President and CEO’s StatementUnited Way’s vast assortment of programs enhance our community.

Ready for Prime TimeGetting everyone en-gaged in the United Way campaign is one of Kit’s goals for 2014.

Raffle for GoldU.S. locations kick off the campaign with a facility-wide raffle.

Cancer RideGibson riders embark on an arduous 230 kilometre trek.

Cancer RunCarencro employees go '80s to raise support and awareness for rare ovarian cancer.

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President’s Message

The 2014 United Way Campaign will take place from October 24-31, 2014. For approximately 35 years, Gibson has been involved in this successful community campaign. Last year was a record breaking year for donations and participation, thanks to your support!

We encourage the healthy competitiveness from last year between the U.S. and Canadian offices to carry on and will again match, dollar for dollar, all the contributions made. We encourage field offices to actively participate by directing those funds towards the local United Way to support the specific programs in the area.

Our 2014 United Way Coordinators, Kit Bright and Laura Leonard, will be focused on improving our commitment both in donations and community involvement. This year’s theme will be “Going for the Gold” to motivate being the best we can be in promoting and supporting United Way.

Dianne and I support the United Way as it has a vast assortment of programs that enhance the community, providing necessary assistance and direction for those of us faced with life’s challenges. I participate in and support the United Way as it has long been a part of Gibson’s corporate culture and I am proud to be a part of that tradition.

Please join me in promoting “Going for the Gold” and ensuring that this is a great campaign! More information will be coming as we roll out the committees and ask for your assistance in the campaign.

Stew Hanlon, President and CEO

United Way campaign ready for prime timeHere’s some of what’s new in the 2014 campaign:

• The campaign theme is “Going for the Gold”• Gibson’s first ever truck pull event takes place on Wednesday, Oct. 1.• The pumpkin carving will be judged across Canadian and U.S. offices on Friday, Oct. 31.• The committee’s vision is to increase employee participation as the measure of campaign success.

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U.S. facilities kicked off the 2014 United Way campaign with a raffle open to employees throughout U.S. Environ-mental Services and Truck Transporta-tion facilities. “It was a great way to get everyone in-volved,” Staci Marcellissen, office manager at the Carencro, Louisiana, facility said. Raffle winners were: James Meche,

(Carencro), third place, weather radio; Floyd Boudreaux (Carencro), second place, tablet; and William Wyant (Giddings), grand prize winner of a 32-inch flat screen TV. “The real winners are United Way and Sky High for St. Jude,” Staci said. The raffle raised $1,100, which Gibson will match.” Next up for South Louisiana employ-ees will be a barbecue plate lunch and dunking booth.

U.S. facilities raffle for gold!

Gibson’s annual United Way campaign is only a month away and a lot of work has gone into planning for the 2014 edition. This year’s campaign chairs are Kit Bright and Laura Leonard, with VP Human Resources and Administration Shandra Russell, serving as executive sponsor.

Under Kit and Laura’s leadership, several events are being planned to heighten awareness of the campaign and achieve greater success than last year. “There are a number of objectives with this year’s campaign,” Kit said. “One of the most important goals is to ensure everyone in the company has an op-portunity to engage in our campaign. We want Gibson employees to be aware of the impact their donations have for United Way and the work it does in our community. There will be a particular focus on the younger people at Gibson and showcasing how important United Way is for those in need.” The campaign officially kicks off this year on Friday, Oct. 24 and ends on Halloween day, Friday, Oct. 31. Several pre-campaign events have also been scheduled. Some local campaigns will incorporate the Halloween theme into various activities. For instance, Calgary will host a pumpkin carving contest, and the Mesquite, Texas location will build on last year’s highly successful competition. As plans come together, there may be similar events at other locations. A highlight of the 2014 campaign is the first ever Gibson Truck Pull, which will take place in Eau Claire Market in downtown Calgary at noon on Wednes-day, Oct. 1. Ten teams of men and women have registered to pull the 17,000

