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Canola oil hits the dust

Encana pilots the use of canola-based dust suppressant with promising results outside Dawson Creek, British Columbia.

Subjects: Innovation

Partnership gets students to work

Encana makes a positive, long-term impact at Arrupe Jesuit High School's Corporate Work Study Program with the donation of a new 42-passenger compressed natural gas bus.

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Subjects: Natural gas, Community

Natural gas focus of future business leaders

Encana engaged Simon Fraser University MBA students to discuss British Columbia's economic and sustainability goals. Students focused on understanding evolving natural gas markets and explored the potential of natural gas as an alternate fuel in the transportation sector and for power generation.

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Subjects: Natural gas

Supporting a pathway to water quality

Encana funds an interactive wetlands demonstration area as part of the Wyoming State Fairground's innovative “Pathway to Water Quality” exhibit.

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Subjects: Environment, Community

Bringing hope to Ronald McDonald House

Because of a three-year commitment by Encana, Ronald McDonald House of Southern Alberta was able to introduce Ashaa new therapy dog into its program.

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Subjects: Community

Innovations seek to reduce emissions

Encana is conducting pilot projects in its Wyoming operations to help reduce emissions and improve local air quality by testing condensate stabilization systems.

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Subjects: Innovation

Courtesy matters at Horn River Camp

Encana's Horn River Camp staff demonstrated why we are good neighbour in our operating communities by extending hospitality to nine firefighter's after they spent the day battling a nearby forest fire.

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Subjects: Community

Tackling violence against women in B.C.

Encana is helping tackle violence against women in B.C. by partnering with the B.C. Lions and the Ending Violence Association of BC for their “Be More Than A Bystander” campaign.

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Subjects: Community

Shoring up support for wetlands

Encana supports water education and wetlands conservation with Ducks Unlimited Canada through Project Webfoot and Collins Wetland Conservation Project.

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Subjects: Environment and Community

Race Against Hunger crosses finish line a winner

Encana saddled up with the World Professional Chuckwagon Association (WPCA) in the Race Against Hunger again in 2011. The program, now in its second year, raises food, funds and awareness for food banks during summer months when donations are typically fewer despite constant community need.

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Subjects: Community

Innovation and community involvement converge

Staff from Encana's U.S. operations volunteered with Groundwork Denver to gather information for a baseline watershed inventory of Bear Creek Park in southwest Denver.

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Subjects: Our People, Environment

Women's Network fosters collaboration and professional growth

On March 8, 2011, the Encana Women's Network was launched to foster cross-boarder collaboration, networking, mentoring and professional growth for women in the company aspiring to be in leadership roles.

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Subjects: Our People

Pond replacement project no middle-of-the road solution

A new project, supported by Encana’s Environmental Innovation Fund, to replace a water storage pond with storage tanks in the company’s Western Colorado operations will provide a number of environmental benefits.

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Subjects: Innovation

CAREstruction puts staff ingenuity to test in support of food bank

Encana staff went head-to-head by transforming canned food into creative sculptures at the Encana Cares Campaign CAREstruction competition in support of the Calgary Inter-Faith Food Bank this October.

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Subjects: Our People, Community

Reclamation project creates wetland habitat

In an innovative reclamation project, Encana is successfully converting an abandoned well site into a sustainable wetland to establish a suitable grizzly bear habitat.

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Subjects: Innovation, Environment

Leading by example with new CNG station

New fueling station in southern Alberta highlights natural gas as a transportation solution.

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Subjects: Natural gas

Making a difference. Together.

Encana employees continue to enrich the communities where we live and work by donating more than $1.6 million dollars during our 2011 Encana Cares Annual Campaign in October.

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Subjects: Our People, Community

Industrial hygienists help anticipate workplace hazards

As part of our commitment to a safe and healthy workplace, our USA Division hired an industrial hygienist, Tim Hicks, in 2010. This proactive approach helps us to anticipate and identify any potential workplace hazards which could affect the well-being of workers and communities. From there, the hazards are evaluated and controlled to minimize or eliminate potential impacts.

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Subjects: Health & Safety

Encana introduces online health hazard training

Training our staff about potential health hazards encountered in the workplace is an important part of our Occupational Health Program. Due to the diverse and often remote areas in which we operate, delivering hazard-specific training to field workers can sometimes pose significant challenges.

