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The following figures were taken from the stories in this issue of Pipeline News North. 11.84 seconds: The amount of time it took Shell employees to pull a firetruck at the United Way Fireman’s Pull in mid-September. Story on Page 19 $650,000: The amount British Columbia is setting aside to study how LNG plants affect the health of people and the environment. Story on Page 13 10 meters: The length of a fossilized dinosaur skeleton discovered by a pipeline crew. Story on Page 13 2,500: The number of rescues initiated by SPOT, a Globalstar sister company. Story on Page 15

100 percent: The job placement rate for graduates of the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society’s oilfield education program. Story on Page 26 $299.4 billion: The value of the major projects in British Columbia that have either been proposed, construction has started, completed or were on hold in the second quarter of 2013. Story on Page 6 $115.8 million: The amount of money the province granted the LNG industry in royalty credits for “infrastructure” projects. Story on Page 7

8m x 11m: The size of the Energy Production and Transmission Giant Floor Map that was unveiled at Duncan Cran Elementary School. Story on Page 22 10: The number of Energy Production and Transmission Floor Maps that will tour schools around Canada for the next three years. Story on Page 22 100 people; 25 dogs: The participants at the third annual Shred the Trail community races in Fort Nelson on Sept. 21. Story on Page 18 12 years: The length of time in which Lance and Teresa Hingley have been UFA Petroleum Agents. Their Cardlock petroleum facility in Dawson Creek was expanded in September. Story on Page 22

8 years; 2015: The amount of time it took Alberta to complete a final policy on wetland management and the year iit will be fully implemented. Story on Page 16

$445 million: The amount of money the Ministry of Natural Gas Development ministry expects to recoup from the projects. Story on Page 7

29: The number of speakers at the BC Energy Conference, including Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett, minister, Richard Florida, senior editor, The Atlantic. Story on Page 8

3,000 students: The number of students from 12 schools in the Fort St. John area that will participate in the Rock & Roll Literacy Show. Story on Page 21

$400,000: The amount of money that the city of Dawson Creek would have had to pay to construct a bridge in Kin Park had the South Peace Oilmen’s Association not provided the funding. Story on Page 23

$184,000: The amount donated by BC Hydro to pay for a counselor to provide information to students about employment in skilled trades. Story on Page 11

1,391 people; $1.29 million: The number of people from the oil and gas industry who participated in Movember in 2012, and the amount of money they raised for Movember Canada. Story on Page 20

Forever: The length of time that Paul Gevatkoff, an ex-city councilor and chair of the bridge project, estimates the bridge will benefit the people of Dawson Creek. Story on Page 23

35,000: The number of structures belonging to one company in Western Canada that have “serious problems” with engineering. Story on Page 25

$2.14 million: The amount raised through the Oil & Gas Challenge, a.k.a. the Oil Rig Rumble, for Movember Canada in 2011 and 2012. Story on Page 20

0: the number of buildings in British Columbia north of Shell’s Groundbirch building in Fort St. John that are LEED certified. Story on Page 19

Nov. 1: WorkSafeBC’s three workplace bullying and harassment policies for Occupational Health and Safety become effective. Story on Page 25

30: The number of days they had to grow their mustaches. Story on Page 20

92.2 per cent: The ratio of waste diverted from a landfill during construction of Shell’s Groundbirch building. Story on Page 19

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Petronas ups its 5 LNG investment to $25B

18 ft. Nelson Fun Run unites the community

Total capital costs 6 surge in 2nd quarter

18 One for the ladies in Grande Prairie

Ministry of Gas 7 grants LNG industry $115M

19 Shell office in Fort St. John goes green

energy conference 10 Exclusive: Preston Manning energy conference 11 Bill Bennett delivers

Geospacial data 12 can help cut costs

Scientists’ index 14 can pinpoint oil reserves

22 FUN WITH ENERGY at Duncan Cran school

23 Oilmen pony up cash for new bridge

25 ‘Workers are your most important asset’ 26 Getting a foothold: Immigrants and oil 28 Why do you love your job?

In northeast B.C., 15 satellites save the day

28 Connect to Canada’s Aboriginal workforce

Seeking fair value 16 for Alberta’s wetlands

29 Program aims to connect skilled labor

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Hospital helipad 15 closer to launch

21 Reading – Rock ’n’ Roll style

22 UFA expands its facility in Dawson

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20 the Oil Rig Rumble Are you man enough?

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Petronas ups its LNG investment Minister sets out on Asia junket to Korea, China and Malaysia Matt Lamers

Energy and Environment Forum in Beijing. “Successful LNG development requires a strong relationship with Hot on the heels of Malaysia’s plans to ramp up its investment investors in Asia,” he said ahead of in Canadian liquefied natural gas his trip. “They need to understand (LNG) to a whopping $35 billion, British Columbia is open for busiBritish Columbia’s minister of Nat- ness and competitive with other ural Gas Development set out on jurisdictions.” Mr. Coleman’s trip to Asia is an Asian junket to market the prova precursor to Premier Christy ince’s competitive advantages. The investment by Malaysia’s Clark’s Jobs and Trade Mission in state oil firm Petronas would make November, where the province said the country the largest foreign in- she would explore LNG developvestor in Canada, according to Ma- ment opportunities in Asia and laysian Prime Minister Najib Razak. promote B.C. as a relatively stable The $35 billion investment is and attractive place for trade and about $15 billion more than had investment. “I look forward to discussing been previously disclosed and inhow British Columbia can best cludes an export terminal, wells, a pipeline to be built by TransCanada work with them to build and opCorp. and the $5 billion takeover of erate some of the world’s cleanest Canadian explorer Progress Energy facilities along our north coast,” Mr. Coleman added. “And I look Resources. On the same day the Petronas forward to working with them in deal was announced, B.C. Minister the longer term to stimulate our of Natural Gas Development Rich economy in a meaningful way and Coleman began two-week-long make new, well-paying jobs available to British Columbians.” The trip was the minister’s first chance to tour one of the world’s largest LNG production facilities, the – Minister of Natural Gas Development Petronas LNG Rich Coleman Complex in Bintulu, Malaysia. Currently there are more than trip to sell power-hungry Asian countries on the province’s com- 10 proposed LNG projects in B.C. petitive advantages when it comes Three have already been granted export licences from the National to natural gas. On Oct. 11, Mr. Coleman depart- Energy Board. Even if only five of the projects ed for Korea to partake in the 22nd are implemented – three large and World Energy Congress in Daegu. He also participated in a panel dis- two small – the province estimates cussion at the Canada-Korea Dia- that more than 39,000 jobs will be created over a nine-year construclogue on Energy in Seoul. Korea is the world’s second-larg- tion period and 75,000 jobs once the plants are fully operational. est importer of LNG. The province also estimates that Before visiting Malaysia, the minister made a stop in China to five large LNG plants will add $1 take part in the 9th Canada-China trillion to its GDP by 2046. Staff Writer

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Total capital costs nd surge in 2 quarter Matt Lamers Staff Writer

A surge in proposed LNG projects pushed total capital costs in British Columbia to a record high in the second quarter of this year, according to the BC MPI Review. The review provides updates on major projects in B.C. that have been proposed, completed, on hold or begun. “The data shows that the resource sectors, and oil and gas in particular, are not only a major driver for growth in B.C., but their influence continues to strengthen rather than

wane,” accoring to Keith Sashaw, the president and CEO, ACEC-BC, who produces the BC MPI Review. The total cost of such projects reached $299.4 billion in the second quarter, which was 26.5 per cent more than the same quarter a year earlier and an almost 9 per cent rise from the first quarter of 2013. The northwest area of the province drove the increase. The region reported a large 45.7 per cent jump in proposed projects to $99.3 billion quarter on quarter. The year-on-year rise is 137.5 per cent. In particular, the Pacific Northwest LNG and

the Prince Rupert LNG projects were the biggest supporters. Resource-related projects accounted for about 25 per cent of the projects. By category, proposed projects rose to $194.8 billion (18.9 per cent), construction started on $83.6 billion worth of projects (a 2.5 per cent drop), $1.1 billion of projects were completed (a 41 per cent drop), and projects worth $19.9 billion were on hold (a 16.4 per cent drop) in the second quarter. “The investment community’s appetite continues to grow for the north coast region where the resources are largely based,” added the president and CEO, ACEC-BC.

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Northeast gets $115M in credits Matt Lamers Staff Writer

The Ministry of Natural Gas Development granted the LNG industry $115.8 million in royalty credits in September. The credits are administered under the Infrastructure Royalty Credit Program that supports the construction of new roads for resource companies and pipelines, which is intended to help the LNG sector reach its potential and create jobs. The Montney play area north of Fort St. John will benefit from the most projects. The ministry said the funding will support 12 new infrastructure projects in Northeast B.C. but did not specify the specific nature of all 12 projects. The general idea is that the government repays the industry some

of the royalties it has received, under the premise that the projects will spur drilling operations, resulting in even more royalty revenue in future years. Five years from now, for example, this year’s royalty credits are projected to generate $445 million in revenue for the province. “We are creating jobs for British Columbians through the growth of our natural gas sector and the development of a new export industry,” said Rich Coleman, minister of Natural Gas Development. “Our infrastructure royalty credit program is helping us build the capacity we need to make B.C. a world leader in natural gas supply and export.” The ministry also said that it expects this year’s Royalty Credit Program payments to generate over $320 million in new capital spending in the coming years.

In 1st open season, Spectra hits paydirt Matt Lamers Staff Writer

In the first open season Spectra Energy Corp. had since acquiring the Express crude oil pipeline in March 2013, it announced a major increase of firm long-term agreements for shipments. The commitments increased from 119 thousand barrels per day (mbpd) to 225 mbpd. The average length increased from 1.5 years to more than 10 years. Oil attached to the contracts is expected to begin flowing in October 2013 and phase in over two years. “The success of this open season demonstrates the Express pipeline’s strong positioning to meet growing oil transportation needs. We received shipping requests well in excess of the pipeline’s capacity,” according to Duane Rae, president of Spectra Energy Liquids. The company noted that shippers

were keen to commit to longer contracts because they wanted to make sure they had space reserved on the pipeline. “This affirms the investment we made in the Express-Platte pipeline system, which gave us immediate scale and scope in the rapidly growing space of North American crude oil transportation and storage,” added Rae. The 1,263 kilometer Express Pipeline begins in Hardisty, Alberta and terminates in Casper, Wyoming. The Pilate Pipeline takes oil from Casper to Wood River, Illinois. The two pipelines cover 2,763 kilometers. The company expects 2014 EBITDA of $160 million for the ExpressPlatte pipeline system. Spectra purchased a 100 percent interest in the Express-Platte pipeline system from Borealis Infrastructure, the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and Kinder Morgan Energy. Partners for $1.49 billion. The deal closed in March 2013.