pound 1958 vintage Gibson semi for a distance of 36 feet. The winning team will have bragging rights and be awarded the Gibson Truck Pull trophy. All Gibson employees in Calgary are invited to attend this excit-ing event. While engaging employees in various events is an important element of the campaign, the key factor is getting more people to participate by giving what they can to help those in need of the assistance and services United Way provides. “Last year was a record setting year for Gibson in its 35 years of United Way participation,” said Laura. “We need to keep up that momentum, so participation, either in an event or by making a donation, is a very important measure of success for us this year.” The slogan for the 2014 Gibson United Way campaign is ‘Going for the Gold’. The committee is looking for staff to do its best — by participating in the campaign, donating to United Way, and getting involved in numerous activi-ties — employees should reach for the gold, personally and for United Way. Kit and Laura and their experienced United Way committee have set a vision to reach for excellence in every aspect of the 2014 campaign. With their level of enthusiasm and commitment, they will make it happen.

Gibson Gives

Come out, root for the teams and support a great cause!

We’re so close to reaching our goal!Please visit

blood.ca/joinpartnersforlifeUse our Partner ID: GIBS014441

Get on the Life Bus today!Contact Christie Suitor or Laura Leonard to sign up

BECOME A PARTNER FOR LIFE

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Gibson rides to conquor cancer

Gibson partners with Lourdes

Carencro staff cancer run

Ten Gibson road cyclists took part in the Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer in August. The team travelled an arduous 230 kilometres from Calgary towards Bragg Creek to Cochrane and back again across the Alberta plains in a two-day adventure. Riders included Serge Paquette, Brett Cameron, Darcy McNally, David Stack, Emily Voyce, Marc DeBoon, Ryan Joyce, Shirley Wong, Cliff Sobchuk and Warren Monteiro. They raised $32,141, which Gibson will match. In advance of the ride, Calgary HR and Administration held a bake sale and coordinated other sponsorship opportunities, raising almost $3,000 to support the riders. “It was a great event,” said Serge, a senior

President U.S. Operations Brian Recatto presented a $5,000 check to the Lourdes Foundation on behalf of St. Bernadette Community Clinic, a Lafayette, Louisiana-based clinic that provides medical care to the non-working poor at no charge. Services include non-emergency medical care, breast and pelvic exams, chronic care, follow-up, dental care, eye care referrals, pharmacy referrals for medication assistance and resources for other types of needs.

Left to right: Jimmy Guiberteau, Geoff Jones (VP Finance & Administration), Amy Guiberteau and Deanna St. Germain of the Carencro, La. location, dressed in '80s gear to support the Don’t Stop Believing 5k Run, aimed at fighting ovarian cancer.

project manager in engineering services, who coordinated Gibson’s team. “We encourage anyone from novices to experienced riders to participate in next year’s ride!”

Site PrepGibson’s Edmonton TT is gearing up for a brand new location.

Garret and LaurenTwo college seniors recount how they spent their summer vacations.

Powered DownJacqui Collins took the pledge to power down and won big.

International PrizeHayley Todesco has invented new technology that keeps on winning.

Stampede 2014 Recap Gibson highlights from this year’s Stampede.

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Propane segment positioned for growth On Aug. 1, Gibson celebrated a milestone — completion of the long-awaited acquisition of Cal-Gas Inc. — a major Calgary-based propane company and chief competitor to Gibson’s Canwest Propane business. The journey to acquire Cal-Gas began in April and involved long hours, hard work and dedication by Canwest and Cal-Gas staff. With phase one of the acquisition complete, the focus over the next 12 months will be centered on total integration.Enhanced Presence The addition of Cal-Gas elevates Canwest’s presence in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan. Coupled with the Stittco Energy acquisition, which was finalized in April,

Editor’s Note: Stephen’s email Q&A has been edited and condensed.

Describe your career and background?I am a native of southern Ontario. I graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a degree in metallurgical engineering. I have over 25 years of experience and have worked in a variety of commercial, technical, and opera-tional roles; in gas, power generation, and crude oil sector; both domestically and internationally. I have worked for large investor-owned utilities, one of Canada’s largest family-owned businesses, a major master limited partnership, a private equity start-up, as well as operated my own business. Most recently I served as VP Operations for a Calgary-based midstream company, which included oversight of over 6,000 kilometres of pipelines and related terminal facilities in western Canada and the U.S.

