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8 The Science behind starting upTHEFUTUREIS HERE

Cover photoOne of the new Pot Tending Assembly (PTA) cranes is pictured here loading the first pre-baked anodes into the modernized AP40 cells in early February. The Anode Baking Furnace (ABF) will be undergoing commissioning over the next few months. The anode blocks featured in the photo used to pre-load the pots were manufactured offsite, but once fully operational, the ABF will produce 225,000 carbon blocks annually for the Kitimat smelter.

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Local donations make happy campers and more

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Table of contents

2 Briefs Local donations to Kitimat Scouts,

Kildala Elementary School Parent Advisory Council (PAC), and Terrace Search and Rescue.

3 Briefs Alf Barrios and Greg Lilleymen visit BC

Operations, Rio Tinto Alcan BC high school curling bonspeil winners, Governor General Medal of Bravery awarded to former KMP employees, Fuller Austin takes home KMP ES&H award.

4 Idling of the old continues

6 Response to snowstorm at BC Ops and KMP

8 The science behind starting up

10 KMP update

12 SO2 EEM program

14 Quarter Century Club

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Spring 2015Volume 61 / Number 02

EDITORKatherine VoigtMember of the Canadian Public Relations Society

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On 16 December, BC Operations presented three donations from the Donations, Sponsorships and Partnerships (DSP) program. The Kitimat Scouts received $1,000 to go towards hosting a local Scouts camp. The funds will help to off-set the costs for the children to attend the event.

The Kildala Elementary School Parent Advisory Council (PAC) in Kitimat received a $9,500 donation. These funds will support the Kildala playground project, which hopes to

replace the existing outdoor playground structures at the school.

Finally, Terrace Search and Rescue received $5,000 for the purchase of new personal floatation devices for their volunteers.

If you would like to find out more information about our DSP program, including how to apply, please visit our website at:http://www.riotintoalcaninbc.comor email:bcops.communications@riotinto.com.

Gaby Poirier, general manager of BC Operations, presents donations to representatives from the Kitimat Scouts, Kildala Elementary PAC and Terrace Search and Rescue.

The start of 2015 brought high-profile internal stakeholders to Kitimat to see the progress on one of Rio Tinto’s key development project’s firsthand.

Included in the list of senior company representatives was the aluminium product group’s chief executive, Alf Barrios, members of the Primary Metal division executive committee of Rio Tinto Alcan, and, most recently, Greg Lilleymen, chief executive for Rio Tinto’s Technology & Innovation group, whose team is busy constructing the modernized smelter. Many of these senior leaders visit regularly to see both the achievements and the challenges being faced on the ground.

On his last visit, Greg noted “With each visit, I can see the progress and while we still have a way to go, I am confident that we will deliver First Hot Metal in the first half of 2015. It’s important as we close-out this project that we maintain our vigilance with safety.”

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A KMP connection to this year’s Governor General Medal of Bravery awardsThree former KMP ironworkers were presented with the Medal of Bravery from the Governor General at a ceremony held in Ottawa in March. Created in 1972, The Medal of Bravery recognizes acts of bravery in hazardous circumstances.

Jack Taylor and his son Jacob, as well as Dale Hession from Alberta, received this honour for the courage they showed while saving the life of Bobby Weir on the scene of a major head-on collision between Kitimat and Terrace in December 2012. They put their own lives in danger when rescuing Bobby from his burning car.

“This sense came to me that it’s now or never. This car is going to blow up. We either get him out or it’s going to be too late. So I grabbed him with everything I had,” says Tyler in an interview for CBC radio.

The heroes’ journey doesn’t stop there. Knowing that Bobby would need a long time to recover from his severe injuries, Jack, Jacob and Dale collected money on the KMP site to help cover medical expenses. In only a week, they raised a total of $5,000.

All eyes on Kitimat in 2015

Fuller Austin takes home‘KMP ES&H Contractor of 2014’ awardFuller Austin was named the Kitimat Modernization Project’s Environment, Safety and Health (ES&H) Contractor of 2014.