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Power brokers in the energy industry, academia and local businesspeople met in the first week of October in Fort St. John for the BC Energy Conference. The three-day conference generated awareness and provided a forum for participants to share ideas related to the energy sector in Canada. It also embraced the 13 “priorities for action” that were outlined by the Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources as part of an energy vision for the country. Some of those priorities included striving for collaborative energy leadership, regulatory reform, fostering renewable fuels, a natural gas industry and guiding responsible northern energy exploration and development. Fort St. John’s ascent to the energy capital of British Columbia has not come without challenges. The conference also provided a venue to discuss some of those issues. Speakers focused their talks around temporary foreign workers as a way to solve the skilled labor shortage in Northeastern B.C., the future of natural gas here, local challenges that come with climate change,

key issues for pipelines, regulatory reform, and other topics. On the final day of the conference, Minister of Energy and Mines Bill Bennett announced funding to support the creation of a career counsellor position to encourage students to stay in school and facilitate a transition into trades and career training. The plan is supposed to help alleviate a major shortage of skilled labour in the coming years. Preston Manning, former federal opposition leader, framed his speech around earning the public’s trust when it comes to resource development. In an interview with Pipeline News North ahead of the conference, he said that the biggest obstacles to today’s petroleum projects aren’t technical or financial, “they’re a lack of public support for those developments. At a conference like this, particularly one of the things to think about is asking ‘What can be done to earn public support?’” Mr. Manning thinks that oil and gas companies should be communicating more candidly. He also said they ought to incorporate full-cost accounting. British Columbia’s lieutenant governor spoke on the final day of the conference. Judith

Guichon asked for a “holistic approach” in her address to conference delegates. “We define the whole that we’re managing and consider what we want now and in the future,” she said. “What quality of life and what actions will we take to attain that quality of life? What must the life-nurturing environment be like to sustain [it] now and for the future, for our children, grandchildren and for 100 years down the road?” Clearer communication among stakeholders was a recurring theme at the conference. On the second day, Senator Richard Neufeld led a panel discussion on the state of affairs in different Canadian energy sectors. He said he doesn’t disagree with Mr. Manning. Clearer communication should be something that both the government and industry commit to, he said, especially when it comes to LNG. “I think they have to do more of that, but focus on LNG,” said Mr. Neufeld in a telephone interview, “and what the benefits are to British Columbia. I think that’s up to the B.C. government. I think they’ve done a pretty good job of bringing it to their attention, but they can’t relent.” The panel also included Gary

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Energy Conference Weilinger, vice president for strategic development and external affairs at Spectra Energy, President of BC Hydro Charles Reid, John Dunn, vice president of Prince Rupert Gas Transmission, and Tim Wall, president of Apache Kitimat Upstream. The senator said that developing the local LNG industry is in the best interest of all British Columbians. “If the LNG takes off as much as what everybody’s proposing, it will have as much effect on British Columbia’s economy as the oilsands do for Alberta’s economy,” he said. “Because once the plants are built and the pipelines are built to the west coast, 95 percent of the activity is going to take place in Northeastern British Columbia. … It will mean a huge amount to the province as a whole.” The key, according to Mr. Neufeld, is getting the message to the masses “who live in the Lower mainland that without resource extraction, B.C. would be in a sorry place. We have to get at the hearts and souls that consume this product, and that’s every

one of them. Transportation, particularly in terms of LNG, also had a high profile at the conference – and it wasn’t all about export. Alicia Milner, president of the Canadian Natural Gas Vehicle Alliance, talked about opportunities surrounding LNG use in

She added that opportunities with natural gas lie not just with trucks and buses, but also offroad – with rail and heavy mining vehicles. “That’s where we see great opportunity here. “For LNG, we’re going to see it first go to on-road trucks. Shell will have

‘If LNG takes off as much as everybody’s proposing, it will have as much effect on British Columbia’s economy as the oilsands do for Alberta’s economy.’ – Senator Richard Neufeld commercial transportation vehicles. “The key message really is [that] there is a great opportunity to use natural gas in the transportation sector. And of course, Fort St. John being a centre for natural gas production in Canada, is a great place to get this started in terms of potential projects,” she told Pipeline News North.

three LNG stations, in Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer.” She found that the conference played a key role in raising awareness and networking. Another high profile speaker at the conference was Dr. Richard Florida, one of the world’s leading authorities on economic competitiveness, who

appeared on Oct. 2. Florida is also a senior editor at The Atlantic. The conference wrapped up on Oct. 3. Paul Jeakins, commissioner and CEO of the BC Oil and Gas Commission, addressed the key issues of clearer communication, regulations surrounding energy development and barriers for industry. He said that the province has a very modern regulatory structure for oil and gas development, one that is continually improving “so we can make the best statuary decisions.” Energy literacy, he told PNN, “has expanded in the public consciousness over the last five years, but it doesn’t just turn on a dime. People are starting to talk. During the election, people talked about the LNG and natural gas developments. “It’s a natural evolution. Certainly the government could raise the profile of what we’re doing to help develop that. But as a regulator we’re just quietly doing a good job on behalf of the people.” – With files from Matt Preprost

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Manning talks compromise Matt Lamers Staff Writer

Eleven years removed from politics, Preston Manning is still blazing a trail. As his former colleagues on the right shunned environmentalism throughout the last decade, he has been an advocate of connecting conservatism and conservation. He has even called for a shift to “green conservatism.” It’s a message that ought to resonate in Northern British Columbia, which is home to both an environmentally aware populace and a booming liquefied natural gas industry. Pipeline News North spoke with Manning ahead of the BC Energy Conference about how clearer, more honest communication on the part of industry and government can be beneficial for the province as a whole, and how environmentalism and resource development don’t necessarily have to be exclusive of each other. Let’s start by talking about what “responsible” petroleum development involves and how companies can get that message across to people. The biggest obstacles to petroleum projects today aren’t technical or financial, they’re a lack of public support for those developments. At a conference like this, particularly one of the things to think about is asking ‘What can be done to earn public support?’ LNG is a particularly important topic up here in Northeast British Columbia. Can you give me a specific example in this context? Petroleum companies should be straightforward about their interests. There is a lot of advertising that’s kind of funny. You know, ‘We’re out to make society better,’ and all of that is fine, but I think just being frank [is better]. If you’re in the petroleum business, you’re in the business of producing oil and gas to meet people’s needs for energizing their cars and heating their homes and energizing their workplaces that provide an income. I think being more frank – ‘We’re in the energy business. You need energy? That’s what we do.’ The second thing is to integrate, rather than make separate, petroleum development and environmental conservation. So I think because younger people and the general public have development and environmental conservation all linked together, you’re best to discuss them together and act on them together, rather than the old way, which was ‘we’ll do everything and then figure out to do about the environment.’ So do you think that young people and the general public are too focused on environmental impacts rather than economic benefits? Everybody needs a balance. Many young people are focused on that and don’t pay enough attention to actually having the energy that’s required to run society, including their own lives. I think it is fair to say that the older generation was more focused on the development side and

Former Opposition leader Preston Manning appeared at the B.C. Energy Conference in Fort St. John. courtesy photo

less so on the environment. It’s a matter of achieving balance. There is an awareness that there is no economic activity that doesn’t have some kind of environmental effect that is starting to become a part of general knowledge. So think people start at that point today, so that accounts for why the environment consistently constantly comes up. Environmental regulation is important but you have to strike a balance. I think that’s true. One way of dealing with environmental impacts is through regulation, and you get into the issue of micro-regulation that is stifling. The other way to come at it is through market mechanisms; market prices can be harnessed [for] environmental conservation just as well as anything else. So you have a choice: to what extent do you lean on the market to preserve the environment and to what extent do you lean on the government for regulation. That’s another area where there is a need for balance. There’s talk about how regulation is holding back the energy industry rather than supporting it. One speaker at the conference is going to talk about how Canada’s regulations for energy development are too “stringent and complicated – creating overlaps and unnecessary delays leading to increased costs.”

If you don’t want government regulation, then I think what the industry’s going to have to come around to is what’s called ‘full cost accounting’ where you use the pricing system to achieve this conservation and demand. Every energy project has environmental impacts. You figure out what they are, you figure out what can be done to avoid them or mitigate them, and what that would cost. And you integrate that cost into the cost of the product. The more you do that, in other words you let the market pricing signals handle the conservation end, the less you need mico-regulation. When the pricing doesn’t represent the cost of environmental avoidance or mitigation then you end leaning on more and more regulation. That makes sense, but do you think the government could ever let corporations regulate themselves, as that would require them to do? The government can create the framework that encourages it. I think the bigger challenge is whether the industry will accept that. … I think the more it’s accepted [by corporations] the better. The alternative is the government micro-regulating. It just becomes administratively unfeasible and like you say, it ends up stifling development rather than balancing it. The one point oilsands producers make, which I think is valid, is that if the petroleum industry is going to be forced into full cost accounting, or accept it themselves, then

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Minister of Energy and Mines Bill Bennett speaks on the final day of the B.C. Energy Conference in Fort St. John. matt lamers

every other energy source should be required to do the same thing. Because there is no environmentally neutral energy source. They would ask ‘Where’s the reservoir tax for the hydro companies?’ They aren’t producing so much CO2, but in Canada the hydro companies have flooded forests the area of Lake Ontario. Where’s the radiation tax for the nuclear plants? They produce one of the most deadly poisons known to man. What would it cost to avoid or mitigate that? Get that integrated into the price. Because if you impose full cost accounting on the petroleum sector but don’t do it on the other, you misallocate resources. There is no environmentally neutral source. They all have an impact, some more or less than others. I think that’s a legitimate point. That is a good point, but do you ever see all energy suppliers embracing full cost accounting? I can see it being implemented in some individual cases, but not broadly. A government regulation just establishes a pricing system and then let’s the players sort it out within that. That’s macro-regulation, which is defensible. Government prescribes that for every energy source. It’s when they don’t do that, when they regulate each of them individually that you get into this micro-regulation that’s just literally unfeasible given the number of entities. See MANNING on PAGE 21

