Our community investment program is based on the guiding principle that our organization’s success depends on the well-being of the communities in which we operate, and where our employees live and work. Our vision is to empower communities by contributing to organizations that offer programs and services aligned with FortisAlberta’s business focuses: safety, education, the environment and wellness.
The Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service (STARS) delivers emergency medical training throughout rural Alberta. Since 2002, we’ve supported the Human Patient Simulator Program with a multi-year donation.
We are proud to support the Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) through CAREERS. RAP allows high school students to earn credits toward an apprenticeship program and a high school diploma at
the same time. We continue to place the maximum allowable number of RAP students with jobs all across Alberta. It's a perfect opportunity for us to seek future power line technicians!
Alberta 4-H believes in learning by doing, and we’re their partner in Work Bee Clean-ups at their Centre in Westerose and their Summer Camping Program, providing more than 700 students the opportunity to build leadership skills.
We support Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and on-site ambulances for more than 30 rodeos each season to keep our cowboys and cowgirls safe.
We balance keeping the power on with keeping the birds safe through partnerships like the Birds of Prey Foundation and the Greater Sage Grouse Recovery Project.
The Sage grouse has been federally listed as endangered since 1998, and their numbers
continue to drop. Our investment in their recovery supports the recovery of the rapidly declining Alberta population with birds from healthy populations in Montana. Our partners in the Greater Sage Grouse Recovery Project are the Alberta Ministry
of Sustainable Resource Development, the University of Calgary and the government of Montana.
Community programs are supported by our partnership with Alberta Communities in Bloom. The Alberta Recreation and Parks Association oversees this
program offering communities the opportunity to cultivate civic pride, improve environmental responsibility and beautify their community.
We team up with organizations like the Nature Conservancy of Canada to help the endangered ferruginous hawk. FortisAlberta employees worked with the Nature Conservancy to install an artificial nesting pole at a conservation site located in the Milk River Ridge called Sandstone Ranch
Explore our environmental initiatives
Our annual community grants can help you plant trees, naturalize an area or create energy efficiency.
If you have a project, program or event that you’d like us to sponsor, first read our criteria then fill out our online application providing us as much information as possible, including who benefits from your initiative, and when and where it
takes place.
Criteria for funding your initiative:
We are unable to offer support to the following: individuals, religious organizations, third-party fundraisers, professional conventions, conferences or seminars (unless industry-related), travel for individuals or groups or political events.
Power Line Clearances
Make sure you know how tall your equipment is before you pass under or work closely to power lines.