The team celebrated with a recognition lunch. Fuller Austin was selected not only for their safety performance, but also for their consistent participation in the different programs on the construction site such as People Based Safety, the Zero Incident Team, and other ES&H initiatives. Congratulations and keep up the good work!

Local girls’ team wins big at theRio Tinto Alcan BC high school curling bonspielThe local girls’ team from Mount Elizabeth Middle Secondary School was a big winner at the recent Rio Tinto Alcan BC high school curling bonspiel in Creston, BC on 19 to 21 February. The team finished with a six-win and one-loss record, making it the first time in 36 years that the Kitimat school won the provincial title.

The team consisted of Taylor Reese-Hansen, Micaela Stevenson, Leah Anthony, Emma Baker, Jordyn Zanella and Coach Laurel DeGoeij. The first time a girls’ curling team from Kitimat was included in the championship was in 1979, led by BC Operations employee Karina Dzuiba.

Congratulations to the girls on their big win and for proudly representing the community of Kitimat.

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Etienne Jacques and Arnaud Soirat of the Primary Metal division executive committee during their visit to Kitimat.

Idling 2C4

On 5 February 2015, the idling process for Line 2C began. Targeting one building instead of an entire potline is a change from previous idling procedures. Line 2 will become idled building by building as we get closer to start-up in the new AP40 pre-bake Reduction area.

In order to isolate building 2C from the rest of Line 2, Pot Replacement crews had to install a special jumper buss bar stretching across the west end of the building between pots 1 to 57.

In the interest of safety, all non-essential services and plant personnel were asked to remain clear of the affected areas. Signage and barricades were put up to restrict access. This potroom is now under key box lock-out making Line 2C, an official lockout zone.

Idling of the old continuesContinuing metal production flow in the Söderberg operations while KMP begins to energize remains a challenge to all involved and what makes the Kitimat Modernization Project an especially unique and complex undertaking. Putting the old Reduction operations into dormancy is the other side of the modernization coin in Kitimat and symbolizes moments in the history of the organization and its employees, freeing up members of the workforce for training and reassignment.

Employees preparing to install a jumper to isolate building 2C from the rest of the line.

Members of the crew from Line 2C.

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When the new smelter is running steadily, we will be facing a number of changes to how we operate from today, including new raw material processes. The way we transport fresh alumina from the wharf all the way to the new potrooms is one of them. Dave Minifie, former retired process engineer for Scrubbers and alumina, is now back in Plant Services as a consultant. Dave took some time out of his day to tour and explain this new process.

Materials handling for a modern smelter –an overview ofalumina transport

alumina. This fluorinated alumina will then enter the 800-tonne silo for transport to each pot.

Before entering the pots, the fluorinated alumina will enter the Hyper Dense Phase System (HDPS). The HDPS is a patented system also designed by Alesa and is based on air fluidization principles which operate at a very low pressure. It is considered to be a very safe and environmentally friendly technology. This is because the device is fully enclosed, and therefore dust-free, and consumes little energy.

“The unique part of the Kitimat HDPS is that the fluorinated alumina travels both horizontally and vertically through the siphon under the centre passage of the potrooms. Transport is fluid, like sending water through a pipe.”

This part of the system will be used for the first time commercially. The HDPS will bring the material straight into the pots to begin the reduction process.

This is just one of the new processes that will be introduced in Kitimat. All of which are aimed at helping us run a cleaner and more efficient operation.

In current operations, alumina is picked up by the unloader at the Wharf and travels by a series of conveyor belts to the silos. A combination of belts and air slides would take it all the way to Tower 11. This section will remain as part of the modernized operations but what follows Tower 11 will be entirely new.

From Tower 11, a new 100 metre air slide will transport fresh alumina to the new 20,000 tonne silo and then the Solid Phase System (SPS) carries the product into the Gas Treatment Centre (GTC). The SPS, which is a new enclosed transport system of Alesa design, transports dry bulk materials like alumina using compressed air. Alesa is a subsidiary of Rio Tinto Alcan, and provides materials handling and plant process solutions.

“This is a much cleaner way to transport materials as no dust is released,” says Dave as he points out the structure of the SPS on site.

