BUILDING BRIDGES TO LIVER HEALTH

2005 ANNUAL REPORT

CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE THE CANADIAN LIVER FOUNDATION has always strived to be a rallying force within the liver community to facilitate the sharing of knowledge, influence and resources. Although this is my first year as Chairman, I am proud to have been a part of the Foundation’s work for many years. As the theme of this report suggests, the CLF is a bridge-builder and one of our strongest links is to the Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver (CASL). Together our two organizations have made it a priority to address the urgent need for new doctors and researchers in hepatology. This year, thanks to the inspiration and enthusiasm of the liver unit at the University of Manitoba, the CLF and CASL began planning an innovative new recruitment program for top medical students. The ‘Discover the World of Hepatology’ conference will be part of a joint CLF – CASL conference in the spring of 2006. This is an exciting and challenging time for the hepatology field as liver health issues begin to gain more prominence. As both a practising hepatologist and researcher, I have seen firsthand the impact the CLF has had on the advancement of liver research. Our research grant program and commitment to larger multi-disciplinary training programs, like the National Canadian Research Training Program in Hepatitis C, have led to both significant discoveries and incremental progress toward understanding the factors affecting liver health, the causes of liver disease and possible treatments and preventative steps. In 2005, we awarded new funding for 17 research projects covering everything from PBC and Wilson disease to hepatitis in aboriginal populations. I am pleased to report that we will be expanding our research commitment to $1.2 million in 2006. This ongoing support will help ensure Canada’s liver researchers continue to play an integral role in the international research community in hepatology. If it were not for the passion, dedication and loyalty of the CLF’s donors, volunteers and staff however, the Foundation would not have been able to overcome the obstacles that have stood between us and our goal of preventing or curing liver disease in all its forms. Together, I believe we can one day make liver health a priority for each and every Canadian.

Kevork M. Peltekian, M.D., FRCPC Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE TO BUILD A BRIDGE, ONE MUST BE A VISIONARY – someone who sees a pathway where others see only obstacles. From the day it was founded, the Canadian Liver Foundation has not only envisioned, but successfully built, close connections between liver specialists, patients, donors, volunteers, researchers, corporate partners and the general public. These links have enabled us to share knowledge, experience, resources and energy so we can move forward together on the road to liver health. Yet there are still some divides that we struggle to cross. According to CLF survey results, one in five Canadians does not understand what the liver does and 80 per cent still believe that only those who drink are at risk for liver disease. We have consequently focused our communication and health promotion efforts over the past year on educating Canadians on the critical role of the liver and on the positive steps that people can take to prevent liver diseases like hepatitis and fatty liver disease. We’ve also highlighted the importance of early diagnosis and treatment of liver disease, especially in newborns and young children. In 2005, the CLF welcomed a new Chairman, Dr. Kevork Peltekian, a practising hepatologist, researcher and an integral part of the liver transplant program at the QE II Health Centre in Halifax. Having studied with some of the top liver experts, Dr. Peltekian understands the critical importance of nurturing the next generation of liver specialists. Not only has he supported the CLF’s efforts to attract young doctors to the field but has personally mentored many medical residents over the years. Whether they are future doctors, volunteers or donors, Canada’s youth will play a significant role in the growth and success of the CLF. In 2005, we saw the birth of our first university chapter and have established a new National University and College Council. I believe the enthusiasm and creativity of these young people will help ignite exciting changes for the CLF. In closing, I want to thank all our supporters – whether regional or national – for their commitment and I look forward to working with you in the future as we continue to build new bridges to liver health.

Gary A. Fagan President & Chief Operating Officer

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BRIDGE BUILDING The Canadian Liver Foundation sees a bridge as more than a way to get from point A to point B. Rather, it is a conduit for the exchange of ideas, knowledge, compassion and financial support. We take great pride in the bridges we have built – and are continuing to build – with individuals and organizations concerned about liver health.

Corporate Whether they have funded a research grant, underwritten the costs of educational materials or sponsored an event, the CLF’s corporate partners have helped us make a greater impact in communities across Canada. Ongoing support from various pharmaceutical companies has made it possible for the CLF to expand our research, health promotion and awareness programs. Beyond the liver health field, we have also benefited from a variety of private sector partnerships. The following are some recent examples. Kenroc Building Materials is contributing funds – through corporate donation and employee fundraising – toward a grant for liver cancer research. Encana renewed its annual sponsorship of the CLF’s much anticipated Luge for Liver fundraiser. And, TransCanada Corporation and Canadian Natural Resources have both provided matching funds toward education and awareness programs in Alberta. Medical Community For the Canadian Liver Foundation to be the authoritative voice on liver disease, we need the most current and accurate diagnostic, treatment and prevention information available. Our partnerships with both the Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver (CASL) and the Canadian Association of Hepatology Nurses (CAHN) ensure that we have access to the collective knowledge and experience of the country’s top liver specialists and health care providers. We also recruit both CASL and CAHN members to serve on the CLF’s Medical Advisory Committee and National Education Advisory Committee to assist the Foundation in establishing our research agenda, evaluating grant applications and reviewing our educational materials. Youth Through tattooing, body piercing and sexual practices, Canada’s youth may be putting themselves at risk for contracting hepatitis. That is why the CLF has launched a major recruitment effort to attract university and college students who can help take the CLF’s prevention messages to their peers. Our volunteer recruitment materials urge students to ‘deLiver it for the Canadian Liver Foundation’ (“it” being their imagination, creativity, skills and enthusiasm). Ironically however, it was a CLF ad on a milk carton that first brought Dan Parker, a university student whose brother had been diagnosed with liver disease, to the Foundation. In 2005, Dan helped found our first university chapter at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick. He then became one of the first members of our new National University & College Council. The Council’s mandate is to help establish chapters on university and college campuses across the country. These new volunteer chapters will then have the opportunity to create awareness and fundraising programs for their peers as part of the CLF’s National Hepatitis Program.

