The Economy,
and to provide an idea of the progress
we have made over the last year working
towards our objectives. In particular, it
focuses on one of the key recommendations in that report: “that Members
become more visible leaders in sustainable performance.” As you will read, our
membership has taken the recommendation to heart.
It is an incredibly important theme
that drove almost everything we did
in 2012 and was, perhaps, most visibly
and explicitly promoted as the common
thread to the 77th annual general meeting of the ACR in February 2013.
The highlights of that event—documenting, for example, the revolution
in North American oil and gas supplies
and the cross-cutting policies of leadership within the Alberta Government—
are covered in the following pages. So,
too, are some of the chief ACR activities
carried out over the year. We also celebrate some key exemplars of leadership: the recipients of the scholarships,
plaques, and accolades handed out
at the annual ACR Awards Banquet. A
particularly compelling perspective on
leadership emerged in the remarks of
University of Alberta student Nisha Patel,
who I think potentially closed a generation gap by suggesting that leadership decisions could be gauged by their
effects on the future, not the age of the
person making them. And, if that is the
test, then the actions taken by our newest Resource Person of the Year, David
Tuccaro, over twenty years ago, have certainly returned positive and enduring
societal, economic, and personal effects.
We mark the importance of leadership in this issue in several other ways as
well. The launch of the ACR Aboriginal
Workforce Development Pilot Project, for
example, sparked the article on aboriginal participation in Alberta’s resource
industry. The ACR has quite a long history of participation with aboriginal people—from providing a mining industry
employment matching service in our earliest days, to sharing best practices for
engaging aboriginal communities with
the Learning from Experience project
in 2006, through to this latest initiative
that, which in a way, returns to our roots
and builds on our success.
We also take a look at the progress
that has been made by our members to
help supplement the school curriculum
related to the resource industry with
teaching materials and knowledge. This
was achieved mainly through the Alberta
Distance Learning Centre’s introduction of the Excite Learning Environment
which gives kids access to “professionals in faraway places,” and also gives
members an easy and effective route to
get more directly involved generating
interest in resource industry issues and
future careers.
L e adership in t he de velopment
of innovative processes, practices,
and partnerships also features prominently. Individually, our members have
put into play some of the world’s best
technologies in support of the orderly
and responsible development of the
resource. For example, Lehigh Hanson’s
invent ion of lower environment a l
impact products like InterCem® cement,
or TransAlta/Capital Power’s Genessee
3 power generation which is the first
facility in Canada to use supercritical
boiler technology, are all making a real
difference. Resource development enterprises also added to the overall financial viability of government by adding
more than $7 billion to Alberta’s general
revenue fund this fiscal year through
resource royalties, fees a nd, ot her
charges. In addition, our members have
shown voluntary leadership in their
efforts to improve social circumstances
through a wide variety of community
investment and engagement activities.
Husky, for example, contributed half a
million dollars this year to the Calgary
Police Foundation to help kids in need,
and the Suncor Energy Foundation has
contributed more than $84 million to
Canadian charities since it was formed
in 1998.
The ACR formally celebrates leadership just one day a year—at the Awards
Banquet in February—leaving 364 other
days for our members to practice their
own brand of it. As I mentioned last year,
we can’t be complacent about our role
to be visible leaders in societal, environmental, and economic performance.
As evidenced by the relative ease with
which such leadership examples could
be found in the compilation of this issue
of the Resources Guide and Directory,
our membership has taken to the call to
lead the orderly and responsible development of the resource to the benefit of all
Albertans.
Alberta Chamber of Resources
Board of Directors
ACR 2013 Executive Officers
President
David Middleton
Penn West Exploration
Past President
Gord Ball
Vice-President
David Corriveau
Shell Canada Energy
Treasurer
Randy Geislinger
CIBC
Director Rep.
Ronald M. Kruhlak
McLennan Ross LLP
Director Rep.
Herb Wiebe
Northwest Hydraulic
Consultants Ltd.
Director Rep.
VACANT
Executive Director
Brad Anderson
Alberta Chamber of Resources
Executive Vice President, Operations
Engineering and Peace River Oil Partnership
Manager - Tailings and Water Focused
Delivery, Upstream Americas, Heavy Oil
Executive Director, Energy,
Corporate Credit Products
Partner
President
Executive Director
ACR 2013 Directors
Al Brown
Sherritt Coal
Gauthier Demeulenaere
TOTAL E&P Canada Limited
Tom Grabowski
The Silvacom Group
Cynthia Hansen
Enbridge Pipelines Inc.
Jon Mitchell
Cenovus Energy Inc.
Richard Neufeld
Dentons Canada LLP
David Primrose
Finning (Canada)
Ray Reipas
Teck Resources Limited
Stephen Stanley
EPCOR Utilities Inc.
Herb Wiebe
Northwest Hydraulic Consultants Ltd.
Senior General Manager, Engineering
and Technical Services
Vice President,
Technology and Development Division
President and CEO
Vice President, System Performance & Solutions
Director, Environmental Policy & Strategy
Partner
Executive Vice President Mining,
Construction & Forestry
Senior Vice President, Energy
Senior Vice President, Water Services
President
ACR 2013-2014 Directors
Al Brown
Sherritt Coal
Craig Clifton
Clifton Associates Ltd.
Fred Dzida
Weyerhaeuser Company Ltd.
Darren Hardy
Canadian Oil Sands Limited
Eddy Isaacs
Alberta Innovates-Energy and Environment Solutions
Ian Johnston
PCL Constructors Inc.
Ronald M. Kruhlak
McLennan Ross LLP
Rick J. Gallant
Imperial Oil Resources
Donald J. Oborowsky
Waiward Steel Fabricators Ltd.
Hugo Shaw
TransAlta Corporation
Kris Smith
Suncor Energy Inc.
Senior General Manager,
Engineering & Technical Services
Vice President, Alberta
Director, Canadian Timberlands
Senior Vice President, Operations
Chief Executive Officer
President and Chief Operating Officer,
Heavy Industrial
Partner
Vice President, Oil Sands Development & Research
President and Chief Executive Officer
Executive Vice President, Operations
Senior Vice President, Supply,
Trading and Corporate Development
ACR 2013/2014/2015 Directors
James Cairns
CN
Steve Cameron
Norwest Corporation
Pending
Ainsworth Engineered Canada LP
Dean Cowling
TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.
Bryan DeNeve
Capital Power Corporation
Brian Humphreys
Nexen Inc.
Larry Kaumeyer
Aecon Group Inc.
John LeGrow
ConocoPhillips Canada
Peter Read
Syncrude Canada Ltd.
Barrie Robb
Fort McKay Group of Companies
Vice President, Petroleum and Chemicals
President
Pending
Vice President, Project Development and Alberta Oil
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and
Commercial Services
Vice President, Government Relations
Vice President, Business Development
Vice President, Strategy, Planning and
Integration, Oil Sands
Vice President, Strategic Planning
CEO, Business Development
ACR Guest Director
Paul Verhesen
Clark Builders
8 • Alberta Chamber of Resources Directory 2013
President and CEO
U of A
Engineers
omas Thundat, Brian Fleck, Tayfun Babadagli, Faye Hicks, Biao Huang, Qi Liu, Josef Szymanski, Dav
u, Evan Davies, Carlo Montemagno, Ying Tsui, Hongbo Zen
ng, Leonidas Perez-Estrada, Michael Hendr
aggie Liu, Yuntong She, Steven Kuznicki, Zaher Hashisho, M
Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Thian Gan, Sushan
tra, Tong Yu, Qingxia Liu, Yaman Boluk, Ward Wilson, Ania Ulrich, Sean Sanders, Subir Bhattacharje
ish Shah, Zhenghe Xu, Tony Yeu
ung, Murray Gray, Amit Ku
umar, Thomas Thundat, Brian Fleck, Tayfu
badagli, Faye Hicks, Biao Huang, Qi Liu, Josef Szymanski, David Zhu, Evan Davies, Carlo Montemagn
ng Tsui, Hongbo Zeng, Leonid
das Perez-Estrada, Michael Hend
dry, Maggie Liu, Yuntong She, Steven Kuznick
her Hashisho, Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Thian Gan, Sushantta Mitra, Tong Yu, Qingxia Liu, Yaman Bolu
ard Wilson, Ania Ulrich, Se
ean Sanders, Subir Bhattacharjee, Sirish
S
Shah, Zhenghe Xu, Tony Yeung, Murr
ay, Amit Kumar, Thomas Thundat, Brian Fleck, Tayfun Baba
adagli, Faye Hicks, Biao Huang, Qi Liu, Jos
ymanski, David Zhu, Evan Daviies, Carlo Montemagno, Ying Tsui, Hongbo Zeng, Leonidas Perez-Estrad
chael Hendry, Maggie Liu
u, Yu
untong She, Steven Kuznicki, Zaher Hashisho, Mohamed Gamal El-Di
A deep pool
of talent in
water research
Water is a precious resource that plays a key role in every aspect of our lives.
At the University of Alberta Faculty of Engineering, more than 30 professors
and 300 researchers are conducting research related to water, helping
to ensure Alberta continues to enjoy safe, plentiful supplies to sustain
communities, industry, agriculture and the environment.
Working with local, national and international partners, our engineering
professors are making important scientific contributions toward responsible
development of natural resources. These researchers are investigating
water across a broad spectrum, including reduction of water use, future
supply in a changing climate, protection of infrastructure and public safety,
municipal and industrial wastewater, bioremediation, oil sands process
water treatment, contamination monitoring and water systems modeling.
Dr. Tony Yeung
Tony Yeung is seeking a
revolutionary change in
oil sands processing: the
waterless extraction of
bitumen. As the NSERC/
Imperial Oil/Alberta
Ingenuity/AIEES Industrial
Research Chair in NonAqueous Bitumen Extraction,
he leads a Centre for Oil
Sands Innovation team
working on an innovative
approach to reducing
environmental impact.
Dr. Faye Hicks
Alberta’s harsh weather
can trigger catastrophic
events that affect public
health, the environment
and our economy. Faye
Hicks is renowned for her
work in understanding the
impact of river ice on water
supply, and forecasting
the formation of ice
jams on rivers to protect
infrastructure and ensure
public safety.
Dr. Mohamed
Gamal El-Din
Internationally renowned
water researcher Mohamed
Gamal El-Din has
contributed to advances
in physical and chemical
methods to treat water
and wastewater, including
development of new
materials and treatment
processes/technologies, and
treatment and management
of oil sands tailings water.
Dr. Ania Ulrich
Some micro-organisms
actually thrive on
compounds that are
hazardous to the
environment. Ania Ulrich
and her research team
are investigating the
possibility of recruiting
naturally occurring microorganisms to help clean up
contaminated water.
Dr. Subir
Bhattacharjee
As the NSERC Industrial
Research Chair in Water
Quality Management for
Oil Sands Extraction, Subir
Bhattacharjee is developing
new technologies and
operational innovations for
sustainable water use in the
oil sands industry.
Dr. Thomas
Thundat
A Canada Excellence
Research Chair in Oil Sands
Molecular Engineering,
Thomas Thundat’s research
is focused on detecting
contamination, using microand nano-mechanical
sensors to monitor physical,
chemical and biological
agents in water and the
environment.
Dr. Amit Kumar
How much water does it
take to produce a kilowatt
hour of electricity or a
barrel of oil? Amit Kumar
is investigating water uses
in industrial processes
at a systems level and
forecasting future water
demand, with the goal
of optimizing water use
strategies.
Faculty of Engineering
University of Alberta
www.engineering.ualberta.ca
Review and
Outlook
Advancing aboriginal
development prospects
and bolstering resource
knowledge in the
classroom cap another
busy year
The work of the
ACR Task Force
on Resource
Development
+ The Economy
was visually
sustained in both
the covers of a
widely distributed
leaflet (l), which
provided an “at
a glance” review
of some of its key
messages and
recommendations,
and the previous
issue of the
Resources Guide
and Directory.
P
Perhaps bucking the popular perception of all-for-one, onefor-all boom or bust cycles, it is actually next to impossible
to encapsulate annual resource industry performance and
prospects in a word, a sentence, or even a paragraph or two.
There is, simply, too much diversity within both the provincial
resource base itself and the global drivers and markets for its
products. So, a good year for coal may or may not be matched
by robust performance in other areas of mining.
But, broadly speaking, asynchronous ups and downs aren’t
necessarily a bad thing. As the ACR Task Force on Resource
Development + The Economy report noted: “stability can often
be better achieved through adding diversity to markets for
existing industries, adding diversity in the range of commodities produced by these industries, and/or increasing the degree
of raw-materials processing in the region.”
The Alberta Government’s Coal and Mineral Development
annual reviews, for example, often document levels of activity
ranging from torpid to turbulent. In 2012, no major exploration
work was reported for base metals, but Ironstone Resources has
drilled more than 200 holes on its Clear Hills property, the total
number of active metallic and industrial mineral licenses issued
for recreational placer mining nearly doubled in 2012 over
2011, and coal lease applications rose 67 percent over the same
period—Coalspur Mines Limited, for one, is not only developing its Vista project, “positioned to potentially be the largest
exporter of thermal coal in North America,” but also continues
its exploration activities in adjacent areas. There is, evidently, a
great deal of diversity in mining.
Persistent cost pressures and labour shortages in some areas will also serve
to dampen optimal prospects. But, generally and certainly within Canada,
the outlook for Alberta, and for the resource sector, remains positive.
Many of the indicators affecting forest-related industries
seemed mostly positive last year. Alberta housing starts were
up almost 30 percent in 2012 over 2011, for example, with
building permits also up in all categories but industrial.
Shipments of manufactured wood products grew by 24.2 percent, furniture and fixtures shipments by a more moderate 5.1
percent, and international exports of paper and wood products
by 5.5 percent. The Alberta Forest Products Association reports
that values of lumber, pulp and paper, and panelboard manufactured by its members totaled approximately $2.3 billion for
2012, with the value of production up $184 million or nine
percent from 2011. As according to the Alberta Forest Products
Roadmap, the forest industry is on the road to growth which
“will be based on access to existing and emerging markets for
forest products, ‘green’ attributes, and technological advancements that offer new and innovative value added products
and services.”
As for energy, shipments of manufactured petroleum and
coal products, rising 3.5 percent in value over the previous year,
almost hit the $20 billion mark in 2012. By volume, natural
gas production was off while crude oil and equivalents production rose by about ten percent. International exports of mining and energy products rose 1.4 percent to $66.8 billion, all
on the strength of stronger crude oil exports. And more than
20,000 new workers joined the ranks as mining and oil and gas
extraction employment rose to 173,500 people in 2012. Looking
ahead, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers forecasts 6.2 million barrels of Canadian crude oil production per
day by 2030, up from about 3.0 million barrels, today. And
the International Energy Agency forecasts growth by about a
third in global energy demand through 2035, with fossil fuels
remaining dominant in the mix.
With this exciting and dynamic environment as background,
the executive, staff, volunteers, and committees of ACR put in
another busy year of work.
ACR Leadership for Relationshipbuilding is the Vision
As according to its Strategic Framework, 2011 – 2013, the
Alberta Chamber of Resources’ overarching vision is “Orderly
and Responsible Development,” which embodies the principles
of prosperity and quality of life for present plus future generations of Albertans and Canadians.
ACR and its members envision a future, a few decades
hence, in which Albertans enjoy a high quality of life, sustainable environment, economic prosperity and pride in a heritage
of responsible development of our rich endowment of natural
resources. A variety of activities were pursued and initiatives
established in support of that mandate and vision in 2012.
The vision, of course, cannot be achieved by one person, one
company, and not even by one sector of society. The recommendations of the ACR Task Force report, in fact, “invite industry
and government to work together to reach the full potential of
orderly and responsible resource development in Alberta.”
It takes cross-sector communication, consultation, information-sharing, and relationship building. And that, in turn,
takes a lot of phone calls, meetings, emails, report and letter
writing, and a lot of thought and time, overall. Thus, one of the
key and ongoing, if not always distinctly measurable, activities of the ACR staff is communicating—both in the listening
and in the expression of a point of view. That process occurred
frequently in 2012—with government representatives, industry
and other associations, peers and experts from a wide variety of
disciplines. Examples include the Energy and Mines Ministers
Conference in Prince Edward Island in September and the
Mining Association of Canada’s Day on the Hill in December.
Member-led Committee Work
Member engagement drives ACR’s work and success and
is most visibly manifested in the formation and operation of a
variety of committees. The Mining Industry Advisory Committee
under Jim Carter, for example, works to develop the University
of Alberta’s School of Mining into the best mining school in the
world, and the Aboriginal Relations Committee under the chairmanship of Barrie Robb works to build and maintain inclusive
and respectful relationships and to stay up to date on issues of relevance to aboriginal communities and resource developers. Other
committees that have been particularly active of late include:
• The Workforce Working Group under Neil Tidsbury and Andy
Neigel which identifies and summarizes workforce supply and
demand issues
• The Water Committee under Herb Wiebe which includes representation (by Chris Fordham) on the Alberta Water Council
and work monitoring provincial wetland policy
• Representation by Peter Darbyshire and Dan Thillman on the
Clean Air Strategic Alliance, a multi-stakeholder group that
works to manage air quality in Alberta.
Aboriginal Consultation
In mid-October Alberta Aboriginal Relations began the next
phase of engagement on its First Nations consultation policy.
Specifically, the department is seeking additional input from a
variety of stakeholders—including ACR—on a new Consultation
Discussion Paper.
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third-party citations of the report content and direct visual observation that
the report continues to carry weight
among a variety of interested parties and
decision makers.
Current ACR President, David Middleton (l), and his immediate predecessor, Leon Zupan, at the
ACR Awards Banquet on the evening of February 8, 2013.
Air Quality
Management System
In mid- and late-September, ACR Air
Committee representatives attended presentations by the Alberta government on
next steps respecting the implementation of a national air quality management system. Of note, Alberta, a leader in
the development of the system, expects
to begin implementation in 2013 with
an intent to manage point and nonpoint air quality within and across air
zones. After that, the aim is to provide
the first national reporting of air quality in air zones by 2014. The province
will continue to be the primary regulator, but the federal government retains
the right to prosecute the most serious
cases of non-compliance. Although not
yet fully defined, there will likely be six
air zones in Alberta (part of six regional
air sheds across Canada), five of which
will correspond directly to the Land-use
Framework Regions.
Regulatory
Enhancement Project
The Alberta government introduced
legislation in September establishing a new energy regulator: “Bill 2, the
Responsible Energy Development Act,
creates a single provincial regulator for
upstream energy resource activities
involving oil, gas, oil sands and coal.”
ACR has established a Single Regulator
Working Group which will review the
legislation and the detailed regulations
to provide feedback based on collective
experience.
Other Land-use Issues
A L a nd - u s e Pl a n n i n g Work i n g
Committee has also been struck that,
based on experience with the Lower
Athabasca Regional Plan, will tackle
any issues pertaining to the new North
Saskatchewan Regional Plan and the
Peace River Regional Plan.
Task Force on
Resource Development +
The Economy
Work continued apace on promoting
and implementing Task Force recommendations. The ACR published an “ata-glance” leaflet version of the report
in April, and included it with the 2012
Resources Guide and Directory which,
itself, included articles on seizing the
$700-billion prize, getting resources to
market, and building the resource industry workforce. It is evident both through
ACR Aboriginal Workforce
Development Initiative
T he ne w A b or ig in a l Work forc e
Development Initiative got underway
in 2012. It is a $175,000 one-year pilot
project that aims to help alleviate workforce shortages by connecting workingage aboriginal people with ACR-member
employment opportunities. The federal
and Alberta governments have kicked
in the bulk of the funding, a portion of
which will be used to hire a coordinator
who will work with Aboriginal Skills and
Employment Training Strategy holders
around the province to match labour
demand and supply.
