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„ By Brian Zinchuk Pipeline News Regina – TransCanada’s proposed Energy East project, unlike other proposed pipelines, is specifically intended to include Saskatchewan oil in its shipping mandate. The project has one strategy for collecting that Saskatchewan oil – building a lateral to Cromer, Manitoba. That’s the location of a major terminal for Enbridge, where the Enbridge Westspur line that gathers oil from throughout southeast Saskatchewan terminates. It’s also the end of the line for a pipeline from Waskada, Man. and another from Virden, Man. Across the road from Enbridge’s terminal, Tundra Oil & Gas, the largest producer in Manitoba, has greatly expanded its terminal. But as for building its own gathering system in the region, that’s not in the works. That was some of the information gleaned from the open house held by TransCanada in Regina on March 25. It followed a similar sessions in Winnipeg on March 18, Brandon on March 19, and Moosomin on March 20. Other sessions were held across the country from Hardisty, Alta. to Saint John, N.B. With a capacity of 1.1 million barrels per day, the total 4,600 kilometre-long Energy East project will run from Hardisty to Saint John. The proposed pipeline will repurpose a 42 inch line already in the ground, part of TransCanada’s mainline system the western portion of the line. It will use a pipeline converted from natural gas to oil service, thus requiring pumping stations to be installed in place of compressor stations. New pipe will need to be installed from eastern Ontario, through Quebec to Montreal, Levis (near) Quebec City, Cacouna (a shipping terminal on the St. Lawrence River) and then to the final destination at the Irving Refinery at Saint John. A tanker shipping terminal is also planned for Saint John. Major work on the project will include installation of new pumping stations, the aforementioned new pipe, land and marine terminals, including the one at Moosomin. The project is expected to cost approximately $12 billion, more than TransCanada’s proposed $5.3 billion Keystone XL pipeline, Enbridge’s $6.5 billion Northern Gateway and $7 billion Line 3 replacement projects. These other projects all involve new pipe and its installation, and Keystone XL and Northern Gateway require greenfield right-ofways. Energy East’s cost is higher than all those by nearly double, despite the fact much of the pipe for Energy East is in the ground and its right-of-way is already purchased.

The reasons for this much higher cost were not explained at the open house. Moosomin Besides the origin at Hardisty, Moosomin is the only on-ramp onto the pipeline for additional oil to join the stream. It will take 25 to 30 days for oil to go from one end of the pipeline to another. A tank farm is projected for Moosomin, with three tanks planned. The size has not yet been determined, but they are projected to be 250,000 to 350,000 bbl. each, with space for a fourth tank. The intention is to be very close to the existing compressor station, however the land is not locked up yet, with “all sites proposed.� They are “engaging with landowners� regarding a site. Similarly, TransCanada is in consultation with landowners regarding the right-of-way for the proposed new Cromer lateral. Land has not yet been purchased. The site would be approximately 70 to 100 acres in size. A 16-inch lateral pipeline, approximately 60 kilometres long, is planned to be built from Moosomin to Cromer, to connect to facilities there. However, company officials said that the actual point at which it connects is not finalized either. The lateral from Cromer will deliver directly into tankage, and then be batched into the mainline. The lateral would have a capacity of 200,000 to 300,000 bpd. Capacity also depends on how much pumping horsepower is installed. There would be a pump station at Cromer. At that capacity, TransCanada would have the

ability to ship most of the oil produced in southeast Saskatchewan and southwest Manitoba. Moosomin will be a collection point for “Bakken crude,� one company representative said. “Energy East will commence at Cromer and feed into Moosomin.� (TransCanada officials, other than the official spokesperson, were not allowed be quoted by name, as per company policy. In this case, Sharan Kaur was the spokeswoman present.) There are no plans for crude-by-rail facilities at Moosomin, despite the town of Moosomin being on the Canadian Pacific mainline. (The current TransCanada compressor station on the mainline is 10 kilometres east and six kilometers north of Moosomin, three kilometres from the Manitoba border). Pump stations TransCanada has six pipelines in its Saskatchewan mainline, one of which is the original Keystone pipeline. Energy East will be operated separately from the Keystone system already in place. While the intention is to co-locate as many pumping stations with existing Keystone locations as possible, not all will be. Twelve pump stations will be spaced approximately every 65 kilometres. Each will use electric motor-driven centrifugal pumps, with 20,000 to 30,000 horsepower per pump. Each station will be unmanned, and occupy approximately 20 acres. Once in operation, the pipeline is expected result in 1,000 direct jobs across Canada. In Saskatchewan, 683 direct jobs are expected to be created during development and construction, plus an additional 1,252 indirect and induced jobs. While in operation, 94 direct jobs are expected, and a further 153 indirect and induced jobs. Camps are planned for the construction phases as needed. Deliveries The pipeline is planned to deliver oil to the Suncor Refinery in Montreal, the Ultramar Refinery in Quebec City, and the Irving Refinery in Saint John. There are two proposed marine facilities, at Cacouna, Que., and Saint John, N.B. The National Energy Board filing is expected to take place on July 14. “Everyone is welcome to come. And everyone has an opinion. That’s what these open houses are about. It’s about public consultation,� Kaur said. Fifteen people representing TransCanada were on hand. “We are going through a very thorough process before it is converted,� she said of inspection work planned.

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BRIEFS Approved immigrant recruiters lists online The Government of Saskatchewan has published a comprehensive list of immigrant consultants and recruiters who can provide services to employers and potential immigrants and foreign workers. The list follows the passage of The Foreign Worker Recruitment and Immigration Services Act (FWRISA), on Oct. 11, 2013. To date, the Ministry of the Economy has received more than 250 license applications for recruiting and immigration consulting licences under FWRISA. The publication of the list at the www.saskimmigrationcanada.ca website is part of the province’s commitment to ensuring the protection of foreign nationals and employers. Individuals who provided foreign worker recruitment or immigration consulting services in the period up to Oct. 11, 2013, must have applied for a license by January 8, 2014. “Licensing recruiters and consultants is just one of the many steps that we are making to ensure the integrity of our immigration system,â€? said Boyd. Employers using unlicensed recruiters are liable for any illegal recruitment fees charged to their foreign workers.

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Finance Minister and Deputy Premier Ken Krawetz spoke to the Estevan Chamber of Commerce on April 7 about the 2014 provincial budget. Photo by Brian Zinchuk

Saskatchewan losing $400 million a year due to differentials „ By Brian Zinchuk

tial. What that really means is we’re going to be losing about $400 million. Four hundred million dollars, based on the proEstevan – The amount of potential money due to the prov- duction of oil we have currently, that’s what that 19.5 per cent ince lost due to pricing differentials has grown over the last year, will do. What that really is meaning, is why we encourage other provinces, other states, that we need the Gateway pipeline to and now stands at a whopping $400 million. That’s according to Finance Minister and Deputy Premier the west. We need Keystone, down to the States. The reversal Ken Krawetz, who spoke with Pipeline News on April 7 after a of flow of the pipeline to the east, to Sarnia, was very imporpresentation to the Estevan Chamber of Commerce concerning tant, because it allows that oil to flow to different sources,â€? said Krawetz the 2014 provincial budget. “As a result, last year’s budget was based on a 15.5 per cent “One of the things we’re really facing as a challenge in Saskatchewan is the actual value, the total value, of the oil that we differential, but by Christmas time, it was over 20. The province produce. Saskatchewan has a mix of sweet medium crude, as loses significant dollars. As we move forward, more and more we have in the Bakken, but we have a lot of heavy oil as well. oil is being transported by rail, but of course it has to be safe What happens is the refineries can now discount the barrels transportation. As we see oil having more opportunities to go of oil coming out of Saskatchewan because less refineries want into a pipeline to the west, or a pipeline to the south, or a pipethe heavy, since it’s easier to refine light, so they discount it,â€? line to the east, or rail transportation, that differential will have to drop. We’ll see significant additional dollars for our revenue.â€? Krawetz said. ɸ Page A8 “This year’s budget is based on a 19.5 per cent differen-

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Is Assiniboia the BRIEFS Entrec next Bakken play? cuts staff „ By Geoff Lee Pipeline News Regina – It won’t take long to determine if Assiniboia and Rockglen area west of Weyburn can become the next commercial Bakken light oil play. Two exploration licences adjoining 5,180 hectares of land between Assiniboia and Rockglen sold for over $5.5 million each at the April sale of Saskatchewan petroleum and natural gas rights. The price paid by Prairie Land & Land Services Ltd was the highest price for a single parcel sharing the two exploration licences in the April land sale. “The nice thing from the province’s perspective is they are two year term exploration licences,� said Paul Mahnic director, petroleum tenure branch of the Ministry of Economy in Regina. “They’ve got two years to drill to earn leases. That means we’ll find out shortly if there is a commercial play there or not. That’s definitely a bonus for us.� Bakken oil was discovered in the area in the 1950s, but left untouched for decades without the technology available to recover it until now. “Back in the 1950s we had one well. You can look at the core. It’s really, really good oil staining on it in the Bakken,� said Mahnic. “Another well tested in the Bakken, they recovered oil cut mud, so we’ve known since the 50s that there was oil in the area in the Bakken – but it’s just that tight oil. “It’s a not a surprise. We’ve just been waiting for the technology to catch up to the geology in this case.� Multistage hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling could unlock the oil from that Bakken zone. “With interest in this area rekindled after 50 years, we are hopeful that the technological advances made in the interim can be applied to produce significant amounts of oil,� said Energy and Resources Minister McMillan in a statement. The Ministry of the Economy has been promoting the area in the last couple of years at trade show and conventions knowing there is oil in that Bakken play. “Back in 1991, we co-authored a technical paper with Manitoba, North Dakota on the Williston Basin,� said Mahnic. “We had basically identified the oil cut mud recovery in this area. We showed there was potential migration out into this area. “We’ve known about it for a while, but it was really technology that had to catch up. The geology was there, the technology wasn’t. “We’re hopeful that we’ve got the perfect storm now and maybe this area can fire up.� Mahnic said the province has sold a few leases in the area in the last five years including one small exploration licence as oil companies fan out from the core Bakken play in the Estevan

and Weyburn area. “They will develop around the high grade low hanging fruit areas and overtime they’ll move,â€? said Mahnic to explain how new plays get developed. “So there’s been a bit of interest recently – just kind of snooping around. A couple of wells were drilled, one on the exploration licence more on the leases,â€? he said. “They tested the Bakken. They didn’t get the results that they were hoping for so it’s kind of quieted down. “I think that over time that technology moves pretty quick in a couple of years in this industry so somebody’s obviously decided this is worth a good look.â€? The Assiniboia area is just a few miles west of the Roncott Bakken oil pool and north of the conventional Bakken from the 1950s, 60s and 70s where Mahnic said it’s a “coarser grain sand further up in the column.â€? “That’s been producing for many decades,â€? he said. Mahnic noted the Bakken formation in Assiniboia area is not the same at the productive Roncott. “This is in that tighter oil zone, so a little finer grained and difficult to produce commercially without the new technology of multistage hydraulic fracturing and horizontal wells,â€? he said. He said timing is always key as the industry explores new plays and technology. “South of the border a few miles in Montana Apache picked up a bunch of land about a year a half ago,â€? he said. “They drilled a well just south of the border due south of this area. They didn’t get the results they were looking for either. “So we’ve kind of been waiting and hoping that someone keeps looking at because obviously there is oil in the area. We are hopeful this works out and they are successful.â€? Mahnic said he assumes the company holding the exploration licences will target the Bakken but there could be oil in other formations too. “There are multiple zones in the area where there could also be a Mississippian play. There could also be a deeper Red River. Not too far away we’ve got some Winnipegosis. “There’s multiple targets in the area‌ but we are reasonable confident the Bakken is the main target. It’s nice to have those multiple targets when you are developing the drilling program for sure.â€? The April sales of the two exploration licences in the Assiniboia area helped the province to generate $47.9 million in revenue – a figure that exceeds the entire 2013 yearend total of $67.4. Of that total, the Weyburn-Estevan area received the most bids with sales of $42.8 million. The Lloydminster area was next at $2.3 million, followed by the Kindersley-Kerrobert area at $1.7 million and the Swift Current area at $1.2 million. “Industry has again voted with their pocketbooks that Saskatchewan is a great place to invest and drill for oil,â€? said McMillan. ɸ Page A9

Entrec Corporation cut is salaried workforce by 15 per cent in late March and closed of two branches in response to lower levels of equipment utilization in the first quarter of 2014. Entrec attributes its reduced expectations primarily due to the timing and delays in oilsands construction projects. The company is also working with its customers to recover a portion of the higher fuel costs through rate increases and fuel surcharges. “Our competitive position in our industry and long term outlook remains positive,� said John Stevens, Entrec’s president and CEO in a statement. “We believe this period of lower activity will be temporary. We are now geographically positioned where we want to be, with a growing equipment fleet offering the complete range of crane and heavy haul transportation services in markets that will drive significant growth in our business over the long-term. “These markets include the Alberta oil sands region, the development of LNG supply and infrastructure in northern British Columbia and northwest Alberta, and the Bakken region of North Dakota.� Entrec expects revenue to trend upward in the second half of 2014 as project work begins to ramp up and utilization levels increase.

