Bringing natural gas to Tomslake
Encana has entered a 20-year commitment to supply natural gas to the community of Tomslake, B.C. along with Pacific Northern Gas, who will be responsible for building and maintaining the system to distribute Encana gas to the community. This is the first access to natural gas for more than 400 residents and small businesses in the greater Tomslake area, who currently use propane or wood as fuel for heating.

For the past two years Encana has been working with the Peace River Regional District and Pacific Northern Gas on the agreement that will provide natural gas to residents and businesses in the Tomslake area currently without access to a local supply source.

This partnership was developed after conversations with residents in the region who have seen an increase in natural gas development in the area, some with wells on their own property, but have no access to natural gas for their homes and businesses. More than 400 residential and commercial customers will potentially benefit from the arrangement, with the physical delivery of natural gas service expected to begin in the fall of 2009.

Creating the industry's future one student at a time
Through Encana's support of educational and technical training institutions, we're helping to develop highly skilled technical and tradespeople, building our future workforce and improving the sustainability of our company and industry.

We support new and existing educational programs in the communities where we operate that are designed to develop the required skills for careers in our industry. One such program we supported in 2008 is the oil and gas technology program at Navarro College in Corsicana, Texas. The program helps local high school graduates prepare for careers in the oil and gas industry. Graduates of the program are helping to build a local workforce for our East Texas operations. Another key component of the program is the scholarship funding for students that lack financial means to pursue post-secondary education.