COAA Synergies
ACR ’s si st er org a n i z at ion , t he
Construction Owners Association of
Alberta, is engaged in several initiatives
to address the chronic shortage of skilled
trades. For example, Federal Deputy
Minister Neil Yeates of Citizenship and
Immigration Canada provided a briefing that significant changes are coming which will transform immigration
to need-driven, rather than applicationdriven. ACR supports these efforts, and
is re-establishing our Workforce Working
Committee to more systematically provide the ACR perspective.
Office Move and
Facility Availability
ACR will be moving to new offices
in Suite 800 of the Sun Life Building in
downtown Edmonton in late summer
or early fall, 2013. Except for the street
address, all of the contact information
(email addresses and phone numbers)
will remain the same (the street address
will change to 800, 10123 - 99 Street).
The move not only makes financial
sense by keeping costs down. It carries
on a long ACR tradition of offering centrally-located prime office space and services to our valued members. The office,
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being remodeled at the time of writing,
features a large boardroom, a private
workstation area and extra office space,
the latest in communications capabilities, and friendly ACR staff to help make
you feel at home. Call ahead, drop in,
you’ll always be welcome.
Resources in
the Classroom
A mong other initiatives to help
improve the profile of resources in the
classroom, ACR has been working with
the Alberta Distance Learning Centre to
encourage connections and partnerships
between our members and schools to
enhance the resources-related content of
the curriculum and to increase the profile of the resources industry in schools.
Part of the effort, for example, would
introduce students—through online
video and other interactions with practising professionals—to resources industry
career opportunities they might not otherwise have known about. Brad Anderson
has been named to the Board of Directors
of the Alberta Distance Learning Centre.
Too, our relationship with post-secondary educational institutions remains
strong and we are particularly proud of
our ongoing involvement through the
Mining Industry Advisory Committee
and its work in support of career development for students and economic development for our industry. The ACR Design
Studio & Lecture Series, officially opened
at the University of Alberta’s School of
Mining Engineering in May 2012, is
another initiative that helps achieve
these objectives.
but was soon forced to resign when professional obligations and opportunities in Texas drew him away. The ACR
leadership has since been in the incredibly capable hands of David Middleton,
Executive Vice President and Managing
Director Peace River Oil Partnership of
Penn West Exploration. David Corriveau,
Tailings Business Manager for Shell
Ca nada Energy stepped in a s ACR
Vice President.
Advice and Insights
As an organization drawing on the collective power of our membership, ACR
seeks out and attracts a variety of topname experts and speakers to share their
insight and wisdom. Among them in 2012:
• University of Alberta Chancellor Linda
Hughes spoke to the merits and the
imperative of investing in talent and
to ACR member connections with
the University.
Cross-sector Networking
AC R E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r B r a d
Anderson accepted an invitation to sit on
and chair the strategic advisory board of
the Biorefining Conversions Network. It
is a research organization based at the
University of Alberta supporting research
and development related to biorefining
and biomass conversion technologies.
ACR Leadership
Enbridge’s Leon Zupan assumed the
mantle of ACR President early in 2012,
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Looking Forward
Policy Issues and Process
Most of the relationships that ACR
has built within the realm of resourcerelevant policy development should
remain stable over the next year. Our
voice should continue to be heard and
our network drawn upon for its expertise
and feedback as circumstances and developments warrant.
That process will continue to unfold
on a number of fluid fronts in the year
ahead: air, land, and water issues, for
example, aboriginal consultation and
work force development, regulator y
enhancement, and the development of
strategies to capture the highest value
and earn the best future for Canadians.
In the largest part, we will continue to
be guided in our efforts by the recommendations and prospects associated
with the $700-billion prize as outlined
in the report of the Task Force on
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Global economic constraints or risks—
economic debt challenges and associated policy decisions in the U.S. and
Europe, for example—may tend to isolate nations, limit trade and investment
opportunities, or continue to moderate some commodity prices. Persistent
cost pressures and labour shortages in
some areas will also serve to dampen
optimal prospects. But, generally and
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ACR’s
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Not to say that any less planning or
effort went into the organization of
this year’s ACR annual general meeting than normal, but there is, typically,
not quite so much celebratory appeal in
a between-milestones “77” as there is,
say, in a big-party-inspiring “75.” No tidy
three-quarter century mark. No special
birthday cake. No river-valley backdrop
fireworks. It’s just one of those alliterative
but middle-of-the-road anniversaries that
might confound the calculator-numbed
mind to mentally work back, if one were
to forget, to a start date of 1936.
But 77 means something special to
ACR AGM keynote speaker Dr. Philip
(“Pete”) H. Stark and to former ACR
Managing Director Don Currie. Both are
personally on track, more or less, with
ACR’s launch date. So are Woody Allen,
Julie Andrews, Jerry Lee Lewis, and
Porky Pig. And, Pavarotti, too, who, auspiciously for the current motif, ended up
making his American TV debut in 1977.
Upside-down hockey sticks, that happens to have been the year of former
Flame Jarome Iginla’s birth. Also the
year that NASA’s now solar-system pushing Voyager 1 spacecraft was launched.
The year, too, that the Trans-Alaska
Pipeline System was completed. And, not
to stray too far from our key areas of
interest and to foreshadow one of the feature stories in this issue—the one on the
social utility of resource development—
Wikipedia notes of the economic impact
of the pipeline that “Prior to 1976,
Alaska’s personal income tax rate was
14.5 percent—the highest in the United
States....Thirty years after the pipeline
began operating…. Alaska moved from
the most heavily taxed state to the most
tax-free state.”
It happens, too, that the ACR, in its
modern incarnation, was actually born in
1977 (for seven years before that, it had
been the Alberta—Northwest Chamber
of Mines-Oils-Resources). So, dig a little
deeper, maybe a bit horizontally, and as
a near 75th-anniversary-rivalling crowd
of about 300 visionary ACR members
and friends actually did at the Shaw
Conference Centre in Edmonton the
morning of February 8, 2013, you’ll find
all kinds of worthwhile meaning in “77.”
The event included a vote on an ACR
bylaw change, the remarks of Dr. Stark,
Senior Research Director and Advisor,
I H S C a m br id ge Energ y Re s e a rch
Associates, and a panel discussion with
the following six Alberta Government
representatives.
• The Hon. Robin Campbell, Minister,
and his Assistant Deputy Minister, Stan
Rutwind, Alberta Aboriginal Relations
• The Hon Ken Hughes, Minister,
and his Deputy Minister, Jim Ellis,
Alberta Energy
• The Hon. Diana McQueen, Minister, and
her Deputy Minister, Dana Woodworth,
Alberta Environment and Sustainable
Resource Development
ACR Bylaw Amendment—
Special Resolution
Br ad A nderson, ACR Execut ive
Director, explained the proposed amendment and acted as scrutineer. Members
ACR President David Middleton served as
master of ceremonies for the morning’s
events. He spoke to the benefits of
membership in the ACR: “It fosters or tempers
change, as appropriate, and you can either
help push that change or be the beneficiary
of the process.”
was present and that 75 percent of members in attendance would be required
to approve the proposed amendment in
order for it to pass.
Members then voted unanimously in
favour of the motion that the special resolution be approved. Mr. Middleton then
declared the Special Resolution to have
been carried by the required majority of
the members present.
ACR Treasurer Randy Geislinger presented
the financial review. He called 2012 another
successful year and said that ACR was “well
positioned to continue to address the
numerous initiatives and challenges that lay
ahead for our organization.”
were reminded that they had earlier
been apprised via a special resolution
of the “minor but important” proposed
cha nges— a provision to allow t he
ACR Board to elect a vice president in
the event of unforeseen circumstances,
another to permit a teleconferencing
option for Board meetings, and an allowance for Board member appointments of
more than one term—and of the need to
vote on them at the annual general meeting. He then confirmed that a quorum
The Incredible Revolution
in North American Oil and
Gas Supplies
In providing context for his remarks,
Dr. Stark noted a “three-speed economy
on the mend”—i.e. Europe at slow speed,
North America at a middling pace, and
developing countries (e.g. China) growing the fastest. Energy is a key driver and
we, in North America, are on the threshold of a major renaissance that can give
us a significant competitive advantage
worldwide. This is surprising in the sense
that no one would have predicted it six
years ago (energy imports into the U.S.
were supposed to have increased substantially as domestic production declined).
There are a number of implications,
including:
• Improved competitiveness via, for one,
increased investment to take advantage
of the new environment for lower cost
energy, especially natural gas and natural gas liquids.
ACR Executive Director Brad Anderson served as scrutineer on a proposed amendment to the
ACR bylaws that included a provision to allow the ACR Board to elect a vice president in the event
of unforeseen circumstances. The resolution for amendment passed unanimously.
• A rebalancing of global issues, especially
around energy—for example, dramatic
changes in the patterns of trade and
transportation. This affects jobs, GDP,
tax flows to governments. It also carries environmental dividends in terms of
lower greenhouse gas emissions through
increasing use of natural gas for power
generation.
Dr. Stark reviewed recent historical
developments on natural gas, and highlighted the surge in shale gas production after Hurricane Katrina beginning
in about 2007—which has boosted U.S.
gas production by about 15.5 billion
cubic feet a day and offset the presumed
need to import substantial amounts of
liquefied natural gas (LNG) into North
America. This has been accompanied by
price drops which have challenged producers to drive down their costs through
continuous innovation to mitigate harm
to their bottom line.
He highlighted gas production areas
in North America, including the Montney
and Horn River among a number of
“King-Kong” plays and suggested that
there were other areas that could become
viable with changing economics (e.g. in
the Canadian Maritimes). On the demand
side, the electric power industry is the
major consumer of gas, but there are
some signs that the industrial segment
could take a larger share in future.
IHS expects gas prices to rise moderately; still, the decommissioning of
older, inefficient coal-fired plants will
persist providing additional opportunities to replace base load power with gas
fired turbines. Canada’s approach will
be more gradual. Ontario’s rapid introduction of renewables offered a “major
learning curve” with “several unintended
negative consequences.” (IHS CERA has
documented Ontario’s experience in the
case study Too Much, Too Fast: The Pace
of Greening the Ontario Power System,
available online.) Dr. Stark asserted that
time, money, innovation and patience
would be required to bring about a major
shift in the energy mix and that hydrocarbons would maintain a significant
position in the portfolio for decades
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revolution in the U.S. has
produced major economic
benefits, but continued
growth is dependent on
policies that “don’t mess it up.”
Cross-Cutting Policies in
Energy, Environment and
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Aboriginal Relations
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of Alberta Environment and Sustainable
Resource Development began the discussion. Ms. McQueen described cross-ministry integrated resource management
as a new way of doing business. With
ministries no longer working in silos,
On LNG, the U.S. is retrofitting facilities and has some approvals in place to
help satiate very large Asian demand. It
is important for Canada to jump start
its LNG planning as first-to-market is
important for competitiveness.
Overall, the shale gas revolution in
the U.S. has produced major economic
benefits, but continued growth is dependent on policies that “don’t mess it up.”
On oil and liquids, Dr. Stark detailed
a future characterized by significant
growth in both the U.S. and Canada,
with huge changes in where oil supplies are going to be coming from and
enormous influxes of capital to expand
midstream and downstream infrastructure. Managing costs will be an ongoing
challenge, as will addressing public perceptions of the environmental impacts
of resource development. Developers
need to earn their licenses to operate—
“everybody in the room has skin in this,”
Dr. Stark said.
integrated resource management looked
at long-term land-use planning, environmental monitoring, regulatory reform,
and aboriginal consultation, and their fit
with resource development in Alberta.
The province has been divided into
seven land use regions based on watersheds with 50-year plans developed to
provide certainty for both industry and
habitat. Six plans have yet to be developed.
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is an example—building on a long tradition, it is the next generation of regulation
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demonstrate we deserve our social license
to operate. The Alberta Government is
committed to exploring alternatives and
getting Alberta’s resources to market. Part
of the mix is Alberta’s Canadian Energy
Strategy with the goal of “getting a conversation going” with other Canadians
(recent inroads into dialogue with Quebec
and New Brunswick are examples of success). “We have a nation to build,” the
Minister said. “Let’s get on and build it.”
The Hon. Robin Campbell, Minister
of Alberta Aboriginal Relations, outlined two key priorities: strengthening
the connection between aboriginal communities, industry, and government;
and working with a variety of stakeholders to help aboriginal communities
reach their full potential. A large part
of the work involves building stronger
relationships—by meeting and speaking with people locally, at events like
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issues, how to enhance economic development and educational outcomes for
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possible inclusion in a revised policy: a
centralized consultation office, a consultation process matrix, capacity funding,
and financial disclosure. The feedback
received—there were more than 60 formal responses—had been very useful.
Mr. Dana Woodworth, Deputy Minister,
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integrated approach to resource development which could be characterized by 1)
policy development (air, land, water, biodiversity), 2) policy assurance (the single
regulator), and 3) monitoring, evaluating
and reporting (structurally in progress).
Organizational structure reflected integrated thinking and integrated outcomes
within and between departments. The system is whole, integrated, and connected.
Mr. Jim Ellis, Deputy Minister, Alberta
Energy, affirmed that the deputy ministers met weekly to ensure that policy
being developed is properly integrated
and synchronized. Single regulator legislation was a major accomplishment (the
transition from the old system to the new
would be as painless a process as possible). The Canadian Energy Strategy was
also a significant piece that was being
worked on and very good progress was
being made; opportunities to feed into
the process could be expected very soon.
On oil market diversification, a full-time
group has been established and is reaching out for input.
Mr. Stan Rutwind, Assistant Deputy
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best way possible while ensuring the
proper development of the resource. On
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government that deal with consultation
issues. The consultation matrix would
increase predictability with respect to the
depth of consultation required. The levy
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ACR President David Middleton is at the podium.
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treaty rights. The aim is also to open the
door to greater economic opportunity for
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and support for Alberta’s circumstances
and priorities, the panel spoke to the
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existing forums to share ideas, and of the
need to communicate the national and
global benefits of resource development
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the possibility of aligning and promoting
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W hile not off icially part of t he
ACR annual general meeting, Service
Canada hosted a press conference over
the lunch period to officially launch
the project.
Emceed by Barrie Robb, Chair of the
ACR Aboriginal Relations Committee,
it featured presentations by Member
of Parliament for Edmonton Centre,
t he Hon. L aurie Hawn, representing the Hon. Diane Finley, federal
Minister of Human Resources and Skills
Development, the Hon. Robin Campbell,
Minister of Alberta Aboriginal Relations,
and David Middleton, ACR President.
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aims to help alleviate workforce shortages by connecting young (working-age)
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program can be obtained by calling the
ACR office at 780-420-1030. The aim is to
connect about 35 qualified employment
candidates with job opportunities over
the term of the pilot, and to gauge success and make recommendations for next
steps at year-end.
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one of the most chronic and pressing of
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Banquet
Celebrating the effects and the promise of leadership
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The “enjoyment factor” of any particular evening out is a very personal thing:
what amuses one may bore another. To
each her own, after all and as it should
be. Then, too, in a numerically off-year—
that is a year falling between the zero
and the five… a middle-of-the-road 77th
anniversary, for example—one might
expect cumulative shrugs plus accolades to balance out. But the last half of
“ACR Day” 2013—the Annual Awards
Banquet—defied that expectation, with
attendance rivaling the recent-era record
showing on ACR’s Diamond Jubilee Day
two years ago.
Maybe it was the long roster of special
guests in attendance, including several
cabinet ministers, high-ranking government officials, and renowned Canadian
writer and ACR-Resource-Person-ofthe-Year biographer Peter C. Newman.
Maybe it was the encore, evening-long
performance of the Dueling Pianists,
or the return engagement of master of
ceremonies Steve Hogle who, as VP of
Communications with the Edmonton
Oilers, doesn’t mind invoking local
hockey club virtues and values in the
name of poking good Alberta-rivalry fun.
Maybe it was the food—curried cauliflower soup to start, a choice of lemon
custard flan or milk ACR-logoed chocolate banana tart to finish, if the waistline
could bear it. Maybe it was the return of
Leon Zupan, immediate ACR past president and the huge frame-encased ammonite, plaque, and vote of thanks he got
from current President David Middleton.
Or maybe—from the near dozen young
University of Alberta MIAC scholarship
winners through to Resource Person
of the Year David Tuccaro—it was the
awards themselves.
Or maybe it was just the lingering
legacy of this once-a-year-chance to hang
out with friends and colleagues for a
convivial, low-stress evening and—supported by the huge behind-the-scenes
efforts of ACR staff and volunteers—the
combination of everything else that drew
the crowd and, once again, produced
another ACR Day to remember.
The inestimable Steve Hogle again ran the
show as master of ceremonies extraordinaire.
After introducing dueling pianists Matt
Day and Jan Randall, he dispensed safety
instructions, beginning with: “…it is a staple
of cartoons and situation comedies that
predatory piano lids frequently fall onto
fragile fingers. Funny stuff. But safety is
a serious thing in real life, so let’s remind
ourselves of what we should do in the
unlikely event of a genuine crisis of some
kind in our world….”
Singer Martin Murphy naturally brought
the crowd to its feet with his rousing
rendition of the national anthem. Mr. Murphy
has performed with the likes of Tommy Banks
and the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra,
and has portrayed Luciano Pavarotti in the
International operatic/comedy sensation,
“The PreTenors,” for nearly two decades.
He recently released a solo CD, “The
Painter’s Hand.”
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Edmonton Mayor, His Worship Stephen Mandel, brought
greetings from the city. He called ACR Resource Person of the
Year, David Tuccaro, “a model of what we should all try to be,”
and commended ACR for making “sure this is a province and
country that provides equal opportunity for all of us.”
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While reminding himself to “have fun” at the podium, ACR
President David Middleton acknowledged a score of dignitaries
in the Hall, confessed his earlier-in-the-day “toin coss” verbal
gymnastics to a ripple of “I’ve-done-it-too” chuckles, and
recapped some of the highlights from the morning’s annual
general meeting: “We reminded ourselves that we had to get
resource development right,” he said. “This means we have an
obligation to demonstrate visible leadership for orderly and
responsible development, because getting it right results in
an economy that generates higher standards of living—health
care, education, career opportunities, stable employment, and
higher achievements in environmental performance.”
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In emcee Steve Hogle’s words, “Zany Brad Anderson,” ACR
Executive Director (better known in some circles as Bev’s
husband), “crashed the podium” after President Middleton’s
opening remarks to, as Brad put it, “fill an important gap and
restore a tradition… and give Dave a proper introduction and
welcome.” Mr. Middleton had assumed the presidency without
fanfare in 2012 after his predecessor, Leon Zupan, accepted a
promotion and had to relocate to Houston, Texas.
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ACR immediate past President Leon Zupan (l) and current
President David Middleton share the heavy lifting of leadership.
Mr. Middleton presented the framed ammonite and plaque in
appreciation of Mr. Zupan’s service, saying, “The first month
on the job, Leon gets a promotion, hops on a plane, and heads
down to Houston. But he’s not forgotten, far from it. He’s made
a significant contribution.” Leon quipped in return: “I think
this has been one of the best bait and switches for Dave and
the ACR,” noting, in seriousness, that the move had not been
planned. The ACR is “a wonderful organization,” he added.
“I’ve been extremely proud to have been a part of it.”
Aboriginal Rewarding Partnerships—
881 Business Incubation Centre
The award was created by the Alberta Chamber of Resources
and Alberta Aboriginal Relations to celebrate and recognize
companies and their aboriginal partners who have demonstrated excellence in innovation, best practices in aboriginal
programs, sustainability and capacity building.
The award was presented by the Hon. Robin Campbell,
Minister of Alberta Aboriginal Affairs, and Barrie Robb, Chair
of the ACR Aboriginal Relations Committee. Minister Campbell
alluded to his busy ACR day, pointing out in particular that the
Aboriginal Workforce Development pilot he had helped launch
earlier in the day “reinforces our commitment to provide opportunity to aboriginal communities and individuals so they can
thrive in this great province of ours.” He also said that, as the
ACR was doing with the Rewarding Partnerships award, it was
important to mark and celebrate success.
