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APEGA PERMIT HOLDERS THINK GREEN In the fall 2017 PEG , we shone a light on the inclusion of the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary on the annual Canada’s Greenest Employers list. Organized annually by Mediacorp Canada, the competition honours employers that have shown their commitment to environmental leadership. Some of our corporate permit holders also made the list: DIALOG EllisDon Corporation Hatch Ltd. Hemmera Envirochem Inc. Siemens Canada Limited Symcor Inc. TELUS Corporation WalterFedy Each employer was considered for its presence and success in green initiatives, its involvement in sustainable programs, and its success at aligning brand awareness with environmental practices. Mediacorp Canada also scours the nation every year to compile Canada’s Top 100 Employers. Innovation and improvement are always buzzwords for employers, but there’s another one that’s often just as important: retention. More and more, employers are going to great lengths to entice and retain their staff, and their efforts are not going unnoticed. Judges this year looked at physical workplace, atmosphere, benefits, time off, communication, per- formance management, training and development, and community involvement. Organizations were also held up to others in their field to determine who comes out on top. The following permit holders received mention in the 2018 awards:
CALGARY ENGINEER LANDS ON A MORE TERRESTRIAL CONNCECTION TO MARS ONE Four years ago, Calgarian Zac Trolley, P.Eng. , was shortlisted for an interplanetary adventure. Its end goal was that he’d become part of the Mars One initiative— changing his address to the Red Planet and helping establish a permanent colony. A trip home would not be in the cards, so to call it a life-changing adventure is an understatement. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on
who you ask), Mr. Trolley won’t be making his dream voyage. But he is expressing his passion in a different other venues. Mr. Trolley is sharing his knowledge and excitement of space exploration with the young way: speaking in earthbound schools and
DIDN’T MATT DAMON GET THERE FIRST? Zac Trolley, P.Eng., won’t be churning soil on Mars any time soon, but his passion and support for the Mars One project carry on.
and the curious. “Getting people to Mars is the most amazing thing we can do as a species,” he says. “That will be what resonates for the next 1,000 years. That will be the stepping stone to the stars.” While he may not be going to Mars any time soon, his contribution to the project continues. He spent the end of January and the beginning of February at the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah, where he donned a spacesuit, took care of a simulated Mars sta- tion’s systems, grew plants, and recycled waste water. The information collected will educate researchers on what’s necessary for humans to survive when they ac- tually do arrive on the Red Planet. “They replicate some of the same experiments you would do if you were on Mars. Collecting rocks, doing samples, doing surveying. What works, what doesn’t,” says Mr. Trolley. He was one member of a six-person crew selected for the two-week simulation. Since its creation in 2001, more than 181 crews have taken part.
BioWare ULC CBCL Limited EllisDon Corporation Enbridge Inc. Hatch Ltd. Keyera Corp. Manitoba Hydro NAV Canada PCL Construction
Pembina Pipeline Corporation Rogers Communications Inc. Schneider Electric Canada Inc. Shaw Communications Inc. Siemens Canada Limited
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