When payday rolls around, most of us check our banking account balance or view our pay statement, but few of us ever think about the significant work and process that goes into ensuring that we, 2,500-plus Gibson employees, get the right pay, on the right day, at the right time. Here are five things you didn’t know about Gibson’s dedicated team of payroll professionals. 1. It’s a small team that’s big on effort. The payroll team, made up of just eight people (who are located in Calgary, Carencro, Norman, Williston and Houston) makes sure every Gibson employee gets his/her proper pay, and that all necessary deductions and calculations are handled correctly. Automated processes help the team accomplish its job, but the ability to work accurately, under tight deadlines, with complex systems are prerequisites for each team member.

Getting paid; 5 things you didn’t know about Gibson’s payroll group

Stephen Bart Q&A: Senior VP Terminals & Pipelines focused on growth, success and safety

Canwest will, for the first time, have branches in Manitoba and Ontario and is now the second largest propane marketing company in western Canada. “With the completion of the Cal-Gas acquisition, and Stittco earlier this year, we’re enhancing our capabilities on a number of fronts,” Senior Vice President of Propane Marketing and Distribution Sam van Aken said. “From an operational perspective,

our reach extends farther east and bolsters our presence in western Canada, but more importantly, we’re bringing into the organization

experienced management and staff. They were highly successful in their predecessor companies and, now as part of the Canwest team, their

HR staff at head office prepare benefit information to be mailed to Cal-Gas employees.

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National payroll associations in Canada and the U.S. celebrate the partnership among workers, their companies and the payroll professionals who pay them in special weeklong commemorations.

Each September, payroll weeks in Canada and the U.S. recognize payroll professionals and provide information to help educate workers about pay statements and payroll withholding.

Interesting facts about payroll:

Canada• 1.5 million employers • Payroll professionals manage $860

billion in wages and benefits• Payroll professionals must comply

with more than 190 federal and provincial regulatory requirements

U.S.• 156 million wage earners• Payroll professionals contribute,

collect, report and deposit approxi-mately $1.97 trillion of the annual revenue of the U.S. Treasury

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extensive knowledge and expertise will have

a tremendous impact on Canwest’s position

as a leading propane company.”

Canwest looks a lot different today than

it did when Gibson first acquired it in 1990.

With the addition of almost 200 Cal-Gas

and Stittco employees, the business now has

more than 500 employees working out of 50-

plus branches throughout Canada.

“Going forward, we intend to increase our

geographical presence and service offerings,

expand our customer base and further

enhance our ability to meet customers’

needs,” Sam said. “These are exciting times

for Gibson’s propane group.”With the addition of almost 200 Cal-Gas and Stittco employees, the business now has more than 500 employees working out of 50-plus branches throughout Canada.

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“This is an extremely complex job that requires specialized training to be successful,” said Johanne Jansons, who manages Gibson’s payroll and benefits. “Efficiency and accuracy in completing tasks in this department are fundamental and key requirements because the payroll has to be completed on time, every time. There is no slack and no room for mov-ing payroll dates. It is a deadline-driven job.” 2. There are a myriad of details that must be tracked and everyone’s pay statement is different. Key components of payroll admin-istration include keeping track of hours worked, calculating taxes and government retirement plan deductions, keeping track of commissions, withholding benefits deductions, ensur-ing overtime payments are included, processing vacation, sick and personal days and the long list goes on. Gibson’s highly skilled payroll group manages all aspects of employee’s pay and deductions. 3. Training, training and more training. Payroll group members are trained on company policy, payroll software and other tools for efficient opera-tions. Team members must also stay current with government legislation, procedures and requirements and keep abreast of employment law. There are potential legal ramifications of payroll delays and incorrect calculations.

Every winter, payroll team members have the added deadline of generating employee tax statements. In recent years, the group has focused on getting tax statements completed in advance of the official government cutoff date so employees have as much time as possible to complete their personal tax forms. It’s an

example of the group’s dedication and high value service to fellow employees and to Gibson. 4. Numbers, numbers, numbers.