It is important to mark and celebrate success.
Barrie Robb moderated the acceptance remarks of the “881”
partners:
• The 881 Business Incubation Centre and the Chipewyan Prairie
Dene First Nation, represented by Evelyn Janvier who expressed
her wish that the centre, a new project,
would succeed so that businesses and
entrepreneurs along the 881 corridor
could compete with other regional
businesses.
• Statoil, represented by Andrew Loosely
who called the partnership a “made-inAlberta” solution in its connection of
ideas, opportunity, and growth.
• ConocoPhillips, represented by Chris
Campbell, who agreed that it was
important to create capacity and that
“we believe that community members
should benefit from our presence.”
• The Business Link, represented by Gord
Sawatsky who credited all of the partners
for making the project possible and for
creating a bridge that matched demand
with opportunity.
(Although not present at the award
ceremony, Alberta Human Services is
also one of the “881” partners.)
The 881 Business Incubation Centre’s
work providing business services and
networking, office space and equipment,
administrative support, and training has
had broad impacts fostering, sharing,
and sustaining the prospects for business, independent entrepreneurship,
employment, and prosperity within its
geographic sphere of inf luence. The
Centre is strategically located at Km 217
on Highway 881 between Lac La Biche
and Fort McMurray. And, as the name of
the award suggests, the Centre’s ability
to cultivate and maintain linkages and
partnerships among a large number of
organizations in the name of a common
cause and outcome has been particularly impressive and holds a great deal of
potential and promise for continued success in the years ahead.
Environmental Award—
Foothills Restoration
Forum
The ACR Environmental Award is
given to an individual or individuals who
have demonstrated sustained and stellar
environmental stewardship. Selection
for the Environmental Award is made by
Resource Development in an independent process.
The award was presented by the
Hon. Diana McQueen, Minister, Alberta
Environment and Sustainable Resource
Development, and David Corriveau,
Vice President, ACR. Minister McQueen
remarked that there was a great deal of
leadership within the resource industry and the ACR Awards Banquet was
about celebrating the best of the best.
Mr. Corriveau said that the “Foothills
The recipients of the ACR Rewarding Partnerships award. Front row, from left, Evelyn Janvier,
Chipewyan Prairie Dene First Nation, Chris J. Campbell, ConocoPhillips Canada, Andrew Loosley,
Statoil Canada. Back row, from left, presenter Barrie Robb, Chair, ACR Aboriginal Relations
Committee, Gord Sawatsky, The Business Link, Brent Bushell, The Business Link, presenter Robin
Campbell, Minister, Alberta Aboriginal Relations.
Restoration has taken a critical and timely
leadership role in engaging the wind
power industry to proactively develop construction and reclamation best practices.”
The Forum has taken a critical
and timely leadership role in
reclamation best practices.
The award was accepted by Marilyn
Neville and Cheryl Bradley, with Ms.
Neville, a reclamation scientist (which,
she said, involves “more art than science”), noting that any kind of development has an impact and there need to
be guidelines, including for wind energy
development. She also invited ACR members to attend annual Forum range land
workshops in the Porcupine Hills.
The Foothills Restoration Forum
was established in 2007 as a multistakeholder working group dedicated
to promoting research and information
sharing focused on the conservation,
stewardship, and restoration of native
plant communities of southwestern
Alberta. There are currently more than
140 members representing numerous
stakeholder groups. In receiving the
ACR Environmental Award, the Foothills
Restoration Forum is chiefly recognized
for its development of Recommended
Principles and Guidelines for Minimizing
Disturbance of Native Prairie from Wind
Energy Development. With this guidance and other initiatives, the Foothills
Restoration Forum has taken a critical
and timely leadership role in engaging
the wind power industry to proactively
develop construction and reclamation
best practices.
Major Reclamation
Award—Shell
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and has provided increasing confidence
to regulators and the general public
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Environmental Award recipients Cheryl Bradley and Marilyn Neville (holding ammonite) of the
Foothills Restoration Forum are flanked by presenters Alberta Environment and Sustainable
Resource Development Minister, Diana McQueen, and ACR Vice President, David Corriveau.
Award reflects the importance of longterm corporate commitment to reclamation. Selection for the Major Reclamation
Award is made by Alberta Environment
and Sustainable Resource Development
in an independent process.
Ron Kruhlak, ACR Director and
Execut ive Of f icer, joined Minister
McQueen on stage to present the award.
The award was accepted by Randall
Warren “on behalf of all the people who
did the hard work on this project.”
Shell Canada’s program
helped accumulate a wealth
of valuable information to
establish best management
practices.
A s t he re cipient of t he M ajor
Reclamation Award, Shell is recognized
for the peatland well pad reclamation
program that commenced in the fall
and winter of 2007. The company’s cultivation of and participation in research
and academic partnerships and programs helped accumulate a wealth of
valuable information that is being used
to establish best management practices
and enable criteria for well pad restoration in sensitive wetland and peatland
ecosystems. The program is relatively
new in the realm of boreal forest ecology
and wellsite reclamation, and is not common practice yet. But the results so far—
success reintroducing native species,
for example, and better definition of the
conditions required for their encroachment—are promising and already help
serve as guidance for others.
Resource Person
of the Year
The ACR Resource Person of the Year
recognizes leaders who exemplify the
best of Alberta, who stand apart as having furthered the orderly and responsible
development of the province’s resources
in a particularly significant and lasting
manner, and who serve as a model and
inspiration so that others might work as
hard and to such high standards of excellence as to help preserve the reputation
and enable the full potential of Alberta’s
resource industry.
Dav id Tuc c a ro wa s selec ted a s
Resource Person of the Year on the
basis of the inspiring spirit and abiding impact of his two-and-a-half decades
of unceasing and increasingly influential entrepreneurialism in northern
Alberta, particularly as it has driven
and supported the orderly and responsible development of Alberta’s resources.
Strongly augmenting this success, David
has also been an especially effective and
outspoken advocate and supporter of
community, educational, and aboriginal
development.
From the histories of David’s path
as a businessman and the ACR’s as
an organization comes a parallel that
aptly represents the nature of his contribution. The formation of the ACR
in 1936 embodied a fairly simple but
geographically ambitious purpose: aid
the establishment and growth of northern hard-rock mines by building an
unmatched labour and material supply
capability in the south—which stood to
gain greatly in the attempt. David’s voyage—even more full of risk and adventure given that he was essentially on
his own—shares the recognition of an
untapped opportunity, a sure-fire confidence in the power and potential of
his own ability and effort, and a vision
of a successful outcome and a better
future: business and personal growth
and shared prosperity.
I n t h e l a t e 19 8 0 s , D a v id w a s
appointed manager of the administration offices of the Mikisew Cree Tribal
Council, one of the owners of Neegan
Development Corporation Ltd. Neegan
was a Fort McMurray-based, oil-sands
focused heavy equipment construction
company that, awaiting only David’s
leadership, had yet to rise to its full
potential; indeed, it seems likely that,
but for David, the company would
have failed and, along with David’s
Shell Canada Energy’s Randall Warren flanked
by Alberta Environment and Sustainable
Resource Development Minister, Diana
McQueen, and ACR Director and Executive
Officer, Ron Kruhlak.
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and dreams. As it was, becoming its sole
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trucking business, and Neegan Technical
Services, providing environmental engineering and laboratory services—stood
alongside the original business. Other
businesses and opportunities have followed; indeed, a prospective investment
transaction recently valued David’s businesses in excess of $100 million.
“You can’t grow by yourself.
ACR Resource Person of the Year, David Tuccaro. The ACR had “a knack for getting things done,”
he said. And, on the time he spent years ago on the ACR Board, David described himself as a
“sponge,” picking up insights and information better than anything a university could have
taught. On helping others to acquire more formal education, he spoke with passion of work
being done through Indspire, Keyano College, and other organizations. He acknowledged great
progress, “but there’s a lot more to do.”
It takes a lot of people
supporting you.”
In accepting the ACR Resource Person
of the Year Award, David emphasized the
role of other people in his success—the
early support of several Syncrude leaders, for example, of the ACR Board of
Directors, and of the management team
that he selected for his own businesses.
“You can’t grow by yourself,” he said. “It
takes a lot of people supporting you.”
Effective internal leadership allowed
David time to support other areas of
interest and he is an archetype for the
new brand of leader who, through the
fruits of his entrepreneurial and economic triumphs, is increasingly expected
to contribute as well to the social health
and fabric of local communities. He
continues to support educational initiatives, has donated generously of funds
and energy to the National Aboriginal
Achievement Foundation, and actively
a im s to employ a borigina l people
within his group of companies and
help them develop a variety of career
and life skills through ongoing training
and other forms of support. As might
be inferred from the record of accomplishment, David is also no stranger to
other third-party accolades. He is, for
example, the recipient of the Regional
A bor igin a l Recognit ion Awa rd for
Entrepreneur of the Year, the National
Aboriginal Achievement Award, and the
Lifetime Achievement Award from the
Tribal Chiefs Institute of Edmonton.
He was also one among the Financial
Post’s Top 40 Under 40 in 1998, was
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Leadership:
The Next Generation
Scholarships reward outstanding academic
and extracurricular achievement while business
economics and law student asserts future success
lies in the decisions we make today
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In presenting the Mining Industr y
Advisory Committee scholarships at the
ACR Awards Banquet on February 8,
2013, Dr. David Lynch, Dean of the
Un iversit y of A lb er t a’s S cho ol of
Engineering, pointed out t hat t he
school’s mining program had been established almost a hundred years ago and
had gone through peaks and valleys of
enrollment for decades before hitting
a program-threatening trough in the
early 1990s. With the ACR, the faculty
formed a save-the-day MIAC committee,
under the chairmanship of Jim Carter,
then a top executive at Syncrude Canada
Ltd. Save the day it did and, today, as
Dean Lynch noted, “there are now seven
full-time mining engineering faculty
members and approximately 40 to 50
graduates a year from the bachelors-level
BSc in Mining Engineering program,
which makes it one of the largest mining
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engineering programs in the world…
and we’re already on the path of having
nearly 80 graduates a year.”
MIAC Scholarships
The ACR Award in Mining Engineering
is a $2,000 scholarship awarded on the
grounds of both academic merit and
extracurricular achievements for secondyear undergraduate students enrolled
in the University of Alberta Faculty of
Engineering School of Mining. The
scholarships are sponsored by the mining companies in the Alberta Chamber
of Resources.
The Ian Muirhead Scholarship is
presented to the student who best combines the academic and extracurricular
achievement attributes.
Ian Muirhead Scholarship
Madelynne Hubbers
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MIAC Scholarships
Quinton Bunten-Walberg
Manda Champagne
Kyler Guebert
Skyanne Patey
Dhillon Ross
Blake Simmons
Shaun Storbakken
Brandon Urquhart
Brian Yeomans
A Youthful View
on the Topic of
Ageless Leadership
Lucky for those who might fear public
speaking more than the toughest question on the toughest exam on the worst
day of their lives, MIAC scholarships are
not awarded on the condition that recipients say something to a big crowd. But
there are those, like University of Alberta
Business Economics and Law Student,
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Dean of the University of Alberta’s School of Engineering, Dr. David Lynch, presented
nine Mining Industry Advisory Council (MIAC) scholarships and the Ian Muirhead
Memorial Scholarship to a very hard-working and deserving group of students. He
reviewed the adventurous and sometimes bumpy history of the Mining Engineering
program, and of the various champions along the way who had helped keep it alive
so as to, today, become one of the largest and finest such programs in the world. He
described the investment of time, effort, and resources made by ACR members in
support of the students and the scholarships as “invaluable.”
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ACR MIAC Committee Chair and former Resource Person of the Year, Jim Carter, who
kidded that he normally got to stand on stage at the Awards Banquet “silently and
present myself as the primary benefactor to these remarkable and accomplished
groups of students without immediate fear of contradiction and without having to say
a word to anyone else about it,” helped present the MIAC scholarships and introduced
University of Alberta Business Economics and Law Student Nisha Patel.
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University of Alberta Economics and Law student, Nisha Patel, took the torch of youth
passed to her by Breanna MacEachern, another outstanding U. of A. student who
spoke at the 2012 ACR Awards Banquet, and very capably and engagingly addressed
the “abstract topic” of leadership. Leadership is a choice, Nisha said. “We accept a
responsibility that goes beyond ourselves…. there’s this realization that our actions are
going to affect other generations [and] you have to take into account the fact that we’re
not alone, either in history, the present or the future…. The future is changing, but
we’re the ones who are changing it.”
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Flanked by MIAC Chair Jim Carter on the far left and University of Alberta Dean of
Engineering Dr. David Lynch on the far right, the justly proud MIAC and Ian Muirhead
scholarship winners smile for their bright futures. While ACR members are helping to
enable those futures with, for one thing, their financial contributions in support of
the scholarships, Jim and David have both played instrumental roles over the years in
saving and building the program as a whole, thus bolstering the veracity of student
Nisha Patel’s comments on the timeless effects of leadership decisions.
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Jim and Nisha lightheartedly expressed their mutual love of competitive
debate by trading comments on the relative merits of pursuing an education in
engineering or law.
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Nisha Patel, who although perhaps exhibiting real courage by conquering the fear,
do come to the mike when asked so that
the voice and words of youth might resonate in more seasoned ears.
“We’re not alone, either
in history, the present
or the future.”
Ms. Patel spoke to the issue of leadership which she called an abstract topic
that, playfully speaking “in her vast
experience,” came down to a choice. “We
accept responsibility that goes beyond
ourselves,” she said, noting that leadership is often more about actions than
aspirations or our impressions of leadership qualities in other people. She
emphasized, too, the future impact of
present-day choices: “Our actions are
going to affect other generations,” she
said. “We’re not alone, either in history,
the present or the future.”
W hile there is occa sionally talk
among social pundits of an unfounded
sense of entitlement among many of
today’s youth, or of a lack of awareness of
or respect for the lasting meaning of the
past, Ms. Patel graciously and gracefully
bridged that gap, if it exists, by suggesting that decisions are ageless in their
capacity to shape events. “The future is
changing,” she said, “but we’re the ones
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Resources
in the
Classroom
Linking curiosity with knowledge and
expertise in faraway places
The Excite Learning
Environment links
students in the
classroom with
faraway experts in
the field.
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Early on at the ACR’s 77th annual
general meeting on February 8, 2013,
President David Middleton cued the
Alberta Distance Learning Centre’s new
“Excite Learning Project” video which
later drew commendation for its balanced viewpoint from keynote speaker
Dr. Philip H. Stark, Senior Research
Director and Advisor, IHS Cambridge
Energy Research Associates. Dr. Stark
had been trying to relax in his hotel
room the night before, but wound up
agitated when a TV rerun falsely alleged
methane in Pennsylvania tap water
due to fracking. It recalled to his mind
a recent American news story that had
featured a classroom of fourth-grade students who, after having received general
lessons in environmental sustainability,
voted 100 percent against the practice
of fracking. While it was absolutely true,
Dr. Stark affirmed, that the resource
industry needed to continually earn its
social license to operate, he found the
biases and inaccuracies among some
media and some academicians startling
and disheartening.
He might, in that context, have also
referred to a recent campaign by the
British Columbia Teachers Federation
promoting a 17.5” x 26” poster, available online in both French and English.
The poster treats the consequences of
human activity and resource development as disastrous and inevitable. It is
available for download on the “Social
Justice” portion of the BCTF’s website,
alongside others on such truly absolutist
topics as child poverty, racism, sex trafficking, and homophobia.
Joe Oliver, Minister of Natura l
Resources Canada, suggested in the
media that the argument being made by
the federation was one-sided, while the
BCTF asserted that all viewpoints had
been represented in their information
kit. And, in fairness, it is important to
note that the federation does not directly
or officially guide lesson plans or content in the B.C. classroom. In fact, the
prescribed curriculum for Sustainable
Resources 11 and 12 courses covers a
wide spectrum of topics, everything from
the importance of resources in society, to
sustainability and environmental responsibility, to innovation and the economic
impact of the resource industry. And,
in addressing the rationale for Grade
12 courses as it relates to employment
potential in resource industries, the B.C.
Ministry of Education’s 2008 Integrated
Resource Package on SR 11 and 12
notes that: “There should also be discussion around the topic of sustainability
and how extracting and processing the
resource does not always lead to negative
environmental effects.”
The Alberta curriculum is equally
broad-based in this regard. There are a
number of junior and high school courses
available that teach personal and societal environmental responsibility and
stewardship. In ENS1040, for example,
Living With the Environment, students “investigate methods to monitor
and measure the quality of natural and
built environments in order to maintain healthy and sustainable environments.” In ENS3040, Energy and the
Environment, they “assess the social,
economic and environmental benefits
and costs of resource development and
demonstrate personal and shared actions
that foster energy conservation and environmental stewardship.” A number of
other courses speak more to the various
technical aspects of resources exploration
and extraction. They include ENS1115,
Resource Management, PRS2030, Nonconventional Hydrocarbons Exploration,
a nd PRS2070, Ref ining Rock s a nd
Minerals.
Among the more general goals of the
Canadian science education program is
instilling in students a “critical sense of
wonder and curiosity” about the world
around us, perhaps with the word “critical” being especially important as it
implies the development of a capacity
for healthy skepticism and a willingness
and ability to discover facts or interpret
observations and results for oneself.
Consider, for example, the age-old if
archaic question of a flat versus a spherical earth. That there are, here in the
21st century, more than 400 members
of the Flat Earth Society would likely
strike most of us as mildly amusing.
But pushed to actually prove sphericity ourselves, we might surprisingly
stumble a moment before thinking of
pictures of our globular planet from
space or curved earth shadows on an
eclipsed moon, and even these non-scientific observational proofs are not safe
from dogma.
“ T h a t a f a c t b e c o m e s t r u t h ,”
Christine Garwood writes in her book
Flat Earth: The History of an Infamous
Idea, which also references studies
suggesting that many school children
believe what their eyes tell them about
the earth’s shape “[is] not due to its
demonstrability or even to its implicit
veracity but to repetition, lazy-minded
accept ance and the authorit y with
which it is told.”1 Which is to suggest
that, although we shouldn’t necessarily believe everything we see—a flat
horizon, therefore a flat earth—neither should we believe everything we’re
told—teaching potentially vulnerable
young minds, through posters or computer games, for example, that oil pipelines inevitably cause environmental
devastation or, as according to Esquire
magazine (Sep. 2012 edition), that Fort
McMurray is the “little Canadian town
that might just destroy the world.” Good
critical thought, like good exercise,
requires constant training and effort—
and an ear equipped to help distinguish
truth from sensationalism.
It is not that alternative theories
should necessarily be skipped over or the
risks of one economic, social, or environmental action or impact ignored. Far
from it. But demonstrable truth should
trump emotion every time, and as much
as possible, a fundamental goal for all
society should be fact-based balance.
The aim is to bolster
fact-based balance in the
name of furthering the
development of a critical
sense of wonder and curiosity
in the next generation.
Propose a flat earth: prove a round one.
Propose environmental Armageddon:
prove orderly and responsible resource
development.
The f ilm clip complimented by
Dr. Stark features some of the Excite
Learning Environment program’s architects—Tom Grabowski of the Silvacom
Group, for example, and Ray Battochio of
the Alberta Distance Learning Centre—
as well as several teachers and students,
from Alberta’s Busby School, in particular. The program aims to “Capture.
Connect. Create.” That is, it links the
classroom to faraway places and people in
the rest of world in the name of sparking
interest and advancing learning. Aside
from “cool,” a word that features prominently in the video is “real”: connecting,
for kids, the somewhat fuzzy and theoretical subjects covered in the structured
environment of the classroom with bits
and slices of real-life experiences actually
taking place outside of it. Learn that the
world is a globe in the classroom, see it
proved by an expert a degree or so of arc
distant, have your imagination tweaked
in a way that will drive you to learn and
do more with your life.
