Our employees also play a major role in selecting and determining the projects we invest in through our community investment program. Many of our employees volunteer their time as Inter Pipeline ambassadors at sponsored events.
Overview
Inter Pipeline (iCare) Fund
We support organizations with basic social needs of food, shelter and wellness.
Our Inter Pipeline Cares (iCare) fund focuses on charitable organizations, Indigenous communities and specific programs that support the basic societal needs of food, shelter and wellness for communities, especially the vulnerable or underserved in our Canadian operating areas. Our engagement also seeks to cultivate stronger connections between our company, our employees and communities by participating in volunteer opportunities. The initiatives and charities supported through iCare see us make significant multi-year commitments generally in the areas of community infrastructure enhancement.
Our Community Investment Committees comprised of employees and management from departments and field offices across our Canadian operations, evaluate and fund the iCare initiatives.
To support and build constructive, lasting relationships, we encourage employees to volunteer for a program, event or charity that is meaningful to them and that is happening in and around the communities where they live. Throughout the year there are many ways to engage in Indigenous and community events in our operating areas, many of which are also supported by Inter Pipeline’s iCare funding.
Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL)
The Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) has been in existence since 1963 and is in several communities across Alberta. In each of these communities, junior hockey is recognized as a vehicle to enhance the quality of life, providing an opportunity within each community for volunteer participation, family enjoyment and activity and community involvement. Inter Pipeline proudly signed on as the new title sponsor of the League Championship for the 2018-2019 and 2020-2021 seasons.
The AJHL is committed to helping players continue their education through the game of hockey. As part of our sponsorship, we award the Inter Pipeline Scholarship Program. This program provides one current or former AJHL athlete with a scholarship towards their post-secondary education and is awarded to the player with proven qualities in the areas of leadership, sportsmanship, dedication and citizenship. By supporting the players, every opportunity is provided to ensure AJHL student athletes are able to pursue their hockey dreams. We are proud to support the AJHL because they empower their players to deliver excellence—both on and off the ice.
APPLE Schools
A Project Promoting healthy Living for Everyone in schools, also known as APPLE Schools, is an innovative school‐focused health promotion initiative. The program improves the lives of more than 33,000 students annually in 100 schools across Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, and the Northwest Territories by improving healthy eating, physical activity and mental health habits. The APPLE Schools program has been established in many vulnerable schools throughout our northern operating areas in Alberta, providing services for Northern and Central Albertan communities.
Making an impact to transform eating habits in schools, communities and for families is a long-term project – one that takes a solid commitment from donors to see this journey through. Inter Pipeline has supported APPLE Schools since 2015 and is proud to continue the relationship to strengthen and improve the health and well-being of these northern school communities.
Missing Children Society of Canada
The Missing Children Society of Canada (MCSC) has unique and comprehensive programs that have assisted police and families in active and ongoing searches for missing children, hoping to bring answers and safely return missing children. There were more than 42,000 children reported missing in Canada in 2018 and in nearly all of those cases, police reached out to MCSC for help to bring those children home.
Inter Pipeline’s support since 2017 has most notably been for the MCSC Child Search Network, a Canadian-made tool developed in consultation with and tested by police services. It provides police services with a quick, easy and cost-effective way to share information and collaborate with one another, as well as with the general public, to find missing children quicker and reunite them with their families. MCSC has also developed the Indigenous Resource Network, an interactive technology platform capable of delivering real-time support and information to vulnerable youth and at-risk adults directly from police and NGOs. Inter Pipeline’s funding further assists MCSC to develop a flexible program and kit with Tsuut’ina Nation Police that can be used to provide this support to other Indigenous communities across Canada.
The Robb Nash Project
The Robb Nash Project is an immersive concert experience that engages young people through the power of music and storytelling. The Project’s engaging presentations address topics related to mental health, including depression, anxiety, self-harm, addiction, bullying and suicidal ideation, striving to help normalize the importance of seeking help from appropriate professionals when needed. The Project’s shows are hosted in performing arts theatres and arenas from coast to coast and organized with participating schools and communities.
Since 2018, Inter Pipeline has proudly supported the Robb Nash Project through volunteer hours and funding to help the charity share their message of hope and empowerment at no cost to schools. We have directly supported the Project’s Super Shows in Killam, Red Deer and Calgary and we look forward to helping them reach more communities within our operating areas.
Women Building Futures (WBF)
Women Building Futures (WBF) is a non-profit organization with the mission of empowering women’s economic prosperity by removing barriers and providing industry recognized training in the construction trades, maintenance, transportation industries and more. Empowering women to pursue careers in industrial trades was the objective of a partnership built between Inter Pipeline and WBF. In late 2019, Inter Pipeline announced its investment to support WBF in raising awareness and providing pre-apprenticeship training to women in Alberta’s Heartland area. This training is offered through WBF’s Journeywoman Start program, a 17-week classroom and hands-on pre-apprenticeship training program that introduces students to six different industrial trades.
As women are generally underrepresented in construction and operations in our industry, this partnership is a great opportunity to assist women to enter the trades and unlock rewarding careers. It also aligns with Inter Pipeline’s commitment to diversity and inclusivity.
Discovery Awards
We provide support to youth pursuing post-secondary education through our Discovery Awards Program.
Inter Pipeline is committed to supporting youth development and education in the communities where we operate. Our Discovery Awards Program provides bursaries to high school students who require financial support to pursue a post-secondary education in an industry-related field. The fields include the following or any other field associated with Inter Pipeline’s business: Accounting, Automated Systems Engineering Technology, Business and Finance, Engineering and Engineering Technology, Industrial Instrumentation Technology, Instrument Mechanic, Investor Relations, Machinist, Millwright and Welder Apprenticeships, Process Operations and Public and Community Relations.
To put forth a student for the Discovery Awards bursaries, the high school or Indigenous community nominates a student that has been consistent academically, has contributed to his or her school or community and who the counsellor or principal determines has financial need. First year recipients may apply for an additional award for their second year of post-secondary education. In 2023, fifty-three bursaries were awarded to students located within the communities where we live and work.
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