2008 ANNUAL REPORT CAREERS: THE NEXT GENERATION OUR VISION Strong, vibrant communities where youth develop their paths to career success. OUR MISSION Working within our communities, CAREERS will… • Enable youth on their path to career success. • Link workplace learning opportunities with classroom learning. • Facilitate and build effective partnerships. • Inspire others by being a successful role model in the development of a skilled workforce.

OUR TRACK RECORD OF SUCCESS

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Schools 16 76 107 133 147 197 245 306 317 363 365 347

Communities 13 26 49 72 84 118 149 204 207 233 251 259

Employers 57 158 354 430 569 660 755 888 865 856 963 1,133

Interns 53 190 355 408 704 1,025 1,162 1,409 1,479 1,594 1,694 1,772

Workshop 2,500 6,000 12,000 14,500 16,500 21,238 26,721 31,367 29,311 31,953 33,012 33,488 Participants

To date, the CAREERS message has reached close to 300,000 young people and we are just starting to reach our true potential!

ON THE COVER: Abigail Pelley, Instrumentation Technician TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 Message from Chair and CEO 4 Value Added Partners

6 Principles of Community Mobilization

8 2008 Highlights

8 Recognizing our Investors

8 Futures Circle

9 Career Awareness and More

10 Trades and Technology

11 Registered Apprenticeship Program

12 Co-op Apprenticeship Program / Career Prep

13 Skilled Workforce Ahead Program

13 Oil & Gas Production Field Operator Program

14 CAREERS Health Services Youth Initiative

15 Aboriginal Youth Initiative

16 Introducing CAREERS New Career Pathways

17 Board of Directors

18 Financial Statements

20 CAREERS Team

20 Our Stakeholders

20 Schools

22 Communities

23 Employers

28 Our Investors

CAREERS: THE NEXT GENERATION 2008 ANNUAL REPORT 1 MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD CHAIR AND CEO/PRESIDENT

Eric Newell, Chairperson, CAREERS Board of Directors Andy Neigel, CAREERS President & CEO CAREERS: The Next Generation provides ’s young people with a the workplace with 1,133 employers in 2008. Customer satisfaction increased. broadened awareness of career choices by connecting their high school education Students were pleased with the quality of their worksite internship experiences, to post-secondary programs and/or the workplace. CAREERS programs that as were their proud parents. Based on our observations of our youth as they give youth the opportunity to “test drive” a career not only help students continue their studies, participate in internships, and make career choices, the make informed career choices, but also lead to the growth of a skilled Alberta future is in good hands. workforce. Positive Relationship Building. Our team interacted with over 33,000 students The year 2008 was very successful for CAREERS as evidenced by increased in career workshops in 2008. During the course of the year, they worked in numbers of students attending our workshops and seeking career opportunities 347 high schools in 259 communities, and with fi ve post-secondary colleges by enrolling as interns with our employers. We also expanded our involvement across Alberta. As a result, we have stronger relationships within the education with community partnerships, strengthened relationships with participating community, junior/senior high schools and post-secondary institutions, and schools, and attracted more investors in support of CAREERS’ work. more of our students are involved with school-based programs that link to post-secondary programs providing credits in both. Expanded team visibility In May 2008, we held our fi rst annual CAREERS Futures Circle Celebration. This and enhanced communications – through the media, newsletters, electronic event recognized our long-term investors of 5 and 10 years and more. At the communication and personal contact -- enabled us to share information, receive Celebration, two CAREERS Alumni shared their success stories involving their feedback, gain valuable input, and expand our collaborations, all the while participation in the Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) and Health Services improving the CAREERS brand. program. Today the former RAP student is president and CEO of a HVAC company with offi ces in and , and is proudly mentoring RAP students in Sustainable Funding. Our CAREERS investment support base grew as we his operations. The young speaker who had participated in the CAREERS Health successfully renewed many long-term investors and attracted new supporters. Youth Initiative is now an occupational therapist employed by an Edmonton We highly value our long-term investors and showed our appreciation by inducting hospital. The experiences of these two CAREERS Alumni demonstrate the 42 investors into the 2008 CAREERS Futures Circle. Sustainable long-term positive impact of a worksite internship leading to career choice. funding is essential to maintaining our present growth pattern as we continue to provide our many stakeholders with program excellence. Four key themes dominate CAREERS program delivery and characterize team interactions with our many stakeholders/partners: Operational Excellence, Positive Continuous Improvement. As CAREERS reaches out to almost 50,000 millennial Relationship Building, Sustainable Funding and Continuous Improvement. In 2008, students, we recognize that dynamic, relevant and invigorating presentations are we made great strides in each of these areas. necessary to engage students and encourage them to explore career choices. The CAREERS team made great strides in 2008 to improve classroom tools, expand Operational Excellence. CAREERS’ outreach expanded with technological professional development opportunities, and embrace the use of technology in improvements that have resulted in greater effi ciencies in reporting and managing order to continue connecting successfully with today’s youth. growth. A more concentrated team approach to consistent program delivery also increased effi ciencies and effectiveness. Over 1,750 students interned in Thanks to the support and efforts of our stakeholders, investors, team members, and Board of Directors, CAREERS has enjoyed another year of success. Clearly, we are on the right path to a future worth working for…

CAREERS: THE NEXT GENERATION 2008 ANNUAL REPORT 3 VALUE-ADDED PARTNERS The CAREERS mission is about partnership.

It starts as follows: “Working within our communities, CAREERS will…” In South Eastern Alberta Partners for Youth Career Development. Serving the the day-to-day activities of the CAREERS organization you will see several southeastern sector of Alberta this partnership includes fi ve school jurisdictions, different models of partnerships. They may contain some or all of the following College, business, government, and CAREERS. This Council partnership styles: operates from Medicine Hat and is governed by a Council representing education, business, government, health, CAREERS, and community sectors. It provides for • Offi cial partnerships set up by others to which CAREERS is a partner the integration of academics, applied learning, workplace internships, and career member. awareness in support of youth to make a successful transition from • Community and regional-based partnerships involving public and school-to-work and/or post-secondary education. Program areas private partners. include: Registered Apprenticeship Program, Co-op Apprenticeship • Short-term coalitions created around a particular project, Government • Education Program, Health Services, and Production Field Operator program and/or need. • Economic Development • Aboriginal Affairs Certifi cation. Special events and activities include • Collaboration networks to share information and • Industrydus y Skills Alberta Regional Competition, and parent offer mutual support. awareness and information sessions. • Communities of interest to achieve common Education Community The primary goal in SE Alberta Partners is to goals that support mission and values. • Schools • Parents • Districts • C of C ensure youth have optimal access to career • Government cross-ministry policies and/or • Students • Champions development resources and will be better initiatives to foster awareness and/or support prepared to take advantage of relevant learning change. Industry and workplace opportunities. • Strategic alliances. • Business • Health Chinook Regional Career Transitions for Youth. • Associations The key characteristic of partnership is to achieve something one This partnership is located in , serving southwest cannot do alone. It is about making one plus one equal more than Alberta, and governed by a Council with sector representation from two. “Community mobilization” is our name for partnership. education, business, Lethbridge College, University of Lethbridge, CAREERS is proud of our relationships with the Alberta Government, business CAREERS, Aboriginal schools, community agencies, and within the region. and industry partners, our support networks with First Nation Reserves and There are seven school jurisdictions involved. The Council facilitates career Métis Settlements, the education community, and our community-regional awareness and workplace experiences for youth. Together the organizations alliances. Our partnerships are a demonstrated strength about shared vision provide joint program services such as career awareness workshops for students and common purpose. Currently, we have four formal provincial community and and hands-on work site experiences for youth, along with parent and community regional partnerships. information sessions. Program areas include: Registered Apprenticeship Program

4 CAREERS: THE NEXT GENERATION 2008 ANNUAL REPORT and Health Services. Special events and activities provided annually include the Trades Demonstrations Event, Skills Alberta Competition, career resourceource informationinformation to teteachers, counselors, and students.

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Central Alberta Career Prep. is a consortium off stakeholders, operating in Central Alberta, and managed by an Advisory Committee which includesncludes rrepresentationepreseentation from the education, business, gogovernment,vernment, CAREERS, and regional communities. Membershipmbership includincludesudes eieightght school jjurisdictions,urisdictions, CAREERS, three pprovincialrovincial collcolleges,eges, business, government agencies.. This initiativeinitiativve links relevant career development information with a well rounded educationn to develop meaningful career transitions for youth in Central Alberta. ProgramPr areas include: RegistereRegisteredd Apprenticeship Program, Tech Preprep CredCredential,dential, Green Certifi cate, and Health Services. Special events and activitiestivitiess include the Trades EExpo,xpo, Career SMORG, and sessions with parents.ents.

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Ryan Charron INSTRUMENT TECHNICAN, CO-OPOP INTERN SOUTH EASTERN PARTNERS FOR YOUTHYOUTH CAREER DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION

“Community Mobilization” is a CAREERS central theme. In 2008 CAREERS produced a Community Mobilization Charter of principles. It states:

Put on the good face of Build Support CAREERS: The Next Generation Quality is paramount. Live up to the spirit of CAREERS. Attract and retain the right skills base for the workplace of tomorrow. Be a part of the community. A youth talent pool that will out-work, out-perform, and excel in ALL segments Facilitate, take action, cheerlead, empower others, and celebrate. of employability and education.

Offer a Solution Strengthen Relationships and Forge Connections Be confi dent. Be convincing. Be action-oriented. Create opportunities for people to connect and build relationships through Show what is possible – give examples, provide for testimonials, CAREERS work. take a side-trip. Make newcomers feel welcome. Live by example to promote acceptance, Recognize the uniqueness of the community. trust, cooperation, and respect. Identify and focus on the end-in-mind. Grow relationships. Stick to the mission. Promote Inclusion Recognize youth career development as a Remove barriers. Encourage all to be involved. valuable community asset Do the right things at the right times to keep people engaged. Value Youth. Help youth live up to their true and full potential. Be strategic. Be willing to take a risk. Have patience. Maintain momentum. Enable youth to contribute to the total well-being of the community. Treat as leaders of tomorrow.