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Could Flat Lake be the QH[W 9LHZÀHOG" It wasn’t that long ago we wondered if the shine had come off the Bakken play. Now the question is, where is the next big play? Could it be Flat Lake? On April 14, Crescent Point Energy Corp. announced its Torquay discovery at Flat Lake, Saskatchewan, right on the Canada/U.S. border. A year in, they have 36 wells putting out 5,100 boepd of light oil. The Flat Lake area is due south of Lake Alma. If you enter Flat Lake, Saskatchewan into Google Maps, you won’t find it. Rather, you’ll be directed to someplace northeast of Kelvington. In Saskatchewan, the formation in question is known as the Torquay formation, while in North Dakota it is referred to as the Three Forks formation. The Torquay/Three Forks is directly below the Bakken formation when it is present, however, it is not present everywhere the Bakken is. North Dakota authorities commonly include Three Forks production with their Bakken production numbers. The Torquay in Saskatchewan is only found near the U.S. border and in a small area along the Manitoba border. It’s not nearly as prevalent as the Bakken formation. There’s been oil production in the Lake Alma area for a long time. However, if Flat Lake is to )' 5." 5( 2.5 # 1ŀ & 5*& 365." (5#.5 )/& 5! .5 interesting in that neck of the woods. Highway 18, the east-west corridor in the area is

regarded as one of the worst in the province. Thousands of additional trucks will pound and already horrendous road to dust. The roads are so bad, they eat cars, as one person who frequents the area told us. The closest centre of any consequence is Radville, 40 kilometres north of Lake Alma and about 60 kilometres north of the play. Beyond that, you have to go to Weyburn, to the northeast, or Estevan, due east, to get a sizeable service centre. The Lake Alma area is so sparsely populated, the area a little west of there is known as “The Gap,â€? and for good reason. Outside of Radville and a bar/restaurant/hotel at Oungre, there’s precious little in the way of restaurants, gas stations, hotels, housing and the like. There’s not much of anything. What will happen with this play? Will it grow to be ." 5-#4 5) 5 # 1Ĺ€ & 651" , 5 , - (.5 )#(.]-5*,) / .#)(5 grew to the point where they built their own rail facility at Stoughton to ship it out? Will we see Weyburn service companies pick up more business? Will Radville become the next Stoughton, gaining hotels and new shops? Will someone set up a small camp in the area? Or will it simply be easier to drive the 90 kilometres from Estevan or Weyburn (almost equidistant) to Lake Alma and then Flat Lake? 5 & .5 % 5 ) -5*& 35)/.5&#% 5." 5 # 1Ĺ€ & 65#.51#&&5 be exciting times for Saskatchewan. For companies that have noticed a slowdown in recent years, this might be the boost they have been looking for. If you are going out there, be sure to pack a lunch.

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Respond with tankers, not tanks, to Russia’s posturing I’m typing this in mid-April, so I hope that between now and the time it ends up in your hands, Russia hasn’t invaded Ukraine. I should clarify that, I hope Russia hadn’t invaded the rest of Ukraine, since its seizure of the Crimea is a fait accompli. However, I’m not confident that will be the case. These are scary times on the geopolitical stage. A resurgent Russia on the warpath, literally, is a concern for all. Its claims on Crimea sound like Adolf Hitler’s claims on Sudetenland in 1938, and we all know he didn’t stop there. With Russia supplying a huge chunk of natural gas to Eastern and Central Europe, the conundrums abound. Do you want to heat your home with gas from the guy who has tanks lined up on your border? Do you want to give him your money so he can buy more tanks? If he takes over Ukraine, is he going to stop there? Are you going to finance the conquest of your own country? In Russia’s case, it needs the hard cash from oil and gas sales. If you cut off a country you are thinking of taking over, are you helping or hurting yourself ? These are very real questions. But let’s suppose for a minute that Russia does take Ukraine, but stops there (at least for the time being). What can Canada do to respond? Our most powerful response would not be with

tanks and fighter-bombers, but with oil and liquefied natural gas tankers. The rest of the world, including Canada, would need to step up, right now, and replace these nations’s dependency on Russian oil and gas. The problem is it would take several years to be able to do so in any major capacity. It’s remarkable how much red tape can be cut through when a nation shifts to a war footing. Instead of years of consultation, study and debate, we would have to commit to construction of the Energy East, Northern Gateway and TMX pipelines right now, with construction starting this summer. We would also need to start immediate work on several LNG facilities on the west coast, and get the pipelines built to them. In the interim, crude-byrail would need to fill the gap. However, even if the engineering was complete now, it would still take years to have the infrastructure in place before we could start shipping to Europe. On the other side of the Atlantic, they would have to build the infrastructure to receive such shipments, too. You can’t just hook up a hose to an LNG tanker and let ‘er rip. We would also need to dramatically increase our oil production to fill those pipelines. The increase in prices could re-invigorate Alberta gas production, in the tank for years. One thing we can ship over in short order is

experienced people and hardware for Europe to improve its own natural gas production. Shale gas isn’t only a North American concept. There’s apparently potential for shale gas production in Poland and other areas. That’s something that could make a big difference right away. Would it be enough for them to be self-sufficient? Doubtful. The Europeans would also have to get over their doubts about fracking in a hurry. Places like France would need to reconsider their moratorium on fracking. Germany would need to stop shutting down its nuclear reactors so that natural gas could be freed up for heating, not power generation. The reality is, however, that no matter how fast we ramped up our own export capacity, we simply could not do it in time to keep large chunks of Europe from freezing in the dark next winter. For decades the world’s excess export capacity has come from the Middle East, primarily from Saudi Arabia. Compared to what they can put afloat, our greatest efforts would be a drop in the bucket. Let’s hope Russia calms down and comes to its senses. Brian Zinchuk is editor of Pipeline News. He can be reached at brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net

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Being in better shape might save your life. In the oil and gas industry, any individual who is unable to perform a task safely because of their health or capacity places themselves and others at risk. One of the best ways that employers can reduce the risk of personal injuries and improve health and performance is by promoting fitness programs and benefits. The turning point of a fitness program is when employees rediscover the joy of getting active and are reminded of the strong mind and body link. That’s what led me on a journey to complete six marathons including the New York City Marathon in 1993 and several individual and team triathlons. At age 65, I cycle, swim and play a ton of shinny hockey, having discovered the mind and body link to fitness in my early 30s. The motivation to improve your fitness and overall well being comes from within, but the opportunity has to be there too to get the process rolling. When health and fitness issues are viewed in terms of risk reduction that can lead employers to offer a range of health and fitness benefits programs to their employees. Husky Energy, for example, sponsors a fitness allowance to subsidize membership in a fitness activity or health program of the employee’s choice. Many of Canada’s top 50 managed companies offer employees a range of benefits tied into the

mind and body link to motivate healthy lifestyles and reduce stress on and off the job. These benefits researched online include offering new employees up to four weeks of paid vacation and compassionate leave top-up payments of 100 per cent of salary for one week. One top 50 company even provides maternity and parental leave top-up payments for new mothers up to 93 per cent of salary for 52 weeks. The benefits of fitness programs include reducing stress, building relationships, improving the immune system, boosting brain power, strengthening the heart and improving sleep among others. Many companies also provide employees with an onsite fully equipped fitness facility at head office to cut commute time to the gym and provide an accessible conduit for stress relief. Enbridge Inc. goes further and sponsors annual Ride to Conquer Cancer fundraising events across Canada with participation open to the public. Oilmen’s bonspiels, hockey tournament and golf tournaments are among the many way oil and gas companies and employees can promote fitness and networking. It’s also good public relations for energy companies to sponsor these events as well as grassroots recreation teams in local communities. Getting in shape on your own or with fellows employees will also improve your confidence and self esteem on and off the job. A heart pumping exercise session can also boost

creativity. Health and wellness includes mental health and that’s where companies can offer benefits such as paid compassionate leave for personal reasons or a subsidized leave for education or travel purposes. Other companies are recognizing the importance of family time and offer flexible work hours to juggle the demands of family life. Physically and mentally fit employees are more productive employees and anything employers can do to nurture and build the mind and body link is going to be better for the bottom line. Including mental health in your business model is important to a healthy workplace. There is also a legislative requirement for employers to protect the mental and physical health of their employees. Workplace issues potentially affecting mental health include discrimination, work relationships, job burnout, bullying and substance abuse. The places where employees work also have to be psychologically safe. It’s obvious health and wellness is not just a matter of putting on a pair of running and going for a jog. It’s more about with finding that mind and body link for a lifestyle change. Employers can provide programs and benefits to put that into action. Better health is something we can all profit from.

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More export options needed to maximize returns for the province Éş Page A4 Krawetz was referring to the differential between Western Canada Select and West Texas Intermediate pricing. Indeed, on the Daily Oil Bulletin selected oil and gas prices that day, WTI for May, 2014 was trading for US$101.14 per barrel, while WCS had a negative$19.35 differential. That difference in price is the equivalent of the revenue from 1.5 percentage points on the provincial sales tax, which currently brings in about $257 million per percentage point. As for maximizing the return for out oil with regards to the WTI price and the value of the Canadian dollar, Krawetz explained, “We want to see stability. The problem that affects treasuries, it doesn’t matter which province, but especially Saskatchewan and Alberta, is extreme fluctuations. You’ll do a budget of $93 or $94 per barrel, and it either goes one way, or the other. It can go to $105 or $110 or down to $80. Those are things you don’t want to see. “We want to see stability. We understand it could fluctuate a bit, but it’s that stability. I don’t think we’re ever going to see the $140 a barrel oil that we saw a few years back for that very brief moment, but a range, and that’s what

we rely on. We rely on a range forecasters give us, a range of where they see oil over a period of time,� he said “As far as a fluctuations, let’s say we chose a particular value, say, $95 per barrel, and the price dropped to $94 for the entire year, in other words it was $1 less then what have budgeted, then we would have to revise our budget less about $20 million. One dollar equals $20 million. “On the exchange side, when you set an exchange rate, and it fluctuates either up or down, going down on the exchange rate is better because we’re an exporting country. One penny on the exchange rate is worth about $30 million. So if it goes up one or two pennies, we lose $30 million per penny. “It’s never hard, fast things,� he explained. Regarding pipelines, Krawetz noted that when the southern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline opened between Cushing, Okla. and the Gulf Coast, the impact was seen immediately, with inventories at Cushing going down and the price of oil going up. The 2014 provincial budget forecast $1.564 billion in oil revenue, but only $16.5 million in natural gas revenue.

Protesters put away sign when cameras are turned off „ By Brian Zinchuk Regina – The TransCanada Energy East pipeline open house in Regina on March 25 was punctuated with Aboriginal protestors who unfurled a large sign for the television cameras and then promptly put it away once CBC was done filming. Arden Ballantyne of Regina, who acted as spokesman for the dozen protestors, said, “I’m defending my rights as a First Nations person at a young age, my right to speak about my land, about

the connection I’ve had with my ancestors. The connection I’ve had with the creator, being abused for resources, for money. For what? “I feel the pain inside. It’s a wound that will not heal, just like residential schools, that has affected me as well, at this generation, at this age. It will still be an ongoing process.� He referred to “spiritual wounds,� such as “taking my resources, taking and digging, from my sage, from my sweetgrass.� Asked if he was aware that White Bear First

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Nation in southeast Saskatchewan and Onion Lake Cree Nation in northwest Saskatchewan were both active participants in oil drilling, and are active participants in the oilpatch, he responded, “How much of the cut do they get? What benefits do they get? “I am not aware of that,� Ballantyne said. Asked if those First Nations were causing the wounds he was referring to, Ballantyne said, “No, they’re just adding on. “They’re not speaking upon what their brothers and mothers and fathers have protected for many years. They’re possibly not connected, as connected, as I am, to my land.� A First Nations man who identified himself as a student journalist interjected, objecting to Pipeline News’ questioning and tried to cut it off. Regarding Onion Lake and causing wounds to the land, Ballantyne said, “No they are not. Are the chiefs involved? I am asking you. Are the chiefs involved in this? There’s obviously some spiritual connection to Onion Lake. There’s people obligated to their own word, because they’re not high up in speaking. In public speaking is right.� An older First Nations woman asked how many people live at Onion Lake, and what percentage work in the oilpatch? “And whose fault is it they are coming to work for you, because of unemployment?� Ballantyne said. When told the largest economic driver on Onion Lake was the oilpatch, Ballantyne said, “Because you gave them the opportunity. But why? Is it just for money? They’re only there because, in today’s society of money. It’s a proven thing. Don’t tell me I’m basing everyone on their spirituality. I’m saying people aren’t as experienced as me. I’m an old spirit. I connect to this land. “I am 18 years old.� The banner read, “Get out of our backyard.� Asked to define that, one person said Regina, while another said, “my backyard is wherever my back is turned.� Ballantyne said, “Treaty 4. Saskatchewan. Canada.�

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Assiniboia draws exploration interest Éş Page A5 “We look forward to seeing these new dispositions begin development and provide new jobs and prosperity for the province.â€? The highest price on a per-hectare basis was $9,313.  Silver Hawk Resources Ltd. bid $150,770 for a 16-hectare lease south of Lloydminster. The next sale of Crown petroleum and natural gas and oil shale dispositions will be held on June 2. Weyburn-Estevan Area (numbers rounded up) The top purchaser of acreage in this area was Prairie Land & Investment Services Ltd. that spent $19.5 million to acquire five licences and one lease parcel. The top price paid for a single lease was $2.6 million by Stomp Energy Ltd. for a 518 hectare parcel situated 10 kilometres southwest of the Tableland Winnipegosis Pool, 17 kilometres southwest of Estevan. The highest price paid for a single licence was $5.5 million by Prairie Land & Investment Services Ltd. for each of two 5,180 hectare blocks located 35 kilometres west of the Roncott Bakken Sand Pool, 30 kilometres south of Assiniboia. The highest dollar per hectare in this area was received from Wood River Resources Ltd. who paid $7,778 per hectare for a 129.5 hectare parcel located two kilometres north of the Carlyle Lower Watrous-Alida Beds Pool, five kilometres east of the town of Carlyle. Lloydminster Area The top purchaser of acreage in this area was Silver Hawk Resources Inc. spending $771,205 to acquire two lease parcels. The top price paid for a single lease in this area was $620,435 by Silver Hawk Resources Ltd. for a 259 hectare parcel situated two kilometres south of the Celtic Mannville Sands Oil Pools, 40 kilometres east of Lloydminster. The highest dollar per hectare in this area was received from Silver Hawk Resources Ltd. who paid $9,313 per hectare for a 16.19 hectare parcel located adjacent to the Lashburn West Sparky Sand Oil Pool, 28 kilometres south of Lloydminster. Kindersley-Kerrobert Area The top purchaser of acreage in this area was Teine Energy Ltd., who spent $491,782 to acquire nine lease parcels. The top price paid for a single lease in this area was $324,000 by Watson Land Services (1994) Ltd. for a 145.69 hectare parcel situated 15 kilometers

northeast of the Plato North Viking Sand Oil Pool, 35 kilometres southwest of Rosetown. This is the highest dollar per hectare in this area at $2,224 per hectare. Swift Current Area The top purchaser of acreage in this area was Prairie Land & Investment Services Ltd. that spent $781,089 to acquire one licence. This was the top price paid for a single licence in this area. The 5,179 hectare block is located 50 kilometres southwest of the Roncott Bakken Sand Oil Pool, five kilometres northwest of Rockglen. The top price paid for a single lease in this area was $89,614 by Canasea Oil and Gas Ltd. for a 259 hectare parcel situated partially within the Leitchville Shaunavon Oil Pool, five kilometres north of the town of Shaunavon. This is the highest dollar per hectare in this area $346 per hectare.

