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APRIL 2015
This Woman’s Work
Alberta Women Entrepreneurs honours Nicole Bourque-Bouchier
with a Celebration of Achievement Award
By: Shawna Dirksen, reprinted courtesy of Edmonton Woman Magazine
For 20 years, Alberta Women
Entrepreneurs (AWE) has helped
women build successful businesses
by providing programs, services and
development opportunities. Four years
ago, AWE introduced their Celebration
of Achievement Award, which recognizes
Albertan women who have achieved
exceptional success. This year AWE had
83 nominees.
“Women are usually nominated by
a peer, a supplier or an employee,”
says AWE chief executive officer Tracey
Scarlett. Once the nominations are in, a
committee starts the process of choosing
a winner. Made up of a board Chair, a
previous recipient and a representative
from sponsor organization ATB Financial,
the committee uses specific criteria to score each nominee.
A Celebration of Achievement Award recipient must be
“an exemplary role model, well-respected in her industry,
a passionate leader, involved in her community and has
achieved significant success in entrepreneurship.” This year,
Fort McMurray resident Nicole Bourque-Bouchier came out
on top.
Bourque-Bouchier is co-owner and chief executive officer
of the Bouchier Group, a construction maintenance and
site service company she and her husband started in 2004.
Their business started with ten people and one project, a
temporary access road on a Canadian Natural Resources
Horizon (CNRL) site. Today they employ more than 850
people and operate more than 200 pieces of equipment
THE BOUCHIER • CARILLION GROUP year-round. “Our success started from
our willingness to take on all jobs at all
levels,” says Bourque-Bouchier. “Our
clients gave us an opportunity to prove
ourselves. We earned their respect and
trust.” Bourque-Bouchier’s rise to the
top of a male-dominated industry wasn’t
without challenges. “It’s been quite the
adventure,” she says. “I’ve really had to
prove myself.” In most of the meetings
Bourque-Bouchier attended, she was
the only female. “No one really paid
attention to me,” she says. In the last five
years, things have changed. “I’ve built a
reputation where people know they can
count on me. Now if there’s an issue they
request me at the meetings.”
Not only is Bourque-Bouchier a leader in
business, but she is also a leader in her community. Despite
being a busy mother of five, she feels strongly about giving
back to her community. She sits on the Keyano College
Board of Governors, co-chairs a committee for the Northern
Regional Health Foundation and is a member of the Alberta
First Nation Women’s Economic Security Council. There’s no
question Bourque-Bouchier checks all the boxes as the 2015
Celebration of Achievement Award recipient, but she says
was completely “blown away” by her nod from AWE. “Early
on I really got to know who I am, what makes me tick,” she
says. “Knowing myself gave me a solid foundation. You can’t
believe in yourself if you haven’t built a solid foundation and
you can’t find success if you don’t believe in yourself.”
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BOUCHIER IN THE COMMUNITY
First Annual Wood Buffalo Food Bank
Spring Food Drive Exceeds Goals
A Message from the Wood Buffalo Food Bank
Thanks to the generous support of Bouchier, the Wood Buffalo
Food Bank was able to launch the first annual Servus Credit
Union Spring Food Drive with trucks provided by Bouchier,
which was a rousing success. This event became a necessity
this year due to the profound increase in client usage in the
first quarter of 2015 over the first quarter of 2014, a staggering
74% increase. This, coupled with the increases we experienced
in both 2013 and 2014 over previous years, has meant that the
food raised in our Christmas Food Drives no longer carries us
through to the summer. The Wood Buffalo Food Bank was able
to raise $23,232.10 and 45,579 lbs of food. This is an amazing
accomplishment for a first time event that could not have been
accomplished without the generous support of Bouchier, both
financially and through the many staff and family members who
came out and volunteered their time. This event was able to
highlight again what a wonderful and supporting community
we live and work in. We again would like to thank Bouchier
for all the volunteers and trucks that helped make this a
successful event.
Carl Andrew and Save on Foods helpers
Food Bank volunteers
From left to right: Alan Fifield, Joey Policicchio, Shawn Dunlop
THE BOUCHIER • CARILLION GROUP INSIDE CIRCLES • APRIL 2015 • page 2
TEAM MEMBER PROFILE
Tammy Cornect
Accounting Supervisor
Tammy Cornect spent most of
her childhood and adult life living
in Newfoundland. In 2007, after
completing an Accounting, Payroll
& Business Administration course,
she moved to Fort McMurray, AB
to pursue a career in her field
of study.