Proficiency with figures is also important to the job. Payroll staff must constantly balance, reconcile, validate and test to get payroll completed accurately. Regular reviews and audits ensure payroll balances reconcile with accounting so funds are deposited into bank accounts as they should be. 5. Service with a smile. Payroll staff must possess excellent customer service skills in order to deal with intricate issues that arise. Staff members regularly field employee ques-tions on a wide range of individual circumstances. It takes a special skill set to be able to deal with all the minutiae that goes into payroll processing. “There is never ending pressure to get this done right,” Johanne said. “The team does whatever it takes to get payroll completed, often staying as late as they have to so we get paid on time. I’m extremely proud of their level of commit-ment and dedication to the company.”

Payroll Supervisor Donna Parker conducts an audit after every payroll to ensure funds are properly deposited in employees’ bank accounts.

Edmonton Truck Transportation’s fleet maintenance operation will be

on the move by mid-2015 when the TT group completes the first phase

of its relocation from the current Edmonton Terminal location to a brand

new site.

In February, Gibson purchased land northeast of the Edmonton Ter-

minal to facilitate TT’s relocation, according to Scott Janes, GM for Truck

Transportation. The new site has 31 acres of developable land and will

provide ample space for current and future operations.

Design work at the new complex is nearly complete. Five repair shops

are targeted to be operational by the second quarter of 2015. The rest

of the development is slated for completion by the end of 2015, which

will allow all of TT’s Edmonton staff — administration, operations, safety

and fleet — to be located under one roof. TT’s relocation will facilitate

expansion plans at the Edmonton Terminal.

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What is your immediate focus and what are your long term goals at Gibson?Learning about Gibson’s Terminals & Pipe-lines business, getting to know the team and its assets, and in particular, the suite of major capital projects (both ongoing and upcoming) at Hardisty and Edmonton. My aim is to work with the team to build on what has worked so very well and help manage that level of growth and success in a sustainable and safe way.What is the best advice you’ve ever received?“Measure twice – cut once.”What is something people would be surprised to learn about you? I hate clutter.What is your greatest professional accomplishment?It’s a three-way tie. 1) Initial public offering of a private equity start-up company; 2) Wrote, filed and negotiated applications simultaneously (one in a public tribunal) for the province-wide natural gas distribution franchises in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia; and 3) Served as crisis manager and company spokesperson relative to two high profile oil spills. In each of these circumstances it was my privilege to be part of what proved to be very high performing teams, greatly exceeding expectations under very challenging circumstances.

What’s your most embarrassing professional moment?I hit the wrong button on a fax machine and accidentally sent what was meant to be an internal communique conveying some candid remarks/criticism of a business partner to that business partner. To this day I pause and double check before hitting the ‘send’ key.Who was your childhood hero and why? Kermit the Frog. Because “it’s hard being green.”Is there a place in the world you would like to visit above all others?

I have visited over 50 countries spanning five continents. I’d like to get to Africa and Antarctica.

What is your biggest pet peeve? Ordering at a drive thru (and finding the order not correct).What is the first concert you ever attended? Fleetwood Mac (OMG – that was a while ago).Home town? St. Catharines, OntarioIf you could have another career what would it be? DoctorWhat three words best describe you? Genuine, hard working, organized (my kids think I am sick).

TT gears up for new Edmonton location

Gibson is focusing 70 percent of 2015 growth capital on Terminals & Pipelines.

Edmonton Truck Transportation’s fleet maintenance operation will be on the move by mid-2015 when the TT group completes the first phase of its relocation from the current Edmonton Terminal location to a brand new site.

Almost 40 student interns worked at Gibson this summer, including Garrett Touchet, who worked in the Carencro, Louisiana and Williston, North Dakota locations, and Lauren Van Sickle, who worked in the Calgary office.

Ernestown, Ont. rail terminal expansion takes shape

Rail terminal expansion at Gibson Gas Liquids’ Ernestown, Ont., facility was completed in May. NGL Marketing Analyst Paul Chappel helped coordinate the project and documented construction activity.In June, the facility hosted an official open house and customer appreciation day to show off the expanded capability and mark completion of the project.

