The Alberta Chamber of Resources Award in Mining Engineering is a $2,000 scholarship awarded on both academic merit and extra-curricular achievements for second-year undergraduate students enrolled in the University of Alberta Faculty of Engineering School of Mining. The scholarships awarded this year are sponsored by the mining companies in the Alberta Chamber of Resources. The…
MIAC Scholarship Award Winners 2020 Harjap Bains Mohammed Darwish Dawson Druar Michael Fraughton Jean-Pascal Leclerc Tomas Markoic-Gagne Moustafa Nasser Cliff Shepherd David Young 2019 Isaiah Carleton Syed Mustafa Fasih Austen Gibb Adam Gremm Benjamin Heartt Simon Lala Tyler MacCormack Slayter Tonnesen Mitchell Wells 2018 Muhammad Saad Alam Ryley Jacob Danielson-Packet Addison Alexander Huculak Zihao Ma…
Throughout 2016, the Social Acceptance Committee has met to discuss Alberta’s resources industries in relation to the concept of a “triple future,” one that encompasses positive environmental, economic, and social outcomes. This year, the committee has accomplished: In cooperation with other ACR committees and working groups, identifies and shares examples of industry accomplishments and best practices….
The Construction Performance Committee operates under a mandate to improve productivity in heavy industrial construction and industrial maintenance. The committee is developing next-generation tools for advanced work packaging, championing the implementation of workface planning and rework reduction strategies, and developing the tools and the culture for incorporating benchmarking into Alberta construction practices.
Audrey was elected as the first female President in 1996, becoming the longest-serving President of the Métis Nation of Alberta (MNA). This is a strong statement that displays the trust and leadership she has gained. Audrey has been a strong advocate for Métis rights and will continue to move the Métis rights agenda forward with…
ACR’s Dam Integrity Advisory Committee (DIAC) has identified approximately 90 guidelines, technical bulletins, papers and other references relevant to the state of engineering practice for dam integrity.
Jim Ellis entered Alberta’s public service in 2006 after a distinguished career in the Canadian Armed Forces, commanding various missions in Canada, Germany, Bosnia, United Kingdom and Afghanistan. Following his final overseas mission as the Senior Commander Canadian Task Force for Canada’s mission to Afghanistan in 2004-2005, he became Executive Director of the Alberta Environment…
The nominating committee of the Alberta Chamber of Resources has chosen Brian Ferguson as the 2014 Resource Person of the Year, to Honour a long career of outstanding leadership in support of ACR’s core mission: the orderly and responsible development of Alberta’s natural resources. In particular, and in keeping with ACR’s overarching Strategic Framework, Mr….
2013 RESOURCE PERSON OF THE YEAR DON LOWRY The nominating committee of the Alberta Chamber of Resources has chosen Don Lowry as the 2013 Resource Person of the Year to honor a long career of outstanding leadership in support of the orderly and responsible development of Alberta’s resources—a career populated by countless milestones of achievement…
2010 Resource Person of The Year Andy Clark Founder and CEO of Clark Builders brings 75th ACR Awards Banquet Crowd to its Feet In keeping with the historical theme of the evening, Mr. Clark traced the roots of Clark Builders’ success, attributing much of it, from its start in Yellowknife and in addition to an…
Learn the history of our organization and how the Alberta Chamber of Resources is helping to make resource extraction in our province safer, and more profitable.