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CERBA Offices International: MOSCOW CHAPTER Elena Settles Regional Director Tel: 7 (495) 230 6132 Fax: 7 (495) 787 2701 E mail: [email protected] CALGARY CHAPTER Frank Kense Regional Director Tel: 1 (403) 218 4164 Fax: 1 (403) 218 8727 E mail: [email protected] TORONTO CHAPTER Tel: 1 (416) 867 8097 Fax: 1 (416) 352 5183 E mail: [email protected] MONTREAL CHAPTER Brendan Scully Regional Director Tel: 1 (514) 344 3347 Fax: 1 (514) 371 4605 E mail: [email protected] CERBA Boards of Directors: National Board of Directors Chairman Donald Whalen, High River Gold Mines Directors Piers Cumberlege, Straightview Paul Drager, Macleod Dixon LLP Nathan Hunt, Ronald A. Chisholm International Canadian Ambassador in RF Ralph Lysyshyn, CERBA Moscow Board of Directors Moscow President Nathan Hunt, and Vladislav Tretyak, President Chair of the State Duma Committee for Sport and Youth, Nathan Hunt, Ronald A. Chisholm International Directors among friends and supporters of the V. Tretiak Anatoly Andriash, Macleod Dixon LLP Foundation. Moscow, November 16, 2006 Sheldon Bennett, Ernst & Young Ian Bird, Golden Telecom, Inc. Luc Jones, Antal International Page 23 John Kur, Embassy of Canada Ron Lewin, TerraLink Technologies Rene Marion, Barrick Gold Corporation In This Issue: Carol Patterson, Baker & McKenzie Gerald Rohan, PricewaterhouseCoopers Neil Withers, Bank Vozrozhdeniye Calgary Board of Directors Chairman pro temp Looking Back Past CERBA Events Linda Niro, Export Development Canada Vice Chairmen Page 45 Hans Gjerdrum, KUDU Industries Inc.; Paul Drager, Macleod Dixon LLP Montreal Pulp and Paper Mission to Russia Directors Renee Chernecki, SAIT Page 6 Richard Donaghy, CIBC Rockford Lang, AED New CERBA Sponsor Profile: KINROSS Randy McCord, Schenker St Toronto Executive Committee Page 7 Chairman Donald Whalen, High River Gold Mines EDC Can Help Board of Directors Frank Herbert Centerra Gold Corporation Page 89 Peter Antonoff Aluma Systems Boris Aryev Marhope Systems SAIT: Health, Safety & Environment Training Dmitri Buterin Bonasource Ruth Fothergill Export Development Canada in Kazakhstan and Russia Piers Cumberlege Straightview John Ivany Kinross Gold Corporation Page 1011 Steven C. Nichols Canadian Urban Institute Alina Pekarsky York University, Schulich School of Business Arctic Energy Summit Peter Solomon University of Toronto Sergei Timoshenko Access Air Page 1213 Montreal Local Board Chairman New Member Profile: McMaster University Ron Denom SNC Lavalin International Directors Piers Cumberlege Straightview Page 14 Anne Leahy Foreign Affairs Canada Alexander Lokshin Dana & Co. Trading Inc. Samusocial Moskva charity Edouard Namts WE Consulting Inc. Jocelyn Neron Quebec Ministere of Economic and Regional Page 17 Development Elise Paul Hus McMillan Binch Mendelsohn (Law Partners) News from Austrian Airlines Jo Ann Roux International Trade Canada Page 18 CERBA News Editors: Elena Settles, Brendan Scully, Frank Kense, Alex Grichine and Oksana Ermolenko New CERBA Partner Swissotel Krasnye Holmy CERBA News Publisher and Layout: Troy Media
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Looking back Past CERBA Events MOSCOW The CERBA Moscow Annual Planning CERBA and hosted by Macleod Dixon On September 20 CERBA held Meeting took place on August 27, 2006 LLP at their offices. This meeting wel Breakfast Brief on Moscow Real Estate. at the Baltschug Kempinski. The event comed two new Board members The event was kindly hosted by Ernst & represented a closed session of Renee Chernecki with SAIT (Southern Young and gathered over 30 partici CERBA Moscow Board of Directors Alberta Institute of Technology) and pants. The presentations on the current with the purpose of developing a strate Rockford Lang with Alberta Economic situation on residential real estate in gy for events and activities in the Development. The meeting also Moscow were made by David Green 2006/7 years. The meeting determined accepted the resignation with regret (Green & Green Realty Co.) and David goals for the upcoming year. It was from Jim Chernyk (Foremost Gilmartin (Intermark Residential Real decided to establish four committees Industries) as Chair of the Chapter due Estate). Nuri Katz (Century 21 Russia, Proactive Leadership, Country and to the fact that he is now based full time Kazakhstan, Ukraine) also offered his Regional Expansion, Organizational in Moscow. A motion of sincere grati expert opinion. The event received Effectiveness, and Local Administration tude and appreciation to Jim was unan extremely positive rating from the and HR. Each of these will carry out imously approved for his work with attendees due to highly informative specified tasks during the upcoming Calgary CERBA chapter. Linda Niro content of the presentations and sub year and contribute to the growth and (EDC) accepted the position of Interim sequent discussion. CERBA would like development of the organization in Co Chair until such time as formal elec to extend its gratitude to all the partici general, and CERBA Moscow Chapter tions can be held later in the year in pants, and a special thanks to Ernst and in particular. Although the results of conjunction with a Chapter AGM. Young for hosting the event. CERBA Moscow activities for the past September 26 A Members' only On September 27 members and friends 2005/6 year admitted to be highly com Reception was graciously hosted by of the association enjoyed a Back to mendable, it is expected, that the new John Iredale and his Associates in their Business Reception that marked the strategy for the organizational develop Boardroom at Gowling Lafleur end of the summer vacation period and ment, adopted during the Planning Henderson LLP. This intimate event commencement of the busy fall sched Meeting, will bring even more outstand allowed members to renew their ule. The Hard Rock Cafe on Stary Arbat ing benefits. acquaintance with each other after a kindly provided a venue for this event. In October 2006, Canadian Embassy in busy summer for many of them and to The Pulp and Paper Delegation from Moscow also organized two receptions hear from the new Interim Co Chair Quebec was also present. The partici with CERBA participation. The first Linda Niro about upcoming events. pants enjoyed a beautiful interior of the reception, on October 17, was hosted November 14 An Interactive Luncheon cafe, well selected menu and drinks, by the new Canadian Ambassador to was held with Mr. Rinat Sabirov, Special also courtesy of the host. The event Russia His Excellency Mr. Ralph Energy Advisor to the Prime Minister of was marked by the special cheerful Lysyshyn at his residency, and gathered Tatarstan and Mr. Mingazi Gibadukov, atmosphere, which has become char the majority of CERBA membership. Chief Technologist with acteristic of all social events organized The second event on October 18 held Tatneftekhiminvest. Fifteen Calgary by CERBA Moscow. CERBA Moscow on the occasion of the visit to Moscow area business leaders enjoyed a light would like to extend its special thanks of Mr. Andrew Marsland, Assistant lunch while viewing a PowerPoint pres to Mark Grobman, Director of Business Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri entation about the upcoming develop Development at Hard Rock Cafe, for Food Canada, was hosted by the ment opportunities in the energy sector hosting the event. Embassy. Both of there were high pro in Tatarstan. This inaugural presenta On August 22 a Happy Hour Reception file events that gathered representa tion marked beginning of an active took place at the veranda of the newly tives of the top level business circles. campaign by Tatarstan to encourage opened Mexican restaurant "La On October 2 Moscow chapter held a Canadian business interest in their Hacienda" (Komsomolsky prospekt, Breakfast Brief with Peter Harder, Republic, which has a unique relation 13). This informal event provided those Canada's Deputy Minister of Foreign ship within the Russian Federation. We who chose to remain in Moscow during Affairs and G 8 Sherpa. Mr. Harder thank Hans Gjerdrum (KUDU summer time with an opportunity to shared his views and experiences with Industries) for making these presenters have a nice time in the company of the the G8 meetings in Russia and offered available to CERBA. old friends, and also to meet new ones. insights into the development of the November 15 All day workshop enti The guests enjoyed delicious Mexican Russian Canadian relationships. tled "Effective Bidding in the IFI snacks and drinks, warm atmosphere CERBA would like to thank its business (International Financial Institutions) and fresh air during one of the last sum partner Hotel Baltschug Kempinski Market Place." Organized in collabora mer days. CERBA would like to thank for its continuing support of the associ tion with Alberta Economic Doug Steele, the owner of "La ation. Development (Shane Jaffir), and in Hacienda", for providing a venue, conjunction with DFAIT, this workshop snacks and drinks for the event. We are CALGARY was presented by Mr. Hussein Amery, also grateful to Barry Shea, Pepsi September13 Meeting of the Board CEO of IDEA (Integrated Development Bottling Group. of Directors for the Calgary Chapter of Enterprise Associates) based in
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Ottawa. The workshop was a highly ways of improving Investment Climate topics included current political and informative and engaging experience and Foreign Direct Investment in the economic environment in Russia, for the 24 participants who attended mining sector. opportunities and challenges for from the Calgary and Edmonton area. On May 24 CERBA Toronto hosted a Canadian business in the region. The good attendance clearly demon Roundtable with Leonid Korotkov, On November 28 CERBA, in partner strates the continuing interest of Governor of the Amur Region (Russia) ship with DFAIT, Ontario Ministry of Albertan business leaders in exploring and Sergey Chernyshev, Head of the Economic Development and Trade, and developing offshore business Russian Trade Mission in Canada. Canada Mortgage and Housing opportunities. Participants of the Roundtable learned Corporation, York Communications, is first hand about one of Russia's largest hosting its annual International TORONTO regions with rich resource potential that Construction Conference in Toronto. CERBA, in partnership with Natural is still barely tapped. The leading indus The program of the conference is dedi Resources Canada, EDC and trial sectors are power, nonferrous met International Trade Canada, hosted its allurgy, coal, food, forestry and wood annual international conference working, and manufacturing, which "Canada Russia Cooperation in produces agricultural machinery and Mining: Global Perspective" on March 8 mining equipment. Manufactured in Toronto. The Conference takes place products are sold on the domestic mar simultaneously with the Prospectors ket, and lumber is exported to Japan and Developers Association and Korea. Amur Region is the main Convention (PDAC), the largest North agricultural area of the Far East, pro cated to opportunities for Canadians in American exhibition of the mining sec ducing 2/3 of the grain and 50% of the two rapidly expanding construction tor. The Conference is the primary soybeans. The overall economic markets of the eastern hemisphere potential of Amur Region from explored Ukraine and Russia. Conference atten mineral reserves alone is estimated at dees have an unparalleled advantage in $400 billion. Coal and gold contribute participating in this full day event to the most to the region's economic meet and promote their products and turnover. Gold production is one of the expertise to Russian and Ukrainian region's leading economic sectors, construction companies and govern making it Russia's third largest gold ment officials representing Federal producer. Following Governor Ministries of Housing and Construction, Korotkov's presentation, Mr. regional Governors and city Mayors. Chernyshev of the Russian Trade CERBA would like to thank Conference Mission made a presentation on Sponsors and co organizers for their Special Economic Zones in the Russian continuous support: event focusing specifically on Canada Federation. The evening was conclud Russia cooperation in mining, which ed by CERBA reception for its members MONTREAL brings together top experts and leaders and guests. Incoming Canadian Ambassador to of the international mining community On July 10 CERBA, in partnership with Russia Ralph Lysyshyn met individually from both countries. Over a hundred Schulich School of Business, hosted an with Bombardier, Cacades, SNC industry representatives attended this annual briefing for CERBA members Lavalin, BRP, Pratt & Whitney Canada successful event. and guests on "Business Climate and and Alcan in the Montreal region on CERBA would like to thank Conference Corporate Governance Practices in August 8 9. He returned to Montreal on Sponsors and co organizers for their Russia Today" with a delegation of August 24 for a lunch hosted by continuous support: prominent Russian businesspeople. Cordiant with members of the In conjunction with the Conference, Members of the Russian Delegation September 2006 Canadian Pulp and CERBA hosted the next meeting of the included top executives of the Russian Paper delegation. He also participated Canada Russia Business Council Railways, Ural Metallurgical Plant, in a CERBA Roundtable at McMillan (CRBC) Mining & Metallurgy Russian Institute of Directors, Russian Binch Mendelsohn, which included Committee. The National Council on Corporate participants from a number of sectors CRBC was established by CERBA and Governance, RAO UES and others; del including CIS Navigation, Tecsult, the Russian Union of Industrialists and egation members represented a group Mechtronix and the Canadian Space Entrepreneurs (RSPP) in 2005. The of top notch consultants to the Russian Agency. session was co chaired by Polyus Gold business community and Russian On August 28, SNC Lavalin hosted a and Barrick Gold Corporations; the par Government. The session provided CERBA Roundtable with Margaret ticipants used this unique opportunity participants with knowledge and per Skok, incoming Canadian Ambassador to discuss important issues facing the spective on today's situation in Russia to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic and mining industry and developed an from the leaders of the Russian busi Tajikistan. action plan which includes industry rec ness establishment. On August 29 CERBA joined ommendations on the Russian draft On August 3 CERBA, in partnership with Ambassador Mamedov and Canadian Law on Sub Soil Resources and DFAIT, hosted a Roundtable session officials at the farewell reception for Strategic Deposits, Export of Mineral with Ralph Lysyshyn, Ambassador Sergey Chernyshev, outgoing Head of Specimens for Testing Abroad and Designate to Russia. The discussion the Russian Trade Mission in Ottawa. Sergey Chernyshev has been appoint ed Director of the Department of Foreign Economic Relations, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Russia, effective September 19th, 2006. Dmitry Bystrov is serving as Acting Head of the Russian Trade Mission in Canada. CERBA joined the Russian Trade Mission in Canada in promoting the 2nd Russian Night at the Races, held October 5 at the Carleton Raceway in Ottawa.