The SPS connects to the 300-tonne fresh alumina silos, which then feed one of two new Gas Treatment Centres where the fresh alumina is converted into fluorinated

Part of the Solid Phase System (SPS) which carries alumina to the Gas Treatment Centre (GTC).

A diagram of the alumina transport process starting from arrival at the Wharf, all the way to the new potrooms.

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BRRP response to snowstorm for both BC Ops and KMP6

On 5 to 6 February 2015, Kitimat was hit with approximately 168 cm of snow. This was a rare and record-breaking snowfall in a 36-hour period for a location whose name means ‘People of the snow’ in Haisla. The non-stop precipitation caused widespread power outages and brought the community to a standstill as roads became impassable. BC Operations and KMP were not immune to the overwhelming weather.

On Friday 6 February, it became clear that the snow falling would surpass our ability to clear it. As a result, the BC Operations and KMP Business Recovery and Resilience Plans (BRRPs) were activated to mitigate the risks posed to people and operations.

A BRRP is an organization’s plan to help quickly adapt to disruptions, while safeguarding people and assets, so as to maintain continuous business operations. BC Operations and KMP joined forces to maintain its smelter operations and reinstate construction activity as soon and as safely as possible. Collaboration to assist the municipality in its recovery plan was also a priority.

This meant limiting the number of people and vehicles and re-allocating resources for safe snow removal to ensure sustainable access. Several measures were put in place to minimize potential safety hazards. Employees were kept updated throughout the event by e-mail bulletins, radio announcements and an information hotline. Many employees, both at BC Operations and KMP, contributed to the snow recovery at work in innovative and remarkable ways. The combined efforts of all involved resulted in a successful and quick recovery without incident. The plant and construction sites returned to normal conditions by the close of business on Friday 13 February.

Many of our people also went the extra mile at home and in the community by going out of their way to assist others that were without power, food or heat as a result of the weather. The various acts of kindness and goodwill shown under these conditions prove that hard times can bring out the best in a community, and may even make it more resilient in future challenges. A big thank you goes out to everyone for their efforts during these exceptional circumstances. These events are not likely to be forgotten any time soon.

Resilience inrecord-breaking times

Aerial view of the Kitimat Modernization Project taken only days after the snow storm.

Workers on the KMP site shovel out pieces of equipment as part of the massive clean-up efforts.

Over 168cm of snow accumulated over a 36-hour period in Kitimat making snow clearing a huge priority.

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Dry start-up

To understand a dry start-up, it is important to know how a normal pot start-up works. Normally, when a new pot or cell is started, liquid bath coming from other, adjacent pots is added to the pot to kick-start the entire process.

In a dry start-up, the liquid bath is generated inside the individual pot. The space around and above the anode blocks are covered with specially graded crushed bath material. During a special heating process, the bath starts melting at the cathode surface and with tight process control, liquid bath is generated to begin the process.

This dry-start-up method has been developed for many years. Some of the pioneers that initiated this latest technique, Martin Robatille and Cobus Smith, are present on the KMP start-up team. The dry start-up process is much more environmentally friendly and less labour intensive than the previous conventional start-up methods.

With the start-up of previous green� eld smelters a minimum two pots were started with the conventional method,

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this process was dif� cult and sometimes had various complications. To start the pots liquid bath was generated from the pots started and then tapped and poured into the new pots to be started. With the new dry start-up process very little bath is transferred as the pots generate their own bath.

Initially, it looked as though the dry start-up process would be abandoned, but with the support of some of Rio Tinto Alcan key smelters, and the Rio Tinto Alcan Major Projects group, it was decided to continue with the development to achieve this state of the art process of starting a Reduction Pot. If proven successful, it offered many advantages. First of all, it can make the start-up process go much faster as other bath donor pots are not needed.

In North America, they decided to take their experience from previous dry start-ups and test the method on an AP pot, which returned positive results. From lessons learned, the dry start-up process was further developed to speed-up the ramp-up.

Most recently, this method was used in Alma. However, the start-up in Kitimat will be unique as we will be the � rst plant to start-up all 384 pots using only the dry start-up method.