6 CAREERS: THE NEXT GENERATION 2008 ANNUAL REPORT Engage the Flag-bearers Create Safe and Welcoming Environments Seek out the champion(s). Nurture, develop and protect places and spaces that are hospitable and Form other leaders as champions for sustainability. conducive to safe career development experiences for youth. Create opportunities for the torch to shine. Communicate with parents on the importance of safety at the workplace. Prepare. Prepare. Prepare. Support Excellence Youth carry the hopes of the community. Youth win hearts. Foster Participation Help business and community leaders to actively support the well-being Inspire educators, youth, parents, and business leaders to become actively of their community. involved. Help ALL to be the best they can be. Offer a variety of opportunities for involvement – structured and unstructured. Be inviting. Make the work enjoyable not burdensome. Be time conscious. Champion Ethical Conduct Commit to be truthful and honest. Be fair in all dealings. Celebrate Contribution Build ownership and respect for principles, processes, practices, and Recognize and honour the people – business leaders, educators, youth, parents, purposes – in committee meetings, in activities and events, with each community leaders, volunteers, and mentors – whose contributions make other, and in the community. possible youth career development to the benefi t of ALL sectors of community Be transparent. life and to the economic well-being of the community. Dedicate a special time to acknowledge all forms of giftedness. Applaud. Applaud. Applaud.

CAREERS: THE NEXT GENERATION 2008 ANNUAL REPORT 7 2008 RECOGNIZING OUR HIGHLIGHTS INVESTORS

Nov ‘07 Registered Apprenticeship Program Scholarship Celebrations held in Edmonton and Appreciating our investors…introducing the Calgary. Over 700 family, friends, employers, school and government representatives CAREERS Futures Circle gathered in Calgary and Edmonton to recognize over 425 recipients of the RAP Scholarships sponsored through the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training The “FUTURES CIRCLE” event was held on May 6, 2008 at the Board. Royal Glenora Club in Edmonton. It recognized and honoured the contribution and support of CAREERS valued investors. Supporters Dec ‘07 CAREERS receives results of the Health Longitudinal study that indicates the health who have invested in CAREERS for fi ve years, ten years, and more services internship model has signifi cant impact on career choices in health care by were inducted and welcomed into the esteemed “FUTURES CIRCLE” students. Findings include a large percentage of these students entered health care membership. programs in post-secondary institutions in Alberta. The evening brought together close to 100 CAREERS Investors and Feb ‘08 Second Semester student RAP Interns begin placement. featured two student alumni speakers. Over 10 years ago, Steve Mar ‘08 Aboriginal Youth Initiative – New student video introduced. Weiss was introduced to the RAP program through CAREERS, Steve May ‘08 The “FUTURES CIRCLE” event was held on May 6, 2008 at the Royal Glenora Club is now the President & CEO of Quality HVAC. Ian Connolly entered in Edmonton. It recognized and honoured the contribution and support of CAREERS into the CAREERS Health Services Youth Initiative over 5 years ago valued investors. Supporters who have invested in CAREERS for fi ve years and ten and is now working at the Glenrose Hospital (the same location of his years were inducted into the esteemed “FUTURES CIRCLE”. internship) as an Occupational Therapist. Both Steve and Ian thanked the Futures Circle members for their investment. June ‘08 Chinook Regional Transitions for Youth Career Development (Lethbridge) and CAREERS renews partnership agreement which includes the placement of a CAREERS fi eld director within Chinook Transitions.

Jul ‘08 Summer Internship Placements begin for RAP, Health, PFO, Co-op and Skilled Workforce Ahead Programs.

Aug ‘08 A record number of 1,772 student interns enter and complete their summer internships.

Sept ‘08 South Eastern Partners for Youth Career Development (Medicine Hat Region) renews partnership with CAREERS: The Next Generation. The partnership hosted the annual CAREERS team retreat in Medicine Hat.

Supported by industry CAREERS has commenced development work to introduce a Ian Connelly Steve Weiss Health Care Aide Program Model to High School Youth. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST, PRESIDENT & CEO GLENROSE HOSPITAL QUALITY HVAC 8 CAREERS: THE NEXT GENERATION 2008 ANNUAL REPORT CAREER AWARENESS AND MORE

CAREERS: The Next Generation participates in career awareness events throughout the province and is dedicated to providing leadership and support to organizations in support of youth career awareness. In 2008, the CAREERS team along with their partners provided the opportunity for students to explore career optionspg including the following:

OCT/DEC • Career student workshops in schools APRIL • Wood Buffalo (Fort McMurray) Regional SSciencecience Fair • School-based Career Fairs • TRADES Expo 2008 – Red Deer • Greater Edmonton Career Fair – Shaw • Discover Careers in Trades – Demo Day 2008008 – LethbridLethbridgege Convention Centre • Science Olympics Fair – Lethbridge • Presentation CEC Conference – • Ledcor Group of Companies Career Nightt – Nisku Vancouver, BC • North East Alberta Regional Skills High Schoolchool Competition FEB • 2008 Lakeland Regional Job Fair & Career Expo • Wood Buffalo Regional Skills Competitionn • Career SMORG – Central Alberta MAY • 14th Regional Consultation for Career Developmentvelopment Career Prep • SE Alberta Regional Skills Competition/Tradesades Expo – • Edmonton Motor Show Medicine Hat • Health Discovery Days – Central • Tri-High Community Career Event – Edmontononton Alberta • SW Alberta Regional Skills Competition – Lethbridge • ATA Teacher Conventions – Career Fairs • Provincial (Alberta) Skills Competition – Calgaryalgary • Skills Competition – Calgary MARCH • Health Services Summer Internship Student/Parent Info Session JUNE • Health Careers Exploration College – Lac La • Central Alberta Home Show – Hazard Biche Assessment for high school students JULY • Health Services Camp – Edmonton • NE Alberta Trades Fair and Expo – • EnCana Energy Camp, SAIT – Calgary Fairview College • S.C.R.U.B.S Health Camp – Calgary • Career Fair AUGUST • Health Services Camp – Edmonton

Dana Huffman HEALTH INTERN MEDICINE HAT HIGH SCHOOL TRADES AND TECHNOLOGIES

“CAREERS is a pro-active organization and are always a big help to me. They have all kinds of connections in industry and will help when asked to line students up with employers for RAP placements. CAREERS puts on seminars to let students know what employers are looking for and they have wonderful information that helps students do research on the trades and interview employers.”

LEIGH SMITHSONSMIT , CTS TEACHER, ÉCOLE NOTRE DAME, RED DEER

Julian Rites INSTRUMENT TECHNICIAN, RAP INTERN, BARBER ENGINEERING • ARCHBISHOP OLEARY REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM (RAP)

CAREERS: The Next Generation promotes the high school Registered Apprenticeship Program within Alberta schools and Aboriginal communities. Working in 347 schools with 1,133 employers across Alberta, CAREERS provides RAP SCHOLARSHIP CELEBRATION 2008 the linkage between industry and education by facilitating and coordinating workplace internships. RAP students who have graduated from high school and start their fi rst period of in-class training are eligible to apply for a provincial $1,000 RAP Scholarship. The RAP program is an Alberta Advanced Education and Alberta Education In 2008, 425 students were selected for the RAP Scholarship Program with half program that allows high school students to begin apprenticeship training while of this year’s recipients identifi ed as eligible to receive the prestigious Alberta in high school. Students earn up to 40 credits and accumulate apprenticeship Rutherford Scholarships, requiring students to maintain at least an average of hours by combining school and work. In 2008, CAREERS presented information 75 per cent in core subjects in Grades 10 through 12. on the RAP program to 28,011 students in a school-based workshop. 1,210 students entered into a pre-RAP workplace internship of at least 125 hours to CAREERS with the support of the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry ‘test drive’ one of over 50 trades available in Alberta. Training Board hosted two RAP Scholarship Events, one in Calgary and one in Edmonton. Close to 700, friends, parents, employers and RAP supporters The percentage of pre-RAP students testing a trade cluster is illustrated by the graph below. attended the event to salute the achievement of recipients.

Vehicle/Motor Building Related Trades 16% RAP INTERNSHIP 30%

Electrical BY CLUSTER 14% Trades October 1, 2007 – 15% September 30, 2008 Service 19% Trades 6% Metal Trades Piping Trades

In 2008, 52% of CAREERS pre-RAP student interns successfully transitioned into their fi rst year of apprenticeship training in RAP and continue to combine school and work. On completing high school these students will enter their fi rst year of technical training in an Alberta post-secondary institution, followed by the second year of on-the-job apprenticeship training with an Alberta employer.

RAP RECIPIENTS CALGARY, ALBERTA

CAREERS: THE NEXT GENERATION 2008 ANNUAL REPORT 11 CO-OP APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM CAREER PREP

Thehe Community Careers Cooperative offers a CareerC Prep ProProgramggram to students in The Co-op Apprenticeship Program is a post high school apprenticeship model gradesrades 11 & 12 in the Fort McMurray Region.Regiongion. offered through a partnership between CAREERS: The Next Generation, the Inn 2008, 7 students pparticipatedarticipated in Community Careers Cooperative in Fort McMurray and South East Alberta thehe programprogram exploringexploring their Partners for Youth Career Development in Medicine Hat. careerareer ofof choicechoice aandnd eenhancenhancece This program is an opportunity for youth ages 18 – 26 to gain up to 4 years of theirheir employability skillsills apprenticeship training in one of over 50 trades available in Alberta. The Co-op throughhrough a 6 weekk ssummer Trades Program offers students who have graduated in the Fort McMurray and internship.nternship. Medicine Hat Regions the opportunity to connect with local employers and gain access to a trade of their choice.

The Co-op Apprenticeship model has been very successful in attracting top candidates and offering them varied shop and fi eld experiences throughout their training period. The model supports the theme of “growing your own” talent pool as one solution to local skills shortage.