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To address the shortage of skilled labour in Northeastern British Columbia, Bill Bennett, minister of Energy and Mines, announced funding to support the creation of a career counsellor position to encourage students to take up trades and provide career training. Mr. Bennett made the announcement at the B.C. Energy Conference. The province and industry have been wrestling with ways to deal with a shortfall in skilled labour in the oil and gas industry. The $184,000 from BC Hydro will be donated to Northern Opportunities and the counsellor will communicate with students in school districts representing Peace River North, Peace River South, Fort Nelson and First Nations Chalo School. Mr. Bennett told the first ses-

sion of the day that the province needs to do a better job educating young people and their parents on the opportunities in the trades. “That person, for two years, is going to be working directly with students in three school districts, the whole Northeast,” he said

workers to the workforce if all the proposed LNG projects become operational. It also forecasts that 60,000 additional workers would be required for peak construction, which is projected to take place around 2016 and 2017. Fort St. John Petroleum Asso-

‘It would be, I think, almost immoral for an elected government to not try to grasp the brass ring on this one and bring it home for future generations.’ – Bill Bennett, minister of energy and mines in an interview. “And I think in terms of education and awareness for children about the opportunities in the trades, I think there actually will be a huge benefit from that.” According to a BC Natural Gas Workforce Strategy Committee report, B.C. would add 75,000 more permanent skilled

ciation President Sean Thomas thinks that having a counsellor in schools to promote the trades will help. “It’s definitely a step in the right direction. Anything we can do to get at these students earlier, then it’s going to help,” he said. See BENNETT on PAGE 18

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Geospacial data can help cut costs FRom news reports Astrium Services has a message for the oil and gas industry: Making better use of geospatial information at each stage of a project – including mapping, monitoring, response and management of data intelligence – will facilitate cost and time saving, improved corporate social responsibility and sustainability. Astrium Services is Europe’s leading space technology company. More applications include comprehensive and accurate reconnaissance of large areas and oil spill response monitoring. To get its message across more effectively, the company launched a new video that is designed to communicate Astrium’s expertise in upto-date and high resolution satellite imagery, and how that can help resource companies operating in remote areas save time and money. “In an industry too often characterised by one-size-fits-all solutions, we’re committed to an era of greater

communication with our customers operating in the oil and gas sector, listening more than ever to them to understand their sector-specific needs and working closely together to deliver new and customised services,” said Bernhard Brenner, executive director of Astrium Services’ GEO-information Division. “This is the age of collaboration. Many of our new and evolving service offerings have been developed by working closely with clients seeking new solutions to the daily challenges they face, and the time is right to launch a new campaign underlining our determination to play an even bigger role in helping the Oil & Gas industry benefit from the advantages of space age technology.” The company thinks that space age technology is underutilised in the oil and gas sector. Astrium’s satellite constellation includes SPOT 6 – and soon SPOT 7 – Pléiades 1A and 1B, TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X.

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DINOSAUR DISCOVERY A pipeline crew working near Spirit River, Alberta, unearthed a dinosaur skeleton that is millions of years old. Courtesy Photo

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A pipeline crew working near Spirit River, Alberta, made a oncein-a-lifetime discovery when they unearthed a dinosaur fossil. Measuring 10 metres in length, the fossilized skeleton was found by a backhoe operator working on the Tourmaline Oil Corp. pipeline. “We were very excited with the discovery,” Scott Kirker, secretary and general counsel at Tourmaline Oil Corp, told Pipeline News North. “It is

not something you see every day – or really ever. We were also very impressed with the speed with which the Tyrell museum got involved and the way they are dealing with the situation, they are very professional and are working to minimize any project delay.” The discovery was made when the operator of the backhoe moved and inadvertently broke off a piece of the fossil. After turning a section of a rock over, he noticed the fossil and immediately stopped what he was doing.

The discovery occurred in the Saddle Hills area near Spirit River. One day later, paleontologists from the Tyrell Museum and National Geographic arrived, and were joined by Pipestone Creek Dinosaur Initiative head paleontologist, Dr. Matthew Vavrek. “As we walked around, we saw this whole part of a tail of a dinosaur. To see something like that is pretty incredible,” he told CNN. He said that it’s rare to find such a large fossil that’s still intact. “The last time I’ve seen something

like that was in a museum. I’ve never found something like this before,” he said. Tourmaline Oil Corp. has offered to aid the scientists by granting use of machinery and workers. Extraction could take months, however, they are attempting to complete it before the winter. If they fail to do so, it could freeze into the ground for another year. “In the meantime we will be able to use the equipment on site to assist with the excavation and removal of the dinosaur,” said Kirker.

Study to assess effects of LNG on health Matt Lamers Staff Writer

How would LNG plants affect the health of people and the environment in the immediate vicinity? The Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Natural Gas Development are setting out to answer that question. The province will fund a study to the tune of $650,000, with the purpose of informing regulatory and policy development for economic activity in the Kitimat area of Western British Columbia. It said any conclusions could be used to inform regulatory decisions for LNG, as well as environmental-

assessment work where LNG export facilities are being proposed. Kitimat is the third-largest port in Western Canada and would play an essential role in the export of LNG. The province wants to understand potential impacts from industrial emissions. Mary Polak, minister of Environment, said the government is committed to protecting public health and the environment, adding that it wants to ensure emissions from industry, including LNG, will remain within what the Kitimat airshed can safely accommodate. “We are committed to balancing the need for resource development

with environmental protection,” she said. “This study will help us guide our approach and achieve this balance.” The Kitimat Airshed Impact Assessment Project will examine any cumulative effects of existing and proposed facilities, including an aluminium smelter, LNG terminals, a proposed oil refinery, a crude-oil export facility, and gas-turbinepowered electrical generation facilities to be located there. The ministry said that the study will focus on sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide emissions. It will also take into account the impact the emissions might have on vegetation and human health, as well

as water and soil. “British Columbia is an environmental leader and we are taking the steps necessary to keep that title,” said Minister of Natural Gas Development Rich Coleman. “This study will ensure our airshed plan for Kitimat is comprehensive, so the quality of life in the area is upheld while jobs and economic prospects increase as a result of LNG and industrial development.” The province plans to issue a request for proposals to contract out the analysis of data a separate contractor collects. The successful bidder will be required to complete the study and final report by March 31, 2014.

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Scientists’ index can pinpoint oil reserves Could lead to less environmental damage Matt Lamers Staff Writer

A new index jointly developed by an international team of scientists, including University of California, Davis researcher Qing-zhu Yin claims to be able to pinpoint where petroleum flows and gas reserves have accumulated. The school says the index provides a better understanding of how oil travels from where it was formed to where it has collected. The journal Scientific Reports claims the index, if applied, could potentially reduce the environmental impact of extracting petroleum. It could also lead to fewer inci-

dents of failed drilling. “The index increases the potential output of oil fields,” Yin told Pipeline News North. “If you want to know where a remainder might have gone in a known oil field, we can just use this index to try to gauge where the crude oil is … to try to find a secondary target.” The technology was actually tested in Alberta’s Rimbey-Meadowbrook sedimentary basin to evaluate its validity, in addition to the Xifeng Oilfield in the southwest part of the Ordos Basin in China. “So we had a theoretical construct, and we applied it to situations in oil fields and we found that it works. So we developed a sort of systematic

strategy on how one can use this index to come up with an idea of how far the oil has been migrating,” explained Yin. Yin said the index is now in the public domain, so anyone who’s interested in using it is free to do so. “I wouldn’t be surprised because some of my colleagues are already using it,” he said. Petroleum migration occurs in two ways: Primary migration, which is the movement of oil out of the rocks where it was formed and secondary migration, which is the movement of oil to the reservoir where it sits. “It certainly needs to be tested further, but our theoretical construct is there.”

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Hospital helipad closer to launch Oil and gas companies say it’s needed to service oilfield Staff Writer

Construction of a helipad at the Fort St. John Hospital is one step closer to liftoff. In September, Northern Health and the British Columbia Ambulance Service (BCAS) released the findings of an independent review on the feasibility of such a facility for the new hospital, which include five regulatory conditions that must be met in order for the project to be given the green light. “The report is saying, ‘Yes, (a helipad) is feasible; yes, it makes sense, subject to these conditions,’” said Steve Raper, regional director of communications for Northern Health. A committee has already been formed to work toward meeting the report’s conditions. It will be cochaired by members of the BCAS

and the Fort St. John Petroleum Association, Raper said. The conditions the committee will have to meet include: Meeting Transport Canada regulations; rezoning land for the helipad location and committing not to develop near or around the site; having an organization assume ownership and responsibility of the pad; ensuring funds are in place to build and maintain the pad; and developing a project plan and schedule. “I’m not in position to presuppose that work. It’s the work of that committee as to how they meet those conditions,” Raper said, noting the report doesn’t guarantee the construction of a helipad, even if the conditions are technically met. “We’ve done the work the community asked us to do. Now come the next steps, the more difficult steps, in satisfying those conditions to lead to actual development.”

The absence of a helipad at the new hospital, which opened in June 2012, has been a point of contention for oil and gas companies concerned about quick access to medical care in events of serious injuries, particularly considering the remote locations in which they operate. The BCAS currently transports air ambulance patients from the Fort St. John airport to the new hospital – about a 10-minute drive. Though officials said there haven’t been any major ramifications caused by that delay, the Fort St. John Petroleum Association is throwing its full support behind the project. “Our incidents are getting to be few and far between, but they do have the potential to be major,” said Sean Thomas, president of the association. “Any time we can get somebody to a higher level of care as quickly as possible ... that’s one of the ideas behind having the heliport.

