Vital Partnerships

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vital partnerships

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vital communication

Critical Care Line Secondary Public Safety Answer Point (S-PSAP 911) Provincial Flight Coordination Centre STARS Emergency Link Centre™

“Working in STARS Emergency Link Centre, I have the opportunity to understand the mission from a different perspective. I coordinate the exchange of information from each link in the Chain of Survival, from the initial call to dispatch, on-scene and hospital.”

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vital care

Alberta Health and Wellness Secondary Public Safety Answer Point (S-PSAP 911) Emergency medical services Fire services First responders Ground and air ambulance Medical facilities Police services Regional Health Authorities Search and rescue organizations

“Each of the partners in the Chain of Survival brings specialized knowledge, skills and equipment to the mission.Working as a team, we are able to combine these resources to provide the best possible care for the patient and rapid transport to advanced treatment.”

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vital participation

Boards of Directors Community Volunteers Crew and staff

“I get a great sense of satisfaction in giving my time to STARS to assist with fundraising activities. I know what a difference my support makes in helping STARS to make a difference for those in need.”

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vital support

Alberta Health and Wellness Individuals Businesses Corporations Foundations Industry Service clubs

“My sister Doris and I have always supported STARS.When Doris passed away, she left a gift in her will for STARS. I often see the helicopter fly by my house and each time it does, I get a warm feeling of knowing Doris and I have made a difference.”

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vital commitment

Chain of Survival Fund Community presentations Outreach education Research projects Safety program STARS Human Patient Simulator Program

“The mannequin is a great amalgamation of technology, and the presence of a doctor makes the scenario more realistic. Another attractive aspect of the program is that the training comes right to our community.” Grant Brilz, Cochrane Emergency Medical Services Manager 1618c STARS_OPS 5/9/02 11:47 AM Page 9 1618c STARS_OPS 5/9/02 11:47 AM Page 10

Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service Foundation Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (Canada) STARS Aviation Canada Inc. 1618c STARS_OPS 5/9/02 11:48 AM Page 11

our vision

Saving lives through partnership, innovation and leadership our mission

STARS – Dedicated to providing a safe, rapid, highly specialized emergency medical transport system for the critically ill and injured.

In fulfilling this mission, we will: • Be an innovative leader in the provision of excellence in pre-hospital mobile emergency medical care through service, communications, education, training, research and consultation to the communities we serve. • Value and be responsive to the needs of individuals,communities, and emergency care providers and services. • Expand knowledge and skills through innovative product design, research, simulation technology and ongoing professional development within the Chain of Survival. • Optimize the development and responsible management of resources required to support the mission. 1618c STARS_OPS 5/9/02 11:48 AM Page 12

D. Gregory Powell J.D. Hole Gerard J. Protti 1618c STARS_OPS 5/9/02 11:48 AM Page 13

message to stakeholders

The past year gave us all reason to reflect on how we contribute The honour of this prestigious award is shared by everyone to our community and to appreciate the contributions of others. associated with STARS – staff, crews, volunteers, supporters and The world as a whole experienced a sense of incredible loss donors. We should all share a tremendous sense of pride in the and subsequent change in attitude as a result of the tragic events STARS program that has evolved over the past 16 years. of September 2001.Very significant was the well-deserved recog- The quality of our service was also acknowledged by the nition given to the importance of the emergency service Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems providers who went above and beyond in their efforts to meet (“CAMTS”) with their award of full “Critical Care Provider” the needs from this unfathomable event.We too are fortunate in re-accreditation in 2001.When accreditation was initially awarded our community to have the same level of committed individuals in 1998, STARS became the first international air medical program who consistently give as much as possible. and the first Canadian program to achieve such distinction. In 2001, we had the opportunity to more formally recognize As we look toward the future, there will be increasing chal- another dedicated group within our community during the lenge as the need for our service continues to increase. In addition, International Year of the Volunteer. STARS is tremendously grate- our aging and growing population will continue to put tremen- ful for our energetic and enthusiastic team of STARS volunteers. dous pressure on our limited health care resources and we must The efforts of this group in their contribution to the community be prepared. make much of what we do possible. STARS is endeavouring to be strategic in our thinking and We also had the privilege of celebrating the STARS program proactive in our planning to ensure we can meet this challenge itself after we were named 2001 Program of the Year by the inter- and provide a sustainable, high level of excellence in patient care national Association of Air Medical Services.The award recognizes and transport. a superior level of patient care, community service and commitment to the medical community.

D. Gregory Powell, MD FRCPC, Chief Executive Officer J.D. Hole, Chairman Gerard J. Protti, Chairman Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service Foundation Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service Foundation

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vital missions

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“Knowing there are such caring professionals available when the need arises is something I will always be grateful for.There are no words to express how important that is, especially when it’s your child who needs help.” Carrie Hunley (Rijel Hunley with STARS Flight Paramedic Howard Koch.)

MISSION #990/2001 –Young child airlifted after accident with horse

Two-year-old Rijel Hunley was watching from a safe distance as his parents, Carrie and Tony, moved a horse from one corral to another on an acreage near Whitecourt. While they were equipping their daughter’s horse, Rijel slipped under the fence into the corral with the remaining horses. Noticing Rijel’s disappearance, Carrie called to Tony and then heard Rijel scream.Tony ran to the boy who was lying face down and rolled him over. Much to Tony’s horror, Rijel was bleeding from a gash on his forehead where one of the horses had kicked him.

Tony and Carrie rushed the injured boy to hospital in Whitecourt where x-rays showed Rijel had a skull fracture.The physician called for STARS to airlift the youngster to the University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton.There, a CAT scan was done and ruled out any bleeding or bruising to the brain. After spending four days in hospital, Rijel returned home with his relieved parents.

“I’m still suffering from some of the effects of my injuries, but all in all, I’m lucky to be alive. I believe STARS played a big part in helping to save my life and I appreciate that very much.” Justin LeBorgne

MISSION #345/1998 – Tragedy on the highway

Justin LeBorgne was a passenger in a car on the way to a friend’s house near Stavely on high school grad- uation day when the unthinkable happened. As the car went through a rural intersection, it collided with another vehicle. Paramedics arriving on scene found Justin unconscious and suffering from critical injuries. They transported him to hospital in Claresholm and STARS was called.

Physicians at Foothills Medical Centre assessed Justin’s injuries, which included a skull fracture, brain injury, lacerated kidney, lacerated right eye, bruised right lung and broken jaw.

Justin remained in a coma for three days and in hospital for 18 days. After his release, he continued his recovery with therapy for another six weeks, thankful to be alive.

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highlights and accomplishments

The international Association of Air Medical Services STARS purchased a fourth helicopter after a world-wide (“AAMS”) named STARS the recipient of its prestigious 2001 Eurocopter BK117 parts shortage threatened to leave Program of the Year Award. STARS is the first international and Edmonton’s primary helicopter out of service for an undeter- the first Canadian program to receive this honour. mined period of time.The fourth helicopter was purchased for parts and may become operational in the future as the medical STARS celebrated the International Year of the Volunteer, need increases. taking the opportunity to formally recognize more than 500 individuals who donate their time and energy to STARS. In Our partnership with Alberta Health and Wellness continues 2001, volunteers contributed more than 9,300 hours. to be a cornerstone of STARS’ operation.

STARS Calgary and Edmonton flew a total of 1,243 missions The role of the the STARS Emergency Link Centre continues to in Alberta and southeastern British Columbia, an increase of expand through alliances with other emergency response and 18 per cent over 2000. communications centres, implementation of advanced software and technologies, industry site monitoring of more than 300 Since 1985, STARS has flown a total of 8,902 missions to drilling and other high-risk sites per day, fire and ambulance December 31, 2001. dispatch service for Mountain View County, and the ongoing development of industry partnerships to share information and STARS was awarded full “Critical Care Provider” re-accredita- technology. tion by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (“CAMTS”).The re-accreditation covers a three-year Since 1999, the STARS Human Patient Simulator Program has period to mid-2004. In 1998, STARS became the first interna- provided advanced medical training to more than 1,600 individu- tional air medical program, and the first Canadian program, to als in 74 communities in Alberta, southeastern British achieve such distinction when the accreditation was initially Columbia, the Northwest Territories and Montana. awarded. STARS medical crews continued to provide outreach educa- Safety remains a priority for STARS and we are proud of our tion and training programs to rural and urban medical and record. In 2001, STARS flew 1,741 accident-free hours, bring- emergency service personnel to enhance the effectiveness of ing the total hours since 1985 to 13,531. the Chain of Survival. 1618c STARS_OPS 5/9/02 11:48 AM Page 17

“STARS’ beginnings are very firmly rooted in the community. It’s the ongoing community support for our fundraising programs and events that enables us to financially meet the increasing need for STARS.”

Joan V. Black STARS Foundation Senior Manager

A simulator that recreates the medical interior of a STARS The Seconds Count Capital Campaign pledge redemptions as of helicopter, complete with sound and vibration, was designed December 31, 2001 are on target with 96 per cent or and constructed by STARS engineering staff for medical training. $7,683,937 of the total pledges received. Revenue from the campaign enabled STARS to retire the debt on our original STARS acquired a new flight simulator for enhanced pilot two helicopters. The balance expected from pledges will be training after several months of specialized simulation soft- designated to our Legacy Fund to help ensure the long-term ware development between STARS and the manufacturer. sustainability of STARS.

The STARS Lottery sold out in a record 13 days and raised a Initial preparations toward the Night Vision Goggles (“NVG”) net of $5.2 million.The proceeds help cover the costs of oper- Training Program were completed in 2001, with certification ations, equipment maintenance, education and training, and of the cockpit re-design and development of pilot training support the Chain of Survival Fund. standards to take place in 2002. Implementation of the NVG program will allow STARS to fly into mountainous areas after The STARS Chain of Survival Fund provided $482,000 to dark, will assist with all night flying and will be an advantage in 74 emergency service providers for medical equipment and search and rescue operations. This venture is the first of its training. Since the annual program began in 1999, the fund has kind for a Canadian, non-military operation. distributed more than $1.3 million in grants. Through provision of this funding, STARS has assisted in strengthening the Research endeavours include the evaluation of a patient Chain of Survival for the critically ill and injured. mission triage tool to aid dispatch decision-making for transport of rural trauma patients.This project is being carried out More than 118,000 calendars were sold through the STARS through a partnership with the University of Calgary and Calendar Campaign, raising a net of $1.2 million. Alberta Health and Wellness.

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the program

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the mission

Since 1985, STARS has been dedicated to CREWS providing a safe, rapid and highly specialized STARS crews are on call at each base 24 hours a day,seven days a week. emergency medical care and transport system They can be in the air less than 10 minutes from the time of dispatch. for the critically ill and injured. We work with Each crew includes a critical care or emergency nurse, our partners in the Chain of Survival to ensure advanced life support paramedic, referral emergency physician, the best possible outcome for the patient. pilot and co-pilot.The physician provides on-line medical supervi- sion and control through every mission and accompanies patients SERVICE on the helicopter for approximately 50 per cent of the missions. In 2001, STARS flew a total of 1,243 missions in Alberta and south- Paramedics and nurses are employed in hospitals or with city eastern British Columbia.This includes 494 missions by the Calgary emergency medical services and are on duty, on-site at STARS Base and 749 missions by the Edmonton Base. Since 1985, STARS during time away from their regular positions.The pilots work full- has flown a total of 8,902 missions to December 31, 2001. time at our bases.

MISSIONS: STARS CALGARY AND EDMONTON BASES STARS EMERGENCY LINK CENTRE™ The STARS Emergency Link Centre (“ELC”), supported in part by 800 Calgary the energy and wireless telecommunications industries, is an Edmonton advanced 24-hour communications centre serving the Calgary 600 and Edmonton bases providing coordination of emergency medical referral, advice and transportation. 400 When an emergency call comes in through a one-number call system, communications specialists can link multiple callers to 200 determine the most appropriate medical response. This involves

0 the immediate coordination of medical advice and referral or transport. Flight following and mission tracking are also integrated 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 activities of the ELC.

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the mission (cont’d)

The ELC supports industry by monitoring the location,activities All STARS helicopters are rotary wing Eurocopter BK117 and available emergency services for remote industrial sites to models.This aircraft is well suited to air ambulance duties because ensure the most rapid response possible should an emergency of its high performance, instrument flight capability, rotor design arise. Over the past three years, there has been a steady increase and rear clamshell doors. in oilfield site registrations. This number now averages approximately 300 sites per day.

ACCREDITATION The ELC also provides emergency fire and ambulance Over the past 16 years, STARS has established a strong program dispatch services for Mountain View County, which includes reaching more than 90 per cent of Alberta’s population and several Carstairs, Cremona, Didsbury, Olds and Sundre. communities in southeastern British Columbia. In furthering our communications capability and response, we have had an ongoing initiative since 1996 to optimize our ability to accurately locate and coordinate response to critical need. Since 1998, STARS has held full accreditation as a critical care FLEET provider from the Commission on Accreditation of Medical The STARS fleet consists of four helicopters – one at each base, Transport Systems. The STARS program is the first international one back-up and support aircraft for use during maintenance of air medical program and the first Canadian program to achieve the primary helicopters and a fourth helicopter now used for this level of distinction. parts, but which may become operational depending on need. STARS operates its helicopter fleet through STARS Aviation Canada Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Society. 1618c STARS_OPS 5/9/02 11:48 AM Page 21

education and research

STARS is committed to providing ongoing STARS is committed to the growth of knowl- continuing education and professional develop- edge and skills in emergency medicine. We ment for medical and emergency personnel. participate in research efforts to develop and evaluate programs and equipment to enhance STARS HUMAN PATIENT SIMULATOR PROGRAM the effectiveness of the Chain of Survival. STARS Human Patient Simulator (“HPS”) Program offers a unique opportunity for rural and urban health care providers to enhance STARS continually explores and participates in research opportu- their team skills in critical care crisis management.The HPS mannequin nities that offer the potential to enhance our patient care and simulates complex medical and trauma situations over and over again, transport program. Projects now underway include: giving participants an opportunity to practice and refine their skills. The simulator is installed in a large motorhome that travels to Evaluation of medical interventions and modes of transport and health care centres, eliminating the barriers of distance from teach- the related impact on patient outcome.This includes the evalua- ing centres. In 2001, the HPS Program traveled to 28 communities tion of a patient mission triage tool to better allow for dispatch to provide training to more than 900 individuals. decision-making for helicopter transport of rural trauma patients.This project is being carried out through a partnership with the University of Calgary and Alberta Health and Wellness.

Evaluation of teaching methods and their effectiveness using the STARS Human Patient Simulator Program.

Participation in the Transport Incubator Design Project, in conjunction with hospital neonatal transport teams.

Development of pilot training standards and re-design of the STARS OUTREACH PROGRAM helicopter cockpit to allow the use of night vision goggles to The outreach team provides educational sessions on patient transport enhance nighttime capability in mountainous terrain and for preparation, access to air transport resources, and landing zone safety search and rescue operations. and preparation to our partners in community emergency services. These sessions help ensure all partners involved in an emergency Evaluation of various helicopters for future use in regard to response are familiar with standard operating procedures in provid- human analysis factors such as reach distances, workspace ing the best possible patient care and transport. In 2001, STARS functionality, crew configurations for enhanced patient care provided 40 training sessions in the community. and ability to carry multiple patients.

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vital missions

Harold Honeyman Teresa Roberts 1618c STARS_OPS 5/9/02 11:48 AM Page 23

“When Harold became so sick, so fast, it was wonderful to have STARS there to quickly get him to the help he needed. We appreciate so very much what was done for him.” Dale Honeyman

MISSION #610/2001 – Interprovincial call for assistance

Just before noon, Harold Honeyman told his wife, Dale, that he was feeling quite ill. A neighbour drove them to the hospital in their hometown of Kimberley, British Columbia. Dale returned home while her husband underwent tests, but rushed back to the hospital when she received an early evening call telling her Harold had suffered heart failure. Hospital staff called STARS who transported Harold to Foothills Medical Centre for advanced cardiac care and treatment.

At Foothills, Harold underwent double bypass surgery and a mitral valve repair. After spending almost a month in hospital in Calgary, Harold was able to return home to Kimberley with Dale.

“I had been a STARS volunteer for four years and I never really thought that it might be me one day being carried to hospital. I had an appreciation for the program before my accident, but now that level has doubled.” Teresa Roberts

MISSION #329/2001 – Drive home turns tragic

On her way home from a small town in northern Alberta where she worked as an emergency medical technician,Teresa Roberts stopped at an intersection and then moved ahead to cross the highway. As she did, her vehicle and another collided and she was thrown into the ditch.

Local police and fire services were soon on scene and, as they performed the difficult extrication to remove her from her vehicle, called for STARS to transport the severely injured woman to Edmonton. Teresa suffered a cerebral bleed, chest injury and broken ribs and remained in the Royal Alexandra Hospital for a week. After recovering at home for another three months, she was able to return to her job as part of the Chain of Survival that helped her.

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partnerships

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“Each of the partners in emergency services play a crucial role toward ensuring the best possible outcome for the patient. Equally important are the partnerships we share with Alberta Health and Wellness and our community because without that support, we would not be able to do what we do.”

Lance Stephenson, STARS Calgary Medical Base Manager and Flight Paramedic

saving lives through partnerships

CHAIN OF SURVIVAL STARS to achieve a level of excellence in service and provide major STARS is an integral link in the lifesaving Chain of Survival which teaching and research programs not otherwise possible, all to the includes first responders, dispatch centres, ground and fixed wing benefit of our patients. air ambulances, fire and police, search and rescue organizations, and hospital medical teams. BUSINESS We all share the common objective of ensuring appropriate Strategic alliances between STARS and the business community are medical care in the most timely way possible. Our goal is to trans- a growing and valuable asset. STARS’ innovative and entrepreneurial port patients to major trauma centres during the “golden hour”, position in providing rotary wing air ambulance service offers a 60-minute window of time during which a patient’s chance of unique opportunities for business involvement. In turn, these survival is greatly improved. relationships often provide STARS with technologies and advance- In appreciation of this important partnership, we have established ments not otherwise accessible. the STARS Chain of Survival Fund to provide financial assistance to emergency service providers for medical equipment and training. COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTEERS Each year, a portion of the STARS Lottery revenue is designated to STARS’ partnership with the community is the essence of our organ- this fund to be reinvested in the communities we serve. ization. The commitment of our volunteers continues to be the cornerstone of STARS’ interaction with the community. We strive GOVERNMENT OF ALBERTA to provide the best service possible and are only able to do so Alberta has a networked air ambulance system to provide resi- through the generosity and support of the communities we serve. dents with the best possible opportunity to quickly reach a higher level of medical care.The network includes nine fixed wing aircraft CREW AND STAFF bases and two STARS helicopter bases. Alberta Health and We are tremendously proud of the men and women who are Wellness should be commended for the vision and effort behind involved with STARS, on the ground and in the air. There is an the creation of this system. incredible sense of teamwork and family between the members of Funding is provided on a contractual basis to each air ambu- this group. lance provider and each medical crew. STARS helicopters and Many of these individuals not only work with STARS, but also medical team revenues related to flying and stand-by time are spend countless hours offering their time on a volunteer basis to received from Alberta Health and Wellness. help out wherever they are needed. The STARS program is dependent upon funds raised by the The passion, skill and commitment of these dedicated individ- STARS Foundation and the revenues from Alberta Health and uals is truly unique and has helped the organization become what Wellness to maintain operations.This combination of funding allows it is today.