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CANADIAN PULP AND PAPER MISSION TO RUSSIA 18 28 September 2006 Brendan Scully, Regional Director, CERBA Montreal [[email protected]] THE CHALLENGE Minister of Economic Development in employers. This September, a group of Canadian alternatives to their traditional Nordic At the reception hosted by the suppliers and producers in the pulp partners in the forestry sector. Canadian Consulate General and the and paper sector undertook a trip to Quebec Ministry of Economic two key producing regions in Russia. Development (MDEIE) that evening in It stretched from their arrival in St. Petersburg, notable guests Karelia via Helsinki, to meetings in St. included Bruno Balvanera, recently Petersburg, and a visit to the Perm arrived as Head of the EBRD office in region in the Urals, before heading St. Petersburg, as well as Denis back for a final day in Moscow. Long Sokolov, CEO of the NW Forest hours logged on the bus were Industry Confederation, who was rewarded by a first hand account of helpful in assisting with the delega the industry, lasting impressions of tion's program in the region. Dmitry modernization plans in action and a Serebryakov, Deputy Head of the SFT generous taste of Russia's legendary Group and Irina Bitkova and Igor hospitality. The visit to Segezha Pulp and Paper Bitkov, owners of NW Timber As well as meetings with Finpro, Stora Company revealed a sprawling com Company, which the delegation met Enso and Poyry Consulting in Helsinki plex 270 km north of Petrozavodsk, with the following day, were other and head office meetings with Ilim with opportunities for the latest familiar faces that evening. Pulp and NorthWest Timber upgrade project, paper machine The NW Timber presentation the next Company in St. Petersburg, the #11.The meeting with Director morning to light the roles of EDC, group visited 5 mills: Segezha (kraft General Vasily Preminin provided GL&V and Sandwell Engineering in paper) and Pitkyaranta (pulp) in background on of one of the first their current upgrade project at the Karelia, Syas (tissue) in Leningrad Russian pulp and paper companies to Neman mill in Kaliningrad and high Oblast, and finally make a major international acquisi lighted the alternative paths for con Solikamskbumprom (newspaper) tion (Sweden's Kosnas Packaging) tinuing the company's rapid growth. and Perm (board) in Perm region. thanks to the financial backing of the This was followed by an instructive CERBA's partners in the success of Bank of Moscow. Preminin opened encounter with Frank Graves, this mission included the Government the door for a Canadian partner will Executive Vice President of Ilim Pulp, of Quebec (MDEIE), Export ing to help contribute the expertise Russia's largest pulp and paper com Development Canada (EDC) and necessary to accelerate their entry pany, whose headquarters are in St. Foreign Affairs and International Petersburg and has major operations Trade Canada, including the in both NW Russia and Eastern Consulate General in St. Petersburg Siberia, where pulp production is and the Embassy in Moscow. It was largely geared to the hungry Chinese organized as a return visit to mem market. As a five year veteran of the bers of the Russian delegation to Russian pulp and paper industry, his Canada, which attended International Canadian perspective of the Russian Paperweek in February 2006. market was of particular interest in verifying perceptions and managing KARELIAN PERSPECTIVES the expectations of Canadian pro Meetings with regional officials took ducers, for example with respect to place in Petrozavodsk, capital of government participation in infra Karelia. Hector Cowan, Consul into another sub sector as they structure development for the General of Canada in St. Petersburg, examine options to use the additional forestry sector. accompanied by Trade capacity generated through Commissioner Margarita Sandal, met upgrades to broaden their produc PERM POSSIBILITIES with Prime Minister Pavel Chernov tion. Despite lost luggage and a late arrival and the Chair of the Legislative Pitkyaranta pulp mill, owned by the in Perm via Moscow's Sheremetyevo Assembly Nikolai Levin before greet SFT group, also presented the dele airport, the delegation, accompanied ing the Canadian delegation at gation with an overview of their mod by Trade Commissioner Irina Petrozavodsk airport, their point of ernization plans, a plant tour, and a Litvinova, was greeted by a arrival in Russia. generous luncheon with General Solikamskbumprom representative In the delegation's discussions that Director Chernopyatenko and Chief and rapidly gained a sense of the evening with the Ministries of Engineer Bazanov before leaving warmth of our Permyak hosts. The Economic Development and Natural Karelia en route for St. Petersburg. next morning the delegation visited Resources, two key topics were one of Russia's major newsprint pro increasing value added processing SOUTH TO ST. PETERSBURG ducers, the vertically integrated of wood within the region, including After a night spent in the Northern Solikamskbumprom complex, situat developing the use of hardwood for Capital, the final site visit in NW ed a few hours north of Perm and panels or OSB, and developing alter Russia actually had the delegation scheduled to receive a shipment of native energy sources for the sector heading back north to Syas, Tigercat harvesting a few days after from small hydroelectric dams to bio Leningrad Oblast, to visit the tissue our visit. The tour of the mill revealed mass in the face of the rising cost of mill, where profits are being reinvest evidence of the significant investment fossil fuels. Delegates from ed into new machines and upgrades program in overhauls of their paper Cascades, Kruger and GL&V immedi are gradually being made to another machines and upkeep of surrounding ately recognized that these are areas large Soviet era complex with an infrastructure. of Canadian expertise, and were able important role to play in the local The following day, Perm Region Vice to raise the interest of the Karelian community as one of the major Governor, Valery Seredin, Minister of 04 cebra_setka.qxp 12/7/2006 3:10 PM Page 7
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Natural Resources and Industrial the likely impact of amendments to between the Canadian Forestry Development met with the delegation the forthcoming Forestry Code. Service (NRCan) and the Federal in the presence of local media repre During the meeting with the Russian Forestry Agency (Russian Ministry of sentatives. After hearing plans for Pulp and Paper Association, Natural Resources) is also very the new EDC office in Moscow, Bumprom Chairman Vladimir Chuiko active. On the steps of ADM Brian Seredin promptly invited Rod Lever accepted an honorary membership Emmett's November 2005 presence to consider setting up the new EDC from PAPTAC, the Pulp and Paper in St. Petersburg to discuss illegal office in Perm, where despite the Technical Association of Canada, and logging, a Russian delegation visited inflow of oil and gas money, rents extended a reciprocal offer to have not yet reached Moscow levels. PAPTAC's Executive Director Robert Plans to develop natural gas deposits Wood and Chair Scott Travers. Andrei in the northern part of the region were Frolov, Vice President of the Russian presented as an additional incentive Union of Timber Manufacturers and to develop the necessary infrastruc Exporters also expressed the willing ture, including roads, for further for ness of Chair Miron Tatsun to pro est development. Unlike in Eastern ceed with such an exchange. Canada, current harvesting levels in The delegation then met with Deputy Perm region are well below the Head of the Russian Forestry Agency Annual Allowable Cut, as is the case Boris Bolshakov to provide a short in many regions of Russia. overview of the mission, discuss the Secondary harvesting of unused Russian program for Paperweek Ontario and Quebec in May 2006 with hardwood reserves was also a