“If it saves one life because we saved some time, then it’s well worth it,” he said. The association is willing to help raise funds for the pad’s construction if needed, Thomas added. Fort St. John Mayor Lori Ackerman called the report “a step forward” in the helipad debate. “It’s recognition that the community has spoken, and that the community wants a helipad at the hospital,” said Ackerman. The city will be responsible for creating a “helizone” in conjunction with the Peace River Regional District. The zone would restrict building heights around the pad. Northern Health and BCAS commissioned David Marshall to lead an independent review into the feasibility of a helipad. Among the members on Marshall’s review committee were Northern Health, BCAS, the city, the PRRD, Energy Services BC and the Fort St. John Petroleum Association. – with files from Matt Lamers R001624341

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Seeking fair value for wetlands New policy does away with ‘simplistic’ no-net-loss principle Matt Lamers Staff Writer

Ecologically important wetlands and economic development are on a collision course, and the government of Alberta is looking to minimize the impact. Set against a backdrop of the pristine Clifford E. Lee Nature Sanctuary, Environment Minister Diana McQueen unveiled the province’s longawaited policy on wetland management. The policy was designed to strike a balance between the loss and degradation of wetlands with continued economic development. It is regarded as important because thousands of hectares of wetlands have been lost due to economic activity, most notably to urban sprawl in southern Alberta and oilsands development in the north. Environmental groups did not get the the nonet-loss principle that they had been hoping to see in the final draft. Instead, it takes a more flexible, value-oriented approach. The policy asks industry to avoid destroying wetlands. If that is not possible, businesses would be asked to either replace the wetland with one of equal ecological and social value, or pay into a fund, the exact value of which would be determined by a special

committee of stakeholders. According to the Pembina Institute, more than 3,000 square kilometers of wetlands – an area four times the size of Calgary – are at risk from oilsands development, and a lot of wetlands were lost in the eight years it took to complete the policy. “There will be areas where economic opportunity will happen and be developed and we’ll try to

‘We're not giving anybody a free ride, we're just taking a more balanced approach.’ – Thorsten Hebben mitigate those as much as possible and whenever possible – or the wetland will have to be restored in other areas,” said McQueen on Sept. 10. Implementation will be staggered over the next two years. The interim policy and restoration and compensation guide will be phased out through next summer. For purposes of implementation, the prov-

ince will be divided into a White Zone and Green Zone. In the White Zone, the southern half of the province, the policy will go into effect in the summer of 2014. In the coming year, Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (ESRD) will focus on developing the operational components of the policy that enable implementation. For example, a relative wetland value assessment system has to be determined, as do approval mechanisms, criteria and guidelines that help determine what a restored wetland would look like, and requirements for whoever is going to take on that work. A wetland value map must also be developed so that cost of replacement can be determined. Thorsten Hebben, the architect of the policy for the past four years for Alberta ESRD, said they have a good start on how wetlands will be valued. “We did work with stakeholder organizations over a period of three to four months,” he said. “We started with wetland evaluation and how that would look.” In the subsequent year, ESRD will work on policies for the Green Zone in the north and on crown lands, taking into account the additional complexities within that system. That staggered timeline and lack of a no-net-

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environment Encana spokesman Doug McIntyre said that Canada’s largest natural gas producer avoids disturbing wetlands. “As part of our operational pre-planning, we classify and map wetlands to identify these habitats and thereby avoid them or minimize our disturbance of them as much as possible,” he said. “We have also been a longtime supporter of Ducks Unlimited Canada and their work in mapping, reclaiming and conserving wetlands,” he added. “These efforts have helped to accumulate a database which our staff can access in order to avoid disturbing sensitive wetlands habitat. “Wetlands conservation is already part of Encana’s practices.”

Syncrude oil sands mine called Bill’s Lake, reclaimed in the 1990s, near Fort McMurray, Alberta. Shaughn Butts/Edmonton Journal

loss principle have drawn criticism. “Alberta cannot afford any further delay: thousands of hectares of wetlands were lost while this policy was being developed,” stated the Jennifer Grant, oilsands program director for the Pembina Institute, an organization dedicated to leading Canada’s transition to a clean energy future. “It is unclear when and how it will actually affect oilsands decision-making,” she continued. The institute wants Alberta to confirm if all planned and approved projects in the oilsands would be subject to the policy; when exactly the policy goes into effect and whether or not there are exemptions for companies operating in the oilsands. She said the province should have stuck to the no-net-loss principle. “Alberta needs to implement a policy that requires urban and industrial developers to restore a wetland every time a wetland is destroyed,” Grant said. “This ... was recommended by the Alberta Water Council in 2008.” Industry sources Pipeline News North spoke with reported that they were satisfaction with the policy outcome. Brad Herald, manager of Alberta operations for the Canadian Association of Petroleum Produc-

ers, is pleased with the balanced approach the province took. “The policy has a hierarchy, where you avoid, if you can’t avoid, you mitigate, if that’s unavoidable, then you look at replacement. And it’s replacement for permanent loss,” he said. “I think we welcome some optionality around that replacement option because you can have a credited pathway. And I think that provides flexibility to go where the highest value is in terms of the conservation options. And those other options have to be approved pathways,” Herald added. CAPP approves of the regional approach that the ESRD took in lieu of the no-net-loss principle. “If you look at the context of Alberta, it’s very different systems north to south,” said Herald. “There has been an awful lot of historical loss in the southern part of the province in the agricultural zone. It’s not the case in the north in many areas. “I think a relative value of wetlands that looks at abundance or scarcity lines up well with the challenges in the province, and embedding those approaches in the land use planning piece allows them to integrate those values with other ones considered under the land use planning framework,” added Herald.

The architect Pipeline News North spoke with Hebben about the process of developing the new policy, why a no-net-loss principle was ultimately rejected, and the concerns raised by the Pembina Institute, namely that the policy is unfairly tilted towards industry. Hebben explained that throughout the process the priority was to establish a new wetland policy which recognized that the interim one did not apply to most of the province, such as non-settled areas, Crown land, and additional wetland types like peatlands, bogs and swamps. “Under the most recent iteration policy development, we’ve had about 20 stakeholder organizations that have been part of the process. Those run the full gamut from environmental non-governmental organizations to urban developers to municipalities and to industry,” he said. On the new policy’s exclusion of the no-netloss principle, Hebben explained that such an approach is “very simplistic,” because new wetlands are usually of considerably lower quality and value than the ones that were lost. “But what ends up happening in many instances is that you lose a high-value wetland that has many functions, such as flood mitigation, a groundwater discharge zone, biodiversity, you lose all of that and you simply replace it with a wetland that’s three times bigger,” he said. “So the area based no net loss approach is very simplistic. Admittedly it is much easier to apply, but at the end of the day the outcomes may not be comparable to the value-based system.” Instead, Hebben prefers to base his approach on adaptive management systems on a regular cycle, every five years or so, and update the inventory of wetlands in the province. That data would feed into regulatory approvals information, which would be incorporated into the decision making process. Regarding Pembina’s first question, on whether or not all planned and approved oilsands projects will be subject to the policy, Hebben said that approved projects will not be subject, but he added that there are parts of the policy that will apply to approved projects. “Approved projects are exempt from the policy from a wetland replacement perspective, however, they are still subject to a number of nuances within the policy relative to reclamation,” he said. “Those that are in the planning stages that haven’t actually gone into application for approval would be subject to the policy. It really depends on where they are in the planning process.” See WETLAND on PAGE 19

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One for the ladies Matt Lamers Staff Writer

People take part in the “fun run” day organized by the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality Recreation Department and Encana. courtesy photo

‘Fun run’ in Fort Nelson Matt Lamers Staff Writer

The third annual Shred the Trail community races were held in Fort Nelson on Sept. 21. Dubbed the “fun run,” the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality Recreation Department and Encana founded the event three years ago. This time around people were encouraged to come out and experience a new community trail that had recently been completed. More than 100 people and 25 dogs walked or ran in a number of events, including a half marathon (21km), 10km run, 5km run and 5km walk. There were also races for children

BENNETT from PAGE 11 “If you’ve got the awareness and training where the work is happening, then students are more likely to stay there.” Mr. Bennett addressed the possibility of incorporating gas plants into B.C.’s energy production mix to stem hydro rates that are projected to rise considerably in the coming years. That gas would come from Northeast B.C.

– a 500m and 800m run. Angela White, community relations advisor for Encana, said the event has been growing steadily since the first race in 2011. “The weather was perfect and the attendance was great,” said White. “I am always so excited to see so many people come out and participate. Each year I learn a little bit more about how to make this event better for next year.” Everyone who finished the race received a medal and the top finishers in each category earned additional prizes. Awards were also given out for best-dressed kids, adults, groups and dogs. A school competition was used to name the run.

Currently, the Clean Energy Act stipulates that 93 per cent of the province’s power be generated from clean or renewable resources, however Bennett said a “significant” amount electricity could be created from a new gas plant without changing the Act. “The integrated resource plan that was developed by BC Hydro – the 20 year look ahead – allows for more use of gas for electricity. B.C.’s longterm plan already allows for the use

Previous names included Trail Mix, The Young and the Rest of Us. RL Angus students won this year’s competition to name the race. A class from the school received a pizza and pool party from Encana and the Recreation Department. “The intention is to make this a community event that brings all ages and levels of runner or walker together,” said White. The fire department was also present to offer tours of a fire truck, as were the RCMP and a local Conservation Officer. “We had great community sponsors, too, and could not hold this event without their support,” said Ken Johnson, a DJ for 102.3 The Bear and the MC for the day.

Dozens of people took part in the Grande Prairie Petroleum Association’s Fall Couple Golf Tournament on Sept. 21. Marshall Radke, chair of the tournament’s organizing committee, explained how the tournament is put on as a way to thank members’ wives. “We try to gear everything toward the women to thank them for putting up with us all summer. All of the door prizes are ladies’ prizes,” he said. Up to 60 couples took part and 120 people joined in for the dinner afterwards. The tournament is held twice a year – once in the spring and once in the fall. There are multiple prizes, all of which are paid for by donations from oil companies. “It’s just a social tournament to for us to gather and have a good time. That’s the benefit to it. It’s an all around fun thing that benefits our members,” added Radke. The Texas scramble tournament has been happening for more than 10 years. The Grande Prairie Petroleum Association is a social club that meets once a month. “We go over and talk about industry news. It’s a social gathering,” said Radke. Radke has been the chair for two years and involved in one way or another for the last five years. “It’s a fun day. We’ve been full for the last few tournaments that we’ve had and everyone seems to have fun.”