The Ernestown terminal can store up to 15 railcars (450,000 USG) on site. This greatly increases the ability to weather supply fluctuations throughout the winter heating season when demand is high. A third storage track was added during the front-end engi-neering design stage of the project. Addition-al off-loading capacity was also incorporated in the design.

The pipe junction of liquid/vapor lines originate at the railcar off-loading platform. From here, product can be directed to the main tank farm or the new 80,000 USG capacity storage tank.Safety features incorporated in the expansion design include installation of three 50,000 litre fire suppression/water storage tanks, which will allow extra time to plan evacuation measures in the event of an emergency.

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Gibson summer interns make the grade

I’m Garrett Touchet from Lafayette, Louisiana. I am a senior at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, ma-joring in finance. I will graduate in May 2015. Eventually I hope to become a CFO at a major company, such as Gibson. I had multiple roles this summer, working with several departments, including IS, accounting, business so-lutions, and human resources. I spent the bulk of my time with accounting and business solutions. One of my most interesting jobs was working in Williston, North Dakota, as the accounts payable manager. On my second trip there, I led training sessions which were challenging but also gratifying because I was able to see the trainees begin to succeed. I also got a taste of day-to-day work — pulling files for auditors, ana-lyzing RigData reports and working with a range of software. I was able to learn a lot about the process of improving workplace efficiencies. Every employee I had the privilege to work with was highly motivated and very respectful. I thoroughly enjoyed the people that I worked alongside and the people I reported to. I would absolutely recommend Gibson to other students. It is an opportunity to work with high quality employees and learn new skills in a superb work environment.

My name is Lauren Van Sickle and I am from Calgary, Alberta. I am in my fourth and final year as a psychology major at the University of Calgary. Over the past four months I had the oppor-tunity to work with Gibson’s compensa-tion team in human resources. My work term focussed on creating an updated ‘Job Family Matrix’ that will be posted on the company’s new intranet site. The majority of my responsibil-ity involved working with significant

amounts of information and designing spreadsheets that will assist employees with their career planning at Gibson.

Working with a highly motivated HR group enabled me to gain experience and skills that will be incredibly beneficial to me as I move forward with a career after I graduate. Being a part of the compensation team exceeded my expectations, and the team’s willingness to include me in what I would consider well beyond the usual summer student tasks, has really set Gibson apart in terms of employers. The knowledge and experience I have gained working with the com-pensation team re-enforced my decision to enter the field of HR after graduation. I would highly recommend Gibson as an employer to any future summer students.

Lauren was an Olympic torch bearer for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Garrett spent two weeks working in Environmental Services’ Williston, N.D., location as the accounts payable manager.

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News BriefsExploration Support weathers Alaska

Gibson Exploration Support crews have headed back to warmer climes after completing a lengthy geophone planting job on Alaska’s North Slope. Crews worked 12-hour shifts, laying out and retrieving seismic data-collecting geophones in the region’s 24 hours of daylight that occurs during summer months. Crew members included: back row, left to right Leland Beldan (SER), Armond Berard (SER), Allen Melancon (SER), Michael Bishop, Joseph Boxie, Charles Eubanks and Adam Rice. Front row: William McGovern, Ronnie Barnes, Sean Nance and Paul Nance. Sitting: Cody Zaunbracher (SER).

Calgary Corporate Challenge thanks!

Bike winner Jacqui Collins

Gibson board visits Moose Jaw, Williston

HR and Administration do lunch

President and CEO Stew Hanlon operates the new workover rig at Gibson’s Williston, N.D. location.

Jacqui Collins, a scheduler for shipper services in Calgary, took the pledge to power-down her office devices, entered a draw open to pledge participants — and won the grand prize, a BMW bike. Building management of the Ernst and Young Tower, where Gibson’s head office is located, sponsored the Gear Up to Less Energy campaign, aimed at getting tenants to pledge to power down office devices when not in use. Pledgers commit to: “turn my monitor off before I leave for the day, unplug my cell phone when charged, turn off the communal printer before I leave for the day and turn off my power bar before I leave for the day.” Congratulations Jacqui!