And, in support of the existing curriculum, the point is not to counter bias
or descend into the ad hominem, but to
bolster fact-based balance in the name
of furthering the development of a critical sense of wonder and curiosity in the
next generation. The Excite Learning
Environment video can be viewed at
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http://www.excitelearning.ca/.
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Flat Earth: The History of an Infamous Idea,
Christine Garwood, p. 301, Macmillan, 2007
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could: “The focus of the engagement,” it
said, “was increasing the participation of
Aboriginal people in Alberta’s work force
and economy.”
The committee’s travels were evidently
very productive and enlightening, the
reception it received kind and hospitable.
In raising expectations of future change,
though, it was told that “many had
come before” and that “there had been
lots of talk, but little in the way of concrete action.” Still, everyone, it seemed,
could very easily share a vision of a better
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and employment for young people, better
transportation networks, better housing,
less discrimination, more respect.
Although the committee did speak
with industry, its focus was elsewhere
and, ultimately, most of its 30 recommendations were related to actions government might take, coordinate, or lead
to enhance the participation of aboriginal people in the Alberta economy—continuing to support the development of
community-based workforce action plans,
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of aboriginal people living off-reserve
was the highest in Canada in 2012, a
ranking that persisted through the early
months of 2013. Not all positive, the
rates did tend to fall below the overall
Alberta average, not all regions posted
gains, and the unemployment rate for
aboriginal people off-reserve was twice
the Alberta average.
Other data, albeit somewhat dated
(i.e. from Census 2006), indicate that:
• the average income for aboriginal people in Alberta was the highest among
aboriginal people in Canada
• aboriginal Albertans tended to be
younger than the Alberta population as
a whole (e.g. about a third of aboriginal
people were aged 14 or under)
• there were nearly 90,000 aboriginal
people in Alberta’s labour force in 2006
• Alberta’s aboriginal people had the second highest participation rate and, led
For decades the Alberta Chamber of
Resources ran an employment service that
included these aboriginal workers signing
up for jobs with Canada Tungsten Mining
Corporation in the early 1960s.
by Calgary and Edmonton, the highest
employment rate among all aboriginal
people in Canada
• about 30 percent of aboriginal people
had less than a high school education
Overall, the numbers tell something
of a story, one of potential and growing
ability and genuine desire mixed with
struggle, inequity, and other relative
shortfalls. The narrative is also reflected
more personally and directly in the views
and perspectives of aboriginal people and
communities; although it is difficult if
not impossible for even just two people
to speak with one voice, a quick review
of first nations websites suggests at least
the prospect of a certain commonality of
preference and objective across peoples
and regions. There are expectations of
or aspirations for “sufficient resources
and quality lifestyles,” for example. Or
for the “protection and conservation of
Mother Earth.” For “healthy communities
through autonomy… traditional and formal education.” For “helping bridge the
gap between aboriginal and non-aboriginal communities.” For opportunity, training and skills development, economic
independence and self-sufficiency, and
the protection of traditional ways of life.
In 2011, only about 11 percent of
aboriginal people living off-reserve were
employed in “forestry, fishing, mining,
oil and gas” as compared to 68 percent
employed in the services-producing sector. But the economic and operational
synergies between the resource industry
and aboriginal employment and business
development, while varying in magnitude from one locale or region to the
next and subject to one’s perspective, are
enormous. For example, the resource,
whether renewable or non-renewable,
is often remotely situated, and nearby
a bor igina l communit ies a re especially well-placed to share in and shape
the opportunity.
And not just potentially, but in actuality, across both companies and industries, and over time.
In 2002, for example, at a conference in British Columbia, then Syncrude
President, Jim Carter, told business delegates that “…if at the end of the day…
you can see a future that incorporates
or builds on a stronger aboriginal component to what you do…then, we’ll
have met minds and, to all our benefits,
have laid the groundwork for more fully
unlocking the potential of every member
of our society.”1 He was speaking from
a fairly strong base of corporate history
and experience: Syncrude had established a Native Development Program in
1974, four years before it began operations. And, at the time of his presentation, Syncrude was Canada’s largest
industrial employer of aboriginal people.
Today, as just one of many such companies, Syncrude is certainly not alone
continuing to build on a foundation that
will sustain the opportunity—whether
it involves tapping into the best of the
modern or the traditional worlds.
Syncrude was cited by 2012 Resource
Person of the Year, David Tuccaro, as
having played a key and early role in the
success of his businesses in the mid1990s, and beyond. The oil sands producer is also featured prominently in
ACR’s 2006 publication, Learning from
Experience: Aboriginal Programs in the
Resource Industries. And so are many
others: Alberta-Pacific Forest Products,
TransCanada Pipelines, Nexen, Elk Valley
Coal, and Transwest Mining, among
them. In all, 87 companies, organizations, and government departments
shared details of their programs and
practices in compiling Learning from
Experience, which was conceived “as a
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Selected Resource Industry Aboriginal Policies, Principles, and Practices
Company
Comments
TransCanada
Aboriginal relations policy includes collaboration, communication, respect for diversity and importance of
the land. Policy is designed to be flexible to address the legal, social, and economic realities of aboriginal
communities across Canada. Positive, sustainable aboriginal relations based on trust and respect have been
an integral part of TransCanada’s operations for more than 30 years.
Syncrude
One of Canada’s largest industrial employers of aboriginal people (492 in 2011). More than $1.7 billion
cumulative spending with aboriginal-owned businesses since 1992. More than $8.6 million cumulative
community investment spending since 1992.
ConocoPhillips
Committed to incorporating local, traditional ecological knowledge and land use information into the
planning, design, and construction of facilities and related operations. Contractor selection process rewards
companies that use aboriginal, local, or regional contractors, and those that provide apprenticeships and
training for local stakeholders.
Enbridge
Policy identifies key principles for aboriginal relations: respect for legal rights, traditional ways and land,
heritage sites, environment, traditional knowledge. Offers sole-sourced contracting opportunities to qualified aboriginal and native American suppliers and contractors where appropriate, and will encourage joint
venture opportunities between aboriginal/native American businesses and non-aboriginal/native American
businesses when it builds capacity and supports mutual business interests.
Teck
Agreement negotiations typically led by operation, project, or exploration employees, with support, guidance, or direct participation from the corporate team. These agreements are sometimes negotiated with an
indigenous group, or smaller individual indigenous groups such as first nations or Indian bands in Canada.
Work to reach agreements that formalize relationships, provide capacity assistance, or create and increase
business opportunities. At other times, agreements formalize shared understanding of land stewardship or
knowledge-sharing protocols.
Ledcor
Aboriginal awareness and cultural training is mandatory for senior management and available to all Ledcor
employees. Where a choice exists between local/aboriginal and non-local workers, suppliers and trade contractors, and providing there is no compromise to costs and quality, the local/ aboriginal workers, suppliers
and trade contractors will be given preference.
Devon
In 2010, helped build a high school and ensure an accredited educational program in the Métis community
of Conklin that would allow students to earn diplomas while living at home with their families.
Penn West
Supports development and sustainability of locally-owned aboriginal businesses in areas where the company operates, and encourages competitive and qualified aboriginal businesses to participate in operations.
Strives to identify qualified aboriginal people for employment, both directly and through contractors.
Tolko
Committed to work with aboriginal communities and individuals on the basis of mutual understanding,
respect, trust, as well as recognition of and sensitivity to the different cultural values and traditions of
each community in which the company operates. Ensures effective communication on forest management
activities that involve aboriginal areas of interest.
Shell
Working to increase the number of aboriginal people in workforce through apprenticeships and other
programs. Has spent over $1 billion on contracts with aboriginal companies since 2005.
Husky
Aboriginal Education Awards Program assists aboriginal people in achieving career success by encouraging the pursuit of advanced education. The program, which began in 1984, provides bursaries each year
to aboriginal students pursuing high school upgrading, and post-secondary education related to the oil
and natural gas sector. Has contributed more than $1 million to the program. Aboriginal vendor spending
increased from $20.2 million in 2010 to $35.5 million in 2011.
Selected Resource Industry Aboriginal Policies, Principles, and Practices
Company
Comments
Alberta-Pacific
Forest Products
Aboriginal relations strategy focuses on four key areas: economic development; employment and training;
education and consultation; and traditional use of land, forests, wildlife and cultural sites. Recognized as
one of Canada’s best diversity employers.
Suncor
Aboriginal relations policy guides company in building relationships based on transparency, mutual respect
and trust. Works in collaboration with Canada’s aboriginal peoples to develop a thriving energy industry
that allows aboriginal communities to be vibrant, diversified and sustainable. Has spent more than $1.9
billion on goods and services from aboriginal companies that serve the Wood Buffalo region.
Weyerhaeuser
Believes that it makes sound, strategic business sense to support involvement of aboriginal peoples in
Canada’s economic growth, and to work proactively to build mutually beneficial business relationships with
aboriginal peoples. Policy is to work proactively to build mutually beneficial relationships with aboriginal
peoples in the company’s areas of operation. A wide variety of strategies and activities are in place to foster
direct and indirect training, skills development, and employment opportunities, business relationships,
and community involvement.
Statoil
Recognizes that business depends on ability to understand and respond to the needs and interests of stakeholders, to demonstrate that the benefits of presence on the whole outweigh the potential downsides, and
to generate and sustain support from people and the communities.
Imperial Oil
Employed about 112 aboriginal people in 2011. Works with local businesses to share project expectations
and ensure aboriginal companies have the opportunity to bid on project work. Priority is to conduct business in a manner that respects the land, environment, rights, and culture of aboriginal communities.
Created centre of expertise in Community and Aboriginal Affairs based in Calgary to support development,
implementation and stewardship of aboriginal relations principles and guidelines.
Sources: Corporate websites and sustainability reports. Note: Companies have been randomly selected and the information presented reflects
neither the entire portfolio of practices or policies of the company or, cumulatively, the ACR membership nor, given the limitations and permutations of research and reporting, the relative level of engagement of any particular company, listed or otherwise.
continued from page 43
A great many resource
industry companies take
the issue of aboriginal
engagement very seriously
in deed, policy, and action.
way for [ACR] members to share the benefits of their experiences in working with
Aboriginal communities.”
It was a landmark effort and publication. And it lives on as a guide for
how things can and should be done. But
more than six years on and in the realm
of “what have you done lately,” experience requires a revisiting, a refining,
an updating from time to time. Thus, a
great deal of work by the ACR Aboriginal
Relations Committee culminated in
the launch of a new initiative—the
Aboriginal Workforce Development Pilot
Project—announced at a Service Canada
press conference on February 8, 2013
(see the section on the ACR’s annual general meeting in the preceding pages of
this magazine).
And, as the accompanying table would
indicate, a great many resource industry
companies take the issue of aboriginal
engagement very seriously in deed, policy, and action.
The “groundwork for more fully
unlocking the potential of every member
of our society” has certainly been well
laid, both by the Alberta Government
and ACR. But is that perfect endpoint
of universal engagement really attainable? Perhaps not. There are few walks
of life that everyone shares, or that can
be dictated as right or wrong to one or
the other. But the goal is laudable, the
direction is positive and, certainly, a
heartfelt effort is being made. Too, the
potential to continue to work together—
industry, government, and the various
stakeholder communities—to increase
mutual understanding and inclusiveness, to better respect unique needs and
cultural differences, and to share in the
pursuit of common aims and, therefore, the creation of the right kinds of
agreeable and sustainable opportunities
and more of them, is there to be more
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fully unleashed.
The Social Utility of
Resource
Resource-related provincial
government revenues help to
provide many government services
like health care and education.
From shareholders
to stakeholders, from
corporate social
responsibility to
sustainability, from
royalties to community
investment, the
resource industry is a
key part of Alberta’s
social fabric
A
A 20th century cinematic take on the relationship between
a business and its shareholders is comically presented in the
1956 film, The Solid Gold Cadillac, starring Judy Holliday. As a
very small, enthusiastic, and engaged shareholder, she “threatens” to form a stockholders committee when a small group of
directors fails, for one thing, to take the 200-plus-page annual
report seriously—“Page 32,” the Treasurer says meaninglessly
just before sitting back down, “that’s a good page.”
Not to take the connection between Hollywood and the real
world too seriously, but the suggestion of a ‘50s gap between
aloof businessmen and broader society is probably not too far
afield the modern perception of those faraway times. Profit was
king; employment and dividends were side-effects. And while
it may sound a little cold, it did encompass one of the chief
and obvious ingredients of what we might today call sustainability—the need for for-profit enterprises to make money to
invest in continued operations, or to sustain themselves.
The ingredient is still a necessary part of the mix today, of
course. And, certainly for resource industries and society at
Development
Sources of General Revenue, Selected Provinces ($billions)
Province
Fiscal
Year
Total
Revenue
Taxes
Total
Corporate
Personal
Sales
Natural
Resource
Revenue
Nfld & Labrador
2013-14
6.39
5.30
0.38
1.11
1.00
2.24
Nova Scotia
2012-13
9.27
4.86
0.40
2.20
1.64
0.17
New Brunswick
2013-14
7.57
3.78
0.24
1.42
1.16
0.11
Ontario
2012-13
112.24
78.79
10.75
25.80
21.14
0.20
Saskatchewan
2013-14
11.61
5.99
0.99
2.45
1.40
2.67
Alberta
2013-14
38.61
19.05
4.82
10.00
0
7.25
British Columbia
2013-14
44.39
21.55
2.16
7.29
5.99
2.78
Sources: Provincial budgets, estimates current at the time of writing. Notes: For Nova Scotia NRR is the sum of provincial petroleum royalties and
federal offshore oil and gas payments. For Newfoundland & Labrador, NRR = offshore royalties plus mining tax and royalties, both of which are
included as part of total taxes. For New Brunswick, NRR = the sum of forests and mines royalties.
large, it still produces side-effects that,
as a numbers man, our treasurer of yore
might appreciate if we could extract him
from the fictional past, imbue in him
the power of more compelling storytelling, and present him with the data in the
table above.
“This is a good table,” he might
observe, “to begin to tell the story of
how resources in the Alberta economy,
and some others, contribute to the public good.” He could point out, for example, that jurisdictions with significant
amounts of resource revenue earned
through taxes and royalties don’t seem
to need either to take additional monies
from the bank accounts of the citizenry
in taxes nor, presumably, to cut spending quite so much on things like health,
social programs, infrastructure, or education. Aside from noticing that Alberta
resource revenue could fund almost the
entire New Brunswick budget, he might
also note (by digging into the books a little more deeply) that even in a relatively
poor revenue-earning year like 2013 - 14,
Alberta’s NRR could still pay the bill for
the entire Education department ($6.2
billion) or cover more than a third of
the Health department’s annual expense
($17.1 billion). “Natural resource revenue:
now there’s a path to social prosperity,”
he might say, adding that the social utility of economic activity, as a side-effect of
profit-making (or at least profit-seeking),
still resides in the numbers.
But not, to carry the argument forward, so much as it used to.
A decade or so after The Solid Gold
Cadillac was released, the words “corporate social responsibility” came into
play and “stakeholders” began to pop
up—people, whether alone or in groups,
who had an interest or a stake in what a
company did beyond any return it might
have offered on an investment. And the
concept of CSR stuck; it became a recommended business practice.
A nd, then about another decade
after that, according to Ernesta Ballard,
Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs,
Weyerhaeuser, things had “morphed”
even more towards sustainability reporting and ecological integrity. “With the
call for greater transparency, audited
financial statements were no longer
enough,” she said. “In the 21st century,
we are expected to link our financial
success to overall economic development. This change reflects the growing public sentiment against mere
production and consumption and in
favor of performance, efficiency and
sustainability.” 1
As the accompanying longer table
of selected resource industry community investment activities would suggest, Ms. Ballard knows whereof she
speaks, and Weyerhaeuser, a pre-Solid
Gold Cadillac philanthropist, is a genuine
authority on the evolution of such matters (it made its first charitable donation
in 1903, even predating the establishment of the Foundation noted below).
What does community development
and sustainability mean to the resource
industry, in general, today? Different
things to different companies. But a
quick and random sampling from corporate sustainability or other reports sheds
some light:
• Weyerhaeuser (Ms. Ballard): “Sustain
ability for us means mobilizing our
From remarks at the American Home Furnishings
Alliance, Ashville, NC, December 1, 2010.
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Some Resource Industry Community Investment Highlights
Company
Comments
AcklandsGrainger
Supports WIN House (Women In Need) as charity of choice for the month of December. Acklands-Grainger
has become the number one provider during this annual event.
Bantrel
Awarded the University of Calgary Schulich School of Engineering Dean’s Award for Corporate Leadership in
2012, in part for its commitment to the Project Engineering Management course. Also supports the University
of Alberta, NAIT, SAIT, Keyano College, and other post-secondary educational institutions.
Husky
Pledged $500,000 in 2013 towards the Calgary Police Foundation to support the Calgary Police Service’s Multi
Agency School Support Team, an early intervention initiative supporting children and youth. Contributed
$1.1 million in 2012 to Lakeland College’s Centennial Campaign. With 11 other oil and gas companies, donated
$6.4 million for a new community arts and day care centre in Slave Lake.
Syncrude
Has donated more than $25 million since 2007 towards various organizations and projects, emphasizing education, environment, health and safety, science and technology, aboriginal relations, local community development, arts and culture, and recreation. Investments include $1 million over four years to help establish a new
Science and Technology Centre at Fort McMurray’s Father Patrick Mercredi High School, and $500,000 to the
University of Alberta to support delivery in the Wood Buffalo region of the DiscoverE and WISEST (Women in
Scholarship, Engineering, Science and Technology) programs.
CP
The 2012 CP Holiday Train Program raised more than $1 million and 400,000 pounds of food for local food
bank programs in Canada and the U.S. Since 1999, the CP Holiday Train program has raised $7.4 million and
three million pounds of food for local food shelves.
Talisman
Committed $1 million in 2011 to Calgary’s Mount Royal University to establish the Talisman Energy Chair in
Sustainability and the Environment Fund. The chair position will serve as a catalyst for supporting the university’s Centre of Excellence for Sustainability and the Environment. Also contributed $250,000 to the university
to establish the Talisman Energy Centennial Scholarship Endowment to recognize academic excellence by
aboriginal students in the field of science.
Coalspur
With its Vista mine not slated for opening until 2015, Coalspur is nevertheless committed to community investment guided by four essential pillars: communities, education and training, environment and recreation, and
health and wellness. Community spending will be directed to local community and aboriginal groups where
efforts can have an impact in the long term, where the company can enhance community spirit and wellbeing,
and where support will benefit the larger community.
Nexen
In 2011 and 2012 provided a total of $750,000 to Calgary’s Drop-In & Rehabilitation Centre, which offers 119
affordable housing units to low income Calgarians. In 2012, donated $100,000 to Sorrentino’s Compassion
House, a warm and supportive environment for women undergoing breast cancer treatment, diagnosis or follow up care at the Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton.
Enbridge
Enterprise-wide community investment expenditure totaled $13 million in 2011; invested in more than 550
charitable, non-profit, and community organizations. Is the national title sponsor of 4-H Canada’s 2013 Centennial
celebrations. The School Plus Program—one of Enbridge’s flagship community investment programs—was
designed to encourage young Canadian aboriginal students to stay in school. Established in partnership with
the Assembly of First Nations, the program supports enrichment programming and extra-curricular activities
in first nations schools near major Enbridge pipeline routes from Alberta to Quebec.
Weyerhaeuser
Since 1948, the Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation played an integral role in the philanthropic efforts of the company. Formal philanthropic program is now directed through a company program called The Weyerhaeuser Giving
Fund. Combined, these programs have provided more than $215 million in donations over more than six decades.
Capital Power
Recognized by STARS in late 2012 for its corporate philanthropy in supporting STARS Critical Care and Transport
Medicine Academy, the only program of its kind in North America. Named one of 2012’s Best 50 Corporate
Citizens by Corporate Knights magazine.