COMBINED RAP AND CO-OP APPRENTICESHIP MODEL

In 2008, CAREERS in collaboration with industry associations and participating high schools, piloted an apprenticeship model in Edmonton to include a renewed focus at the high school grade 12 level for youth that have missed the opportunity to enroll in RAP. This program was designed to ‘catch’ some youth that remain undecided about a career future after high school.

The combined model enabled a summer or a school semester in RAP before transition to a co-op apprenticeship model. This dual entry opportunity to enter a regular apprenticeship was presented to recent high school graduates and through the support of industry a co-op apprenticeship assignment was created for 17 successful youth candidates in Edmonton.

In 2008, 66 young adults entered the combined RAP and co-op apprenticeship model offered in Fort McMurray, Edmonton and Medicine Hat.

Stephanie VonEggers ELECTRICIAN, RAP INTERN, WEST EDMONTON MALL MCNALLEY HIGH SCHOOL SKILLED WORKFORCE ENERGY – OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION AHEAD PROGRAM FIELD OPERATIONS PROGRAM

The Alberta Roadbuilders and Heavy The Oil & Gas Production Field Operator Program (PFO) initially started in 2003 as a pilot program for Construction Association (ARHCA) and Aboriginal youth in the Wabasca region of . In 2005, the program expanded to the CAREERS: The Next Generation partnered Medicine Hat region through a collaborative partnership with CAREERS: The Next Generation, the to create the “Skilled Workforce AHEAD: South Eastern Alberta Partners for Youth Career Development, EnCana Corporation, and SAIT. In early Building a Youthful Workforce” Program. 2009, the PFO model will expand into additional schools and communities across Alberta. The Production Field Operations Program is a CAREERS program available for Grade 10 – 12 students The program provided career awareness to interested in a career path in the energy sector. The program is well established in the Wabasca area, students, parents and educators regarding Hobbema, Fort Assiniboine, and the Medicine Hat region. In 2008, CAREERS presented information on careers in the Roadbuilding and Heavy the PFO Program to 3,141 students with 35 entering into the PFO Program as a summer intern. Construction Industry. Students in grades 11 and 12 entered into a summer internship Students normally enter the fi rst summer internship on successful completion of grade 10. The summer in an entry level (general labourer) position starts with a one week EnCana Energy Camp at SAIT where students gain an awareness of the sector and obtain safety certifi cations prior to entering their fi rst of three summer internships. By high with an ARHCA member contractor, which school completion PFO interns can achieve up to six months of paid fi eld experience with participating upon successful completion could lead industries. to an employer based industry certifi ed occupation. Students enroll in the distance education program, Production Field Operations, through SAIT’s Open Learning Instructional System (SOLIS). The Production Field Operations modules provide students with In 2008, CAREERS presented the Skilled the theory required in the industry while gaining high school credits throughout grades 10, 11 and 12. Workforce Ahead Program to 5,300 Students who successfully complete and fulfi ll the requirements of the SAIT SOLIS program can students throughout Alberta with 31 achieve the SAIT Production Field Operator certifi cation that can lead to entry level employment within entering into a summer internship. the oil & gas sector. Students may choose, instead of direct entry into the workplace, to continue their education at SAIT in the Petroleum Engineering Technology Diploma Program or the Bachelor of Applied Petroleum Engineering Technology Program.

“I’m very impressed with CAREERS. They do a great job of getting into the schools and giving students an idea of what’s out there for them. They also do an extreme amount of work to prepare these students before we get them, which is another reason why we love this program.”

LAURA SECORD-MARRA, CALIBER SYSTEMS INC.

CAREERS: THE NEXT GENERATION 2008 ANNUAL REPORT 13 HEALTH SERVICES YOUTH INITIATIVE

In 2001, CAREERS: The Next Generation formed a partnership with Alberta Students interested in the Health Services Youth Initiative enter the program Health and Wellness and all seventeen Health Regions within Alberta. The in grade 11 with an additional opportunity available for a second summer model became known as the CAREERS Health Services Youth Initiative. internship in grade 12. Students work with a health services provider for six to eight weeks and gain one high school credit for every 25 hours worked. This initiative is intended to increase awareness among high school youth In Alberta, the Regional Health Authorities, Alberta Cancer Board, and a of the many and rewarding career path choices in health care. For selected number of private, industry and volunteer facilities take part in the Health students the program model provides career exploration and career Services Youth Initiative. development experiences at the workplace through summer internships. The primary goal is to encourage high school youth to make an informed The completed a longitudinal study in 2007 and found career choice in one of the many health career occupations, with the intent to that participation in CAREERS’ Health Services Summer Internship program expand the workforce talent pool in health care. appears to help students not only explore careers in health services, but also to get a clearer idea of where they want to go in the health care fi eld. The Health Services Youth Initiative offers unique educational and work As of September 2007, 71% of the survey respondents were attending experience opportunities for high school students in over 250 health university as their main activity. Another 16% were attending college and occupations. Health facilities across Alberta participate in the model providing 2% were attending other training. 8% were working for pay. Three-quarters excellent onsite mentorship and workplace experiences for students. of those attending post-secondary education said they were planning to Students gain an applied understanding of their career choice while gaining pursue a career in healthcare. the employability skills necessary to succeed in the workplace.

In 2008, The CAREERS team promoted the Health Services Youth Initiative to over 21,525 students across Alberta. Career placements were offered to 422 health internship students from emergency medicine, to diagnostic imaging, to mental health and rehabilitation.

“In my 6 weeks here, I have been exposed to so much; this opportunity was fun and eye opening. I now know for my post secondary schooling I want to do something in mental health”.

NATALIA CLOVECHOK, MENTAL HEALTH INTERN, AMPS

14 CAREERS: THE NEXT GENERATION 2008 ANNUAL REPORT ABORIGINAL YOUTH INITIATIVE

In March 2001, CAREERS fi rst introduced an Aboriginal Youth Initiative as a three-year pilot. Today, the Aboriginal Youth Initiative is a mainstay program within the CAREERS core business plan delivering key ‘stay-in-school’ and career messages to Aboriginal youth in grades 3 through 12 and facilitating opportunities for Aboriginal youth to experience “hands-on” learning in the workplace through CAREERS internships.

The Aboriginal Youth Initiative focuses on the mobilization of the communities through the involvement of parents, Elders, Aboriginal support agencies, schools and key industry players. This includes school and classroom presentations to teachers and students, career fairs, career information meetings with parents and Elders, community skill development and education forums, information sessions with industry and the community.

The CAREERS Aboriginal team is actively working with youth on First Nation Reserves, Métis settlements and urban centres throughout Alberta. Alberta’s vigorous industry base in and around Aboriginal communities requires skilled labour, particularly in trades, health, technical occupations and in post-secondary certifi cations. These industries include construction, forestry, energy (oil and gas), manufacturing and prefabrication, and chemical operations. These opportunities provide tremendous career awareness and career development linkages for Aboriginal youth.

The Aboriginal CAREERS team have become role models that provide stay-in- school messages, facilitate learning and seek out employers to provide workplace summer internships. In 2008, the CAREERS Aboriginal team provided 373 school awareness presentations to 3,580 Aboriginal youth in schools throughout Alberta. The team delivered the Aboriginal Youth Initiative message to an additional 3,191 Aboriginal youth at career fairs within Aboriginal communities and schools. This resulted in 98 Aboriginal youth participating as a CAREERS summer intern in (52) RAP, (38) Health Services and (8) Production Field Operator Programs.

Sheanna Desjarlais CAREERS HEALTH INTERN, PARTNERS FOR YOUTH, ROYALAL ALEX HOSPITALHOSPITAL EDMONTON CATHOLIC SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT #7 INTRODUCING CAREERS NEW CAREER PATHWAYS THE CAREERS POWER ENGINEERING PROGRAM THE CAREERS HEALTH CARE AIDE PROGRAM (HCA) CAREERS will introduce a 4th Class Power Engineering Program in early CAREERS: The Next Generation has partnered with the health care industry, educators, 2009. Participating in this new career path will be: Syncrude Canada Ltd., government and rural communities in Alberta to develop a new Health Care Aide career Suncor Energy Resources, ALPAC, EPCOR, ATCO Power, Pan-Global pathway. HCA is identifi ed by Alberta Health and Wellness as a hard-to-recruit area and Training Systems, NAIT, and Alberta Boilers Safety Association. regional health jurisdictions involved with the HCA pilots have expressed human resource shortages in HCA, now and in the foreseeable future. The goal of the CAREERS Power Engineering Program is to expand opportunities for students to examine high demand career options and The CAREERS HCA Program will provide a meaningful career development opportunity provide employers the opportunity to participate in growing their workforce for high school students. Suitably qualifi ed and motivated students have the opportunity within their local community. to enroll in a HCA training program while attending high school. Students receive credits toward a high school diploma and at the same time have the opportunity to meet Students-on-track to graduate will be eligible to enter the program in requirements for post-secondary certifi cation as a Health Care Aide. grade 10 and over the three years of high school, will spend their fi rst and second semesters completing a full course load (i.e., normal academic The goal of the CAREERS HCA Program is to enhance programming choices for high school high school requirements leading to high school graduation) and theory students to link classroom learning and the workplace resulting in an increased number of components of the power engineering program. Grade 11 and Grade 12 health care workers in local health regions, especially rural Alberta. students are also eligible to enroll on the understanding that they will likely Students on track to graduate will be eligible to enter the program in grade 10 and will have to transit to the post-secondary to complete the theory components spend all or most of the fi rst and second semester in grade 10, 11 and 12 completing of the program upon high school graduation. a full course load (i.e., normal academic high school requirements leading to high Successful achievement in both the school program and the power school graduation combined with theory components of the HCA program). Successful engineering program will enable the student to spend up to 320 achievement in both the school program and the HCA program enables the student to supervised internship hours during the summer as a full-time paid spend up to 250 clinical internship hours during the summer as a full-time paid health care worker in a local heating or power plant. Students will be eligible to earn worker in a supervised health care setting. high school credits applicable to meeting Alberta High School Diploma NorQuest College will provide a hybrid model for instruction involving distance and online requirements in Career and Technology Studies, Career Internship and learning combined with face-to-face instruction, followed by laboratory-based and practical Work Experience. In total, a student will gain 33 high school credits (825 workplace learning experiences. All school-based, laboratory and workplace learning is hours) for theory, assignments and examinations and up to 39 high school supervised and mentored by a certifi ed teacher and regulated nursing professional. credits (960 hours) for practical internship experience. Students earn high school credits applicable to meeting Alberta High School Diploma In the pilot NAIT will provide a hybrid model for instruction involving requirements in Career and Technology Studies, Career Internship and Work Experience. distance and online learning combined with face-to-face mentoring, In total, a student will gain 26 high school credits (650 hours) for theory, assignments and followed by laboratory-based and practical real-time workplace experience examinations and 30 high school credits (750 hours) for practical clinical experience. Upon during the summer. All school-based and workplace learning is successfully completing the program, students receive provincial certifi cation as a Health supervised by both a certifi ed teacher and certifi ed power engineer. Upon Care Aide and post-secondary credit transferable to further study in the fi eld of health care. successfully completing the program, students can receive 4th Class Power Engineering certifi cation upon receiving a pass mark on the 4th Two pilot projects will include Livingstone Range Regional School Division, Chinook Health, Class Power Engineer exam administered by the Alberta Boilers Safety NorQuest College, and CAREERS, and Buffalo Trails Regional School Division, East Central Association. Health, NorQuest College, and CAREERS. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Members of the CAREERS Board of Directors represent various geographic regions, government and industry sectors. They bring a wealth of expertise from diverse backgrounds ensuring different perspectives are brought to the organization. Board members are united by their strong belief that the key to future prosperity rests with a skilled and motivated workforce resulting from successful career development of Alberta youth. The guidance of this dedicated group is essential to CAREERS: The Next Generation to remain accountable, focused and results-oriented.