Preparations for pot start-up in Kitimat will begin approximately one month in advance of starting the � rst pot. It takes roughly seven hours to prepare one pot. Two pots will be started each day and depending on the success of the process, this number could increase.

When we start running the new smelter, there will be a lot of new equipment and new technology to operate. One key aspect will be how we start-up these new systems. Enter the concept of a ‘dry start-up’.

Some of the � rst pots handed over to BC Operations.

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Bill Blair and Terry Chaulk don high-heat protective gear while sintering the ARS furnace - a � rst in Kitimat smelter’s history.

On 27 March the new Rodding Shop successfully poured molten metal, bonding the � rst connection between an anode and stem.

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On 1 March, the Carbon North pilot team in the Anode Rodding Shop (ARS) successfully sintered Induction Furnace #2. This is a major milestone in the commissioning of the new area and is a fundamental step towards enabling the team to produce anode assemblies to supply the Reduction area.

For those not familiar with the process, ‘sintering’ is the procedure by which the operators dry-out the fresh lining on the induction furnaces. The procedure must be followed precisely or it will result in a short lining life, or even worse, a lining failure.

Sintering will allow suf� cient time for moisture in the refractory to escape and ensures that the binder in the refractory creates a proper working face. In a nutshell, it was the � rst time full power was turned on in the furnace to dry it out for its function of melting cast iron for anode stem assemblies.

Bill Blair and Terry Chaulk were the individuals who sintered the furnaces personally, but they were not the only members of the team who made the milestone a success. Operators and maintainers on the pilot team ensured the equipment was ready through the training knowledge learned over the past year and applied it on the equipment during the commissioning stage.

The task of commissioning takes the whole team to come together to be successful – this achievement demonstrates that the ARS has developed a strong team. Congratulations to the team for the time and energy they spent, moving modernized operations closer to reality.

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Some of the developers of the dry start-up receiving a BRAVO award for their work including, Martin Robatille, Start-up coordinator for the KMP reduction team, Cobus Smith, Readiness Manager for KMP as part of BC Ops team, and Claude Ritter from the Aluminium Pechney Technology lead supporting from Vorrepe.

‘Sintering’ a success

KMP milestones and update

As the project heads into the fi nal stretch of its construction phase, the focus continues to be on mechanical and practical completions.

Progress is signifi cant with several practical completions and systems handovers over the last couple of months. These include the handover of the Anode Stacking Crane, Ingot Chain #1, and the ALSPYSTM system.

Carbon North has made great strides recently in handover and commissioning progress. An entirely new component of the smelting process to Kitimat, Carbon North is the location for anode baking, rodding, handling, and recycling – fi rsts in BC as part of AP’s proprietary pre-bake technology. The fi rst of two Anode Stacking Cranes was energized and is currently in the commissioning phase. This is a fully automated crane in the Anode Handling and Storage area. It is capable of picking up 18 anodes at a time and can be used to either place them on a conveyor to the Anode Baking Furnace (ABF) for baking or into storage once baked. Baked anodes can weigh approximately 1.4 tonnes each, making a load of 18 anodes no light weight. In more crane news, the Furnace Tending Assembly (FTA) #1 is under commissioning and has

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been permanently energized. Like its Reduction area cousin, the PTA or Pot Tending Assembly, the FTA is responsible for carrying out a great deal of the Anode Baking Furnace functions while in operations.

Over in Casting, Ingot Chain #1 is now under commissioning by the BC Operations team. This is one of two ingot chains that will operate in the modernized plant and the fi rst major system to be handed over to the Casting department. Both are fully automated casting lines with 30 tonnes per hour of nominal capacity. The chains are used to make ‘small form ingots’ and include the equipment that will weigh, mark, stack, and strap ingots into bundles. These will produce more ingots than our current operations. Handing this over required signifi cant effort to align construction with energization and compressed air supplies. The project team worked closely with the commissioning & start-up team, as well as the operations team, in order to deliver Ingot Chain #1 well in advance of the First Hot Metal milestone. This start-up sequence – Casting before Reduction – is one aspect of KMP that makes it unique. It is unusual for a new smelter to begin its casting operations before its reduction operations

87 per cent complete

Handover of the ALPSYSTM system. From left to right: Marie-éve Laroche, Dany Fortin, Guy Blanchette, Serge Côté, Julie Stevens, Martin Côté, Pierre Blackburn and Isabelle Hugron.