In 2012, Tammy was recruited
from an employment agency
filling a one month contract
as the site coordinator for
New Procurement Vendor
Management Inventory System
the Athabasca Winter Drilling
program. Only one week into
the position it was clear that she
held progressively outstanding
qualifications that would be a
huge asset to Bouchier. She was
offered a full time position as the
Accounts Payable Representative
and quickly excelled into the
Accounting Supervisor position
which is her current role
today. She is quoted: “I enjoy
a challenge and with the rapid
growth and changes at Bouchier,
there’s always opportunities
to learn and grow with the
company”. Tammy has been a
tremendous asset to Bouchier
since joining the finance team.
In her spare time her hobbies
include reading, road trips, and
spending quality time with her
family and friends. It is evident
that family is very important to
Tammy as she has connected with
the Bouchier family seamlessly.
She says “Everyone says this
because it’s true, my co-workers
at Bouchier are like family. I have
made so many greats memories
and wonderful friends during the
last three years”.
Thank you for being such a
valuable part of the Bouchier
team. We hope you are a part
of the family for years to come,
Tammy.
Before Inventory
System: Brad Bailey
and Mackenzie Walas.
Near the end of 2014, the procurement and safety team
decided to review the procedure to procure and issue
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to all sites. Following
the Request for Quote (RFQ) process, Acklands-Grainger
was selected as the qualified vendor in terms of cost
savings and customer service. The key factors that
lead to choosing Acklands-Grainger was their ability to
consolidate our product list and eliminate administrative
work by being a one stop shop for our PPE.
The procurement and safety team has spent time
tweaking the Vendor Management Inventory (VMI)
program and we are happy to share that the system has
improved our PPE procedure immensely. We now have
the capability to determine the quantity of items sent to
each site on a regular basis. This will be monitored closely
for cost saving measures.
On March 31st, 2015 the crew from the Acklands-Grainger
Keepstock team worked hard to place bins and reorganize
our storage area. This allowed us to accurately count
stock and plays a huge role in ensuring we do not exceed
items we need. We have also updated the order sheets
used to request PPE and the tracking process in which
PPE is being issued to sites. A big thank-you goes out to
everyone who helped get the program up and running.
Check out the before and after photos of our PPE
storage area.
THE BOUCHIER • CARILLION GROUP “After” photo with Donald Smith, Mackenzie Walas, James Pena, Brad Bailey
and Josh Bungay.
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WORKPLACE BULLYING
APRIL ANNIVERSARIES
Bullying doesn’t just happen on the schoolyard, it can happen
at work too. Bullies bully people they feel might be a threat; to
further their own agenda; deny responsibility or mask their lack
of confidence. It’s important to know what bullying is, and what
it isn’t.
We are very proud and honoured to have such dedicated
team members. These team members celebrated
milestone anniversaries during the month of April this year:
Bullying is negative behaviour towards a specific person or
a group over a period of time. It includes:
• Gossiping and spreading rumors.
• Making offensive jokes or comments.
• Insulting others.
• Blaming, scolding, criticizing or belittling.
• Making unreasonable demands, and interfering with work.
• Stealing credit for ideas or work.
• Threatening job loss without reason.
• Withholding information or giving the wrong information
on purpose.
• Blocking requests for training or leave for without reason.
• Yelling and screaming.
Bullying is not:
• Enforcing policies and procedures.
• Evaluating performance.
• Giving feedback.
• Denying training or leave with good reason.
• Dismissing, suspending or demoting with just cause.
• A strong management style. A strong manager puts
the business interests of the Company first and relies
on consistency, fairness, responsibility and respect.
If you’re being bullied at work:
• Keep a journal of what is happening. Write down the
date, time, witnesses and what happened each time.
Bullying is a pattern, not a one time occurrence.
• Keep copies of letters, notes, emails, texts or memos
sent to you by the bully.
• Tell the bully that their behaviour is unwanted.
• Walk away when the bully makes threats, scolds
or puts you down.
• Don’t retaliate, you will look like a bully too.
Remain professional at all times.
• If the bullying continues, talk to your supervisor
and Human Resources.
THE BOUCHIER • CARILLION GROUP 5 YEARS
Tom Sorge – Head Office (April 10)
Kirby Fontaine – Kearl (April 11)
Aaron Dirk – Kearl (April 26)
WELCOME NEW TEAM MEMBERS!
Simone Short Eamonn Goggin
Matthew Farrell
Darcy Caissie
Gavin Conway
Adair Quesnelle
Trudy Buchner
Stephen Kelly
Evan Redekopp
Arthur Klicper
Gene Hunt
Karen Patterson
Raymond Gardipy
Darren Dorion
Kevin Conrad
Robert Reimer
Walter Siewert
Wayne Cardinal
Terrance Brophy
Serge Rocheleau
Morgan Hackett
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WELCOME BACK!