For more information on the Grande Prarie Petroleum Association, go to www.gpoilmen.com.

of more gas for electricity,” he said. Any new gas power plants would not displace the need for Site C, according to Mr. Bennett. “The province is going to need Site C.” In Mr. Bennett’s speech to the Energy Conference, he emphasized the importance that LNG represents for the province, stating the province’s commitment to ensuring the success of LNG, and touting the tens of thousands of jobs that are projected to be created, and what that means

for the province in terms of revenue. He said it’s something that all British Columbians should be aware of, and should be thankful for. “Frankly, we cannot afford to miss this opportunity,” he said. “It would be, I think, almost immoral for an elected government to not try to grasp the brass ring on this one and bring it home for future generations [of] British Columbians. That’s how important this opportunity really is.”

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Cut above the rest Shell office is B.C.’s northernmost ‘green’ building Matt Lamers Staff Writer

On Sept. 25, a building in Fort St. John became the northernmost LEED certified building in British Columbia. LEED is a certification standard adopted by the construction industry to assess the environmental sustainability of buildings. At the ceremony in September at Shell Groundbirch’s headquarters, Operations Manager Rej Tetrault was presented with an LEED certification plaque from WL Construction president Bruce. “For Shell, this is a great way to show that we practise what we preach,” Shell Canada spokesperson Caileigh Rhind told Pipeline News North. “We want our building to be energy efficient and by working with WL Construction, we were able to do that.” It wasn’t an easy project for Fort St. John-based WL Construction. “We knew from the beginning we would not be able to collect certain points for energy conservation considering how cold the winters are in the area,” explained Reid. “Our climate certainly limits what we can achieve in LEED’s ‘Energy and Atmosphere’ category.” The LEED program recognizes performance in five areas: energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality, materials selection, sustainable site development and water efficiency. The building has high efficiency heating and cooling systems and energy efficient materials, high efficiency. More than 92 per cent of construction waste was diverted from a landfill.

Bryant Bird, social investment advisor for Shell, holds a donatation to the United Way. Team Shell fought off a team of local firefighters to win their third consecutive United Way Fireman’s Pull in mid-September. “We’re here today because Shell’s office is located here and we’re a part of the community,” Bird told Pipeline News North. “We’re a proud supporter of the United Way organization, so this is very near and dear to a lot of us. We have a lot of people who work here that take advantage of the services that the United Way provides. So we wanted to come out to show our support.” The Shell employees’ winning time was 11.84 seconds, just edging out the firemen. Shell partnered with Enerflex and Wildhorse this year to offer a pancake breakfast. Matt Lamers

WETLAND from PAGE 17 He said projects that have already been approved were done so based on a certain understanding in terms of established regulatory requirements, costs and reclamation expectations, “so at this point for an approved project it would be extremely difficult, and largely unexpected on the part of the proponent, to add an additional level of requirements on that development activity.” He compared subjecting projects which have already been approved to the new wetlands policy to buying a car. “When you come to an agree-

ment, you have certain expectations, knowing what the final price is, and coming back the next day and finding out that there are additional costs that you hadn’t been informed of, which may have swayed your decision on the purchase of that vehicle.” Regarding Pembina’s final concern about exemptions for oilsands development, Hebben said that no exceptions will be considered. “Everybody, regardless of the activity, would be subject to the policy once it’s implemented,” he said. Hebben is convinced that the policy is balanced and was developed in the best interest of the stakeholders.

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“We’ve tried to take a very balanced approach to how the management decisions are made. We’re trying to strengthen the avoid-andminimize component of the policy. “It does have additional flexibility in it, but the intent of that flexibility is actually to enhance the system over time, to ensure we’re attaining better results for the province, for Albertans in terms of what we’re putting on the landscape and what we’re [rebuilding] on the landscape. “I think we’re not giving anybody a free ride, we’re just taking a more balanced approach and getting more information into the decision making process.”

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the Oil Rig Rumble Matt Lamers Staff Writer

“What manlier thing is there than a moustache?” asks Daryll Fox, a 22-year-old resident of Fort St. John. It’s a good question. So it should also come as no surprise that Movember is a big deal is the oil and gas Industry. The rules are simple. Start November clean shaven and spend the rest of the month growing a mustache – or a “mo” as it’s colloquially called. Raising money is optional. “I think it is good for as many men as possible to participate, even if they are not doing the fundraising, as each individual moustache is a walking billboard for Movember, and all it stands for,” said Fox, who works in the oil and gas indudstry. “They also make great ice breakers.” The Movember Foundation was co-founded by four Australians in 2004. The Foundation is a not for profit organisation dedicated to promoting men’s health. “Part of Movember for me is simply the community aspect, as a majority of workers in town participate as well. However, I like that I am contributing to awareness for men’s health issues,” he said. Welcome to the Oil Rig Rumble.

Officially known as the Oil & Gas Challenge, the Oil Rig Rumble is an effort led by “mobros” and “mosisters” from the oil and gas industry across Canada. In 2012, 1,391 people from the sector on 65 teams raised $1.29 million for Movember Canada, making it the second

“We truly could never have guessed at the amazing support we’d receive from Movember around the world or the oil and gas industry here in Canada. The response has been massive. You walk around those towns that are heavily engaged in the oil industry through the month

‘Part of Movember for me is simply the community aspect, as a majority of workers in town participate.’ – Daryll Fox highest fundraising network in the country. Jeff Lohnes, business engagement manager at Movember’s headquarters, told Pipeline News North that the Oil Rig Rumble started on the back on one mobro who wanted to see the industry come together in support of men’s health and the issues that affect men. “So he reached out to people and said ‘let’s align our efforts under the umbrella of the Oil Rig Rumble and pool our efforts’ to showcase what the oil and gas industry is doing to support men’s health,” said Lohnes.

of November and you see mustaches everywhere.” The Oil Rig Rumble started two years ago. Funds raised go to the Movember Foundation, and then they are distributed to the Canadian Men’s Health Network and Prostate Cancer Canada, a national foundation dedicated to the elimination of this disease through education, research and support. The Canadian Men’s Health Network administers the funds and is comprised of experts, doctors and researchers from across the country. The current pri-

ority area of the network is boys’ and men’s mental health. It’s about starting conversation and getting men more proactively thinking about their health and raising funds to research men’s programs, said Lohnes. For women, Movember is a chance to support and help in those efforts. “Every woman, whether it’s a cousin, brother, father, son, partner, there are men in their lives who are important to them. It’s their chance to support men’s health and men’s health issues,” said Lohnes. Last year saw 1,391 people register for the Oil Rig Rumble, which was an increase from the 972 people who participated in 2011. The 53 teams that year raised $850,000. “Each year it’s a great chance for teams to come together – a lot of camaraderie – good challenge across industries. “There’s camaraderie and a nod that people give each other when people know they’re taking part in this. It’s an amazing commitment to men’s health and to making some change.” To participate in the Oil Rig Rumble, register at movember.com and search “Oil Rig Rumble” online for information on a network in your area.

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Reading – rock ’n’ roll style Oilmen donate 2,750 special edition books to area schools Matt Lamers Staff Writer

Queen’s “We Will Rock You” is blasted through the auditorium and hundreds of young people sing and clap to the beat. Later, the Bee Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive” gets the older people on their feet. This isn’t a concert – it’s Sigmund Brouwer’s Rock & Roll Literacy show, and it’s coming to school near you. The Rock & Roll Literacy show has a simple message: “Literacy skills are among the most important skills they will need as adults,” explains Brouwer, “so RNRL is geared to motivate students to improve those skills by enjoying how reading delivers fun story, and how writing is a way to put story on paper.” It’s all about getting young people to pick up a book and read. Sigmund Brouwer is teaming up with National Hockey League legend Bryan Trottier to bring the Rock & Roll Literacy show to eight Fort St. John and surrounding area schools in the first and second week of October. Nearly 3,000 students from 12 schools will get to participate. Trottier, an author and

Sigmund Brouwer is teaming up with National Hockey League legend Bryan Trottier to bring the Rock & Roll Literacy show to eight Fort St. John and surrounding area schools in the first week of October. Kate Mills

‘It’s nice for our children to get the exposure to good authors and to a legend in the sporting world.’ – Sean Thomas NHL Hall of Famer, has seven Stanley Cup rings to his name, and eight of Brouwer’s titles were on the 2009/2011 Canadian Children’s Book Centre list of Best Books for Kids and Teens. The latter has been visiting schools to promote reading and writing skills

MANNING from PAGE 11 How do we get from where we are now to that? At conferences like this we can start talking about full cost accounting. Or more generally, integrate the discussion of development and the environment rather than talking about development first and the environment second, or like you were saying, with younger people. So how do you go about integrating environmental costs? The challenge is to convince the majority of people that if it’s done right and done responsibly, addressing environmental concerns, then it’s in the interests of the majority to allow those things to proceed. The best people to argue that

for 20 years. Sean Thomas, president of the Fort St. John Petroleum Association, told PNN that these kinds of inspirations for children can last a lifetime. “Being from a small town, it’s nice for our children to get the exposure to good

authors and to a legend in the sporting world,” said Thomas. The Fort St John Petroleum Association raised $12,000 to donate books. Shawna Hartman, the literacy support teacher for the school district, explained that students need

are British Columbians talking to British Columbians, without outsiders coming in. Ultimately it’s British Columbians themselves that have to be convinced that this is in their best interest. Basically the onus is on industry to be more frank with people about their intentions. I think they have a case to make. Everyone realizes that you have to have energy. You can argue about what’s the best type and how we’re going to get it. But to turn it into an all or nothing [thing], I think the companies, community leaders and politicians that are on the side of recognizing that people have an energy demand that has to be met are on fairly solid ground. You’re actually representing the energy consumer. I think a lot of industry advertising could be more frank. They tend to want to say they’re

all the inspiration they can get. “It can be empowering for students to know that local people from little places can do well,” she said. The idea to bring the Rock & Roll Literacy show to the Peace came about when Hartman was out to dinner with Trottier in April. The ball began rolling from there. Each of the school’s are paying a portion of the presentations fees. “That will impact all of Fort St. John and area. They’re not just hitting the in-town schools, they’re also travelling to the rural schools,” said Hartmen, “so I’m very excited about that.” “Whether it’s perseverance through writing, through sharing their thoughts, through hockey and just in life – not giving up and working hard to reach your goals,” said Hartman. Brouwer said he had a great time touring the schools. “Bryan and I are really enjoying our time in FSJ. The teachers and students have been amazing to work with,” he said.

doing other good things. But really you’re in the petroleum industry. Why not just say it? ‘If you don’t like gasoline, or you don’t like oil, or you don’t like what’s heating the factory or the office you’re working in, well maybe we’re not your people.’ ‘But if you need any of those, that’s what we do.’ You know? Speaking of all or nothing: What about the people who won’t compromise? Your development has to be able to sort of win an election. To win an election you don’t have to get 100 percent of the vote. You’ve got to get more votes than what the alternatives are. If you said the choice is ‘energy or no energy,’ what would you vote for? I think energy would win, but of course there are compromises in between. This interview was edited for length and clarity.

