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NEWS FROM AROUND THE BUSINESS...

In remembrance of a fellow worker

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With our deepest regrets, on Sunday, April 20, Shane Daye, 27, was
Suncor’s Employee and
severely injured in the upgrading complex at our Oil Sands base plant Family Assistance Program is a counselling and support
operations. He was transported to the local hospital where he was service that provides
conidential, professional
pronounced deceased. No other employees were injured.
assistance to employees
and their eligible family
members. Visit the Core
A seven-year Suncor employee, Shane was an for information.
Mark Little, EVP,
instrumentation technician and had recently earned
Upstream. “Our thoughts

his journeyman electrician ticket. Born and raised in and prayers go out to loved ones during this extremely
Fort McMurray, Shane was an avid athlete who loved dificult time.”

hockey, baseball and golf. He was recognized by many
as a cherished friend, and was well known for having a Alberta Occupational Health and Safety is
investigating. An Oil Sands task force has also been
great sense of humour.
struck to refocus, reinforce and renew our
As the family grieves the loss of their son and commitment to safety.

brother, Shane will be remembered as a positive force
in the lives of many. "This is devastating news and a For more on this story, read the Q&A with
Shane Daye
tragic loss for family, friends and co-workers,” says
Mark Little on P. 6.

A planting spree in Indspire an inspiring event

northern Alberta
We want to help build strong Aboriginal communities, and for these
communities to share in the beneits from the energy industry. That's part of

the reason why we sponsor the Indspire Awards, which represent the
We planted 35,540 highest honour the Indigenous community bestows upon its own achievers.
trees on reclaimed In
This year, the awards were held in Winnipeg on March 21. Suncor hosted
Situ leases in 2013
and aim to plant 25 youth and 12 chaperones from Aboriginal communities near our
operations to take part in the festivities. We hope they will be ‘Indspired’ to
another 60,000 this
year. “In the past, we stay in school and become leaders in their community. In addition to the
awards, the youth attended an education day at post-secondary schools in
relied on those areas
to regenerate the area and a Suncor-sponsored luncheon with the 2014 award recipients.
The awards will air on Global on May 9 and the Aboriginal Peoples
naturally,” says
logistics Television Network on May 10. Make sure you tune in.

superintendent
Brian Watson. But

that took up to
10 years and new

regulations require re-vegetation within four years. The new approach is

called Faster Forests. It’s being carried out through Canada’s Oil Sands
Innovation Alliance (COSIA), and involves delivering gardeners to lease sites

via helicopter. Once there, they replant a one-acre area in about four hours
before lying to the next location. Melinda Mamer, senior advisor, land &

reclamation, says a similar COSIA replanting program in the mining sector The Indspire Awards included some
also promotes overall biodiversity.
fun and games for participants.