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2001 Location 1985-2001 2001 Location 1985-2001 2001 Location 1985-2001 22 Calgary Area 483 5 Exshaw 6 0 New Norway 2 6 Edmonton & Area 231 0 Fairbanks,Alaska 2 2 New Sarepta 11 0 Parkland County 191 0 Fairmont, BC 6 2 Newbrook 3 12 Strathcona County 352 0 Fairview 8 0 Nipawin, SK 2 1 Abee 1 1 Ferintosh 1 0 Nisku 36 1 Acme 10 6 Fernie, BC 99 1 Nojack 5 5 Airdrie 88 0 Flatbush 6 2 Okotoks 50 0 Andrew 6 1 Fort Assiniboine 2 15 Olds 246 3 Alberta Beach 16 4 Fort MacLeod 89 0Oyen 52 0 Alcomdale 2 0 Fort McMurray 96 5Onoway 29 0 Alder Flats 2 0 Fort Nelson, BC 8 0 Peace River 46 0 Aldersyde 13 21 Fort Saskatchewan 123 0 Penticton, BC 4 3 Alexis Reserve 3 0 Fort Smith, NWT 2 1 Picture Butte 1 4 Ardrossan 4 0 Fort St. John, BC 22 1 Pigeon Lake 22 0 Arrowwood 3 0 Fort Vermillion 41 11 Pincher Creek 373 27 Athabasca 96 0 Fox Creek 11 0 Pine Lake 6 0 Balzac 17 1 Gainford 1 13 Ponoka 161 17 Banff 390 0 Ghost Lake 39 3 Priddis 23 21 Barrhead 87 1 Gibbons 48 0 Prince George, BC 10 0 Bashaw 8 15 Gleichen 75 0 Prince Rupert, BC 2 9 Bassano 71 0 Glendon 4 0 Provost 46 0 Beaver Lodge 6 1 Glenevis 5 1 Radium, BC 1 2 Beaumont 32 4 Golden, BC 112 1 Radway 1 4 Beiseker 36 0 Grand Cache 4 1 Raymond 11 0 Big Valley 2 0 Granum 2 65 Red Deer 779 4 Black Diamond 83 0 Grassland 1 24 Redwater 113 0 Blackie 6 3 Gunn 6 0 Reno, NV 2 11 Blairmore 110 0 Halfmoon Lake 14 0 Revelstoke, BC 2 0 Bluffton 2 0 Hamilton, ON 4 0 Ribbon Creek 4 4 Bon Accord 22 7 Hanna 188 1 Rich Valley 1 12 Bonnyville 118 2 Hardisty 33 8 Rimbey 41 0 Bottrel 4 0 Hays Lakes 10 1 Riviere Qui Barre 3 15 Boyle 184 0 Hay River, NWT 8 16 Rocky Mtn House 166 2 Bowden 6 0 High Level 46 0 Rockyford 11 0 Bow Island 28 0 High Prairie 30 0 Rolly View 4 6 Bragg Creek 62 8 High River 122 1 Rosebud 1 0 Brandon, MB 2 0 Highwood Pass 2 0 Rumsey 1 3Breton 250 Hilliard 2 5 St.Albert 25 26 Brooks 4320 2 Hobbema 62 0 St. Francis 2 2 Bruderheim 4 1 Holden 3 18 St. Paul 158 1 Burmis 1 0 Hughenden 2 0 Sandy Lake 2 0 Busby 4 1 Hussar 4 1 Sangudo 1 0 Butte, MT 6 0 Huxley 2 0 Sarcee Reserve 4 35 Camrose 237 0 Indus 10 0 Saskatoon, SK 6 1 Calahoo 1 6 Innisfail 125 1 Seebe 1 0 Calling Lake 2 1 Innisfree 1 6 Slave Lake 29 6 Calmar 50 0 Inuvik, NWT 6 9 Smokey Lake 89 15 Canmore 230 8 Invermere, BC 198 1 Sparwood, BC 95 0 Carbon 3 2 Irricana 24 0 Springbank 10 1 Cardiff 1 0 Jasper/Hinton 120 25 Spruce Grove 55 0 Caroline 5 0 Josephburg 9 2 Standard 6 4 Carseland 19 0 Kalispell, MT 6 1 Stavely 1 3 Cardston 120 0 Kamloops, BC 8 9 Stettler 89 4 Carstairs 27 1 Kananaskis 141 28 Stony Plain 51 1Carvel 10 Kansas City, KS 2 28 Strathmore 254 6 Castor 28 0 Kapasiwin 1 0 Sturgeon 2 0Cayley 20 Kathryn 4 19 Sundre 377 1 Chain Lakes 17 0 Kavanaugh 2 0 Sunnybrook 6 1 Cheadle 1 0 Kelowna, BC 8 8 Swan Hills 27 2 Chestermere 40 6 Killiam/Sedgewick 38 0 Sylvan Lake 3 0 Chetwynd, BC 2 4 Kimberley, BC 16 5 Taber 124 1 Chipewyan Lk. 3 0 Kingston, On 2 0 Thorhhild 2 1 Chipman 1 0 Kneehill 4 2 Thorsby 37 0 Chisholm 1 8 Lac La Biche 41 18 Three Hills 284 9 Claresholm 128 2 Lac St.Anne 10 0 Thunder Lake 2 5 Cluny 28 2 Lacombe 30 8 Tofield 153 1 Clyde 1 0 Lake Eden 4 0 Toronto, On 2 0 Coaldale 12 0 Lake Louise 2 0 Torrington 2 1 Coal Valley 1 20 Lamont 145 0 Trochu 13 9 Cochrane 204 0 Langdon 13 0 Turner Valley 12 2 Cold Lake 141 0 Las Vegas, NV 2 16 Two Hills 98 10 Cooking Lake 30 23 Leduc 127 0 Valemont 2 0 Conrich 4 4 Legal 9 0 Valleyview 15 1 Consort 29 37 Lethbridge 648 0 Van Nuys, CA 2 10 Cranbrook, BC 107 0 Libby, MT 2 0 Vancouver, BC 14 3 Cremona 28 0 Lindbrook 2 1 Vega 1 0 Creston, BC 4 1 Lloydminster 87 14 Vegreville 162 record of missions 4 Crossfield 28 0 Lomond 3 15 Vermilion 172 0 Crowsnest Pass 10 1 Lodge Pole 1 0 Vernon, BC 8 0 Dalemead 1 0 London, ON 4 0 Victoria, BC 2 2 Darwell 2 6 Longview 53 5 Viking 67 0 Dawson Creek, BC 6 2 Ma-Me-O Beach 2 1 Villeneuve 9 8,902 missions from December 1, 1985 8 Daysland 78 0 Macklin, SK 2 4 Vilna 16 1 De Winton 17 0 Madden 6 0Vimy 2 to December 31, 2001. 0 Delacor 1 0 Magrath 12 6 Vulcan 130 0 Delia 2 0 Manning 12 10 Wabamun 34 6Devon 590 Mannville 37 1 Wabasca 34 4 Didsbury 107 16 Mayerthorpe 74 12 Wainwright 47 0 Donnelly 10 0 Medicine Hat 132 0 Waiparous Creek 18 19 Drayton Valley 263 0 Mesa,AZ 2 1 Warburg 5 17 Drumheller 402 0 Milk River 12 0 Washington, DC 4 3 Duffield 21 1 Millarville 22 1 Water Valley 26 0 Eckville 4 4 Millet 14 0 Wessex 2 13 Edson 98 1 Milo 1 1 West Cove 1 2 Eden Valley 2 1 Mink Lake 1 27 Westlock 226 0 Egremont 2 1 Monarch 1 43 Wetaskiwin 334 0 Elbow Falls 26 6 Morinville 57 0 Wheatland 7 0 Elk Island Park 8 5 Morley 60 11 Whitecourt 66 6 Elk Point 49 0 Mossleigh 1 0 Whitehorse,YK 6 0 Elnora 21 0 Mulhurst 2 0 Wildwood 8 0 Elkford, BC 13 0 Mundare 9 0 Willingdon 20 0 Empress 2 1 Namao 5 1 Winfield 6 0 Entwhistle 10 1 Nanton 23 0 Wrangell,AK 2 0 Evansburg 2 0 Nelson, BC 2 0 Ya Ha Tinda 1 1618c STARS_OPS 5/9/02 11:48 AM Page 27

“I joined STARS knowing I would be part of a team composed of highly qualified professionals dedicated to delivering the best care possible.That in itself is greatly rewarding, but what brings me the most satisfaction is that simple ‘thank you’ or eye contact with a patient touched by tragedy.”

Andre Rioux, STARS Edmonton Pilot

HPS Coverage

BRITISH COLUMBIA ALBERTA ELC Coverage

LLac La Biche

Cold Lake Swan Hills

St. Paul Barrhead STARS Edmonton Base EDMONTON Helicopter Coverage Edson Vermilionn 749 missions for 2001 Ponoka Wainwrightht

Coronanationna Nordeggrdeggdegg Red Deer

GGolddend STARS Inveermmere Oyen Banff Calgary Base CALGARY Helicopter Coverage Medicine Hat 494 missions for 2001 Cranbroookk

Lethbridge Milk River

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“There will have to be changes in the delivery of health care in the future as our population demographics shift toward a growing proportion of aging baby boomers. We want to ensure we are positioned to provide the services that will be needed.”

Dr. Greg Powell, STARS Chief Executive Officer

strategic directions

STARS has a partnership with individuals, organizations, corpora- Continue to meet the increasing need and requests for STARS tions, emergency medical service providers, emergency services, Human Patient Simulator and outreach training programs by regional health authorities and government. Innovation and indus- rural and urban emergency service and medical providers. try leadership have driven a program of excellence supported by this community. We all share in the pride and recognition of being Continue to directly support the training and equipment needs named 2001 Program of the Year by the international Association of our Chain of Survival partners both within the province and of Air Medical Services. adjacent jurisdictions through the STARS Chain of Survival Fund. Looking forward to the future, we face a most daunting health care challenge as our population ages and grows. Moving patients Continue to enhance our partnership with Alberta Health and safely in large numbers will become a patient care and economic Wellness. A very positive ongoing initiative is a research project challenge of unprecedented magnitude. to assess the effectiveness of a patient triage tool for air trans- The following outlines key strategic directions in meeting and port, jointly funded by Alberta Health and Wellness and STARS. supporting the mission: Actively participate in further developing the delivery of safer Meeting the need medical care. There is an opportunity to transition the learn- Introduce faster and more weather-capable aircraft, with a ing and systems development in aviation safety into the two to three simultaneous patient care and transport capac- medical care environment to decrease medical care error ity. Currently, we are unable to carry out approximately rates. STARS Human Patient Simulator Program will be instru- 12 per cent of missions due to icing weather conditions, a situ- mental in this teaching, training and research initiative. ation which will be alleviated with the future availability of de- icing equipment on helicopters. Continue our current fundraising programs with the participation of the community to support STARS’ vision, mission In support of meeting the need and initiatives in patient care. Develop enhanced Emergency Link Centre mapping and satellite communications capability, thus providing improved rapid access Develop additional opportunities for donors to support and emergency response to scene calls, industry sites and specific identified needs such as aircraft replacement and remote areas. This capability is enhanced through industry part- enhancement, appropriate accommodation for our opera- nerships and the availability of advanced telecommunications. tions, and expansion of the Human Patient Simulator Program and Emergency Link Centre operation. Integrate more sophisticated medical treatment and diagnos- tics that can be used in transport medicine, both air and ground, such as portable ultrasound.

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“Helping to organize fundraising events in my community is one way I help support STARS. I truly believe in the value of STARS and am proud to be part of the team behind it.”

Barb Young, STARS Red Deer Volunteer

community support

EXTERNAL EVENTS RAISING IN EXCESS OF $1,000 IN 2001

700 Wing AFAC Edmonton Dinner Feeder Association of Alberta Ltd. Red Deer RCMP (Traffic Services) Golf Tournament 7-Eleven Canada Coin Boxes Festival of Crafts Renegades Ball Team Golf Tournament (Sundre) Acklands-Grainger Helping Hands Fifth Avenue Place Breakfast Riders of the Storm Motorcycle Club Agricore Casino First Truck Centre Golf Tournament Rocky Mountain Challenge Alberta A18Federation of REAs Conference Flaggstaff District 4-H Auction Rosedale United Church Burns’ Night Alberta Good Sam Organization Foothills Homecoming 2001 Royal Canadian Legion #223 Ladies Auxiliary Ham Dinner Alberta Oilfield Golf Classic Fort Saskatchewan 4-H Beef Club Auction Safeway We Care Alberta Super Run Association Fort Saskatchewan Friends of STARS Sunshine Carnival Sneakers Racquetball Tournament Alberta Treasury Branches -- Branch Promotions Fraternal Order of Eagles - Ladies Auxiliary #4241 Casino South East Alberta Coal Miners Golf Tournament All Chevy Shoot Out Gibbons Stars for STARS Spray Lake Sawmills Arcis Corporation Spring Casino Gienow Golf Tournament Strathmore Hotel (Whiteley Holdings) Head Shaving Event ATCO Gas Golf Tournament Grant & Lucas Marchinko Golf Tournament Stud Fee Auction Two-Eyed Jack Fall Classic Babco Oilfield Hauling/Artie T. Kos Trucking Hasting Coulee 4-H Auction Summer's Last Splash Charity Car Show Banff Springs Golf Club Tournament Heartland Simmental Sale Sundre Renegades Rubber Boot Festival Beaver District 4-H Club Hinz Automation Inc. Golf Tournament Supply Chain Management - Hot Dog Days Bentley & District Farmers Market Hopewell Polar Bear Dip Sutton Group Golf Tournament Bogner’s Farm & Greenhouses Perennial Sale Imperial Oil Resources Limited Safety Program Sutton Group Polar Bear Dip Building Trades of Prairie Rose Project Independent Order of Foresters Court Gateway #191 Bingo Taber Oilmen's Association Oyster Feed (Amoco Prairie Rose LAO Project) Irricana 4-H Beef & Multi Club Auction Taber-Vauxhall RCMP Golf Tournament Calgary Snowmobile Club Snowmobile Rally J & L Supply Ltd. Golf Tournament Tags Elk Point Beef Auction Camrose Canadian Bull Congress Auction JB's Super Dawgs Udderly Art Camrose Friends of STARS Sunshine Carnival John Ware 4-H Beef Club Steer Auction University of Alberta Agriculture Club Bar None Dance Camrose RCMP Curling Bonspiel Kelsey's for Kids Golf Tournament Vauxhall Agricultural Society Demolition Car Event Canadian Progress Club – Calgary Downtown – Kyle Calder Celebrity Challenge Golf Tournament Vauxhall Ethnic Dinner Dogie-Do Rodeo Lacombe County 4-H Club Beef Sale Velvet Exploration Partnership Golf Tournament Candor Engineering Golf Tournament Leduc Happy Homesteaders Square Dance Club Vermilion Good Will Shop Capitol City Hot Rod Association Event Legacy Classic Llama Sale XIV Viking Volunteer Fire Department Society Breakfast Cargill Animal Nutrition Pebble Beach Golf Tournment Legal Minor Hockey Tournament Vulcan County 4-H Steer Auction Carstairs Gun Club Shoot for the STARS Lethbridge IGA Sunshine Carnival Warburg Firefighters Association Dine & Dance Chevron Canada Resources Hockey Tournament Mayerthorpe & District Agricultural Society 4-H Steer Warburg Friends of STARS Dine & Dance Coburn Community Club Casino Millarville Polo Club Dinner Waterton Community STARS Dance Cody Snyders Bull Bustin’ Morrin School Initiation Weatherford Drilling & Intervention Services Golf Tournament Cooke's Circle C Donkey Auction Mundare Fire Department Pasta Supper Westbrook 4-H Multi Club Cowboy Poetry Night Darwell & Duffield Women's Institute Turkey Supper & Auction Muriel Lake Charity Arts & Crafts Auction Westerner Park Spring Craft Fair Daysland General Hospital Auxiliary Flea Market NAV Canada Silent Auction Westlock Community Thrift Shop Dominion Energy Golf Tournament Newbrook 4-H Club Beef Builders Sale Westlock Country Jamboree Drayton Valley Cowboy Poetry Festival Nisku Run for STARS (Nisku Volunteer Firefighters Association) Wetaskiwin Home Hardware Auction Drayton Valley Friends of STARS Golf Classic Onoway 4-H Multi Club Auction Wetaskiwin RCMP Ladies Night Out Edmonton Area Pipeline & Utility Operators Committee Onoway Lumber & Building Supplies Ltd. Beef Auction Wetaskiwin Safe Grad Committee Annual Safety Seminar Paintearth Mine Hockey Tournament Willow Creek 4-H Animal Auction Edmonton Electric Club Petroleum Services Association of Canada Starlight Starbright Gala Willy-Wally Invitational Golf Tournament Elegant Evening Out Fashion Show Pincher Creek Silver Reins 4-H Light Horse Club Ride for STARS Wirsig Farming & Ranch Vacations Grand Opening Elk Point 4-H Club Beef Sale Primrose Golf Tournament Women of the Moose #328 Bingo Elk Point Emergency Services Golf Tournament Radway Dinner Auction Xentel DM Incorporated Battle of the Badges Hockey Game Emco Distribution Golf Tournament Reach for the STARS Fund (Ruth Burbank)

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STARS recognizes the integral role individuals, communities, organizations, businesses and corporations play in assisting operational initiatives and capital projects undertaken in support of the Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society.