stated 2007, and discuss the current situa a focus on certification and model objective in Perm, and delegate tion of the forestry sector in Irkutsk forests. Alexander Orlov, General Director, and Khabarovsk. After a few words on In late September 2006, during the Forest Technologies (exclusive the forthcoming Russian Forestry second week of the mission to Tigercat representatives in Russia) Code, he underlined the opportuni Russia, Valery Roshchupkin Head of highlighted their project to open an ties for Canadian companies in the the Russian Forestry Agency was OSB plant in the region using forest inventory sector. Vast tracts of actually in Canada, where he present Solikamskbumprom reserves where forest land in Eastern Siberia, includ ed a medal to ADM Jim Farrell, the softwood has been harvested for ing Irkutsk and Khabarovsk regions incoming head of the Canadian newsprint production. are currently due for inventory. Forestry Service during the Forestry Later that day, after a visit to the After this final meeting, the delega Congress in Ottawa and agreed on Imperial Faberge egg exhibit at the tion was welcomed to the Canadian the directions of further cooperation local museum, the media followed Embassy in Moscow for a reception in the spheres of forest fires, trees the Vice Governor and the Canadian hosted by John Kur, Head of the diseases, model forests and certifica tion before continuing his trip to Victoria, British Columbia. Roshchupkin was interested in the working of federal provincial relations in the forestry sector, given the devo lution of certain areas of responsibili ty to regional authorities in Russia, and also underlined the business opportunities in the forest inventory sector. NEXT STEPS During the mission, the invitations extended to Russian companies, sectoral associations and regional and federal officials to return to Montreal for Paperweek 2007 were warmly received. The themes of certi delegation to the inauguration of a Trade Section and greeted by fication and energy selected for this new paper machine designed for CERBA Moscow President Nathan year's CERBA conference attracted 100% recycled fiber at Perm Pulp and Hunt. Representatives from Sandwell strong interest, generating feedback Paper Company by General Director Engineering, the Moscow offices of on their current plans along both of Alexandre Boichenko. Invensys and Poyry Consulting as these strategic directions: achieving well Mikhail Zhurba, CEO of forest certification under national and MOSCOW AT LAST Khabarovsk based Dallesprom were international norms, and developing Greeted at the airport late that some of the other guests that alternative forms of power generation evening by CERBA Regional Director evening. The members of the delega and seeking increased energy effi Elena Settles, the delegation pre tion were later invited to meet infor ciency in pulp and paper production. pared for the final day of the mission mally with representatives of the To participate in the February 5 9, which began with a presentation by Canadian business community in 2007 Russian delegation to Eric Rasmussen, Head of the Moscow at the Hard Rock Cafe for Paperweek in Montreal, Canada Moscow office of the European Bank the CERBA Back to Business please contact Margarita Sandal for Reconstruction and Development. Reception. ([email protected] The EBRD is the largest institutional a ) at the Canadian Consulate investor in Russia, and delegates OFFICIAL COOPERATION General in St. Petersburg or Irina were treated to a well informed In addition to the growing Canadian Litvinova (irina.litvinova@internation overview of current development in commercial activity in this sector in al.gc.ca)at the Canadian Embassy in the Russian forestry sector, including Russia, bilateral cooperation Moscow.
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CERBA NEWS: CERBA will be a coordinator of the Canadian booth at MIOGE '07 Moscow International Oil and Gas Exhibit (MIOGE) is Russia's largest oil & gas exhibition. The next MIOGE will take place in the Moscow Expocentre on June 2629, 2007. CERBA will coordinate the Canadian booth (around 200 sq.m.) For more details, please contact CERBA Moscow or Calgary offices.
CERBA is Delighted to Welcome its Newest Sponsor: Kinross, a Canadianbased gold mining company, is the fourth largest primary gold producer in North America and the eighth largest in the world. similar growth profiles," said Clive T. With eight mines in Canada, the United States, Johnson, Chairman, President and Brazil and Chile, Kinross employs more than 3,700 Chief Executive Officer of Bema. "Bema shareholders are getting an people. Kinross maintains a strong balance sheet attractive premium to become part of a and a no gold hedging policy. Kinross is focused on stronger company that will create near and long term value for all sharehold the strategic objective maximizing net asset value ers. Further, we expect that the com and cash flow per share through a fourpoint plan bined Company will be re rated in the market once the transaction is com built on growth from core operations; expanding plete." capacity for the future; attracting and retaining the "The addition of Russian operations and exploration opportunities through best people in the industry; and driving new oppor the acquisition is a natural fit with our tunities through exploration and acquisition. proven track record and mining expert ise in the country," said Burt. "Bema's Kinross maintains listings on the Toronto. Kupol project will be a cornerstone Stock Exchange (symbol: K) and the reserves, coupled with our enhanced growth asset that is expected to begin New York Stock Exchange (symbol: exploration pipeline, will put Kinross in production in 2008. Kupol is fully KGC). a unique position to take advantage of financed and will continue to be staffed "This acquisition will create exceptional the robust gold price and provide by Bema's Russian management and value for shareholders," said Tye W. investors with an excellent portfolio of construction development team." Burt, President and Chief Executive world class assets." "This acquisition aligns perfectly with Officer of Kinross. "By combining our "The Bema Board of Directors unani our strategic plan by increasing our assets, operations and expertise, we mously approved this transaction and core asset base, adding exploration have dramatically increased our gold an independent advisor has provided reach and increasing our growth from 2006 through 2009," said Burt. "This acquisition creates an even stronger Canadian based gold company that fortifies Canada's dominant position in the global gold mining arena." With a successful track record, Clive Johnson will lead a new company focused on exploration and develop ment ("NewCo"). Kinross will partici pate as an equity investor and have a right of joint venture opportunities with reserve and resource base to more an opinion that the transaction consid NewCo in Russia. than 50 million ounces. We will have a eration to be received by Bema share well balanced gold reserve profile with holders is fair from a financial point of Reprinted from Kinross press release from 39 per cent in Chile, 37 per cent in view. We believe that our companies http://www.kinross.com/ Brazil, 16 per cent in North America are a great fit due to complementary and 8 per cent in Russia. These strengths, geographic synergies and
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Export Development Corporation
Rod Lever is EDC's first Chief Representative for Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and will serve the region from a base at the Canadian Embassy in Moscow commencing in early January 2007. This new EDC representation recognizes that trade between Russia and Canada is growing rapidly and that Russia is now EDC's fourth ranked emerging market worldwide. EDC's business in Russia grew 148 per cent from $202 million in 2004 to $501 million in 2005, more than 85 per cent of all Canadian exports to Russia that year.