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6WULNH OHDGHU FDWFKHV Ă€WQHVV EXJ RQ FDQFHU WUHN „ By Geoff Lee Battleford – An opportunity to help fund a cure for cancer is all it took to motivate Corey Chmelnyk, area manager for Strike Energy Services Inc. in Battleford to get in shape. The 41 year-old is now training for the Subaru Saskatoon Triathlon on June 29 stoked by his participation in the two-day Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer cycling benefit in Calgary in 2013. “I want to try and keep in shape. I do want to go back in this Enbridge once again,â€? said Chmelnyk. “This year, I couldn’t commit to it. I thought maybe I would skip a year and go next year or something.â€? Chmelnyk was one of 1,655 cyclists who helped raise $7.5 million for the Alberta Cancer Foundation during the 220 kilometre out and back ride from Calgary to Okotooks through the foothills. He and a team of Strike Energy employees from Western Canada and a doctor friend from North Battleford completed the trek and raised over $25,000 for the cause. “I was so happy I did it,â€? he said. “The weather was awesome. It got a little hot the second day, but we finished it. The weather was great – no rain. It was just absolutely perfect. “It was good. Most all the people in that race are all oil and gas – every oil company you could imagine – they all had representatives there.â€? The annual ride is the largest cycling fundraiser in Alberta to support cancer research and treatments at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Cross Cancer Institute and 15 other centres in the province. The Ride to Conquer Cancer has raised over $38 million in the last five years with corporate support. The 2014 event will take place Aug. 9-10. “It is good for our contribution, community involvement and stuff like that for Strike,â€? said Chmelnyk. “I ended up raising around $4,000. I got a little bit of money from our clients who we work for. ɸ Page A11

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Corey Chmelnyk made it his mission to help fund a cure for cancer last year and get in Ć?ŚĂƉĞ ƚŽ Ć‰Ä‚ĆŒĆ&#x; Ä?Ĺ?ƉĂƚĞ Ĺ?Ĺś ƚŚĞ ĹśÄ?ĆŒĹ?ÄšĹ?Äž ZĹ?ĚĞ ƚŽ ŽŜĆ‹ĆľÄžĆŒ Ä‚ĹśÄ?ÄžĆŒ Ĺ?Ĺś Ä‚ĹŻĹ?Ä‚ĆŒÇ‡ Ç Ĺ?ƚŚ Ĺ˝Ç€ÄžĆŒ Ď­Í•ϲϏϏ Ĺ˝ĆšĹšÄžĆŒ Ä?LJÄ?ĹŻĹ?Ć?ĆšĆ? Ç ĹšĹ˝ Ä‚ĆŒÄž žĂĹ?ŜůLJ Ĺ˝Ĺ?ĹŻ ĂŜĚ Ĺ?Ä‚Ć? ĞžƉůŽLJĞĞĆ?͘ ,Äž Ĺ?Ć? ƉĹ?Ä?ĆšĆľĆŒÄžÄš ĹšÄžĆŒÄž ŽŜ ƚŚĞ ÄŽ ŜĂů ĚĂLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĆšŽƾĆŒÍ˜ WŚŽƚŽ Ć?ĆľÄ?ĹľĹ?ĆŠ ĞĚ

POWDER COATING Éş Page A10 “Almost all my money came from workinvolved people – it was good to see people supporting me to support the foundation.â€? Chmelnyk recalls being very sore at the end of the ride, but trilled to finish “probably under the top 700â€? by his reckoning, to put his fitness achievement into perspective. The hilly course has a total ascent of 953 metres and a maximum elevation of 1,449 metres. One of Chmelnyk’s cherished physical memories is making it to the top of the toughest hill climb without stopping. “There was a lot of people walking up it with their bikes. I made it to the top of that thing and that was my huge goal that I conquered,â€? he said. Chmelnyk began training for the ride in December 2012, fully motivated by the cancer cause. “The one thing was where the money goes to. That was my biggest thing – cancer affects so many people in so many ways,â€? he said. “My contribution was to help out and raise more money to fight this cancer thing.â€? He bought himself a specialized bike and began spinning indoors with his back wheel attached to a bike trainer. It’s the same bike he plans to ride in the Saskatoon triathlon. “It was a real good bike to learn on. It was pretty much medium of the pack, but it was a really good bike,â€? he said. “I tried to go five times a week, then once it got warm out, we were going outside and we were doing 50 to 60 kilometre rides. Chmelnyk practiced with his friend, Dr.

Almereau Prollius, who rode with Strike’s team. “He and I would go on routes. It worked out well. He does a lot of triathlons,� said Chmelnyk. Dr. Prollius is also entered in the Saskatoon triathlon. He and Chmelnyk train at the new field house and swimming pool in the Credit Union CUplex in North Battleford. Chmelnyk said other Strike employees have caught his own fitness bug and are working out at the facility. “People are starting to use it from our company. Once one person does it, they see that and then they all want to do something so it works out good,� he said. Chmelnyk is training at the centre for the sprint triathlon in Saskatoon to cover the 750m swim, 35 km bike ride and 5km course in a time that depends on how much his job cuts into his daily training plan. “I’m trying to train daily. I’m trying to get into it. It’s always tough with work, but you just have to work around it and get it done,� he said. Strike Energy is off to fast start in the Battlefords in 2014 and is gearing up for another busy season of pipeline construction and maintenance, and new facility construction near Regina. “It’s been very busy. Spring breakup is now, but it’s looking like a very, very busy 2014,� said Chmelnyk. “We kicked it off a first quarter very busy, and it looks like it’s going to continue right through to the end of the year.� The workload is likely to include some pipeline and construction work for Husky Energy’s two planned 10,000 barrels per

day thermal heavy oil projects at nearby East Edam and Vawn. “We are actually getting into all the drawing and stuff with the plans,â€? said Chmelnyk. “We haven’t started anything on it, but we’re hoping to break some ground for them once they get kicked off with the projects on the mechanical end of it. “We’re doing a bunch of work right now with Baytex Energy and lots for CNRL.â€? Strike Energy, based in Calgary, was named best contractor in 2013 by Alberta Venture which helps the Battleford branch to broaden its horizons with its good reputation. “We actually have some work with Spectra Energy around Regina with their salt caverns and their propane caverns that we are working on,â€? said Chmelnyk. ɸ Page A12

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Éş Page A11 “That’s good for us. We are trying to do more maintenance and facility work and not only just pipelines.â€? Chmelnyk will have less time to train when spring breakup ends, but he is hooked on the benefits of being fit on and off the job. “The thing is feeling good. We put long hours in and we go on the road. To do that, you gotta be in shape even travelling,â€? he said. “The type of work that I do not only in the office, but out bidding jobs and stuff, it feels good to be in shape, that’s for sure.â€? “Back in high school, I used to be a long distance and cross country runner, but not a whole lot. “My brother is a long distance runner and he runs a lot and cycles a lot. I just thought why can’t I? “I really just started here in the past year.â€? Chmelnyk said taking part in the Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer was also a great opportunity to network with a lot of like-minded employees rallying to cure cancer. “There were a lot of people from every oil and gas company you could think of,â€? said Chmelnyk. “They were thinking the same thing I was – the networking thing and a good fundraiser – a good foundation to be giving money too that’s for sure. “I recommend it highly.â€? Record flooding in the Calgary area last June prompted organizers to switch the date to Aug. 10-11, leaving participants to re-focus their training routines. “I was ready to go in June and my training was already to go too. I had to keep training which was fine,â€? said Chmelnyk. The course took riders west to Bragg Creek then south to Okotooks and back to Calgary with evidence of flood damage every way they looked. “Where ever all that flooding happened back in June, that’s where we went, so we could still see a lot of washouts and a lot of affected areas,â€? said Chmelnyk. “We cycled through a lot of that stuff.â€? Chmelnyk said Strike Energy responded with crews and equipment that during the flood crisis in Calgary. “Around the Bow River and stuff we had trucks and we had equipment. We had men. They were a huge help to that flood,â€? he said.

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parents who work in the oilfield. When polling the children as to where their parents work, answers of Husky, Husky, Hot Tools, Weatherford, Husky, and Astec were some of the companies LSPD Hockey Academy kids from Bar Colony Elementary School repeatedly shouted out to Pipeline News. “My dad builds stuff for Husky,� another kid exclaimed during a scrum on the ice. All those Husky references prompted Ward to joke to his class, “I want to thank Husky for supporting the hockey academy.� Ward started the business in 2011 shortly after he retired from playing for HV71 in the Swedish Elite League and it’s been on a growth breakaway ever since. “Our staff is growing all the time. We are always looking to add to our team. The reality is we are almost as busy as we can manage and organize,� he said. Ward said it was partly by design that the hockey camps cities where he chose to build his business are all benefiting from the oil and gas sector. “Obviously, Lloydminster for myself is my main focus. I was born here and I plan on raising my family here,� he said. He and his wife have four boys, three of whom play hockey,

supported by his hockey camp business. “The way Alberta is booming these days with the oilfield, the cities that have population and have growth and have a lot of good hockey programs, are communities with some dollars to spend on development,â€? said Ward. “That’s where we’re getting our phone calls from for camps and training. “For the most part, it seems like everyone – all the e-mail contacts we have, always have an oilfield name at the end of it.â€? ɸ Page A14

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Éş Page A13 This year, there are 81 kids in the academy grouped in Grade 4 and Grade 5 and 6 Barr Colony students and Grade 7 to 9 students from Bishop Lloyd Middle School. The academy runs 10 months a year during the school term at a cost of about $220 per player with an emphasis on hockey, fitness and life skills. “The academy is much more than just hockey and banging out individual skills for players,â€? said Ward. “We want to make kids better hockey players, but we also realize we want to make them better people. “We realize that most of these kids aren’t going to play professionally and play in the NHL, but I think hockey teaches real life skills. Ultimately, team sports teach. “Playing hockey in Canada is something these kids can always rely on and always fall back on no matter where they’re at. “Hockey is an easy transition to any community in this country.â€? Having grown up in Lloydminster, Ward values the support for hockey from the oil and gas sector. “I think that oil companies are among the best at understanding that hockey is important, and if a parent needs to get off to run a practice at 4 p.m., they can accommodate that one or two days a week,â€? said Ward. He said he knows some oil companies are giving jobs to players on the Bobcats in the AJHL and the Border Kings that play in the Sask West Hockey League. “If you want to get good coaching in town, the reality is there is not enough money in minor sports to support a full time coach,â€? said Ward. “These guys need a second job and it seems like almost every second one of them is falling back to the oilfield for support. “There’s been a lot of companies that help out with that.â€? Ward is the lead instructor in preparation camps and private training groups for elite players from Pee-Wee to WHL status players for his hockey business. Ward grew up playing for the Lloydminster Lancers in the old AAHA hockey league and was the 10th overall pick in round one of the 1996 NHL entry draft while playing for the Red Deer Rebels in the WHL. He went on to play 209 games with the Florida Panthers and the Anaheim Ducks in the NHL. His career ended in Europe after four years playing for HV71 winning two championships in 2006 and 2009. ɸ Page A15

707,305, 5,>: 4H` Éş Page A14. Running the LPSD Hockey Academy and spring and summer camps on power skating, 3 on 3 hockey, goalie camps, project pro invitation camps for elite players helps Ward to keep in shape with his playing days behind him. “Fitness is part of my life. I’ve spent 20 years training and I enjoy feeling good,â€? said Ward. “I still train hard. Although I don’t play hockey any more, I’ve taken up more of the crossfit and some of the weight room stuff.â€? In his hockey travels particularly in Western Canada, Ward can definitely say that hockey and the oil industry go hand in hand with mutual benefits. “There’s a noon hour hockey league here where there’s a bunch of oilfield guys come in and they play hockey. They network through hockey,â€? said Ward. “There are companies in town that have tickets for Oilers’ games. You’re going there on business meetings and creating contacts through hockey games and through playing on different teams. “That’s one way the oilfield is tied to it and it helps to support that. “The next way is just simple fitness. I think anybody whether you’re sitting at a desk or whether you are twisting a wrench – physical health is important. “Everyone knows that an hour of hockey, an hour of skating on the ice is very good for you.â€?

Ward’s hockey camp business also runs a physical education program for LPSD students and academy kids who are encouraged to play every possible sport. Typically while a third of the kids are going through on-ice drills, the rest are put through their paces with dry land training activities. “At the academy we encourage fitness. We encourage hockey and overall fitness for all of these kids,� said Ward. “There’s a triathlon coming up that I’ve spoken to the kids about. I’m encouraging them all do that and I am going to do it myself.� The Lloydminster Triathlon takes place at Bud Miller Park June 20-21 beginning with a Kids of Steel competition. Ward isn’t so sure kids today would be quick to sign up for the type of summer jobs he had in the oilfield back in his day, but he wouldn’t argue that a little bit of hard work never hurts. It motivated him to follow his hockey dreams. “When I was a young lad, I worked for a couple of crews and I was just the – lowest on the totem pole,� he laughed. “I was picking rocks off the road before the trucks came and cleaning out tankers and just doing all the crap work that nobody else wanted to do. “That was my summer job when I was 15 and 16 and 17 until my parents started subsidizing me to give the training a full-time commitment.� The rest is history.

