Photo from Pacific Salmon Foundation Gala 2015 — Photo courtesy Pacific Salmon Foundation
Cenovus Energy became a major supporter of the Pacific Salmon Foundation’s Salish Sea Marine Survival Project (SSMSP) in 2015 with a donation of $100,000.
About 20 years ago, the Strait of Georgia saw Coho, Chinook and Steelhead suddenly decline to about one-tenth of past peak levels – taking with them about $750 million in annual revenues for communities surrounding the Strait.
The SSMSP is a five-year research and restoration initiative that partners with community groups who are experts in the marine environment, First Nations, NGO’s, academia and government, in identifying what is limiting our salmon and the complex ecosystem they support.
By applying the latest technology and fresh, progressive thinking to our work we’re able to minimize our impact on the environment while safely producing energy resources the world needs. These energy resources transport people, goods and services. They heat and cool homes. And they’re used to make everyday items like detergent, smartphones and sports equipment. We’re focused on creating value through the development of our vast oil sands assets in northern Alberta, where we drill for oil and use specialized methods to pump it to the surface. We also have established conventional natural gas and oil production in Alberta and Saskatchewan and 50 percent ownership in two U.S. refineries. Cenovus shares trade on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges under the symbol CVE. We’re based in Calgary, Alberta and have about 4,000 staff members across our operations.