Some Resource Industry Community Investment Highlights
Company
Comments
Shell Canada
Through its “FuellingChange” program, grants a total of $2 million annually to projects that improve and restore
Canada’s environment. Canadians vote for a favourite project from three areas: air, land, and water. Grant recipients include the Edson & District Recycling Society and the Lacombe Composite High School EcoVision Club.
Imperial Oil
In 2012, invested $1 million over five years to establish the Aboriginal Science and Technology Education
Program at Mount Royal University in Calgary with the aim of increasing the number of aboriginal students completing a degree from Mount Royal’s Faculty of Science and Technology. In 2011, Imperial Oil and
ExxonMobil Canada, in association with its employees and retirees, raised close to $4.2 million across Canada
for United Way-Centraide.
Stantec
Targets donations of one percent of annual pretax profits to charitable and nonprofit organizations, encourages
personal charitable giving by employees, and promotes and facilitates volunteerism by employees.
Suncor
The Suncor Energy Foundation, funded entirely by Suncor, supports community-based initiatives that enhance
the quality of life in Suncor’s key operating communities and add value through effective collaborations. Since
its inception in 1998, the Foundation has invested more than $84 million in charitable organizations across
Canada (more than $130 million when Suncor’s contributions outside the Foundation are included).
PCL
In 2011-2012 committed $1 million to support Habitat for Humanity, a charitable organization dedicated to
building homes and hope for well-deserving families. Endowed $50,000 toward a scholarship in the Alberta
School of Business in the University of Alberta.
Teck
Goal is to donate one percent of annual earnings before taxes on a five-year rolling average basis. In 2011, donated
more than $24 million (of which $18.8 million was invested in Canada) to over 200 charitable organizations
and projects. Contributions included local, regional, national and international initiatives that provided shared
benefits to communities of interest.
CN
The Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation was selected as the official beneficiary of the CN Miracle Match
campaign to be held during the CN Canadian Women’s Open to take place August 19 - 25, 2013 in Edmonton.
CN Miracle Match is a national charitable initiative that CN launched in 2006, which rallies communities across
Canada behind a very worthy cause – supporting children’s hospitals. In the past seven years, the program has
raised more than $8.2 million for children’s hospitals located in the cities across Canada that have hosted the Open.
Tolko
Partnered with Northern Lakes College and the Northern Alberta Development Council in the 2012 launch of
a trades and pre-employment training program through the High Prairie Regional Training and Development
Centre, a re-purposed Tolko mill. The program, funded in part by the Rural Alberta Development Fund, focuses
on providing hands-on training to Career and Technology Studies students in grades 10 to 12 enrolled in programming streams for electrician, welder, millwright, process operator, and power engineering.
Cenovus Energy
In 2012, donated $1.5 million to the Calgary Stampede Foundation to create Western Heritage Trail in the
Stampede’s new Riverfront Park. In the same year, donated $3 million to the new Trades and Technology Complex
at SAIT Polytechnic that will help to address the shortage of skilled labour in the oil and natural gas industry.
EPCOR
In early 2013, awarded nearly $100,000 in grants through the EPCOR Community Essentials Council to seven
recipients including the Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters, the Bissell Centre, and the Elizabeth Fry Society
of Edmonton. The ECEC donates up to $400,000 a year.
Grande
Cache Coal
Donated $1 million to Grande Cache’s recreation centre, which houses a 25-meter, six-lane swimming pool,
four-sheet curling rink, NHL-size arena, fitness centre and preschool.
Sources: Corporate websites or sustainability reports. Note: Companies have been randomly selected and the information presented reflects neither the entire community investment portfolio of the company nor, cumulatively, the ACR membership nor, given the limitations and permutations of research and reporting, the relative level of community involvement of any particular company, listed or otherwise.
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• Coalspur: “We believe the success of
our business is underpinned by a strong
commitment to all aspects of sustainable
development with an integrated approach
to economic, social and environmental
management and effective corporate
governance.”
• Devon: “Corporate Social Responsibility
is the commitment of a corporation to
conduct itself in ways that respect not
only the needs of its shareholders but
also provide sustained societal benefits
that build public trust and acceptance. It
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provides the basis for our social license
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• Graymont: “Has a long-term commitment
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of all communities where the people of
Graymont live and work.”
• Teck: “Putting safety, communities and
the environment at the forefront of our
decision making to deliver enduring
value for shareholders.”
• Enbridge: “Defines CSR as conducting
business in a socially responsible and ethical way; protecting the environment and
the health and safety of people; supporting
human rights; and engaging, respecting
and supporting the communities and cultures close to the company’s operations.”
• Nexen, on the meaning of social responsibility: “Refers to earning and maintaining Nexen’s Social Licence to operate by
interacting openly and respectfully with
Stakeholders and Indigenous communities, and by assessing and managing the
social risks and impacts of our activities.”
Several companies cite their “social
license to operate” as a driver of sustainability and responsibility. The ACR’s
Task Force on Resource Development +
The Economy notes that “failure to make
headway in the court of public opinion
can be a show stopper” and that “earning
a social license to operate now generally requires much more than simply
checking off the technical standards” on
a regulatory review.” Active and visible
leadership is called for, and members are
urged to “give high priority to fostering healthy local communities where
they operate.”
Clearly, from shareholders to stakeholders, from CSR to sustainability, the
narrative is an ongoing and a shifting
one, symbolized, appropriately enough,
by the transition from old-fashioned black
and white to full Technicolor for the final
frames of The Solid Gold Cadillac, and
the overall Good-Companies-Care-AboutTheir-Shareholders moral of the story.
But it does seem, in the resource industry, to be a story well learned and still
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Perspectives:
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The debate around our energy future has never been as polarized as it is today. For Suncor, sustainable development guides our
decision-making. We believe resources should be produced and used in ways that generate economic growth, create social benefits
and minimize the impact on the environment. Our approach is to engage with a variety of stakeholders to help us see different
perspectives. Together we can build the energy future we all desire.
Find out more about how Suncor is
collaborating to responsibly develop
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www.suncor.com/sustainability
Mining of this gravel pit, operated by
Border Paving near the City of Red Deer
commenced in 1980 from the south end
(top of photo) and has progressed to the
current mining area in the foreground.
Progressive reclamation on a yearly
basis has maximized the land available
for farming.
Environmental
Innovation and
Research in the
Resource Industry
A lot of resource industry innovation doesn’t make for
glitzy or dramatic storytelling, but it’s what puts the
“orderly” and the “responsible” into the development
and makes an even better future possible
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In his essay “Environmental Alarmism,
Then and Now1,” Bjorn Lomborg, Adjunct
Professor, Copenhagen Business School,
revisits the book, The Limits to Growth, published in 1972 as part of the Club of Rome’s
Project on the Predicament of Mankind.
Although it has been updated or superseded
by other Club analyses and forecasts since,
the original book included frightening scenarios that foresaw social collapse due to
unchecked population and economic growth.
And, drawing positive contemporary reviews
and influentially capturing the public imagination, it sold well: 12 million copies in more
than 30 translations.
Foreign Affairs, Volume 91 No. 4, July/August 2012
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Professor Lomborg’s article calls the
point of Limits to Growth obvious: “if
ever-more people use ever-more stuff,
eventually they will bump into the planet’s physical limits.” But, forty years on,
he questions the book’s conclusions: calculations suggesting the world would
run out of oil and natural gas and many
other resources by 2012, for example.
“So why did the authors get it wrong?” he
asks. “Because they overlooked human
ingenuity…. [T]hey left out the most
important [driver] of all: people and their
ability to discover and innovate.”
In a world today certainly more connected, perhaps more informed, more
environmentally and socially conscientious, if not necessarily more polarized,
than 40 years ago, Professor Lomborg’s
views are, evidently and as almost any
other, not incontrovertible. But, whichever side of the fence one might stand
upon, it is next to impossible to rationally
argue that real and dire consequences
do not arise from a dearth of economic
opportunity: poverty, deprivation, hopelessness among them. And, in that context, as Professor Lomborg puts it: “The
Limits to Growth led people to question
the value of pursuing economic growth….
Alarmism creates a lot of attention, but it
rarely leads to intelligent solutions for real
problems, something that requires calm
consideration of the costs and benefits of
various courses of action.”
Growth—the extraction,
transformation,
transportation, and
use of natural resources—
is not anathema to the
improvement of the
human condition.
It is, of course, not within the realm
of the Alberta resource industry to solve
all global challenges associated with a
lack of economic opportunity. Although
a vast and mixed portfolio of world-class
natural resources tempts and spurs
ingenuity of all kinds within provincial
borders, the sphere of influence is obviously not that large. But the principle is
regionally sound: growth—the extraction, transformation, transportation, and
use of those resources—is not anathema
to the improvement of the human condition; it is, in fact, a key ingredient in
the maintenance and improvement of
the quality of life that most of us enjoy
or aspire to. Poverty is rarely a point of
pride, hardly ever a badge of honour.
As for the “calm consideration of
intelligent solutions,” the long history of
resource development in Alberta has been
defined by hardly anything but. While it
may sometimes seem otherwise to those
who know the resource best through sporadic encounters with popular news outlets, the economic, environmental, and
social challenges faced by the oil sands
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Selected Resource Industry Environmental Innovation and Research Highlights
Company
Comments
Hatch Ltd.
With other industry partners, developing a method to extract bitumen in-situ from the oil sands—NSolv™. The process uses proven horizontal well technology developed for the steam-assisted gravity
drainage process, but differs significantly in that it does not use any water, yielding both economic and
environmental benefits.
Husky
Working on new techniques to improve remediation results. The company is participating in a technology project that injects nutrients to enhance bio-degradation of hydrocarbons. This technology adds
oxygen to the soil, enhancing microbial activity. At Cadotte (Seal Lake) facility in North Central Alberta,
engaged Genalta Power, a company that specializes in waste power conversion, to create a system to
capture odours, conserve gas and generate electricity. The waste fuel to power project will generate three
megawatts of power: enough for nearly every home in the nearby town of Peace River while reducing
flaring on site by more than 80 percent.
Graymont
Uniform environmental standards establish minimum environmental performance and operating standards that are applied to all facilities. Uses both internal and external environmental audits. Continually
looks for ways to reduce energy consumption in lime kilns and other areas of the business. Uniform
environmental standards related to fugitive dust control and exhaust gas scrubber and baghouse operations at all facilities. Standards designed to ensure that particulate emissions are minimized. Expects to
continue to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through additional initiatives such as researching alternative biomass fuels and improving kiln and kiln-related equipment operations.
Suncor
Works with other oil sands producers to advance opportunities to recycle tailings water from a number
of oil sands mining operations to replace groundwater currently used as makeup water to generate steam
at most of the region’s in situ operations. Committed to managing air quality near operations and is
working on achieving a ten percent absolute reduction in air emissions (nitrogen oxides, sulphur oxides
and volatile organic compounds) by 2015. TROTM process is expected to significantly accelerate the rate
of land and tailings reclamation, eliminate the need for new tailings ponds at existing mine operations
and, in the years ahead, reduce the number of tailings ponds at the present mine site.
SGS
Recently adopted “The Green Book,” a tool to assess and monitor the financial impact of sustainability
performance. This helps improve people performance and reduce environmental impact. For example, costs
are measured related to turnover, sickness absence, energy, CO2, and many other sustainability indexes.
The cost of sustainability performance has been estimated as equivalent to seven percent of revenue.
Teck
Approach to reclamation is consistent with overall vision of biodiversity conservation, and includes development of diverse wildlife habitats, annual winter wildlife surveys, documentation of wildlife using trail
cameras, aerial seeding in mined-out pits, and the development of tracking databases to monitor rare
and/or unusual wildlife sightings. Recognized as one of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations
for 2013 by Corporate Knights.
Lehigh Hanson
Has developed EcoCemPLC (a Portland-limestone cement) and InterCem. These new products provide
excellent performance with a lower environmental impact than normal Type GU portland cement. The
company continues its research in finding new products that will positively impact the environment.
Enbridge
In addition to ongoing safety and system integrity improvements, actively seeks out world-class leak detection and risk mitigation technologies. Collaborates with universities, private companies and multi-national
corporations to support research and invests in companies to help them commercialize promising new
technologies. Inaugurated the Enbridge Centre for Corporate Sustainability with the University of Calgary’s
Haskayne School of Business in 2012. The centre will be a hub for thought leadership in the area of corporate
social responsibility and will advance corporate practices that help sustain our planet’s people, environment and economy. Based on its research and knowledge-gathering work, the Centre will develop business
practices focused on advancing sustainability, corporate citizenship and corporate social responsibility.
Company
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Weyerhaeuser
Spent $21.5 million in 2011 on research related to forest health and productivity, water quality, fish
and wildlife, landscape management, biodiversity and other topics. Engaged in a five-year, $2.5 million
conservation project with Ducks Unlimited that will provide science-based information to help manage
migratory bird habitats in all three of the company’s Alberta forest management areas. Formed Catchlight
Energy with Chevron in 2008 with a mission to commercialize large scale production of liquid transportation fuels from sustainable forest-based resources.
Shell
Spent $1.1 billion globally on R&D in 2011. Over five years spent $2.3 billion on developing alternative
energies, carbon capture and storage, and on other CO2 R&D. Has partnered with the Nature Conservancy
of Canada in land conservation for more than 28 years. In that time, Shell has donated more than $6 million
in financial resources, land and mineral rights to the NCC. Since 2005, has invested nearly $200 million
in tailings research, including setting up an advanced test facility at the Muskeg River Mine in Alberta.
Alberta Innovates
Technology Futures
Applies research to maintain wildlife, vegetation, and natural processes within ecosystems. An example is
research conducted, in partnership with a variety of others, on Boreal toad habitat. The research results
and technologies developed through these and other efforts enable enhanced, environmentally sustainable
development policies and practices. In addition to providing a foundation upon which further research
can be developed, insights gleaned will support the development of land management tools designed to
address the needs of native species, like toads.
Imperial Oil
Continues to work with several new technologies to boost recovery of bitumen resources by blending
solvent with injected steam, resulting in lower energy input and greenhouse gas emissions intensity.
LASER technology (liquid addition to steam to enhance recovery) currently being used in more than 200
wells at Cold Lake. Scientists at Calgary research centre exploring an emerging process—non-aqueous
extraction, involving use of a hydrocarbon solvent in place of water for bitumen extraction with potential
to create dry tailings, eliminating the need for wet tailings ponds. Research also underway on tailings
dewatering, another technology that could potentially reduce the size of wet tailings ponds, enable water
recycling and early progressive reclamation.
Lafarge
Committed to providing products using sustainable manufacturing practices and improving the environments in and around plants. For example, the Process, Environment and Automation group at Lafarge’s
Corporate Technical Services centre, one of the largest facilities of its kind in North America, promotes
process mastery and energy efficiency while using alternative raw materials and fuels in an effort to reduce
pollutants, minimize greenhouse gas emissions, and conserve natural resources. Through the Rocky
Mountain Conservation Partnership, has also been working since 2004 with WWF-Canada to gain a more
comprehensive understanding of the needs of wildlife in the area of operations in Bow Valley. This knowledge is used to help sustain wildlife populations, and conserve natural habitats and migration patterns.
Nexen
Long Lake oil sands facility in northern Alberta features state-of-the-art sulphur recovery equipment
that enables the capture of at least 98.4 percent of sulphur dioxide emissions. Project is also designed to
recycle over 90 percent of all water used and fresh water consumption further reduced by using saline
water in operations.
TransAlta/
Capital Power
Genessee 3, a joint venture between TransAlta and Capital Power, is the first facility in Canada to use
supercritical boiler technology. In a supercritical boiler, less fuel is used to produce the same amount
of power. The higher steam temperatures and pressures, together with a high-efficiency steam turbine,
means less coal is used per megawatt-hour of electrical energy than in conventional processes. The result
is carbon dioxide emissions that are 18 per cent lower per megawatt than at an average coal-fired plant.
As well, a $90 million investment in clean air technologies cuts nitrogen oxide emissions in half and
stops 99.9 per cent of particulates from entering the atmosphere. It also cuts sulphur dioxide emissions
significantly below the provincial emission levels.
Company
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Devon
Made a concerted effort to reduce the width of access roads in forested areas by as much as 50 percent,
significantly reducing surface disturbance. In the process, using wood mulch in the surfacing of temporary roads, promoting faster regeneration of the forests to their native state.
Foothills Research
Institute
The recently formed FRI Caribou Program works closely with the FRI Grizzly Bear Program to model
a Caribou Program that meets the needs of partners and provides knowledge and tools that will ensure
the long-term conservation of Caribou in Alberta.
Syncrude
Established a stand-alone research centre in Edmonton in 1994 and spends more than $60 million
a year to improve knowledge and develop better ways. The company is among Canada’s top 50 R&D
spenders. About 100 scientists and technologists work at the R&D Centre, including a growing team of
experts dedicated to improving environmental performance; their efforts are supplemented by a rotating
complement of more than 20 graduate students who become the next generation of oil sands scientists.
Grande Cache Coal
Maintains several monitoring programs for key wildlife species such as mountain goats and caribou. The
company has also initiated a “Critter Card” program that enlists all employees in reporting locations
of wildlife in project areas. Employees are alerted to areas of wildlife activity, such as wildlife crossing
locations on haul roads, and mine activities are then adjusted as appropriate to maintain the safety of
both wildlife and employees. A rare species of stream saxifrage (Saxifraga odontoloma) was identified at
a site and the company started a mitigation program in order to ensure that this population is preserved
and re-established after mining is completed.
Statoil
Believes the environmental, social, and economic challenges involved in oil sands development can
be overcome. Goal is to become an industry leader in responsible oil sands development. The Leismer
Demonstration Project started its first commercial production in 2011 and will trial over 20 experimental technologies to achieve improved recovery and lower carbon dioxide intensity. Also aiming for a 45
percent reduction in water intensity over the next ten years.
Sources: Company websites and sustainability reports. Note: additional information—in many instances including data on environmental performance, which is not the focus of this table—can be found on the websites of listed and other organizations or check out the “Energy Supply
and Innovation” tab on the CAPP website for additional innovation stories and technologies. Also, companies have been randomly selected and
the information presented reflects neither the entire research portfolio of the company nor, cumulatively, the ACR membership nor, given the limitations and permutations of research and reporting, the relative level of innovativeness of any particular company, listed or otherwise.
industry, for example, did not spring up
overnight. The wild teenage years took
place in the early part of the last century
when would-be oil barons fruitlessly stuck
pipes in the ground in hopes of a gusher.
But recklessness like that has never
been rewarded and the narrative of the
much more mature-minded, knowledgebased, problem-solving century since
has been marked by the kinds of recent
innovations documented in the accompanying table (additional or expanded
information can be found on company,
Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance,
or the Canadian Association of Petroleum
Producers websites).
Although the early emphasis in many
cases would have been the application
of technical ingenuity to the solution of
economic riddles—Dr. Karl Clark’s work
in the 1920s to figure out how to extract
oil from the sand at an affordable cost,
for example—the theme of the highlighted processes and technologies being
pursued and applied today is the remediation of environmental impact. This is
not to suggest, however, that developers
are only now beginning to pay attention to the non-economic aspects of their
operations and are merely playing catchup in the name of reputation-building.
The effort has, in fact, been ongoing for
decades. But the effort is responsive—in
tune with the growing expectations of
society that ingenuity be as thoroughly
applied to environmental integrity and
preservation as to sustaining the operation. As COSIA notes for its segment of
the resource industry, the focus is “on
accelerating the pace of improving environmental performance in Canada’s
oil sands.”
And as the report of the ACR Task
Force on Resource Development + The
Economy notes, “The challenges of
reducing environmental footprints and
increasing economic competitiveness are
drivers to do better. Innovation offers the
best means to meet these challenges.”
