Ernest C. Manning Awards Foundation

On Friday, October 14, more than 700

Canadian leaders, 2011 Manning award

winners, 13 laureates, trustees, selec-

tion committee members, sponsors,

volunteers and supporters from across

Canada helped the Ernest C. Manning

Awards Foundation celebrate its 30th

anniversary in Edmonton.

The Foundation awarded $163,000 inprizes to the 2011 winners. “We werehonoured to have Senator PamelaWallin, O.C., S.O.M., return for anotheryear as the gala’s emcee,” saidFoundation Chairman John Read.

Mayor Stephen Mandel welcomedguests on behalf of the City of Edm-onton and praised the Foundation’ssupport of Canadian innovators.

“We are grateful to the dedicatedgala steering committee under theleadership of Bob Bowhay for theirhard work in creating the Foundation’s30th anniversary gala,” said Mr. Read.

The gala was generously sponsoredby Scotiabank, a sponsor since 1981.Guests were welcomed by Chris Bruce,Vice President of the Scotiabank’sEdmonton district. EdmontonEconomic Development donatedtalented artists Bella Rouge to singthe national anthem and the Strath-cona String Quartet to performduring the reception.

The next day, Saturday, October 15, aCelebration of Innovation symposiumwas organized at the University ofAlberta by Sol Rolingher, chair of theFoundation’s Northern Alberta Chapterand his volunteer team. Award win-ning science journalist, author andbroadcaster Jay Ingram moderatedthe day-long symposium andnetworking event.

Manning laureates Dr. Lorne Tyrrell,Geoff Gosling, Dr. Robert Burrell, MaryGordon and 2011 Young Canadianaward winner Christopher Chopcianjoined U of A innovators...

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Ernest C. Manning Awards FoundationPO Box 2850 Calgary, AB T2P 2S5Tel: 403.645.8277 | www.manningawards.ca

PresidentDavid B. Mitchell | david.mitchell@encana.com

Executive AssistantMarsha Miller | marsha.miller@encana.com

Canadian Charitable OrganizationNo. 13189 5930 RR0001

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October 17, 2012Ottawa Convention Centre

31st Annual NationalInnovation Awards Gala

Dr. Lynn McMullen, Dr. Jillian Buriakand Dr. D. Graham Pearson to speakabout their own journeys as innovators.Young science fair students set updisplays of their projects in the foyer.The symposium, held at UofA’srecently opened Centennial Centrefor Interdisciplinary Science, wassponsored by Alberta Innovates,University of Alberta and NSERC.

Dr. Suzanne Fortier, president of NSERC(Natural Sciences and EngineeringResearch Council of Canada) and

Randy Goebel Vice President, Post-Sec-ondary Investments, Alberta Innovatesand Chair, Alberta Innovates Academywelcomed participants.

Dr. Indira Samarasekera, presidentof the University of Alberta gavethe symposium’s keynote address.She spoke about the need to havecelebrations when we are remindedthat extraordinary minds representour greatest hope for the future. “theErnest C. Manning Awards Foundationawards are so important. They set an

example we need to emulate…andthey create a platform for the tellingof important stories. Stories that alertus...that Canada does have extraordi-nary minds – that we do have rolemodels throughout our society whocan inspire and teach younger genera-tions to greatness,” she said.

The Foundation thanks the Gala,symposium and award sponsorsfeatured on page 4 of Innovatis andon the Manning Awards website,www.manningawards.ca

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The Ernest C. Manning Awards Foundation proudlypresents 42 qualified nominees for the 2012 ManningInnovation Awards. This year’s innovators are fromAtlantic Canada, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba,Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.Innovations include high-end medical imaging;environmental technology; new software; marineand transportation safety; social innovation; bicycletechnology; learning tools and energy generation.

David Mitchell, president of the Ernest C. ManningAwards Foundation in announcing the 2012 nominees,said it is encouraging to see so many innovations

being developed all over Canada. “The Foundation’smandate is to encourage and recognize those with theimagination to innovate and the stamina to succeed,so that Canadians successfully compete in the globalmarketplace,” he said.