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FUN WITH ENERGY Matt Lamers Staff Writer

Students of Duncan Cran Elementary School became the first in Canada to experience a very new and unique map at the end of September. Created by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and dubbed the Energy Production and Transmission Giant Floor Map, the 8 meter by 11 meter vinyl map was designed to promote energy literacy and provide students and teachers with materials to foster critical thinking skills by showing the types of energy produced across the country. After its stay at Duncan Cran Elementary School, the map will travel around British Columbia schools for the next two weeks.

Trina Powers’ 24 grade 1 students at Duncan Cran Elementary School experience the Energy Production and Transmission Giant Floor Map. MATT LAMERS

Nine identical maps will make stops at schools across Canada for three years. Marissa Piercey, 11, said she had a great time with her classmates.

Read said the map is a great tool for teachers because it gives students an opportunity to learn about mapping and energy production in other provinces.

‘i learned that there are a lot of different types of energy. It’s important because it teaches us what keeps the lights on.’ – Marissa Piercey, 11 “I learned that there are a lot of different types of energy. It’s important because it teaches us what keeps the lights on,” she said. Piercey was one of 25 students in Trent Read’s grade 5-6 class who took part in the inaugural presentation of the map.

“They’ll be the next generation that will operate these facilities, work for these companies and try to deal with the energy problems that we face,” he said. Sara Black, education programs coordinator with the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, led

Duncan Cran students through various activities to promote energy literacy. She made the special trip to Fort St. John from Ottawa for the map’s unveiling. “Our motto is to make Canada better known to Canadians, so geo-literacy is extremely important to us,” she told Pipeline News North. “This map gives us an opportunity to teach geo-literacy from an energy perspective. It’s so crucial in understanding our own geography.” The Energy Production and Transmission Giant Floor Map is one of four Royal Canadian Geographical Society maps touring schools in Canada, the others being the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement, Parks Canada and the War of 1812. See ENERGY FUN on PAGE 24

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Paul Gevatkoff and his colleagues wanted a legacy project for the 2006 BC Oil and Gas Conference in Dawson Creek. Matt Lamers

It’s a beaut of a bridge Matt Lamers Staff Writer

Flood or no flood, residents of Dawson Creek will no longer have trouble crossing the Dawson Trail Bridge. The new bridge was dedicated in September at a ceremony honoring former city councillor Paul Gevatkoff, who was responsible for the project. “That bridge is permanent,” Gevatkoff added. “I mean, it’s there as far as I can see, forever. It’s pre-stressed concrete. It’s way above the creek level. The structure is sound.” The idea for the bridge came about during the 2006 BC Oil and Gas Conference in Dawson Creek. At the time, the park was being served by a temporary structure.

Gevatkoff, a city councilor at the time, was chair of the conference, and the organizing committee wanted a legacy project. The first choice was a

ect was handed on to the South Peace Oilmen’s Association. And I have basically been ramrodding it through the years,” said Gevatkoff.

‘That bridge is permanent. I mean, it’s there as far as I can see, forever. It’s pre-stressed concrete.’ – Paul Gevatkoff heliport for Northern Health, but after the hospital turned down the offer, the committee set their sights on the decaying bridge in Kin Park. “After the BC Oil and Gas Conference was done, the proj-

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Jack Cornish didn’t wait long to take advantage of UFA’s fuel prices. On Friday afternoon, the 67-year-old stopped in for a full tank of gas during the grand opening and expansion of UFA’s newest location. “It’s good for the community, because there is a lot more access for fueling. Before it was pretty small, and a lot of the times you’d come and wait here for trucks,” he said. Also on hand was Chevron’s famous Delo Truck. The massive exhibit-on-wheels, which has been on tour in North America since 1999, made a stop in Dawson Creek for the occasion. The grand opening means that members can now enjoy savings on the price of fuel with 24 hour Cardlock and bulk fuel service. Toni Moore, the manager, said more affordable fuel is the main draw. “We have good prices. Lance goes that extra mile to make sure the customers are happy. We go through a lot of fuel,” she said. Lance and Teresa Hingley are UFA Petroleum Agents of 12 years. “Even though UFA is United Farmers of Alberta, they’re big in B.C., too,” explained Moore. “They are a member company. Their members come first.” UFA has had a Cardlock-only petroleum facility serving Dawson Creek for more than 10 years, but the association came to the conclusion that it wasn’t serving the needs of the community. Owen Payeur, area manager for UFA Petroleum, explained why the expansion was needed. “[Through] a fairly lengthy process, we did come to the conclusion that this is one of the sites that we did have to improve. So in the summer of 2012, we got all the necessary steps in place and we proceeded with building the structure you see here today, which offers both Cardlock and bulk fuel,” he said.

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The project was spearheaded by the South Peace Oilmen’s Association and paid for by more than 20 donors. The association had been raising funds for the bridge since 2006. See BRIDGE on PAGE 24

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Why do you love your job? versation with your social media followers. The Petroleum Human Resources Council suggests these questions: “Do you love working in oil and gas? If so, join our campaign – it only takes 140 characters to tell us why!” 2) If you’re an employer, share the campaign with your employees and ask them to share why they love their jobs. 3) If you don’t have a company social media account, then try making one or take part through your own Facebook and Twitter account. 4) Use the hashtag#IheartCOG.

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The Petroleum Human Resources Council’s “I Heart COG” campaign is an effort to raise energy literacy. The program was launched to ultimately foster a more employable population for the oil and gas industry. The campaign uses social media to increase energy literacy and career awareness. The program is simple. It asks social media followers to tell them in 140 characters or less why they “heart Careers in oil and gas.” To participate, follow these four steps: 1) Encouraging con-

BRIDGE from PAGE 23 “We did an auction at the conference and raised a little bit of money, but not near enough to cover the project. We started out with an elaborate bridge with a cable suspension, but when we started getting the engineering work done, it just became a lot more than we could reasonably manage, so we opted for a basic structure,” said Gevatkoff. Fundraising included Lobsterfests, golf tournaments and to finish it off, the association received donations from more than 20 companies. “It’s a big project and it takes a lot of support. In the end we’ve got a pre-stressed concrete bridge on pilings and the trail on both sides of the bridge has been paved,” said Gevatkoff. “We’re proud of it. It’s a big accomplishment and we’ve persevered over the years. It would have been pretty easy to say ‘we can’t raise enough money so let’s drop it,’ but we stuck with it,” the former oilman added. The project had its ups and downs. Gevatkoff admitted there were times when he wasn’t sure the bridge would be completed. “I felt committed to the project, being involved with it right from the very start. It’s one of those things you commit to and you want to follow it through. It speaks good of the Oilmen’s Association here to complete it, and the same with all the donors and sponsors,” he said. Dawson Trail Bridge was designed ENERGY FUN from PAGE 22 Canadian Geographic partnered with the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) to make the energy map. Christina Pilarski, manager of campaigns for CAPP, said one of its goals is to be a positive force in elevating the level of discussion on energy, with the belief that educated energy customers and policy makers make good choices. “CAPP and Canadian Geographic saw a natural synergy when developing the Energy IQ program,” she told PNN. Gilles Gagnier, vice president of content creation at Canadian Geographic, said the partnership with CAPP has helped to develop geographic education resources for teachers and students on various energy sources, to explain where en-

to be wheelchair accessible, with slopes on either side no greater than 5 per cent. Gevatkoff estimates the bridge would have cost the city $400,000 had it undertaken the project alone. “Sometimes the previous bridge had covered over with water, [so] a bridge like this will be great for the community,” said City Councillor Duncan Malkinson. “It just makes this park a nicer place to be, so we’re very, very thankful for the contribution from the Oilmen’s Association to make this bridge a reality.”

‘It’s very impressive to see the investment and the demonstration of commitment to the community by the Oilmen’s Association.’ – City Councillor Duncan Malkinson He said it demonstrates a resounding commitment to the citizens of Dawson Creek. “It’s very impressive to see the investment and the demonstration of commitment to the community by the Oilmen’s Association and the great individuals that are a part of it, like Paul Gevatkoff,” said Mr. Malkinson. ergy comes from, and how it is distributed. “Energy can be a tough topic to introduce to students anywhere,” said Gagnier. “Our Giant Energy Floor Map provides students with the big picture on energy in Canada and helps them to become energy-literate.” Information on energy sources includes renewable energies such as hydro, wind and solar, as well as crude oil, natural gas and coal. “As Canadians, we’re custodians to energy,” Black said. “We can produce more than nine different types of energy, and it’s important for Canadians to know that there’s more to the story than oil and gas. If you look at the map you see so much blue coming from Quebec and to have a teaching tool like this, it gives students the chance to understand Canada as a whole from an energy perspective.”