And as with nearly all science and as the
resource industry record would show, the
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For more than a century, Aecon and our predecessor companies have helped to build many of Canada’s most famous
landmarks — from the CN Tower and St. Lawrence Seaway, to
the Vancouver Sky Train and Halifax Shipyards. In addition to
these great landmarks, we’ve also helped to build hundreds of
factories, roads, sewers, power plants, mine sites, offices, and
gas distribution networks — the important projects that help
to make Canada a great place to live. Our company is committed to providing a safe working environment for every employee
and partner with whom we work.
From small to large projects and from start to finish, Aecon
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infrastructure development company. From design and engineering to construction delivery and project finance, Aecon
turns expectations into reality by offering a broad range of
capabilities that can be called upon to deliver an integrated
solution to virtually any construction and infrastructure development challenge.
Whether it’s massive oil and gas reserves, valuable potash
and uranium or high-grade deposits of base and precious metals, Aecon actively assists our clients in the development of
Canada’s rich natural resources. As a resource developer and
service provider, Aecon has been mining aggregate from its own
pits and quarries for years. Aecon has supplied and installed
process piping and equipment to oil sands upgraders, refineries, and mines across Canada. Lockerbie & Hole Eastern has
installed crushing and processing equipment in diamond mines
in the Northwest Territories and Northern Ontario and a
processing mill for Canada’s only molybdenum mine in
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Founded on this wealth of resource industry experience,
Aecon Mining was formed. Headquartered in Edmonton with
a regional office in Fort McMurray and a permanent staff of
100, plus access to about 400 trades people, Aecon Mining has
logged projects with Suncor and ConocoPhillips, as well as its
first project outside of Alberta—an $80 million contract for site
work at BHP Billiton’s massive Jansen Lake potash mine development 140 kilometres east of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Aecon Mining has also recently become a significant player
in Northern Ontario, with the integration of Leo Alarie & Sons’
hardrock mining support services into the business fold. Never
neglecting its roots, Aecon is also building a three-kilometrelong, 40-metrewide EarthZyme road for Syncrude; EarthZyme
is a non-toxic enzyme soil stabilizer that improves the compaction and strength of clay-based roads.
“We’ve spent the last several years integrating the business
into Aecon Group, setting up new systems and establishing ourselves in the market. We’ve taken on some pretty tough assignments and shown that we can compete with the best. Given the
expansion plans on the books, Aecon Mining is certainly in a good
position to provide the support these oil sands producers are looking for,” concludes Alexis Klimack, Regional Manager, Alberta.
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The Biorefining
Conversions Network
University-based research network forms a vital
link with ACR and offers leading-edge pathways
to optimizing value in Alberta’s resource industry
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In mid-2012, Alberta Chamber of Resources Executive Director
Brad Anderson was invited to chair the Strategic Advisory Board
of the Biorefining Conversions Network, a University of Albertabased group supporting research and development related to
biorefining and biomass conversion technologies. With already
heavy workloads gobbling up the schedule and competing
demands presenting a host of other, perhaps more readily obvious business-related choices, it probably wouldn’t have been
unreasonable to politely turn the invitation aside. But, digging a
little deeper, it soon became clear that the attributes and advantages of participation—on behalf both of the ACR membership
and the network’s growing and diverse partnership—were huge.
“The more I looked at what the BCN did and at the caliber
of the people involved, the more everything seemed to fall into
place with what we do at the ACR,” Brad says. “The synergies
were really amazing: it’s all about fostering and applying innovation in support of the orderly and responsible development
of Alberta’s resources, capturing the highest value from those
resources, all about the discovery and sharing of best practices.”
And, in assessing the fit, it helped, too, that the BCN had
posted a pretty solid track record of performance over the previous three years. To help give focus to the fragments of bioindustrial research and development and create a critical mass of
capacity in Alberta, the network was officially launched in April
2009 with an investment of $3 million from the predecessor
organization of Alberta Innovates Bio Solutions. As the work
ensued, that initial stake was used to leverage additional funds
and attract new projects into the network; three years later the
total value of funds was roughly C$6.7 million and today runs
close to $10 million. BCN’s main goal is helping to catalyze
the development of a bioindustrial sector in Alberta through a
number of targeted outcomes, or side benefits, that include: the
development of patentable, commercially viable, novel biomass
conversion technologies; technology transfer; and the training
of highly qualified personnel.
Like any organization or discipline engaged in esoteric
leading-edge science, the BCN’s world is often (and necessarily)
The BCN Mission:
Support Alberta’s research community, industry, and
other partners for the development of advanced bioindustrial technologies compatible with both traditional and
emerging industries
awash in technical jargon that can easily intimidate the uninitiated. It encompasses terms, for example, such as the biorefining
concept, fractionating biomass, nanomembranes, bioplastics,
deoxygenation, bio-polyols, and reductive ozonolysis.
But appropriately emblematic of the BCN’s capacity to transcend technical, organizational, and industrial boundaries in pursuit of broad-based excellence in its work, Dr. David Bressler, BCN
Executive Director, and Professor, Agriculture, Food & Nutritional
Science, U. of A., can very approachably frame the substance of
what the network does in user-friendly terms: “We’re trying to create a mechanism to do science in a different way,” he says. “And,
often acting as if we were a company’s research arm, we’re working with industry stakeholders across the board from the forestry,
energy, chemical, and agricultural sectors to identify ways to diversify product bases through research.” Put as plainly as possible, the
BCN projects that have made great strides toward commercialization over the years include:
• Lipids-to-Hydrocarbon: The refined patented technology
converts lipid based products such as animal fats, vegetable
oils and other industrial by-products (e.g. tall oil) to valuable hydrocarbons such as solvents, natural gas, jet fuel,
diesel and lubricating oil fractions without the need for coreagents, hydrogen, or catalysts.
• Production of Dimethyl Ether from Biomass: An improved
method for catalytic conversion of biomass based methanol
to dimethyl ether, a potential fuel and important chemical
intermediate.
• Production of Bio-Polyols and Chemical Intermediates from
Lipids: This ongoing program focuses on developing clean,
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green technologies for the conversion of Alberta-based plant
oils into renewable materials and chemicals such as resins,
adhesives, and aldehydes.
• Government-Forestry Industry Linkages: The BCN established working partnerships with Alberta Environment and
Sustainable Resource Development and forest industry stakeholders (e.g. Weyerhaeuser, Miller Western, West Fraser,
Alberta Newsprint) to identify opportunities to convert underutilized forest and pulp and paper byproduct streams to
value-added bioproducts, and linked with researchers across
Alberta delivering teams around industry needs.
Put a bit more formally and technically: the BCN supports
research and development of biorefining and biomass conversion technologies using a multidisciplinary approach today centred around feedstock pre-processing and logistics, biocatalysis
and fermentation, and advanced chemical conversions.
Dr. Bressler—who also sits on the scientific advisory
board of a $350-million US-based venture capital fund and
wears many other hats over the course of a typical workday, as well—emphasizes the unique structure of the network as facilitating particularly responsive, flexible, and
dynamic partnerships—relationships that identify or translate research needs, and enable the building of one-of-a-kind
academic teams around what industry has identified as its
priorities—an unusual way to do things within the academic
system. The recently-formed ACR connection throws a twoway lifeline, one end instilling a more broadly-based and
improved awareness in the BCN of the needs of the industry,
the other linking ACR members to a research network that
rather than selling pre-hatched ideas is, instead, focused on
building trust relationships between the research community
and industry. “You need all the different disciplines academia
has to provide in order to support the industry,” Dr. Bressler
says. “So instead of trying to make every academic an applied
researcher, it’s good to have the network to handle the
translation.”
The BCN actively seeks out academic collaborators and
industry partners who share a common interest in shaping the
future of bioindustrial technologies, and there are a number
of ways to explore the opportunities. Visiting the website—at
www.bcn.ualberta.ca—is a good first step. The BCN also hosts a
strategic meeting each fall, bringing together academic, industrial, and government representatives from the traditionally
separate agriculture, forestry, oil and gas, and petrochemical
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Keyano College
Building foundations of knowledge, innovation, and
shared opportunity in the heart of the oil sands
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In 1999, then Syncrude CEO Eric Newell gave “roadshow”
speeches in Edmonton and Calgary asking his business audiences to more seriously consider “the potential of stronger relationships with education.” To help make the case, he outlined
Syncrude’s own long history of working closely with Keyano
College, in particular, to help develop the specialized skills and
well-trained workforce his company and industry needed to
succeed, both then, at the turn of the century, and beyond to
a time when the demand for trade, professional, and leadership
know-how and lifelong learning was sure to be amplified.
Now, nearly a decade-and-a-half later, the relationship with
Syncrude, and many other enterprises like it, still thrives. It
is, in fact, hard to think of an institution of post-secondary
learning, not only more proximate to one of the greatest natural resource treasures in the world, but more historically and
immediately central as well to the pace and tenor of its orderly
and responsible development. Knowledge and innovation have
always been the master keys for more fully unlocking the
potential of Alberta’s vast resource base, and Keyano College
has long been among the best positioned to help open the door
on opportunity, for everyone.
Keyano College is located in the heart of the oil sands region
in Fort McMurray—it is, in fact, the only comprehensive community college in all of Wood Buffalo—and offers specialized
training to more than 3,000 credit students and nearly 13,000
continuing education students. The main Clearwater Campus
is located in downtown Fort McMurray with the Suncor Energy
Industrial Campus located in the Gregoire Industrial Park and
the newest campus in Fort Chipewyan. Learning Centres are
located in Fort McKay, Anzac, Janvier, and Conklin.
The institution opened in Fort McMurray in 1965 as the
Alberta Vocational Centre, and in 1978 Keyano College went
public and became a community college when the province
appointed a Board of Governors to serve as the decision-making
body. Over the years, Keyano’s programs and service offerings
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and interests of the region’s expanding population and multicultural orientation. As well, a dynamic economy requires a
continual and progressive repositioning of Keyano’s existing
program mix in service of ever-changing regional priorities.
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Among some recent performance outcomes, Keyano has:
• Supported faculty-driven applied research and innovation initiatives through the Innovation Fund
• Collaborated with stakeholders in Fort Chipewyan to offer the
first pre-employment Carpentry program
• Provided advanced haul truck evaluations for more than 200
oil sands industry employees, and evaluated over 1,100 welders
through invigilation of over 2,200 welding recertification exams
• Initiated accreditation for the Haul Truck program through the
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• Collaborated with the Registered Apprenticeship Program and
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Keyano College also plays a pivotal role in enhancing the
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development initiatives. The College’s specialized facilities and
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Acklands-Grainger Inc.
Ray Guidinger,
General Manager, Alberta North
11708 - 167 Street NW
Edmonton, AB T5M 3Z2
P: 780 453-0332
guidingerr@agi.ca
www.acklandsgrainger.com
Aecon Group Inc.
John Singleton, P.Eng.,
Senior Vice President, Mining
301, 1003 Ellwood Road SW
Edmonton, AB T6X 0B3
P: 780 430-4070 F: 780 430-4775
jsingleton@aecon.com
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Ainsworth Engineered Canada LP
Postal Mail Bag 6700
Grande Prairie, AB T8V 6Y9
P: 780 831-2507 F: 780 831-2501
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Alberta Association of
Colleges & Technical Institute
A622G, 10215 - 108 Street
Edmonton, AB T5J 1L6
P: 780 633-3101 F: 780 633-3388
monica.baptiste@aacti.ca
Alberta Chambers of Commerce
Ken Kobly, President & CEO
1808, 10025 - 102A Avenue
Edmonton, AB T5J 2Z2
P: 780 425-4180 F: 780 429-1061
kkobly@abchamber.ca
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Alberta Energy
Mike Ekelund,
Assistant Deputy Minister,
Strategic Initiatives Division
8th floor, 9945 - 108 Street NW
Edmonton, AB T5K 2G6
P: 780 427-0813 F: 780 427-7737
mike.ekelund@gov.ab.ca
www.energy.alberta.ca
Alberta Innovates - Bio Solutions
Steve Price, Executive Director
18th floor, 10020 - 101A Avenue NW
Edmonton, AB T5J 3G2
P: 780 427-2567 F: 780 427-3252
steve.price@albertainnovates.ca
www.bio.albertainnovates.ca
Alberta Innovates Technology Futures (AITF)
Stephen Lougheed, President and Chief
Executive Officer
250 Karl Clark Road
Edmonton, AB T6N 1E4
P: 780 450-5203
Stephen.lougheed@albertainnovates.ca
www.albertatechfutures.ca
Alberta Innovates-Energy and
Environment Solutions
Eddy Isaacs, Chief Executive Officer
2540, 801 - 6 Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2P 3W2
P: 403 297-5219 F: 403 297-3638
eddy.isaacs@albertainnovates.ca
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Alberta Mine Safety Association
D.I. (Dan) Lloy, CRSP, Chair
c/o SunHills Mining LP, Highvale Mine
PO Box 30, 4119B Sundance Road
Seba Beach, AB T0E 2B0
P: 780 797-7361 F: 780 797-7378
dan_lloy@sunhills.ca
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Alberta Sand and
Gravel Association
Teri Muhlbeier, Executive Director
Alberta-Pacific Forest
Industries Inc.
Mike Voisin, Director,
Business and Public Affairs
212, 13220 St. Albert Trail
Edmonton, AB T5L 4W1
P: 780 495-1221 F: 780 495-1224
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www.alpac.ca
Alberta’s Industrial
Heartland Association
Associated Engineering
Hans Wolf, M.Eng., P.Eng., Industrial and
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1000, 10909 Jasper Avenue NW
Edmonton, AB T5J 5B9
P: 780 969-6349 F: 780 454-1033
wolfh@ae.ca
www.ae.ca
Association for Mineral Exploration BC
Gavin C. Dirom, M.Sc., P.Ag,
President & Chief Executive Officer
Neil Shelly, Executive Director
300, 9940 - 99 Avenue
Fort Saskatchewan, AB T8L 4G8
P: 780 998-7453 F: 780 998-7543
neil@industrialheartland.com
800, 889 West Pender Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 3B2
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Algor Enterprises
Bert Lang & Associates
Alex Gordon, President
Bert Lang, President
1462 Oakland Close
Devon, AB T9G 2G1
P: 780 919-5091 F: 780 987-0344
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22 Wellington Crescent NW
Edmonton, AB T5N 3V2
P: 780 497-8737 F: 780 453-2087
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Almdal Consultants Ltd.
Bietz Resources Ltd.
William Almdal, President
Brian Bietz, President
20 Briarwood Village
Stony Plain, AB T7Z 2Y7
P: 780 968-9128 F: 780 963-9212
balmdal@shaw.ca
3124 Signal Hill Drive SW
Calgary, AB T3H 3T2
P: 403 259-6571 F: 403 686-6131
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Bird Industrial Group
Brian Ross, Executive Vice President,
Western Canada/South America
140 Quarry Park Blvd. SE
Calgary, AB T2C 3G3
P: 403 387-1601 F: 403 569-9031
brian.ross@amec.com
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AMEC Natural Resources
Thomas Grell,
Director Operations, Oil Sands
900, 801 - 6 Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2P 3W3
P: 403 298-4165 F: 403 298-4975
Thomas.Grell@amec.com
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APEGA
Mark W. Flint, P.Eng.,
1500 Scotia One
10060 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton, AB T5J 4A2
P: 780 426-3990 F: 780 424-6354
ceo@apega.ca
www.apega.ca
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Mike Dufresne, President
200, 9797 - 45 Avenue NW
P: 780 439-5380 F: 780 433-1336
mdufresne@apexgeoscience.com
www.apexgeoscience.com
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Cathy Padfield, Land Administrator
PO Box 9204
817 - 45th Street West
Saskatoon, SK S7K 3X5
P: 306 343-4530 F: 306 343-4632
cathy.padfield@areva.ca
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Kris Mauthe, CMA,
Chief Operating Officer
5820 - 97 Street NW
Edmonton, AB T6E 3J1
P: 780 801-1855
kris.mauthe@argusmachine.com
www.argusmachine.com
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16815 - 117 Avenue NW
Edmonton, AB T5M 3V6
P: 780 452-8770 F: 780 455-2807
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Vic Walls, General Manager
6711 Golden West Avenue
Red Deer, AB T4P 1A7
P: 403 343-1177 F: 403 346-9690
vgw@borderpaving.com
www.borderpaving.ca
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Warren Fraleigh, Executive Director
11635 - 160th Street
Edmonton, AB T5M 3Z3
P: 780 421-9400 F: 780 421-9433
wfraleigh@buildingtradesalberta.ca
www.buildingtradesalberta.ca
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Francisco Alhanati,
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200 Karl Clark Road NW
Edmonton, AB T6N 1H2
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5815 - 75 Street NW
Edmonton, AB T6E 0T3
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www.cwcarry.com
Calgary Mineral Exploration Group Society
Susan O’Donnell, President
PO Box 1027, Station M
Calgary, AB T2P 2K4
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www.associatedgeosciences.ca
Canadian Assoc. of
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Mike Doyle, President
1045, 1015 - 4th Street NW
Calgary, AB T2R 1J4
P: 403 265-0045 F: 403 265-0025
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Edmonton, AB T5J 1V9
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Andy Neigel, President & CEO
David Collyer, President
2100, 350 - 7 Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2P 3N9
P: 403 267-1102 F: 403 266-3147
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www.capp.ca
Canadian Energy Inc.
204, 10470 - 176 Street
Edmonton, AB T5S 1L3
P: 780 426-3414 F: 780 428-8164
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1105 Bell Tower, 10104 - 103 Avenue
Edmonton, AB T5J 0H8
P: 780 496-9232 F: 780 496-9172
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701 - 25 Avenue
Nisku, AB T9E 0C1
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Canadian Oil Sands Limited
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Darren Hardy,
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2500 First Canadian Centre
350 - 7 Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2P 3N9
P: 403 218-6235 F: 403 218-6248
dhardy@cdnoilsands.com
www.cdnoilsands.com
CanZealand Geoscience Ltd.
R.J. (Rick) Richardson, M.Sc., P.Geol., President
250 Kepa Road, Mission Bay
Auckland, New Zealand 1071
P: +64+9 940-1949
richardson@woosh.co.nz
Capital Power Corporation
Bryan DeNeve, Senior Vice President,
Corporate Development and Commercial Services
1200, 10423 - 101 Street
Edmonton, AB T5H 0E9
P: 780 392-5451 F: 780 392-5200
bdeneve@capitalpower.com
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Jon Mitchell, Director,
Environment Policy & Strategy
500 Centre Street SE
PO Box 766
Calgary, AB T2P 0M5
P: 403 766-2462 F: 403 766-6563
jon.mitchell@cenovus.com
www.cenovus.com
Keith James, President
Richard Caron, President
Cenovus Energy Inc.
Christian Labour
Association of Canada (CLAC)
Wayne Prins, Provincial Director
David L. Sevalrud, ICD.D, Lawyer
1500, 407 - 2nd Street SW
Calgary, AB T2P 2Y3
P: 403 298-9290 F: 403 262-2952
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8219 Fraser Avenue Unit A
Fort McMurray, AB T9H 0E3
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Mike Reinsma, General Manager
9th Floor Bankers Hall E
855 - 2nd Street SW
Calgary, AB T2P 2P2
P: 403 221-5784 F: 403 221-5779
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www.cibc.com
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Edmonton, AB T6V 0E4
P: 780 733-1380 F: 780 482-7858
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Todd Anderson, Vice President,
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4703 - 52 Avenue NW
Edmonton, AB T6B 3R6
P: 780 395-3300 F: 780 395-3542
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2200, 250 - 5th Street SW
Calgary, AB T2P 0R4
P: 403 476-5600 F: 403 476-5648
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ClearStream Energy Holdings LP
Paul Bourque, Vice President,
Business Development
2112 Premier Way
Sherwood Park, AB T8H 2G4
P: 780 410-9835 F: 780 410-1966
pbourque@clearstreamenergy.ca
www.clearstreamenergy.ca
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Craig Clifton P.Eng.,
2222 - 30 Avenue NE
Calgary, AB T2E 7K9
P: 403 263-2556 F: 403 234-9033
craig_clifton@clifton.ca
www.clifton.ca
CN Rail
James B. Cairns, Vice President,
Petroleum and Chemicals
250050 Lantz Way
Rocky View County, AB T1Z 0A8
P: 403 798-2141
james.cairns@cn.ca
www.cn.ca
Coal Association of Canada
Ann Marie Hann, President
150, 205 - Ninth Avenue SE
Calgary, AB T2G 0R3
P: 403 262-1544 F: 403 265-7604
hann@coal.ca
www.coal.ca
Coalspur Mines Ltd.