Christopher Gibson
Ronald Chamberlain
Catherine Horner
Randy Laliberte
Yasir Asadi
Cody Hanson
Andrew Kilburn
Andrea Bluehorn
Ernie Noskiye
Cheryl (Sherry) Janvier
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GroupSource
Suite 1605, 10104-103 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 0H8
Phone: 780-424-4545 Fax: 780-424-4571
Toll Free: 1-866-424-4545
New logo and website is coming soon to GroupSource.
GroupSource is evolving! To reflect this ongoing evolution, we’ve updated our logo.
It’s not a radical overhaul but rather a subtle updating of familiar elements. You’ll notice that while
we’ve retained our classic gray and blue colours, we’ve made the font leaner and more modern, and
‘stacked’ it making it a bit more compact and easier to display in tight quarters. We’ve also given added
importance to the “g” in GroupSource through capitalization. The last element is the gray arch wrapping
around the Brand name at the right. This pays homage to the full oval from the old look but, again, is
leaner and more subtle. The overall result is a modernized, more contemporary look but one that will
still feel familiar and comfortable for those who know the brand.
We hope you like the new look! We will begin to update our documents with the new logo over the next
few weeks as well as renaming groupSource in current documents, to GroupSource.
In addition, as part of our updating process, we are changing the most visible part of our brand; our
Website! The new design will not only modernize the site visually, it will make information and
resources easier to find, and make the site “mobile responsive” (meaning it will automatically resize to
display properly on a phone, iPad, tablet, etc.).
The target launch date of our new website is early May.
If you have any questions, please contact me anytime.
Sincerely,
James A. Rochat
GroupSource
FORT HILLS
Oil Sands Project
The Fort Hills oil sands mining project is located
in Alberta’s Athabasca region, 90 kilometres
north of Fort McMurray, Alberta and is
recognized as one of the best undeveloped oil
sands mining assets in the region. The project’s
co-owners are: Suncor Energy Inc., Total E&P
Canada Ltd. and Teck Resources Limited.
The project is operated by Suncor, and is
scheduled to produce first oil as early as the
fourth quarter of 2017 and achieve 90% of
its planned production capacity of 180,000
barrels per day within 12 months. The mine
life is expected to be approximately 50 years
at the current planned production rate.
Bouchier was awarded the Roads and Grounds
contract at Fort Hills in July 2012. The Fort Hills
team is currently working to offer additional
support to grow outside of the Roads and
Ground contract. As a commitment to safety,
the leadership team has undergone an I-CAB
assessment that challenges leadership to strive
for safety excellence with an actual score on
the knowledge of current leaders.
Day shift, left to right, top to bottom:
Brian Peeteetuce, Dirk de Boer, Cody Rabbitskin, Sebastian
Durcharme, Al Martial, Tony Hiscock, Harold Hiscock, Carmen Adams,
Danny Roussel, Travis Pidhaychuk, Daniel Smith, Brandon McKintyre,
Sheldon Yellowoldwoman
Rising sun: Dave Burke/Supervisor, Nicholas Jerry, Wilber Casteneda,
Jordan Calliou, Elmer Seesequasis, Terry Cullen, Spencer Aubichon
someone always has your back. A common
occurrence here is a good belly laugh, a hard
day’s work, and an exceptional safety record.
It can often be fast paced and hectic, but at
times a little more subdued, which allows for
camaraderie and long lasting friendships.
The respect of all the different cultures here
alone should dictate a worldwide lesson
and that is also something I have witnessed
throughout Bouchier Contracting itself.
THE BOUCHIER • CARILLION GROUP Jeremy Grigg, Safety Advisor is quoted:
As with all sites that Bouchier carries business,
our nucleus at Fort Hills is the crew. We pride
ourselves on our openness, cooperation,
humility, and humour to not only have a good
day, but a safe day.
Night shift:
Lou Benoit, Site Coordinator is quoted:
The Fort Hills site is like no other, and neither
is the Bouchier Team that work here.
Between the management team and
employees, one can’t help but feel that
MEET THE FORT HILLS TEAM:
Bouchier at Fort Hills is a top notch place
to be if you are employed in the Oil Sands.
I am grateful and proud to be part of the
team here.
Thank you to all the dedicated workers at
Fort Hills who contribute to Bouchier’s success.