MARIA DAVID-EVANS ANDREW CLARK PAUL COLLINS Board Director JIM CARTER Board Director Board Director Deputy Minister Board Director CEO & Founder Owner Alberta Aboriginal Public Member Clark Builders Collins Industries Ltd. Relations

BOB DEMCOE JERRY HANDFORD Secretary-Treasurer 2009 DOUG GOLOSKY Board Director Executive Vice President Board Director General Manager KERAY HENKE & CFO Director Organizational Board Director Alberta Pacifi c Forest Golosky Energy Effectiveness Deputy Minister Industries Inc. Services Syncrude Canada Ltd. Alberta Education PETER HIGGINBOTTOM RUSS HOLOWACHUK Board Director Board Director SHIRLEY HOWE MILES HUNT Director, Supply Chain Vice President & General Board Director Board Director Refi ning & Marketing Manager Deputy Minister Vice President Human Operations Canadian Fertilizers Alberta Employment and Resources Suncor Energy Inc. Limited Immigration Finning (Canada)

LINDA MILLER ANDY NEIGEL RAY PRICE Board Director Board Director Secretary-Treasurer Deputy Minister President & CEO 2008 Alberta Health and CAREERS: The Next ERIC P. NEWELL, O.C. President Wellness Generation Chair of the Board Sunterra Group

ROGER THOMAS ANNETTE TRIMBEE MEL SVENDSEN Board Director Vice-Chair Board Director Executive Vice President, Deputy Minister President & CEO North America Alberta Advanced Standen’s Ltd. Nexen Inc. Education and Technology

CAREERS expresses a deep appreciation to outgoing Board Members from 2008 including: Bob Fessenden (former Deputy Minister, Alberta Advanced Education and Technology), Gerry Bourdeau (former Deputy Minister, Alberta International Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs), Ulysses Currie (former Deputy Minister, Alberta Employment & Immigration), Paddy Meade (former Deputy Minister, Alberta Health and Wellness) and Don Oborowsky (President, Waiward Steel). Each member of the board brought a new perspective and contributed to the success of careers in 2008. CAREERS: THE NEXT GENERATION FOUNDATION STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS Year ended September 30, 2008, with comparative fi gures for 2007

2008 2007 Revenue: Alberta government contributions $ 1,477,290 $ 1,032,858 Corporate contributions 1,375,696 1,181,152 Health Educational Programs 306,475 250,927 Federal government contributions 112,034 105,240 Investment income 21,561 48,964 Municipal government contributions 32,084 20,500

3,325,140 2,639,641 Expenses: Program costs: Professional services and salaries 1,626,068 1,721,239 Health Educational Programs 313,229 250,126 Travel 251,456 283,451 Trade fairs and events 206,401 54,804 Communications 93,818 92,515 Administrative support 74,656 203,315 Production and creative work 57,932 32,036 Publicity, printing and newsletter 52,285 105,235 Rent 32,689 31,897 Professional development 4,203 6,283

2,712,737 2,780,901

General and administrative expenses 423,641 108,382

Total expenses 3,136,378 2,889,283

Excess (defi ciency) of revenue over expenses $ 188,762 $ (249,642)

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18 CAREERS: THE NEXT GENERATION 2008 ANNUAL REPORT CAREERS: THE NEXT GENERATION FOUNDATION STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION September 30, 2008, with comparative fi gures for 2007

2008 2007 Assets

Current assets: Cash $ 269,474 $ 112,970 Short term deposits 2,689,041 1,247,811 Accounts receivable 265,973 184,765 Prepaid expenses 118,438 13,420

3,342,926 1,558,966

Capital assets 71,042 78,966

$ 3,413,968 $ 1,637,932

Liabilities and Net Assets

Current liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 200,971 $ 248,287 Deferred contributions 1,985,215 331,098

2,186,186 579,385

Unamortized external capital contributions 34,905 54,432

Net assets: Internally restricted 350,000 350,000 Investment in capital assets 36,136 24,533 Unrestricted 806,741 629,582

