The key criterion in granting a donation is whether the charitable organization has a presence in the Company's service area and whether the organization serves a broad section of the community.

PNG’s Donations Committee is responsible for administering the charitable donations program for the Company.  They consider the following criteria:

• Donations benefit people living within the communities located in northern British Columbia served by PNG;
• Funds are spread evenly across the PNG service areas;
• A fair cross-section of organizations are assisted.

PNG makes donations across its service areas consistent with the foregoing criteria with a view to benefiting a large cross section of people and organizations.  PNG also makes contributions from its public relations budget in its service areas for initiatives considered to be for the general public good but which are not by definition charitable donations.  Some examples of PNG’s more significant contributions  are listed below:

Community Crisis Response Unit
In 2007, PNG contributed $10,000 to the cost of a mobile food service unit capable of providing emergency services to communities in the Western system service area, both remote and rural locations.  The unit is based in Terrace and is operated and maintained by the Salvation Army.  During a community crisis the Salvation Army is instrumental in providing services to both victims and responders, providing thousands of meals and support to anyone in need.

Carrier Sekani Family Services – Highway of Tears
In 2007, PNG supported the Carrier Sekani Family Services society with a donation of $5,000.  The funds will be used to support the families of women that have gone missing along Highway 16 in the Western system service area, otherwise known as the “Highway of Tears” due to the large number of missing aboriginal women over the past several years.

Dry Grad Celebrations
In 2002, Pacific Northern Gas began supporting Dry Grad Celebrations in each of the communities within its service area.  These donations benefited seven communities in 2007 with an average donation of $500 per community.   This program will continue into the foreseeable future as PNG is committed to the health and safety of our youth and future young workers.

Applications
Requests for donations can be made in writing to Pacific Northern Gas Ltd., 2900 Kerr Street, Terrace, BC, V8G 4L9, Attention Donations Committee, or faxed to (250) 635-9758.

Scholarships

The Company funds the David Stanonik scholarship at the University of Victoria. This scholarship is awarded each year to a third or fourth year student in the Faculty of Engineering for outstanding academic achievements and is in recognition of David Stanonik, a young engineer tragically killed in a motor vehicle accident while working for PNG. David obtained his Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Victoria in 1997.