Sciences, Trades and Technology
The oil and gas industry's demand for highly skilled technical and trades people is experiencing unprecedented growth. While EnCana has long been an active supporter of educational, vocational and technical training institutions, this is now a key area of focus for us. In addition, we are a partner in several new training ventures tailored to develop skills and promote employment opportunities in communities where EnCana operates.

Family and Community Wellness
Strong, healthy families help create vibrant, viable communities. EnCana is an active supporter of programs that strengthen the social fabric by bringing families and communities together in the pursuit of health, recreational and social activities that contribute to wellness.

Community Development
Every community is unique in their aspirations and EnCana is proud of the leadership role we play as an enabler in helping them to realize their goals. Our partners are as diverse as the people they serve, and together we work to develop creative solutions to community issues that are sustainable and value-added.

Signature Programs
Dare to Care: Life Skills and Bully-Proofing Your School
The Dare to Care program provides a comprehensive approach to dealing with bullying and challenges within today's school communities. This approach creates a common language which then allows for more consistent intervention and follow through when dealing with challenging issues.

Students, teachers, school staff and the community are all involved in an effort to eliminate bullying and substance abuse from their schools and create an atmosphere of respect within the school community. Two experienced school consultants provide professional development workshops, parent information nights, and student sessions to create awareness, promote positive change and develop life skills. http://www.daretocare.ca/

Lifestyle Journey
Motivating students to make healthy lifestyle choices in the areas of food choices and active lifestyles is the focus of Lifestyle Journey. This program involves delivery of positive lifestyle education directly to students in communities where EnCana operates. The program has been endorsed by Alberta Education as an accredited resource and is relevant, practical and engages students in making positive choices contributing to life-long health. http://www.ideasforpeople.com/

Battle of the Border
The Battle of the Border is an EnCana sponsored Women's Hockey Challenge where communities EnCana operates are able to experience Olympic caliber hockey from top female Canadian and US athletes. Calgary's Oval X-Treme team plays the four-day tournament against the United States Selects - a hand-picked team from various cities across the USA. Many of the women from each team have represented their countries in the past Olympic Winter Games. EnCana matches every dollar raised at each game through ticket sales, raffle ticket sales, program and merchandise sales and total proceeds go back to local minor hockey and not-for-profit organizations in each community.

EnCana's High School Educational Bursary Program
High school students residing in EnCana's operating areas who are embarking on post-secondary education in engineering, geology or geophysics are eligible to apply for an EnCana high school bursary. This four-year $10,000 award is available to students pursuing university or technical diploma programs. Details on the program are available through local school district offices.

Employee Programs — EnCana Cares
EnCana's employees demonstrate their commitment to the communities where they work and live every day. Our company's employee charitable giving program, EnCana Cares, provides an opportunity for our employees to donate to charitable and non-profit organizations of their choice. EnCana supports their personal giving preferences by providing a dollar-for-dollar match of their donations up to $25,000 per employee each year. In 2005, EnCana and its employees contributed over C$5.8 million to charities and non-profit organizations worldwide through the EnCana Cares Program.