The Kitimat Modernization Project (KMP) construction continues to deliver on exceptional safety performance in 2015 with two additional Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) milestones in February – one-million safe hours without a medical treatment and two million hours without a lost time incident.

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The IT & Automation team celebrated a notable milestone in February. The ALPSYSTM system, the main pot process control and management system in the new Reduction area began its handover to BC Operations.

The ALPSYSTM system, a technology provided by Aluminium Pechney (AP), is a multi-level computerized system that monitors and controls the pot processes. It helps the operating team with planning and monitoring the pot servicing activities like metal tapping, anode changing, and metal sampling, and helps with the potrooms’ management of energy demand in conjunction with the main substation.

Implementing this complex system was a challenging task, but KMP raised the bar by introducing two innovations. The first is the addition of the iPotTM, a mobile handheld interface. This device will provide operators with access to many pot diagnostic functions right at their fingertips. The other addition is an enhanced integration with the Pot Tending Assembly (PTA) system. This will enable the operators to initiate certain pot control activities, such as metal tapping, directly from within the PTA control system. The integration will increase cell operator efficiency by eliminating the need to toggle between multiple systems.

The ALPSYSTM system will be coming on board progressively, mirroring the pot start-up schedule. Essentially, the system will be in ‘handover mode’ for the next several months.

The ALPSYSTM system comes online

Anode Stacking Crane.

Ingot Chain #1.

Handover of pots 1025 to 1048.

The new iPotTM, a mobile handheld device.

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and is a celebrated distinction of the modernization process in Kitimat.

On 5 February, modernized operations moved even closer to First Hot Metal as the first of the pre-baked anodes was loaded into the first pot in Reduction, a huge milestone for that area. Practical completions continue on the cells themselves.

Recently pots 2025 to 2048 were handed over, bringing the total to 96 so far. Through the philosophy of ‘one team, one goal’, all involved from both construction and operations continue to strive towards a safe and successful start-up.

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EEM program

Unpacking animportant acronym– the SO2 EEM programThe SO2 EEM program is a unique monitoring program; in fact, a first for the aluminium industry worldwide for a single emission. It is setting a new benchmark for an ongoing environmental monitoring program. It has defined thresholds and actions for reducing emissions if signals of potential impacts from the emissions are observed.

Modernization of the 60-year-old Kitimat aluminium smelter will mean an overall emissions reduction of nearly 50 per cent - that’s good news for our employees and our community. Although most emissions will have a substantial decrease, one will see an increase of about 56 per cent relative to the 48 per cent increase in aluminium production capacity. This emission is sulphur dioxide or SO2.

As part of the modernized smelter’s operating permit, sulphur dioxide will be managed closely on an ongoing basis. The SO2 Environmental Effects Monitoring (EEM) program is a long-term and comprehensive plan to monitor the effects of sulphur dioxide emissions from the modernized smelter on human health, vegetation, soils and aquatic ecosystems. Its purpose is to validate predictions from the SO2 Technical Assessment Report (STAR) that were used for the Kitimat smelter’s SO2 permit amendment. Through its implementation, the SO2 EEM program will serve to inform our stakeholders of monitoring results, direct any modifications necessary to the monitoring process, and if needed, outline the steps to mitigate any adverse SO2 effects.

The SO2 EEM is a condition of the SO2 permit amendment received and is so much more than just a planning document. It establishes thresholds for key performance indicators in both the environment and Kitimat’s airshed. It also establishes committed actions if there are any unexpected exceedances of those thresholds. In addition to monitoring, the SO2 EEM program will also oversee specific studies to answer questions that were raised during the consultations of the SO2 permit amendment. The SO2 EEM lays the foundation for the most intense monitoring program of a single emission for an aluminium smelter in the world.