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Éş Page A16 Showcase is Lloydminster’s largest tradeshow for home, garden, sport, and leisure. The Sellers’ RVs for sale and display ranged from 16 ft. to 45 ft. in length loaded with creature comforts. “These days they are getting bigger and bigger with more slideouts. People are looking for those amenities,â€? said Becotte. It doesn’t hurt sales knowing that RVing is perceived as an active and healthy family outdoor lifestyle on industry advertisements in the media. “Absolutely, I think the RV lifestyle is a good way to get outdoors. When I was growing up, we had ‘outdoor Olympics’ – who can chop wood – who can start fires,â€? said Becotte. “It takes work to start a fire; it’s work to pack everybody up and get down to the beach; it’s work to park them and level them up – it’s a great time. “Myself, I just stick it up at Sandy Beach for a couple of months.â€? The hotel on wheels concept of an RV gains traction in the oilfield from early May to October for work in remote sites and as an alternative to hotel rooms if they are available. “In Lloyd’s case there’s not enough amenities. We just unfortunately do not have enough hotels,â€? said Becotte. “We don’t even have enough spots for people to park RVs. “Booming towns like Hardisty would be another big one for RVs. There are people who are just renting out driveway space so people can park them.â€? Some of Sellers’ RVs are recommended and equipped for three season use in the oilfield or for extended camping seasons. “We sell a pretty good three-season camper. For that fourth season you can use them, but you are going to have skirt them in and heat them up in some format,â€? said Becotte. The three-season units have fully enclosed underbellies and optional thermal window panes with extra insulation on the side walls, floor and roof. “It’s a good way to start early – that May long weekend camping and end late in September,â€? said Becotte who warns the fourth season is a Canadian winter. Unlike Ontario where many families head to the summer cottage at the lake, in Saskatchewan and Alberta, the RV is a mobile cottage. “A ton of people are using them for lake lots,â€? said Becotte. “The ability to move around from lake to lake to lake – that’s the big draw. If you are in the land of 1,000 lakes, try out 500 of them.â€? Sellers RV is a family owned and operated dealership located on 50th Ave. in Lloydminster and specializes in towable RVs, parts and service. The business is into its 35th year in 2014 and continues to grow along with the oil and gas economy in Lloydminster. “I came on about nine years ago and we’ve grown and grown since then – not because of me, but because of Lloyd,â€? said Becotte. “Just like any growing oil town, it’s sometimes difficult to keep up with the demand.â€?

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already talking about company plans to further tap into the market after just settling into the new corporate head office in the Robinson Industrial Park on Jan. 31. “It will be slow organic growth, but we definitely want to keep

growing. The goal has always been to positively influence industry,� said McKinlay. “In order to expand our reach, we have to continue to grow and go into new markets and new business streams in terms of safety services.� Target ran out room at their old 6,500 sq. ft. location to increase the level of safety services for clients. More space was also need to efficiently administer growth at the Red Deer office and branches in Edmonton and Bonnyville. “We needed to have a facility that could continue to support the growth of the organization and be able to increase the level of services we provide our customers,� explained McKinlay. “The other reason to expand is – it’s partial recognition for our employees. They do a great job for us day in and day out, and I think it’s important for them to have a nice place to work.� The new building is functionally designed as a two storey office with the operations team on the ground floor and administrative staff on the upper floor – to maintain communication ties. There is also a cavernous shop where safety equipment for crews is stored and maintained. “We are dealing with life-critical equipment, so we need to have a good facility in order to maintain it and to keep up to the standards that our quality assurance program requires,� said McKinlay. “It is also a depot for our trucks and trailers, and a place to maintain those as well.� The shop is equipped with its own air compressor to fill portable air tanks and it comes with a wash bay to clean support trucks and safety trailers to enable maintenance technicians to work on them.

Target has grown to over 250 full-time employees at its locations a number that will ramp up to over 400 employees after spring breakup for seasonal and project specific safety work. Turnarounds Turnarounds are the business safety focus for Target in Lloydminster. The company is gearing up for another turnaround this fall at the Lloydminster Husky Upgrader where they successfully completed a large shutdown last fall as well as a turnaround at Husky’s refinery last spring. “There is a lot of work, a lot of high risk critical work that happens at those times, and that’s where our clients really rely on our services,â€? said McKinlay. “They are bringing in a mass amount of people in a short timeframe. Anything we can do to make that project go safer is ultimately what we’re here for.â€? Target provides safety watch for confined space entries, gas detection, bottle watch, arc watch, and emergency services, in terms of high angle rescue, during turnarounds. “Pre-project planning will help the clients do their hazard assessments prior to the job to understand what risks are we going to be looking at doing this work,â€? said McKinlay. “We also look at what we can to mitigate those risks to an acceptable level, and determine how we can do it safely so everyone gets home at the end of the day.â€? Target is able to expand its safety service menu at its new location with a fully equipped classroom for group H2S training. “We are not running public schedules,â€? said McKinlay. “We are doing client-specific, so if a company has a group of eight or more that they would like to get trained, we go to them to do the training or they can come to us.â€? ɸ Page A19

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Target Safety Services’ general manager Clint McKinlay is welcoming the community to his company’s new building in Lloydminster on Friday, May 2 for the ĹŹĹ?Ä?ŏŽč ŽĨ ĹŻĹ˝Ä?Ä‚ĹŻ EĹ˝ĆŒĆšĹš ĹľÄžĆŒĹ?Ä?Ä‚Ĺś KÄ?Ͳ Ä?ƾƉĂĆ&#x; ŽŜÄ‚ĹŻ ^Ä‚ĨĞƚLJ ĂŜĚ ,ĞĂůƚŚ Ç ÄžÄžĹŹ Ä‚Ä?Ć&#x; Ç€Ĺ?Ć&#x; ÄžĆ?͘

Éş Page A18 The relocation fits Target’s plans to expand its new enhanced services division that entails safety programs and conducting audits for companies that have safety programs to get their Certificate of Recognition. “We also have contract auditors, so some of our oil and gas company clients will hire us,â€? said McKinlay. “We do contractor audits for them to help them ensure that companies they are hiring are trying to achieve the same safety results they are.â€? Over the years, Target has grown to provide safety services to construction and pulp and paper industries as well pipeline work, completions and well servicing from its Western Canadian locations. “We are continuing to expand our services in new regions. We’re not staying just with those centralized offices,â€? said McKinlay. “We’re expanding our services across Alberta, B.C. and into Saskatchewan.â€? Target’s overall business in Western Canada is being driven by industry and an increase in safety awareness according to McKinlay. “Safety has become more and more important and people are understanding the importance of protecting their most valuable asset which is people,â€? he said. “That’s why we started the company to influence industry in a positive manner. “The more that industry understands the positives of safety, I think the busier we’ll become and keep that going forward.

“Also, our people doing a good job sharing our vision, and our passion for safety are definitely big for us.� The grand opening of the new building has yet to be scheduled, but Target is hosting local North American Occupational Safety and Health week activities at its facility on Friday, May 2. “ATCO Electric did the inaugural one last year, so we are going to take it over and host it this year,� explained McKinlay. “We are going to have a barbecue. We are working on having some live fire training and simulated fire training. “ATCO is going to have their power scenario set up so people can understand the dangers of electricity. “A lot of companies and industries that are involved in a safety capacity are going to have booths and information there so the general public can come in and learn more about safety. “The whole goal is to raise the awareness of safety in our community.� McKinlay is calling the event a soft grand opening while contractors complete the finishing touches to the inside of the building and landscape the three acre site before an official opener is set. “It works well because safety has been my passion – it’s the reason our company was created,� said McKinlay. “I think what ATCO started last year was fantastic and are definitely happy to be able to take it on this year and keep that tradition going and raise the awareness.�

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“We just started talking about it and one thing led to another, and we just started a formal Biggest Loser contest.� The final weigh-in on April 15 determined the winner. NBC’s newest season 15 “Biggest Loser,� Rachel Frederickson shed 155-lbs to win $250,000. This year’s Target winner is expected to reap a pot of about $160 bucks from eight registered players who chipped in $20 each, plus a matching prize by the company pertaining to fitness. “So it may be a gym membership or something to that effect,� said McKinlay. McKinlay tries to get to the gym himself when he can, but being a co-owner of the company tends to fill up his whole day with work chores. “My problem is if there is work to be done my gym time always takes a back seat. I tend to work too much and don’t do it,� he said. “If work is happening too much, I need to know when to stop and take time for myself and go to the gym. You are more energetic and in less hours you are getting more accomplished I think.� Target employees provide a wide range of safety services to the oil and industry and other industries and those who are active on the job must be physically fit. “Our emergency response team – to do high angle rescue, we have to put them through a physical needs assessment. They have to be able to achieve fitness requirements as part of our program,� said McKinlay. “So in that role because of the requirements of their job, they are expected to be physically fit and have a gym program and be able to lift certain amounts of weight and have flexibility. “Some of their other roles where they are not going to be required to retrieve somebody from a confined space or if most of their facilitation may be just administrative, there are less requirements for that. “Because we are safety, being healthy is being safe and we try to promote that as much as possible.�

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„ By Geoff Lee Lloydminster – Meet a slimmer version of Clint McKinlay, general manager of Target Safety Services based in Lloydminster, at the inaugural Steps for Life 5 kilometre fundraiser walk on May 4 at Bud Miller Park. He and other Target employees, fresh from an internal “Biggest Loser� weight loss contest are expected to complete the walk in support of families who have been affected by a workplace fatality or injury. The family walk around Bud Miller Lake begins at 10 p.m. with opening ceremonies. “Our company will be involved in that for sure. We do have several people who have expressed an interest in wanting to be involved,� said McKinlay. “Anything with safety definitely hits home with our staff and me as an owner personally. Anything we do can do to contribute – we’ll be there.� Target will host a community safety open house at its new facility in the Robinson Industrial Park on May 2 for local North American Occupational Safety and Health week activities. The winner of Target’s weight loss competition was due to be picked on our press deadline, but McKinlay assured Pipeline News in advance that it wouldn’t be him. The fun event began o Jan. 15 to with a prize going to the person losing the highest percentage of weight relative to their initial weight just like the “Biggest Loser� show on NBC television. “My weight goal is to go from 200 down to 185. I did great the first week,� said McKinlay with a laugh. “I lost 8 pounds in the first week and thought this is going to be easier and then I slacked off. I’ve probably only lost six pounds now. “I’m not going to win.� The contest began with a weight-in for those who wanted to participate with monthly weigh-ins to track everyone’s progress. “Some people had some physical goals that they had set and they had joined some gyms and things like that,� said McKinlay.

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$595,000 for families hurting from a workplace trauma. Proceeds from the Lloydminster walk will go directly to Threads of Life family support

programs and services. “It’s $10 per person to walk and if they raise money that’s a bonus. Right now, we’re just looking for participation to get the awareness out

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Each community Steps for Life walk like this one held in Red Deer in 2013 features a memory lane of signs where Ç€Ĺ?Ä?Ć&#x;ĹľĆ? ŽĨ Ç Ĺ˝ĆŒĹŹĆ‰ĹŻÄ‚Ä?Äž ĆšĆŒÄ‚Ĺ?ĞĚĹ?ÄžĆ? Ä‚ĆŒÄž ĹšŽŜŽƾĆŒÄžÄš ĂŜĚ ĆŒÄžĹľÄžĹľÄ?ÄžĆŒÄžÄšÍ˜ dŚĞ >ůŽLJĚžĹ?ĹśĆ?ĆšÄžĆŒ Ç Ä‚ĹŻĹŹ ĹŹĹ?Ä?ĹŹĆ? Žč EĹ˝ĆŒĆšĹš ĹľÄžĆŒĹ?Ä?Ä‚Ĺś KÄ?Ä?ƾƉĂĆ&#x;ŽŜÄ‚ĹŻ ^Ä‚ĨĞƚLJ ĂŜĚ ,ĞĂůƚŚ Ç ÄžÄžĹŹ DĂLJ ϰͲϭϏ͘ Photo courtesy Treads of Life

Éş Page A22 Children 13 and under participate for free but must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Employers can register teams of five for $50 as corporate challengers with each team member committed to raising a minimum of $100. Individuals and teams can register online at the www. stepsforlife.ca website. The Steps for Life walk marks the start of North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) week May 4-10 that aims to raise awareness and reduce injuries and illness at home, work and play. The week follows a national day of mourn-

ing on April 28 for employers and employees to remember those who have died, as well those who are injured or stricken by illness on the job. In Alberta, 188 workers died in 2013 as a result of workplace injury or illness. Saskatchewan recorded 60 workplace deaths in 2012 with the 2013 numbers to be released soon. “Steps for Life is the kickoff to NAOSH week, and it’s a family work,� said Keach. “We are encouraging all families to participate.� The 5 km family walk is being presented locally by the Lakeland Regional Safety Committee and an organizing group headed by

Keach, Nicky Truhn from the City of Lloydminster and Dorothy Carson, executive director the Lloydminster Construction Association. “We had all heard of this walk last year. It took us a year to get the walk to come here,� said Keach. “We’ve been working diligently since last September to put the process in place to see where this walk would go. “We decided we have enough influence in Lloydminster that we can bring a walk here. “We’ve distributed our pamphlets, we’ve done e-mails and we’ve had a few regional safety members that have put up posters.�

Keach is also putting together a corporate team at Schlumberger and she is laying down a challenge to all oilfield companies to jump on the bandwagon

for a good cause. “We want to try to challenge all of those companies. Anybody who’s had any kind of a loss or a serious injury in the workplace should definitely be aware of this fundraiser,� said Keach. Keach expects many of Schlumberger’s 170 employees will take part in the walk. Opening ceremonies will take place at 10 a.m. followed by the walk at 11 a.m. with participants completing five laps around Bud Miller Lake covering the 5 kilometre distance. “We’re going to have a free barbecue and we’re doing some prizes,� said Keach who noted participants get a ticket when they register to be used for draws. “We are approaching a few local companies for promotional items – hats, coffee cups, T-shirts – that sort of item. We will be giving those away,� she said. “We are trying to procure a few other things for kids – face

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painting for kids just to keep some engagement during the walk.� Keach said the walk can bring a measure of relief to families suffering from a workplace fatality or an injury to a loved one. “You hear about the initial injured worker. You hear about the case, but it’s very rare you hear about what happens after they go home,� she said. “What happens when it’s a fatality and how do they grieve? Those families don’t have any avenue to help them. A perfect example is MADD or Mothers Against Drunk Driving. “It’s a similar charity or fundraiser for fatalities or seriously injured workers. It’s for the families so that people can learn to cope.� Money raised by the walk supports Threads of Life counseling services and grief workshops. “They help them with the progression of the grief processes,� said Keach.