Gibson’s board of directors and senior executives visited the Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Refinery in August. The Moose Jaw itinerary included board and audit committee meetings, a management dinner, and the Gibson quarterly earnings conference call. From Moose Jaw, the group traveled to Environmental Services’ Williston, North Dakota facilities. In Williston, they toured the regional facility and saw the location of the new process, recycling, disposal operation; saltwater disposal well; landfill and wellsite fluids storage. They also visited a working frac job.

Calgary HR and Administration staff got together for a summer potluck lunch in June. The group get-together featured great food and an opportunity to mingle casually with co-workers. VP Human Resources and Administration Shandra Russell updated the group on the board of directors’ strategic direction.

First wellsite load at Williston

Gibson’s Williston, N.D. location celebrated the first load of Wellsite Fluid’s D822 product in August. President U.S. Operations Brian Recatto said the collaboration between Environmental Services, Wellsite Fluid Products and Truck Transportation-South service lines represents the heart of One Gibson. “Our cross operational integration will help enhance Wellsite Fluids and U.S. Truck Transportation’s penetration into one of the fastest growing tight oil plays in the U.S.” To date, 30 Wellsite Fluid storage tanks have been built at the Williston location, and an additional 30 are being added for Wellsite’s Gibson Lite product. “Thanks to everyone involved in getting us to this first step,” Brian said.

Thank you to all who supported

and represented Gibson in

the 2014 Calgary Corporate

Challenge. Almost 60 Gibson

competitors and cheerers made a

strong showing over the course of the 2014 “Open

Water”- themed challenge.

Team Gibson took gold in mini golf, earned

bronze in fooseball and finished third in the Blood

Donor Challenge. Gibson raised the most money for

the Heart and Stroke Big Bike — almost $13,000!

The Calgary Corporate Challenge is a volunteer

driven, Olympic-style event that helps build morale

and instill company pride. Calgary’s event has grown

to be one of the largest annual amateur athletic

events in North America.

Mr. B celebrates x 2 Thanks for great TT South drivers

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“Our Hardisty rail terminal is designed to receive inbound deliveries of crude oil directly through a newly-constructed pipeline connected to the Hardisty storage terminal of Gibson Energy Inc.. Gibson, which is one of the largest independent midstream companies in Canada, has 4.3 million barrels of storage in Hardisty and access to most of the major pipeline systems in the Hardisty hub.”

Read more: usdg.com/terminal/hardisty/

Hat tips

Gibson’s Port Fourchon, Louisiana location received a favorable rating following a U.S. Coast Guard inspection of the facility. “The guys put in a lot of hard work which resulted in ZERO deficiencies.” HSSE Coordinator Brandon Lee wrote in a post-inspection recap. “Great Job Guys!!!”

The Carencro, La., facility’s venerable “Mr. B”, Charles McBride, had two reasons to celebrate in August. He marked 22 years with Gibson, and birthday number 74. Congratulations Mr. B!

From: James RichSent: Tuesday, August 05, 2014 3:06 PMSubject: Thank you for your great drivers

My wife and I are gate guards here in the Eagle Ford Shale in south Texas. I just want to commend your drivers who come through our gate.Each and every one is courteous and very considerate and tries not to kick up dust, which is not easy.Please thank them for us. We are at the Hubberd A1-16 gate on Hwy. 97 between Fowlerton and Charlotte, Texas.Thank you for your fine company.

Hayley Todesco earns national, international accolades

Hayley Todesco, 18, (daughter of Mike Todesco, an IT infrastruc-ture architect in the Calgary head office) beat out finalists from 28 other countries to win the 2014 Stockholm Junior Water Prize. It took Hayley two years to develop her new filter technology, which speeds up the job of cleaning toxic oil sand tailings ponds. Her invention uses bacteria from tailings ponds and multiplies them in a filter to treat oilsands wastewater. Earlier this year, Hayley was awarded the Canadian Stockholm Junior Water Prize and the Canadian Google Science Fair prize. For her most recent competition, she traveled to Stockholm and was awarded the top prize by Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria. The prize includes $15,000 U.S. and a $5,000 award for her school, Queen Eliza-beth High School, in Calgary, Alberta. Hayley has a scholarship to study microbiology at the University of Alberta. At press time, Hayley had just faced off against other top-five finalists in the Google Science Fair, in California. She captured first place in her age group, winning a Lego trophy and a $25,000 prize.Read more: www.cbc.ca/1.2775233.