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Subjects: Health & Safety

EH&S Management System training available for all staff

All of our staff have a role to play in our environmental, health and safety performance. Ethos, our Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) Management System contributes to our long-term success and sustainability by helping us meet and surpass our environment, health and safety obligations and manage our EH&S risks.

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Subjects: Health & Safety

The PEAK of success

PEAK Leadership is a unique and intense 12-month program, where leaders enhance their skills in planning, risk mitigation, coaching and change management.

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Subjects: Our People

Employee survey results place Encana above most of its North American peers

In 2011, we issued an employee survey to provide indicators of employee engagement and enablement, and to compare our 2011 findings to previous benchmarks, energy industry performance and overall North American averages.

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Subjects: Our People

Demonstrating the value of continuous emissions monitoring

With the help of the Environmental Innovation Fund, our Canadian Division has successfully piloted technology that provides continuous emissions surveillance. Between May 26, 2009 and July 15, 2010, our Hussar Crowfoot Gas Plant near Drumheller was monitored with air detection and ranging (Airdar) technology. Airdar uses several strategically-placed measuring devices to detect methane and non-methane hydrocarbon concentrations in the air.

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Subjects: Innovation

Underbalanced drilling project reduces flaring by 85 percent

Our corporate culture mandates that we challenge ourselves to be environmentally sensitive in our day-to-day operations. A recent project in the Jean Marie formation in northeastern British Columbia has allowed us to make some great strides in advancing the technical understanding of how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in some drilling operations.

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Subjects: Innovation

Valve conversion proves valuable for the environment

With the help of our Environmental Innovation Fund, our South Piceance field operations team in Colorado has successfully converted approximately 500 high-bleed valves to their low-bleed, environmentally-friendly counterparts.

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Subjects: Innovation

Energy Camp Louisiana engages the stakeholders of tomorrow

With a grant from Encana's U.S. subsidiary, Energy Camp Louisiana is helping local students learn about energy careers and the vital role of energy exploration and production in northwest Louisiana.

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Subjects: Community

Partnership with Trout Unlimited helps safeguard water

As part of our commitment to protecting water resources, we entered into a new partnership with Trout Unlimited Canada to support the conservation group's Yellow Fish Road Program.

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Subjects: Community

Youth celebrate National Aboriginal Achievement Awards

Our support helped a group of Aboriginal youth attend the National Aboriginal Achievement Awards ceremony in Edmonton on March 11, 2010. The attendees, enrolled in Susa Creek School in Grande Cache, Alberta, ranged from grades eight to twelve.

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Subjects: Community

Encana, GO3 Foundation help build global ozone database

We have partnered with the Global Ozone (GO3) Foundation to bring a new and collaborative educational opportunity to the next generation of scientists and environmental thinkers.

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Subjects: Community

Debolt facility provides alternative to surface water sources

The Debolt Water Treatment Plant arose out of a 50-50 joint venture between Encana and Apache to jointly develop a portion of the Horn River Basin in northeastern British Columbia.

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Subjects: Environment

Caring about water in Colorado

Since 2003, we have used an extensive water treatment and distribution system to support drilling and well completion operations in Colorado's Piceance Basin. During this same period, the South Piceance Basin team began an ambitious effort to close approximately 180 historic and active pits containing drill cuttings and completion flowback water, the last of which were closed in early 2011.

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Subjects: Environment

Companies voluntarily disclose U.S. hydraulic fracturing components

Several oil and gas companies - including Encana's U.S. subsidiary - have agreed to voluntarily disclose fluid components used in U.S. hydraulic fracturing operations online at fracfocus.org. FracFocus is a joint project of the Ground Water Protection Council and the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission.

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Subjects: Environment

Colorado's Clean Air-Clean Jobs Act: A model for other states

In 2010, we played a significant role in securing passage of the Clean Air - Clean Jobs Act (House Bill 1365) in the Colorado Legislature. The act, signed into law in the spring by then-Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, was landmark legislation for the state and the country.

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Subjects: Environment

Using natural gas to reduce emissions, one rig at a time

Bi-fuel technology that allows equipment to run on diesel and natural gas simultaneously is achieving greenhouse gas reductions and cost savings in our Canadian Division.

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Subjects: Environment, Natural gas

Renewed commitment to business education program for Aboriginal youth

Our Aboriginal Relations team seeks to support economic growth in the First Nations communities and cultures where we do business. Through our support of educational bursaries, we're also helping to train the Aboriginal business leaders of tomorrow.