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Marathon adds up for Husky accountant „ By Geoff Lee Lloydminster – Doug Dresler is good with numbers. He’s the manager of finance and accounting for Husky Energy’s Lloydminster regional financial services group and a runner who knows about split times and distances. The 63-year-old realizes in order to finish his first 42.2 kilometre race at the 50th annual Calgary Marathon on June 1, he has to go at least half way. He is counting on momentum from the upcoming Calgary Police Half Marathon on April 27, the Lakeland Runaway Half Marathon in Vermilion on May 10, and past races to carry him the full distance. His confidence is gaining ground as his weekly group or solo long training runs begin to add up. “The farthest we are training is up to 29 kilometres, so I started at 16, then 19, then 23, then 26 and 29,� he said with an upcoming 32 km run, the most that he’ll do before Calgary.

“I started training in early February. The fact that I can actually go 29 kilometres gives me confidence that I can do the 42 so that’s important.� Last year, Dresler ran the Moose is Loose Trail Half Marathon in Edmonton and he plans to do again this year after conquering the Calgary Marathon. His goal is to finish, live to talk about it and cross it off his bucket list. “I’m thinking that will be a highlight of my running, and I am not sure if I will do another one after that, but I definitely want to say that I have done a marathon,� he said. His journey to fitness began in September 2011 when a coworker and runner recommended he read the book titled Younger Next Year: Live Strong, Fit and Sexy – Until You’re 80 and Beyond. “That was an inspiration for me,� said Dresler while lacing up his runners for a weekly group core body workout at the Lloydminster Servus Recreation Centre.

“Another friend read it as well and we started training together. I started off real slow and gradually built up my strength before I really started to commit to exercising and running harder. “It took two years to build up to this.â€? The fact he is now rounding into marathon shape is remarkable given Dresler’s own assessment of his health before the book motivated him to get fit and healthy. “I was getting overweight. I was 60 and had the typical pot belly and my blood sugars weren’t great,â€? he said. ɸ Page A26

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for 25 years and before that he spent 20 years as an administrative supervisor at Syncrude and Suncor plants in Fort McMurray. These days, Dresler travels frequently to and from Calgary for business and exercise has become an essential break from his desk job. “It’s not physically demanding but sitting all day at a computer isn’t good for you physically either,� he said. In fact, sitting for hours on end is now regarded as the “new smoking� due to the health risks of being inactive or obese from not burning calories. “It’s a cause for all kinds of problems health-wise, so you have to get up and start doing things,� he said. Dresler has become a poster boy for what an older person with fitness goals can achieve with support from family, co-workers and like minded friends. “Setting goals like a marathon keeps me going out and exercising and eating properly. You have to have goals,� he said. “I would run just for the sake of health, but it’s nice to have

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His message to other older workers who want to get in shape is to start slow like he did. “Don’t expect that you can achieve something overnight. When you first start that ‘no pain, no gain’ – you got to be careful because if it hurts don’t do it,� he cautioned. “Slow down and

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Lloydminster – It is an annual cure for spring fever. Hundreds of families trekked to Showcase 2014, Lloydminster’s largest tradeshow for home, garden, sports and leisure at the Lloydminster Exhibition Grounds March 21-23. There were plenty of exhibits pertaining to health and fitness and leisure – the focus of this issue of Pipeline News.

The event coincided with the annual Sellers RV Centre indoor sale that took up the entire Alberta Room. Many exhibitors reported good sales and sales leads as the regional oil and gas economy continues to be strong. It also didn’t hurt that the show was held on a sunny weekend and just the right temperature to put a smile on the faces of organizers and visitors.

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Will it be “Birdies in Paradise� this year? Lloydminster – Birdies in Paradise sounds like a Hollywood B move, but it’s the catch phrase of the upcoming 9th annual PWM Steel Ladies of the Patch golf tournament in Lloydminster. The thought of perfect weather and playing conditions has led to an early sellout of 256 registered golfers for the May 23rd event at Rolling Green Fairways & RV Park. “There are women coming from all over the place. It gets filled up fast. The girls that have golfed in years past get their registrations in as soon as possible,� said lead organizer Debbie Horbach in an April 4 preview. “It’s just that first come first served. Whose entry gets here first, that’s who gets in.� There is a growing waiting list to play since the March 31 registration cutoff with the demand to play in the tournament growing year by year. “It’s the only event of its kind for the female portion of the oilpatch,� said Horbach. “There’s so many bonspiels and golf tournaments that the men go to, and this is the only thing that is strictly for the women so it’s nice. “Plus it’s a good time. The girls have a good time. It’s just a good day to get out and network and socialize and have some fun.� The 2014 tournament will deploy the same par 3 format introduced last year that increased the number of players substantially and was a success judging from the feedback. “Everybody enjoyed it. It’s easier and it doesn’t take so long,� said Horbach.

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owners of the oil companies realize the value of getting their girls out in this kind of a function.� Fun is the order of the day, but there is a competitive component with a pair of diamond earrings up for grabs on all 18 holes in a closest to the pin challenge. “We set it up so you can only win one pair,� said Horbach. There is also a ton of prizes donated by oil and gas companies and other businesses to be awarded at the wrap-up banquet. “The oilfield companies support us unbelievably,� said Horbach who thanks PWM Steel for its nine straight years of premium sponsorship. That’s the same number of years Horbach has been chairing the organizing committee. “It’s very rewarding,� she said. Horbach will head into the tournament with a

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May Try-A-Trade could be biggest ever dĹšĹ?Ć? Ç‡ÄžÄ‚ĆŒ ƾƉ ƚŽ ĎŽÍ•ĎŹĎŹĎŹ ĆŒÄžĹ?Ĺ?ŽŜÄ‚ĹŻ Ć?ƚƾĚĞŜƚĆ? ĨĆŒŽž ^Ä‚Ć?ĹŹÄ‚ĆšÄ?ĹšͲ ÄžÇ Ä‚Ĺś ĂŜĚ ĹŻÄ?ÄžĆŒĆšÄ‚ Ç Ĺ?ĹŻĹŻ Ä?ĆľĆ? ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ϹƚŚ Ä‚ŜŜƾÄ‚ĹŻ dĆŒÇ‡Ͳ ͲdĆŒÄ‚ÄšÄž ĞdžƉŽ Ä‚Ćš ƚŚĞ >ůŽLJĚžĹ?ĹśĆ?ĆšÄžĆŒ džŚĹ?Ä?Ĺ?Ć&#x;ŽŜ 'ĆŒŽƾŜÄšĆ?͘ File photo

Lloydminster – The 5th annual bi-provincial TryA-Trade to be held at the Lloydminster Exhibition Grounds on May 7 promises to be the best one yet. “Rain or shine it’s on, and we should be bigger and better in 2014,â€? said Dorothy Carson, executive director of the Lloydminster Construction Association (LCA) that coordinates the event. “We are expecting 1,900 to 2,000 students.â€? The expo introduces students to 51 designated trades and information on career paths from mentors, educators, business owners and the popular hands-on demos. “The purpose of the show is to promote the trades to let students know that a trade is a first option, not a second career option, and that you can do very well in the trades,â€? said Carson. “You can go from being a labourer to a tradesperson to an owner of a company. There are quite a few options in the trades.â€? Students will bus in from several school divisions and First Nations schools from Saskatchewan and Alberta for a day of immersion in the trades. “We have companies there and learning institutes so you can talk to Lakeland College and find Ĺ˝ĆŒĹ˝ĆšĹšÇ‡ Ä‚ĆŒĆ?ŽŜÍ• ĞdžĞÄ?ĆľĆ&#x;ǀĞ ÄšĹ?ĆŒÄžÄ?ĆšĹ˝ĆŒ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ >ůŽLJĚžĹ?ĹśĆ?ĆšÄžĆŒ out about the schooling for the trades,â€? said Carson. ŽŜĆ?ĆšĆŒĆľÄ?Ć&#x;ŽŜ Ć?Ć?Ĺ˝Ä?Ĺ?Ä‚Ć&#x;ŽŜ Ć?Ć‰ÄžÄ‚ĆŒĹšÄžÄ‚ÄšĹ?ĹśĹ? ƚŚĞ Ďąth Ä‚ŜŜƾÄ‚ĹŻ Ĺ?Ć?ŚŽƉ >ůŽLJĚ Ć?ƚƾĚĞŜƚ DƾŚĂžžÄ‚Äš ŜĂĆ? ƚĞĆ?ƚĞĚ ĹšĹ?Ć? Ć?ĹŹĹ?ĹŻĹŻĆ? “You can also talk to the owners of the comÄ?Ĺ?ͲĆ‰ĆŒĹ˝Ç€Ĺ?ĹśÄ?Ĺ?Ä‚ĹŻ dĆŒÇ‡Ͳ ͲdĆŒÄ‚ÄšÄž džƉŽ Ĺ?Ĺś >ůŽLJĚžĹ?ĹśĆ?ĆšÄžĆŒ Ć?ĂLJĆ? ƚŚĹ?Ć? Ć?ŽůÄšÄžĆŒĹ?ĹśĹ? Ä‚Ĺś ĞůĞÄ?ĆšĆŒĹ?Ä? Ç Ĺ?ĆŒÄž Ä‚Ćš Ä‚ >ĂŏĞůĂŜĚ ŽůůÄžĹ?Äž ĂƾƚŽžŽͲ panies that would put you through the educational Ç‡ÄžÄ‚ĆŒÍ›Ć? ĞǀĞŜƚ Ç Ĺ?ĹŻĹŻ Ä‚ĆŠĆŒÄ‚Ä?Ćš ƾƉ ƚŽ ĎŽÍ•ĎŹĎŹĎŹ ĹšĹ?Ĺ?Ĺš Ć?Ä?ĹšŽŽů Ć?ƚƾĚĞŜƚĆ? Ć&#x;ǀĞ Ä?ŽŽĆšĹš ÄšĆľĆŒĹ?ĹśĹ? ƚŚĞ ĎŽĎŹĎ­ĎŻ dĆŒÇ‡Ͳ ͲdĆŒÄ‚ÄšÄž Ć?ĹšĹ˝Ç Ä‚Ćš ƚŚĞ >ůŽLJͲ part as an apprenticeship.â€? ĨĆŒŽž ^Ä‚Ć?ĹŹÄ‚ĆšÄ?ĹšÄžÇ Ä‚Ĺś ĂŜĚ ĹŻÄ?ÄžĆŒĆšÄ‚ ƚŽ ÄžÇ†Ć‰ĹŻĹ˝ĆŒÄž Ä?Ä‚ĆŒÄžÄžĆŒĆ? Ĺ?Ĺś ĚžĹ?ĹśĆ?ĆšÄžĆŒ džŚĹ?Ä?Ĺ?Ć&#x;ŽŜ 'ĆŒŽƾŜÄšĆ?͘ dŚĞ ĎŽĎŹĎ­Ď° Ć?ĹšĹ˝Ç Ç Ĺ?ĹŻĹŻ Ä?Äž ŚĞůĚ This year, there will be no guest speaker with ŽŜ DĂLJ ĎłÍ˜ File photo ĆšĆŒÄ‚ÄšÄžĆ?͘ WŚŽƚŽ Ä?LJ 'ÄžŽč >ĞĞ the emphasis on student interaction with young journeymen and women. “So basically, we have six to eight young journeymen that will be talking to the students that will go through about their apprentices or trades,â€? said Carson. “Five out of the eight are young women. They will have a booth with a banner that says ‘Young Journeymen, Ask Me.’â€? The event is presented by the LCA in partnership with Lakeland College, SIAST, the Alberta Government and the Saskatchewan Ministry of Advanced Education, Employment and Immigration. There will be a mix of corporate supporters and exhibitors for students to speak with about trades in industries including automotive, building, electrical, industrial, and metal and piping. %RLOHU %XLOGLQJV ‡ 3LSH 7XEHV ‡ 3LSH 5DFNV ɸ Page A33 )ODLU 7DQNV ‡ 6LGHG 6KDOH ‡ )/2& 7DQNV 7H[DV *DWHV ‡ <DUG 'UDJV‡ &XVWRP 7UXFN 'HFNV

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said Carson. “There is still a strong need for trades, skilled workers as well as apprentices.â€? The LCA hosted a job fair in Lloydminster on Feb. 13 that attracted 30 exhibitors and over 500 jobseekers. “It was absolutely amazing,â€? said Carson who noted finding skilled workers is the number one priority of the LCA’s 170 members. “We actually referred a lot of people who came to the job fair – we let them know that we are having a Try A-Trade in May – and that they could come through and talk with the employers and schools.â€? The event is open to the public, but the top priority is to motivate students from Grades 9 to 12 to pursue careers in the trades. “It’s a win-win for students learning what actual trades are out there and for exhibitors who get a chance to promote their trades,â€? she said. “They get to promote it to the youth, to the teachers and to the general public – even to people thinking of changing their jobs and seeing what career options they have. “The main benefit for students is showing trades as a first career option.â€? dĹšĹ?Ć? ÄŽĹŻÄž ƉŚŽƚŽ Ć?ĹšĹ˝Ç Ć? ,Ä‚ĆŒŽůÄš ^ƚĞƉŚĂŜ͕ Ä‚ ŊŽƾĆŒĹśÄžÇ‡ĹľÄ‚Ĺś ƉůƾžÄ?ÄžĆŒ ƚĞĂÄ?ĹšĹ?ĹśĹ? KĹśĹ?ŽŜ >Ä‚ĹŹÄž Ć?ƚƾĚĞŜƚĆ? ŽůÄ?LJ tĹšĹ?ĆšĆ?ĆšŽŜĞ͕ ĹŻÄžĹŒÍ• ĂŜĚ dĆŒĆľÄšÄžĹŻĹŻ >Ĺ?ŜŏůÄ‚ĆšÄžĆŒ ĹšĹ˝Ç ĆšĹ˝ Ć?ŽůÄšÄžĆŒ ƉĹ?ƉĞĆ? ÄšĆľĆŒĹ?ĹśĹ? ƚŚĞ ĎŽĎŹĎ­ĎŻ ĞǀĞŜƚ Ä‚Ćš ƚŚĞ >ůŽLJĚžĹ?ĹśĆ?ĆšÄžĆŒ džŚĹ?Ä?Ĺ?Ć&#x;ŽŜ 'ĆŒŽƾŜÄšĆ?͘ džƉĞÄ?Ćš ƚŽ Ć?ĞĞ Ć?Ĺ?ĹľĹ?ĹŻÄ‚ĆŒ Ć?Ä?ĞŜĞĆ? Ä‚Ćš ƚŚĞ ĎŽĎŹĎ­Ď° Ć?ĹšĹ˝Ç Ĺ˝Ĺś DĂLJ ĎłÍ˜ File photo

Éş Page A32 “The buy-in from the schools has been excellent,â€? said Carson during a March 21 interview. “We’ve gained a couple of extra school divisions that will be coming and exhibitors always want to be there to show and promote their trade. “We are still getting more exhibitors in every day and we are still getting confirmation.â€? “We are promoting the trades, but we are also letting students what positions there are within these trades companies.â€? Carson said she is not surprised the event has lasted this long or that it continues to expand since the inaugural Try-A-Trade in 2010. “We saw the need to promote the trades, and we saw that the schools were starting to gear to that as well,â€? she said. That first event attracted about 1,400 students. “Just from the feedback that we got from the exhibitors, teachers and students, we knew that we would be successful,â€? said Carson. “Since we started, there have been five other Try-A-Trades in our region that have popped up.â€? She said those competing events will have little or no impact on the outcome of the Lloydminster expo with the strong demand for trades in all industries including oil and gas. “There are still quite a few companies that are looking for tradespeople,â€?

