We Live And Work In Your Community

Contributing to the communities where they live and work is a hallmark of the people of ATCO.

By developing meaningful partnerships with not-for-profit organizations and giving their time and expertise, as well as financial support, ATCO and its employees are doing their part to help create healthy, vibrant communities wherever they do business. The impact is especially significant in Alberta, ATCO’s home province.

From Taber to High Level and from Lloydminster to Jasper, more than 340 Alberta charities benefited from more than $1.3 million donated last year through ATCO’s EPIC (Employees Participating in Communities) initiatives.

“ATCO employees continue to support hundreds of Alberta charities and community service organizations – through payroll deductions and as community volunteers,” said Siegfried Kiefer, Managing Director, Utilities when the total was announced at a luncheon.  “Our approach focuses on community needs supported by employees’ designating their personal charitable donations and volunteering in the communities where they work and live.”

Every year, ATCO employees organize and carry out workplace fundraising campaigns throughout the province. Through each campaign, employees donate to registered health and wellness organizations, charities in their community and through the ATCO Matching Program the company increases the impact of employee’s own charitable giving.

As part of the ATCO Employee Volunteer Recognition program, more than 240 employees registered approximately 38,000 volunteer hours and ATCO donated $150 to the charity of their choice. In total, more than $36,000 was donated to charities across Alberta through this program. Each year the program has seen an increase in employee participation, hours volunteered and dollars donated.

In 2006, ATCO Gas and ATCO Electric partnered with the Town of Trochu and Town of Vegreville to host the 7th Annual Community Symposium, with a focus on Volunteer Management for Not-for-Profit Organizations. More than 160 government and community leaders attended the conference.

With the economic boom in Alberta, ATCO Frontec staff in Calgary went to the assistance of organizations like the Mustard Seed Street Ministry, a non-profit humanitarian organization providing support to the homeless. In May, staff undertook a community initiative to raise money to complete recent renovations to the kitchen and dining facilities at the Mustard Seed. ATCO Frontec employees raised funds to paint the 5,000 square foot room over two days. They also returned the following week to prepare a meal for nearly 600 guests, using the remaining funds raised for the project.

ATCO Midstream provided sponsorships for a variety of community initiatives such as crime watch programs, schools, sporting activities, and community landscaping projects. For the seventh year running, the company received the United Way Platinum award of excellence in recognition of top level employee participation in its donations program.