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Subjects: Community

Back to school backpacks

We joined the Children’s Advocacy Center of Collin County in supporting its Back to School Fair. This program provides young victims of abuse and neglect with the tools and assets to attend classes.

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Subjects: Community

Rigged for safety

Encana's commitment to safety created a reason to celebrate for the North Rockies team. As of December 15, 2011, Ensign rig 129 in Wyoming's Jonah field had operated 1,490 days (just over four years) without a recordable incident.

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Subjects: Community

San Augustine County Wi-Fi and laptop initiative

We are assisting the San Augustine County in East Texas with funding that will go toward the creation of a Wi-Fi network that will cover the County Courthouse and city square areas, as part of the community’s Vision 20/20 Initiative. Residents can use the Wi-Fi network free-of-charge.

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Subjects: Community

Franklin Habitat for Humanity

Our East Texas employees are taking a hands-on approach to a Community Investment program by supporting the Franklin Habitat for Humanity organization. Not only are we funding the construction of the group’s newest home, but our employees and contractors teamed up for several volunteer work days.

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Subjects: Community

Chisholm Trail Red Cross

A recent grant from Encana will help to ensure the Chisholm Trail Red Cross will continue to provide critical response during times of hardship for local residents. The chapter’s response activities range from water services to emergency response for victims including food, shelter and clothing. Additionally, the chapter provides resources and tools critical to the recovery process.

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Subjects: Community

County Fairs and Youth Livestock Auctions

Our East Texas team participated in County Fairs and Youth Livestock Auctions in areas including Freestone County, Leon County, Robertson County, San Augustine County and Shelby County in the past year.

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Subjects: Community

Supporting local community centre

In 2011, we were proud to support the Springville Community Center in Coushatta with renovations and equipment to provide after school and weekend activities for area youth through the addition of computer labs, sports facilities, playground equipment, learning centers and community meeting spaces.

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Subjects: Community

A Jurassic spark of funds, knowledge

We are supporting the new Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum in more ways than one. The museum, a state-of-the-art facility off Highway 43 near Wembley, will house interactive displays and exhibits dedicated to paleontology and natural resources of the Peace Country area including natural gas development.

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Subjects: Community

Toy Mountain soars to new heights

The 17th annual Toy Mountain campaign was a soaring success, collecting 4000 more toys and gifts in 2011 than in 2010! More than 34,000 gifts were distributed by The Salvation Army in the Calgary area in time for Christmas morning, bringing joy to thousands of children in disadvantaged families.

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Subjects: Community

Putting our investment under the microscope

In 2010, Encana committed $5 million to the University of Wyoming's (UW) School of Energy Resources, a cutting-edge research and collaboration facility. The rewards of this investment became evident in January 2012 with the installation of the most advanced high-resolution 3D X-ray microscope available.

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Subjects: Community

Encana opens the first liquefied natural gas fueling station in Louisiana

In what is a first for both Encana and the State of Louisiana, a public liquefied natural gas fueling station was opened February 24 at The Relay Station, located in Frierson in DeSoto Parish.

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Subjects: Natural gas

Creating smiles at Children's Medical Center in Plano, Texas

The Children's Medical Center at Legacy in Plano, Texas has expanded its dental rehabilitation program with a $100,000 donation from Encana.

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Subjects: Community

Techsploration: empowering young women in science, trades and technology

This Halifax-based program is encouraging young women to pursue careers in a number of technical fields.

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Subjects: Community

Recognized as one of Alberta's top employers

Encana has been recognized as one of Alberta's Top 55 Employers as an exceptional place to work.

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Subjects: Our People

Walking the talk on natural gas

We continue to walk the talk in terms of demonstrating the viability of natural gas as a transportation fuel alternative.

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Subjects: Natural Gas

Resource play hub approach continues to optimize efficiencies

Encana's resource play hubs continue to create operational efficiencies and lower costs.

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Subjects: Innovation

Reducing our surface water needs

In the Farmington area of northeastern British Columbia, we are proposing the development of facilities to access unutilized water from deep underground as the primary source of water for our development needs in the area.

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Subjects: Environment

What's the risk Wally

Safety is a core value at Encana. We continuously work with our employees, contractors, service providers and the communities where we operate to find new ways to improve our safety performance.

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Subjects: Health & Safety

Camp Recycling: not a place, a practice

Encana's camps in the Horn River Basin are working to reduce their environmental impact by finding new ways to recycle.