Why did EDC decide to have a rep have a greater need for our services resentative in Russia and the CIS? What does EDC add to the trade and tend to be stronger in the Until recently, trade (particularly with services of other Canadian gov regions. the CIS states), was underdeveloped ernment personnel in these mar and still recovering from the 1998 kets? How will you cover such a large financial crisis. It's taken until now for Canadian trade commissioners focus and culturally diverse territory? the level of Canada Russia trade to on front end business development It will be a challenge, especially since reach a critical mass where Canadian helping companies to source oppor the territory spans 11 time zones! exporters and investors have a need tunities and to navigate Russian busi Nevertheless, most of Central Asia for the on the ground support EDC ness culture. EDC's mandate is to uses Russian as its business lan can provide. assist exporters and investors in cap guage, and the legacy of the former turing opportunities by ensuring rele Soviet Union brings similarities in What kind of background knowl vant financial services are available to business practices in CIS countries. edge do you bring to your new help Canadian firms and their foreign Logistically, flights servicing the position? customers to make sales or carry out region converge in Moscow. So we I have been leading EDC's strategy investments. Having an EDC person determined that EDC can be more and business development efforts in in the market, to meet with potential effective with a representative locat Russia and the CIS for the two years, customers of Canadian firms when ed in Moscow, rather than managing focussing on priority sectors where business development efforts or con the business from Ottawa. there are good matches between tract negotiations are underway, can Canadian capabilities and Russian provide that edge that helps What is EDC's strategy in Russia import needs. The move to Moscow Canadian firms beat out foreign and the CIS? is the next step in building on this rivals. EDC has a three fold strategy. First, success. Prior to my work on Russia we intend to build relationships with with EDC, I worked with the Center for What sectors show the most Russian and CIS companies. Trade Policy and Law and with CIDA promise for Canadians in your Second, we are developing struc on Russian trade issues and partici region? tures and tools that can service all pated in training for Russian trade Much of Russia's recent growth has levels, large and small and thereby officers preparing for Russia's acces come from the natural resource sec access the entire supply chain. Third, sion to the WTO. In my academic tor, including energy, mining and we have to deploy these across the work at the Norman Paterson School agriculture, all of which have large region and let Canadian companies of International Affairs at Carleton appetites for the kind of capital know that EDC has the ability to serv University I studied the complemen equipment, technological services ice their needs anywhere and enable tarities between Canadian and and engineering support in which them to access opportunities, how Russian industry. I now have the Canada excels. One of my main ever remote. opportunity to combine this research objectives is to help Canadian busi knowledge with front line business nesses to penetrate the mid tier of Reprinted from EDC's ExportWise magazine experience to influence the trade sit Russian corporate activity, where the with permission www.exportwise.ca. uation and help Canadian firms capi kind of financing tools EDC offers can talize on the opportunities in this vast open doors and create opportunities. market. Mid tier Russian and CIS companies
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Health, Safety and Environment Training in Kazakhstan and Russia SAITKazakhstan and CTMC International Partner to Deliver NEBOSH Certificate Course The International Labour management systems and best prac CTMC is a NEBOSH accredited train Organization (ILO) estimates that tices using international HS&E stan ing centre. CTMC is part of Woodland there are 1.1 million deaths worldwide dards, rather than relying on local leg Grange, one of the UK's most versa each year that are attributable to islation. By using proven and recog tile and successful training providers. inadequate HS&E standards. To help nized processes, procedures, and Woodland improve that statistic, the Southern standards, an organization's safety Grange offers a wide selection of Alberta Institute of Technology performance will be more consistent HS&E courses and programs in the Branch in Kazakhstan (SAIT and reliable." UK. CTMC is a specialist division that Kazakhstan) and CTMC International NEBOSH is a leading international customizes Woodland Grange cours (CTMC) have partnered to deliver a provider of accredited and recog es to satisfy the training needs of spe National Examination Board nized standards for HS&E and risk cific organizations around the world. Occupational Safety and Health management qualifications. The All CTMC course materials and con (NEBOSH) international certificate accreditation is provided by the tent can be tailored to suit the individ training program in Kazakhstan and Qualifications and Curriculum ual requirements of a client. They can Russia. Authority (QCA). One strength of the also be adjusted to reflect local lan "This new certificate reflects the NEBOSH standards is the organiza guage and social customs. The established and very popular tion's reputation for academic rigor, extensive experience of CTMC's NEBOSH certificate training pro quality, and relevance. The organiza instructional staff helps them design grams that have been available in the tion's courses and programs are and organize client training that fits UK over the last 30 years," said delivered through separate qualified with the client's culture, its objectives Renee Chernecki, Senior Project training centres, which are operated and of course, its people. Manager, International, SAIT by independent training providers. SAIT Kazakhstan is a registered Corporate Training. "This new pro This separation helps guarantee the branch of SAIT Polytechnic, a gram has been developed to focus on quality of the standards. Teams of Canadian institute of advanced tech professionally qualified examiners, nology with its main campus in moderators, and assessors overseen Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Branch by an advisory committee of eminent offices are located in Kazakhstan, people from national institutions China, and Abu Dhabi. SAIT ensure that the NEBOSH qualifica Kazakhstan has been providing work tions maintain their reputation for force development programs to excellence. Kazakhstani and multinational organ izations working in Kazakhstan since 1997. From the SAIT offices in Almaty and Atyrau, more than 100 courses have been developed in Russian and English for local workers from over 50 multinational and national compa nies. This represents 40,000 partici pants to date. Courses have been customized specifically for industries in Kazakhstan and include HS&E, computers, business, economics, exploration, drilling, production, field operations, maintenance, and more. SAIT Kazakhstan has delivered these courses at Almaty and Atyrau and at various locations across the country.