1,192,877 1,004,115 Commitments

$ 3,413,968 $ 1,637,932

CAREERS: THE NEXT GENERATION 2008 ANNUAL REPORT 19 OUR STAKEHOLDERS

Schools in FY 2008 (347) Abbott School Bowden (Grandview) School Acme School Alexis Elementary Junior Senior Boyle School High School Boyle Street Education Centre Alix (Mirror and Alix Central) Braemar School Allan Watson School Breton High School Almadina Language Charter Brightview School Academy Britannia School Alternative High School Brooks Composite High School Amiskwaciy Academy Buffalo Head Prairie School Andrew School School Archbishop Jordan High School Calgary Roman Catholic Separate Archbishop MacDonald School District No. 1 Archbishop O’Leary Calling Lake School Archbishop Oscar Romero Calmar Secondary School Ardrossan Junior Senior High Calvin Christian School School Calvin Christian School Society CAREERS TEAM Argyll Home School Centre of the Netherlands Reformed Ashmont Secondary School Congregations BACK ROW: Helen Flamand, Ken Hodgins, Sharon Cleghorn, Ann Rush, Andy Neigel, Assumption Junior Senior High Camrose Composite High School School Canmore Collegiate Debbie Hahn, Wayne Markley, Mel Giles Austin O’Brien Carbon School Banff Community High School Cardston Elementary School MIDDLE R0W: Steve Carlyle,Holly Bilton, Alex Gordon, Judy Kerr, Lorraine Kayln, Najwa Barrhead Composite High School Cardston High School Karamujic, Stacey Flanagan, Ken Saunders, Vivian Haland, Lana Bullough, Paul St Cyr Bashaw School Cardston Junior High School Bassano School Career Education Society FRONT ROW: Karen St Cyr, Jerry Heck, Clara Sharp, Karen Roe, Al Fisher, Marcel St Battle River Regional Division Caroline School No. 31 Arnaud, Lisa Budden, Jim Goodmurphy, Aurelio Delbello Catholic Central High School Bawlf School Centennial High School Beaverlodge Regional High School Central Alberta Christian High School NOT PRESENT: Wes Baker, Gary Bertrand, Mona Girling, Bobbi Hora, Shannon Jones, Bellerose Composite High School Central High School Sedgewick Hilton Mierau, Janetta Soup, Margaret Vennard Ben Calf Robe - St. Clare Central Memorial High School Centre High Bev Facey Community High High School School Chinook’s Edge School Division Bigstone Community School THANKS TO THE CAREERS TEAM AND OUR SCHOOL PARTNERS No. 73 Bishop Carroll High School Christ The King Junior Senior High Bishop Grandin High School School FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO ENHANCE Bishop Kidd School Coalhurst High School Bishop McNally High School Cochrane High School OUR YOUTH IN CAREER EXPLORATION. Bishop O’Byrne High School Composite High School Blessed Sacrament School Concordia High School Blue Quills College Consort School 20 CAREERS: THE NEXT GENERATION 2008 ANNUAL REPORT Bonnyville Centralized High School Coronation School Crescent Heights High School Foothills Composite High School Innisfail Junior Senior High School Memorial Composite High School Prince Charles School Crowsnest Consolidated High Foremost School J. A. Williams High School Metro Continuing Education Provost Public School School J. H. Picard Millwoods Christian School Queen Elizabeth Junior Senior High Dan Knott School Forestburg School J. Percy Page School Milo School School David Thompson School Fort Assiniboine School J. C. Charyk Hanna School Mistassiniy School Queen Elizabeth School Daysland School Fort McMurray Composite High J. R. Robson School Community High School R. J. Scott School Delburne Centralized School School Jack James High School Morley Community School Rainbow Lake School Delia School Fort High School Morrin School Raymond High School Delton School Fort Vermilion Public School Jasper Junior Senior High School NAIT Red Deer Public School District Didsbury High School George McDougall High School Jasper Place School New Norway School No. 104 Dr Mary Jackson School Georges P Vanier School John G Diefenbaker High School New Sarepta Community High Redwater School Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School Gerard Redmond Community John Maland High School School Ridgevalley School Dr. Folkins Community School Catholic School John Paul II High School Nipisihkopahk Secondary School Rimbey Junior Senior High School Drumheller Composite High Grand Centre High School Kainai High School Noble Central School Rocky Lane School School Grand Trunk High School Kate Andrews High School Notre Dame Elementary School Roland Michener Secondary School Duchess School Composite High Kateri School Notre Dame High School Rosemary School School E. W. Pratt High School Kihew Asiniy Education Centre Okotoks Junior High School Ross Sheppard School Grant MacEwan College E. H. Walter School Kinuso School Old Scona School Rundle College Academy Grassland Community School Eagle Butte High School Kipohtakaw Education Centre Olds Junior Senior High School Rundle College Senior High School Grimshaw Junior Senior High Eastglen School Kisipatnahk School Olds Koinonia Christian School Ryley School School Eastwood School Kitscoty Junior Senior High School Junior Senior High School Salisbury Composite High School Grouard Northland School Eckville Junior Senior High School La Crete Outreach Program Our Lady of Peace Sangudo Junior Senior High School Gus Wetter School Ecole Beau Meadow School La Crete Public School Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Senator Gershaw School H. A. Kostash School Ecole Beausejour L’Academie Vimy Ridge Academy Academy Sexsmith Secondary School H. J. Cody School Ecole du Sommet Lacombe Composite High School Outreach School Centre High School Harry Ainlay School Ecole Maurice-Lavallee Lakeside Outreach School P A C E Outreach School Sir John Thompson Harry Collinge High School Ecole Notre Dame High Lamont High School Paddle Prairie School Sir William Van Horne High School Hay Lakes School Ecole Plamondon School Lawton School Pakan Elementary and Junior High Sir Winston Churchill High School Heinsburg Community School School Ecole Publique Gabrielle-Roy Leduc Composite High School Sister Gloria School Henry Wise Wood High School Parkdale School Ecole Secondaire Beaumont Lester B. Pearson Senior High Smith School Learning Store Composite High School School Parkland Immanuel Christian South Central High School High Level Public School School Ecole Secondaire Notre Dame Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Spirit River Regional Academy High School Highlands School Parkview School Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive Composite High Ecole Secondaire Sainte Highwood School High School Partners for Youth School Marguerite d’Youville Hill Crest Community School Lord Beaverbrook High School First Nation School Spruce View School Edmonton Christian School Hillside Junior Senior High School Lorne Akins Junior High School Paul Kane High School St. Albert Catholic High School Edwin Parr Composite Community Hilltop High School Louis St. Laurent Paul Rowe Junior Senior High St. Alphonsus School School Holy Redeemer Catholic Junior/ M. E. LaZerte School St. Andrew’s School Elk Island Public Schools Regional Senior High School Peace River High School Magrath Junior Senior High School St. Anthony School Division No. 14 Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Peace Wapiti Academy Mannville School St. Benedict Ermineskin Elementary Junior Separate Regional Division Peerless Lake School High School Master’s Academy St. Catherine No. 4 Picture Butte High School Ernest Manning High School Matthew Halton High School St. Dominic High School Holy Trinity Secondary School F. G. Miller Junior Senior High Junior Senior High St. Elizabeth Seton Hughenden Public School Ponoka Christian School School School St. Francis High School Hunting Hills High School Ponoka Composite High School F. P. Walshe School McCauley School St. Francis of Assisi Immanuel Christian High School Ponoka Outreach School Fairview High School McCoy High School St. Francis Xavier Inglewood School Prairie Christian Academy Father Lacombe School McNally School St. Gabriel the Archangel Innisfail Career High Outreach Prairie River Junior High School Father Patrick Mercredi School Medicine Hat High School St. Jerome’s School Community School CAREERS: THE NEXT GENERATION 2008 ANNUAL REPORT 21 St. Joseph Catholic High School Western Canada Senior High Blood Tribe First Nation Drumheller Hinton St. Joseph High School School Bluffton Duchess St. Joseph’s Collegiate Westmount School Bonnyville Duffi eld Hughenden St. Marguerite Catholic School Westwood Community High Bow Island Duncan’s First Nation Innisfail St. Martha School School Bowden Dunmore Janvier St. Martin De Porres High School Composite High Boyle East Prairie Metis Settlement Jasper School St. Mary of the Lake Breton Eckville Kapawe’no First Nation William Aberhart High School St. Mary’s High School Brocket Edmonton Keg River William E Hay Composite High St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Brooks Edson Kehewin First Nation School Separate School Buffalo Head Prairie Elizabeth Metis Settlement Kelowna Winston Churchill High School St. Michael School (Calgary) Buffalo Lake Metis Settlement Elk Point Wolf Creek School Division No. 72 St. Michaels School (Bow Island) Cadotte Lake Enilda Killam Woodside Home St. Michael’s School (PIncher Calgary Enoch First Nation Kingman Youngstown School Creek) Calling Lake Ermineskin First Nation Kinuso Zama City School St. Paul Regional High School Calmar Evansburg Kitscoty St. Stephens Catholic School Camrose Fairview La Crete Communities (259) St. Thomas Aquinas High School Canmore Falher Lac La Biche Acheson St. Timothy Carbon Fishing Lake Metis Settlement Lacombe Acme Standard School Cardston Foremost Lamont Airdrie Strathcona Christian Academy Caroline Forestburg Leduc Alberta Beach Strathcona School Castor Fort Assiniboine Lethbridge Aldersyde Strathmore High School Chauvin Fort MacKay Linden Sturgeon Composite High School Chestermere Fort Macleod Alexis Nakota Sioux First Nation Sturgeon Lake School Prairie First Nation Fort McKay First Nation Longview Alhambra Sundre High School Clandonald Fort McMurray Loon River Cree First Nation Alix Swan River School Clive Lougheed Andrew Tatsikiisaapo’p Middle School Coaldale Fort Vermilion First Nation Anzac Tempo School Coalhurst Lubicon Lake First Nation Ardmore Thorhild Central School Cochrane Ft.McMurray # 468 First Nation Magrath Ardrossan Thorsby Junior Senior High School Cold Lake Garden River Manning Ashmont Three Hills School Cold Lake First Nation Gibbons Mannville Athabasca Tofi eld School Coleman Gift Lake Mayerthorpe Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Trochu Valley Outreach School Condor Gift Lake Metis Settlement McLennan Banff Tsuu T’ina Junior Senior High Consort Glenevis Medicine Hat School Barrhead Coronation Goodfi sh Lake Mikisew Cree First Nation Two Hills School Bashaw Crooked Creek Grande Prairie Milo University of Alberta Bassano Daysland Grassland Monarch Vegreville Composite High School Bawlf Delburne Grimshaw Victoria School Beaumont Delia Grouard Morinville Viking School Tha’ First Nation Halkirk Morley Vilna School Beaver Lake Cree First Nation Devon Hanna Morrin W. P. Wagner School Beaverlodge Diamond City Hardisty Namao W. R. Myers High School Bentley Didsbury Hay Lakes New Norway Wainwright High School Bigstone Cree First Nation Donalda New Sarepta Warburg School Blackfalds Donnelly Heinsburg Nisku West Central High School Blackfoot Drayton Valley High Level Nobleford West Country Outreach School Blairmore O’Chiese First Nation High River Okotoks 22 CAREERS: THE NEXT GENERATION 2008 ANNUAL REPORT Olds Stony Plain Abacus Enterprises Armour Equipment Sales & Rentals Best Truck Services Onoway Strathmore Abbey Master Builder Ltd. Bethany Care Society Oyen Strome Academy Fabricators Inc. Arpi’s North Bethany College Side Paddle Prairie Sturgeon Lake First Nation Acadia Community Health Centre* Arrkann Trailer & RV Centre Bethany Sylvan Lake Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement Sucker Creek First Nation Accell Well Services Artisan Homes Beverly Centre - 90th Avenue* Paradise Valley Accurate Stonework Inc. Artistic Painting & Decorating Inc. Big Country Energy Paul First Nation Sundre Action Electrical Ltd. Askada Hair Big Country Health Centre Peace River Active Lock and Safe ASM Industries Big Eagle Hydro-Vac Services Sylvan Lake Acumech Services Ltd. Aspen House* Big Lakes Dodge Peerless Lake Taber Agland Associated Communications Big Sky Electric Peigan First Nation