Tundra’s Taylor Wilkinson.
Essential oil Early in the pandemic, workers in the oil & gas sector were among the first to be deemed “essential.” While maintaining operations to ensure the flow of production was critical, the safety and well-being of its people re-
spite the stay-at-home order because this is a 24-hours-per-day, 365-days-per-year business,” says Craig Lane, Tundra’s Vice
mained Tundra’s primary focus since field operators do not have the option to work from home. “More than 100 operators in southwest Manitoba and southeast Saskatchewan had to continue working in the field de-
President of Production Operations. “Even during a global lockdown, we had a responsibility to maintain business as usual.” Sinclair Field Lead Operator Lonnie Brown says that in his 10 years working at Tundra, he has not encountered such a challenge. “Our industry has had its share of peaks and valleys. Most of us are used to dealing with change, but no one was expecting a situation like COVID-19 that affected all of us at work and home. Early on, fear of the unknown seemed to be the biggest concern, especially with the risk of bringing an infectious disease home to the family. But the more you learned, the more you felt at ease,” Brown says. “Tundra did the right thing by reacting quickly and as early as possible. There was good communication from the start, and they’ve stayed the course, checking in frequently, answering questions, modifying procedures, and providing masks and
Tundra’s Steven Gray.
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Tundra’s Deanna Joyce.
sanitizers. It went a long way to help alle-