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"We felt that we could offer world and safety matters; uations of both course content and class health and safety standards to describe human and organizational facilitation." The letter goes on to developing countries by combining factors affecting health and safety state, "Through this new training NEBOSH's certificate program with performance assessments (for offering, SAIT Kazakhstan provides a CTMC's well respected program example, health and safety culture); valuable service to industry in pro delivery and SAIT Kazakhstan's repu undertake effective workplace moting consistent, high performance tation for quality training services in inspections and recommend cost health and safety standards." Also the area," continued Peter Bortolin, effective remedial actions; supporting the program is Executive Director, SAIT Kazakhstan, maintain records and information PetroKazakhstan Overseas Services, "The program has been developed sources to advise management; who stated that "…participating staff for managers, occupational health advise appropriate action to mini unequivocally gave high ratings for staff, supervisors, team leaders, mize fire risk and develop fire proce the overall training program. They worker representatives, and others dures; highly recommend this course to any for whom HS&E is an integral aspect advise on chemical and biological individual who has health and safety of their job." hazards and control; and responsibilities as part of his or her Upon successful completion of the advise on safety in construction. job." 10 day certification program, partici The new program has been designed SAIT Polytechnic is currently explor pants will achieve a NEBOSH specifically for and only for partici ing opportunities to deliver the International General Certificate and pants outside the UK. It is being NEBOSH certificate training program will be able to offered by SAIT Kazakhstan as open to companies in other Asian coun identify common workplace haz enrolment and to corporate clients tries. "With SAIT Polytechnic's world ards and provide advice on remedial (including global sites of multination wide reputation and CTMC's ability to action; al companies). The course can be adapt their training delivery to any understand the foundation for delivered entirely in English, or be client anywhere at anytime, the health and safety regulations, includ presented in English with SAIT prospect of improving HS&E stan ing international standards and con Kazakhstan providing a translator dards and saving lives in the world is ventions (such as ISO and ILO); with complete translation of the brighter," said Chernecki. "It some assist in the preparation, review, course materials into Russian. times takes a number of different and monitoring of safety policies and The general certificate program has organizations in different countries in procedures (including proactive and been very successful in Kazakhstan. this case from Canada, the UK, and reactive strategies, training, audits, There have been 10 program deliver Kazakhstan to make a difference." and safety committees); ies and more than 160 participants to investigate accidents and other date. In September 2005, Agip KCO For further information, please contact SAIT incidents, and prepare cost effective sent 10 participants to the course. In Polytechnic by e mailing proposals to prevent recurrence; their letter of support, they stated, [email protected] communicate effectively on health "…staff members gave positive eval
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Arctic Energy Summit By Ben Ellis, Managing Director Institute of the North, Anchorage, Alaska USA In conjunction with the International Polar Year of 2007/2008 and with the endorsement of the Arctic Council, the Institute of the North will convene the Arctic Energy Summit on energy development and rural power as it relates to the Arctic regions. ing group will follow two areas, one on significant interest to the energy and the development of an extractive security needs of the Arctic nations. energy source (such as the develop The Arctic environment presents spe ment of Arctic coal) and the other on cial needs and concerns where the implementation of a solution to a research into new approaches to rural energy problem. development and sources of hydro The primary thrust of the IPY is carbons will have significant impact in research especially as it relates to the meeting the nations' and world's earth sciences; however, any discus energy needs. Examples of technical In conjunction with the International sion of the Arctic and polar regions areas include tundra travel, ice roads, Polar Year of 2007/2008 and with the would be remiss if there was no con natural gas from coal seams, and gas endorsement of the Arctic Council, sideration of the extensive oil and gas hydrates. In addition, this topic/sec the Institute of the North will convene development work that is occurring in tion would also be a host to such the Arctic Energy Summit on energy Alaska, the Russia Far East and areas as climate change and its development and rural power as it Siberia, Canada and the Barents Sea, impact in the Arctic on construction, relates to the Arctic regions. as well as the need for energy in the travel and the development of oil and At the core of the 2 ? year Summit remote rural areas in these areas. gas fields. Included in this discussion project will be a technology confer This thrust fits will with the Arctic could be the development of clean ence to be held October 15 18, 2007 Council's approach of encouraging fossil energy such as CO2 sequestra in Anchorage, Alaska. The focus of continuous dialogue among scien tion and the local impact that activity this conference will be in three areas: tists, policy planners, Arctic residents might have on localized warming 1) Extractive energy development and political level decision makers. trends. (oil, gas, coal bed methane, methane Therefore, the Arctic Energy Summit It must be stressed that this is NOT a gas hydrates, coal); 2) Rural and will be convened for the purposes of summit on climate change, rather renewable power, especially in discussion and sharing of informa how a changing climate in the High extreme remote areas; 3) tion, technology and approaches in North is affecting the infrastructure of Environmental, socio economic and those energy areas of common inter energy exploration, extraction and sustainability impacts of energy proj est between the Arctic nations and transportation, as well as, renewable ects in the Arctic. those who live in the High North. energy opportunities. It is anticipated some 800 1,000 The format of the technology confer Rural and extreme remote power participants in the fields of academia, ence is envisioned to include a plena needs are a key interest to Arctic government and industry will attend ry session, presentations of papers nations, especially as they relate to the technology conference and trade on significant research, panel discus the replacement of traditional fuel show exhibition from Canada, the sions on major areas of concern, a sources and lowering the cost of Russian Federation, Greenland, poster session of new technology expensive electricity generation. Denmark, Iceland, Sweden, Finland and an industry exposition of prod Quality of life in these rural villages is and Norway, as well as from through ucts and services, all consistent with dictated by the cost and availability of out the United States. the functional areas of interest of the electricity. Possible topical areas of Leading up to the technology confer conference. Common energy con research and presentation include ence and following the Summit to its cerns for the Arctic regions can be natural gas from coal bed methane completion will be an education and summarized in the following three for village power; remote sensing to outreach effort with the goal of cap functional areas: extractive energy allow for optimization of diesel gener turing the interest of the public and development, rural power needs, and ation; alternate energy sources decision makers, and attracting and environmental, socio economic and including fuel cells, wind and wind developing the next generation of sci sustainability impacts. An energy diesel combinations; and hydro entists, engineers and leaders. industry exposition is also planned to power from both tidal and river cur Special attention will be focused on run concurrently at the Technology rent sources. Non technical areas the rural and bush areas of the Arctic. Conference. for discussion should include cultural The third area of the Energy Summit Corporate sponsorships in support of and sociological impacts and sus will begin at the Technology the Summit are available on various tainability of new technologies on Conference and will be the organiza levels. Interested parties should con indigenous and non indigenous resi tion and deployment of an Arctic tact Ben Ellis, managing director, dents of remote villages. Energy Action Team to develop a Institute of the North at The Arctic environment is an practical way forward on the imple [email protected]. extremely sensitive environment. It is mentation of key Arctic energy tech Extractive energy development, while easily disturbed and takes many nology. It is envisioned that this work generally a commercial activity is of years to recover from an incident.
