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Community Investment

We are a proud member of each of the communities in which we operate and provide support to select community projects. Our people volunteer their time to help local causes achieve their goals. In recent years, Newalta has invested 1.25% of pre-tax profit in contributions to charitable and non-profit organizations across Canada.

Our Community Investment encompasses four main areas:

Community Health and Well-being

United Way is our signature program for giving to community.

• Extensive campaigns in our major centres
• We match employee contributions dollar-for-dollar

We are primary supporters of:

• Calgary Women’s Emergency Shelter
• Calgary Catholic Family Services
• Wood's Homes Foundation
• Calgary Handi-Bus Association
• UNICEF
• Le Chaînon Women's Shelter
• L'Arche Greater Vancouver

Newalta also contributes to:

• Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
• Breast Cancer Foundation
• Bethany Care Foundation
• Calgary’s Heritage Park
• Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service Foundation
• Québec Breakfast Club

Community Infrastructure and Recreation

• Ronald McDonald House in Calgary, Hamilton, Halifax and Vancouver with funds being allocated to various projects
• Local sporting initiatives such as the Calgary Flames Alumni annual hockey game that raises funds for the Flames Foundation for Life
• Cities of Brooks and Leduc, Towns of Drayton Valley, Eckville, Redwater, Sexsmith and Stettler, and Brazeau County
• Eramosa Karst conservation site near Hamilton, Ontario (through participation in the Heritage Green Community Trust). Funding helped establish a 180-acre park with trails and interpretive centre and create an endowment fund for ongoing maintenance costs

Environmental and Education Programs

• Alberta Ecotrust Foundation
• Pollution Probe
• Educational grants and scholarships, including a multi-year commitment to the University of Western Ontario for environmental research
• Heritage Park Ecolab and Classroom
• Multi-year donation to the K.C. Irving Environmental Trust at Acadia University for environmental research and development
• Halton Regional Chair's Environmental Awards, awarding youths for environmental excellence

Arts & Culture

• Title sponsor of the Summer Concert Series for the Southern Ontario Chamber of Music Institute, click here to watch video
  
• Burlington Arts Centre
• Jeunesses Musicales of Canada Foundation
• Decidedly Jazz Danceworks
• Evergreen Theater