The SO2 EEM was prepared by ESSA Technologies Ltd, the same authors of the Kitimat Airshed Study, with support from experts in the respective fields of human health, air quality, soils, and vegetation. These renowned experts also played a role in developing the original Technical Assessment Report.

During the month of April, several SO2 EEM workshops

were be held with BC Operations stakeholders.

The purpose of these public workshops was to provide an overview of the SO2 EEM program, share a summary of recent monitoring results, and offer an opportunity for informed discussion on the monitoring techniques and schedule of the four lines of research that form part of the program - human health, vegetation, soils and

SO2 EEM workshops in Kitimat

Vegetative sampling near the Kitimat smelter.

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2015 will see the commencement of the SO2 EEM program at Kitimat Operations. SO2 EEM activities will continue through to 2018. Rio Tinto Alcan’s Kitimat Public Advisory Committee, in their environmental advisory capacity, will include EEM results and actions as part of their ongoing discussions with BC Operations representatives. All stakeholders, including our employees, can expect to receive regular reporting on the SO2 Environmental Effects Monitoring program.

aquatic ecosystems. Members of Rio Tinto Alcan’s Kitimat Public Advisory Committee and other stakeholders will be given the chance to become involved in some of the SO2 EEM activities this year and decide how they want to participate in the program directly. An example to be discussed is the monitoring of amphibians in the Kitimat Valley. The health of amphibians was raised as a concern by the public during the SO2 consultations. Rio Tinto Alcan has committed to supporting local groups who do amphibian monitoring. Recently, contact was made with an amphibian expert from the Smithsonian Institute to see if a formal citizen-based amphibian monitoring program could be developed.

The workshops were hosted by experts involved in the SO2 Technical Assessment Report and were able to openly answer participant questions to gain a better understanding of the potential effects of SO2 emissions and how they will be managed.

If you have any questions, please email bcops.communications@riotinto.com.

Stakeholders take part in one of the SO2 EEM workshops during the month of April 2015.

Fish spawning in Anderson Creek

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Quarter Century Club

On 28 February the management team of BC Operations and other attendees welcomed the newest inductees into the BC Operations Quarter Century Club at a celebratory dinner and dance held at the LUSO Canadian Club hall.

The gala evening hosted by Tanya Meyer, director of Human Resources, included congratulations by general manager, Gaby Poirier. He re� ected on the historical success of BC Operations and the important role of

New inductees to theQuarter Century Club

those in attendance of employment played in helping us with that success.

The evening followed with the traditional ‘Memory Lane’ slide show of pictures pulled from the archives of Ingot magazine showcasing many images of the celebrants over the years when long hair was both a fashion statement, and for many, something that is now long gone with age.

Employees celebrating 30 years of service.

Nelson Almeida, Glen Bowen, Liliana Carvalho, Kenneth Empson, Herbert Grant, Katherine Leuze,Michael Long, David Middleton, Jose Pires, Paul Pirrotta, Alan Sheil, Jose Velho.

Dale Bailey, Robert Ballantyne, Evan Baruta, Benoit Bolduc, Clayton Bolton, Walter Botelho, Jorge Carvalho, Cesar Darosa, Alfredo Demelo, Derrick Downey, Sean Doyle, Keven Fi� , Norman Fossl, William Franklin, Israel Froess, Ronald Hussey, Gregory James, Balbir S Jaswal, Clayton Johnson, Paul Johnson, Gus Kenny, Sadat Khan, David Lamke, Randy Livingston, Lee Luka, Herbert Maag, Mary Frances MacIntyre, Victor Martel, Kevin Martin, Bernadette Mourgas, Jean Nidd, Karam Pannu, Carlo Piroso, Adishwar Randhawa, Donna Rinquinha, Stacy Smeader, Terri Taylor, Barry Thompson, Stephen Veysey, Mark Westergard, Agatha Westgate.

Some of the newest members of the Quarter Century Club pose with representatives of the BC Operations management team. These employees have reached 25 years of service with the company.

Employees celebrating 25 years of service.