CONTRIBUTORS CAPITAL CAMPAIGN Following is a list of donors who have made a gift of $250 or more This list also includes the names of donors who contributed to our in the period January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2001. Seconds Count Capital Campaign launched in 1997, as indicated by an Contributions made in this period have been added to past gifts asterisk, and reflects total cumulative contributions, gifts and pledges. of each donor, placing them in the appropriate cumulative cate- We would also like to recognize the following individuals for their gory for the time period 1985 to 2001. efforts toward the success of our Capital Campaign which will We would also like to recognize the more than 524 gifts received reach closure in 2002: by STARS from donors who prefer to remain anonymous. Colleen Klein & Ann Sather, Honourary Campaign Co-Chairs Stan G.P.Grad & Robert G. Peters, Campaign Co-Chairs 1618c STARS_OPS_DONOR 5/9/02 11:14 AM Page 33

PATRON ($1,000,000 +) Precision Drilling Corporation* Mullen Trucking* Marathon Canada Ltd.* Lions International Royal & SunAlliance Insurance Golf Nabors Drilling Partnership* McKay-Carey & Company Petroleum Services Association of Canada* Tournament Nexen Inc.* Mr. Edward Michell Royal Canadian Legion Royal Bank Financial Group Foundation* Peters & Co. Limited* Milo and District Agricultural Society Rumsey Trail Ride Printworks Municipal District of Bighorn CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE ($250,000 +) Schlumberger of Canada* Rio Alto Exploration Ltd.* Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9 Agricore* Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Schrader Rotary International Next-To-New Alberta Trucking Association* Spray Lake Sawmills (1980) Ltd. Royal & SunAlliance Insurance Nickle Family Foundation* Alliance Pipeline Ltd. United Way of Calgary and Area Royal Canadian Legion #41 Northrock Resources Ltd.* Calgary Foundation – Canadian United Way of the Alberta Capital Region Royal Canadian Legion #105 Northside Construction Ltd.* Association of Petroleum Producers* Sunwest Home Aviation Ltd.* Order of the Eastern Star Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling MAJOR BENEFACTORS ($50,000 +) Talisman Energy Inc.* Paramount Resources Ltd.* Contractors* Acklands-Grainger Inc. TELUS Employees Charitable Trust PCL Construction Group Inc.* Canadian Pacific* Agrium Inc.* Toronto Dominion Bank* Pirate Drilling Ltd. Central Alberta Supports STARS* Alberta Energy Company Ltd. TransAlta Corporation* Dr. Greg Powell and Mrs. Linda Powell* ExxonMobil Canada* Alberta Super Run Association* United Farmers of Alberta Co-operative Prudential Steel Ltd.* Imperial Oil Charitable Foundation* Allard Foundation Ltd.* Limited* Renegades Ball Team Lakeside Greens Charity Golf-a-Thon Anderson Exploration Ltd.* Veritas Energy Services Inc.* Royal Alexandra Hospital Employees’ Lockerbie & Hole* The Bank of Nova Scotia* Warburg Friends of STARS Charitable Fund PanCanadian Energy Corporation* Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Royal Canadian Legion #4* Shell Canada Limited* BJ Services Company Canada* BENEFACTORS ($25,000 +) Royal Canadian Legion #10 Ladies Auxiliary STARS Family* Ms. Dorothy F. Bonner Anadarko Choices Employee Trust Royal Canadian Legion #97 TELUS* Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce* Associated Canadian Travellers* Royal Canadian Legion #275 Ladies Auxiliary TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.* The Calgary Herald* Barrington Petroleum Ltd.* The Rozsa Foundation Canadian National* Ms.Vera C. Beattie PARTNERS ($100,000 +) Sanjel Corporation Ltd. Canadian Natural Resources Limited* Calgary Exhibition & Stampede Alberta Treasury Branches Suncor Energy* Cedarglen Homes Canadian 88 Energy Corporation* Apache Canada Ltd.* Sutton Javelin Corporate Communications Mrs.Audrey Cibart Canadian Bull Congress ATCO Gas and ATCO Gas Employee Tri-Line Freight Systems* Computalog Ltd.* Canadian Mountain Holiday Inc. Community Service Fund (ECSF) Mr. Harvey Trimble County of Newell No. 4 Capri Hotel* Bank of Montreal* Triumph Energy Corporation* County of Strathcona No. 20 Caron Transportation Systems* Bonus Well Servicing Partnership* Vauxhall Agricultural Society Credit Union Central Alberta Limited* Cine Audio Visual Sales & Service Ltd. BP Canada Energy Company* Viking Drywall Ltd. Dominion Energy Canada Ltd.* Classic Kitchens & Cabinets Burlington Resources Canada Energy Ltd.* Women of the Moose Dow Chemical Canada Inc.* Elk Point Emergency Services Camrose Friends of STARS Dine & Dance Enbridge Pipelines Inc.* Fifth Avenue Place BUILDERS ($10,000 +) Chinook Country Police Shaker Enerplus Energy Services Ltd.* Flint Energy Services Ltd.* Irricana 4-H Beef and Multi Club City of Lethbridge Ensign Servicing Partnership* Fort Saskatchewan Friends of STARS 7-Eleven Canada Conoco Canada Limited* Eurocopter Canada Ltd.* Fountain of Hope Akita Drilling Ltd.* Mrs. Eleanor Cross First Industries Corporation Fraternal Order of Eagles #2100* Alberta Pacific Forest Industries Inc.* Duvernay Oil Corp.* FirstEnergy Capital Corp.* Husky Oil Charitable Fund AMJ Campbell Van Lines Enmax/IBEW Stampede Park Lot Gibson Petroleum Company Limited* IKON Office Solutions Aon Red Stenhouse/Aon Consulting Inc.* Fraternal Order of Eagles Stan and Jane Grad* Import Tool Corporation Ltd. ARC Financial Corporation Hopewell Polar Bear Dip Halliburton Energy Services* Iron Horse Compression (1996) Ltd. Argus Machine Co. Ltd. Hunt Oil Company of Canada, Inc.* Independent Order of Foresters Mr. Richard Kanegawa/Heritage Inns* Arrowwood Community Appeal Husky Energy* Independent Order of Foresters Court Kellogg Brown & Root* B & R Eckel’s Transport Ltd.* IPSCO Inc.* Gateway #191 Kinette Clubs Badger Daylighting Inc.* Kinsmen Clubs J & L Supply Co. Ltd. Lafarge Canada Inc.* Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks #85* KPMG Chartered Accountants Korn/Ferry International* Ledcor Industries Limited* Benevolent & Protective Orders of Millarville Ride for STARS The Alvin and Mona Libin Foundation* Madden Lions Club Elks Delia Municipal District of Rocky View No. 44* Calgary Properties Lions Club South Edmonton Lions Club Braveheart Stone Art Order of the Royal Purple Ponoka Lions Club Mr.William Long* CalFrac Well Services Ltd. Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Patterson Luscar Ltd.* Loyal Order of the Moose Calgary Police Rodeo Association Rob & Ruth Peters & Family* Mountain View County Dr. and Mrs.Wayman Mah Calgary Snowmobile Club Petro Canada*

Contributions made in the period January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2001 will place a donor in the appropriate cumulative category. *Seconds Count Capital Campaign supporter showing total cumulative contributions, gifts and pledges. If you prefer your support of STARS remain anonymous, please contact our Donations Department at 403.295.1811

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Canada Safeway Limited Social Committee Morrin High School Students Union Uniglobe Bow Valley Travel Ltd. Cardel Custom Homes Canadian Airlines Employees Charitable Morrison Petroleums Ltd.* United Resource Safety Ltd. Caterpillar Truck Engine Division* Foundation Mr. & Mrs. James F. Burns Senior Family United Way of Central Alberta Mr. & Mrs. Donald Chalmers Canbra Foods Ltd.* Designated Fund University of Alberta Agriculture Club Charles C. Reid Memorial Foundation Carstairs & District Community Chest Municipal District of Ranchlands No. 66 Vermilion Goodwill Shop Chevron Canada Resources Acheson Celanese Canada Inc.* Murphy Oil Company Ltd.* Waterous Detroit Diesel-Allison* Social Club Central Production Testing Ltd. Neutral Hills Agricultural Society Waterton Community STARS Dance Chinook Carriers Ltd.* Civic Service Union #52 Employees NOVA Chemicals Ltd. The Westerner Exposition Association Circle T Service & Rental Ltd.* Charitable Assistance Fund NUSCO Manufacturing & Supply Westlock Elks Lodge #330 Club RV Inc. Concord Well Servicing* Order of the Royal Purple #7 Mrs. Marie Wittig Coronation Golden Age Club County of Camrose No. 22 Order of the Royal Purple #329 Women of the Moose #328 Miss Thelma Crozier Crossline Carriers Inc. Paintearth Mine Hockey Tournament Workers’ Compensation Board Cummins Alberta* Davidson Enman Lumber Ltd. Parkland Industries Ltd.* Daughters of the Empire SUSTAINERS ($5,000 +) Daysland General Hospital Auxiliary Parkland Properties Ltd.* Deermart Equipment Sales Ltd.* #410942 Alberta Ltd. Jack & Joan Donald* Peak Energy Services Ltd. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon DeGraaff 1170 CKGY Radio and CIZZFM* The Donkervliet Foundation Petrussa Farms Dominion Social Club Vegreville 4-H Beef Club Dow Agrosciences Canada Inc.* Phelps Drilling International Ltd.* Dominion Tanners Employees Charity Fund Bow Valley 4-H Beef Club Edmonton Community Foundation Mrs. Charlene Pickard Drumheller and District Oilmen’s Carmangay Barons 4-H Club Edmonton Journal* Pinnacle Resources Ltd.* Association 7-Eleven Canada EOG Resources Canada Inc.* Taber-Vauxhall R.C.M.P. Dust Free Services Ltd.* Mr. Martin Abbott Ernst & Young Camrose R.C.M.P. ATCO Electric Ltd. ECHO Foundation Air Canada-Payrolls Corporate Financing Federated Pipe Lines Ltd.* Radway Dinner & Dance Economy Carriers Limited* and Planning Mrs. Elsie Fedorki Red Carpet Coffee Services Edmonton Area Pipeline & Utility Al Glover International Trucks Ltd.* Fountain Tire* Redwater Machining & Manufacturing Operators Committee Alberta Federation of REA’s Ltd. Geo-Ray Oilfield Inspections* Co. Ltd. Elias Olympias Cultural Society Alberta Good Sam Organization William G. Gilmore Foundation* Ritchie Bros.Auctioneers* Exalta Transport Corporation* Mr. Seth Anders* Guardian A ShawCor Company Rosenau Transport Ltd.* Finnie Hauling & Storage Ltd.* Andy’s Trucking Ltd.* Hanna Old Time Band Royal Canadian Legion #1 Finning International Inc.* Arrow Drilling Inc.* Mrs. Robin Harvie Royal Canadian Legion #4 Ladies Auxiliary Dr. Michael Fiorino Baker Hughes Canada Company Heck’s Trucking Oilfield Hauling Ltd.* Royal Canadian Legion #26 Flair Foundation Bell Helicopter Textron J.D. and June Hole* Royal Canadian Legion #63 Foothills Homecoming Black Fund Development Inc.* Mr. Ralph Hole* Royal Canadian Legion #105 Ladies Auxiliary Foothills Pipe Lines Ltd. Black Max Downhole Tool Ltd. Mr. Harley N. Hotchkiss* Royal Canadian Legion #223 Ladies Auxiliary Fraternal Order Of Eagles Mrs. Norma Blinch IBM Employees’ Charitable Fund Rumsey & District Agricultural Society Fraternal Order of Eagles Ladies Auxilary Blue Ridge Excavating Ltd. ICO Canada Inc.* The Running Room* Mr. Don Friesen Bonus Resource Services Corp.* Independent Order Of Foresters* S.E.Alberta Coal Miners Mr. James F. Gibson Brandette Well Servicing Ltd.* Inland Cement Limited* Scottsville Group* Gienow Building Products Ltd. Walter and Kathleen Brock* Kyle Calder Celebrity Challenge Sky of Dreams Aviation Trust Gleichen-Cluny United Fund Burnswest Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Dan Lazar Mr. and Mrs. Gordon P.Smith Mr. and Mrs.Al Glover* Mr. Glenn D. Buye The Lethbridge Community Foundation* Mr. and Mrs. Cody Snyder Mr.Allan Grant C.J. Enterprises Airdrie Lioness Club Southside Plymouth Chrysler Ltd.* Mr. Derwyn A. Grant Calgary Airport Authority Pincher Creek Lions Club Speedy Heavy Hauling Ltd. Grant Prideco Canada* The Calgary Foundation – Springbank Lions Club Stream-Flo Industries Ltd. GreatWest Kenworth Ltd.* Maurice W. McCaig Fund Rockyford Lions Club Taber Oilmen’s Association Mr. Robert Gustavson Calgary Polo Club Bowness Lions Club Taber Racquetball Club H & R Drilling Inc.* Calpine Canada Resources Ltd.* Crossfield Lions Club Tesco Corporation* Hartek Holdings Ltd. Canada Safeway Ltd. Chinook Lions Club Three Hills Health Care Centre Auxiliary Hazco Environmental Services Canadian Crude Separators Inc. Milo Lions Club #5750 Topco Sales Mr. Roman Holyk Canadian Progress Club – Calgary Lions Club of Calgary Mr. and Mrs.William Tosh Home Hardware Stores Ltd. Downtown Ms. Jean C. MacGregor Town of Black Diamond Hopewell Residential Communities Canadian Western Bank* Manulife Financial* Townsite of Redwood Meadows Independent Order of Oddfellows Canamara United Supply Ltd. METI Trimac Corporation* Mr. and Mrs.William Jaques Capers The Catering Company Montgomery Ladies Club Ulster Petroleums Ltd.* Jarrod Oils Ltd.

John Snethun Farm Supplies Riders of the Storm Motorcycle Club 700 Wing (City of Edmonton) Casino Mr. and Mrs.Arnold Berthot R.V. Johnston & I.M.O.Vicas Professional Roll’n Oilfield Industries Ltd.* Account Bettenson’s Cartage Company Limited* Corporation* Mike Ross & Ruth Ann Rayner A. Hansen & Sons Construction Bettenson’s Sand & Gravel Co.* June Warren Publishing Ltd. Royal Canadian Legion #39 Accuform Welding Ltd.* Big Valley Rodeo Association Keles Production Company Ltd. Royal Canadian Legion #57 Acme District Community Chest Black Gold Inn Kinnell Drilling Ltd.* Royal Canadian Legion #223 Active Paving Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Blomme Knights Of Columbus #7135 Royal Canadian Legion – Bowness #238 Advance Engineered Products Ltd.* Mr. and Mrs. Melvin R. Boake Mr. and Mrs. James Kuzio Mr. and Mrs. Ray Sampert Ag Mech Club, Olds College Bogner’s Farm & Greenhouses Lakeside Farm Industries Ltd.* Mr.Walter W. Schnyder Air BC Mr. Darrell Bokenfohr Lamont Fire Department Mrs. Marion Schreifels Alberta Beef Producers Bonavista Petroleum Ltd. Lindseth Holdings Ltd. Scott Builders Inc.* Alberta Blue Cross Bonness Oilfield Supply Ltd. Calgary Fort Calgary Lions Club Seba Beach & District Recreational Society Alberta EnviroFuels Inc. Border Paving Ltd.* Calgary North Hill Lions Club Mrs. Dorothy E. Seward Alberta Ready-Mixed Concrete Mr. Bob Boswell Carbon Lions Club Mr. and Mrs. Pat Shouldice Alberta Research Council Bowden Thrift Shop Carseland Lions Club Smith Group Holdings Ltd.* Alcan Smelters and Chemicals Ltd.* Boychuk Transport Inc.* Carstairs & District Lions Club Standard Community Chest Mr. & Mrs. Rae Allen BP Amoco Foundation Inc. Cremona Lions Club Stavely & District Community Chest Allison Associated Inc. BP Canada Employees Charitable Edmonton Strathcona Lions Club Sterling Crane* Alpine Enviromental Ltd. Donations Filipino Lions Club Mr. and Mrs. Larry Stickel* Alpine Helecopters Ltd. Brandette Well Servicing Ltd.* Lethbridge Host Lions Club Mr. and Mrs. David Stokes AltaSteel Ltd.* Brazeau Bowbender Archery Club Lions Club of Camrose Storm Energy Inc. Amoco Prairie Rose LAO Project Mr. and Mrs. Harry Breitkreuz Sherwood Park Lions Club Strome & District Agricultural Society Mr. J.C.Anderson Brenntag Stinnes Logistics Viking Lions Club Windfall Account Summit Resources Limited* Arcis Corporation Mr. Bill Brett* Vimy & District Lions Club Sunshine Village Corporation Mr. James A.Armstrong The Brick Warehouse Corporation Loyal Order of Moose #1639 Superior Propane Inc. Arrowstar Drilling Corporation Bridge City Chrysler Jeep Eagle* Mr. and Mrs. Neil MacKenzie Sutton Group Golf Account Associated Engineering Group Ltd.* British Columbia Lion Society for Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Manness Talbot Homemakers Club Mr. and Mrs. Henry Astle Children with Disabilities McCormick Canada Inc. Drs. Maureen and David Topps* AT Plastics Inc.* Mrs. Helen S. Buck Mr. John McKee Town of Coaldale ATCO Pipelines Mr. and Mrs. Charles Buckley Mr. and Mrs. Gordon W. McMillan Village of Irricana Auxiliary to Pincher Creek Municipal Mr. and Mrs.Wilfred Bullerkist Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. McNally* Mrs. D.Wallace Hospital Mr. John Burdett Mudco Services Ltd. Warburg Firefighters Association Babco Oilfield Hauling Ltd. Mr. John Burnell Mr. and Mrs. Larry Mullen Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ward* Ms. Patricia J. Babet Mr. Herbert Busenius Dr. Julianna Nagy Weatherford Canada Ltd. Ms.Audrey Bailey C & D Oilfield Construction Ltd. Nisku Volunteer Firefighters Association Westlock Community Thrift Shop Mr. and Mrs. David Ballard C&I Enterprises Inc. Norcana Resource Services Mr. Frederick Wiese Banff Boundary Lodge Calgary Catholic Teachers Charities North Hill Inn* Zach’s Oilfield Services Ltd. Banff Springs Golf Club Association Northstar Energy Corporation Zirco (1989) Ltd. Mr. and Mrs. John Bannister The Calgary Foundation – George and Nosehills Gun Club Barrhead Country Opry Association Sheila Crawford Fund CONTRIBUTORS ($1,000 +) Oak Environmental Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bask Calgary Motor Dealers Association #357727 Alberta Ltd. Olds Hospital Auxiliary Association Battle River Credit Union Ltd. Calgary Sash & Door Limited #474742 Alberta Limited Mrs. Ellen Oseen Mr. and Mrs. Karl J. Beagrie* Calgary Transportation Club #9 Highway Reunion Oxy Vinyls Canada Inc.* Beddington Hall Board Calpine Canada Natural Gas Partnership Calgary Regional 4-H Council Parrish & Heimbekker – Ellison Milling* Beiseker Farmers Market Camrose Motel Fort Saskatchewan 4-H Beef Club Mr. James A. Pattillo Dr. Chris Belan Camrose Pipe Company Hastings Coulee 4-H Beef Club Peace Hills General Insurance Company* John and Lorraine Belanger Can-Tex Drilling & Exploration Ltd.* Irricana 4-H Country Riders Dr. and Mrs.Art Plunz Mrs. M. Jeanne Bell Canadian Fine Fibre Works Ltd. John Ware 4-H Beef Club Gerard and Gail Protti* Mr. Hans Benary Canadian Forest Oil Ltd.* Kneehill 4-H Council Reach For Stars Fund Benchmark Seeds (Alberta) Ltd. Canadian Rhea Association Lacombe County 4-H Beef Club Rebekah Lodges of Edmonton Bennett Jones Cancoil Intergrated Services Inc. Newbrook 4-H Beef Builders Club Red Rose Ticket Bentley & District Farmers Market Canrise Resources Ltd. Onoway 4-H Multi Club Reeves Wireline Mr. John Bergen Jr. Cantriex Livestock International Inc. Westbrook 4-H Beef Club Rental Service Corporation of Canada Ltd.* Bergen Ladies Aid Capital City Hot Rod Association

