NEWS RELEASE
UNION GAS INVEST IN SAFETY OF CHATHAM-KENT CHILDREN
Makes additional $125,000 donation to Chatham-Kent Safety Village
Chatham, ON – Union Gas president Julie Dill today announced the company’s continued support for safety programming at the Chatham-Kent Children’s Safety Village with a renewed commitment of $125,000 over the next four years. Joining Ms. Dill at the announcement were Mayor Randy Hope, Chatham-Kent Safety Village executive director, Barb Lovell, Chatham-Kent Safety Village president Gary Patterson and representatives from the Chatham-Kent Police and Fire Services.
"Union Gas and its employees are deeply committed to safety both on and off the job and to giving back to the communities in which we operate," said Julie Dill, president, Union Gas. "That's why our support for the Chatham-Kent Safety Village, and six other safety villages across Ontario, is such a natural fit for us."
Including this contribution, Union Gas will have provided over four hundred and twenty five thousand dollars to the Chatham-Kent Safety Village to support their mission to dramatically reduce childhood injuries by teaching children personal responsibility and awareness regarding safety. More than 6,000 children participate in farm, fire, traffic and other important safety programs at the Safety Village every year.
"The safety of our children is paramount and an important part of what makes Chatham-Kent a desirable place to live, work and raise a family," said Mayor Randy Hope. "I want to congratulate the people at Union Gas for their ongoing commitment to safety, their continued support of the Children’s Safety Village, and the fine community investments they make both locally and across Ontario."
"Union Gas has been a signature contributor to the Chatham- Kent Safety Village since its inception," said Barb Lovell, executive director, Chatham-Kent Safety Village. "This renewed support will make a real impact towards improving the safety of children in the Chatham-Kent community."
About Union Gas
Union Gas is an integrated natural gas storage, transmission and distribution company serving approximately 1.3 million customers, and is a Spectra Energy company. Spectra Energy Corp (NYSE: SE), a FORTUNE 500 company, is one of North America’s premier natural gas infrastructure companies serving three key links in the natural gas value chain: gathering and processing, transmission and storage, and distribution. For nearly a century, Spectra Energy and its predecessor companies have developed critically important pipelines and related infrastructure connecting natural gas supply sources to premium markets. Based in Houston, Texas, the company operates in the United States and Canada approximately 19,100 miles of transmission pipeline, more than 285 billion cubic feet of storage, as well as natural gas gathering and processing, natural gas liquids operations and local distribution assets. The company also has a 50 percent ownership in DCP Midstream, one of the largest natural gas gatherers and processors in the United States. Spectra Energy was recently ranked by FORTUNE as the world’s "most admired" pipeline company. For more information, visit www.spectraenergy.com.
About the Chatham-Kent Children’s Safety Village
The Chatham-Kent Safety Village is a non-profit organization dedicated to teaching children in grades 1, 4 and 6 about safety education. The focus at the Village is on experience based learning where children receive classroom instruction lead by local emergency services partners and have an opportunity to practice what they have learned in a “hands on” environment. The Children’s Safety Village reaches approximately 6,000 students each year.
Andrea Stass
Manager, Public Affairs and Media Relations
Ph: 1-800-571-8446 ext.
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Cell: 519-365-1010
Fax: 519-436-4621
astass@uniongas.com
