Health & Welfare

Husky is proud to provide support to a wide range of health and welfare groups that address important health and social issues.  On Canada’s East Coast, Husky Energy donated $750,000 to the Easter Seals House in St. John's, an accessible recreational facility for children with disabilities in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Husky also committed $400,000 to the Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Care Foundation in St. John’s Newfoundland in support of a new four-dimensional CT simulator, which will allow cancer care teams to enhance the accuracy of radiation treatment planning. Husky’s pledge of $1.5 million to the Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation will support research in child health.  In 2008, Husky donated $1,000,000 to the Calgary Health Trust Reach! campaign to establish the Husky Energy Research Program for the Early Detection of Cardiovascular Risk.  This program will help raise awareness of cardiovascular disease and bring together researchers to help develop a preventative health care strategy.  In 2007, Husky Energy announced $500,000 in support of the Society for Treatment of Autism in Calgary towards renovating and customizing a care centre for children with serious forms of autism.  Husky donated $100,000 to the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation towards four state-of-the-art heart monitors that will help doctors evaluate and treat the cardio-respiratory condition of young patients entering the Emergency Department.

The Company has also been an active supporter of agencies that provide emergency shelters and programs for the homeless, disabled, seniors, and youths at risk. Some of Husky’s 2008 partners include:

• Alberta Children’s Hospital
• Calgary Distress Centre
• Calgary Inter-Faith Food Bank
• Calgary Women’s Emergency Shelter
• Calgary HandiBus Association
• Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation AB/NWT
• Canadian Cancer Society
• Canadian Diabetes Association
• Cerebral Palsy Association
• Children’s Cottage Society
• Fort St. John Hospital Foundation
• L’Arche Calgary
• Linkages (formerly Friends of Seniors)
• Lloydminster Handi-van Society
• Lloydminster Regional Health Foundation
• Make a Wish Foundation
• Society for Treatment of Autism
• Stollery Children's Hopsital Foundation
• Vera Perlin Society

Recognition and Awards

Husky received a number of awards and recognitions for its contributions to health and welfare including:

• In recognition of Husky Energy’s $750,000 donation to the Easter Seals Newfoundland and Labrador, the new facility will be known as Husky Energy Easter Seals House. The new state-of-the-art facility will benefit more than 1,500 children with physical disabilities across the province.
• The Husky Energy Centre for Autism was named in recognition of Husky’s lead donor gift to support the Centre. Husky’s $500,000 donation was used to help renovate and customize the Centre to meet the specific needs of children with serious forms of autism.