Tallcree First Nation Agro (Ponoka) ATCO Electric Biggalaar Builders Ltd. Picture Butte Thorhild Agro (Calgary) ATCO Gas Bigstone Community Health Pincher Creek Thorsby Air Arc Mfg Inc. ATCO Structures Bigstone Oilfi eld Service & Supply Plamondon Three Hills Airdrie Trailer Sales Ltd. Athabasca Healthcare Centre Bill’s Farm Supplies Inc. Ponoka Tofi eld Akitt Mechanical Ltd. Athabasca Pipelines Ltd. Bilton Welding & Manufacturing Ltd. Provost Trochu Alanti Hair Group Athen’s Family Restaurant Binder Construction Radway Trout Lake Alberco Construction Ltd. Atlantic Pacifi c Wood Fabrications Bird Bros. Construction Ltd. Rainbow Lake Tsuu T’ina First Nation Alberta Children’s Hospital* Ltd. Bird Construction Company Raymond Two Hills Alberta Drive Line Rebuilders Attitudes Hair and Body Spa Bi-Systems Electric & Controls Ltd. Red Deer Valleyview Alberta Job Corps Auto Infi nity Inc. Black Oak Millwork Co. Red Deer County Vancouver, BC Alberta Marble & Tile Co Ltd. Auto Pro Repair Bladez Hair Co. Vegreville Alberta Pacifi c Forest Industries Automotive Machine Services Inc. Blaskin & Lane Redcliff Vermilion Inc. Avonlea Master Builder B-Line Builders Redwater Viking Alberta Sterling Plumbing & B & C Appliance Service Blue Arc Welding & Manufacturing Rimbey Vilna Heating Corp. B & M Plumbing and Heating Inc. Blue Rock Timbersmithing Rocky Mountain House Wabamun Albian Sands Energy Inc. B Line Utilities Body Essentials Rosemary Wabasca Alexander Health Services Badlands Welding and Sandblasting Bold & Beautiful Salon & Day Spa Ryley Wainwright Alf Nicks Collision Bale Bandits Inc. Bonnyville Chrysler Jeep Saddle Lake First Nation Warburg Allan Songer Balfour Contracting Bonnyville East End Service Samson First Nation Allen Gray Continuing Care Banjo Electric Bonnyville Health Centre* Sandy Beach Wetaskiwin Allen’s Agro Centre Baron Building Supplies Boost Energy Sangudo Allied Transmission Barrhead Continuing Care Centre* Boston Pizza (3 Locations) Whitefi sh Lake First Nation Alltec Manufacturing Inc. Barr-Tech Electrical Services Ltd. Boulder Mechanical Contractors Ltd. Sedgewick Wildwood All-Trans Transmission & Auto Bartman Welding Bow Island Health Centre Seven Persons First Nation Almita Manufacturing Ltd. Bashaw Care Centre and Medical Bradvin Trailer Sales Ltd. Clinic* Sexsmith Youngstown Alpine Welding Brandt Tractor Ltd. (3 Locations) Bassano Health Centre* Zama City Alta North Fabricators LTD. Bratt Pak Bauer Auto Body Siksika First Nation Alta Pro Electric Ltd. Brekkaas Vacuum & Tank Ltd. Bauer Flooring Co Ltd. Employers 2008 (1,133) Altimo Hairstylist Brennan Auto Body Repair Ltd. Beauty Beat Salon Concept Smith 2A Auto Service Ltd. Amazing Mechanical Ltd. Bridge City Chrysler Beaver Meadows Manufacturing Smoky Lake 345 Iron Works Apex Autobody Briggs Trucking and Equipment Ltd. Ltd. Spirit River 3R Sand Apex Distribution BrInc.on Construction Beaverhill GMC Pontiac Buick Spruce Grove 4-Tech Electric Ltd. Apex Tile & Marble Ltd. BRIX Construction Bella Salon Spruce View 8th & 8th Health Centre* APS Automation Brokers Marine & Sport Bentley Care Centre* St. Albert A & B Pipeline Services Aramark Brooks Health Centre* Bentley Electric (2008) Ltd. St. Paul A & B Refrigeration Arc Metal Brooks Lube and Alignment Ltd. Bentley Plumbing Ltd. Standard A & H Steel Ltd. Arco Electric Bruin’s Plumbing & Heating Ltd. Bergers Plumbing & Co. Ltd. Stettler A-1 Auto Repair Armor Machine & Mfg. Stoney Tribe First Nation A1 Crane & Bridge Rentals Ltd. CAREERS: THE NEXT GENERATION 2008 ANNUAL REPORT 23 Brymar Electric Centron Construction Continental Auto Service Demelco Developments EC Automotive Machining Bunch Welding Ltd. CerPro Energy Services Inc. Continental Machining Services Den Dekker Contracting Merge E-Can Oilfi eld Services LP Burger Boy Certifi ed Custom Trailers Ltd. Ltd. Denca Cabinets ECM Electronics BVL Construction Ltd. CESSCO Fabrication & Engineering Control Technology Inc. Denis Sauvageau Farms Edmonton Diesel Services (1990) B-Zee Mechanical Repair Ltd. Ltd. Co-op Bakery Denlin Service Ltd. Ltd. C. Bros Contracting Ltd. Chandos Copper Masonry Ltd. Derksen Mechanical Plumbing and Edmonton General Continuing Care C.A.J.’S Auto Repair & Lube Ltd. Channico Machine Coronation Hospital & Care Heating Centre* Cabinet Expressions Charchun Welding and Fabrication Centre* Derrick Dodge Edmonton Industrial Oilfi eld Welding Ltd. Calgary Board of Education Ltd. Coronet Electric Inc. Design Electric Ltd. Edmonton Public Schools Calgary Laboratory Services Charlies Lock Smith Cosmo Hair Studio Devon General Hospital* Edmonton School District No. 7 Calgary Winter Club Chatter’s Salon Simon’s Valley Road County Shop Dewar Western Inc. Edmonton Transfer Ltd. Caliber Automotives Chemco Electrical Contractors Ltd. Courtney Berg Industries Ltd. D’FY Hair Studio EJ Global Services Caliber Landscaping Merge Chili’s Texas Grill Northwood CPI Dice Plant Maintenance Electric Services Caliber Systems Inc. Chill-Out Insulation Inc. CR Suddaby Contractors Ltd. Elegance Hair Design Call The Plumber Chinook Painting and Renovation Cranton Repair Didsbury Health Centre* Element Cabinet Millworking Inc. Calnash Trucking Ltd. (2 Locations) Chinook Pontiac Buick GMC Ltd. Creative Machining Diva Hair Northland Village Element Electric Inc. Cameron’s Cafe & Catering Chinook Regional Health Authority Crimtech Services Ltd. Diversifi ed Elk Point Healthcare Centre* Camrose International Trucks Chris’ Auto Service Ltd. Crossfi re Contract DJ Plumbing Ellen’s Hairstyling Camrose Machine & Welding Chris Mechanical Services Crowsnest Pass Health Centre* DMI Daishowa-Marubeni International Ltd. EnCana Corporation (2 Locations) Camrose Public Health* Chrome Spa Saloon CT Performance DMV Welding & Oilfi eld Services Enerfl ex Systems Ltd. Canada Safeway (2 Locations) Chunk’s Motor Sport CTS Welding Dolce Soleil Spa Salon Enerpro Electrical Services Inc. Canada Safeway (Dalhousie) City of Calgary Custom Electric Ltd. Domestic Import Autobody Repair EnerPro Homes Ltd. Canadian Fertilizers Limited City of Medicine Hat Cuts Plus Don’s Auto Repair Eng-Con Holdings Ltd. Canadian Forces Base Suffi eld Dept City of Spruce Grove Cutting Edge Hair Design & Salon of National Defence CJ Plumbing & Heating Cvs Controls Ltd. Don’s Service Centre Entegra Controls & Energy Services Canadian Import Auto CKS Mechanical CWS IMAC Design Group Don’s Speed Parts ER Auto Repairs Canadian Natural Resources Limited Clandonald Mechanical D & D Finishing Don’s Welding Erle’s Auto Repair Ltd. Canadian Tire (6 Locations) Clark Builders D2 Electric Double Arc Welding ESC Automation Inc. Canem Systems Ltd. Clarks Plumbing and Heating DA Electric Double G Mechanical Ltd. Escada Hair International (2 Locations) Canmore General Hospital* Clean Leaf Tree Care Daniel Electric Ltd. Eurostyle Manufacturing and Doug’s Place Collision Repairs Inc. Construction Cantool Industries Inc. Clearwater Welding & Fabrication Dan’s Automotive Dr. Kerry Enger Prof Corp Evansburg and District Health Canwest Propane Ltd. Ltd. Darrell Klein Floorcovering Ltd. Drayton Valley Hospital & Care Centre* Capital Care (5 Locations) Coachworks RV & Marine Davco Solutions Inc. Centre* Evelution Auto Capital Chrysler Jeep Dodge Coaldale Nurseries DB Engineered Hydraulics (1994) DRB Mechanical Ever On Electric Inc. Capital Pizza & Steakhouse Cold Lake Chrysler Ltd. Drumheller Health Centre* EXAD Construction Capital Steel Inc. Cold Lake Ford DBR Technology Center Dry Country Gas Co-op Ltd. Executive Millwork Inc. Cardinal Coach Lines Collins Industries Ltd. DCS Concrete Duane Saunders Trucking Extendicare Holyrood Carrie Hairy’s Hair Colonial Fleet Maintenance Dean’s Auto Ducharme Motors Ltd. Extendicare Leduc Cascade Collision Colp Subcontracting (All Season Deer Country Equipment Builders) Dunlop Collision Centre Extendicare Somerset Casement Electric Ltd. Deer Valley Implements Ltd. Comet Welding E.B. Finishing F & D Mechanical CEDA Industrial Cleaning Services Deerland Equipment (Athabasca) Community Electric Ltd. Ltd. Eagle Terrace Developments Inc. Falke Construction Services Inc. Centennial Centre for Mental Health Earl’s Restaurant (5 Locations) Farmway Machinery Ltd. & Brain Injury* Con Tec Tire & Auto Ltd. Deerline Sales Ltd. Earl’s Truck Repair Fath Concrete Centerline Auto Service Concept Plumbing Deermart Equipment Sales Ltd. East Health Community Health Father Lacombe Nursing Home* Central Diesel Injection (1994) Concord Well Servicing DeFord Contracting Inc. Centre* Ferrous Fabricators Ltd. Central Sales & Service Condro Electric Delko Electric East Side Auto Body Filippo’s Hairstylists Centre 15 (CHR)* Consort Auto Body Delnor Construction Ltd. Delray Electric LTD. Eastside Chrysler Fine Line Custom Homes Eastwood Auto Body Development Inc. 24 CAREERS: THE NEXT GENERATION 2008 ANNUAL REPORT Fire Tech Fire Protection Gramiak Welding Highwood Trusses Jack’s Autobody King’s Fabrication Ltd. First Choice Haircutters Great Clips (Creekside) Hi-Hog Farm & Ranch Equipment Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. Kingsland Developments Ltd. First Truck and Trailer Edmonton Great Clips for Hair Ltd. Jameswood Homes Kipnes Centre for Veterans West Green Leaf Enterprises Inc. Hillsborough Hair Ltd. Janzen Builders K-Jay Electric First Truck and Trailer Southside Greenline Equipment Sales Ltd. Hinton Healthcare Centre* Jasper Constructors Ltd. KM Turnbull Sales (East Side Fleet Brake Parts & Service Co Greenough LC Construction Ltd. Hire-a-Husband Jasper Place Continuing Care Marios) Ltd. Grey Nuns Community Hospital* HMI Industries Centre Knotty Pines Cabins Flint Energy Services Ltd. Griffi ths Ford Holy Cross Hospital* Jayco Line Contractors Koch Ford Sales (3 Locations) GT CARSTAR Collision Home Fire Grill JE Fusion Ltd. Ko-gan Construction Ltd. Flynn Brothers Ltd. Guesthouse Restaurant Honda Magic Jerry’s Auto Kondro Electric Food Fair Guthrie Mechanical Services Ltd. Hopf Oilfi eld Service Ltd. Jetco Mechanical Ltd. Konschuh Construction Foothills Hospital* H & S Industries Hopkins Construction (Lacombe) Jimco Electric KOS Oilfi eld Transportation Ltd. Foothills Medical Centre* H.D. Ornamental Iron Ltd. Ltd. Jim’s Electric (2006) Ltd. Kurt’s Iron Works Ltd. Fort Saskatchewan Health Centre* Habitat Studio & Workshop Ltd. Horton CBI Ltd. JMMK Plumbing Kut Apoz Fort Vermilion School Division Hahn Welding & Oilfi eld Services Howell’s Excavating Ltd. Joey Tomatoe’s South Common Kut n Kurl No. 52 Ltd. Howitt Construction Ltd. Johns Manville Canada Kutting Edge FortisAlberta (9 Locations) Haig Clinic Howk Custom Carpentry Jo-Leto Construction Ltd. L & M Tire & Alignment / Tirecraft Fountain Tire (7 Locations) Hair A Risen Beauty Salon Hranco Industries Jonny’s Electrical Ltd. Auto Center Four Lane Manufacturing Hair by Emad HTS Hydraulics Jordac Plumbing L. A. Brayer Industries Ltd. Four Y’s Plumbing & Sheet Metal Hair Fusion Hudson’s Lazy H Ranching Ltd. Jordan’s Equipment Ltd. L. Robert Enterprises Foyer Lacombe Hairz Amore Hughes Interior Millworks June Till Spring L. T. Auto Franklin’s Alignment Hall Industrial Contracting Ltd. Hunting Hills High School Just Cuts (Downtown) La Crete Continuing Care* Frontline Compression Services Hallbrook Enterprises HWD Construction Ltd. K & W Machine Ltd. LA Fabricating and Machining Ltd. Inc. Hammer Equipment Sales Hydraco Industries Kaczkielo Enterprise Lacombe Composite High School Fusion Production Systems Inc. Hanks Feedmill IGL Canada (Western) Ltd. Kae West Contracting Ltd. Lacombe County Public Works G & M Stone Masonry Hanlon Ag Centre Impact Collision & Mechanical Ltd. Kal Tire (7 Locations) Department Gar N T Electrical Services Hanna Farm Equipment “1990” Impact Hair Design Kalen Construction & Project Lacombe Ford Garneau Inc. Ltd. Impact Landscaping Management Lacombe Golf & Country Club Gasoline Alley Harley Davidson Hanna Health Centre* Imperial Oil Resources Kamex Construction Ltd. Lacombe Hospital & Care Centre* Gateway Industries Harvie’s Glass & Mirror Independant Electric & Controls Kamwin Electrical Ltd. Lafarge Canada Inc. Gateway Mechanical Services Inc. Hawk Electric Ltd. Inland Machining Services Ltd. Karma Salon/Spa Lakewood Chevrolet Gateway Sales and Service Haystorm Industries Inline Contracting Kartunes Repair Centre Lanco Well Services Ltd. Gemco Industrial Trailers Head Hunters Innisfail Health Centre* KB Heat & AC Plumbing Lariat Power & Controls Ltd. General Truck Rentals Headquarters Salon & Day Spa Inspira