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These incidents include damage of and an essay contest to address the and the Arctic energy action team. tundra from human traffic, distur policy and social studies issues relat The third area of the Arctic Energy bance of wildlife, or from oil spills ed to Arctic energy. Summit is the creation and deploy both onshore and offshore. The con To support teacher education and ment of an Arctic Energy Action tinued development of oil, gas and professional development, a pro Team. The action team will be con coal in the Arctic will be limited by the gram/curriculum could be developed vened at the technology conference ability of industry to minimize dam at the "500" level on Arctic energy. with the purpose of cooperatively age, respond to events such as an oil This program will not only address the developing an international vision spill and remediate the area to bring it technical aspects of energy produc and programmatic way forward on back to its original condition. tion, but will address economic common problems related to the Possible areas of presentation in this issues, environmental issues and development and deployment of functional area include broken ice oil socio economic impacts of energy energy in the Arctic. The action team recovery, impact of gravel pads on development. This program could be will develop a roadmap for the the water table, remote sensing, and offered through the University of enhancement of extractive energy the evaluation of the impact on local Alaska and the University of the recovery and the deployment of eco ized warming including the impact on Arctic. Delivery formats are still being nomical and environmentally sensi permafrost as well as the tundra. considered but include distance tive energy sources to rural Arctic A major component of the IPY mission learning, traditional semester on site communities. is education and outreach; and an class and a seminar format. Members of the action team will be area addressed in this Summit The capstone of the education and invited to attend the 2007 conference through a variety of activities and pro outreach program is envisaged to be and to participate in side organiza grams. Central to this program will be the development of an Arctic energy tional meetings and panel sessions at the development of an Arctic energy atlas. The atlas will help define the the conference. During the following website Arctic's emerging role as a key ener 12 18 months, the action team will www.arcticenergysummit.org, a bilin gy province. It will identify not only develop a roadmap identifying a way gual (Russian/English) outreach tool traditional extractive energy forward on the implementation of that will not only be used for purpos resources, but non traditional renew selected technologies. The report es of promoting and managing the able energy sources as well. By over will be made available for publication technology conference, but will also laying energy resources, energy in English and Russian. It is anticipat include educational features, energy needs, and population centers on the ed the report, or its draft, will be pre news, reference information (includ geography of the Arctic nations it is sented to the Senior Arctic Officials of ing an Arctic energy atlas) and "live anticipated that this atlas will be a key the Arctic Council at the 2008 minis feeds" from the technology confer document for decision and policy terial meeting in Norway. ence. makers. It is expected that the atlas The overall program management of Other educational activities are will be web based and interactive in the Arctic Energy Summit will be pro planned, if adequate funding is nature. The Arctic energy atlas will vided by Institute of the North, in col secured. They include: provide support to the education and laboration a number of national gov University research grants focused outreach component (including ernments. The University of the Arctic on renewable and nonrenewable being a key "text" for teacher and will assist in the Call for Papers and Arctic energy. professional development pro other academic endeavors of the High school science fair projects grams), the technology conference Summit.
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McMASTER ENGINEERING STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM As a new associate member of CERBA we would like to present briefly, the McMaster's University Faculty of Engineering and its new Engineering Study Abroad Program (ESAP). From 19 Century Until Now M.Eng. and PhD are provided across McMaster's engineering curriculum, McMaster University developed from all disciplines with the Faculty of the ESAP allows students to gain the the educational work of early Baptist Engineering. experience of an interdisciplinary settlers of central Canada in the education and cross cultural experi 1830's. Named after Senator William A New Frontier Through the ence during a summer semester McMaster (1811 1887), who International Cooperation in (May June). bequeathed substantial funds to Engineering Education The program enriches students with endow "a Christian school of learn Globalization influences the lives of valuable cultural experiences while ing", the University was incorporated people throughout the world. In the gaining academic knowledge and under the terms of an act of the 21st century the global nature of the credits toward the graduation. In this Legislative Assembly of Ontario in engineering profession makes a program, engineering students and 1887. The Faculty of Engineering was study abroad experience both attrac former graduates from all majors can established in 1958 and modeled tive and necessary. The ESAP is a take courses offered by McMaster after some of the leading institutions summer educational option that University and its international part in the world. The high quality of its allows engineering students to ner universities. Students from other innovative and comprehensive pro broaden and enhance their education disciplines/programs such as the grams, and the Faculty's strengths in and develop a global view of engi Humanities, Science Programs or education and research, have made it neering. students who would like to improve one of the foremost engineering Today's graduates will work in a glob their skills of professional English lan schools in North America. It is recog al, Web enabled market that is open guage may also participate. nized worldwide and is ranked 155 in to more people from a more diverse the world and fifth in Canada by the set of countries and cultures than How the Program Works Times UK Survey of Universities. ever before. To succeed in this envi The program works as following. At present, the Faculty of Engineering ronment, engineers will have to be ESAP list of courses that includes includes the following seven depart prepared not only to communicate courses offered by McMaster ments: Chemical Engineering, Civil their knowledge and experience with University (Canada), Michigan State Engineering, Computing and out regard to distance and language, University (U.S.) and Volgograd State Software, Electrical and Computer but also to understand local cultures, University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Engineering Physics, politics and mores. Engineering (Russia) is advertised to Materials Science and Engineering, As the world's cultures, societies and students at these three universities. A Mechanical Engineering. Through its economies are increasingly inter Memorandum of Agreement on seven departments, McMaster's twined, it is necessary to build inter Academic Co operation between University Faculty of Engineering national linkages to facilitate global mentioned universities has been offers degree programs in 14 differ engagement and to prepare universi signed. ent areas of engineering to satisfy the ty graduates for the competitive world McMaster ESAP gives students a demands of present day industry. wide job market. ESAP seeks to unique opportunity to visit one or Graduate degrees toward a M.A.Sc., accomplish just this. Consistent with more countries during the summer semester. Consistent with its objec tives, the program is very dynamic. Classes of 7 10 students are taught by instructors from the participating Universities. In addition to the class room experience, students are pro vided with extensive cultural activi ties, tours of local industries and meetings with engineering profes sionals. Each student is expected to enroll at least in two courses (engi neering, cultural or both) and earn 7 8 credits towards graduation. The varied locations allows students the opportunity to visit several interna tional and prestigious universities, visit many cultural and historical sites, experience diverse cultures, and make many new and long lasting friendships with their colleagues stu dents from different counties. The primary location of the Program during Summer 2007 is Volgograd,