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Carstairs & District Gun Club Davidson Farm (Kitscoty) Ltd. Fifty 567 Club Heritage Estate Motel Carstairs United Church Coffee Fund Dawson Wallace Construction Ltd. Flint Field Services Ltd.* Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hewitt Ms. Edna Cassady DC Energy Services Inc. Ms. Heather Forsyth Hi-Way 9 Express Catholic Women’s League Mrs. Shirley C. De Long Fort McMurray Housing Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Ray D. Hickle Catholic Women’s League Helping Hand Deerline Sales Ltd. Mr. Norman Fossheim Mr. Raymond Higdon Store Del’s Vacuum Tank Service Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Friesen Highwood Pincher Creek Livestock Central Aire Heating & Air Conditioning Mr. John Delaney Frontier Engineering & Consulting Ltd. Auction Ltd. Central Alberta Vintage Auto Club Deloitte & Touche* Mrs. Elaine Frouws Hinz Automation Inc. Century Sales & Service Delta Bow Valley Hotel Gadsby Lake Community Club Mr. Mark Hlady, MLA Dr. Eddie Chang Mr. and Mrs. George Demars Galliano Restaurants Ltd. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Holman Mr. and Mrs.Thomas H. Chapman* Denham Information & Privacy Consulting Gasoline Alley Harley Davidson Mr. John H. Holmes Chauvco Resources Ltd.* Desk ‘N File Office Furniture Gemini Engineering Social Club Miss Ronna Holmes Cherhill Family Fun Day Mr. and Mrs.Andre Desoete General Petroleum Inc.* Mr. and Mrs.Terry Holt Chevron Hockey Tournament Mr. and Mrs. Norman Devitt* Genesee Mine Operations Homeglen Ladies Club Chinook Foundation Devon Lions Club Gent Charitable Foundation Honeywell Limited Industrial Division Mr. and Mrs.Victor Chrapko Mr. and Mrs. Bill Dietrich Geoff Lake Holdings Ltd. Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Horner Mr.Victor B. Chrusciel Mr. Donald Diprose Gibbons Stars for Stars Mr. and Mrs. Milton Horricks Claresholm Elementary School Mr. and Mrs. Robert Diprose Mr. Fred Gibson Hotel Marada Mr. & Mrs. D. Brian Clark Mr. John C. Dixon Mr. and Mrs.A.C. Gilbert Ms.Alice Huggard Mrs. D. Madge Clarke Mr. and Mrs. Larry Donkersgoed Mrs.Angélique Gillespie Hughes Christiensen Canada* Clauson Cold & Cooler Ltd. Double S. Contracting Ltd. Globel Direct Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Humphries Cleaning By Page Drs. Lampard, Rudyk, & Lund* Gourmet Royal* Mr. and Mrs.Wilfred Husband Coalminers Fun Band and Friends Dunlop Ford Sales Ltd.* Mr. Philip Gow IGL Canada (Western) Ltd. Mr.Alasdair Coats Mr. and Mrs. Dave Durksen Mr. and Mrs. Charles Graham Innisfail Auction Market Ltd.* Coburn Community Club Dynamic Mutual Funds Granum Drop in Centre International Right of Way Association #48 Mr.Allan R. Colborne Earl’s (Red Deer)* Ms. Betty Graves IPEC Ltd. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Coli East Country Women Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Greene Jade Drilling Inc.* Community Savings* Mr. and Mrs.William G. Edgar* Grey Wolf Exploration Inc. Mr.Alan Jarvis Concept Electric Ltd. The Edmonton Community Foundation – Mr. Jeff Griffiths JB’s Super Dawgs Mr. and Mrs. Grant Cooke Poole Family Fund Mr. and Mrs. Dan Groenenboom Gord & Pat Jeffery* Cooking Lake Saddle Club Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Edwards Mr.Walter Groenenboom John Wilfort Construction 81 Ltd. Cooper Cameron Canada Ltd. Elegant Evening Out Fashion Show Guardian A ShawCor Company Johns Manville Canada Inc. Corbett Creek Good Neighbors Club Elnora & District Agricultural Society Mr. and Mrs.William Guzyk Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Johnson County Foods* Mr. and Mrs. Fred Embury* The Gyro Club of Lethbridge* Mr. and Mrs.W. Ron Johnston County of Minburn No. 27 EMCO Distribution Group Mrs. Patricia Hagen Jomax Drilling (1988) Ltd.* County of Two Hills No. 21 Energy Rentals Inc. Mr. Robert Hall Josephburg Agricultural Society Cover-All Contracting Ltd. Enersul Inc. Hallmark Tubulars Ltd. Judan Holdings Ltd. Coverall Pipeline Construction Ltd. Mrs. Lesley Engbloom Haney Farms* K B Industrial Mechanics Ltd. Cox Insurance Services Ltd.* Engineered Air – Resman Community Happy Homesteaders Square Dance Club K.I.K. Senior Citizens Club CRAFT Division Of The Sundre & Services Hardisty Rebels Women Hockey Team The Kahanoff Foundation District Senior Citizens Enron Capital & Trade Resources Canada Harmattan Community Centre Kaleidoscope Oilfield Consulting Ltd Craig Community Society Corporation Harold Heninger Enterprises Ltd. Kanata Women’s Institute Mr. and Mrs. James Crawford Equus Consulting Group Health Sciences Association of Alberta Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Karsten* Creative Avenues* Eskimo Refrigeration Ltd.* Heart Haven Residence Club Allan Stuart Kay Professional Corporation Crestwood Hotel Ms. Barb Eslake Heartland Simmental Association Kello-Bilt Inc.* Croatian Canadian Club Of Lethbridge Etcetera Heisler Catholic Women’s League Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Kellough Crowfoot Agri Supplies Ltd. Mr. Jason Evans Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Helfer Kelsey’s for Kids Crown Well Servicing Ltd.* Mr. Henry Ewanchuk Mr. and Mrs. Nick Helfrich Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Keujer Crystal Glass Canada Ltd. Excalibur Drilling Ltd.* Hemsing Drilling (1996) Ltd.* Killam Livestock Exchange Ms. Katherine Cumming Explosives Limited Mr. John R. Hemstock Kin Club of Fort Edmonton D.A. Electric Ltd.* Dr. Cynthia Farvolden Dr.Allan L. Hepburn Kinette Club of Edson Danric/RP2 Joint Venture Mr.Thomas Fath Mr. and Mrs.Allan Herchek Mr. and Mrs. George Klein Darwell Womens Institute Field Aviation Company Inc. Heredity Homes Ms. Sally Kleinsasser

Mr. and Mrs. Leighton Kolk Mr. Doug Littlewood Nanton Agricultural Society PriceWaterHouseCoopers Mr. and Mrs. Karl Krautt Local Union 488 Nanton Nite Rodeo Primrose Livestock Ltd. Kwik-Kopy Printing Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Lockey Nanton Senior Citizen Association Quality Inn L & R Fuel Distributors* Mr. and Mrs. Bernie Loman National Bank of Canada Quinn Contracting Labatt’s Brewery Mr. Ken Lukes NAV Canada Quinn’s Oilfield Supply Ltd.* Mr. and Mrs.Adrian Lachance Mr. and Mrs. Robert MacDonell Neil H. Lunty Professional Corporation R. Robinson Transport Ltd.* Laebon Developments Ltd.* Mackenzie Financial Corporation Newalta Corporation Edmonton R.C.M.P. Mike and Liana Lamacchia* Mr. Geoff and Mrs. Susan Mackey* Mr. Edward Nicholson Gleichen R.C.M.P. Ms. Sadie Lampard* Mr. and Mrs. Richard Madden Nilsson Bros. Livestock Red Deer Traffic Services\R.C.M.P. Mr. & Mrs. Michael Lang Magin Energy Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Noble Sherwood Park R.C.M.P. Ms. Barbara Leah Magrath Hospital Auxiliary Mr. and Mrs.Terry Norman Whitecourt R.C.M.P. Leanin’ Tree Ranch Ltd.* Mrs. Elaine Makofka Norseman Group - North West Tent & Race City Speedway Motorsport Park Leduc & District Senior Citizens Club Mr. Murray Malley & Ms. Jacqueline Nowak* Awning Ltd.* Radio Shack Leduc County Mr. Doug Mann* Northland-Norward Energy Services Ramada Limited & Suites Ms.Vreni Leeman Mantei’s Transport Ltd.* Mr. and Mrs. Julian A. Nowak Mr. Darcy Ramsey Francis and Marjorie Lefaivre Foundation Manufacturers’ Health & Safety Association Brigitte and John Nowicki Raylin Energy Inc. Mr.William LeFebre Mrs. Christine Marchinko & Family Nucleus Information Service Inc. Red Deer Advocate* Legacy Llama & Alpaca Company Ltd. The Maritime Life Assurance Company O’Connor Associates Environmental Inc. Red Deer Bottling Company* Legal Novice Junior Canadians Mr.Allan P.Markin Mr. Gary Ockerman Red Deer Curling Club Ms. Marti Leigh Marsh Canada Limited Mr. & Mrs. N. Dan Ohler Red Deer Rebels Hockey Club* Liberty Farms Ms. Bonnie Martinoff Old Man River Gun Club Red Deer Twilight Homes Foundation* Alix Lions Club Dr. and Mrs. John T. Mason Olds Snowmobile Club Ms. Catherine Redmond Alliance Lions Club Mrs. Patricia R. Massie Al and Frances Olson Redwater & District Pioneer Club Beiseker Lions Club Mr. Richard Matvichuk Olympic Seismic* Regal Inn Bowden Lions Club Mayerthorpe Welding Onoway Lumber & Building Supplies Ltd. Remington Tire Distributors Inc. Bruderheim Lioness Club Mr. Norman J. McAllister Order of Royal Purple Renfrew Thompson Insurance Ltd.* Bruderheim Lions Ms. Melba C. McGuire Order of the Royal Purple #27 Renoir Management Corporation Busby & District Lions Club Mr. Les McIntyre Order of the Royal Purple #49 Dale and Claudette Riddell* Calgary Heritage Lions Club McKay Bros.* Stavely Order of the Royal Purple #99 Mr. Kasper P.Rigelhof Canmore Lions Club Mrs. Gwen A. McKendrick Order of the Royal Purple #122 Right-Way Construction Ltd. Crescent Heights Lions Club Ms. Loreena McKennitt Order of the Royal Purple #168 Ms. Marlene Robbins Edmonton Millwoods Breakfast Lions Club Ms. Debbie McKerracher Original Joe’s Restaurant & Bar Rocky Mountain House Agricultural Fultonvale & District Lions Club Mr.William McNeely Kensington Ltd. Society Gleichen Lions Club Mr. Stacy Melnychuk Mr. and Mrs.Willard Osguthorpe Rocky Mountain Ranch Irricana Lions Club Millet Fish & Game Association P.C. Cultural Affairs Mrs. Julie Roenisch Lacombe Lions Club Mitcon Inc. Mr. Darren Palm Rosalind Agricultural Society Lethbridge Coulee Lions Club MJ Systems Paradise DJ Services Rosedale United Church Lions Club of Consort MMP Incorporated* Parkland Agri Services Corp.* Round Hill & District Agricultural Society Nanton & District Lions Club Mrs.Angeline Moellmann Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Parry Mr. Brad Rowbotham* Northeast Eyeopener Lions Club Mr. and Mrs.William Monaghan Peace Air Limited Mr. Ron Rowbotham* Red Deer Central Lions Club Mooney & Associates Realty Ltd. Pebble Beach Golf Tournament Royal Canadian Air Force Association Sedgewick Lions Club Mr. and Mrs.Terry Moore* Pembina Pipeline #783 Calgary Wi Smoky Lake Lions Club Morand Industries Pendemak Industries Ltd. Royal Canadian Legion Rimbey #36 Sparwood Lions Club Mr. Ercole Morelli Penn West Petroleum Ltd. Royal Canadian Legion #43 St.Albert Host Lions Club Mr. and Mrs.Vince Morelli Mr. & Mrs. Edward Percevault Royal Canadian Legion # 51 Standard Lions Club Miss Jean Morrison Perlich Bros.Auction Market Royal Canadian Legion #68 Ladies Auxiliary Stirling Lioness Club Ms. Nan Morrison Petro Canada Edmonton Refinery Royal Canadian Legion #78 Stirling Lions Club Muir Lake Community League Petroleum Industry Training Service Royal Canadian Legion #78 Ladies Auxiliary Sundre & District Lions Club Multicultural Seniors Society of Alberta Mr. and Mrs.W. Gordon Phillips Royal Canadian Legion #108 Ladies Auxiliary Sylvan Lake & District Lions Club Mundare Fire Department Firefighters Mr. and Mrs. Mike Pierzchala Royal Canadian Legion #177 Taber Lioness Club Association Power Farms Ltd. Royal Canadian Legion #215 Edmonton Veteran & District Lions Club Mr. G. H. Munro Prestige Inn Cranbrook Ex Service Women Westlock Lions Club Mr. Jim Murray* Prestige Railings Royal Canadian Legion – Dart Club

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Royal Purple of Canada – Barrhead Sun Life Assurance Company Of Canada Walker, Newby & Partners Inc. Mr. Gordon Aaskow and Mrs. Lyndsay Ms. Bertha Russell Supply Chain Management Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wall Matthews S & G Carson Farms Ltd. Ms. Ida Sutherland Mr.Victor G.Walls Mr. and Mrs. James Ablett Sabre Instrument Services Ltd. Sutton Group Growth Fund Warburg Agencies & Insurance Academy Services Inc. Safe Grad Symon’s Valley BBQ Ranch Mr. and Mrs. John Watson Agricore – Comm Delegates Advisory Mr. and Mrs. Richard Salis T.C.’s Food Store Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Co. Committee Mr. and Mrs.Terry W. Saloff Taber Feeds Service* Weatherford Underbalanced Services* Agrium Inc., Redwater Mr. and Mrs.Thomas Sanders Tags Elk Point Mr. and Mrs. Doug Webb Airdrie Adult Badminton Club Saturn Drilling Inc.* Tanelly Services Ltd. Mr. and Mrs.William E.Welikoklad* Akela Engineering Ltd. Savanna Energy Services Corp. Miss Isobel Taylor West Jasper Sherwood Senior Citizens Club Albchem Industries Ltd.* Francis and Linda Saville* Mr. and Mrs. Ronald S.Taylor Westbrook Trading Co. Ltd. Albert’s Restaurant Mr. Derek Scansen Telebyte Communications Inc.* Western Quality Meats Alberta Compliance Services Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Gary Scheler TELUS Taxation Westjet Airlines Alberta Fancy Sausage Ltd. Schell Equipment Ltd. Tempco Drilling Company Inc.* Westlock Country Jamboree Alberta Horseshoe Pitchers Association Mr. and Mrs. Garry R. Schmitke The Edmonton Electric Club Westlock Farmers Market Alberta Lands Inc. Mr. and Mrs. John Schroeder* Ms. Dereka Thibault Wetaskiwin Co-Operative Association Ltd. Alberta Masters Hockey Ms. Lena Scott The Thrift Shop, Spruce Grove Wetaskiwin Ladies Night Out Committee Alberta Motor Transport Association Seba Beach Seniors Golden Age Club Ms. Sandra J.Tidswell Mr. and Mrs. Gerald C.Whittaker Alberta Simmental Association Bull Sale Mr. Steve Sedore Torske Klubben of Edmonton Mr. Darol Wigham Consignors Senior Citizens Busy Bee Club Trailmobile Canada Corporation* Ms. Linda Wilder Alberta Transport & Utilities* ServiceMaster of Lethbridge Trans Mountain Pipe Line Company Ltd.* Will Inns Ltd.* Alberta Treasury Branches Shalica Resources Inc. Trans Mutual Truck Lines Ltd.* Mr. Larry Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Doug Allan* Shaw Pipe Protection Transfeeder Inc. Wirsig Farming & Ranch Vacations Mr. & Mrs.William Allan Shiningbank Energy Management Inc. Tri-West Building Supplies Ltd. Mr. & Mrs. Donald Woitte Allan Dale Industries Ltd. Shooting Star Foundation Trican Partnership Mr. and Mrs. Derek Wolstenholme Altagas Service Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Siemens Triple A Electric Ltd.* Women of the Moose #853 Aluma Systems Canada Inc. Sienna Contracting Ltd. Ms. Ethel M.Tucker Women of the Moose #1375 Amec Infrastructure Limited Sigma Exploration Inc. Ms. Catherine Tuckwell* Woody Paylor Enterprises Ltd.* American Leduc Petroleums Limited Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Sillitto Udderly Art Inc. Mr. & Mrs. John Wronko AOSDP Carpenters Skilite Construction Ltd. Ukrainian Catholic Church WTS Excavating Ltd. Appalachian Helicopters Mr. and Mrs. George Slusarczyk Union Carbide Canada Inc.* XentelDM Incorporated Mr. and Mrs. Doug Appleby Mr. and Mrs. Jim Smith United Church Women Mr. and Mrs. Joe Yamniuk Arrowood Roping Club The Smith Clinic United Safety Ltd. Mr.Victor Yaremcio Ashton Transport* Mr. and Mrs. Henry Snellen Unocal Canada Limited Club 76 Young, Parkyn, McNab & Co.* Aspen Acres Ltd. Sober Riders Motorcycle Association Upton Resources Inc. Mr. Robert Ziegler and Ms. Marlene Ikert Associate Clinic Mr. and Mrs.Allan K. Solberg Valley of Hope Farms ATCO Electric FRIENDS ($250 +) Mr. James F. Soroka Mr. and Mrs. Casey Van Engelen ATCO Gas A Mr. Paul Soroka Mr. and Mrs.Antonie Vanden Brink Athabasca Lodge Motel The Sprott Foundation* Mr. and Mrs. E.P.Vanderveer # 745545 Alberta Ltd. Mrs. Eva Auch Spruce View Hall Catering (Ladies Club) Vari-Systems Inc. #532815 Alta Ltd.* Avid Oil & Gas Ltd. St. Michael Community & District Velvet Exploration Partnership #917450 Alberta Ltd. Aztec Machine Works Ltd. Agricultural Society Vertical Builder Inc. Standard 4-H Beef and Breeding B Willingdon 4-H Beef Club St. Nicholas Italian Society Of Calgary Ms. Reta Vigar B & B Pressure Service Standard Sheep 4-H Club St. Norbert’s Community Aid Society Mr.William Vigar Mr. Gary A. Babcook Parkland/Evansburg 4-H District Council Stan Poulsen Trucking Ltd. Viking Volunteer Fire Department Society Bacon Acres* Tofield 4-H Light Horse Club Ms. Doreen Starozik Village of Forestburg Mr. Brian Banks 499398 Alberta Inc. Mrs.Wilma Stencel Village of Veteran Ms. D.L. Barron 4S Simmentals Stettler Auction Mart Ltd. Vinh Ly Brothers Food Service 11 Mr. & Mrs. Michael Beamish 67th Street Liquor Store* Dr. Darryl Stewart Viridian Inc.* Mr. and Mrs. David J. Beattie 700 Wing A.F.A.C. Mrs. M.E. Stewart Mr. and Mrs. Francis A.Voz Mr.W. Harvey Beck A D Williams Engineering Inc. Stop & Go Vulcan Village Gas Bar Mrs. Lena Becker A.C.T./U.C.T. Co. 25 Strathmore Hotel The Waggoners Trucking* Ms. Mary Becker Mr. Raymond L.Aaron Strongco Supplies Ms. Deb Walker Beiseker Agri Services