Fourchon aces Coast Guard inspection

Exploration’s Finley 3D crews praised The governing entity of the West Finely Township, in Pennsylvania, praised Gibson Exploration Support crews for being “hard working” and “respectful while traveling our roads.” “We appreciate the way this project was conducted,” David Martin, who is the chairman of the West Finely Township Supervisors, stated in a post-project follow up letter. Finley 3D crew members included: Derek Arclese, James Brown, Stanley Christor, Blake Davidson, Jose Espinoza, Mickey Eubanks, Michael Fazzio, Kenneth Fontenot, Jerrod Friend, Jonathan Hetrick, Benjamine Hurtado, Brian Lamach, Lawrence Lofton, James Mastelotto, Donald Mckinley, William Paquin, Jeremy Parrett, Michael Pope, Christopher Sanders, Shawn Smart, Kevin Smith, Larry Solley, Barret Templeton, Roger Wall and Jerry Young.

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“Gibson is one of the largest players in the (oilfield services) industry and an established corporation worth billions of dollars,” says Hawkes. “For us to align ourselves with a company of that magnitude shows the pride we have in our workmanship.”

Read more: edmontonjournal.com/

HR News

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Annual re-enrollment for the 2015 flexible benefits program for Canadian employees will take place from Nov. 24 to Dec. 5, 2014. For U.S. employees, the dates for Open Enroll-ment will be Nov. 3 to Nov. 21, 2014. Open Enrollment is the one time of year when all employees can enroll in or change benefits plans. You should review your benefits plans regularly to ensure your coverages are adequate to meet your family’s needs. Re-enrollment is not mandatory, and if you do not make changes during re-enrollment, your benefit coverage will remain the same as the previous year. For U.S. staff who wish to continue to use flexible spend-ing accounts for health care or dependent care, you must re-enroll for 2015. Questions? Contact your facility or functional group HR representative.

2015 benefits enrollment

Save the Date

Get ready for year-end reviews Employees’ year-end review process will get started in late November. It’s not too early to start tracking your progress in order to be ready for your performance conversation.Review process in 5 easy steps1. Eligible employees first complete a self-as-

sessment of their goal achievement on their performance and development review form in Employee Central.

2. Employees then assign themselves an overall performance rating and add comments about overall performance.

3. The form is sent to your leader for review. 4. Leaders and employees get together and

discuss goal attainment and overall perfor-mance.

5. Your performance rating isn’t final until it’s gone through the “calibration” step — senior executive review and sign off.

Ongoing feedback and coaching conversations throughout the year make the year-end review a quick recap of your entire performance year.

Changes to Alberta’s private sector pension plans went into effect on Sept. 1. The new pension act did not overhaul existing pension regulations in the province, but there are some items of note regarding vesting and harmonization of plans. HR will forward additional information on spe-cific changes to employees by the end of the year.

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Jenalee Blackhurst and Sonya Southoff are data analysts for Truck Transportation, Hardisty, Alberta. They provide administrative support for TT — handling ticket entry, overloads, driver and truck file information, HSS&E incidents and driver contracts.Q: What’s your color?Jenalee: My color was mainly red meaning I have a ten-dency to be more straight forward and to the point which I think is true of my personality. Sonya: My colors were balanced straight across. Insights determined my “dominate” color to be green, however my Insights team thought I was more of a blue due to the way I handle information and want to know as much as possible. I think that for the most part I can use the personality type that the situation calls for. Q: What were the biggest take-aways you gained from Insights?Jenalee & Sonya: The main take away is really how to deal with others. Everyone doesn’t “tick” in the same way. We would all benefit from thinking about how to present information to other people and how to talk to them and relate to them. It’s also good to know that sometimes when people seem like they don’t relate to you it may mean that they actually just have a different way of doing so. For example if a red (dominate, straight forward person) tells a green (a people-orientated person) exactly how to perform a task, it’s not that she doesn’t like the person, it is just how she operates. That’s a pretty significant revelation.

