CAREERS: The Next Generation hosted the Annual Stakeholder Celebration on February 22, 2006 to recognize investors and partners who have helped build strong, vibrant communities where youth develop their paths to career success.

As we enter our tenth year of operations, key sponsors, industry leaders, and community stakeholders gathered at an event hosted by Mount Royal College in Calgary to commemorate CAREERS’ milestone successes and valuable partnerships.

Because so much of the work we do relies upon champion supporters, we chose this opportunity to present each of our milestone investors with an Inukshuk sculpture. The Inukshuk is the perfect symbol to express our relationships with our supporters because it represents leadership and the significance of establishing direction in an organization. It also represents the significance of team work and community spirit.

CAREERS' President and CEO Janet Riopel presents Board Chair Eric Newell with the first Eric P. Newell Award of Excellence for his tireless volunteer contributions to CAREERS over the past 10 years. This award begins a new tradition of annually recognizing key volunteers or supporters of CAREERS. Eric and Kathy Newell were also recognized for their financial support of CAREERS. 

Cathy Glover, Manager of Suncor Energy Foundation, Suncor Energy, 10 years of support.

 

Syncrude Canada Ltd. was recognized at the event for 10 years of support.

Enerflex Systems' Chairman, President and CEO, John Aldred, five years of support. Mr. Aldred also accepted recognition for his support through his CADMUS Fund.

ATCO Electric's President Sett Policicchio, eight years of support.

Roy Steinhauer, National Manager Aboriginal Affairs, on behalf of the Imperial Oil Foundation, seven years of support.

Jerry Heck, Jericho Enterprises, five years of support.

Lane Wells, Director of Aboriginal Stakeholder Relations, on behalf of BP Canada, for support of CAREERS' Aboriginal Youth Initiative for five years.

Bob Demcoe, Vice President Administration Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc., five years of support.

Guest speakers Sean Bellerose, a second-year motorcycle mechanic apprentice in High Level, and Mary Gramson, Sean's employer and owner of Northern Services Ltd., accept a thank-you gift.