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Blair Gamble

Keep learning, keep succeeding.

Blair is one of the long standing employees of CP Services and what a blessing he is to the company! Previous to that, he was in the Canadian Armed Forces and even went to school to become a Police Officer. As he was doing the training, he realized that it wasn’t for him so he tried exploring other career path. His brother was a carpenter for CP Services and recommended that he should try out working in the field. An opportunity opened up and he was able to secure a job and started as a utility operator.

Being new to the industry, he enjoyed having access and experience site specific tasks. It made him understand the value of different trades and how it keeps the site running. Seeing how the techs work on all the machinery, being hands on in solving problems when it arise and being able to fix it gave him motivation to pursue his trade. Blair proved himself and stood out as one of the best workers of the company. From having very little experience in trades, he was able to advance into being a site foreman on the operations side. According to Jeff, his supervisor, “You can always count on Blair, whether it’s going to the extra mile on a job or helping in other departments. Seeing Blair progress his career from operating a Tank Farm to switching into a maintenance role fixing the Tank Farm is a great achievement for him and CP is very proud to be part of his journey.” His supervisor and coworkers couldn’t be any happier to be working alongside him.

As years passed by, he felt like he wanted to do more. He decided to put himself to an industrial mechanics school. It was a difficult decision as he is leaving a good position while ensuring to support his family while studying. CP Services supported his decision to leave the company to pursue another path. After studying, he came back as a Millwright Apprentice and is now currently working at one of the biggest projects the company has.

Blair is an exceptional worker, and even more as a father. On his time off, he will spend most of his time with his 2 sons Cashius and Tyrion. He mentioned his kids keep him busy on his day off – especially Tyrion, the younger one! He ensures that they do family activities and spend as much time with each other before going back to work again. For Blair, his family is what keeps him motivated to always learn new things and grow in his career.

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Kat Paras

Kat joined CP Services back in June 12, 2016 as a clerk with CNOOC Long Lake Site which is one of the big projects for CP Services. Her first role was mostly data entry for payroll and doing administrative task. During the pre pandemic years, Kat used to travel to Anzac from Edmonton for her 2 weeks on 2 weeks off shift. Her hard work and determination did not go unnoticed. Having a background with Industrial Engineering, Kat has proven herself to be one of the most capable, and effective employee at CP Services. The company supported her journey and gave her the right tools and training to advance in her career. In 2019, she started training for payroll. She assisted with invoicing, payables, and other payroll related task. Because of these new tasks, she learned how to navigate through the company’s finance department. Currently, Kat is now handling the Cost Control department. Making sure every dollar that goes in and out is accounted for, and helping in making decisions for the company’s well being.

Kat is one of the senior staff at the CP Services office. She has seen how the company grew and experienced it’s resilience over uncontrollable circumstances. During the pandemic, the company has decided to send office staff home and work from there. “I really enjoy my job especially now that we work from home! We have meetings every morning. Even though we are working remotely, we are still connected with each other thanks to advanced technology!”. Office staff no longer works on 2 weeks on 2 weeks of shift. Kat mentioned she misses her 2 weeks off but still would prefer working from home regardless of the schedule. “When the company decided to have the office staff to work from home, we finally were able to have a dog we’ve been longing for”. Kat finally got the best officemate for her. A cute and very bubbly English Bulldog named Bowser!

“I am very happy to be given this opportunity. I wouldn’t have it any other way!”.

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Joo Park

Joo is one of CP Services’ new hires for 2022. She is currently working as a Field Operator to one of the sites located in Anzac, Alberta. She always wanted to get more experience with hands on work and be more directly involved with the operations. When she heard about the field operator position at CP, she had no hesitation and applied. Previous to that, she worked for 4 years as a security. No wonder Joo is very dedicated and focused at her job! If there is one thing that she likes working in the trades environment, it is that everyone uses direct communication. Her and the rest of the team are committed to get the work done!

When Joo was asked what she thinks about the support provided by CP Services for her career, she responded “I got clear instructions from CP from the very beginning. During onboarding, both my admin and supervisor made sure I had the right information to get the things done properly and in a timely manner. It continued when I got on site. My foreman and coworkers had a lot of experience and trained me. Everyone was always there to answer my questions and review anything I wanted. I do think I have a very good and efficient support system.”. The company is very grateful to have someone like Joo in the team. A very hardworking and efficient person who always shows up and gets the job done. Everyone is excited to see her grow and learn more skills for her trade.