David Montpetit, Vice President,
External Affairs & Logistics
Columbia Industries Ltd.
Kevin Day, General Manager
681 Douglas Fir Road
PO Box 1839
Sparwood, BC VOB 2GO
P: 250 425-2818 F: 250 425-7151
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ConocoPhillips Canada Limited
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Relations - Alberta
Neil Tidsbury, President
207, 2725 - 12 Street NE
Calgary, AB T2E 7J2
P: 403 250-7390 F: 403 250-5516
neil@clra.org
www.clra.org
1857 Centre Avenue SE
Calgary, AB T2E 6L3
P: 403 248-4300 F: 403 235-6360
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www.dtl.ca
Dentons Canada LLP
Richard Neufeld, Partner
DNI Metals Inc.
15th Floor, 850 - 2nd Street SW
Calgary, AB T2P 0R8
P: 403 268-7000 F: 403 268-3100
richard.neufeld@dentons.com
www.dentons.com
Shahé Sabag, President and CEO
1711, 25 Adelaide Street East
Toronto, ON M5C 3A1
P: 416 924-6862 F: 416 595-5458
deminco@aol.com
www.dnimetals.com
Devon Canada Corporation
Nadine Barber, Vice President,
Government and Public Relations
2000, 400 - 3 Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2P 4H2
P: 403 232-7695 F: 403 232-7678
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Davis LLP
David Stratton, QC, Partner
1201 Scotia 2, 10060 Jasper Avenue NW
Edmonton, AB T5J 4E5
P: 780 429-6804 F: 780 702-4353
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Dekita International Inc.
Doug McDonald, President
4122 Camelback Way
Vernon, BC V1T 9W4
P: 250 307-8984
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DuCharme, McMillen & Associates,
Canada Ltd.
Enbridge Pipelines Inc.
EPCOR Utilities Inc.
1520, 727 - 7th Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2P 0Z5
P: 403 263-2141 F: 403 263-2142
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www.dmainc.ca
3000, 425 - 1st Street SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3L8
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www.enbridge.com
2000, 10423 - 101 Street
Edmonton, AB T5H 0E8
P: 780 412-7755 F: 780 425-7876
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Jon d’Easum, Senior Director Operations,
Western Canada
Cynthia Hansen,
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Edmonton Chamber of Commerce
Energy Futures Network
600, 9990 Jasper Avenue NW
Edmonton, AB T5J 1P7
P: 780 426-4620 F: 780 424-7946
cwiltsie@edmontonchamber.com
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Calgary, AB T3A 0G3
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Stephen Stanley, B.Sc.,M.Sc.,
P.hD.,P.Eng., Senior Vice President,
Water Services
Esak Consulting Ltd.
Bob Taylor, Founding Partner
Lynette Esak, M.Sc.,P.Ag., EP,
President / Sr. Soil Scientist
10714 - 124 Street NW
Edmonton, AB T5M 0H1
P: 780 452-4125 Ext. 245
F: 780 451-7665
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ETCON Ltd.
Andrew Etmanski, President
Box 35721
10405 Jasper Avenue NW
Edmonton, AB T5J 3S2
P: 780 720-4445 F: 780 401-3108
etcon@shaw.ca
Finning (Canada)
David Primrose,
Executive Vice President Mining,
Construction & Forestry
16830 - 107 Avenue NW
Edmonton, AB T5P 4C3
P: 780 930-8592 F: 780 930-4806
dprimrose@finning.ca
www.finning.ca
Fluor Canada Ltd.
Scott McArthur, General Manager,
Business Development and Sales
55 Sunpark Plaza SE
Calgary, AB T2X 3R4
P: 403 537-5441 F: 403 537-4800
scott.mcarthur@fluor.com
www.fluor.com
Foothills Research Institute
Bill Tinge, General Manager
PO Box 6330
Hinton, AB T7V 1X6
P: 780 865-8332 F: 780 865-8331
btinge@foothillsri.ca
www.foothillsresearchinstitute.ca
Fort McKay Group of Companies
PO Box 5360
Fort McMurray, AB T9H 3G4
P: 780 828-2400 F: 780 742-0038
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Edmonton, AB T6B 3G3
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Adam Wargon, President
304, 5904 - 51 Avenue
Red Deer, AB T4N 4H9
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Gibson Energy Ltd.
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Phone: +1 780-743-9797
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14419 Mackenzie Drive NW
Edmonton, AB T5R 5V6
P: 780 454-0404
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Rick Wise,
Senior Vice President, Operations
1700, 440 - 2 Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2P 5E9
P: 403 206-4000
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Golder Associates
Husky Energy Inc.
102, 2530 - 3rd Avenue SE
Calgary, AB T2A 7W5
P: 403 299-5600 F: 403 299-5606
chantale_blais@golder.com
www.golder.com
PO Box 6525, Station D
707 - 8 Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2P 3G7
P: 403 298-7299 F: 403 750-3568
david.long@huskyenergy.com
www.huskyenergy.com
Chantale Blais, Principal and
Operations Manager
Graham Industrial Services Ltd.
Brian Lueken, President
8404 McIntyre Road NW
P: 780 430-9600 F: 780 485-3888
brianl@graham.ca
www.graham.ca
Grande Cache Coal Corporation
David Long,
General Manager, Oil Sands
Ian Murray & Company Ltd. (IMC)
Ian Murray, President
1400, 10025 - 106 Street NW
P: 780 482-5577 F: 780 482-5939
ian.murray@imcprojects.ca
www.imcprojects.ca
IHS Global Canada Limited
Steven J. Kelly, P.Eng., Vice President
1720, 144 - 4 Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2P 3N4
P: 403 984-2200 F: 403 984-2201
steve.kelly@ihs.com
www.ihs.com
Imperial Oil Resources
Rick J. Gallant, Vice President, Oil Sands
Development & Research
237 - 4 Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2P 3M9
P: 403 237-4065 F: 403 237-4011
rick.j.gallant@esso.ca
www.imperialoil.ca
Lloyd Metz, Vice President,
Operations and Development
Calgary, AB T2P 3T6
P: 403 543-7070 F: 403 543-7092
lmetz@gccoal.com
www.gccoal.com
Graymont Western Canada Inc.
Sunil Joshi, Vice President, Sales and
Distribution
260, 4311 - 12 Street NE
Calgary, AB T2E 4P9
P: 403 219-1327
sjoshi@graymont.com
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Grindstone Creek Energy Services Ltd.
Frank Bajc, President
132 Grindstone Way
Dundas, ON L9H 7B8
P: 905 690-4421 F: 905 690-4795
frank.bajc@gcenergy.com
www.gcenergy.com
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Management Corporation
Andy Andersen, Administrator
PO Box 4238
Spruce Grove, AB T7X 3B4
P: 780 455-2235 F: 780 455-2236
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Doug Bruce, General Manager
9916 Manning Avenue
Fort McMurray, AB T9H 2B9
P: 780 791-1367 F: 780 791-2002
dbruce@guthriemech.com
H. Wilson Industries (2010) Ltd.
Wes Holodniuk, General Manager
P.O Box 5660
P: 780 743-1881 F: 780 743-0515
wesh@hwilson.net
www.wilson-industries.com
Harvest Operations Corp.
Leslie Hogan,
Chief Operating Officer
2100, 330 - 5 Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2P 0L4
P: 403 261-8208 F: 403 261-5189
les.hogan@harvestenergy.ca
www.harvestenergy.ca
Hatch Ltd.
Craig Croney, Director,
Western Canada Oil & Gas
Calgary, AB T2P 3G2
P: 403 269-9555 F: 403 266-5736
ccroney@hatch.ca
www.hatch.ca
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Don Wood,
Sector Leader, Oil and Gas
1050, 396 - 11th Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2R 0C5
P: 403 264-0671 F: 403 264-0670
dwood@hemmera.com
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International Cooling Tower Inc.
Doug Baron, President
3310 - 93 Street NW
Edmonton, AB T6N 1C7
P: 780 469-4900 F: 780 469-5858
doug@ictower.com
www.icitower.com
Japan Canada Oil Sands Limited
Toshiyuki Hirata, President
An Alberta company providing evaporative cooling
technologies, systems and services for industry
across North America
2300, 639 - 5 Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2P OM9
P: 403 264-9046 F: 403 264-9102
toshi.hirata@jacos.com
www.jacos.com
JDEL Associates Ltd.
Terry Bachynski, LL.B., ICD.D,
President & Chief Executive Officer
cooling tower engineering
6111 - 91 Street NW
P: 780 983-0870 F: 780 496-9049
tbachynski@jdel.ca
www.jdel.ca
new cooling towers
performance upgrades
Jerat Enterprises Ltd.
inspections & reconstruction
Jerry Heck, President
94 Regal Court
Sherwood Park, AB T8A 5X8
P: 780 446-8196 F: 780 416-2034
jpheck@telusplanet.net
preventative maintenance
replacement components & parts
JPi mine equipment &
engineering consultants
Tim Joseph, PhD., P.Eng., FCIM,
President & Principal Engineer
45 Kingswood Drive
St. Albert, AB T8N 5S2
P: 780 460-6606 F: 780 460-6607
timjoseph@jpicanada.com
KBR Canada Ltd.
Karl Roberts, Sr. Vice President,
Canadian Operations
PO Box 5588 Station South
3300 - 76 Avenue NW
Edmonton, AB T6E 6P8
P: 780 450-7815 F: 780 490-3375
karl.roberts@kbr.com
www.kbr.com
KCP Consulting Inc.
Kjersti Powell, MA, President
INTERNATIONAL COOLING TOWER
3310 - 93 Street, Edmonton, Alberta T6N 1C7
Phone: (780) 469-4900 • Fax (780) 469-5858
WATS: 1-800-661-3645
E-mail: office@ictower.com • Web: www.ictower.com
17, 1225 Wanyandi Road NW
Edmonton, AB T6M 2W7
P: 780 919-9609
powell.kjersti@shaw.ca
Keyano College
Kevin Nagel, President
8115 Franklin Avenue
Fort McMurray, AB T9H 2H7
P: 780 791-4850 F: 780 791-4841
kevin.nagel@keyano.ca
www.keyano.ca
Klohn Crippen Berger Ltd.
Brian Rogers, P.Eng.,
500, 2618 Hopewell Place NE
Calgary, AB T1Y 7J7
P: 403 274-3424 F: 403 274-5349
brogers@klohn.com
www.klohn.com
KMC Mining
Dan Klemke, Chief Executive Officer
Hangar 30, 60 Flight Line Road
City Centre Airport
Edmonton, AB T5G 3G2
P: 780 454-0664 F: 780 454-2495
dan.klemke@kmcmining.com
www.kmcmining.com
Korite International
Pierre Pare, President
3333 - 8 Street SE
Calgary, AB T2G 3A4
P: 403 287-2026 F: 403 243-8028
mail@korite.com
www.korite.com
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Krupp Canada Inc.
T h e H y d r a u l i c P O W E R H o use
Ramsis Shehata, President
405, 1177 - 11 Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2R 1K9
P: 403 209-4444 F: 403 245-5625
ramsis.shehata@krupp.ca
www.krupp.ca
Lafarge Canada Inc.
1200, 10655 Southport Road SW
Calgary, AB T2W 4Y1
P: 403 723-7165 F: 403 278-2738
leonora.king@lafarge-na.com
www.lafargenorthamerica.com
Laricina Energy Ltd.
Marla Van Gelder, Vice President,
Corporate Development
Langley, BC
Kamloops, BC
Prince George, BC
Calgary, AB
19650 Telegraph Trail, V1M 3E5
FLUID POWER
1003 Eastern St, V2N 5R8
Red Deer, AB
3-7659 Edgar Industrial Dr, T4P 3R2
Nisku, AB
603 15 Ave, T9E 7M6
1867 Versatile Drive, V1S 1C5
5520 53 Ave SE, T2C 4P2
Saskatoon, SK
3053 Faithfull Ave, S7K 8B3
1-877-366-7226 • www.norcanfluidpower.com
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800, 425 - 1 Street SW
Calgary, AB T2P 3L8
P: 403 750-0810 F: 403 263-0767
mvangelder@laricinaenergy.com
www.laricinaenergy.com
PTI Technologies Inc.
Purification Through Innovation
including
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Ledcor Group of Companies
Ron Nalewajek, P.Eng.,
Vice President - Business Relations
Calgary, AB T2P 3N4
P: 604 699-2833 F: 403 263-1537
ron.nalewajek@ledcor.com
www.ledcor.com
Lehigh Cement, a division of Lehigh Hanson
Materials Limited
Dan Thillman, P.Eng.,
Sales Manager, Alberta; Regional
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Materials
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Edmonton, AB T5V 1K2
P: 780 420-2609 F: 780 420-2503
dthillman@lehighcement.com
www.lehighcement.com
Liebherr-Canada Ltd.
Barry Olsen, Branch Manager
208, 53016 Hwy 60
Acheson, AB T7X 5A7
P: 780 962-6088 F: 780 962-6799
barry.olsen@liebherr.com
www.liebherr.com
Lorne J. Ternes Professional Corporation
Lorne Ternes,
Owner - Barrister and Solicitor
PMB 300, 3-11 Bellrose Drive
St. Albert, AB T8N 3C9
P: 780 458-5118
lternes@ljtprocorp.com
McLennan Ross LLP
Ron Kruhlak, Partner
600, 12220 Stony Plain Road NW
Edmonton, AB T5N 3Y4
P: 780 482-9226 F: 780 482-9100
rkruhlak@mross.com
www.mross.com
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Martin Engineering Company
Tim Patrick O’Harran
Projects Business Manager
1 Martin Place
Neponset, Illinois 61345
P: 309 852-2384 F: 309 594-2432
timoh@martin-eng.com
www.martin-eng.com
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Stephen Kushner, President
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Miller Thomson LLP
William Kenny, QC, Partner
2700 Commerce Place
10155 - 102 Street NW
P: 780 429-9784 F: 780 424-5866
wkenny@millerthomson.com
www.millerthomson.com
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decisions can result in
future solutions.
Morgan Construction and
Environmental Ltd.
Peter Kiss, President
702 Acheson Road
Acheson, AB T7X 5A7
P: 780 960-6966 F: 780 960-4696
pkiss@mcel.ca
www.mcel.ca
NewGen Synergistics Inc.
Jim Stevens, President
38 Farchant Way
Vernon, BC V1H 1E3
P: 250 275-0874 F: 250 275-0873
newgen@shaw.ca
www.newgengroup.net
Douglas E. Crowther, douglas.crowther@dentons.com, Calgary
Leanne C. Krawchuk, leanne.krawchuk@dentons.com, Edmonton
Know the way.
Newmont Mining Corporation
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DOING THINGS RIGHT
Don Doe, Senior Director,
Mine Engineering
6363 South Fiddlers Green Circle
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
P: 303 708-4599
donald.doe@newmont.com
www.newmont.com
Nexen Inc.
Brian Humphreys, Vice President,
Government Relations
2900, 801 - 7 Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2P 3P7
P: 403 699-4523
brian_humphreys@nexeninc.com
www.nexeninc.com
North American
Construction Group
Martin Ferron, President & CEO
Zone 3 Acheson Industrial Area
2 - 53016 Hwy. 60
Acheson, AB T7X 5A7
P: 780 960-7171 F: 780 960-7103
mferron@nacg.ca
www.nacg.ca
North West Redwater Partnership
With a continual focus on safety, excellence and teamwork,
KMC Mining provides cost effective, quality mining services
and expertise to our customer and the industry. By
combining tomorrow’s technology with today’s highly
skilled and dedicated workforce, KMC has maintained a
position as an industry leader for over 60 years.
KMC MINING
Address: Hangar 30, 60 Flight Line Road, Edmonton, AB, T5G 3G2
Tel: (780) 454-0664 Fax: (780) 454-2495
E-mail: info@kmcmining.com Website: www.kmcmining.com
Larry Vadori, Senior Vice President,
Strategy and Development
2800 Sun Life Plaza
140 - 4th Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2P 3N3
P: 403 451-4174 F: 403 451-4197
LVadori@northwestupgrading.com
www.nwrpartnership.com
Northern Opportunities Facilitation Inc.
Bill Hunter, President
1 Bennett Place
St. Albert, AB T8N 2K2
P: 780 668-7265 F: 780 459-9164
hunterbi@shaw.ca
Northwest Hydraulic
Consultants Ltd.
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Eugene Yaremko, Principal
9819 - 12 Avenue SW
Edmonton, AB T6X 0E3
P: 780 436-5868 F: 780 436-1645
eyaremko@nhc-edm.com
www.nhcweb.com
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Our Services
Our Clients
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Transportation - Rail - Roads - Air
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Risk Analysis
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Real Estate
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International
Development Agencies
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Phone: 403-263-2556
Fax: 403-234-9033
Head Office
340 Maxwell Crescent
Regina, Saskatchewan
Phone: 306-721-7611
Fax: 306-721-8128
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Battleford,
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Saskatoon,
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Lloydminster Office
#10 6309-43rd Street
Phone: 780-872-5980
Fax: 780-872-5983
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4409-94th Street
Phone: 780-432-6441
Fax: 780-432-6271
Corporate Website: www.clifton.ca
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Norwest Corporation
Steve Cameron, President
2700, 411 - 1st Street SE
Calgary, AB T2G 4Y5
P: 403 232-4109 F: 403 263-4086
scameron@norwestcorp.com
www.norwestcorp.com
Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Martin Ignasiak
THE ONE THING
2500, 450 - 1st Street SW
TransCanada Tower
Calgary, AB T2P 5H1
P: 403 260-7007 F: 403 260-7024
mignasiak@osler.com
www.osler.com
WE WON’T
TALK ABOUT
P&H MinePro Services Canada
Mohammed Ashraf, CFO
Bay 10, 2256 - 29 Street NE
Calgary, AB T1Y 7G4
P: 403 516-5301
mashraf@minepro.com
www.minepro.com
PCL Constructors Inc.
Ian Johnston, President and
Chief Operating Officer, Heavy Industrial
5410 - 99 Street NW
Edmonton, AB T6E 3P4
P: 780 733-5500 F: 780 733-5075
irjohnston@pcl.com
www.pcl.com
Penn West Exploration
David Middleton, Executive Vice President,
Operations Engineering and
Peace River Oil Partnership
Calgary, AB T2P 1K3
P: 403 777-2500
dave.middleton@pennwest.com
www.pennwest.com
Peter Kiewit Infrastructure Co.
We’re proud to tell you about the ingenuity of our
employees. We treat them like family and, in turn,
they produce some of the finest work our industry
has ever seen. As for Voice’s commitment to the
highest standards of service and safety, we’re proud
to talk about that too. For us, it just makes sense that
we get the job done right the first time, every time.
But when it comes to what we’re most proud of, we
don’t have much to say. In fact, we feel it’s best to
let it do the talking.
Voice Construction, Quality Speaks for Itself
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Barry Pihowich,
Executive Vice President and
Deputy Division Manager
11211 - 215th Street
Edmonton, AB T5S 2B2
P: 780 447-3509 F: 780 447-3202
sandra.kinasewich@kiewit.com
www.kiewit.com
Resource Industry Suppliers
Association (RISA)
104, 14020 - 128 Avenue
Edmonton, AB T5L 4M8
P: 780 489-5900 F: 780 489-6262
risa@resourcesuppliers.com
www.resourcesuppliers.com
Rhodey & Associates Inc.