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Subjects: Health & Safety

Encana donates $500,000 to the Alberta Children's Hospital

Encana is proud to support the expansion of the Calgary hospital’s KidSIM Human Patient Simulation program.

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Subjects: Community

Rockin' in the classroom

Encana's Resthaven Property team brings its geological show n' tell to a Grand Cache school.

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Subjects: Community

Giving sick kids what they need most – family

Encana shows its support with a $300,000 donation to Canada's newest Ronald McDonald House in Red Deer, Alberta.

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Subjects: Community

Encana sponsors the Calgary Fire Department's new canine recruit

For the next five years Encana will proudly support Honey, who alongside her human partner Brad McDonald, will be a valuable tool in fire scene investigations.

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Subjects: Community

Wetlands reclamation area attracts new friends

An innovative Encana project to create a sustainable wetland area on a former lease site is getting some interesting animal visitors after its first winter.

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Subjects: Environment

Plensa sculpture installations begin at THE BOW

Calgary soon joins the ranks of London, Chicago, Dubai and Tokyo as the installation of commissioned sculptures by one of the world's foremost sculptors, Jaume Plensa, begins at the foot of THE BOW.

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Subjects: Our People

Encana's Calgary staff join local food banks in the Race Against Hunger

Encana's third annual Race Against Hunger staff BBQ raised more than $9,600 and filled 28 boxes of food (approximately 2,800 pounds) for the Calgary Inter-faith Food Bank.

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Subjects: Our People

Simulated for success: Supporting B.C.'s Northern Lights College

Encana has joined other industry partners to help create a simulated well site training facility at Northern Light College's Fort St. John campus.

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Subjects: Community

Our water management strategy

In this two-minute video learn about Encana’s water management strategy and how it uses and protects this valuable resource.

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Subjects: Environment

Supporting energy research in the Bay of Fundy

Encana is helping the Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) in its important and innovative tidal energy project in the Bay of Fundy.

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Subjects: Innovation

Encana raises more than $100,000 with Race Against Hunger summer campaign

Now in its third year, this charity partnership with the World Professional Chuckwagon Association raises food and funds for local food banks in 6 of our Canadian operating communities.

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Subjects: Community

$1,000,000 gift to YouthLink Calgary will help keep kids safe

This investment in the YouthLink Calgary Police Interpretive Centre will see new classroom and learning programs named for Encana.

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Subjects: Community

Natural Gas-Powered Vehicles: Driving towards a cleaner energy future

More than 100 people hit the road in natural gas-powered vehicles at Encana's first-ever Canadian Ride and Drive event hosted by Encana in Strathmore, Alberta October 16, 2012

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Subjects: Natural gas

New technology captures vent gas for use as fuel and reduces greenhouse gas emissions

Encana was recently awarded a $2.4 million grant from the Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCEMC) Corporation of Alberta for a "Vent Gas Capture for Engine Fuel Use" program using Slipstream technology developed by REM Technology Inc.

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Subjects: Innovation

Working with Crime Stoppers to end copper theft in Alberta

Encana is partnering with other industry stakeholders to help combat this growing problem.

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Subjects: Community

An interactive learning experience for Alberta students

Educating students on the dynamics of the energy industry with field visits.

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Subjects: Our People

Inspiring places and spaces: unveiling Wonderland

A stunning piece from renowned sculptor Jaume Plensa is now in place in front of THE BOW, Encana's head office in Calgary.

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Subjects: Community

Shipping supplies to Deep Panuke

This series of 6 photograph show how supplies are delivered to and from our offshore project in the waters off of Nova Scotia.

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Subjects: Natural gas

Promoting natural gas vehicles and community in Louisiana

This compressed natural gas van will be used by the Friendship House to support its after school and community service projects.

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Subjects: Community

Engaging students in science through 'Geology in a Box'

"Geology in a Box" is a relatively simple way to introduce geology and geophysics in the classroom.

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Subjects: Community

Proud to be a part of Hockey Day in Gleichen, Alberta

It was a sunny day on the ice for kids who participated in the fourth annual Hockey Day in GA in Gleichen, Alberta on February 9.

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Subjects: Our People

Race Against Hunger 2013 kicks-off: Longtime volunteer proud to make a difference

The 4th annual Encana campaign to support local food banks in our operating communities begins with volunteers like Francine Longpre in place.

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Subjects: Our People

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