Bellis School Class Reunion 1950-1959 Canadian Petroleum Safety Council Dennis’ Mobile Glass Ltd. Frankies Flowers Belmont Garden Market IGA Canadian Western Financial Planners Ltd. Mrs. Johnnie Des Rochers Mr. & Mrs. Percy Fraser Benevolent & Protective Order Of Elks #147 Canfer Rolling Mills Ltd. Dewar/Lefroy Developments Inc. Ms. Betty Friebe Big Horn Crane Service Ltd. Canterra Properties Inc. Diamond Four Farms* Ms. Margaret E. Friesen Big Rock Brewery Ltd. Carlson Development Corp. Ltd. Mr. Shawn Dingman Mrs. Jean Fry Ms. Judy Bilinski Cavendish & Moore’s Tobacco Ms. Irene Dool Ms. Miranda Fulkerson Bingo Players Valley Neighbor Club Central Alberta Midstream Mr.Allan Doubinin G Joan V. Black* Central City Asphalt Ltd.* Double T Autobody Ltd. G.W. Clemens Professional Corporation Black Knight Inn* Champion Family Foods Douglas Fir Resort & Chalets Mr. and Mrs. Daniel T. Gallagher Thomas P.Blanchette Professional Corp.* Cheyne Management Mr. Stuart Dow Mrs. Donna Galvin Blazer Ventures Chinook Centre Security Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Driedger Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Geekie Blue Sky’s Country Sales Limited Chinook’s Edge School Bus Drivers Duckering’s Transport Ltd. Honourable R. J. Gibbs Bon Accord Anglican Church Women Mr. and Mrs.Adrian Chudleigh Steven Dudas Mr. and Mrs. Howard Giles Mr. Nick Bondar Church of God in Christ Duff Layton’s Men’s Wear Ltd. Gill’s Vacuum Service Ltd. Bonnylodge Senior’s Society Clark Builders Mr. and Mrs.Arthur E. Dumont Mr. Justin Girbav Mr. Mark Boonstra Mr. & Mrs. Edward Clarke Duncan Family Reunion Gleniffer Lake Resort & Country Club Bowden Institute Class of ‘71 Reunion Mr. John Dunn Mr. Patrick Gobeil Ms. Kim Bowker Delburne Classes of 77 & 78* Mr. Doak Dyer and Mrs. Shauna Jenniskens Mr.Thom Goetz Ms. Diane Bradshaw Ms. Freda Clemens E Goodkey Show Services Ltd. Mr. Rodney Bradshaw* Mr. and Mrs. Gordie Codd Eclectic Holdings Limited* Mrs. Dale Goodwin Mr. Neil Brassington Colliers MacAulay Nicolls Edmonton & District Square Dance Gordeyko Stables Mr. and Mrs. John Braun Commercial Tire* Association Mr. Blair Gott Mr. Heinz Breitkreuz Compass Bit Supply Edmonton 5 Pin Bowlers’ Association Mr. Dan Goulet Brenmar Agencies Ltd. Condillo Foods Ltd.* Edmonton Gymkhana Association Mr. and Mrs. Roy Graham Brennan Auto Body Repair Ltd Conestoga Cold Storage Edmonton Oilers Hockey Club Grain Trade Golf & Curling Club Mr. John Brett* Copy Shop Edmonton Valve & Fitting Limited Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Griffin Brewster Motorcoach Sightseeing Coril Holdings Ltd. Mr. Mike Elberg Mr. Eric Gronberg The Brick Commercial Sales County of Thorhild No.7 Ms.Teresa Eleniak Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Grose Mr. and Mrs. Chris Brooker Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Craig Elk Island Hotel Ltd. Groves Family Drug Mart Mr. Bernie Brown Mrs.Teresa Craig Elk Point Resources Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Grusie Mr. and Mrs.William G. Brown Mrs. Florence Crawford Dr. Barry Ellis The Guest House Brown’s Chrysler Jeep Mr. James R. Crawford Enmax Power Corporation Gulf Social Club Mr. and Mrs.Voldemars Bruzis Crestview Homes Ltd. Erikson Nissan Gwynne Ladies Curling Club Bulldog Welding Mr. Robert Crnkovic F H Mr. Barry Bump Mr. & Mrs.Walter Cross Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burton Crossfield Royal Purple – Gaming Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Fahlman Mr. and Mrs. Donald Haavardsrud Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Busenius Account Fairway Transportation Services Ltd. Mr. Don Hackel Ms. June A. Bush Cuis/Co-Operative Trust Alberta Classic Mr. Scott Falk Hafso Investments Ltd.* C D Farnham Schaffter & Ziebart Mr. and Mrs. Paul Haggis Federation of Alberta Gas Co-ops Ltd. Haim Insurance Ventures Ltd.* C. Gates Consulting Ltd. D.C. Power Products Mr. and Mrs. Scott Ferguson Hair Creations Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Calder Dairy Queen Fife N’ Dekel Mr. and Mrs. D. Harvey Hall Calgary Arabian Horse Association Dallas Stars Hockey Club Fine Framing Such Hallmark Card Shop Calgary Fire Department Aquatic Rescue Mr. and Mrs.William S. Dancocks* Firemaster Oilfield Services* Mr. Keith Halstead Team Danval Stock Farm Ltd. First Choice Collision & Frame Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. Hansum* Calgary Funfinders Pioneer Club Darwell Jamboree Mr. and Mrs. Guy Fiset Harvest Petroleum Sales Ltd. Calgary Marriott Hotel Mr. and Mrs. Bill Davidson Mr. Darryl Fladhamer Ms. Gail Havard Calgary Stampeder Football Club* Mr. Morley Davies Mrs. Fern Fleming Headhunters Diesel Ltd. Calgary Stockyards Ltd. Mr. and Mrs. Brad Davis Fort Macleod Curling Club Heatherglen Golf Course (Alberta) Ltd. Callaghan’s The Inn People* Mr. Bryan Dean Fort Saskatchewan Elementary School Mr. and Mrs. Gary Heck Cam Clark Ford Decarson Rentals (2000) Inc. Mrs. Helen Fradette Mr. and Mrs. Brian Heikkanen Camhost Investments Ltd. Delaney Energy Management Ltd. Mr. & Mrs. Robert Fraleigh Mr. and Mrs.Wayne Helmig CAMVEC Corporation Delburne Safe Grad Framing and Art Centre Mr. James Hennig Can X-Press Mr. George Demars

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Henry Birks & Sons Inc. Mr. Kevin Kerr M Mr. Randy Musterer Ms. Helen Herrle Kinette Club of Wetaskiwin Ms. Selina-Anne Muzyka* Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Ma Dr. Chad Hewlett Mr. John A. King* N Mr. and Mrs. John Heywood Mr. and Mrs. Glen Klassen Mrs. Evelyn D. Mackin NAIT Office Career Training Program Hi-Way Service Mr. and Mrs. Hank Klooster Maclab Enterprises* Nationwide Premium Sales Mr. John Hiebert Mr. Lowell Knutson MacLeod Savings & Credit Union Ltd.* Ms. Joyell Neering Mr. Daryl Hill Kootenay Country Comfort Inn Maclin Ford Ms. Janet C. Neil Mr. and Mrs. Jay Hillman Kos Corp. Industries Mr. Dave Magus Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Neilson Hillside Crimewatch Association Mr. Lloyd Kranzler Makin Doors Mr. Jack Nester Hillsview Ladies Club Mr. Hal Krebs Mr. and Mrs. Ron Manitowich Mr. and Mrs. S. Neuheimer Art and Pat Hironaka* Mr. & Mrs. Peter Kremenik Manulife Financial Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Newman Miss Irene Hoff Ms. Connie Kshyk Mr. Rick Marcinkowski Ms. Lillian J. Nichols Holden Financial Services Ltd. KTI Limited Marine Pipeline Construction of Canada Norm-Can Control Dr. Brian Holroyd and Mrs. Shauna Mr. & Mrs. Ron Kuchinka (1993)* Marquis Fluids Nugget Oilfield Hauling Ltd.* Holroyd L Num-Ti-Jah Lodge Ltd. Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Mr. & Mrs. Pierre Martin Mr. Derek L’Heureux NXT Energy Canada Inc. Hook And Slice Masters Restaurant & Lounge Mr. & Mrs.Walter Laine O Mr. and Mrs. David Hooper* Carolyn Matthews* Lake Louise Station Restaurant Ms. Catherine Hope Mr. Greg Maurer O & Y Enterprise Real Estate Services Larron’s Excavating Ltd Mr. and Mrs. John Hribnak Maxwell Simmentals Ltd. O’Hanlon Paving Ltd. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Larson Mrs. Betty Huculak Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth McCallister O.J. Pipelines Corporation Lavigne Farms Ltd. Hughes Petroleum Ltd. Mr. Jeff McCormack Ms. Judith Obee Mr. Peter Lechuk Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hurack McDonalds Restaurant Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Ogilvie Leduc Elementary School Husky Oil Marketing Company Mr. Neil McGee Oil Drop Well Servicing Ltd. Leduc Firefighters Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hutchison Mrs. Shirley McKenzie Dr.Tammy Olson Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Lee Hutterian Brethren Church of Viking Mr. Ronald McMahon Olstad Family Reunion Leedean Oilfield Consulting Ltd Hutterian Brethren Craigmyle Colony Mr. David McMullan Mr. Brian Osaka Legacy Feed & Farm Supply Ltd. Hutterian Brethren Donalda Colony Mr. John McMullen Mrs. Christine Osborne Mr. John Lentz Mr. and Mrs. Don Hynek Mr. and Mrs. James W. McNeill Mr. and Mrs. L. Keith Osborne Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High Mr. Greg McWilliam I Ms.Vivian Osborne School Media Logic Inc. P IGA Freson Mr. & Mrs.Tom Lindskog Mr. Kent Meger Inland Pipe Limited Line Creek Resources Ltd. Metal Fabricators & Welding Ltd. Page Farm Fuels Ltd. Mr. Rolland W. Inman Bonnyville Lakeland 2000 Lions Club Ms. Marilyn Meyers The Palliser Hotel Inn On The Valley Castledowns Lions Club Ms. Michele Mielnik Pals Surveys and Associates Ltd. Intercontinental Truck Body Ltd.* Ennis Lions Club International District 37-A Mr. Mac Miller Panago Pizza Ironman Services Hay Lakes & District Lions Club Mr. and Mrs.Tom Milner Mr. Mike Panas IST Technicall Systems Ltd Ryley Lions Club Mr. and Mrs. Rob Milnthorp Park Avenue Motel J South Cooking Lake Lions Club Mr. and Mrs. Ron Mizera Park Investments (Lamont) Ltd. Vermilion Lions Club Parkland Simmental Association J.F. Murray Farms Ltd. Mobile Energy Systems Inc. Ms.A.E. Lipinski Mr. Leroy Pasmeny Dr. John Jacques Dr. and Mrs.Adrianus Mol Mr. Murray R. Little Peavey Industries Limited* Mr. and Mrs.Alan C. James Reverend and Mrs. Robert Moland Living Scenes Photography Ms. Heather Peden Jay-Nart Contracting Ltd. Molson Breweries Mr. & Mrs. Richard Lobley Pembina Sturgeon Credit Union Ltd.* Mr. & Mrs. Dave Jensen* Mrs. Bev Moody United Grain Growers Local 145 Pengrowth Management Limited Mr. Ronald Johanson Mr. and Mrs. James Moore Lord Beaverbrook High School Class Mr. Steve Perlette Heather Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Moore of 1976 Ms. Nancy Peters Ms. Cheryl Johnston Morinville Altrac Warriors Mr. and Mrs. Larry Lorenson Petroleum Services Association of Canada Jurassic Inn Mr. Jack Morris* Lougheed Senior Citizen’s Welcome Club Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Morrison Petromet Wildriver Staff K Mr. and Mrs.W.H. Loughran Ms. Marion Morstad Mr. and Mrs. John Phillips K.A.C.Agricultural Society Mr. and Mrs. Murray Lumley MultiComm Canada Inc. Pincher Creek Minor Hockey Mr. & Mrs. F. Kaarsemaker Mr. Shawn Lutz Multiwood Contracting & Manufacturing Ltd. Ms. Shannon Pirart Mr. Mark Karpinski Ms. Betty Lynch-Staunton Mr. and Mrs. Cameron A. Murray Mr. and Mrs. Robert Plato Ken’s Furniture Lynx Lake Golf Inc. Mr. Chris Murray Ponderosa Motel & R.V. Park

Precision Contractors Ltd. Schneider Farms T Ms. Muriel Vincent Premay Equipment Ltd. Mr. Glenn G. Schofield The Volare Recreation Club Taber Curling Club Pressure Washer Pump Service Ltd. Mr. and Mrs. Doug Schram W Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Prokopishin* Mrs. Geraldine Schroeder Dr. Lynn Tait W5 Transport Promintent Personnel Ltd. Schultz & Birklein Ms. Roxsane Tamsen Mr. and Mrs. Barry C.Walsh Prudential Steel Employees Association Mr. Randy Screpnek Mr. Bill Tarrabain Mrs. Judi Walton (1976) Selmac Sales Ltd. Tax & Revenue Administration & Crown Warburg Foods Mr. and Mrs. Erny E. Puk Mr.William Semeniuk Debt Collection Ms. Lynda G.Taylor and Mr.Wade Adams Wasted Productions Ltd. Q Seminole Canada Energy Co. Ms. Ruth Wasylenko Setters & Sons Construction Ltd.* TCI 2000 Inc. Quad Squad Association Waterton Lakes Lodge Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Shannon TELUS Convention Centre R WBA Management Society Mrs.Terry Shaw Telus Telephone Employee Society David A.Webb Professional Corporation Okotoks R.C.M.P. Shell Circle K Gas Tembec Elko Pepsi Fund Mr. Ronald W.Wessendorf Mrs. Peg Raddysh Ms. Nila R. Sieben Mr. and Mrs. Jan Ter Denge Mrs. Mildred West Mr. Darcy Ramsay Mrs. E. Elaine Siemens Tetonka Drilling Inc.* West Canada Section 99’s Mr.Tom Ramsey Silver Creek Golf Course Ltd. Dr.Wilford Tetz West Point Capital Corporation* Randen Enterprises Simpson Ranching Limited Mr.Thomas Thayer Western Call Centre Rayquest Holdings Ltd. Mrs. Betty May Sims The Camrose Booster Ltd. Westward Parts Services Ltd.* Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd. Sinclair Supply Ltd.* The Fairmont Hotel MacDonald Best Western White Wolf Inn Red Carpet Food Services Sisters of Charity Memorial The Optimist Club of Airdrie Mr. and Mrs. Ken Whittle Red Deer Physicians Emergency Services* Mr. and Mrs.Willem Slingerland Mr. Derek Thompson Mr.Albert Widmer Red Deer Toyota (1988) Ltd.* Sly Steaming & Cleaning* Mr. and Mrs. R.I.Thompson Wil-Chem Specialty Chemicals Ltd. Mr. Gordon Reich Mr. Brent Smith Mr.Tony Thomsen Mr. George Wilkins Mr. and Mrs. Don Reitsma Mrs. Dorothy E. Smith Ms. Margaret Thornton Mr. & Mrs. J.G.Williams The Rig Shop* Mr. and Mrs. Earl A. Smith Thorsby Ag Society Williamson Welding Rimrock Resort Hotel Mr. and Mrs. Keith Smitham Three Hills & District Horticultural Society Willow Butte Cattle Co. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Rinas Snelgrove Holdings Three Hills Figure Skating Club Ms.Allison Wilson River Cafe Snell & Oslund Surveys (1979)Ltd.* Three Hills Light Oilfield Servicing Limited Ms. Barbara Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Roberts Ms. Janice Sommerfield Tim Horton Donuts Dr. Michael Wilson Rocky View Mennonite Church Springs Motor Inn Mr. & Mrs.William Tobman Mr. and Mrs.Tim Wiltzen* Rogo Holdings Ltd. Mr. Nick Sproule Mr. Ron Todorowich Winfield Cowboy Poetry Gathering Romet Limited Sproule’s Mountview I.D.A. Drug Ltd.* Tofield Packers Winks Convenience Store Ron McConnell Welding & Construction St.Vital De Beaumont Savings & Credit Mr. Gerritt Top Mr. and Mrs.Allen A.Wittke Ltd.* Union Ltd.* Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Torgerson Mr.Alan Wokoeck Ms.Angie Ross Stampede Crane & Rigging Inc. Toronto Dominion Bank* World Health Club Mr. and Mrs. Phillip E. Roulston Stanislow Community Society Bingo Tri-West Eavestroughing Ltd. Mr. Jonathan Worth Mr. and Mrs. Brent Rowat Staples – The Office Superstore Try-Star Farm Equipment Ltd. Y Mrs. Marion Rowland Stettler Mash Pool League Mr. Dave Tupling Roy Lewis Veterinary Services Ltd. Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Stewart Twin Rock Resources Ltd.* Y-7 Enterprises Mr. Bob Russell Stone Creek Golf Courses Ltd. U Mr. David Yager and Ms.Alessandra Predolin Sabre Ranch Mr. & Mrs. Hans Straub U.F.A. Farm Supply Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Yanke* S Streamline Construction Co. Ltd. UFA Junior Sheep Club Yesteryear Jamboree Mr. Mike Stuart York Shaw Building Movers (1983) Ltd. Saddle Shack Ukrainian Orthodox Parish of St.Vladimir Sun Life Financial Mr. and Mrs. Ronald G.Young Saiga Systems Software United Steel Workers Of America Loc. 7226 Suncor Extraction Plant Local #424 YT Bar Ranch Inc. Salisbury Saddle Club United Way of Peel Region Suncor Social Club Mr. and Mrs. Ken Yurkovich Mrs. Catherine Sanders V Sunset Motel Z Ms. Janis Sawley John Van Dyk Professional Corporation* Super 8 Motel, Drumheller Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Schaffer Mrs. Florence E Venechuk Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin J. Ziarko Super 8 Motel, Edson Schetzsle Marketing Corp. Verral L.Tink Consulting Ltd. Mrs. Laara Zimerman Super 8 Motel,Three Hills Mr. and Mrs.Vern Schimpf Viking Energy Management Ltd. Mr. Ken Zuehlke Jack & Jessica Schneider Viking Meats Zukhaven Farms Ltd. Mr. and Mrs. Jakob H. Schneider