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$1,000 INCIDENT FREE ANNUAL INCENTIVE
Bouchier believes that safety is a core value that must
be built into every aspect of our work, not added as an
afterthought. We have a proven safety record with an incident
rate significantly lower than the industry standard. To maintain
this stellar safety reputation, our safety team and Joint Work
Site Health & Safety Committee are constantly seeking ways
to improve by implementing safety incentives.
In 2013, an Incident Free Annual Incentive program was
implemented. The purpose of the program is to reward
team members who promote our safety culture. The $1,000
Incident Free incentive is held annually to recognize each
site for reaching 30 days incident free each month. When a
site reaches 30 days incident free each active team member
is eligible to be entered into the annual draw. A team member
is automatically removed from this incentive initiative if they
have an incident throughout the year.
Caleb Andrews – CNRL FM
THE BOUCHIER • CARILLION GROUP David Winship – CNRL FM
Congratulations to the
2014 Incident Free Annual Incentive Winners.
Yasir Asadi (CNRL)
Matthew Fraser (FireBag)
Melissa Walper (CNRL)
Lawrence Bekkattla (CNRL)
Miguel Ferruelo (KEARL)
Christie Janvier (KEARL)
Vera Rowland (KEARL)
Suzanne Flynn (KEARL)
Jordon Iron (CNRL)
Wilmer Storey (CNRL)
Caleb Andrews (CNRL-FM)
David Winship (CNRL-FM)
Scott Gair (CNRL-FM)
Leona Sanderson (KEARL)
Winston Bachur (KEARL)
Keep up the good work!!
Lawrence Bekkattla – CNRL
Matt Fraser – Firebag
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EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH AWARDS
MARCH 2015
LARRY BOUCHIER – CNRL
BRAYDEN EVERTON – CNRL
JOSE FRANCO-REYNA – CNRL FM
It is with great pleasure to announce that
CNRL—Roads and Grounds has chosen
Larry Bouchier as Employee of the
Month-March.
Congratulations to Brayden Everton on
being chosen as the March employee
of the month for the Bouchier Major
Projects division on the CNRL site.
Jose Franco-Reyna is a Plumber with
CNRL FM. He does work safely and
always has detailed paperwork. He
demonstrates knowledge of his job and
has a great attitude. He does not mind
getting his hands dirty.
FABIO FILHO – FIREBAG
DANNY LAROCQUE – FORT HILLS
Fabio Filho has been awarded Employee
of the Month for March on the FireBag
Site. Fabio is dedicated to fulfilling his
job responsibilities in the safest manner
possible creating a safe atmosphere
for any job he is involved with. He is
dependable on mentoring new people
to site. He intervenes on unsafe work
when identified. Great job, Fabio!
You are a strong asset to our team.
Congratulations to Danny, he has been
voted employee of the month by his
co-workers. Over the past month Danny
has been mentoring a few of the new
hires and showing them the proper ways
in order to get the job done safely. He
has been a great addition to our team.
Thanks for your safe work ethic and
keep up the good work!
Larry is a tireless worker who is always
willing to assist others in getting the
job done safely and with pride. He
exhibits a strong work ethic that has
led others within his team to admire
and emulate him.
He is a pleasant individual who
possesses the qualities that enables our
business unit to be successful at CNRL.
Congratulations, Larry!
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– EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH AWARDS: MARCH 2015
ZACKARIA ABDI – HUSKY SUNRISE
EULAH RAIKE – INCUBATOR PARK
TRACY DEAN – KEARL
Zackaria is a hard working leader and
team player. Zackaria promotes a safe
work place with a constant effort to
improve safe work practices. Zak has
a willingness to help whoever and
wherever is needed. Great job, Zak!
Eulah is always going above and
beyond for her job. She is constantly
adapting with the changes that happen
in the office and is always to willing
to put in the extra effort to ensure the
office and the trailers are in excellent
shape. Keep up the hard work, Eulah!
We truly appreciate your dedication
to the Bouchier Team.
We have awarded Employee of the
Month to Tracy Dean. Tracy is always
quick to address concerns and
consistently takes part in our daily
toolbox meetings. Tracy is a good team
player and never complains. She is
very passionate about her position and
is always ready to mentor her fellow
co-workers. Tracy is very diligent with
her paperwork and demonstrates great
leadership. Thanks for all that you do,
Tracy! You are an asset to the team!
WILLIAM TIBBS – RMWB
William is adapting well with his
leadership role for the RMWB Project.
Leading Safety Talks and completing
site observations, William always has
safety at his forefront. Keep up the great
work, Will!
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