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‘Your workers are your most important asset’ Matt Lamers Staff Writer

Safety was the word of the day at the Fort St. John Cultural Centre on Sept. 18, when four speakers took to the stage for the Enform B.C. Safety Seminar. Last winter in Fort Nelson, a botched confined space entry resulted in one worker being blown right out of his coveralls, another burned in the ensuing flash fire and a third was hit by debris. They had been trying to remove an access hatch and used a torch to thaw frozen access bolts. The problem? The tank was filled with a flammable substance that was ignited by the torch. Budd Phillips, the regional prevention manager for WorkSafeBC, used this as example of how not to conduct a safe confined space entry. Phillips joined three other speakers at the North Peace Cultural Centre in Fort St. John on Sept. 18 for the Enform safety seminar. Titled Regulatory Awareness and organized by Rick Newlove, Enform manager, BC Operations, it featured seminars on road safety, drug and alcohol testing, working across borders, and WorkSafeBC. Enform is the oil and gas industry’s health and safety association. One of the messages Phillips was trying to drive home was: Your workers are your most important asset. Structural failures of temporary buildings was a big problem last winter due to heavy snowfalls and high winds, and Phillips said they uncovered numerous instances of very poor engineering in a subsequent review. “One of the companies involved has 35,000 structures in Western Canada, and they have some serious problems with their engineering.” This winter, Phillips warns that bullying and harassment will be high on the agenda of companies and the provinces. One year ago, WorksafeBC began accepting applications for claims around bullying and harassment, and they are currently receiving 400 applications per month on average. “Last week the managers were

Budd Phillips, the regional prevention manager for WorkSafeBC, speaks at the Enform safety seminar in Fort St. John on Sept. 18. Matt Lamers

given a heads up on the scope of this. We didn’t know how big an issue this was until last week,” admitted Phillips. “This is going to become a big issue. Make sure you have proper policies in place.” In March, WorkSafeBC approved three workplace bullying and harassment policies for Occupational Health and Safety. They become effective Nov. 1.

to say. Sestito, a lawyer with Bennett Jones LLP, has a practice that focuses on occupational health and safety and professional negligence. His presentation focused on crossing borders and managing accident reporting and investigations. The message Sestito delivered at the North Peace Cultural Centre was the importance of knowing the law and knowing the obligations of employers. “And more importantly, knowing the differences in the laws between the various provinces,” Sestito told Pipeline News North. “I think that the health and safety culture in Western Canada has made tremendous strides,” he added. “I think it’s the nature of the high hazard work that is so prevalent in Western Canada in the resource industry that has put health and safety at the forefront. I think we have a culture in Western Canada that we should be proud of, which is safety first.

‘the health and safety culture in Western Canada has made tremendous strides.’ – Michael Sestito

Lisa Gustafson was one of the people in attendance. She said Phillips had really good things to say about industry trends, particularly in regards to transportation. Gustafson, an employee of Cooper Barging in Fort Nelson, was particularly interested what the next speaker, Michael Sestito, had

“And with institutions like Enform, everyone is working towards the same goal.” Mike Burzek, from the BC Oil and Gas Commission, used his time at the podium to talk about road safety in the oil and gas sector, as well as what to expect from the commission. He’s been involved with Occupational Health and Safety as well as emergency response since 1991. Wayne St. John’s presentation focused on alcohol and drug use in the industry. He has decades of experience in the oil and gas industry and health and safety. He regularly speaks on drug and alcohol testing at conferences. According to Newlove, Enform’s vision is to have no work-related injuries in the upstream oil and gas industry, and this seminar is a step in trying to accomplish that goal. He wants attendees to leave the seminar with something that helps them and their colleagues have better a safety culture than what they came in with. “I believe the oil and gas industry is one of the most proactive industries in Canada regarding safety,” said Newlove. “I think they’ve proven that with their record and the change that they have instilled in a traditionally very hazardous industry. Enform would like to get the message out to industry that they are here to help, “so if they have a health and safety issue that they are struggling with, by all means, we have a vast amount of tools for the industry that we have developed over the 50 years of operation. We likely have something that can assist them in trying to accomplish their safety goals. Please contact us so we can help accomplish your safety goals.” Eraden Schoepp, an employee of Canadian Natural Resources based in Fort St. John, said he was pleased with how the seminar turned out. “The main thing that stuck out definitely is Budd Phillips with worker compensation. Everything he said – basically because he’s been in the industry for so long. New acts, new regulations, new updates with everything. it’s just very important.”

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Khan. She has been working with CCIS for the past 12 years. Colum Quinn moved to The Service Rig Hand Canada in 2009. The finanTraining Program was cial crisis, which plowed added in 2005, the Seismic through economies around Training Program in 2008 the world, had begun to and in January 2013, the taper off by then. Alberta Power Engineering Proweathered the storm better gram joined the fold. than most places. Things Through the four prowere looking good for grams, close to 600 stuQuinn’s job hunt in his new dents have graduated and country. gone on to positions on the Or so he thought. oilpatch. Job placement is Quinn, a native of Ireabout 100 percent. land, found no shortage of Near-certain job prosHelp Wanted ads, but soon pects, regular work in a realized that they had very booming industry and high specific requirements – income potential garners qualifications which he did exactly that kind of internot possess. “My experiest from immigrants one ence is that too many commight expect. panies search their resume Sixteen immigrants to Canada recently graduated from the the the Drilling Floorhand Training Program. They For the 2013 programs, database based on key- had 48 job offers to choose from. Bhandari said that they re courtesy photo words and don’t look at the ceived more than 1,000 aptransferability of skills from plications for only 52 availone position to another,” able positions. training they need to land jobs in the oilfield. he said. “Because we’re funded by the government, Quin enrolled in the the Drilling Floorhand So he turned to the oilpatch. But even that we’re restricted as to how many people we can Training Program. had its challenges. There are a host of skills and take into the program. So we can only take 16 “The oil industry is very difficult to break into certifications that oil and gas companies look people due to funding. But for the Drilling Rig without experience or significant industry eduto potential recruits to possess to be considHand Training Program we received over 400 cation,” he said. “The CCIS programs address ered for a job, and immigrants are usually in the applications,” said Bhandari. “So we go through these issues and give their graduates something want. a lengthy selection process to make sure we to approach the hiring companies with. WithThat’s where the Calgary Catholic Immigrapick the cream of the crop for the industry and out the course I participated in I don’t believe I tion Society comes in. for the training program so that once these guys would have secured the job that I did.” Bob Khan, a 35-year veteran of the petroleum The Drilling Rig Hand Training Program was have gone through the training, they will be job industry, knows exactly how Quinn felt. The reso successful after its launch in 2001 that the ready, and industry will say ‘you know what, I tiree from TransCanada Pipeline immigrated CCIS has since added three more oil and gas want to hire this guy.’” to Canada in 1971. Thirty years later, he, along The screening process is rigorous. training classes. with the CCIS, founded the Drilling Rig Hand Monika Bhandari, senior program coordiTraining Program to help immigrants get the nator, has been nurturing the programs with One in 50 Candidates must apply in person by filling out an application, submitting a resume and a current driver’s license. To be eligible, candidates must be landed immigrants, have good communication skills, be physically fit, and be in possession of a Class 5 Alberta driver’s license and vehicle. “As long as they can show us they’re going to stick it out, they’re committed, they’re flexVehicle Rentals Sales Leasing ible, they’re suitable for the industry, and they understand what the industry is about – they don’t need [past experience],” said Bhandari. “By coming to the training program, they’re at least starting at entry level and working their 9415–100 Avenue, Fort St. John way up. Soon enough they do get [noticed] that www.drivingforce.ca they have some expertise that companies can Staff Writer

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‘No job is ever perfect but I wouldn’t change the opportunity I have had to work in this industry.’ – Colum Quinn, Calgary Catholic Immigration Society oilfield program graduate

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take advantage of. It works out really well.” After that the pre-screening begins with an information session to provide each applicant with an overview of the program, industry and expectations. The information sessions are quite comprehensive: PowerPoint, videos, a Q&A, English language tests, and a short interview. Throughout the numerous information sessions with over 1,000 applicants, potential students are shortlisted; those who make it through are then interviewed by industry representatives to help select the “top” students for the training program. “This year we had eight companies come in to do a final selection,” said Bhandari. “Industry meets with these guys to do a oneon-one interview and to provide their feedback in terms of whether the candidate would be suitable for the training and to work in the industry as well. We utilize industry’s expertise to help us make the selection.” This year the CCIS oil and gas training programs shortlisted 55 clients from the pool of applications received for the drilling program alone. The top 16 were

chosen to complete this program starting in June. “The success of the program relies on industry participation for sure. But we have a strong team here,” said Bhandari. “We need industry to be aware and give new Canadians a chance. So sometimes we say to industry ‘come up with

dari. “You know, what’s a monkey wrench and things like that. So we’re not teaching them English, we’re enhancing their English related to the industry.” Also included is resume writing, interview prep, understanding Canadian work ethic, being a team player and applying for a job.

‘The oil industry is very difficult to break into without experience or significant industry education.’ – Colum Quinn

these programs, fund them yourselves. Solana Energy did have a program that was entirely funded by them and they were able to take almost 60 people by tapping into the new Canadian talent pool.” The details The Drilling Rig Hand Training Program consists of 10 weeks of employability skills training. “It includes enhancing technical English, learning the jargon that goes in the industry,” said Bhan-

There are also guest speakers from the industry. Next comes two weeks of Enform safety, which includes all required certificates. Enform is the upstream oil and gas industry’s safety improvement organization. After receiving safely training, students go to Nisku, Alberta for hands on training, where they actually go onto the rig and experience what their role would be as a floor hand.

“Industry comes down to meet with these guys. Nisku being the hub of the oil and gas industry is an ideal place for them to be,” said Bhandari. Next they return to Calgary for two weeks of job support, but usually they already have a job opportunity lined up. All men (except for one) Of the approximately 600 students who have graduated from the four oil and gas training programs, all but one have been men. Bhandari explained that the programs are open to women, too, and women regularly apply. “But it just ends up being that the female demographic that comes in sometimes [concludes] ‘we can’t do this because of family or we can’t be away from home on the rigs for such a long period of time,” she said. This year there were six female applicants. “We did have one lady back in 2006 who did go through our program,” said Bhandari. “She was a drilling engineer from back home and she couldn’t get a job [in Canada], so she went through our program and she was as successful as any of the guys.” See JOBS on PAGE 28

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JOBS from PAGE 27 Guaranteed jobs In September, the 16 graduates from the Drilling Floorhand Training Program had their pick from 48 job offers. Grads usually start as a lease hand or floor hand and move up from there. Some have gone on to be Measurement While Drilling engineers. Some of them use the programs as a stepping stone. “We’ve got one guy who studied in one of our very first programs and he’s now a driller. He’s the top man on the rig,” boasted Bhandari. “And that speaks a lot for somebody to be able to make it up in the industry, being from another country and not being born here. He integrated, he worked had, he showed them how it was done and he became a good worker and fit right in. “There are a lot of people out there who can really make a career, R001424349

who can work, and want to be part of Canada, contributing members of society and the economy. There are a lot of success stories to be told,” said Bhandari. Quinn said the program has helped him professionally and personally. It have him a career in the oil industry and a group of friends to socialize with when he has time off. He said CCIS gave him a foothold in the oil industry. “The people who run it are enthusiastic, committed individuals with a genuine wish to see the students succeed and have the capacity to provide stellar training for the individuals who want to work in the industry. “There are times it can be challenging being away from home for weeks but then you have to balance this with the rewards that it provides. No job is ever perfect but I wouldn’t change the opportunity I have had to work in this industry.”