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VOLUNTEERS Evelyn Boonov Mike Curtis Jim Fisher Martin Abbott Ralph Boonov Rosanne Czar Tim Fitchett Robert Abernathy Gisele Bourgeois Christopher Czypull Karen Fitzgerald Alex Abramic Shirley Bowles Barbara Daruda Heather Fortier Betty Ackerman Carmen Boyko Brent Davidson Chick Francis Chris Allan Kym Boyko Gaylene Davidson Micki Francis Scott Allan Glyn Brand Jamie Davidson Edward Fraser David Allen Freda Brausen Sheryl Davidson Debbie French Joyce Allen Leslie Brausen Tannis Davidson Jack French Doreen Almonitis Don Brausse Gerard Deargis Sonya Furgala Genny Anderson Nancy Brausse Robert Deitz Natalie Gafuik Lewis Andrew Terry Brennan Shirley Deitz Mary Anna Gamracy Dawnelda Andrews Arnold Brown Victor Demchuk Peter Gant Richard Antoniuk Deena Brown Debbie Desjardine Holly Gelech Ken Appleby Gregory Brown Roger Deweerd Pauline Gimson Tony Arcand Robert Brown Gillian Dickin Chris Gordulic John Archer Beverly Brunner Jan Diep David Gorsline Ollie Arthur Ritma Buck Kathy Ditchburn Julie Gossen Madonna Atkinson Karen Bucyk Kerry Ditchburn Maureen Goughnour Tim Aucoin John Paul Buijs Sandra Dobrowolski Stan Grad Marilyn Ayers Debbie Bumstead Earl Doell Cindy Grainger Lois Ayling Linda Burke Sheryl Doell Karen Graumann Bev Baldwin Chad Campbell Irene Domeij Annette Greig Jane Bannister Sue Carkner Joan Donald Faye Gronemeyer John Bannister Marion Carnell Elizabeth Dowhan Klaus Gronemeyer Karen Bannister Trevor Carruthers Ken Drysdale Leanne Grosky Gary Barnes Laura Cartledge Robert Duce Lynette Groves Nancy Barnes Karin Cartmell Valerie Duce Marjorie Gudmundson Ken Barnett Tammy Catto Claudio Dunis Paul Haggis Pauline Barrows Linda Chambers Greg Durling Aurora Hamilton Gwen Beasley Stephen Charchuk Erin Duthie Bill Hamilton Aura Beattie Joyce Chorley June Duthie Lionel Hamilton Gerry Beauchamp Thomas Chorley Georgianne Dwyer Maria Hamilton Vicki Beauchamp Elizabeth Chrapko Julia Dyck Julian Hampson Douglas Beckner Victor Chrapko Robert Dykstra David Hancock Gloria Beierle Doug Christian Bonnie Eckert Denise Hansen Diane Bell Joel Christie Verna Eklund Heather Hansen Marion Bell Mavis Christie Nancy Elias-Hunter Marshall Hansen Julius Benko Betty Clair Gordon Elliott Pat Hansen Joyce Bennett Helen Clearwater Jeff Emro Susan Harder Ellen Bentley Anne Cloutier Derek Engh Frances Hargrave Ellen Berglund Joanne Cole Albert Entz Mike Hart Craig Betts P.Keith Cole Trudy Eyre Bonnie Harter Jamey Bezjack Colleen Coleman-Adams Travis Fairweather Vern Hartwell Jackie Bigelow Trishia Comeau Laura Fay Barry Harvey Chris Bilocerkowec Beryl Cooper Holly Fellhauer Azmina Hassam Patricia Birchall Laverne Cooper Mike Fellhauer Natalie Hawryliw Lyle Birnie Terry Cooper Graham Fergie Wanda Heater Richard Blacker Paul Couture Daryl Ferguson Beat Hegnauer Caron Blakely Dwayne Cox Trevor Ferguson Therese Hegnauer Kathy Blas Les Cox Joan Ferner Walter Henson Lorri Blumhagen Susan Cox Linda Fernets Doug Herman Suzanne Bond Carol Curtis Barbara Few Adam Hickey 1618c STARS_OPS_DONOR 5/9/02 11:14 AM Page 43

Marilyn Higdon Susan Kuzmak Paul Maskell Wendy Ness Vicky Hildebrandt Yvonne Kwok Frederick Mayfield Glen Newton Art Hironaka Sylvia Labelle Al McAuley Gordona Newton J.D. Hole Craig Lamb Joanne McAuley Murray Nicol Tracy Holland Maggie Lamb Maureen McCarthy Sybil Nicol Brian Holroyd Shelly Lamb Willie McCarthy Stephanie Oleksyn Michael Honey Karen Laprairie Kelly McCartney Frances Olson Stephen Hoshowski Dave Lathrop Brent McConnell Susan Onysyk Lorraine Houle Gail Latimer Louise McConnell Christine Osborne Steve Hryniw Glenn Latimer Ryan McConnell Jolee Pace Bert Hunter Doreen Lattin Ann McDonough Ann Paches Manuel Illner Mona LaValley Mike McDonough Helen Paddon Karen Israelson Dee Lawrence Dave McKay John Paddon Laurel Jackson Larry LeBlanc Deanna McLean Theodor Palamarek Eileen Jenkins Adrian LeDrew Joshua McLeod Daphne Panton Dave Jensen Nicole LeDrew Ruth McLeod John Panton Sandra Jensen Lyla Lee Keith McMullen Belynda Parker Simone Jensen Marilyn Lee Jill McNeil Craig Parkinson Michael Jerrott Joe Leftley Nancy McRorie Dianne Parkinson Elaine Joel Colette Lemire Julia Meeder Gladys Pasula Karen Johns Jim Letawsky Diane Mehmal Pat Patterson Carolyn Johnson Alice Lewis Marty Mennear Janice Pawlitsky Monique Johnson Corrinne Lewis Brian Metzger Allie Peach Gayle Johnston Karen Lewis Debbie Metzger Lil Perra Louie Johnston Jacky Limoges Kim Meunier Candace Perry Chris Jones Karl Lindner Tom Miklos Robert Persson Geoff Jones Sandra Lindner Helen Milan Rob Peters Janet Judge Nicole Lorrain Dennis Miller Janina-Rae Petersen Eugene Karabonik Gertrude Love Sandi Miller Karen Petersen Lilly Karabonik Barb Lucas Keith Mills Nancy Petitclerc Don Kary Judith Luedtke Agnes Mitchell Shirley Petovello Sandra Kary Jody Lupyczk Lawrence Mitchell George Pilbeam Marlene Kasner Geoff Mackey Michelle Mitton Betty Platnich Nancy Kehoe Elizabeth Mackinnon Dixie Mogg Jerry Platnich Crystal Kennedy Jeff MacKinnon Garry Mogg Bennie Porter Becky Kibblewhite Robert MacLean Lois Molander Shannon Porter Kim Kibblewhite Jason MacLeod Allan Montgomery Annelies Price Robert Kibblewhite Pamela MacLeod Ruth Montgomery Lyla Prokopishin Ann Kidd Don MacVicar Tim Moodie Mike Prokopishin Victor Kidd Quinn Maddox Terry Moore Stan Prokopishin Mary Kindrachuk Kailash Maharaj Tim Moore Barb Prospero Joan King Rookmin Maharaj Marie Morgotch Joe Prospero Marilyn Kinshella D. Mitch Makowsky Doris Morozewich Lana Prospero Dawn Klement Marianne Makowsky Stan Moskal Gerard Protti Duane Klitzke George Males Jeff Moulton Cathy Prymych Kelly Knapp Joan Males Kimberley Moysa Rod Pumphrey Alan Koerner Kevan Manering Doreen Musk Kelly Pusey Colleen Kondruk Lauretta Manering Art Myers Timothy Pusey Ernie Korchinsky Linda Manning Dorothy Myers Sherry Quigley Alice Kotyk Serena Mar Joan Myers Donna Rach Marilyn Krivoshen Cindy Marshall Eva Myson Jennifer Radford Roxanne Kuchmak Fred Marshall Peter Myson Sharon Radke Juliana Kurji Douglas Martin Jean Nachai Alan Rae Bert Kutos Marie Maskell Arla Nelson Lynne Reckhow

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the people of STARS

Stephen Reichenfeld Barbara Soucy Ruby Webb Carl Raimondi Tanya Reichstein Vern Spallin Peter Weimar Debbie Reid Kathie Reith Jim Spatz Terry Weimar Brenda Strawson Vicky Resta Scott Spence Sandra Weir Michelle Thoen Claudia Rettman Lee Ann Spiess Ben Weiss Lucia Vindell Aileen Rhodes Mary Stanton-Ryrie Dawn Weiss AIR MEDICAL CREW Helen Rhyno Mary Steeves Kelly Weist Joe Acker Ken Richards Brittany Stephenson Lorraine Weller Shanda Allen Lorna Richmond Eleanor Stevenson Dennis Wenger Brad Askin Chuck Richter Neil Stevenson Debra Westin Barb Atkinson Teresa Roberts Sandra Stobart John Whitesell Jeff Austin Jodi Robertson William Stobart Karen Whitney Darcy Baiton Buddy Robinson Dale Stuckey Mike Wight Brenda Barr Josh Robinson Diane Stuckey Laura Winopol Kathy Bartlett Natalie Rocheleau Peter Svinth-Lassen Lisa Wolf Jane Bartlett Lori Rogers Michael Taje Rose Wolton Greg Barton Eleanor Rondeau Stan Talbot Jaqueline Woodhouse Steven Beasley Tom Rose Wanda Temple Linden Woodhouse Cameron Bell Laureen Roy Brian Thomas Marion Woodhouse Wes Bogdane Rod Rude Willie Thomas Fred Yakiwchuk Alana Bonertz Paul Sacco Doris Thompson Stephanie Yeo Deb Bowers Joan Saunders Francis Thompson Janice Yeske Rob Bryden Lynn Saunders Joan Thompson Murray Yeske Rick Chorley Francis Saville Kathy Thompson Barb Young Teresa Craig Allan Schenck Bridget Thordarson Jim Young Lynda Curilla Sharon Schenck Finn Thorkildsen Judy Young Lucille De Beaudrap Sigrid Schlick-Miklos Cathy Thornton Lyle Young Alida Dottor Marie Sciarpelletti William Thresher Joey Younie John Doyle Jo-Anne Scott Annette Thys John Younie Dean Duchscher Wayne Scott David Topps Leandra Zarowny Corinne Edwards Rosalind Seheult Bill Tremain Harvey Ziegler Craig Elborne Jane Serben Michele Tremain Marilyn Ziegler Heather Esopenko Maureen Shakura Cheryl Tricker Christine Zurburg Michael Fodor Mary Shalapy Grant Tricker ADMINISTRATION Hilary Foltinek Heather Shatford Carol Trudeau John Belanger Leslie Foulds Alwyn Shaw Kent Truss Michelle Biro John Gelinas Karen Shilson Lorna Truss Sarah Clark Peter Genereux Mike Shilson Kelli Turner Andrea Dmitroca Peter Godor Lera Shirley Jaelene Tweedle Alan Fisher Mike Gradidge Philip Shirley James Tweedle Dinorah Gutierrez-Brodie David Harris Randy Shirley Leah Umbach Mark Imach Darlene Heaton Brian Sieben Jackie Vair Dan Knapp Chad Hegge Myrna Silver Steve Van Oosterhout Claudia Kowal Peter Hlushak Karin Simpson Sherry Vickers Glenda Kraft Jo-Ann Hnatiuk Mara Skribis Stanley Vickers Shauna Lyseng Carolyn Hogan Jill Sloane Yvonne Vranas Audrey Maione Sharon Holowachuk Gordon Smillie Kim Wallace Murray Malley Brad Huising Barb Smith Dick Waller Christine McLellan Kimm Hutton Dave Smith Margaret Wangler Carol Morris Patricia Jeffery Ken Smith Eileen Watson Tracy Niven Stacey Jorgensen Sandi Smith Iain Watson Gregory Ohrn Dennis Kalynchuk Kirby Snell John Watson Debra Phillip Sarah Keeler Patricia Snell Sandra Wattie Linda Powell Ken King Marge Sontag Charles Way 1618c STARS_OPS_DONOR 5/9/02 11:14 AM Page 45

Howard Koch Judi Walton Curtis Rabuka Lisa Gongal Tracey Komant Norbert Werner Peter Rawlek Debbie-Lyne Guerin Mike Lamacchia Donna Wood Tom Rich Charmaine Harlos Dorothy Latimer Sandra Young Wade Sabados Tim Harrison Ann Lohka Tania Younghans Richard Scheirer Pam Ison Reilander Shona MacLachlan Daniel Zacharuk Wayne Sefcik Christine Klassen Alexis Mageau Bill Sevcik Nancy Klassen PHYSICIANS Maggie Mallet Lance Shepherd Barry Knapp Arun Abbi Jim Matheson Raj Sherman Belinda Knutson Rob Abernethy Donna Matthezing Sunil Sookram Carol Lambright Andy Anton Bruce McAlear Andrew Stagg Francesca Massie Chris Bauer Chris McIntosh Warren Thirsk Carolyn Matthews Bruno Bernardin Heather McLellan Ian Wishart Kristen McGilvray Stan Bernbaum Deborah McNaughton Roger Yao Andrea McLellan Mike Betzner Scott McTaggart Mark Yarema Lorna McNeill Herman Borkent Deborah Mears Malcolm Young Lori Oliphant Lisa Campfens Dale Miller Christina Parks Eddie Chang EMERGENCY LINK CENTRE Shauna Mitchell Raelene Prokopishin Rob Daloise Jenn Baggetta John Muspratt Amber Sinclair Jim Davidson Heather Bryce Selina-Anne Muzyka Joni Swaile Barry Diner Ernest Corbett Bob Odney Sandy Dong David Couch PILOTS & ENGINEERS Richard Osborne Barry Ellis Claire Crawford JN Armstrong Adrian Panylyk Kevin Foster Andrew Dunstan Mark Bertie Bruce Parsons Peter Gant Jenny Felsmann Oliver Betz Ron Pasieka Johanne Gastonguay Dean Ferguson Jeff Calvert Dawn Paterson Dave Hadley Tracy Hynes Greg Cars Riccardo Pavan Christine Hall Sean Jensen Steve Curilla Pierre Poirier Carol Holmen Kimberly Kueber Greg Curtis Vincent Poirier Richard Ibach Carla Lachman Ben Dixon Clare Puzey Praveen Jain Connie Lepchuk Ron Elson Darrell Reid Kevin Johnson Shannon Moore Fraser Gamble Cary Roberts Bob Johnston Curtis Oviatt Darren Hartley Traci Robinson Karen Keats Richard Palfy Phillip C. Haworth Paula Rose-Sharman Idan Khan Darla Reid Aubrey Heinricks Cory Rowland Ken Lam Bernadette Saez Butch Hogan Natasha Saad Richard Lee Wade Sauve Gord Jeffery Lee Sagert Lorraine Mabon David Spence Ronald Kerr Gino Savoia Bruce MacLeod Joanne Stewart DJ LaFrance Michelle Sexsmith Gordon McNeil Merle Trudel Clint Marble Rob Sharman Andre Michalchuk Kent Truss Miles Mozel Chris Sikorsky Mardelle Miller Carrie Vansickle Rob Mulholland Bill Smith Jeff Mohler Kathy Wilson Roy Phillips Bonnie Sproule Kevin Neilson Don Pletsch Sheila Stang FOUNDATION Rhonda Ness Keith Rach Lance Stephenson Paisley Angus Sudhir Pandya Andre Rioux Joycelyn Stumm Jayne Bawden May Patton Lance Robson Denis Tario Joan Black Gregory Phillips Ken Ryniak Ken Ternovoy Chris Bonish Jeff Plant Lynn Talbot Rob Thibert Rod Brausse Greg Powell Bob Toews Mary-Lou Tourigny Vilma Castillo Anita Pozgay Grant Wudel Cindy Trueman Ronald Daley Ross Purser Bob Young Carolyn Vacey Darlene DeCosta Saul Pytka Scott Young Lori Wade Elaine Fitzgerald Erica Rabin Bernie Walker Mike Fluker