Manufacturing Inc. KBM Holdings Layton Bros Construction Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital* Healy Ford Sales Integral Inc. KDL Electrical Service Inc. Company Ltd. Global Insulation Commerical Inc. Heavy Crude Hauling LP Intercare (3 Locations) Keg Restaurants Ltd. McLeod Trail Lazia’s - Christie’s Corner Global Thermoelectric Heavy Equipment Repair Inter-Hair Group Keith’s Small Engine Ltd. Lear Construction Management Gold Seal Electric Ltd. Ltd. Herbers Autobody Repair Interior Wood Ltd. Kelsey’s Restauraunt Ltd. Goldec Hamm’s Manufacturing Ledcor Group of Companies Heritage Chrysler Jeep IPM Machining (2 Locations) Ltd. (3 Locations) Heritage Inn Iron Creek Truck and Trailer Ken Krause Golden Image Hair Design Ltd. Leduc Community Hospital* Hi Way Service IVIS Inc. Kendale Truck Parts Ltd. Golden Nook Beauty Salon Lee’s Heating A/C Hi-Calibre Industries Ltd. J & J Electric Ltd. Key Largo Paint Golden Opportunity Complex Legacy Roofi ng Hidden Lakes Oilfi eld Services J and C Finishing KGH Mechanical Systems Ltd. Medical Clinic Lemieux Contracting Hiemstead Lodge J H McKenzie Contractors Kidco Construction Ltd. Good Samaritan Society Lethbridge Regional Hospital* High Energy Electric Ltd. J&M Services Killam General Hospital* (4 Locations) LH Electric Ltd. High Prairie Health Complex* J. D. Collision Ltd. (2 Locations) Killam Plumbing Goodmen Roofi ng LMT Enterprises Ltd. High River General Hospital* J. J. Welding & Sandblasting Killarney’s Irish Pub Gorilla Construction Londonderry Auto Service Towing Graham Construction (2 Locations) Highmark Machine Works J2 Electric Ltd. Kinetic Projects, Fabrication Facility Highway 13 Graham Industrial Services Ltd. CAREERS: THE NEXT GENERATION 2008 ANNUAL REPORT 25 Londonderry Dodge/Chrysler Millwoods Shepherd’s Care Centre Northwest Health Centre* Perfect Palette Painting Random Inspection & Repair Services Losness Drilling 2005 Misericordia Community Hospital* Nortrux Inc. Perfect Performance Ltd. LTC Construction Inc. Mister Transmission Norwest Construction & Perfect Score Auto Service Rangeland M & L Auto MJB Enterprises Ltd. Management Ltd. Peter Lougheed Centre* Rapid Steel Fabrication Co Inc. Maaco Collision Repair Modern Decore Carpet One NovaSask Building Contractors Inc. Peterbilt Ray Arc Welding MacLeod Place 1* Moe’s RV Service Novlan Bros. Sales Petro-Canada Oil and Gas Razor’s Edge Mall Hairstyling Morand Industries Ltd. NUSCO Northern Manufacturing Phasis Hair Read’s Contracting Ltd. Maloney Construction Morinville Auto Parts Ltd. Ltd. Phoenix Industrial Maintenance Rebel Metal Fabricators Ltd. Mane Door Hair & Nail Studio Morinville Clinic* Oaktree Custom Woodworking Ltd. Red Deer Collision Manitoulin Group of Companies Morquest Electric Ltd. OK Tire & Auto Service Piccolo Pizza & Pasta Red Deer Exhaust (2 Locations) Ltd. Moss Fabrication Ltd. Pidherney’s Red Deer Lodge Hotel and Conference Okotoks Health and Wellness Mantels Plus More Custom Mountains Edge Cycle & Sled Pinnacle International Centre Centre Woodworking Moxie’s Classic Grill (2 Locations) PJC Contracting Red Deer Valley Park Manor Care Olds Dodge Centre* Marczaks Auto Repair Ltd. Mr. Transmission (2 Locations) Players Lounge Olds Hospital & Care Centre* Reddy Automotive Inc. Marshall Brothers Construction Ltd. Mullen Trucking Ltd. Ponoka Chevrolet Ltd. Olsen Electric Redwater Health Centre* Marshall-Lee Construction Municipal District of MacKenzie Ponoka Hospital & Care Centre* Omega Industrial Supply Martin Chrysler Ltd. No. 23 Popow & Sons Body Shop Reggin Industries Orchid Rain Salon N Spa Martin Equipment Ltd. (2 Locations) Municipal District of Opportunity Portage College Reid Roofi ng Osprey Builders Ltd. Mayerthorpe Junior Senior High No. 17 (2 Locations) Power Pro Electric Reid Volker Construction Ltd. Otto’s Electric Inc. School Municipal District of Provost Prairie Roadbuilders Limited Rempel Chev-Olds Our Lady of the Rosary Hospital & Mayerthorpe Welding and Supplies Muth Electrical Management Inc. Precision Auto Body Renegade Developments Ltd. Care Centre* Nabors Production Services Precision Electrical Services Ltd. Reppsco Services Inc. Mayfi eld Inn Salon & Day Spa Overdrive Heavy Duty Service NAPA Auto Parts (2 Locations) Premiere Construction Ltd. Reside Constrution P & H MinePro Services Mayhew Builders Neil MacKinnon Mechanical Rexall Drugs (2 Locations) Prestige Railings and Stairs Ltd. Mayzes Masonry Inc. Services Ltd. Richards Quality Auto Repair P A G Automotive Services Ltd. Primetime Construction and McKinley &Taylor Netcom Communications Systems Holdings Richardson Mechanical Packrat Louie Kitchen & Bar McNally Contractors Ltd. Netook Construction Prism Production Products Richmond Road Diagnostic and Pad-Car Mechanical Ltd. McQueen Automotive Neudorf Plumbing Systems & Pro Lube Treatment Centre* Paint Medic Medicine Bottle Solutions PRO-N2 Ridgeview Autobody Ltd. Paintearth Energy Services Ltd. Medicine Hat Regional Hospital* Newalta Corporation Pronghorn Controls Ltd. Rimbey Barber Shop Palliser Chevrolet Oldsmobile Meridian Manufacturing Group Nicholsen Chevrolet Prospec Custom Woodwork Ltd. Rimbey Beauty Salon Pamco Central Services Metal Form Industries (2006) Inc. Nitro Coil Manufacturing Inc. Prottec Rimbey Ford Pamco Jiro Services Metal Structure Concepts Inc. Niwa Crane Ltd. Provost Health Centre Rimbey Implements Ltd. Panax Oil & Gas Inc. Metaltek Machining Ltd. Norcan Electric Inc. Proxy Weld Industries Rimk Industries Panther Controls Ltd. MICANN Welding Ltd. Norden Autohaus Pyramid Corporation (4 Locations) RIPA Industries Paradigm Electrical Micro Machine Shop Limited Norseman Inn Pyramid Electric River City Electric Midlite Construction Ltd. Nor-tech Systems Ltd. Parker’s CNC Machining & Riverside Machine & Welding Ltd. Manufacturing Quality HVAC Products Ltd. Midnapore Petro Canada North West Health Community* Riverview Care Centre Patco Holdings Ltd. Quick-Way Electrical (1999) Ltd. Mid-West Contracting North West Inn RJV Electrical Pattern Construction Quinn Contracting Ltd. Mike Aleman Construction Northeast Community Health Quinn Oilfi eld RLP Enterprises Centre* Peace Auto Electric Mike Baskey Contracting R and J Industries RoadRunner Equipment Ltd. Northern Lights Health Region Peace Country Health Mike’s Hi Tech Transmission R J Haly Contracting Ltd. Robco Cabinets Ltd. Northern Truck and Industrial Peace Farm Power (2 Locations) Milestones R P M Equipment Transport Ltd. Rocky Mountain House Health Centre* Supplies Ltd. Peacock Plumbing Millennium Modular Homes Ltd. Radius Mechanical Rocky’s Pizza Northgate Industries Ltd. PECO Electrical Ltd. Miller Crossing Care Centre Radway Continuing Care Centre* Rockyview General Hospital* NorthRidge Contracting Ltd. Pentagon Farm Centre Mills Machine & Welding Inc. Raffi n Electric Company Ltd. Rodono Industries Ltd. Northside Construction Ltd. (2 Locations) Milltech Millwork Ltd. Rainbow Contractors Ltd. Ron Hodgson Pontiac Buick Ltd. Northstar Painting & Decorating People’s Automotive Ltd. Rainy Day Auto Ross Ag Ltd. Ram Electric & Instrumentation Rotating Right 26 CAREERS: THE NEXT GENERATION 2008 ANNUAL REPORT Rothe and Son Concrete Southport* Syncrude Canada Ltd. Triple K Autobody WBF Enterprises Ltd. Royal Alexandra Hospital* Southside Dodge & RV Centre Syntech Enerfl ex (2 Locations) Tri-Star Controls WCG Construction RPTL Ron Prokipchuk Trucking Ltd. Spacemakers Construction T&T Power Sport Ltd. Tritan Electric & Controls Ltd. Webb’s Machinery Ltd. (2 Locations) RTS Diesel Repair & Parts Services Inc. Taber Ford Tri-Tech Compression Werner Heavy Equipment Repair Rushton Gas & Oil Equipment Spasation Taber Health Centre* Trotter & Morton Ltd. Rusty Pelican Special Metals Fabricating Ltd. TAR-IFIC Construction Ltd. Trueform Cabinets Weslar Woodworking S.K. Contracting Ltd. Spider Electric Ltd. Tarpon Energy Services TSE Steel Ltd. West Edmonton Mall Sabey Boys Construction Spikes Hair Studio TCB Welding and Machining Ltd. Turkey Track Concrete Westcal Industries Sacred Heart Community Health Split Endz Techmation Electronics Control Turple Brothers Ltd. Westfab Industries Centre* Spongberg Enterprises Limited Tecumseh Industries Ltd. TyCal Inspection Services Westock Frame & Wheel Saginaw Bakeries Ltd. St. Albert Dodge Chrysler Jeep Territorial Electric Uncle Rogers Westview Auto Repairs Salon Montage Inc. St. Anne Natural Gas Coop The Auto Shoppe Underground Hair Westview Health Centre* Salon on Sixth St. Joseph’s Auxilliary Hospital The Bethany Group Unitec Electrical Westview Primary Care Network Savage Metalworks St. Joseph’s General Hospital* The City of Edmonton University of Alberta Westward Parts Schramm’s Woodcraft Cabinets St. Mary’s Health Care Centre* The Cutting Edge Beauty Salon University of Calgary Medical Westwinds Electric Schroder Oilfi eld Service St. Mary’s Hospital The Electric Company Contractors Centre* Wetaskiwin Hospital & Care Scorpion Auto Clinic Ltd. St. Michael’s Health Group Ltd. Uptown Automotive Services Centre* Scott Lang Electric St. Theresa Hospital* The Fifth Element Salon & Spa Urlachers Construction Ltd. Whispering Pines Golf & Country Sears Canada Inc. St. Therese St. Paul Healthcare The Hair Room VAK Finishing Club Resort Sehlstrom Electrical Centre* The Loft Day Spa VanDel Ltd. Whitecap Motors Service Collision Repairs Stan Bilsky The Municipal District of Vanee Farm Centre Wiese Electrical Services Shaganappi Communitiy Health Standen’s Opportunity No. 17 Vantage Builders Wild Rose Auto Body Centre* Star Mechanical The Tire Warehouse Vector Electric & Controls Wild Spirit Homes Shamrock Valley Enterprises Ltd. Starks Plumbing Heating & Thibeault Masonry Ltd. Vegreville Glass & Mirror William Holbrook & Associates HVAC Contractors She Mann’s Styling Electrical Thornhill Community Health Venta Care Centre Williams Chrysler Jeep Shear Perfection Starland County Centre* Vermilion Health Centre* Will’s Welding Shear Waves Hair Design Stettler Dodge & RV Ltd. Thornton Electric Vertigo Hair Company Wilmar Implement Co. Shell Canada Ltd. (3 Locations) Stettler Hospital & Care Centre* Timber Wolf Truss Verve Salon and Spa Ltd. Windmill Mechanical Services Shelladams II Steve’s Automotive Service Timber-Tech Stairs Vic’s Car Care Windsor Ford Sales Shellbar Mechanical Steve’s Taping Ltd. Timberwolf Construction & Viking Health Centre* Insulation Wing Kei Care Centre Shepherd’s Care Kensington Strathmore District Health Viking Installations Ltd. Services* Tinstar Heating & Ventilation Ltd. Winterhawk Ent. Provost Ltd. Shocker Concrete Village Square Community Health Shoppers Drug Mart Stroh’s Custom Collision Ltd. TNT Instrumentation Inc. Centre* Winwood Construction Shunda Consulting & Construction Strome Service Tofi eld Auto Body Vinny’s Contracting Services Inc. Wm. J. Cadzow Lac La Biche Healthcare Centre* Management Ltd. Strongco Limited Partnership Tolko Industries Ltd. Vipond Fire Protection Wolf Creek Golf Course Simonet Woodworking Stuart Olson Contracting Inc. Tony Romas (2 Locations) Vogue Woodwork & Renovations Woodcraft Design Ltd. Simplex Grinnell (3 Locations) Sturgeon Community Health Tornado Technologies Inc. Wades Plumbing and Heating Centre Woodridge Ford LIncoln Ltd. SInclair Electric Ltd. Total Fabrication Wagner’s Automotive Sturgeon Community Hospital* X-Treme Energy Group Inc. Sobeys Transwest Mining Systems Wahl Construction Inc. Sturgeon Composite High School Youville Home Soderberg Electric Ltd. Treetech Contracting Ltd. Wainwright Health Centre* Stylistics Hair Group Zeltec Systems Some Beach TriAg Implements Ltd. Waiward Steel Fabricators Ltd. Sulzer Pumps Inc. Zwak Construction Somerset Construction Tri-City Contracting Ltd. Warrens Autobody Summit Machining & Welding Ltd. Zwierkowski Contracting Sorrentino’s Bistro-Bar Trimen Electric Waterloo Ford South Calgary Health Centre* Suncor Energy Inc. Trinity Hair Studio South Rock Ltd. Sundre Hospital & Care Centre* Sunset Diner South Tech Auto * Facilities listed in the nine regional health authorities: Aspen Regional Health, Calgary Health Region, Capital Health, Chinook Regional Health South Terrace Continuing Care Supercuts (3 Locations) Authority, David Thompson Regional Health Authority, East Central Health, Northern Lights Health Region, Palliser Health Region and Peace Country Health. Southland International Trucks Superior Trenching Ltd. Southland Transportation Ltd. Switzer Group CAREERS: THE NEXT GENERATION 2008 ANNUAL REPORT 27 OUR INVESTORS

