Enbridge Inc - Canada 150 Grant

Dale Lynn Plotnikow presents a cheque to Cindy Mohr, Executive Director for the Fort St John Association for Community Living on behalf of Enbridge Inc. The donation from Enbridge Inc was a result of their Canada 150 Grant Competition which provided the opportunity for employees of Enbridge Inc, across Canada, to submit an application explaining how they fuel people's quality of life with their local charitable organizations, for a chance to win a $1,500.00 grant for those organizations. Dale Lynn Plotnikow, Management of Change Advisor, Process Safety and Engineering for Enbridge Inc entered as she is also a volunteer Director for the Fort St John Association for Community Living. Dale was successful in winning 1 of 10 grants that were awarded across the country.

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