Connect to Canada’s Aboriginal workforce FROM NEWS REPORTS The First Nations Training, Employment and Career Development partnership connects employers to skilled and experienced, or entry-level ready Aboriginal workers. It offers council on job readiness, counselling and employment training. The First Nations Training, Employment and Career Development program is a three-year pilot project that is entirely funded through a partnership with the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN), Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs Council (BATC), File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council (FHQ) and the Petroleum HR Council. Through August, 266 more Aboriginals are working for 58 industry-related companies in Central Saskatchewan.

Following is why Petroleum Human Resources Council recommends hiring Aboriginal people: 1) To address the significant workforce challenges owing to the tight labour market in the oil and gas industry. The Aboriginal population is the fastest-growing population in Canada, and the Petroleum Human Resources Council says that with the right training and support, Aboriginal peoples can be a significant labour source for the industry, which is expected to add upwayds of 70,000 people to its workforce in the coming decade if all projects that are currently in the work The Petroleum Human Resources Council also points out that in rural areas where labour retention is relatively low, local Aboriginal employees are more likely to remain in the community. R001624804

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Career guide connects workforce Program aims to match skilled labor with new employers Matt Lamers Staff Writer

A week-long internet-based campaign called Petroleum Career Guide will throw a spotlight on oil and gas employers and provide insight into the industry for prospective employees. It will take place starting Oct. 28. It’s also intended to offer career information and job listings. This year is the fourth time that Human Resources Council has partnered with TalentEgg for Petroleum Career Guide. It’s forecasted that the petroleum industry will add 125,000 to 150,000 skilled workers to its workforce over the next decade across Canada. “The stakes are high,” said Cheryl Knight, executive director of Human Resources Council. “A sustainable oil and gas industry is in the best interests of Canada and all Canadians. “The benefits to direct and indirect employment, as well as to the economy, are quite significant,” she said.

Although there is an abundance of employment opportunities, there is a dearth of information available on where and what those opportunities are. TalentEgg said that deciding where to get started can be difficult for even the most skilled candidate. “By providing resources geared specifically to Canadian youth and new students, Petroleum Career Guide campaign helps interested candidates identify and explore the career opportunities that match their skills and experience as early career professionals,” the company said. TalentEgg partners with leaders in the industry to offer aspiring candidates a behind-the-scenes look at their place in the petroleum industry. It essentially helps connects a skilled workforce with interested employers. “Canadian youth play a big role in the industry’s future labour supply,” added Knight. “Engaging with youth online is critical to helping them build a path that leads to a career in oil and gas.”

The petroleum industry will add 125,000 to 150,000 skilled workers to its workforce over the next decade. Metro Photo

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Service Supervisor Finning Canada is a division of Finning International Inc., the world’s largest Caterpillar equipment dealer. Join our dynamic team of Service Supervisors in Fort St. John, Peace River and Grande Prairie. As a Finning Service Supervisor, you become part of a leadership team committed to delivering unrivalled service for our customers, world-class safety, and fostering an engaged workforce. Our supervisors are accountable for the supervision, coaching and mentoring of a team of technicians in order to achieve quality repairs and equipment preparation for our customers. This role will provide you with development opportunities for future career advancement. Your background and experience includes a Journeyperson’s Certificate or Red Seal Trade Ticket and a minimum of three years’ experience in a leadership/supervisory role. You have demonstrated customer focus and the ability to work in a fast paced environment. Strong organizational skills are a must. Finning Canada offers an attractive compensation package including: • Competitive Salary • Employee Stock Purchase Program • Employer Matched Pension Plan • Employer Paid Health and Dental Plans including a Health Spending Account and Wellness Account

Working with industry to help eliminate work-related incidents and injuries Enform is the safety association for Canada’s upstream oil and gas industry. Established by industry for industry, Enform helps companies achieve their safety goals by promoting shared safety practices and by providing: » Effective training, including courses on general and operational safety programs and petroleum fundamentals » Expert audit services » Professional advice Our vision is no work-related incidents or injuries in the upstream oil and gas industry. Contact Enform today for more information.

If you are interested in these roles, please apply by calling the following Service Managers: Peace River: Scott at 780-219-0370 Grande Prairie: Mike at 780-518-7148 Fort St. John: Otto at 250-261-9388 Or apply online at www.finning.ca. Please reference the following requisition numbers: Fort St. John 2013-12606; Peace River 2013-13808; Grande Prairie 2013-13729

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2011 JD 650 PIPE LAYER

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2012 JOHN DEERE 850J CRAWLER

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2012 JOHN DEERE 290G EXCAVATOR

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NOVEMBER 14, 2013 • 9:00 a.m. EQUIPMENT DISPERSAL FOR DCL RENTALS - DAWSON CREEK, B.C.

TRUCKS and TRAILERS: •2012 IHC Pro-Star Eagle t/a truck, sleeper, 55,160 km • 1994 IHC 4900 s/a water truck • 1985 Kenworth W900 t/a gravel truck • 1984 M&M t/a gravel pup trailer • 1979 Knight t/a gravel pup trailer • 2012 Trailtech 18 ft. tilt deck t/a flatdeck trailer, pintle hitch • 2008 Trail Pro 24 ft. t/a flatdeck trailer • 2008 Rayfab t/a jeep • 2004 Ford F450 picker truck, 4wd, Amco Veba 705 3S picker • 2001 Ford F550 picker truck, 4wd, Hi-Ab 045 picker 2008 ATCO 12X40 FT. OFFICE TRAILER WELLSITE OFFICE TRAILERS: • 2008 Atco 12x40 ft. wellsite office • 2006 Atco 10x40 ft. wellsite office • 2008 Britco 10x24 ft. office trailer • 2000 Atco 10x52 ft. wellsite office • 2000 Atco 11x32 ft. wash car/lavatory • 1998 Britco wash car/lavatory • 2012 Atco water tank • (2) 2011 Atco sewage tanks CRAWLERS and PIPE LAYER: • 2012 JD 850J LGP crawler, cab, 528 hrs, 6-way blade, 3-shank ripper • 2011 JD 650 LGP side boom pipe layer, 644 hrs • 2011 JD 450J LGP crawler, 1240 hrs, 2008 GENIE GTH844 TELEHANDLER cab, 6-way blade, winch • 2006 Cat D3 LGP crawler, cab, 4873 hrs, winch, 6-way blade EXCAVATORS and LOADER: • 2012 JD 290G excavator, 1265 hrs, bucket, thumb • 2004 JD 270C excavator, 11,045 hrs bucket, thumb • 66 in. clean up bucket for JD 270 and 290 excavators • 2011 JD 444k wheel loader, 1780 hrs • JD 444K pallet forks and mat grapple • NPK C8C hoe pac • Brandt 84 in. chuck blade • Brandt 30 in. digging bucket • Pipe N’ Pole grapple 2012 CLARK C50SL FORKLIFT SKID STEER LOADERS: • 2012 Bobcat T870, 1203 hrs, 99 hp • 2011 Bobcat T770, 650 hrs, 92 hp • 2012 Bobcat T650, 1000 hrs, 75 hp • 2011 Bobcat S205, 851 hrs, 61 hp

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• 2009 Bobcat S300, 2461 hrs, 81 hp • 2008 Bobcat S330, 3895 hrs, 85 hp • 2002 Bobcat S250, 3539 hrs, 75 hp FORKLIFTS: • 2011 Clark C20SCL forklift, 88 hrs • 2012 Clark C50SL forklift, 158 hrs MINI EXCAVATORS: • 2012 Bobcat E35 mini excavator, thumb, 657 hrs. • 2012 Bobcat E50 mini excavator, thumb, blade, 615 hrs. ATV'S and SNOWMOBILES: • 2004 Honda foreman 450 4wd atv, 349 hrs, 3564 km, winch • 2008 Yamaha Grizzly 750 4wd atv, 205 hrs, 1540 km, winch • (2) 2008 Can Am 800 Outlander 4wd atvs, winch • (2) 2012 Skandic 550 snowmobiles • 2013 Summit 800 snowmobile • 2004 Polaris 800 snowmobile • 2001 Polaris 800 snowmobile • 2000 Polaris RMK 700 snowmobile LANDSCAPE EQUIPMENT: • 2008 JD 2305 mfd utility tractor, 24 hp, hydro, 3pt, JD 200CX FEL • JD X340 riding mower • JD 260 backhoe att. • Farm King finishing mower • JD RC1048 3pt. mower • JD RT1150 3pt. rototiller • JD sprayer att. and brush rake • JD wagon and mulcher • 14 ft. s/a trailer MAN LIFTS: • JLG 45 ft. man lift, 3504 hrs. • 2011 Skyjack SJ-46A, 716 hrs. • 2011 Skyjack SJ-45T, 1176 hrs. • 2007 Genie Z60/34 man lift, 2850 hrs. • 2008 Genie S-85 man lift, 2844 hrs. TELEHANDLERS: • 2005 JLG G9-43A telehandler • 2008 Genie GTH844 telehandler • 2012 Skyjack1056D telehandler LIGHT TOWERS: • (9) 2012 Wacker Neuson light towers PORTABLE GENERATORS: • 4 Wacker Neuson generators, G25, G70, and 9000w • 10 Honda generators, 3000w, 5000w and 6500w

Skid Steer Attachments, Scaffold Equipment, Heaters, Pumps, Concrete Saws, Vibratory Plate Tampers, Portable Air Compressors, Air Movers, ATV's and Snowmobiles, Pipe Equipment

2011 JD 444K WHEEL LOADER

2011 SKYJACK SJ46A MANLIFT

2008 GENIE S85 MANLIFT

2008 CAN AM 800 OUTLANDER ATV'S

2004 FORD F450 PICKER TRUCK

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