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Toy department open all year Lloydminster – All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. That’s the mindset of Leon Lozowchuk who co-owns Norsask Farm Equipment Ltd. with Kevin Hadley in North Battleford. Norsask is a New Holland and Case IH dealer located two miles east of the city on Highway 16 that is selling more and more recreational toys these days to adults seeking fun. With spring in the air, the company brought a display of its pontoon boats and a new wake series boat made in California by Sanger to the 2014 Lloydminster Showcase tradeshow held in late March. “We brought boats equipped for water skiing and wakeboarding. We have that, and we have some

pontoons outside for people to look at as well,� said Lozowchuk at his booth. “We’re hoping to get exposure here. It’s been a really good show and we hope to be back again.� The exhibit showstopper was a sleek 21.5 ft. Sanger V215XTZ wake series boat painted in an eye catching lime green. “We just joined up with Sanger boats out of California. That’s our new product line,� said Lozowchuk. The boat seats 12 and is powered by a 360 hp 5.7 L V-8 Indmar engine for hardcore wakeboarding, wake surfing or waterskiing enthusiasts. “It’s a boat that anyone can enjoy. Tons of people can go inside of it. You can go on a lake all day and surf, ski and wakeboard,� said Lozowchuk.

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CN and rival Canadian Pacific Railway began charging shippers more to transport crude oil in older tank cars earlier in the year in a bid to actively discourage use of the type of cars involved in a series of explosions. Mongeau told Reuters earlier in March that CN was increasingly moving western Canadian crude, with the vast majority transported in coiled CPC 1232 tank cars. “What we do to help ourself is price crude differently for different car types. ... The CPC-1232 is our favorite car when it comes to pricing or attracting business,â€? said chief marketing officer J.J. Ruest said at a Feb. 10 conference. The CPC 1232 design refers to a directive by the American Association of Railroads requiring all crude- and ethanol-carrying cars ordered after October 2011 to have enhanced safety features, including reinforced outer shells and protective shields. CN said the phase out of DOT-111 rail cars aims to improve their safety record that stands at “99.998 percent of transport-

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volumes of dangerous commodities transported through their communities. CN also is also applying the U.S. OT55 key train policy on hazardous materials to

its Canadian operations. The policy includes measures on train dispatching, track inspections and restrictions on train speeds. The company also plans to continue to

strengthen its employee safety culture, by revitalizing its training programs and opening two new state-of-the art training facilities in Winnipeg and Chicago later this year.

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have depth ratings from 2,451 to 4,600 metres. Seven of the eight rigs to be acquired by CWC have top drives. All of the drilling rigs are suited for the most active depths for horizontal drilling in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. The deal includes Rig 9, a telescopic double drilling rig with a depth capacity of 4,500 metres that is currently under construction with approximately $3 million in costs expected to be spent at the time of closing. It is expected that Rig 9 will be completed and put into service late in the fourth quarter of 2014. CWC has a fleet of 71 service rigs with 41 singles, 27 doubles and 3 slant rigs with depth ratings from 1,500 to 5,000 metres with an average age of 7 years. They have 8 coil tubing units, 6 snubbing units and 10 well testing packages. The combined company will operate one of the newest fleets of equipment in each of its service lines. “The transaction combines two very well run companies to produce the future drilling and well servicing company of choice for its E&P cus-

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Calgary – On April 14 Crescent Point Energy Corp. announced a significant Torquay discovery in southeast Saskatchewan. Over the past 12 months, Crescent Point has delineated a Torquay discovery in its core Flat Lake area of southeast Saskatchewan. This discovery is an extension of the company’s Three Forks resource play in North Dakota. Crescent Point has more than 220 net sections of core-area Torquay land and 400 low-risk Torquay drilling locations on the Canadian side of the border. To date, the company has drilled 36 (35.2 net) horizontal wells targeting the Torquay formation in its core Flat Lake area in Canada, growing net production from zero to approximately 5,100 boepd in just 12 months. Crescent Point has identified 400 low-risk, high rate of return development drilling locations on these lands. The Flat Lake area is right on the U.S. border, due south of Lake Alma. In Saskatchewan, the formation in question is known as the Torquay , while in North Dakota it is referred to as the Three Forks formation. The Torquay/Three Forks is directly below the Bakken formation when it is present, however, it is not present everywhere the Bakken is. North Dakota authorities commonly include Three Forks production with their Bakken production numbers. “We’re very excited about the results we’ve seen in the Torquay so far,” said Scott Saxberg, president and CEO of Crescent Point Energy. “These are high rate of return wells at low capital costs relative to North Dakota that complement the Bakken production from our core Flat Lake area. To put it in context, this play has the potential to be the equivalent size of our Viewfield Bakken play.” In 2013, Crescent Point added proved plus probable reserves of 11.2

mmboe at Flat Lake in the Torquay and Bakken formations combined. Finding and development costs were $11.46 per boe, excluding changes in future development capital, which represents a recycle ratio of 6.4 times per proved plus probable boe for this area. “The recycle ratio for Flat Lake is more than double the 2.8 recycle ratio we achieved corporately in 2013 and more than triple a recycle ratio of 2.0 times, which is considered very good in our industry,” he said. At year-end 2013, the company’s independent reserve engineers booked estimated ultimate recoveries on producing Torquay wells as high as 275,000 bbl. per mile-long well. The company’s internal 275,000 bbl. mile-long type well, which has a $3.35 million capital cost, generates rates of return of approximately 300 percent and payouts of approximately seven months. In 2014, Crescent Point expects to spend approximately $200 million of its 2014 budget in Flat Lake, including drilling approximately 48 net wells. Crescent Point’s total capital expenditures budget for 2014 remains unchanged at $1.75 billion. Strategic exploratory land position In addition to its core Flat Lake Torquay land position, over the past 18 months Crescent Point has continued to accumulate a significant exploratory land position of more than 400 net sections in the southern part of southeast Saskatchewan, targeting the Torquay and Bakken formations. These lands are in addition to the delineated core-area lands discussed above. The company has drilled six wells testing the Torquay zone on these exploratory lands to date and has plans to drill five more wells over the coming six months. ɸ Page B2

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Éş Page B1 Operational update “We’ve continued the momentum from last year and are having an excellent start to 2014,â€? said Saxberg. “With an active drilling program across our asset base, we believe we’re in a good position to deliver a strong first quarter.â€? Cold winter weather in Crescent Point’s operating areas has not affected operations. The company is pleased with operations and production results to date in 2014, with field production estimates for March at greater than 129,000 boepd. As in previous years, Crescent Point’s guidance for 2014 includes assumptions for a severe spring break-up and the impact of converting producing wells to water injection wells for its waterflood programs. The company’s current expectations are that spring breakup will be less severe than originally budgeted. However, for the time being Crescent Point’s guidance for the year remains unchanged, as it is early in the spring breakup process. For the remainder of 2014, Crescent Point plans to continue to develop its high-quality resource plays and to leverage technological advancements, such as waterfloods and cemented liner completions, across its asset base. The company is pleased with results from these ongoing initiatives, which continue to improve production performance, to lower costs and to reduce production decline rates.

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male fertility, pregnancy and cholesterol as examples. Conventional medicine makes its share of mistakes, like too much antibiotics and hormone replacement therapy. The biggest pill problem in Canada and the U. S. is 70 people dying per day from unintentional drug overdoses leading to death, he noted. That’s over 25,000 people per year. Pain medications, antianxiety and insomnia drugs are the leading

causes. “The greatest pill ever invented that no one talks about is the sugar pill,â€? Moyad said. “You don’t hear how well the sugar pill group did. The drug group did better, but the sugar pill did pretty good,â€? he said of drug research results. In Viagra research, for instance, in over 300 studies, including on in Regina, one in four men responded to the placebo, “Equivalent or superior to Viagra itself. That’s not bad.â€? ɸ Page B4

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„ By Brian Zinchuk Estevan – Would you pour goop on your finger and ingest it, just because someone said it was good for you? What if that person was a doctor? That was an open question in the presentation of Dr. Mark Moyad, the closing keynote speaker of the South East Enviro and Safety Seminar in Estevan on March 19. Saskatchewan Energy Training Institute in Estevan acted as the venue for the annual event, which alternates between Estevan and Weyburn. Moyad is the author of 10 books and has two more coming out this year, and has been published over 130 times in medical journals. He’s also appeared on several TV talk shows, including Dr. Oz. His presentation on March 19 was entitled, “Fad diets, dietary supplements and Rx from A�Z: What works, What’s Worthless and What’s New in2014.� Moyad started with an experiment with a couple of “little white pills,� and asked for one male and one female volunteer to take it. “I want you to trust me, I’ve done this at least once before,� he said. “The trust is fabulous here,� Moyad said. “I don’t want you to get

upset. I’ve got to explain it.� He said as a kid, he loved having a chemistry set which allowed him to make his own pills. “Why can’t someone like me, a smart researcher like me, take the active ingredients in Viagra, Cialis and Levitra and put them in a tiny white pill?� he joked. “That’s not what you took –1,000 international units of vitamin D3.� He used this example to emphasize how easy it is to take too much of a supplement, noting that was over the recommended daily limit. “This is a classic lesson when it comes to prescription or over the counter drugs. It’s very easy to take too much,� he said. Moyad said his appearance on the Dr. Oz show was the highest rated health segment in the history of television with the topic, “What is the real age of your penis and vagina?� He passed around a bottle of liquid for everyone to sample by putting a drop on their finger and tasting it. “The biggest tragedy I see is people pump money into a system they believe in or have a job in for 20 to 30 years; they work their asses off, then suddenly by the time they were

going to retire early, something strikes them – completely preventable. “They really die from their job.� He noted there used to be advertisements showing doctors who smoked Camel cigarettes. Another showed kids playing with a tagline saying, “They’re happy because they eat lard. “What mistakes will your generation make medically? That’s easy. My generation became the pill generation, the self-medication generation. Not illegal stuff, I’m talking about perfectly legal things. I’m not just talking prescriptions. “If you need pill, a prescription or supplement, it can save your life. If you don’t need it, it can do a lot of damage.� “The consumer has to be far more criti-

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Éş Page B4 Moyad notes Canada and America have been very successful in getting people to quit smoking, but a consequence is those who quit smoking tend to gain weight. If you quit smoking, which is good, you also need to keep off the weight. Using an exercise ball is one way to do it. The number one predictor for kid’s futures is their parents’ health, he noted, citing them as role models. Pants size is a real predictor of health too, according to Moyad. The World Health Organization has finally stated sugar is out of control, but stated, but it’s about 20 years late he said. He showed an example of sugar in a pop bottle, but in fact it was not the sugar from Coke, but rather fruit juice. Coke was about a third less. “This is the biggest scam going – antioxi-

dants in fruit juice,� he said. Pomegranate juice has more calories than beer, for instance. Numerous juices are loaded with sugar, even those with “no added sugar.� Weight loss means reduced acid reflux and increased testosterone in men. There’s enough calcium in most diets now that calcium supplements are not required. Most people also do not need additional vitamin D, he noted. Moyad joked about coming out with a pill soon that will reduce a huge number of health conditions, from erectile dysfunction, heart disease, depression and incontinence to stroke and Type 2 diabetes. That pill is, in fact, exercise. Protein powders (but not protein bars), are good – with no sugar, but lots of protein. Twenty to 30 grams of fibre a day are also

recommended. “This is a true anti-aging ingredient, but nobody can get enough of it. Why? Because people have been fooled into taking powders and pills,�said Moyad. He pulled out a common fibre supplement and pointed out a person needs to take 52 of them per day to reach the recommended daily intake. “You will never get there with a powder or pill,� he said. Buy All Bran instead. A third of a cup a couple of times

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of Oxbow. Can you elaborate as to its size, location and purpose? Chad Clow: We are developing a 48 acre parcel, and yes it is in the southeast corner of Oxbow. For anyone familiar with the area, it is located just east of Ensign’s Chandel Equipment (the former SaskArc property) on the north side of Highway 18. The land is zoned for commercial use currently with C1, C2 and C3 commercial zoning on all lots, there is also provision for light industrial rezoning, based on a submittal basis to the Town of Oxbow for planning approval. The property extends east from the Town of Oxbow with the south portion fronting Highway 18, however, it is not directly accessed from Highway 18, but will be accessed by a service road parallel to Highway 18 which is presently under construction. As part of the

development, we have also constructed an extension of Prospect Avenue that extends east parallel with the service road and then they meet together at the east end to form a loop. P.N.: Oxbow is very short on housing these days. Will this be a strictly commercial development or will there be a residential component? Clow: You are quite correct about the housing shortage. I know many communities in this area have the same issue but definitely in Oxbow, housing is a big issue, Lorri Matthewson, the local economic development officer could give you a good outline of the efforts that have been made to deal with this. There is little available for affordable family homes and there is always high demand for single or family unit rental housing. ɸ Page B7