Nominees are carefully screened to ensure they meetthe awards criteria. In May, the Foundation’s selectioncommittee, a distinguished body recruited from acrossCanada, will be choosing winners from this diverse andinspiring spectrum of innovators. Between now andthen, Manning Award chapters will be celebrating the2012 nominees in their regions. M

And the nominees are…

Mr. Daniel Pomerleau Calgary, AB VAC-Screen Drilling Fluid Recovery System (DFRS)

Mr. John Scott Moore Calgary, AB UTFx - a web-based transcription management services platform

Mr. Michael Loh Calgary, AB iConnect – MIDI Communications Hub

Dr. Marvin Fritzler Calgary, AB The discovery of GW182 leading to new diagnostic biomarkers forautoimmune diseases

Prof. Wael Badawy Calgary, AB Video Analytics

Dr. John Remmers Calgary, AB The Auto CPAP - Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

Mr. DJ Sures Calgary, AB EZ-Robot

Mr. Jacob Halldorson Calgary, AB NOMAD 2000 MVR Evaporator energy efficient mobile waste water treatment

Dr. Howard Malm Calgary, AB SlipStream for recovery of vented natural gas

Mr. Gautam Rao Edmonton, AB SOLARO – mobile education application for in-class learning support

Dr. Jacqueline Shan Edmonton, AB Cold-FX and ChemBioPrint Technology

Dr. Lorne Babiuk Edmonton, AB Development of vaccines to prevent diarrhea in calves

Mr. Dan Smith Drayton Valley, AB R.I.D.E. Inc.

Dr. John Tulip Spruce Grove, AB Laser Spectroscopy – tool for analyzing atmospheric pollutants

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Mr. Lynn Mueller Burnaby, BC The SHaRC Sewage Heat Recovery System

Mr. Terrence Bigsby Lumby, BC Aspenware – Biodegradable Wooden Cutlery

Mr. Ron Hartman Nanaimo, BC iDUS Controls' G-100 Tech – a compact free standing battery-less internal solar-powered data collection transceiver module

Captain Michael Lever Richmond, BC The Nautilus Lifeline

Mr. David Smith Sidney, BC "ICE" – 3Axis Marine Suspended Cockpit

Mr. Ross Mitchell Surrey, BC i-SHIFTER bicycle derailleurs

Mr. Geoffrey Auchinleck Vancouver, BC "BloodTrack" An Advanced Transfusion Management System

Mr. Nigel Bennett Vancouver, BC RBS Triton-patented oil skimming technology

Mrs. Christina Laham Paganelli Stonewall, MB drinkme – a 100% raw, certified organic whole food beverage

Mr. Kerry Green Winnipeg, MB Wolf Trax DDP Micronutrient TechnologyMr. Geoffrey Gyles

Dr. Pradip Maiti Winnipeg, MB Antibody Vaccine for Prevention of Gastrointestinal Diseases and Improvementof Growth Performance

Dr. Magdy Younes Winnipeg, MB Proportional Assist Ventilation

Dr. Patricia Shewen Guelph, ON Vaccine for prevention of bovine pneumonic pasteurellosisDr. Bruce Wilkie

Mr. Ifor Caine Davies Oakville, ON Zafety Lug Lock

Mr. Keith Walker Oakville, ON Vortex Air System

Dr. Mohammed Belassel Oldcastle, ON High-throughput Laue x-ray diffraction single crystal orientation inspection system

Dr. Tessa Hebb Ottawa, ON Responsible Investing Initiative (RII)

Mrs. Beverly Foster Port Perry, ON Room 217® CD Music Library

Mr. Bernie Graham North Bay, ON PadPivot

Dr. John Mighton Toronto, ON JUMP Math

Dr. Paul Santerre Toronto, ON Surface Modifying Macromolecules (SMM)

Mr. Barry Ireland Moosomin, SK Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT)

Mr. Dale Lemke Saskatoon, SK LineUp on-screen scrolling TV listings program guide and TV data collection system

Mr. Brendan King Saskatoon, SK VendAsta, National Brand Reports

Dr. Roger Lecomte Sherbrooke, QC The LabPET™ – Digital Pet ScannerDr. Rejean Fontaine

Ms. Brenda vanDuinkerken Charlottetown, PEI Duinkerken Gluten-free Baking Mixes

Mr. Milan Vrekic Dartmouth, NS TitanFile – Confidential Internet Encryption

Mr. Paul Fahie Spaniard's Bay, NL Secure-lok™Mr. Scott Pike Mr. Paul Smith

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Foundation News & Sponsors

Foundation NewsWe’re Moving

The Ernest C. Manning Awards Foundation willbe in a new home in April. The website addresswill be the same (www.manningawards.ca).Stay tuned for our new contact info.

Atlantic Canada

A huge shout out and giant thank you tostudents from Mt. St. Vincent who recentlydonated a comprehensive communicationsplan to help raise awareness and support aboutthe Chapter activities in Atlantic Canada. “Theplan is excellent, with some very good recommen-dations which will be shared with all of our chap-ters,” said David Mitchell, Foundation President.The students received an A+ on the project.