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Russia a city with rich history, cultur Among ESAP prospective interna companies in Russia and Canada and al and industrial traditions. Volgograd tional partners are the Federal transnational corporations increas is located in southern Russia on the University of Rio Grande do Norte ingly disregard national borders. As Volga River. Students will also visit St. (Natal, Brazil), Volgograd State such, the internationalization of engi Petersburg and Moscow where they Technical University (Russia). neering curricula is imperative. We will explore the famous historical and Because of its unique goals and believe that this program allows cultural centers and attractions of design, the Government of Volgograd Canadian and Russian university Moscow and St. Petersburg. Region (Russia), the Embassy of the graduates to be active and respond Opportunities will also be afforded to Russian Federation in Canada and successfully to the rapidly changing participants to meet with students the Consulate General in Toronto, demands of the engineering profes and faculty members from several Canada Eurasia Russia Business sions in both Canada and Russia as leading Russian Universities to dis Association (CERBA) and other gov well as changes in the global job. cuss the current and future develop ernmental and non governmental ments of engineering in Eastern organizations support the McMaster The number of industrial companies European countries. ESAP. that recognize the value of an interna In addition, students who take ESAP The results of ESAP 2006 were dis tional experience gained during uni during the summer of 2007 will visit cussed recently (November 8, 2006) versity education continues increase. Prague (Czech Republic) where they during the meeting between Nikolay McMaster Engineering Study Abroad will see the beauty of medieval archi Smirnov Consul General of the Program is open to the new contacts tecture and arts. Russian Federation in Toronto, Dr. with universities and industrial com We are hoping that each year new Elbestawi the McMaster's Dean of panies from Russia, Canada and destinations will be introduced into Engineering, McMaster faculty mem other counties. We are convinced that McMaster ESAP as new contacts and bers and students participating in the such international co operation can other universities and industrial com Program. All participants of the meet bring "a real life" component into panies become ESAP partners. ing stressed the value of the Program engineering education to make a uni and its immediate importance, at a versity graduate a valuable asset for International Partners and time when business interactions the engineering profession. Program Location between Canada and Russia are At present, the main international expanding and contacts in different For more information please log on to partners of McMaster ESAP are fields of engineering become deeper the Program Web site Michigan State University (East and more productive. www.eng.mcmaster.ca/esap or con Lansing, U.S.) and Volgograd State tact Dr. K.Kreyman (Program University of Architecture and Civil Our Expectations Director) at [email protected] Engineering (Volgograd, Russia). In the new millennium, industrial or 1(905) 525 9140 ext 27950.
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1. Nathan Hunt, CERBA Moscow President, and Alex Grichine, CERBA Moscow Regional Liaison, present Peter Harder, Canada's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, with the honorary gift.
2. Canadian Ambassador in RF Ralph Lysyshyn, and Vladislav Tretyak, Chair of the State Duma Committee for Sport and Physical Culture, at the reception for sponsors and supporters of V. Tretyak Foundation.
Samusocial Moskva is a program which seeks to help the homeless, excluded children and adolescents living in the streets of Moscow. It is part of a Network of Samusocial Outreach programs operating in numerous capitals throughout the World and first created in Paris in 1993 by Doctor Xavier Emmanuelli (Co-founder of Doctors without Borders).
The Outreach method he developed is based on a long experience and pays particular attention to the real needs of these marginalized segments of society: mobile centers composed of specially trained professionals who circulate at night in the streets of the Capital in espe- cially equipped and clearly marked vehicles. Night after night Samuso- cial Moskva teams reach out to these street youngsters offering them not only emergency assistance, but above all a human contact that they are no longer accustomed to and which is a necessary prerequisite to their eventual reinsertion into a society in which they no longer believe and which has forsaken them.
The success of the work of Samusocial Moskva and its partners depends to a large extent on these relationships of mutual trust established during the first encounters.
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Brendan Scully, CERBA Montreal, Sergey Sikachev, Russian Trade Mission in Montreal and the jockey in the winner's circle after the CERBA race.
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CERBA would like to thank its sponsors for their commitment to making the association a success
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AUSTRIAN AIRLINES NEWS Austrian and AiR Union signed agreement on strategic cooperation in Russia. Both in terms of passenger traffic and in the cargo segment, the AiR Union agreement is seen as a model for cooper ation between Eastern and Western airlines. With its far reaching route network, which extends from the Urals across Central Asia and out to the Pacific, AiR Union is the perfect partner for Austrian in the East. In return, Austrian will act as the Russian airline's 'preferred Western carrier', a role made possible by Austrian strong network in Western Europe, the Levant and on North Atlantic routes. We will be working on a multi hub strategy, with Vienna, Moscow (Domodedovo), Samara and Krasnoyarsk as our joint hubs. Founded in 2004, AiR Union is an alliance of five Russian airlines, Kras Air, Omskavia, Samara Airlines, Domodedovo Airlines and Sibaviatrans. The carriers operate a fleet of over 100 aircraft, carried approximately 3.2 million passen gers last year and reported turnover of around EUR 573 million in the same period. Lately the new prorate agreement with Air Union management was singed by Austrian Chief Commercial Officer Doctor Josef Burger during his historic visit to the alliance Head Quarters in Krasnoyarsk. Austrian moves its operations to Domodedovo After thorough evaluation of all Moscow airports the decision was taken to move Austrian operations to Moscow Domodedovo (DME) airport. As of February 19th 2007 all Austrian flights on MOW VIE route will operate from Domodedovo. This airport switch was based on passenger preference surveys and will lead to schedule improve ment for point to point and transfer passengers and more convenient accessibility to/from the city of Moscow by car as well as by train. New direct scheduled flights to Innsbruck The long awaited Austrian Airlines direct scheduled flights to Innsbruck will commence on December 23rd 2006 from Domodedovo airport bringing you to the very heart of Austrian Alps. This service will operate weekly each Saturday during the skiing season until late March. New destinations and frequency increases in Austrian longhaul route program Four new non stop flights a week to Chicago are planned from April onwards, with increase to daily services from June. The North American program will include ten flights a week to New York from April, up to 13 frequencies a week in high season. Washington and Toronto will be served daily. On the Asian routes, use of the Boeing 777 to Tokyo (six times weekly) and Bangkok (daily) will mean an increase in seat availability. Daily flights will operate to Delhi and five flights a week will be provided to Mumbai (Bombay). With weekly nonstop flights Austrian will continue to be the only airline to serve Kathmandu from Central Europe. Colombo in Sri Lanka and Male in the Maldives will be served up to three times a week during the winter of 2006/2007. Phuket in Thailand will be served with two flights a week, and the dream island of Mauritius with one weekly connection to Vienna.
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