Community Initiatives

Husky is committed to improving the quality of life in the communities where it operates.

These initiatives have included:

• STARS Foundation in Alberta, for support toward two new aircraft to increase the outreach of STARS, as well as support for two portable airborne ultrasound machines
• Support for the Cold Lake Energy Centre, to help establish a children's activity centre, an indoor playground and care facility where parents can bring their children to be supervised while they participate in events at the centre
• The Kids Help Phone, to help more children access reliable information and counselling
• The Sir William Coaker Heritage Foundation in St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador, to help continue its mission to preserve the historic district of Port Union, North America's only union-built community, and the legacy of Sir William Coaker, an integral figure in the social and political history of Newfoundland & Labrador

Aboriginal

Husky is committed to building sustainable relationships with Aboriginal Education Awards Program in areas where it operates.

The Company's success in working with Aboriginal communities and sustaining relationships is based on three pillars: promoting education, supporting community wellness initiatives and fostering economic development.

Husky believes academic success leads to improved career opportunities and positive impacts on the current and future generations of Aboriginal people. To support this, its Aboriginal Education Awards Program assists Aboriginal people in achieving career success by encouraging the pursuit of advanced education. The program provides bursaries each year to Aboriginal students pursuing high school upgrading, and post-secondary education related to the oil and natural gas sector.

Environment

Husky supports a variety of environmental initiatives that reflect its commitment to responsible corporate citizenship and environmental stewardship.

It has strategically partnered with several groups and organizations dedicated to the conservation of habitat, biodiversity and the reintroduction of endangered species in Western Canada.

Select Husky environmental initiatives include:

• The Husky Endangered Species Reintroduction Program at the Calgary Zoo's Centre for Conservation Research. With the Company’s support, researchers have re-populated endangered species including the:
  
  
  • Burrowing Owl
  • Black-Footed Ferret
  • Black-Tailed Prairie Dog
  • Northern Leopard Frog
  • Swift Fox
  • Vancouver Island Marmot
  • Whooping Crane
  
  
• Duck's Unlimited Canada's community-based conservation projects across Canada. Husky has supported restoration of more than 300 acres of wetlands land waterfowl habitat in northern Alberta, near Cold Lake
• In the Atlantic Region, the Company has helped the Bowring Park Foundation revitalize its fountain pond, used to help support environmental education programs with local schools and community groups
• A partnership with Alberta Ecotrust Foundation, a leader in building partnerships to create sustainable environmental benefits in our communities
• At the Jumpingpound Demonstration Forest, Husky has partnered with Inside Education to support a program that provides educational field trips for Calgary-area schoolchildren
• Support of native seed development through the Alberta Research Council; new seed species are used to reclaim Husky leases and help return native plant species to the ecosystem
• Husky's Habitat Conservation Program has helped develop a new scallop habitat at the head of Placentia Bay in North Harbour, Newfoundland & Labrador, as well as an artificial rock reef to provide habitat for juvenile fish