Winnipeg Chapter – NomineesThurs. May 10, 2012

Manitoba Chapter Chair Harry Schultz, ChiefExecutive Officer of Prairie-Fire Growth VenturesInc. has arranged for the Manitoba nominees tobe recognized in a presentation at the WinnipegChamber of Commerce. This year, the recognitionevent will be held Thursday May 10th whenCanadian Ambassador and former ManitobaPremier Gary Doer will be the guest speaker.

Canada-Wide Science Fair – Charlottetown, PEIMay 12 to 19

Foundation Trustee Dick Wilson and SelectionCommittee Chair Dr. Robert Fournier will be joiningFoundation President David Mitchell in Charlotte-town this May at the Canada-Wide Science Fair toselect the eight 2012 Young Canadian Award recipi-ents. “Every year we look forward to attending theannual Canada-wide Science Fair,” said David

Mitchell. “Seeing hundreds of young peoplefrom all over Canada presenting their projectsand sharing their ideas is inspiring. We can’t waitto call winners’ home town newspapers once theawards are announced!” he said.

New Selection Committee Member– Jessie Inman

The Ernest C. Manning Awards Foundation ispleased to welcome Jessie Inman to the selectioncommittee of the Foundation. Ms. Inman is chiefexecutive officer of the Confederation Centre ofthe Arts in Charlottetown, PEI. Ms. Inman is well-known in the Calgary business community fromher tenure as president and CEO of Carbon Part-ners Limited, a company dedicated to investmentsin advanced environmental technologies and serv-ices related to climate change. Ms. Inman is a certi-fied director by the Institute of Canadian Directorsand holds a MBA with distinction from the Maas-tricht School of Management in the Netherlands.

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The Foundation thanks its Trustees

Ida Albo, Managing Partner, Fort Garry Hotel, Win-

nipeg, MB • Thomas Amgwerd (Treasurer of Founda-

tion), AMG Global Research Inc., Vancouver, BC •

France Côté, Partner, Patent Agent, Benoît & Côté,

Montreal, QC • David W. Kerr, Director, Brookfield

Asset Management, Toronto, ON • E. Preston

Manning, C.C., President and CEO Manning Centre for

Building Democracy, Calgary, AB • James McEwen

(Vice Chairman of Foundation), President, Western

Clinical Engineering Ltd., Vancouver, BC • Donald A.

Pether, Retired, Chairman of Dofasco Inc., Dundas ON

• John K. Read (Chairman of Foundation), Retired, CEO,

The Colt Companies, Calgary, AB • Lisa Samson, Prin-

cipal, StrategyCorp Inc., Ottawa, ON • John T. McLen-

nan, Chairman, Emera Inc. • Dick Wilson, Retired,

Senior Advisor, Encana Corporation, Calgary, AB

The Foundation thanks its Regional Chapter Chairs

BC, Murray Goldberg, Founder and President, Brainify

Educational Technologies Corp. • Southern AB, Robin

Winsor, CEO, Cybera Inc. • Northern AB, S. J. Rol-

ingher, QC, Partner, Duncan & Craig LLP • SK, Austin

Beggs, VP, Corporate Relations, Innovation Place •

MB, Harry Schulz, Chief Executive Officer of Prairie-

Fire Growth Ventures Inc., • Toronto, Don C. Duval,

VP, Business Services, MaRS Discovery District •

Waterloo Wellington Region, Gary Svoboda, MBA,

President, Adventus Research Inc • Québec, Pierre

Bourassa, B.Sc., G.D.A.S., MBA, Manager of Natural

Sciences and Engineering Research Council of

Canada’s Quebec Regional Office • Atlantic Canada,

Wayd McNally, President & CEO, Sensor Wireless Inc.

The Foundation thanks its Selection Committee

Committee chair: Dr. Robert O. Fournier, Professor

of Oceanography, Dalhousie University • Committee

members: Michel David, P.Eng., Consultant, Hudson,

PQ • Dr. Morley Hollenberg, Professor, Faculty of Medi-

cine, University of Calgary • Jessie Inman MBA Chief

Executive Officer, Confederation Centre of the Arts in

Charlottetown, PEI., • Dr. Philippe Kruchten, P.Eng.,

Professor, Dept. of Electrical and computer Engineer-

ing, University of British Columbia • Dr. Francis E.

LeBlanc, Professor Emeritus, Clinical Neurosciences,

University of Calgary • Dr. Janet Ronsky, P.Eng.,

director of the Centre for Bioengineering Research

and Education, Schulich School of Engineering and

Canada Research Chair in Biomedical Engineering,

University of Calgary.