NOIA-Hibernia Commemorative Scholarship

In 1997, the birth of Newfoundland and Labrador's oil and gas industry was marked by the achievement of a "triple crown" of milestones: the successful completion and tow-out of the Hibernia platform to its offshore location on the Grand Banks and first oil in November 17th, 1997.

To mark this occasion, in 1997 NOIA announced the establishment of the NOIA-Hibernia Commemorative Scholarship Fund. This fund offers an annual scholarship of $1,000 to a graduating high school student in Newfoundland and Labrador who is entering post-secondary studies and intending to pursue a petroleum-related career. The scholarship will be awarded to the student who best meets academic, extra-curricular and needs criteria.

The scholarship was established with support from the following organizations:

• AMI Offshore
• AOC Brown & Root Canada
• United Kingdom Department of Trade and Industry/British Consulate General, Toronto
• Coflexip Stena Offshore
• Elsag Bailey (Canada) Ltd.
• Fabcon Canada Limited
• Halliburton Energy Services
• Hibernia Management and Development Company Ltd.
• Morrison Hershfield Limited
• NOIA
• Noble Drilling (Canada) Ltd.
• PanCanadian Petroleum Limited (now EnCana Corporation)
• PCL Industrial Constructors Inc.
• Petro-Canada-Terra Nova Project.

Newfoundland and Labrador high school students who will graduate in June 2010 and are pursuing post-secondary studies in the 2010-2011 academic year, with the ultimate goal of a petroleum-related career, are welcome to apply for this scholarship. Each student should outline their community and extra-curricular activities in the completed application and include a letter of reference.

Applications should be received before 5:00 p.m., August 13, 2010 at the following address:

NOIA Scholarship Selection Committee
Box 44, Atlantic Place
Suite 602, 215 Water Street
St. John's, NL A1C 6C9
Tel: (709) 758-6610
Fax: (709) 758-6611
Email: noia@noianet.com

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Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF)
June 6-8, 2010

The St. John’s Convention Centre and Delta Hotel in beautiful St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador is the place to be from June 6-8, 2010.

Please join the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum-Forum canadien sur l’apprentissage (CAF-FCA) for our fifth national apprenticeship conference, Apprenticeship: The Framework for Canada’s Renewable Resource, where we’ll be ready for action with an outstanding program that is expected to sell out!

The two-and-a-half day Conference Program will feature:

• keynote addresses and presentations by Canadian champions of apprenticeship
• showcases and demonstrations
• breakout sessions focusing on the latest developments in key areas
• opportunities to reach decision-makers in the Canadian apprenticeship community
• networking activities with approximately 450 delegates from across the country

For more information please visit http://www.caf-fca.org/en/conference/2010/ or contact Margo Royce to receive:

• a copy of the Preliminary Program and registration package
• conference e-bulletins
• CAF-FCA news and correspondence by e-mail

Please note: The 2010 Program and Online Registration is now available.
Don’t delay – Early Bird rates end March 19th! Register today. You’ll have a whale of a time!

For further information:
Margo Royce
Communications/Project Manager
613-235-4004, ext.207
margo_royce@caf-fca.org

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The first week in November is National Mining Week!

The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) is partnering with the NL Department of Natural Resources’ Mines Branch and the NL Chamber of Mineral Resources to help bring CIM’s acclaimed MINING IN SOCIETY show to St. John’s to celebrate Newfoundland and Labrador Mining Week (November 1-7, 2009). The show is slated to take place from November 1-3 at the Johnson GEO CENTRE in St. John’s.

This unique educational initiative will target students, educators and the public and help showcase all aspects of the provincial minerals industry. Plans are underway to have students bussed to the event from all over the northeast Avalon and surrounding areas; wherever possible, organizers also hope to include interested groups from other regions. MINING IN SOCIETY has been a great success in many venues, most recently at the CIM 2009 National Conference in Toronto, where 7500 students and teachers visited the show. However, this is an innovative and interactive educational show that will require hands-on participation of local industry players to ensure success.

The main floor of the GEO CENTRE will house individual pavilions that will showcase i) Exploration, ii) Mining and Processing, iii) Sustainability and iv) Products and Fabrication. The surrounding grounds of the GEO CENTRE will be utilized for displaying larger pieces of mining equipment. By showcasing your company’s capabilities as part of one of the pavilions you can help ensure that visitors are provided with realistic, hands-on examples of the breadth of opportunities our industry has to offer.

Highlight your business’s strategic place in the mining cycle; discuss potential careers with our students; inform our citizens about the benefits the mining industry contributes to our society or the many opportunities that await them within this growing business sector. There will be many terrific ways for you and your company to demonstrate your expertise to our province’s youth, the public and the media.

At this time, we are looking for commitments from companies and individuals to participate in the show. Your involvement could be through hands-on equipment, engaging demonstrations or interactive displays/exhibits of your choice. You may wish to have personnel on hand to share their knowledge, experience and enthusiasm with visitors.

Please contact Josée Dallaire, Coordinator, CIM Exhibits and Event Development at 514-939-2710, ext. 1320 (jdallaire@cim.org) or Amanda McCallum, Outreach Geologist, Geological Survey of Newfoundland and Labrador at 709-729-6398 (amandamccallum@gov.nl.ca) to confirm your participation and to obtain additional information.

Bringing MINING IN SOCIETY to this province provides our exploration, mining and supply companies a means to demonstrate leadership in all aspects of the mining cycle. We look forward to working with you on this exciting event, and in doing so, raising public awareness of our industry.

MegaDome selected by Vale Inco & Pennecon

We are pleased to announce that Vale Inco and Pennecon selected an XP60 x 90 MegaDome to be one of the first structures to be erected at the new Vale Inco Nickel Processing Facility in Long Harbour.

This structure will be in addition to other MegaDomes recently erected in NL including CFB Gander for materials storage, an aquaculture facility near Grand Falls-Windsor as well as two in the St. John's area.

MegaDomeNL supplies structures up to 125' wide to protect materials, people and equipment from the weather.

For additional information contact: info@MegaDomeNL.com

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