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board of directors

J. D. Hole (1)(2)(3)(10)(11) Gerard J. Protti (1)(2)(3)(11) D. Gregory Powell, MD FRCPC (1)(2)(3)(9)(10)(11) Martin G.Abbott (3)(10) Robert J.Abernethy, President & CEO Senior Vice-President Chief Executive Officer, STARS Managing Director MD FRCPC (3) Lockerbie & Hole Corporate Relations Professor, University of Calgary Tom Capital Associates Inc. Medical Director Edmonton,Alberta EnCana Corporation Emergency Physician, Calgary Health Region Calgary,Alberta Rockyview General Hospital/ Chairman, Director, Society Calgary,Alberta Calgary,Alberta Director, Foundation Calgary Health Region Director, Foundation Chairman, Director, Foundation Director, Society Calgary,Alberta Director, STARS Canada Director, Foundation Director, Society Director, STARS Canada

(1)(4) (2) (4)(10) Joan Donald Peter Gant, MD FRCPC (3) Julie Gossen Stan G. P.Grad Paul Haggis Director Emergency Physician, Calgary Health Region Executive Vice-President and COO Chairman President and Chief Executive Officer Parkland Industries Ltd. University of Calgary Commercial Division G&W Resources Inc. Alberta Treasury Branches Red Deer,Alberta Calgary,Alberta I.M.P.Group International Inc. Calgary,Alberta Edmonton,AB Director, Society Director, Society Halifax, Nova Scotia Director, Foundation Director, Society Director, Foundation Co-Chair, Director, STARS Canada Co-Chair, Director, STARS Canada Director, Foundation

Frances Hargrave (5) Vern Hartwell (2) Art Hironaka, FCA (1)(9) Brian Holroyd MD FACEP,FRCPC (1) W.Michael M. Honey (2)(4) Businesswoman Mayor Chartered Accountant Director, Division of Emergency Medicine Office Managing Director Brooks,Alberta Strathcona County Calgary,Alberta Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine Korn/Ferry International Director, Society Sherwood Park,Alberta Director, Foundation Faculty of Medicine and Oral Health Sciences Calgary,Alberta Director, Foundation University of Alberta Director, Society Edmonton,Alberta Director, Foundation Director, Society

Larry LeBlanc Geoff Mackey (2)(3) Robert J. MacLean (3)(8)(10) Don MacVicar Douglas R. Martin, CA (1)(4)(9)(10) Senior Vice-President President & CEO President Retired Businessman President East Coast Region Superior Propane Inc. RJM Corp. Halifax, Nova Scotia Charles Avenue Capital Corporation EnCana Corporation Calgary,Alberta Edmonton,Alberta Director, STARS Canada Calgary,Alberta Director, Society Director, Foundation Director, Society 1618c STARS_OPS_DONOR 5/9/02 11:14 AM Page 47

Dennis G. Miller (3)(4) Terry Moore (2) Tim Moore Frances Olson (2)(4) Robert G. Peters (9) President & Chief Executive Officer Senior Vice-President Chairman Vice-President President ICO Canada, Inc. AMJ Campbell Van Lines Premiere Executive Suites Olson Management Black Diamond Land & Cattle Co. Nisku,Alberta Calgary,Alberta Halifax, Nova Scotia Edmonton,Alberta Calgary,Alberta Director, Society Director, Society Director, STARS Canada Director, Society Director, Foundation Director, Foundation Director, Foundation Director, Foundation

Tom Rose Francis M. Saville, QC (3)(5) Gordon Smillie (1)(4) Jim Spatz, MD David Topps, MD MB CHB President & Chief Executive Officer Senior Partner President President MRCGP FCFP CCFP (2)(3)(10) Atlantic Business Interiors Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP Smillie Ranches Ltd. Southwest Properties Ltd. Department of Family Medicine Halifax, Nova Scotia Calgary,Alberta Bassano,Alberta Halifax, Nova Scotia University of Calgary Director, STARS Canada Director, Society Director, Society Director, STARS Canada Calgary,Alberta Director, Society

(1) Member of the Finance Committee (Standing Committee) (2) Member of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee (Standing Committee) (3) Member of the Risk Management Committee (Standing Committee) (4) Member of the Governance Committee (Standing Committee) (5) Retirements from Society – 2001 Francis Saville (6) Resignations from Society – 2001 Dr. Kenneth Gardener, Frances Hargrave (7) Newly elected to Society – June 19, 2001 Dr. Kenneth Gardener (8) Newly elected to Foundation – June 19, 2001 Robert J. MacLean (9) Investment Committee Members (sub-committee, Finance Committee): Art Hironaka (Director, Foundation) Doug Martin (Director, Society) Jim McMeekin (non-Director, Pacific International Securities) Robert G. Peters (Director, Foundation) Bill MacLachlan (non-Director, Mawer Investment Management) Michael Trattner (non-Director, University of Calgary) Dr. Greg Powell (Director, Society; Director, Foundation; CEO) – ex-officio (10) Ad hoc Aviation Resources Committee (established in December 2000): Martin Abbott (Director, Foundation) Eric Gould (non-Director,AirBorne Energy Solutions) Paul Haggis (Director, Society; Director, Foundation) J. D. Hole (Chairman, Director, Society; Director, Foundation) Douglas R. Martin (Director, Society) Robert J. MacLean (Director, Foundation) Dr. Greg Powell (Director, Society; Director, Foundation; CEO) – ex-officio Dr. David Topps (Director, Society) (11) Ex-officio to all Standing Committes

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STARS credo

Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service Foundation Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (Canada) STARS Aviation Canada Inc.

We believe our first responsibility is to the patients we serve and We are responsible to the community of generous individuals that we cannot compromise this mission. In cooperation with and corporate supporters and to the province, who trust us to hospitals and other allied services in the Chain of Survival, we will apply their funds effectively. We will never breach this trust. We safely transport and care for our patients to the highest possible will always apply cost effective, quality resources to our mission standard. within the community we share. Our mission is an expression of We are responsible to the men and women who comprise a caring community, a special privilege we value. STARS. We will clearly express requirements and expectations We are responsible to our suppliers and vendors with whom with sensitivity to the personal and professional needs of each we strive to create a climate of service partnership.We will always individual in the performance of their duty. We encourage inno- negotiate to achieve the balance of price, availability and quality vation and excellence in a spirit of individual empowerment, and which meets our requirements for value. A commitment to will offer training and coaching to foster personal growth. As exceptional service and value by our vendors will be suitably equals within a vital mission, we are committed to mutual support recognized. once decisions are made and to the swift resolution of inevitable STARS will continue to evolve within the context of our conflicts. Our board of directors, management, staff, crews and special missions. Recognizing that an indicator of organizational volunteers value the benefit of teamwork and appreciate the health is often the flux created by innovation and personal creativ- importance of individual effort. ity, we will channel our growing energy into improved quality and greater community service. 1618c STARS_Cover 5/9/02 11:56 AM Page IBC1

corporate information

STARS LEADERSHIP TEAM OFFICES D. Gregory Powell, MD FRCPC Head Office CEO, Society 1441 Aviation Park N.E., Box 570 CEO, Foundation Calgary, Alberta T2E 8M7 CEO, STARS (Canada) Phone: 403.295.1811 Fax: 403.275.4891 Murray J. Malley, MIM, CA CFO, Society Calgary Base CFO, Foundation 1441 Aviation Park N.E., Box 570 CFO & Treasurer, STARS (Canada) Calgary,Alberta T2E 8M7 Phone: 403.295.1811 Joan V. Black, CFRE Fax: 403.275.4891 Senior Manager, Foundation Edmonton Base Kenneth C.L. King, EMT-P,BCOMM Building 16, 29 Airport Road Senior Manager, Communications & Special Projects, Society Edmonton,Alberta T5G 0W6 Phone: 780.447.5492 JN Armstrong, MD FRCPC ATPLH ATPL Fax: 780.447.5493 Senior Manager,Aviation, Society Operations Manager AUDITORS Michael J. Betzner, MD FRCPC KPMG LLP Senior Medical Director, Calgary Base Calgary, Alberta Arun Abbi, MD FRCPC Associate Medical Director, Calgary Base LEGAL COUNSEL Conner & Conner, Professional Corporation Joe Acker, AHT, EMT-P Calgary, Alberta General Base Manager, Edmonton Base BANKERS John Belanger, CGA Bank of Montreal Controller Calgary, Alberta Herman Borkent, MD CCFP Royal Bank of Canada Medical Director, Edmonton Base Calgary, Alberta Greg Cars Halifax, Nova Scotia Aviation Base Manager, Edmonton Base STARS acknowledges the professional services contributed by: Jim Davidson, MB CHN FRCS (ED) Bennett Jones LLP Associate Medical Director, Edmonton Base Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP Retired December 31, 2001 Graycon Group Ltd. Helios Environmental Service Group (MBNR Division) Barry Ellis, MD, CCFP (EM) McKay-Carey & Company Associate Medical Director, Edmonton Base Appointed December 1, 2001 Photography: © Mark Mennie/STARS

Butch Hogan, AME STARS acknowledges the donations that helped make the production of this Director of Maintenance annual report possible: Designed and produced by Sutton Javelin Corporate Communications, Calgary. Mike R. Lamacchia, EMT-P HPS/Outreach Manager STARS, the STARS logo, STARS Emergency Link Centre, STARBEAR and STAR-1, STAR-2, Marcel Podlosky STAR-3 and STAR-4 are trademarks of the Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society. Fund Development Manager, Edmonton Base The Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service Foundation and STARS Aviation Canada Retired December 2001 Inc. are licensed users.

Linda J. Powell, B.SC.PT Executive Administrator & Assistant to the Board of Directors

Lance Stephenson, EMT-P,M.E.M. Medical Base Manager, Calgary Base

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STARS Calgary Base 1441 Aviation Park N.E., Box 570 Calgary,Alberta T2E 8M7 Tel:403.295.1811 Fax: 403.275.4891 e-mail: [email protected]

STARS Edmonton Base Building 16, 29 Airport Road Edmonton,Alberta T5G 0W6 Tel:780.447.5492 Fax: 780.447.5493 e-mail: [email protected] www.stars.ca 1618c STARS_Financials 5/9/02 11:16 AM Page C1

financial statements

STARS™ ANNUAL REPORT 2001 1618c STARS_Financials 5/9/02 11:16 AM Page IFC1

our vision

Saving lives through partnership, innovation and leadership

our mission

STARS – Dedicated to providing a safe, rapid, highly specialized emergency medical transport system for the critically ill and injured. 1618c STARS_Financials 5/9/02 11:16 AM Page 1

management discussion and analysis

HIGHLIGHTS Fundraising In 2001, STARS Alberta saw an 18 per cent increase in the number In 2001, fundraising efforts resulted in a net increase of $395,000 of missions carried out over 2000. STARS’ increased mission over the previous year. STARS recognizes the integral role of indi- activity was complemented by increased activity in the communi- viduals, communities and business in assisting operational initia- cation centre, teaching activity using simulation technology, and tives and capital projects. The support of the community for the retiring of debt related to the back-up helicopter. Increased STARS is particularly evident in the continuous success of the activity levels in all facets of STARS operations have had a signifi- STARS Lottery and the STARS Calendar Campaign.The proceeds cant impact on the overall financial picture. are used for ongoing operations and a portion of the lottery proceeds are designated for the STARS Chain of Survival Fund. Investment in capital assets increased to $10.5 million through the payment of $750,000 in debt and the purchase of a fourth OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURES helicopter. A worldwide shortage of Eurocopter BK117 parts Medical threatened to leave Edmonton’s primary helicopter out of The cost of the medical program was $2.844 million in 2001 service for an undetermined period of time. The fourth heli- compared to $2.563 million in 2000.The increase was largely due copter was purchased for parts and will become operational to significantly higher levels of activity in the Emergency Link when the BK117 parts shortage is no longer a threat and it is Centre (“ELC”). In addition, staff levels in the ELC were reorgan- required to meet the medical mission. ized to comply with “working alone” legislation. An increase in the number of missions also accounted for a part of the increase. Excess income decreased by $1.021 million. Aviation $1.020 million has been directed toward future operations In 2001, aviation operating expenses were $3.770 million and helicopter replacements through the Legacy Fund and the compared to $2.954 million in 2000.The major expenses associ- Helicopter and Equipment Replacement Fund. ated with the increase of $816,000 are maintenance, US exchange, insurance and interest. Increased maintenance costs are expected $482,000 in grants was issued to 74 not-for-profit partners to continue in the future due to increased flight activity. Foreign through the STARS Chain of Survival Fund. exchange fluctuations also affect maintenance costs as aviation parts are invoiced in US dollars. STARS insurance increase for REVENUES 2001 was 39 per cent. This is consistent with increases experi- Operations enced throughout the aviation industry. The STARS program flew 1,741 hours and 1,243 missions in 2001 compared to 1,554 hours and 1,049 missions in 2000. Income Administration from Alberta Health increased by $267,000 in 2001 due to this Administration costs in 2001 were $1.394 million, compared to increased mission activity. Income is received from Alberta Health $1.066 million in 2000. The increase was primarily due to infor- and Wellness at a contractual rate to partially cover the costs mation and communication system upgrades in the ELC. associated with crew and flying time. Fuel expenses for the Additional staff was also required administratively to handle mission are incurred by Alberta Health and Wellness, and are not growth in the organization. reflected in the financial statements. Fuel costs for training and public relations are covered by STARS. Fuel expenses for 2001 totaled $440,000, of which STARS paid $66,000.

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management discussion and analysis

Fundraising Supporters will be offered a number of ways to make a long- In 2001, fundraising administration costs increased by $100,000 to term gift to the organization through expanded efforts within the $1.061 million. Fundraising resources and website development Planned Giving Program. The most common method is through account for the increase. Approximately 500 volunteers bequests. Other methods include insurance policies owned by the contributed over 9,000 hours in 2001 at special events, assisting charity on the life of the donor, annuities, insured annuities, chari- in administration, selling merchandise, hosting tours of our bases table remainder trusts, gifts of real estate, gifts of shares in private and by being STARS ambassadors throughout the province. or public companies and gifts of residual interest. Volunteer recognition programs have been expanded to recognize Overall, we expect that expenses to operate all programs will their valuable contributions. be approximately $834,000 higher in 2002 than in 2001. Increases result from projected increases in mission volume, teaching and Depreciation and Amortization outreach training activity, aircraft maintenance and aviation insur- Depreciation and amortization was approximately $978,000 in 2001 ance, and for the ongoing development of a night vision goggles compared to $721,000 in 2000.This increase was primarily due to program. the back-up helicopter, Human Patient Simulator mannequins, lease- We expect to see an increase of approximately $331,000 in hold improvement costs and additional computer equipment. aviation expenditures in 2002. Aviation will continue integrating night vision goggles into operations, allowing night flight into STARS Nova Scotia mountainous terrain. This venture is a first of its kind for a STARS (Canada) operated as STARS Nova Scotia in Nova Scotia Canadian, non-military operation and is being partially supported and was under a Program Management Services Agreement with through federal grants. In conjunction with Transport Canada, the Nova Scotia Department of Health Emergency Health STARS will lead the industry into this new territory, setting rigor- Services (“Nova Scotia EHS”). Under the agreement, STARS ous guidelines and standards of operation. Higher maintenance (Canada) provided management of the air medical services and costs and expenses related to increased flight and the additional monitored the aviation services for Nova Scotia EHS. aircraft will also contribute to greater operating costs. Upon mutual agreement, the management of the air medical The ELC has expanded its role with industry, monitoring transport program was transferred to Nova Scotia EHS in upwards of 300 drilling sites a day.The ELC began providing EMS February of 2001. STARS is proud to have assisted in developing dispatch service to the County of Mountain View in 2001 and the building blocks for the Air Medical Program in Nova Scotia. anticipates continuation of this service in 2002. Future expansion STARS leaves a legacy of highly trained and motivated medical opportunities with the energy industry are being explored. ELC personnel. Medical equipment with a book value of $22,000 as of expenses for 2002 are expected to increase by $67,000. December 31, 2000, used in the program, was donated to Nova Overhead costs are expected to increase moderately as new Scotia EHS.The major donor of the STARS Nova Scotia program lease agreements and additional space is added to accommodate directed the remaining net cash assets of $168,000 to the Human new programs. Patient Simulator (“HPS”) Program in Alberta. Overall, it is important to note that these cost increases are primarily due to expenses associated with STARS’ value-added OUTLOOK programs such as the HPS Program and back-up helicopter. While Cash flows are anticipated to remain strong. We anticipate that these new initiatives have raised costs, they have greatly increased the calendar and lottery will continue to be successful, providing the value of the STARS program and its role in the chain of a strong base of operational funding for the organization. survival with community partners and stakeholders. Fundraising initiatives utilizing e-commerce will include online donations through the STARS website (www.stars.ca) and direct electronic funds transfer. A strong, positive partnership with Alberta Health and Wellness continues to provide a significant portion of the program funding. 1618c STARS_Financials 5/9/02 11:16 AM Page 3

corporate governance

Effective governance requires processes and structures that The Chief Executive Officer reports to the Boards of Directors contribute to the sound direction and management of the organi- and management responsibility is delegated to members of the zation’s business, with a view to ensuring appropriate stewardship senior management team by the Chief Executive Officer. Senior and trusteeship of the organization’s vision and mission.In the non- management regularly prepares reports that are reviewed, profit sector, this translates into appropriate stewardship and discussed and approved by the Boards prior to implementation. protection of the benefits and services provided to the community Procedures are in place whereby the Board may meet without and of the investments, whether it be volunteer time or commit- management present.The Boards can meet independently of senior ment, expertise or financial resources made to the organization. management, particularly for assessment of individual performance STARS is committed to the ongoing practice and evaluation of best of the Chief Executive Officer and compensation issues. practices in good governance, adhering to the basic guiding prin- Four standing committees assist the Boards in their steward- ciple that the objective of good governance is to promote a ship role: the Finance and Audit Committee, the Human Resources healthy and productive organization. and Compensation Committee, the Risk Management Committee The Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (“Society”), the and the Governance Committee.The Investment Committee is a Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service Foundation (“STARS sub-committee of the Finance and Audit Committee.The majority Foundation”) and the Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (Canada) of members of the Committees are non-management directors (“STARS Canada”) are commonly and collectively known in the and unrelated.The Investment Committee has three external, non- community as STARS and are non-profit and charitable organiza- related, non-Director members. The Chief Executive Officer is tions (“Organizations”). STARS Alberta is the sole shareholder of ex-officio to the committees. STARS Aviation Canada Inc., a taxable Canadian corporation The Committees and the STARS management team undertake which retains helicopters and operating licenses for same. a continual process of assessing the various risks involved in the The STARS Boards of Directors recognize their governance mission of the Organizations and they report any material risk, responsibility to the community, being entrusted with a specific actual or potential, to the Boards of Directors. vision, mission and goals, and funds provided by the general public The Governance Committee is responsible for monitoring and the government. The Boards of Directors are volunteer and and managing any matters related to governance of the are ultimately responsible for the direction and stewardship of the Organizations. The Governance Committee is responsible for organization to ensure sustainability for the future in delivering proposing all nominees to the Boards and the Committees and the STARS’ vision and mission. A Governance Committee was oversees the orientation of new directors and the ongoing educa- established in December 2000. In 2001, the STARS Society and tion of incumbent directors. STARS Foundation Boards of Directors carried out a governance The Boards of Directors, through the Finance and Audit review to ensure and benchmark against governance best practices. Committee and the Investment Committee, monitor the financial In assuming responsibility for the stewardship of the accountability, financial risk and financial integrity of the Organizations, the Boards of Directors undertake an annual Organizations.The Boards of Directors are satisfied that, in all of strategic planning session with the senior management team to the above-noted areas of stewardship, adequate and appropriate review and approve direction of the Organizations. internal control systems are in place and carried through by The Boards have established an annual review of the effective- management. ness of the Boards’ governance processes.

