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Canmore Alberta – Moonlight illuminates the Devonian section on the 2,685m peak of Mount Lawrence Additional copies of the RESERVOIR are available Grassi in the eastern Canadian Rockies.The Palliser Formation is the predominant cliff-forming unit at the top at the CSPG office for $3.00. of the mountain with Mississippian and Cambrian (Rundle Thrust) section below. Photo by Mark Dzikowski. 3 EXECUTIVE COMMENT A MESSAGE FROM THE SERVICE DIRECTOR PRESIDENT Craig Lamb wants and needs of the membership. Husky Energy The ultimate goal is to encourage every Tel: 750-1499 geologist to join by showing them the [email protected] advantages of becoming members of the CSPG. Your participation in the latest VICE PRESIDENT membership survey will help in this manner, Jeff Packard so please take the time to submit your Burlington Resources Canada responses. Kim McLean, our Corporate Tel:260-8041 Fax: 269-8285 Relations Manager, has done an outstanding [email protected] job over the last year increasing both corporate membership and revenue PAST PRESIDENT generated from the Reservoir. Think about John Hogg bringing your company on as a corporate EnCana Corporation Well, here I am again writing to you, the member, if they have not already done so.As Tel:645-2533 Fax: 645-2453 [email protected] members, this time as Services Director – my I mentioned in my last comment in October new position on the new executive. Over the and John Hogg mentioned in his January FINANCE DIRECTOR years I have learned that the only thing that is comment, the need to attract young Pauline Chung constant in this industry is change. First of all professionals to this industry is so important Burlington Resources Canada I would like to welcome on board the new and necessary. I know I’ve said this before, Tel:260-1713 Fax: 260-1160 members of the executive, and thank the past but I’m going to say it again: Remember when [email protected] executive for their time and contributions to you were a budding geologist right out of another successful year. With the new school, how it was not always easy to get that ASSISTANT FINANCE DIRECTOR executive, we have another talented group of first job. In an industry that demands Allan Schink individuals ready to take on new challenges, education and experience, your ‘two years Berland Exploration and I look forward to a busy and productive experience required’ is sometimes difficult Tel:770-2002 Fax: 770-2051 year ahead. I am especially looking forward to to obtain. If you can help even one geologist [email protected] working again with the new Assistant get that first job, it will make our profession Services Director,Astrid Arts. Having worked that much stronger.We are all aware of the PROGRAM DIRECTOR with Astrid on previous committees, I know imminent retirement wave that has already Lavern Stasiuk she’s a person that makes things happen. started and will continue to escalate in the GSC – Calgary After being on the executive for the last year, geosciences. As a result, the need to attract Tel:292-7000 I realize even more what is involved in young people to study the geosciences has [email protected] running an organization of this size and never been stronger. Please encourage scope. In addition to the executive and young geologists to join the CSPG under ASSISTANT PROGRAM DIRECTOR volunteers, we could not have done this your sponsorship. Doug Hamilton EnCana Corporation without the help of our capable office staff, Tel:290-3193 Fax: 290-3129 Tim, Deanna, Jaime, Lori, and Kim.Thank you! Another responsibility under Services is to [email protected] help coordinate the various committees As I write this article, we have just finished that handle social events such as the golf SERVICE DIRECTOR our Volunteer Recognition Luncheon and tournaments, hockey and squash tournaments, Wayne Dwyer our Annual Awards Dinner. I would like to and the 10K road race. These committees Anadarko Canada congratulate the award winners and thank are always looking for volunteers and Tel:231-0339 all the volunteers for their hard work over sponsors to help make these events a [email protected] the last year. continuing success. If you can assist in this area, please contact a committee member ASSISTANT SERVICE DIRECTOR Volunteer recognition and awards are just or myself. Astrid Arts part of the Services function, which also ConocoPhillips Canada oversees all services that are non-technical in In closing, I cannot stress enough the Tel:233-3049 nature. We now have strong Volunteer importance of encouraging and supporting [email protected] Management and Awards Committees in our up-coming geologists, and the need for place to help fill the needs of the various volunteers in our organization. Take this COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR other committees within the Society and to opportunity to give back to your society, Ashton Embry address and improve volunteer recognition. enhance your networking skills, and build GSC - Calgary your network by volunteering with the Tel:292-7125 Fax: 292-4961 The other main functions include Membership, CSPG. Many thanks to all those who have [email protected] – both individual and corporate – Social helped make my committee and the society Events, Public Affairs, and Corporate Relations. a success. Our membership committee’s main goals are Wayne Dwyer to increase membership and to identify the Services Director 5 Sometimes things change for the better. 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