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Inspiring the next generation: Celebrating Indigenous female hockey players at Scotiabank Arena
  • More than 60 U13 girls’ hockey players from the Little Native Hockey League (Little NHL) attended a special event hosted by Imperial at Scotiabank Arena on March 11.
  • Since its inception in 1971, the tournament has provided a space for young First Nations athletes to develop their skills and embrace the game. This year’s tournament featured 270 teams including 47 female teams.
  • The event featured a keynote speech from Canadian hockey legend Hayley Wickenheiser and an appearance by Kalley Armstrong, an elite hockey player with Indigenous heritage who is the granddaughter of Toronto Maple Leafs legend George Armstrong.
  • Participants took part in dressing room tours, interactive activities, and even got to hit the court for some basketball fun with Carleton, the Toronto Maple Leafs mascot.
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Tools of her trade include resilience and passion
  • Tiffany Lynn Dunn is one of the many talented female leaders and employees at Imperial – and a great example of why we celebrate International Women’s Day.
  • She is breaking barriers, defying expectations, and achieving results as a mechanical first line supervisor at the Sarnia Manufacturing Complex.
  • She’s also inspiring the next generation of women to pursue careers in the skilled trades.
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Expanded rail capacity in support of Strathcona refinery and future renewable diesel facility
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An ELITE partnership
  • An exciting new partnership with the ELITE Program for Black Youth is taking shape at Strathcona Refinery.
  • The partnership will benefit the next generation of engineers and support the refinery’s recruitment efforts.
  • Imperial donated $30,000 to the ELITE program and will hire two University of Alberta engineering students for summer internships in 2025.
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Imperial Indigenous supplier builds roads, and bridges cultures
  • A Canadian Indigenous-owned business received the 2024 Diverse Supplier Award from ExxonMobil.
  • Bouchier, a civil contracting and facility services vendor for Imperial, was singled out among thousands of global ExxonMobil suppliers.
  • About 40% of Bouchier’s workforce self-identifies as Indigenous; and 14% are women – many in trade and leadership roles.
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