Q. How have you used the information you gained in your work setting? Jenalee & Sonya: It has been most useful when we are meeting people from another area within the company. If you are aware of their colors you know how to work with them effectively quite quickly. You also know how to relate and how to network better. We have added time for Insights in our safety meetings

to discuss situations that may affect people in different ways and how to deal with different personalities.Q. Have you used Insights in other ways or settings?Jenalee: I have applied Insights concepts to volunteer coaching I do in the community. I try to get the kids to work together as a team by understanding that not everyone is the same. I also coach kids according to what I believe their personality to be. Sonya: I have used it to deal with my children more effectively. I have also used it at meetings I attend through Provost Fish and Game, networking more effectively simply by knowing how to better communicate with people. Q. What would you say to people who are skeptical about the usefulness of personal profiling tools?Jenalee & Sonya: We were kind of skeptical at first, but it has improved both our work environment and aspects of our personal lives. It’s a tool that you get out whatever you put in. If you want to relate with people better and you want to get to know your coworkers on a deeper level, this tool is for you and certainly works. Don’t knock it until you have put in the time and effort and actually try it.

Jenalee Blackhurst Sonya Southoff

Employee Central getting new and improved home page HR is releasing a new home page design for Employee Central. The dashboard design has a simplified layout and provides new features for easier access to information. Users can cus-tomize the home page to meet their needs. For instance, tiles can be rearranged to create your own dashboard design. Another feature allows employees to create job alerts, via email notifica-tions, only for the positions they are interested in viewing. Employee Central is currently available to Canadian employees and a pilot group in the U.S..

What is your preferred style of thinking, working or communicating? To date, more than 300 Gibson staff have discovered their “Cool Blue”,“Fiery Red”, “Sunshine Yellow” and “Earth Green” individual style preferences. To find out more, or to share your Insights story, contact Learning & Development Advisor Geri Chuong, geri.chuong@gibsons.com.

What’s your Insights story?

Gibson INTERACT Fall 2014P8

INTERACT is published quarterly for the employees of Gibson Energy. Send comments, questions or story ideas to INTERACT editor adrienne.young@gibsons.com.

INTEGRITY be fair and truthful

INNOVATION think outside the box

TEAMWORK make better decisions together

EXCELLENCE strive for the best

RESPECT treat others as you want to be treated

ACCOUNTABILITY own your actions

COMPASSION act with empathy and understanding

TRANSPARENCY communicate openly

Gibson INTERACT values:

BitsFish out of water

Vijay Somasundrarajah, 11, son of Dushy Somasundrarajah (Canwest district representative - Slave Lake, Alberta), proudly displays his haul of medals, earned in the 2014 season as a member of the Slave Lake Sharks swim club.

Vijay first took up the sport two years ago and is now the northern Alberta champion in freestyle and backstroke events. He hopes to swim for Canada in the Olympics one day.

We wish him well.

Stampede 2014

Top: Gibson and Canwest sponsored “A Night at the Chucks”. Stampede Chuckwagon races feature 10 nights of outriders and horses vying to be the first to cross the finish line.Bottom left to right: Janelle Fowlis (daughter of Don), Sheila Hellevang, Chuckwagon Driver Gary Gorst and Gibson CFO Don Fowlis.

Top: 79 employees from Alberta and Saskatchewan and their families attended Gibson Energy Family Day at Spruce Meadows.Bottom left to right: Mary Ann Good, Launa Rauser, Chris Doncaster and Lillian Ali-Balogun, served as hostesses at Gibson’s annual Stampede customer barbecue.

Top left to right: Hostesses Patti Dalk, Tricia Kananen and Pauline Byrne. Gibson’s customer barbecue features dinner, live entertainment, swag bags and visits with professional rodeo participants.Bottom: Siân Strachan with customer barbecue organizer Sheila Hellevang.