707,305, 5,>: 4H` Éş Page B6 Not only housing but just any type of accommodation is a big need, the oilpatch is a big factor as Oxbow is right in the middle of it and transient housing and temporary accommodation is a need. A new hotel is the item at the top of the list mentioned by many people when filling out the Town of Oxbow quality of life surveys when listing what the town needs and it always seems to be the same comments everyone has for us, “Are you going to get a new hotel built out there? We sure need it! All these other towns are getting them and we have needed a new one for years!â€? There really is a lack of property for new residential construction of any kind, the last development the town completed I believe is all sold. You are right on target in bringing that subject up as there definitely is interest in moving it towards residential but no specific group has come forward to proceed with it right now. We have had discussions with the Town of Oxbow, as well as interest from residential developers, regarding re-zoning the section on the north side of the Prospect Ave. which is about 15 acres. The property would be an excellent opportunity to bring in the residential construction side quickly as we have the services (sewer, water, SaskPower, SaskEnergy) already in place.  P.N.: Who is behind this development? Are they local investors, or people from elsewhere? Clow: Those questions really need some back ground info to lead into the answer I guess. My day job is with our family operated company in Oxbow, Oxbow Tire Ltd. We were looking to acquire a parcel to expand and construct a new facility. To put in a bit of a plug for us, we are a full scale automotive repair facility, the name is kind of misleading and outdated but has been with the company since the mid 1900’s, and we took over the company in 1997. We still do tires but we have made a name in this area for ž ton and 1 ton diesel repair and performance and have far outgrown our current facilities. Our current operation is spread over four buildings not on the same property. This arrangement is far from efficient and we were looking for property for ourselves, there was no available land that would suit the size we required for our building and yard except this 48 acre parcel. It was available and a good location, but the catch was they would only sell the 48 acres complete. We approached the Town of Oxbow about taking it on as a development and they were not prepared to at that time, so we purchased the 48 acres and became developers! We have kept approximately 10 acres and we have our new facility under construction, the building can be seen standing at the east end of Prospect Ave. at the far east side of the development. The remainder of the property is the development actively for sale and it is being handled by Tradewinds Marketing which is a non-profit

organization that raises funding for education in the province through a group of private schools. We were involved in Tradewinds prior to this project coming about and approached the board with the idea of obtaining and selling the additional land through Tradewinds. There are no other outside investors or groups. Really this isn’t your typical development, we didn’t come in and develop it for profit as our business model, we needed land but not that much and sort of ended up in this developer capacity by default. P.N.: Your website www.tradewindsmarketing.ca shows one property is sold. Can you say who and what will be going there? Clow: That is correct, negotiation on it started basically right after we acquired the property, I am glad you were able to check out the website. The sold lot was acquired by Federated Co-op and we do know that it is going to be the new location of their Southern Plains Co-Op grocery store, with a gas bar and convenience store but we don’t have any design details released from them at this time. This is going to be a big thing for the community and is long overdue! I believe construction is starting early this year so it will be good to see further development happening so soon into the project. P.N.: What is their motivation behind the development?

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Clow: I guess the above describes the motivation! We needed our own land for our new facility and this is all that was available. We aren’t your typical developers, if someone would come in and purchase the whole works of the remaining lots, we would be glad to move it in one shot and get back to work! But, on that note there is a lot of interest already and this area is busy, we aren’t worried about moving the property, the good thing for the buyer is we aren’t your typical developer, we just need to get our capital back out of the property so the lots are just priced to include these costs and recoup the capital. The buyers get three years tax exemption from the Town of Oxbow. This isn’t offered on any other property around here and it was part of our agreement with the Town of Oxbow in doing this development. When this is all done, the road and services get handed over to the town at no cost. It is a good thing for the town, it is sort of like the public/private arrangement happening with other projects in the province except in this case we built the subdivision and the services and then we are just handing it over to the Town. That way the town will own and maintain the services as they normally would, we didn’t want to become landlords or lease holders or anything like that, the project already expanded beyond anything we had envisioned! ɸ Page B8

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do you expect building construction to begin? Clow: The above answers a lot of this, but the roadwork, sewer, water, SaskPower and SaskEnergy services, all of it is complete except SaskPower needs to move a few power poles that are in the route of the service road and complete the new service installation. The entire subdivision was engineered by Bullee Consulting, a firm out of Saskatoon and the services and roadwork was performed by GeeBee Construction out of Kipling. The service road base was worked on last fall where we could and now is waiting for SaskPower to complete the power pole relocation and some drier/warmer weather but the rest of the services and roadwork is all complete. ɸ Page B9

707,305, 5,>: 4H` Éş Page B8 As far as construction of buildings, as I already mentioned, our new building for Oxbow Tire is already constructed to shell stage. It is located at the far east end of the development and Co-op plans to start construction this year from what we understand. With the interest we have had so far there may be more construction happening this year, if all goes well. P.N.: Have you received a lot of interest? Is any of it directly related to the oilpatch? How important is the oilpatch to this project? Clow: Yes, the interest so far has been substantial when you take it into account we have done no advertising at this point other than a sign at the property. We have had developers contact us from B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba and we have met with a few of them already. This area is busy and no one knows that better than the locals. Using Oxbow Tire for an example our clientele is primarily oilpatch customers or customers that may not be directly oilpatch but are oilpatch dependent, we draw customers from all of southeast Saskatchewan and we are growing, our new facility is 20,000 sq. ft. and that is in a town of about 1,600 people. So yes, as you would expect, definitely the oilpatch is important to the overall project. There is a lot of activity here that far surpasses the “1,600

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people� population. The oilfield drives a lot of local industry and with several top notch local companies based locally, a quick list of some of the main local companies usually brings familiarity to most people in the S.E. and these would all be primarily oilpatch based, Ensign’s Big Sky Drilling and Chandel Equipment Rentals, Red Hawk Well Servicing, May-Co Well Servicing, Excel Well Servicing, Spearing’s Service, Smart Power, SaskArc Industries, Extreme Excavating, Safe-Tee Management, Absolute Locating, and San-Der Enterprise. Reading through those names, you can tell the local industry is oilpatch. Farming still is an influence locally and there is a John Deere dealership in town that also draws people from the surrounding area. This Ceres rail project at Northgate is not far from Oxbow and could have a large impact as well, it remains to be seen what that impact is but with

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but when asked if they are considering new coal plants or a second unit being added to the Shand Power Station, she said no. “We will not be able to generate electricity the conventional way with coal as we do today,� May said, citing new greenhouse gas rules from the federal government. May pointed out that much of the distribution infrastructure might look okay from afar, but up close, that is not the case. At 1.25 million wooden distribution power poles, we have more power poles than people, and over a quarter of those poles were installed in the 1950s. They have an expected lifespan of 50 years. At the current rate of replacement, it will take 20 years just to get caught up to the 1950s installation, never mind the subsequent decades. The average age of a power pole is 38 years. “We have aging infrastructure we definitely need to upgrade,� May said, noting 38.2 per cent of unplanned outages now are due to aging infrastructure or unknown causes. That beats out the number two cause, weather, at 35 per cent. “People might not think about us when we’re on, but they sure think of us when we’re off,� she said, showing some pretty nasty Twitter comments following outages around Saskatoon last January. The sky is not falling, but it is a call to action, she noted. SaskPower’s current generation mix is 37 per cent coal-fired, 37 per cent natural gas-fired, 20 per cent hydro, five per cent wind, and one per cent from miscellaneous sources. The Boundary Dam Carbon Capture Project will cut one million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions a year. “Boundary Dam is no doubt our big headline grabbing project,� she said. Additionally, the Shand carbon capture research project should be complete by the end

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ill-equipped to create security, and had become mesmerized with killing. For a few grim months, the casualty numbers were hitting 10 killed and 200 wounded per week out of a force of just 3,000. The leadership team had great skillsets, but were not unified. They were middle-aged white men, set in their ways, who couldn’t handle the transition and demands of the deployment cycles. A lot of people moved up the ladder, while others were moved aside. In many circumstances, women proved more adaptive. “A lot of tough decisions had to be made,â€? he said. All political parties came together as a result of the attention of the Canadian people. Listening to the troops, new ideas and new doctrines were adopted over the course of weeks. “The almost universal response was to give them what they need,â€? Leslie said of the politicians. This meant tanks, helicopters, heavy-lift aircraft and the like. Afghanistan was also made a purely voluntary affair. Not only did you volunteer to join the Forces in the first place, you had to volunteer to serve in Afghanistan. They even made it competitive. “Those who realized they didn’t want to be there, we sent them home, right away,â€? Leslie said. In the end, it was a tough fight, unexpectedly difficult, and unexpectedly bloody. But the Canadian army had responded to the challenge, adopted the forcing function, turned into superb fighters with a co-operative spirit who had not lost sight of the fact fighting was not the objective. ɸ Page B13

707,305, 5,>: 4H` Éş Page B12 Looking at a study in failure, he noted that after that he was tasked with transforming the military as a whole. “The perceived forcing function was the changing nature of the various threats Canada would have to face. The leadership activity was focused in the main on budget reduction which was looming large on everyone’s horizon. It’s not a complaint. The government of Canada had to do what it had to do to get us out of the economic crisis of 2008-09-10. “What was missing was that co-operative spirit.â€? With no universally accepted reason to change, it failed. “There was a mistaken assumption by those of us doing the transformation study, that the enthusiasm and vigor with which we were approaching this was worth the political downside to those making the decisions.â€? He noted the government has to live with the decisions it

makes. “We didn’t listen enough to the voices resisting to change. Just because you think you’re right doesn’t mean the rest of the world will see it that ways. There was an obvious gap in our logic to explain this to not only our internal audiences, but political authorities. Quite frankly, they didn’t get it. It’s not their fault. That was my fault. I was team leader. I could not find the language to tell them what was about to happen. “By the way, it’s happening right now. I feel bad about what’s happening to the Forces right now. We underestimated the reluctance to accept risk.� There was also a lack of enthusiasm to accept evolutionary change,� Leslie said. Bringing it home to the audience, he asked what was their forcing function. “Is it your infrastructure requirements, which requires you to generate funds to invest? “If you don’t do it, in five, 10 years, your economic output will

decline by necessity. So you can raise the money now or go into debt. Your call.� “We’re Canadian, so we’re quite nice people. We like to succeed. Everyone in this room is a leader. You wouldn’t be here if you didn’t believe in giving back. As Canadians we have lots of initiative and we can understand and appreciate different points of view. If you piss us off, we’ll put on our skates and whack the stuffing out of each other in the hockey rink, or we’ll engage in a hostile takeover, or we’ll strap on our body armour, put on our night vision goggles and go out at night and ruin your day,� Leslie concluded.

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crew ended up stuck in the ice for 10 months, and then camped on the ice for another six months after their ship, Endurance, was destroyed by the ice. “Shackleton’s expedition stands out, not because it was a successful expedition, in fact, quite the contrary, it was not successful at all. But it was a total success in that he brought everybody back alive. Twenty-seven men went out on this expedition. They should have been killed a dozen times over, and he brought them all back alive. “How did he do it? First of all, he had been on other expeditions where he had seen men virtually slit the throats of other men in difficult situations,â€? said Keating. Working with Frank Wild, a long-time compatriot, was his second in command. “The idea of the expedition was to walk across the continent and be picked up by an expedition on the other side,â€? Keating said. In assembling his team, Shackleton put out a newspaper ad reading, “Men wanted for dangerous journey. Small wages. Bitter cold. Long months of complete darkness. Safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in case of success.â€? ɸ Page B15

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“The ship got frozen in the ice,� Keating said, but Shackleton did not express concern to the men, saying that would be where they would spend the winter. But a week later he confided in Wild, ‘What the ice gets, she keeps.’ “He knew the ship

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Éş Page B14 He had 3,000 people apply, and 27 were selected – the best scientists, sailors, navigators he could find. But he asked unconventional questions like can you sing a song or spin a yarn? “He would take these men and put them in the most difficult situations on the planet and push them to the very brink of human tolerance and endurance. He knew he needed good, solid people people. At the end of the day, they had to work together, to see success. He was looking for people who could work with people,â€? Keating said. The expedition started just a few days after the First World War, then known as the Great War, started. At the time, it was expected

to last a few weeks. Shackleton was given permission to continue. From England they went to Buenos Aires, Argentina, then South Georgia Island, in what is now called the Southern Ocean, south-southeast of the southern tip of South America. The island was home of a half-dozen whaling stations. There they filled up on coal and food for their sled dogs. There they found they had picked up a stowaway. “Shackleton was a different type of leader. He didn’t believe in top-down, dictatorial methods of supervision. He believed in working alongside your men, to get to know them, to hear their discussions, to feel where their emotions are, basically to feel where they are coming from,� Keating said. He berated the

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Éş Page B15 The Weddell Sea ice they were caught in was constantly in motion, moving the ship around. There were lots of seals to harvest. They also killed emperor penguins, which can weigh up to 80 pounds, half of which was fat, thus they ate well. Shackleton knew innately how important laughter and camaraderie were to the crew’s wellbeing, When individuals would get down, Shackleton would bunk with them to raise their spirits. “Shackleton kept a pulse on his team. He knew if one individual spiralled downward, it would pull everybody down,â€? Keating said. The ice kept moving the ship further away from land, and eventually crushed the ship. “The ship went down and that was it. They were on the ice,â€? Keating said, noting they filmed it going down. Shackleton pulled the men together and said, “Look men, I don’t need to explain to you the gravity of the situation we are now in, but I promise you one thing: If you listen to me with wholeness of heart. If you work with me, if you believe it, I promise you, you will see your loved ones back home once again. The initial camp on the ice was established and lived in for three months. There was a shortage of high-quality sleeping bags, so he ensured the men got them instead of the officers. “Shackleton was really the safety boss. He limited the amount of expeditions that went out. He worried about the men’s physical wellbeing while hunting for seals,â€? Keating said. With three sleds and three 1,000-pound dinghies, they hauled them towards land. They all threw their excess weight, including Shackleton’s own gold coins, on the ice. But they kept photos of home and their journals. The ice came apart beneath them, and they had to climb into their dinghies. It took three days of sailing to get to Elephant Island. ɸ Page B17

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“As soon as they landed, their first time on solid land for a year and a half, they rounded up every penguin and killed them,� Keating said. The island had mistakenly been named after the presumption there were elephant seals on it. However, there were none. Indeed, there was precious little to eat on this barren, frozen island. The day after they landed, Shackleton confided to Wild that he could not stay there and watch his men starve to death. So he and five men set off “on one of the most remarkable oceanic, maritime journey of all time, in a 21-foot dinghy,�said Keating. Desperate journey The expedition set out on an 800 nautical mile (1,480 kilometre) journey to South Georgia Island, a whaling station and the nearest habituated site. That’s further than the 1,370 km flying distance from Regina to Victoria. This navigation was done with three sextant readings, an optical device used to take readings off the sun, moon or stars to calculate location. “If they had been half a degree out, they would have missed South Georgia Island by 100 nautical miles, and this story would never be told,� Keating said. They had 14 days of water, and it took them 16 days. They had to stay off shore for a day until a hurricane blew past. All this was accomplished in a small open boat with a tarp as a sail. Shackleton took the most negative man with him so he would not bring down those remaining on Elephant island. They landed on the island, but were on the wrong side of the mountainous dot in the ocean. Shackleton took his two strongest men to walk over the island. The mountains were 4,500 feet high. They crossed by foot via the Break Wind Pass. When he did make it to the whaling station, the person in charge was a drinking buddy of Shackleton. However, due to his haggard appearance, he was not initially recognized. “He said, ‘I am Earnest Shackleton, don’t you remember me’ � It took four months to mount a rescue of the remaining crew. A British ship tried and failed, as did an American ship, then a Chilean ship, all due to bad ice conditions. “Can you imagine the stress involved on Shackleton, knowing his men are slowly dying, and everybody depended on him?� Finally, a second Chilean ship was successful.