Joo loves working in shifts. On the last day of rotation, she tends to plan millions of things to do but usually 99% of the time, it gets alternated by her kids! Although some plans may not push through, it is still worth every second since she can spend her day offs with her kids. Her family loves to go places so it is very nice that everything works out perfectly with her schedule.

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Steve Wahobin

Steve Wahobin completes yet another labour of love.

Steve Wahobin, known as “the handyman” in Anzac, has completed yet another labour of love. The decade-old stairs at Bill Woodward School were in desperate need of repair, so Steve stepped up using his carpentry skills to make them look brand new.

Steve has been a valued CP employee for 12 years and is our resident journeyman carpenter at Long Lake, maintaining a camp housing 300 people. He works extremely hard to keep the camp in top shape at all times, but his true passion off duty is woodworking.

“I like working with nice wood. The results are always satisfying,” Steve says. His work days are long, but he found time in the evenings to complete the stairs for Bill Woodward.

Of course, the most satisfying part of the project for this humble carpenter was the final presentation. “The teachers were excited,” Steve says. “I felt pretty proud.” He even heard a group of kids point and say, “CP built those — Steve built those!”

Made with maple and birch, the stairs are approximately 45 inches high and lead up to the gym stage at the school. Steve replaced the whole section of spindles and handles and spent many weeks perfecting the final touches.

Bill Woodward School Vice Principal Amy Savill says: “Steve did a beautiful job. He made the stairs custom to fit the space and even added wheels so they are functional. Steve was very flexible and would come in after hours to work on them, so classes weren’t interrupted.

“CP has been fantastic,” she adds.

Steve doesn’t do this type of work for recognition. He does it because he loves helping kids and he loves woodworking. He has made trophy cases and cabinets at the school and will continue to support the district in any way he can.

Steve is also active in the Anzac community and has enjoyed volunteering with CP in the past. From helping elderly people around their homes to helping the Chipewyan Prairie First Nation, you can count on Steve to put his skilled trade to work for the community.

“I owe many thanks to CP’s CEO, Dave Czibere, for getting me involved in volunteer initiatives,” Steve says.

The new stairs were made at the perfect time with CP’s new logo incorporated into the wood structure. Leaving CP’s mark on the stairs, Steve has also left his mark on the Anzac community, and when asked about future projects, he says: “Whatever comes ahead, we’ll tackle.”

We truly appreciate Steve’s great work and are pleased he is part of our team and part of the community.

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Jon Banks

Someone once said, “Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.” In the case of one CP employee, you might say, “Where there’s fire, there’s Jon Banks.”

Jon is our chief fire extinguisher technician and runs our Mobile Fire Extinguisher Program. As a certified volunteer firefighter with the Anzac Fire Department, he’s well equipped for the job.

Jon joined CP in 2015, batch pigging for Enbridge, and quickly rose to the position of crew foreman. Jon left CP for a stint at Enbridge, but soon returned to help set up the Mobile Fire Extinguisher Program with Ryan Gemmell.

“CP wanted to branch out and do something new,” says Jon. “They hadn’t really ventured into this industry before. CP knew that I would be interested in it, and that it would be right up my alley.”

The Mobile Fire Extinguisher Program offers fire extinguisher inspection, servicing and certification to businesses in and around Fort McMurray.

A native of Nova Scotia, Jon came to the region in 2007 when he took a fly-in-fly-out job in Fort Chipewyan. What was intended as a short two year stint to pay off his loans ended up becoming six, and now Jon is proud to call Anzac home. Around this same time, sparks of a different kind began flying, and Jon married an elementary school teacher. Today, they have a four-year-old son and a seven-year-old daughter.

Jon is a self-confessed fitness fanatic. “I work out every morning,” he says with a wink. “Gotta keep up with the young guys at the fire hall!”

CP is a great company to work for, in Jon’s opinion. “It feels like family, and I can’t say anything bad about the CP family,” he says.

The opportunities for growth that CP offers are also attractive to Jon. “CP is a company where you can definitely show potential, and there’s lots of room to grow,” he says. “They saw that I had the background and initiative to help start up the Mobile Fire Extinguisher Program, they saw the value and potential in the service, so they gave me the training and tools to launch the program and make it successful.”

Please pass on to Vern my compliments on his employee, Jon Banks. Jon was up at Woodlands & Norealis for the last couple of days completing our annual fire extinguisher checks. Jon was very organized, efficient and did an outstanding job in getting all of our extinguishers inspected in a timely manner. I just wanted Jon to be recognized for a job well done. It was greatly appreciated. You are fortunate to have an employee such as Jon.

Regards,
Tim Phillips, Enbridge Pipelines