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George Ivanakis, the � rst and only employee who has been with BC Operations for 45 years, cuts the cake with Patrice Bergeron, director of operations, and Gaby Poirier, general manager.

Anna Cabral, David Galbraith, Phillip Grant, Medrick Robinson, Guelhermina Santos, Jose Silva, Arthur Young.

Employees celebrating 40 years of service.

Gary Abriel, Guy Brais, Eric Buchal, Jeff Burke-Smith, Jose Clemente, Eduardo Cordeiro, Mike Correia, Laval Deschenes, Walter Durocher, Mario Firmino, Line Fortin, James Gairdner, Carlo Galante, Raimund Gastel, Jose Goncalves, Lance Grif� n, Barry Hanson, Kane Kaldenhoven, Gordon Klassen, Patrick Kormos, Laurie Levesque, Steve McCrea, Richard Meyer, Daryl Morrison, Brian Mott, Christopher Mueller, Joseph Nunes, Roger Papish, Dermot Pegley, Antero Pereira, Bradley Porteous, Alvin Pratt, Allan Quaife, Joao Remedios, John Rinquinha, Emanuel Roberts, Michael Rochette, Keith Saunders, Erroll Schrier, Paul Schulmeister, Garry Schuss, Frank Silveira, Joseph Tessier, Michel Thomas, Stephen Tomlinson, Peter Walsh.

Employees celebrating 35 years of service.

The highlight of the evening rested on the shoulders of George Ivanakis. George is the � rst employee in the history of BC Operations to reach the incredible milestone of 45 years of employment with us here at Kitimat. Ever dedicated to his job, George arrived fashionably late for the event and the reason given was, “I was working overtime,” he said with a smile on his face.

On behalf of all employees here at BC Operations, we salute the newest members of the Quarter Century Club and those that have stayed with us longer.

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International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day, which falls on 8 March each year, represents an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women while calling for greater equality. 2015 marks the first year BC Ops hosted an event for the occasion. All women working at BC Operations were invited to a recognition event on 9 March.

Gaby Poirier, Tanya Meyer, Bree-Ann Galbavy, and the co-chairs of the BC Ops Women’s committee, Karen Jonkman and Debbie Fossl, took time to say a few words.

Statistically, approximately 12 per cent of BC Operations’ workforce are women and Kitimat has historically been a workplace of diversity. But more can be done to ensure that new, innovative ideas are brought to the table from a variety of backgrounds, including more female representation at all levels of the organization.

Making it happen in Kitimat – the Rio Tinto connection to International Women’s DayCelebrating women in the workplace at BC Ops and the KMP

“Whether you are union or staff, as women we all face similar challenges every day,” said Karen. “We have made huge contributions to society, and will continue to do so. No one can stop us.”A morning event was held on 6 March at the KMP site, celebrating the women who played such as huge role in the construction project. Out of the 516 women on site, 272 attended this event.

Phil Newsome, KMP project director, took time to address the crowd. “Today we are together to recognize the significance of having over 500 women on site here at KMP. It’s great to see such a cross section of women working in a wide variety of roles.” Two awards were presented to a number of winners at the event. The ‘KMP Inclusive Leadership’ award is for a male or female employee who ensures those who

272 of the 516 women working on KMP came out for the event on 6 March.

Winners and nominees of the KMP Inclusive Leadership and KMP Sister’s Keeper awards. Front: Cheryl Leite, Martha Flores, Maria DeBrocke, Phil Newsome. Back: Michel Charron, Sharolyne Briere, Cindy Adams, Valerie McCain, Lana Paddy, Kara Orringe, Irina Khassanova, Chris Parlee and Nikki McCormack.

Karen Jonkman, co-chair of the BC Operations Women’s committee, speaks to attendees at the event.

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Tanya Meyer, director Human Resources at BC Operations, speaks to attendees at the BC Op’s Women’s Day celebration.

work with them are heard and have a voice regardless of race, religion, gender, or nationality. The winner of this award was Kara Orringe of Bantrel. The second, the ‘KMP Sister’s Keeper’ award, is for a female employee who is considered a good role model and support for other women who work at KMP, and was presented to Cheryl Leite of Houle.