The miraculous tale of survival was bittersweet soon afterward, however. While being given a hero’s welcome in Buenos Aires, in England, they have been considered war evaders. All enlisted. Within four months, half were dead, Keating noted. “An incredible story of leadership, of monitoring people’s psychological wellbeing, of overseeing the safety aspects of how they did it. It’s all attributed to leadership, and Shackleton’s ability to lead,� Keating said. Keating showed a video of his expedition to South Georgia Island. An 83 year old daughter of one of the survivors, Frank Hurley, the 1914 expedition’s photographer, came along. The video showed how truly foreboding the landing site was, desolate, windswept, devoid of most life except aquatic creatures. Shackleton did not look after himself, and died at the age of 47 in 1922. Keating said, “You can be the best safety supervisor, you can be the best oilfield worker, but what good are you when you are dead?�

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“We desperately need a hotel.� She also has had people asking about the possibility of a Tim Hortons or Starbucks, but she noted that would be up to entrepreneurs, not the town. An official community plan is in draft stage.“In any community, there should be housing available. There should be places for everyone here,� she said, adding, “Rent is so high, you need to make $60,000 to $70,000 to afford to live here. A quality of life survey found that people are paying rents that are higher than what the bank would consider an affordable mortgage for those same people. Some employers subsidize rents, she said. While she has no specific numbers, Matthewson said, “I think we could use 30 units.� Speaking of seniors, she said, “People want to stay in Oxbow. It has great medical care.� Bridge Road Developments built a set of townhouses on the east side of Oxbow in recent years, and they are now looking at a second phase. “We need to build housing that is attractive to (workers’) families,� she concluded.

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Estevan –The Estevan Oilfield Technical Society’s 55th Annual Open Bonspiel took place March 27-30. Forty-six teams took part in the bonspiel. Jeff Mosley’s Southern Corrosion Control team would take the tournament. It’s not his first win, with Mosely noting it has probably been five years since the last time. “We’ve been close, but not finished it off,� he said.

Tony Naka, who has been a fixture with the bonspiel for decades, was honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the banquet. As for the final matchup versus Bernie Bjorndalen’s McGillicky Oilfield Partnership team he said, “I made a conscious decision to put lots of rocks in play. We got three in the fifth end. In the sixth, we were three in, all buried, and Bernie made a double raise tap. He called it. It was a great shot.

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Safe-Tee Management has been around for 18 years. “We do occupational health and safety consulting to assist employers in meeting regulatory requirements and forging new pathways to making the workplace a healthier and safer place to be,� Galloway said. “Employers tend to focus on

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for itself by reducing sick days. “They do work. For the majority of people, they do work,� she said. “I also do blood pressure clinics, cholesterol measurement clinics and blood sugar screening at safety meetings,� she noted. Workers have their testing done in a private area and are told and counseled on their results. Galloway said she has discovered a number of people with hypertension, and then referred them to their doctors to be looked into and for treatment, people that otherwise may not have been diagnosed. Galloway is trained and has practiced for over 20 years as a nurse practitioner, and Safe-Tee Management’s staff has numerous qualified safety and health professionals onboard, including registered and licensed practical nurses, advanced care paramedics, certified registered safety professionals, construction safety officers and the like. “Workplace wellness can start very simple and go to targeted programming,� she said, adding there is a place for workplace occupational health and safety committees to be participating in this as well. “Sometimes employers don’t see the value in it. They perceive it as a cost. I say health and safety is a value. It’s an investment into your workforce that doesn’t necessarily show up in

the short term, but does give long term gain. It all ties in with workplace morale. If you have a positive workplace where you see your employer is investing in your health and safety, then it increases morale in the workplace. In a healthy, happy workplace, people want to stay. There’s less turnover. That’s proven through study and statistic. “People that are healthier miss less time, feel better and are more productive,� said Galloway. Some people might think such programs would be the domain of larger employers, but that’s not the case. Even small employers can benefit, Galloway noted. In some cases, the root issues behind health issues might be social. As such, Safe-Tee Management contracts to qualified counselors, providing services like stress counselling and loss (death, family illness) counselling. The employer would pay for such counselling services, but the benefit to

the company is that employee may return to work quicker, be better able to cope with their issues, and be a more productive worker and person overall. “Overall, the moral of the health and wellness story is that we’ll see more consideration given to workplace wellness in the future, with programs geared to keeping people healthy at work,� Galloway said. That includes programs such as industrial hygiene, health monitoring and monitoring chemical exposure. An example is monitoring lung function of workers. “For many employers, we monitor employees’ lung function on a yearly basis. We look more closely at the exposure to hydrogen sulphide at work. Manitoba recently lowered its eight-hour exposure limit, so it makes sense to monitor workers to ensure they stay within the limits and remain well,� Galloway said. In that way, workplace wellness ties into regulatory compliance.

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years with SaskPower, he found work with BC Hydro. Noting the name of his motivational speaking company, Limitless Communications, Minard said, “The results are limitless if you commit to safety, and the results are limitless if you believe in yourself.� It was a big move for him and his family, with a new company, new community, new school and new home. “In every job, there’s a safety culture present – good, bad, proactive and reactive – it’s all there,� he said.

There was a safety culture with the new job. “They had a safety obligation and so did I,� he added. Minard was familiar with SaskPower’s rules and procedures, but not his new employer’s. Some of the things he was dealing with included new co-workers, training on new procedures, trying to fit in, a high workload with 500 to 700 hours of overtime a year, and new management. “We all want to fit in. We don’t want to be that guy on the crew that’s causing problems

and always had something to say,� he said. Three weeks into the new job he ended up in a “perfect storm.� He noted he wasn’t there to bash his employer, but to relay the facts of what happened. His benefits package paperwork, usually dealt with on the first day of employment, never showed up. He was supposed to take some training, but at the time he was being mentored by the foreman. “I was learning from him, learning his mistakes. But I was a journeyman. I knew what was right and what was wrong. That primarily doesn’t change from province to province, but procedure is all different,� he said. No fire retardant

coveralls were provided, nor were personal rubber gloves supplied. Those gloves are a second line of defence. “I never had any,� he said. Due to holidays in the summer, the foreman was gone, and thus the senior journeyman was in charge of the crew, a man he hadn’t worked with before. “I started to realize some of his stuff was kinda questionable. That’s not how I would do this job,� Minard said. “He didn’t really like to be told what to do, so it became part of that fitting in I was talking about – don’t make waves.� Another major factor was grid control was not issuing permits for live lines for the whole province that day due to

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man’s wife was the nurse who treated him. “We really started to realize how significant it was,� he said. The wound was small, but it burned from the inside. His back had a hole burned to the rib cage. Noting how kidneys process toxins, his urine was the colour of Coke. There was a fear of his kidneys would fail. “My wife arrived at the hospital. That was pretty tough,� he said. He was flown by fixed-wing air ambulance to Calgary since the helicopter air ambulance was occupied in Lethbridge. “Once the shock came off, the pain was so insurmountable, it was unbearable,� he said. “There wasn’t enough morphine to make it go away. You can imagine what that was like when the doctor said (to my wife), ‘He may not live.’� His left thumb turned black. “It just died,� Minard said, but

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SaskPower signs agreement on CCS with one of Europe’s largest power companies Regina, Berlin – International interest is increasing in SaskPower’s groundbreaking commercial scale Boundary Dam Carbon Capture Project. On April 8, representatives from SaskPower and Vattenfall, a Swedish power company with significant operations in Germany, joined together to sign an agreement on carbon capture and storage knowledge and technologies at a ceremony in Berlin, Germany. According to its website, Vattenfall is 100 per cent owned by the Swedish state and is one of Europe’s largest generators of electricity and the largest producer of heat. In 2013, operations were conducted in the Nordic countries, Germany, the Netherlands, France and the UK. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed sets out the two parties’ intentions to explore opportunities for collaboration in order to advance their common interests concerning

carbon capture and storage (CCS) opportunities. Examples of such collaboration may include: mutual support for the development of CCS projects through technical exchange; informing and guiding the overall development of CCS infrastructure; and sharing CCS developments relating to health, safety and the environment. “SaskPower’s carbon capture and storage project at Boundary Dam Power Station will be the first commercial post-combustion carbon capture system in the world. The project has created a unique opportunity to share practical yet groundbreaking knowledge with the global energy community,� said president and CEO Robert Watson. “We’re very happy to have a partner like Vattenfall join us in building from this innovative work.� “We see a need for CCS in the future and we are very proud that the research results from our CCS pilot plant, Schwarze Pumpe,

will contribute to the further development of the technology,� said Hubertus Altmann, managing director of power plants at Vattenfall. “SaskPower and Vattenfall are convinced that carbon capture and storage is an important technology to reduce global CO2 emissions to acceptable levels.� Vattenfall has gained significant previous experience in CCS technologies at a pilot scale through several demonstration projects in Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK. The ceremony in April was organized with the help of the Canadian Embassy in Berlin. The MOU will remain in effect for five years. According to its website, “Vattenfall operates around 16 large coal fired plants located in Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands. These plants have an aggregate capacity of about 12 GW and in 2012 accounted for 39 per cent of Vattenfall’s electricity generation and 48 per cent of its

heat production. The electricity produced by Vattenfall in Germany is mainly based on lignite.� SaskPower’s coalfired power generation is also based on lignite coal as a fuel source, burned at the Boundary Dam, Shand and Poplar River power stations. The company also used hard coal, noting, “Vattenfall uses hard coal, purchased from subcontractors, in its hard coal-fired plants in Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands. In 2012, lignite accounted for a total of 55 TWh and hard coal for 14 TWh of Vattenfall’s electricity generation. In the same year, we produced 6 TWh of heat using lignite and 10 TWh using hard coal. Vattenfall is optimising its existing production portfolio and investing to improve efficiency and reduce the CO2 emissions of existing plants. “Vattenfall’s goal is to reduce its CO2 exposure to 65 million tonnes by 2020. This

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ince—not to mention new provincial royalty incentives to encourage drilling—has crude oil drilling activity and production on the upswing. Although natural gas activity has slowed due to weak prices, Alberta is poised to benefit once a price correction occurs. In fact, the tight oil revolution that began in the United States and gradually moved north into Alberta marks the dawning of a new day for oil and natural gas exploration and production in the province. In Alberta, the new technology is being used in an increasing number

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will be well positioned to capitalize. Canada is the third-largest natural gas producer in the world, with about 80 per cent of the country’s gas being produced in Alberta. According to provincial figures, at the end of 2012, remaining established reserves of conventional natural gas stood at 33 trillion cubic feet, while remaining established coalbed methane gas reserves stood at 2.4 trillion cubic feet. The province estimates the remaining ultimate potential of marketable conventional natural gas at 74 trillion cubic feet. Although conventional natural gas remains a very important part of Alberta’s natural gas supply, horizontal drilling and multistage fracturing now allow for development of natural gas from a new source— unconventional natural gas resources. Aside from coalbed methane, Alberta’s unconventional natural gas resources include tight gas (natural gas trapped in low-permeability sedimentary rocks, such as sandstone or limestone) and shale gas (trapped in shale rock). Reprinted from Alberta Oil and Gas Industry Quarterly Report, Spring 2014 (www. albertacanada.com)

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Estevan Energy Expo update Estevan –There are still booths available for the Estevan Energy Expo, scheduled for June 11-13. The event is being put on by the Estevan Chamber of Commerce. Michel Cyrenne, executive director of the Estevan Chamber of Commerce, said they have 20 booths booked so far, and they would like to have at least 30. The maximum is 40. The event is being held in the off-year from the Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Show in Weyburn, the biggest event of its type for the industry in southeast Saskatchewan. The idea is to run on a bi-annual basis after that. The event will be held in Affinity Place, formerly known as Spectra Place, Estevan’s primary arena. The arena will be divided in half, with speakers and meals at one end, and exhibitors on the other. Speakers include

and Resources; Keith Schaefer, editor and publisher of Oil & Gas Investments; Neil Wildgust, chief project officer of the Petroleum Technology Research Centre; Max Ball, manager of Clean Coal Technologies for SaskPower; Kristen Marcia, co-founder of DEEP Earth Energy Production Corporation (a geothermal operation); Mike Crabtree, vice-president of energy with the Saskatchewan Research Council; and Melinda Yurkowski, assistant chief geologist of the province and head of petroleum geology at the Saskatchewan Subsurface Geologi-

cal Laboratory. A recent change in plans means tours will be offered of the Shand Power Station, not the Boundary Dam Power Station. The event will kick off with a supper on June 11. The next day will see speakers throughout the day, starting at breakfast. Cyrenne noted the Chamber has blocked off a number of hotel rooms with several hotels for exhibitors. Once they’ve have first crack, those rooms will be opened to guests. Pipeline News is now a media sponsor of the Estevan Energy Expo.

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