George Rhodey,
Executive Vice President
97 Cranarch Common SE
Calgary, AB T3M 1M1
P: 403 271-9689
george@rhodey.ca
SAIT Polytechnic
John Carlson, Associate Vice President Energy
1301 - 16th Avenue NW
Calgary, AB T2M 0L4
P: 403 284-8292 F: 403 284-7171
john.carlson@sait.ca
www.sait-training.com
SGS Canada Inc.
Greg Lore, Manager of Business Development
235 MacDonald Crescent
Fort McMurray, AB T9H 4B5
P: 780 791-6454 F: 780 791-1018
greg.lore@sgs.com
www.ca.sgs.com
Shell Canada Energy
David Corriveau, P.Eng.,
Manager-Tailings and Water Focused Delivery,
Upstream Americas, Heavy Oil
400 - 4th Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2P 2H5
P: 403 691-3791 F: 403 384-8686
david.corriveau@shell.com
www.shell.ca
Explore the Possibilities
See what our Oil & Gas Group can do for you at davis.ca
Calgary 403.296.4470 | Edmonton 780.426.5330
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Sherritt Coal
Al Brown, Senior General Manager,
Engineering & Technical Services
1600, 10235 - 101 Street NW
P: 780 420-5803 F: 780 420-5847
abrown@sherrittcoal.com
www.sherritt.com
Silvacom Group
Tom Grabowski, President and CEO
3912 - 91 Street
Edmonton, AB T6E 5K7
P: 780 462-3238 F: 780 462-4726
tom.grabowski@silvacom.com
www.silvacom.com
Skills Canada (Alberta)
Haley Schultz, Partnership Lead
700, 10242 - 105 Street
Edmonton, AB T5J 3L5
P: 780 499-9841 F: 780 429-0009
haleys@skillscanada.com
www.skillsalberta.com
SMS Equipment Inc.
Bruce Knight, President and CEO
53113, Range Road 263A, Zone 1
Acheson, AB T7X 5A5
P: 780 948-2200 F: 780 960-0561
bknight@smsequip.com
www.smsequip.com
SNC-Lavalin Inc.
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For more information on our services,
please contact:
EDMONTON OFFICE CALGARY OFFICE
SERVING THE OIL AND
W.J. Kenny, Q.C.
Scott J. Hammel, Q.C.
Kent R. Anderson, Q.C.
David J. Cichy, Q.C.
2700 Commerce Place
10155 - 102nd Street
700 9th Avenue Southwest
Suite 3000
Calgary, AB T2P 3V4
Tel: 780.429.1751
Fax: 780.424.5866
Tel: 403.298.2400
Fax: 403.262.0007
GAS AND CONSTRUCTION
INDUSTRIES OF ALBERTA
www.millerthomson.com
VANCOUVER CALGARY EDMONTON SASKATOON REGINA LONDON
KITCHENER-WATERLOO GUELPH TORONTO MARKHAM MONTRÉAL
Bill Bagshaw, Vice President,
Business Development, Canada,
Hydrocarbons & Chemicals
14th floor, 605 - 5th Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2P 3H5
P: 403 294-2579 F: 403 294-2777
bill.bagshaw@snclavalin.com
www.snclavalin.com
SNF Energy Services
Scott Ramey
17519 - 107 Avenue
Edmonton, AB T5S 1E5
P: 780 757-3562
shramey@snfhc.com
Spartan Controls Ltd.
David Spencer,
Manager - Upstream Services
8403 - 51 Avenue NW
Edmonton, AB T6E 5L9
P: 780 468-5463 F: 780 436-5136
spencer.david@spartancontrols.com
www.spartancontrols.com
Stantec Consulting Ltd.
Jamie Bagan,
Vice President, Industrial
10160 - 112 Street NW
Edmonton, AB T5K 2L6
P: 780 917-7000 F: 780 917-7330
jamie.bagan@stantec.com
www.stantec.com
Statoil Canada Ltd.
Lorne Cannon,
Vice President Field Development
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P: 403 269-0421 F: 403 234-0103
lcan@statoil.com
www.statoil.com
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STATS Group International Ltd.
Stephen Rawlinson,
General Manager
5303 - 82 Avenue
Edmonton, AB T6B 2J6
P: 780 462-0221 F: 780 462-0230
stephen.rawlinson@statsgroup.com
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Sterling Crane
T.W. (Ted) Melnyk, Director,
PO Box 8610, Station South
2440 - 76 Avenue
Edmonton, AB T6E 6R2
P: 780 440-4434 F: 780 440-1951
tmelnyk@sterlingcrane.com
www.sterlingcrane.ca
Stewart, Weir & Co. Ltd.
Barry Bleay, Manager,
Business Development & Marketing
Calgary, AB T2P 0N7
P: 403 264-2585
barry.bleay@swg.ca
www.swg.ca
Suncor Energy Inc.
Kris Smith, Senior Vice President, Supply,
Trading and Corporate Development
PO Box 2844
150 - 6th Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2P 3E3
P: 403 296-7040 F: 403 724-3466
ksmith@suncor.com
www.suncor.com
Sureway Construction Management Ltd.
Reg Belyea, P.Eng,
BDO, Construction Manager
7331 - 18 Street
Edmonton, AB T6P 1P9
P: 780 486-6325 F: 780 440-1092
reg@sureway.ca
www.surewaygroup.ca
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Syncrude Canada Ltd.
Peter Read,
Vice President, Strategic Planning
PO Bag 4009 M.D. 0050
Fort McMurray, AB T9H 3L2
P: 780 790-5055 F: 780 790-4930
read.peter@syncrude.com
www.syncrude.ca
Talisman Energy Inc.
Isuzu Diesel Authorized Distributor • Yanmar Diesel Authorized Distributor
Shindaiwa Generators Authorized Distributor • Diesel Engines 5hp to 550hp
Generator Sets 4kW to 400 kW
Rob Gibb, Manager Government and Public
Affairs Gas Monetization, LNG Development
2000, 888 - 3rd Street SW
Calgary, AB T2P 5C5
P: 403 237-1108 F: 403 724-1741
rgibb@talisman-energy.com
www.talisman-energy.com
Mobile Drill Authorized Distributor
Drills • Auger • Tooling
Target Products Ltd.
Merv Rogan, P.Geol., CIM, P.Mgr.,
Marketing Manager
9503 - 87 Avenue
Morinville, AB T8R 1K6
P: 780 939-3033 F: 780 939-3044
mrogan@targetproducts.com
www.targetproducts.com
Teck Resources Limited
Ray Reipas,
Senior Vice President, Energy
1000, 205 - 9th Avenue SE
Calgary, AB T2G 0R3
P: 403 767-8701 F: 403 265-8794
ray.reipas@teck.com
www.teck.com
SALES • PARTS
SERVICE
Edmonton (Acheson Industrial Park)
208 Walker Crescent, Acheson, AB, T7X 5A4
Phone: 780.960.5560
Fax: 780.960.5568
Calgary
8211 31st Street SE, T2C 1H9
Phone: 403.261.0601
Fax: 403.263.3702
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Terracon Geotechnique Ltd.
Sarah List, P.Eng.,
Vice President, Operations
800, 734 - 7 Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2P 3P8
P: 403 266-1150 F: 403 233-0841
emmett.horne@terracon.ca
www.terracon.ca
The Oil Sands Developers Group
Ken Chapman, Executive Director
617, 8600 Franklin Avenue
P: 780 790-1999 F: 780 790-1971
ken.chapman@oilsandsdevelopers.ca
www.oilsandsdevelopers.ca
> Coal exploration and
development company
> Flagship coal project is
the Vista Coal Project
> Approximately 55,000 hectares
of coal exploration leases
> Potential to be one of the
largest export thermal coal
mines in North America
> Located within the Hinton region
of Alberta, Canada
www.coalspur.com
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Thurber Engineering Ltd.
Campbell Chow, M. Eng.,
P. Eng., Principal
200, 9636 - 51 Avenue NW
Edmonton, AB T6E 6A5
P: 780 438-1460 F: 780 437-7125
cchow@thurber.ca
www.thurber.ca
Titanium Corporation Inc.
Striving for less…
1400 Baker Centre
10025 - 106 Street NW
P: 780 760-0512 F: 780 760-0151
kmoran@titaniumcorporation.com
www.titaniumcorporation.com
After more than 50 years of research, pilot work and
commercial production in the oil sands, we’re still striving
for less… less greenhouse-gas emissions, that is. We are
relentless in our pursuit of technologies that will help us
recover more bitumen while emitting less greenhouse gases.
Kevin Moran, Ph.D., P.Eng.,
Vice President, Process Operations
TOLKO Industries Ltd.
Allan Bell, Woodlands Manager
Northwest Regional Manager
Box 630
Slave Lake, AB T0G 2A0
P: 780 805-3844 F: 780 805-3838
allan.bell@tolko.com
www.tolko.com
At Cold Lake, technologies we’re implementing include using
hydrocarbon solvents to assist and one day even replace the
steam we inject to produce bitumen.
And our Kearl Oil Sands Project will be the first oil-sands
mining operation that does not require an upgrader to make
a saleable crude oil. Processing bitumen once rather than
twice results in lower greenhouse-gas emissions.
TOTAL E&P Canada Limited
Gauthier Demeulenaere, Vice President,
Technology and Development Division
Calgary, AB T2P 4H4
P: 403 539-2965 F: 403 571-7595
gauthier.demeulenaere@total.com
www.total-ep-canada.com
Our relentless pursuit of innovation will continue –
because we won’t settle for anything less than less.
TransAlta Corporation
Hugo Shaw, Executive
Vice President, Operations
PO Box 1900 Station M
110 - 12 Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2P 2M1
P: 403 267-4732
hugo_shaw@transalta.com
www.transalta.com
Read about these and other technologies at www.imperialoil.ca
TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.
Dean Cowling, Vice President,
Project Development and Alberta Oil
450 - 1 Street SW
Calgary, AB T2P 5H1
P: 403 920-6504 F: 403 920-2397
dean_cowling@transcanada.com
www.transcanada.com
Tuccaro Inc., Group of Companies
Dave Tuccaro, President and CEO
Box 5570
P: 780 791-9386 F: 780 791-9991
dgtuccaro@tuccaroinc.com
www.tuccaroinc.com
University of Alberta Alberta School of Business
Mike Percy,
Professor and Dean Emeritus
3-30L Business
Edmonton, AB T6G 2R6
P: 780 492-7644 F: 780 492-2510
mike.percy@ualberta.ca
www.business.ualberta.ca
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AME BC thanks the over 7,800
participants at Roundup 2013.
University of Alberta Faculty of Engineering
David Lynch, Dean of Engineering
E6-050 Engineering Teaching & Learning Complex
Edmonton, AB T6G 2V4
P: 780 492-3596 F: 780 492-3973
david.lynch@ualberta.ca
www.engineering.ualberta.ca
We look forward to seeing
everyone at Roundup 2014.
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The Westin Bayshore, Vancouver
Joel Jarding, Senior Vice President,
700, 300 - 5 Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2P 3C4
P: 403 218-7146 F: 403 265-4737
jjarding@flint-energy.com
www.ursflint.com
www.amebc.ca/roundup
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Waiward Steel Fabricators Ltd.
Valtus Imagery Services
Westquip Diesel Sales (Alta) Ltd.
Donald J. Oborowsky, President and
Tammy Peterson, Business Manager
212, 5438 - 11 Street NE
Calgary, AB T2E 7E9
P: 403 539-9543 F: 403 295-2444
tammy.peterson@valtus.com
www.valtus.com
Gene Dumont, Manager
208, 26229 TWP RD 531A
Acheson, AB T7X 5A4
P: 780 960-5560 F: 780 960-5568
gdumont@westquip.ca
www.westquip.ca
10030 - 34 Street NW
Edmonton, AB T6B 2Y5
P: 780 469-1258 F: 780 485-4267
don.oborowsky@waiward.com
www.waiward.com
Voice Construction Ltd.
Weyerhaeuser Company Ltd.
Wajax Industries
Howard Ratti, Chairman and
Fred Dzida, Director, Canadian Timberlands
John Fitzpatrick, General Manager
Mining Division
7545 - 52 Street NW
Edmonton, AB T6B 2G2
P: 780 469-1351 F: 780 466-9378
hratti@voiceconst.com
www.voiceconst.com
201, 2920 Calgary Trail NW
P: 250 573-5221 F: 780 733-4239
fred.dzida@weyerhaeuser.com
www.weyerhaeuser.com
30, 26316 Twp. 531A
Acheson, AB T7X 5A3
P: 780 948-5400 F: 780 948-5430
jfitzpatrick@wajax.com
www.wajax.ca
Willowglen Systems Inc.
Gail Powley, Vice President,
Corporate Development
8522 Davies Road NW
Edmonton, AB T6E 4Y5
P: 780 465-1530 F: 780 465-0130
gail.powley@willowglensystems.com
www.willowglensystems.com
Wirtanen Family Holdings Ltd.
Richard Wirtanen
Box 4401
Edmonton, AB T6E 4T5
P: 780 435-1258 F: 780 437-2658
projects@wirtanenelectric.ca
www.wirtanenelectric.ca
Coleman, AB
WorleyParsons Canada Services Ltd.
Pavilion Lake, BC
Ray Bevan, Vice President,
120, 5008 - 86th Street NW
Edmonton, AB T6E 5S2
P: 780 440-5471
ray.bevan@worleyparsons.com
www.worleyparsons.com
Faulkner, MB
Individual Members
Exshaw, AB
Tacoma, WA
Gord Ball
GRAYMONT WESTERN CANADA INC.
Major Suppliers of Lime Products to
Western Canada and Pacific Northwest
for over 30 Years.
Vernon, BC
Bill Burdenie
19 Woodfield Drive
Sherwood Park, AB T8A 4A1
P: 780 464-4960
billburdenie@telus.net
Jim Carter
Townsend, MT
Delta, UT
Wendover, NV
Spruce Grove, AB
Regional Office & Sales Office
#260-4311 12th Street NE
Calgary, AB T2E 4P9
Charlie Fischer
Calgary, AB
Dennis Love
Telephone: (403) 250-9100
Fax: (403) 291-1303
Proud suppliers of Lime, Stone, and
Aggregate products to the Mining, Water
Treatment, Pulp and Paper, and most
recently, the Alberta Oil Sands industry.
Our Lime and Limestone is used extensively
in Flue Gas Desulphurization.
www.graymont.com
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Stony Plain, AB
Neil Lund
Edmonton, AB
Fred Marlett, P.Eng.
8711 Strathearn Crescent NW
Edmonton, AB T6C 4C5
P: 780 469-4862 F: 780 469-4862
fdmarlet@telus.net
Harold V. Page
Edmonton, AB
Roger Thomas
Calgary, AB
INDEX of ADVERTISERS
Acklands - Grainger.............................................................................32
Aecon Industrial Western.....................................................................83
AECON Mining.....................................................................................81
Ainsworth Engineered Canada LP........................................................89
Alberta Blue Cross.................................................... Outside Back Cover
Alberta Innovates - Bio Solutions.........................................................14
Alberta Innovates - Energy and Environment Solutions........................14
Alberta Innovates - Technology Futures (AITF)....................................14
Alberta Mine Safety Assoc..................................................................75
Alberta’s Industrial Heartland..............................................................65
APEGA.................................................................................................27
Association for Mineral Exploration BC................................................87
Atco Ltd.............................................................................................17
Baldwin Filters....................................................................................76
Bird Construction Company.................................................................74
Brandt Tractor Ltd...............................................................................16
Breaker Technology, Inc. (BTI).............................................................62
Building Trades of Alberta...................................................................79
Canada Culvert....................................................................................72
Cando Contracting...............................................................................70
Cannamm Occupational Testing Services............................................24
Careers: The Next Generation Foundation...........................................75
Carmacks Enterprises Ltd...................................................................25
CBRE Limited......................................................................................70
CKR Global............................................................................................4
ClearStream Corporate................................................Inside Front Cover
Clifton and Associates Ltd...................................................................82
CN-Canadian National.........................................................................30
Coalspur Mines Ltd..............................................................................85
Crossroads C & I Distributors Inc.........................................................86
Crowne Plaza Chateau Lacombe.........................................................84
Davis & Company L.L.P........................................................................83
Dentons Canada LLP...........................................................................82
Diversified Transportation Ltd./ Pacific Western Group........................50
Eagle Mapping Ltd...............................................................................81
EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd........................................................76
Emeco Canada Limited........................................................................78
Enbridge Pipelines Inc.........................................................................40
Esak Consulting Limited......................................................................90
Finning (Canada).................................................................................20
Flint Energy Services...........................................................................90
Fluor Canada Ltd.................................................................................43
GIW Industries, Inc. ............................................................................86
Graham Group.....................................................................................76
Grande Cache Coal Corporation...........................................................42
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The Ammolite Mine®
Member of:
American Gem Trade Assoc.
Canadian Jewellers’ Assoc.
Pierre Paré
3333 - 8th Street S.E.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
T2G 3A4
www.korite.com
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Main: (403) 287-2026
Fax: (403) 243-8028
Toll Free: 1-800-917-2228
pierre@korite.com
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INDEX of ADVERTISERS continued
Miller Thomson LLP.............................................................................84
Graymont Western Canada Inc............................................................88
Grindstone Creek Energy Services Ltd.................................................72
Harvest Operations Corp.....................................................................86
Imperial Oil Resources.........................................................................87
International Cooling Tower Inc............................................................80
Japan Canada Oil Sands Limited.........................................................51
Jet-Lube of Canada.............................................................................23
JV Driver Group...................................................................................74
KBR.....................................................................................................61
Ketek Group Inc...................................................................................89
Keyano College....................................................................................72
Klohn Crippen Berger Ltd....................................................................60
KMC Mining.........................................................................................82
Korite Minerals Ltd..............................................................................89
Krupp Canada Inc................................................................................66
Laricina Energy Ltd.............................................................................89
Ledcor CMI Limited...............................................................................3
Lehigh Inland Cement..........................................................................35
Liebherr Canada Ltd............................................................................58
McLennan Ross...................................................................................80
Merit Contractors Association.............................................................22
Millennium EMS Solutions Ltd.............................................................69
Norcan Fluid Power.............................................................................81
NORMROCK Industries........................................................................34
Norseman Inc......................................................................................76
Nortech Advanced NDT Ltd.................................................................86
Northwest Hydraulic Consultants........................................................68
Norwest Corporation...........................................................................68
Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP................................................................77
Pajak Engineering Ltd..........................................................................61
PCL Industrial Management Inc...........................................................70
Penn West Energy Trust.......................................................................54
Scott Pump Service Ltd.......................................................................74
Shell Albian Sands...............................................................................26
Sherritt Coal........................................................................................66
SNC Lavalin Inc...................................................................................15
Spintek Filtration.................................................................................62
Stantec Consulting..............................................................................64
Steel Building Experts.........................................................................90
Stewart, Weir & Co. Ltd.......................................................................86
Suncast Polytech Inc...........................................................................84
Suncor Energy Inc...............................................................................52
Syncrude Canada Ltd............................................................................6
Teck Resources Limited..............................................Inside Back Cover
Terracon Geotechnique Ltd..................................................................86
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Thunder Bay Port Authority.................................................................70
Thurber Engineering............................................................................86
Tuccaro Inc..........................................................................................85
Mechanical Services
Electrical & Instrumentation
Fabrication & Modularization
Tubular Management & Manufacturing
Pressure & Vacuum Services
Pipeline Construction
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TOTAL E&P Canada.............................................................................12
University of Alberta Faculty of Engineering..........................................9
Voice Construction..............................................................................83
Waiward Steel Fabricators Ltd.............................................................74
Wajax Equipment.................................................................................21
WesTower Communications Ltd...........................................................64
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