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28 CAREERS: THE NEXT GENERATION 2008 ANNUAL REPORT BENEFACTOR ($20,000 – $44,999) Cardinal Coach Lines Labbe-Leech Interiors Ltd. Calgary Board of Education Carefree Coach & RV Landscape Alberta Nursery Trades Association Canadian Fertilizers Limited Casca Electric Ltd. Laurie Russell Edmonton Public Schools Cessco Fabrication & Engineering Ltd. LMT Enterprises Ltd. Enerfl ex Systems Ltd. Christina Laidlaw Lorraine Anderton Finning Collins Industries Ltd. MVG Associates Inc. Fortis Alberta Coram Construction NAIT Health Sciences Association of Alberta Dee – Jay Plumbing & Heating Ltd. Peco Electrical Ltd. Kathy & Eric Newell Electrical Contractors Association of Alberta Quinn Contracting Ltd. L. Roberts Enterprises Finning (Canada) Red Arrow Merit Contractors Association Fountain Tire Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo Motor Dealers’ Association of Alberta/Calgary Greatwest Kenworth Ltd. Shannon & Doran Jones Motor Dealers Association/Edmonton Motor Gunthrie Mechanical Services Ltd. Tarpon Energy Services Inc. Dealers Association H. Wilson Industries Ltd. Territorial Electric Ltd. Telus Community Foundation Imperial Oil - Kearl Oil Sands Project The Boreal Management Group Wild Rose Foundation Ironworkers Local 720 The Neigel Family Janet Pearce Toppem Business Solutions FRIENDS (UP TO $19,999) Janet Riopel TSE Steel Alberta Construction Association Jerat Enterprises Vera B. Saunders Alberta Construction Safety Association Jerry & Pat Heck Waterous Power Systems ALGOR Enterprises Jetco Mechanical Ltd. World Skills Calgary 2009 Bunch Welding KAPA CAREER CONSULTING Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Ken Saunders Indicates membership to the Futures Circle. The Futures Circle District No.1 members are investors who have contributed $500 + for a period of 5 years.

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