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corporate governance

The Human Resources and Compensation Committee is The Directors hold a variety of skills, experiences and responsible for review of all aspects of executive compensation perspectives useful to the Boards in carrying out their various and performance and monitoring of the Organizations’ human functions. Directors of the Organizations are volunteers and do resources policies and procedures. not receive any remuneration, consideration or fees whatsoever The Risk Management Committee assists the Boards in carry- for undertaking the responsibilities and risks involved in being a ing out its responsibilities by monitoring and discussing principal Director. risks identified by management and faced by the Organizations. The Chief Executive Officer of the Organizations receives an Ad hoc Committees, with a specific mandate and time param- annual compensation for the responsibilities of those offices.The eter, may be formed at the request of the Chief Executive Officer. amount of compensation is independently determined by the Currently, there is an Aviation Resources Ad Hoc Committee. Human Resources and Compensation Committee, taking into All Committees make recommendations to the respective consideration the responsibilities and risk involved in being a boards for approval. Unless specifically delegated, authority is senior executive of similar organizations. The Chief Executive assigned by the respective Board. Officer is a member of the Society, the Foundation, STARS Canada The Board of the Society had 15 Directors in 2001 as of and STARS Aviation Canada Inc. Boards of Directors and is an ex- December 31, 2001 and the Board of the STARS Foundation had officio member of the Finance and Audit, Investment, Human 15 Directors. Eight of the Society and Foundation Boards’ Resources and Compensation, Risk Management and Governance Directors are common to both boards. Twenty-one volunteer Committees and does not receive any compensation as a Director Directors are unrelated to the Organizations, are independent of for acting in these capacities. management and are free from any interest or relationship which could indirectly interfere with their ability to act in the best inter- ests of the Organizations. The Chief Executive Officer is a Director and thus related to management. A Board of nine volunteer Directors governs STARS Canada, eight Directors being independent and non-related and one Director being the Chief Executive Officer and related. 1618c STARS_Financials 5/9/02 11:16 AM Page 5

auditors’ report

To the Directors of Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society, amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.An audit also Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service Foundation, Shock includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant Trauma Air Rescue Society (Canada) and STARS Aviation Canada estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall Inc., known collectively as STARS (the Organization). financial statement presentation. We have audited the combined balance sheet of STARS as at In our opinion, the combined financial statements present December 31, 2001 and the combined statements of operations fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the and fundraising, changes in fund balances and cash flows for the Organization as at December 31, 2001 and the results of its oper- year then ended. These combined financial statements are the ations and its cash flows for the year then ended in accordance responsibility of the Organization’s management. Our responsibil- with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles. ity is to express an opinion on these combined financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards.Those standards require that we plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance Chartered Accountants whether the financial statements are free from misstatement. An Calgary, Canada April 17, 2002 audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the

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Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service combined balance sheets

December 31, 2001, with comparative figures for 2000

thousands of dollars 2001 2000 Assets Current assets: Cash $723$ 746 Accounts receivable 623 595 GST receivable 174 11

Deferred expenses (NOTE 3) 361 364 Prepaid expenses 207 108 Helicopter parts and stores inventory 425 343 2,513 2,167

Investments (NOTE 4) 8,874 8,620

Capital assets (NOTE 5) 12,894 9,023 Licenses – 16 24,281 19,826

Liabilities and Fund Balances Current liabilities: Accounts payable 539 782

Current portion of long-term debt (NOTE 6) 800 750

Deferred revenue (NOTE 3) 162 156 Provision for disposal of Nova Scotia Assets – 229 1,501 1,917 Long-term liabilities:

Long-term debt (NOTE 6) 1,600 – Fund balances: Operating Fund 1,921 1,921 Legacy Fund 3,434 2,241 Helicopter and Equipment Replacement Fund 5,273 5,446 Endowment Fund 20 20 Chain of Survival Fund 38 31 Investment in capital assets 10,494 8,250 21,180 17,909

Commitments (NOTE 7) – – $ 24,281 $ 19,826 See accompanying notes to combined financial statements.

Approved by the Board:

Art Hironaka, FCA, Director Doug Martin, CA, Director Julie Gossen, Director 1618c STARS_Financials 5/9/02 11:16 AM Page 7

Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service combined statements of operations and fundraising

Year ended December 31, 2001, with comparative figures for 2000

thousands of dollars 2001 2000 Operations Operating Income: Alberta Health $ 2,630 $ 2,363 Private insurance 21 35 Other revenue 145 76 Emergency Health Services Nova Scotia 211 906 3,007 3,380 Operating Expenditures: Aviation: Helicopters 3,770 2,954 Repatriation 20 31 Medical service 2,844 2,563 Administration 1,394 1,066 Depreciation and amortization 968 713 Goods and services tax 166 124 Medical Service, Nova Scotia 206 746 Administration, Nova Scotia 37 158 Depreciation and Amortization, Nova Scotia – 7 9,405 8,362 Deficiency of income over expenditures from operations $ (6,398) $ (4,982)

Fundraising Fundraising Income: Fundraising $ 5,160 $ 4,890 Lottery 8,650 8,400 Calendar 2,750 2,330 Interest and investment income 339 589 Fundraising, Nova Scotia – 9 16,899 16,218 Fundraising Expenditures: Fundraising 1,351 1,212 Lottery 3,478 3,445 Calendar 1,535 1,253 Chain of Survival funding 493 495 Fundraising, Nova Scotia – 3 Provision for disposal of Nova Scotia assets (32) 229 6,825 6,637 Fundraising Administrative Expenditures: Administration 1,061 961 Depreciation and amortization 10 8 Goods and services tax 27 31 1,098 1,000 Excess of income over expenditures from fundraising 8,976 8,581 Combined excess of income over expenditures $ 2,578 $ 3,599 See accompanying notes to combined financial statements.

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Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service combined statements of changes in fund balances

Year ended December 31, 2001, with comparative figures for 2000 Helicopter & Equipment Capital Chain of Investment Operating Legacy Replacement Campaign Endowment Survival in Capital Total thousands of dollars Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Assets 2001 2001 Balance, beginning of year $ 1,921 $ 2,241 $ 5,446 $ – $ 20 $ 31 $ 8,250 $ 17,909 Combined excess of income over expenditures 4,032––––(493) (961) 2,578 Capital campaign contributions 693 – – – 693 Interfund transfers (4,032) 1,193 3,184 (693) – 500 (152) – Purchase of capital assets net of long-term debt – – (2,607) – – – 2,607 – Repayment of debt – – (750) – – – 750 – Balance, end of year $ 1,921 $ 3,434 $ 5,273 $ – $ 20 $ 38 $ 10,494 $ 21,180

Helicopter & Equipment Capital Chain of Investment Operating Legacy Replacement Campaign Endowment Survival in Capital Total thousands of dollars Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Assets 2000 2000 Balance, beginning of year $ 2,120 $ 1,000 $ 3,169 $ – $ 20 $ 26 $ 6,883 $ 13,218 Combined excess of income over expenditures 4,828 ––––(495) (734) 3,599 Capital campaign contributions – – – 1,092–––1,092 Interfund transfers (5,027) 1,241 3,875 (741) – 500 152 – Purchase of capital assets net of long-term debt – – (848) – – – 848 – Repayment of debt – – (750) (351) – – 1,101 – Balance, end of year $ 1,921 $ 2,241 $ 5,446 $ – $ 20 $ 31 $ 8,250 $ 17,909 See accompanying notes to combined financial statements. 1618c STARS_Financials 5/9/02 11:16 AM Page 9

Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service combined statement of cash flows

Year ended December 31, 2001, with comparative figures for 2000

thousands of dollars 2001 2000 Cash provided by (used in): Operations Excess of income over expenditures $ 2,578 $ 3,599 Items not requiring cash outlay: Depreciation and amortization 978 728 Donation of capital assets in Nova Scotia 22 – Changes in non-cash operating working capital (511) 489 3,067 4,816 Financing Capital campaign, net 693 1,092 Increase in long-term debt 2,400 – Repayment of long-term debt (750) (1,101) 2,343 (9) Investing Increase in investments (254) (3,865) Purchase of capital assets (5,007) (848) Changes in non-cash investing working capital (172) 61 (5,433) (4,652) Net increase (decrease) in cash (23) 155 Cash, beginning of year 746 591 Cash, end of year $723$ 746 See accompanying notes to combined financial statements.

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Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service notes to combined financial statements

Year ended December 31, 2001

1. GENERAL The Chain of Survival Fund is an internally restricted fund These combined financial statements represent the combined created for the purpose of providing funding to not-for-profit operations of the Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service partners within the Chain of Survival. Foundation (the "Foundation"), the Alberta Shock Trauma Air The investment in capital assets is the net book value of capi- Rescue Society (the "Society"), STARS Aviation Canada Inc. tal assets less associated debt. (“Aviation”) and Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (Canada) The Capital Campaign Fund is an externally restricted fund, (“STARS (Canada)”), collectively referred to as "STARS", for the which reports the contributions from the Seconds Count Capital year ended December 31, 2001. Separate Boards of Directors, Campaign, and the repayment of the long-term debt incurred to some Directors being common to more than one Board control purchase the helicopters. the operation of these entities.Transactions and balances between the entities have been eliminated. 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES The Society, Foundation and STARS (Canada) are non-taxable STARS follows the restricted fund method of accounting for registered charities pursuant to Section 149 of the Income Tax Act contributions. (Canada). The Society provides highly specialized emergency aeromed- (a) Revenue recognition ical transport to critically ill and injured patients in Alberta and STARS recognizes unrestricted donations when the amount to be southeastern British Columbia. Fundraising activities in Alberta received can be reasonably estimated and ultimate collection is are conducted through the Foundation. Medical and helicopter reasonably assured. revenues for the Society and Aviation, relating to the flying time Fundraising events for which income has been received and on missions are received from Alberta Health and Wellness at a costs incurred prior to the event’s completion date have been government-approved rate. STARS provides medical services to recorded as deferred revenue and expenses. repatriate critically ill and injured patients back to Alberta from Restricted contributions from the Capital Campaign are around the world. Private insurance companies pay on a fee for recognized as revenue in the capital fund in the period received. use basis for this service.The Society is dependent upon contributions from the Foundation and revenues derived from Alberta (b) Fund transfers Health and Wellness to continue its operations. Annually, the STARS Foundation Board of Directors approves a portion of net funds from the lottery be designated to the Chain Description of funds of Survival Fund. Annual operating surpluses, if any, are allocated The Operating Fund is an unrestricted fund, which accounts for as follows: revenues and expenditures related to program delivery and The first $500,000 of combined excess of revenue over administrative activities. expenditures is to be allocated to the Helicopter and Equipment The Legacy Fund is an internally restricted fund that was Replacement Fund. The second $500,000 of combined excess of created for the purpose of providing funds for future training, revenue over expenditures is to be allocated to the Legacy Fund. education and operations of STARS. Any amounts in excess of this amount are allocated to the The Helicopter and Equipment Replacement Fund is an inter- Helicopter and Equipment Replacement Fund. nally restricted fund created to provide reserve funding to replace Contributions from the Capital Campaign in excess of $6 million, helicopters and equipment. over the life of the campaign, are allocated to the Legacy Fund. The Endowment Fund is an externally restricted fund where the principal assets are to be maintained for a minimum of 10 years (c) Investments or to the wishes of the donor.There is no restriction on the earn- Investments are recorded at cost. Donated securities, if any, are ings from the principal assets provided the revenue is expended in recorded at market value on the date of donations. Investments accordance with the objectives of STARS. are recorded to reflect declines in value, which are other than 1618c STARS_Financials 5/9/02 11:16 AM Page 11

temporary. Gains and losses on the sale of investments are cred- The majority of investments are professionally managed under ited or charged to operations. pooled portfolio management service agreements.The long-term investment strategy is to establish a mixture of debt and equity (d) Capital assets income bearing investments, with the primary objective of capital STARS provides for depreciation and amortization over the esti- preservation and earning investment income.The investments are mated useful life of its assets on a straight line basis to the estimated recorded at cost, which approximates market value. salvage or residual value as follows: 5. CAPITAL ASSETS Years thousands of dollars 2001 2000

Helicopters 20 Accumulated Net Book Net Book Other equipment 2 to 5 Cost Depreciation Value Value Licenses 5 Alberta Helicopters $ 12,604 $ 1,801 $ 10,803 $ 7,720 Medical equipment 481 440 41 12 (e) Donations in kind and donated services and materials Office equipment 841 423 418 286 Donations in kind are recorded at fair market value only when fair Aircraft equipment 397 125 272 89 market value can be reasonably estimated and when the donated Computer equipment and software 869 542 327 330 materials or services would normally otherwise be purchased and Leasehold improvements 501 376 125 85 paid for by STARS.Volunteers contribute substantial donated time Human Patient Simulator 510 164 346 196 and services throughout the year to assist STARS in carrying out HPS – Mobile Unit 187 94 93 131 its service delivery activities. Because of the difficulty of deter- Deposit on tiltrotor – – – 152 mining fair market value of these donated services, they are not Deposit on AB139 469 – 469 – recorded in these financial statements. Nova Scotia equipment – – – 22 $ 16,859 $ 3,965 $ 12,894 $ 9,023

3. DEFERRED REVENUE AND EXPENSES In 2001, STARS paid $469,000 on two fully-refundable options in thousands of dollars 2001 2000 the production queue with Agusta Bell on two AB139 helicopters. Deferred lottery expenses $ 342 $ 299 A deposit at this time allows the STARS Board and management to Deferred PSAC expenses 19 27 strategically and comprehensively review the value of this aircraft in Deferred foreign exchange loss – 38 STARS’ operation.A second deposit on the AB139s of US$700,000 361 364 is due in April of 2002. A third deposit of US$500,000 is due 15 Deferred PSAC revenue (162) (156) months prior to delivery of the first helicopter.This deposit could Net $ 199 $ 208 be requested by Agusta Bell as early as December 2002.This agreement may be terminated by either party before the third deposit or 4. INVESTMENTS 15 months prior to the projected delivery date. Investments are recorded at cost and are comprised as follows: In 1999, STARS paid a $152,000 fully-refundable option in the

thousands of dollars 2001 2000 production queue with Bell Agusta on a tiltrotor aircraft. This program was significantly delayed by Bell Agusta and STARS has Equity, bond and money market funds, US commercial paper $ 8,874 $ 8,620 received a refund of this deposit. As at December 31, 2001, the deposit has been reclassified from Capital Assets to Accounts Receivable and non-cash operating working capital on the Combined Statement of Cash Flow has been adjusted accordingly.

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Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service notes to combined financial statements

Year ended December 31, 2001

6. LONG-TERM DEBT STARS (Canada) and EHSNS mutually agreed that manage- thousands of dollars 2001 2000 ment of the Nova Scotia Air Medical Transport Program would be Relating to 2001 purchase of fourth helicopter: assumed by EHSNS.The management of the Air Medical Transport Fixed rate term loan agreement, secured by the Program was transferred to EHSNS in February of 2001. Medical helicopter, with interest paid monthly. Principal repayment is due on maturity of each agreement equipment with a book value of $22,000 as of December 31, 2000 from operating funds. Maturity dates and fixed used in the program was donated to EHSNS.The major donor of term interest rates are: the STARS Nova Scotia program directed the remaining net cash June 1, 2002 5.57% $ 800 assets of $168,000 to the Human Patient Simulator Program in June 1, 2003 5.57% 800 Alberta. June 1, 2004 5.57% 800 Relating to 1998 purchase of third helicopter: The net assets held by STARS Nova Scotia at December 31, Fixed rate term loan agreement, secured by the 2000 were as follows: helicopter, with interest paid monthly. Principal Balance Sheet 2000 repayment is due on maturity of each agreement Cash $ 159 from operating funds. Maturity dates and fixed term interest rates are: Accounts Receivable 91 March 5, 2001 6.47% $ 750 GST receivable 1 2,400 750 Capital assets 22 Less current portion 800 750 Helicopter parts and store inventory 8 $ 1,600 $0 Total Assets 281 Accounts Payable 52 In 2001, Aviation helicopter expenses included interest paid of Provision for disposal of assets 229 $70,000 (2000 – $57,000) relating to long-term debt. Total Liabilities $ 281 STARS has a line of credit of up to $100,000 due on demand and bearing interest at prime plus one per cent. At December 31, 9. COMPARATIVE FIGURES 2001, STARS had not drawn upon its line of credit. Certain items in the comparative combined financial statements have been reclassified from statements previously presented 7. LEASE OBLIGATIONS AND COMMITMENTS to conform to the presentation of the 2001 combined financial STARS has obligations for future annual office lease payments as statements. follows:

2002 $ 417 2003 417 2004 147

8. STARS NOVA SCOTIA STARS (Canada) operated as STARS Nova Scotia in Nova Scotia and was under a Program Management Services Agreement with Emergency Health Services Nova Scotia (“EHSNS”). Under the Agreement, STARS (Canada) provided management for the air medical program and monitored the aviation services for EHSNS. 1618c STARS_Financials 5/9/02 11:16 AM Page 13

corporate information

Linda J. Powell, B.SC.PT Executive Administrator & Assistant to the Board of Directors

Lance Stephenson, EMT-P,M.E.M. Medical Base Manager, Calgary Base

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STARS Calgary Base 1441 Aviation Park N.E., Box 570 Calgary,Alberta T2E 8M7 Tel:403.295.1811 Fax: 403.275.4891 e-mail: [email protected]

STARS Edmonton Base Building 16, 29 Airport Road Edmonton,Alberta T5G 0W6 Tel:780.447.5492 Fax: 780.447.5493 e-mail: [email protected] www.stars.ca