Over Six Decades of Pipelining

April 1978 Highest attendance October 1980 ever recorded (571) at PLCAC convention Under the April 1954 held at the Bayshore direction Pipe Line Contractors Association Founded in Inn, Vancouver BC of Prime Edmonton AB at the Macdonald Hotel Minister , the federal government introduces the (NEP)

April 1969 April 1978 First PLCAC Newsletter Parliament creates is published Northern Pipeline Agency, the federal regulator of the Alaska September 1984 Highway Gas PLCAC office moves November 1959 Pipeline in from Vancouver BC June 1956 Parliament to Mississauga ON Construction creates National April 1968 of TransCanada Energy Board PLCAC is incorporated PipeLine is granted as a federal corporation by Canadian June 1970 Parliament Gas Trunk Line announces plans for Mackenzie Valley gas pipeline February 1961 Alberta Gas Trunk Line was May 1981 1957 BC government approves later renamed Nova, an Alberta PLCAC members TransCanada PipeLine an application by Westcoast Corporation and merged with experience the one and begins construction on Transmission for a $30 million TransCanada in 1998 only legal labour strike in a natural gas pipeline pipeline through the British their 6 decade history across Canada Columbia interior

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May 1980 September 1974 February Hon. Marc Lalonde July 1983 January 1966 Foothills Pipe Lines Ltd. 1958 delivers “Canada’s Energy Pipeline Agreements Health benefits founded to construct First pipeline Efficiency” keynote at for Canada split introduced into Canadian portion of construction PLCAC Convention ushering into Mainline February 1955 UA Pipeline Alaska Natural Gas safety in the National Energy and Distribution Agreement for System manual is Canada Program (NEP) era Agreements created Foothills Pipe Lines Ltd. is now a subsidiary of TransCanada First Annual January 1969 Convention is held September 1962 Formation of at Empress Hotel Canadian Pipeline in Victoria BC Advisory Council

January 1974 1977 Cal Callahan Alyeska Pipeline completes Alberta Oil and Gas Memorial Bursary construction of its Trans November 1954 Conservation Board established to Alaska Pipeline System 1981 Pembina Pipeline system is approves Great financially assist Foothills Pipe Lines Ltd. constructed to transport crude Canadian Oil Sands students with begins transporting natural oil from the Pembina field near project post-secondary gas from central Alberta to Drayton Valley AB to Edmonton AB studies the US border Since its founding in 1954, the Pipe Line January 2009 October 2013 Contractors Association of Canada has been Pipeline Workforce Attraction Project PLCAC expands the Student was established to bring information Bursary Program to financially a continuous leader in helping ensure the regarding the four pipeline craft assist more post-secondary safety and integrity of Canada’s pipeline labour and skilled trade roles to students of employees of potential future pipeline workers association members infrastructure.

1990-1991 Gas pipeline laid to Sunshine Coast and Vancouver Island from mainland June 2013 The Safety Guide undergoes a complete April 2010 overhaul keeping current with industry becomes operational while continuing to February 1993 be provided to every worker on every pipeline job May 1999 April 2010 Construction begins on the Maritimes & December 2013 Northeast gas pipeline Wayne McArthur Memorial Award established recognizing a student that PLCAC records busiest year demonstrates hard work, dedication and on record with over 10.3 leadership within the community million person hours worked Safety video “Being Your Best” first edition May 2016 is released July 1998 May 2012 PLCAC responds to the PLCAC office PLCAC and the four pipeline craft unions historic Ft. McMurray fire moves from develop a memorandum of understanding and raises over $580,000 in Mississauga ON funds and services to construct the Enbridge Northern OF N OP IO D E N ED EC R U IZ . A

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1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 April 2014 March 2011 June 1999 PLCAC turns 60! July 2008 Edmonton & Mackenzie Valley September PLCAC’s “Professional February 2009 Toronto pipeline is finally 1990 January 1996 Leadership granted federal The only Newsletter is renamed Development cabinet approval ‘wildcat’ “Canadian Pipeliner”, Program” is introduced over 35 years after strike of the voice of Canada’s being first proposed significance pipeline supply and by the UA service industry shuts down February 2001 all mainline PLCAC’s “Professional February 2011 projects PLCAC goes Leadership TransCanada Pipelines Ltd. begins across Canada on-line at Development Program”, transporting crude oil on Keystone www. pipeline.ca coordinated by PLCAC, pipeline from Alberta to Oklahoma runs in Western Canada and Eastern Canada

May 2001 March 2007 January 1995 Northern Pipeline The mandatory Jack Cressey Future Leader Projects Inc. is created Pipeline Award is established to to engage local residents Construction Safety recognise employees who with future pipeline July 2016 Training (PCST) have not yet attained projects in Northern PLCAC and the four is developed by executive status and have Canada pipeline craft unions PLCAC and other developed leadership sign a memorandum stakeholders and qualities of significance to of understanding with administered by their company TransCanada to construct Buildforce Canada the Energy East Pipeline