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Donors The CLF owes its success to the generous support of thousands of individual Canadians. Whether they give annual or monthly donations, participate in our events or incorporate us into their estate planning, the CLF’s donors demonstrate, over and over again, their belief in the need for liver research and education. Thanks to the commitment of our donors, we have been able to increase our investment in much-needed research, expand our patient support and education programs and reach out to wider audiences with our prevention messages. Government With a proven track record of creativity, accountability and expertise, the CLF has traditionally been the partner of choice for government-sponsored education and prevention programs in liver health. Over the past year, we have received Public Health Agency of Canada funding for several ongoing programs including our hepatitis C community awareness program in Manitoba, Young Voices hepatitis C youth outreach program in Atlantic Canada and our Living with Liver Disease programs across Canada. At the provincial level, the Alberta government has generously supported the CLF’s health promotion programs targeting at-risk groups through its Community Initiatives Program. In addition, the Public Health Agency of Canada has renewed its support for our ongoing volunteer recruitment project with monies in 2005 going toward the development of a volunteer-driven fundraising event. Volunteers CLF volunteers make the impossible possible. They willingly share their creativity, talents, expertise, experience and enthusiasm in whatever capacity needed to ensure our events, programs and day-to-day office operations flow smoothly. Whether they are board or committee members, event organizers, administrative assistants, fundraisers or spokespeople, our volunteers embody the spirit of the Foundation and we owe them a debt of gratitude for all we have accomplished.

CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS Luge for Liver 2005 marked the 12th anniversary of the Calgary Chapter’s Luge for Liver which raised over $77,000 for the CLF. Luge for Liver is a unique fundraising event that pits people against the clock and each other as they race down the luge course originally built for the 1988 Winter Olympic Games. Handbag Heaven A little star power brought out the crowds to the Windsor/Essex Chapter’s Handbag Heaven fundraiser which raised over $28,000. International celebrities such as Margot Kidder, Ashley Judd and Debbie Travis donated bags to the event which were auctioned live to the highest bidder. Benefit Concert The Montreal Chapter held its 11th annual benefit concert which raised over $95,000 for liver research and education. Held under the patronage of the Honourable Lise Thibault, Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, the concert featured Montreal artist Marie Denise Pelletier.

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EDUCATION AND PREVENTION Although 1 in 10 Canadians suffers from some form of liver disease, information on liver health and support for people living with liver disease can be difficult to find. Through our innovative education programs and prevention initiatives, the CLF is leading the way in providing support for patients and building a bridge to liver health for all Canadians.

1-800 Helplines Every week the CLF’s national and regional 1-800 helplines answer hundreds of calls from newly diagnosed liver disease patients, the general public and health care professionals seeking information on all aspects of liver health, liver disease and available resources. In order to better service callers to our National Helpline, we have formed a partnership with Ryerson University, Centennial College and George Brown College. As part of their Collaborative Nursing Degree Programs, third-year nursing students intern at the Canadian Liver Foundation as helpline information officers. Through these internships, the students gain invaluable knowledge of liver health issues and learn how to respond to the concerns of liver disease patients. Educational Materials As the premier resource for liver information, the CLF possesses a vast library of printed materials in English, French and other languages covering diagnosis, prognosis, prevention and treatment of all forms of liver disease. As part of our efforts to make liver health a relevant issue for all Canadians, the CLF published a new brochure on fatty liver disease. The brochure not only focuses on diagnosis and treatment but also provides healthy lifestyle tips that may prevent or reverse obesity – the number one cause of fatty liver disease. Living with Liver Disease CLF’s Living with Liver Disease program provides a forum for patients and families to connect with one another to share their experiences and to learn from a variety of experts about liver disease and how to cope. In 2005, through our partnership with the Public Health Agency of Canada, we launched a marketing campaign to raise the profile of the program across the country. The campaign included the distribution of new promotional materials featuring the message “Living with Liver Disease. You don’t have to do it alone.” www.liver.ca With so many Canadians seeking health information via the internet, the CLF’s website, www.liver.ca, is an important resource for accurate and up-to-date information on liver disease, health and lifestyle issues and the work of the Foundation. To provide easier access to our resources, we relaunched the site in 2005 with expanded information and many new features including online order forms and volunteer applications as well as a publication library available for download.

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RESEARCH To ensure the future of liver research in Canada, we need both new monies and new talent. Thanks to the generosity of our donors and corporate partners, the CLF is able to provide funding to researchers and scientists across the country and encourage young doctors to enter the field of hepatology by offering grants for graduate and undergraduate research. In 2005, the CLF awarded new funding through its research grant program to 17 researchers in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Ontario, Quebec, and Saskatchewan.

SUMMER STUDENTSHIP program awards $4,000 over a period of three months to undergraduate students to allow them to pursue liver-related research projects under the guidance of leading liver researchers. Summer Studentship Recipients Gil Eamer, University of Alberta Kyung-Wook Kim, McMaster University Carla Krueger, University of Manitoba Kelvin Leung, University of Alberta Braedon McDonald, University of Calgary Susan Mercer, Memorial University of Newfoundland Kuljit Parhar, University of British Columbia Jacob Rullo, McMaster University Annika Sun, University of Manitoba Juliette Trapeaux, Université Laval GRADUATE STUDENTSHIP program provides $16,500 per year, for a maximum of two years. These awards are intended for scientists-in-training who are working towards obtaining their Masters or Ph.D. in liver research.

Dr. Samuel Lee, University of Calgary Interferon-alpha, one of the drugs used in the treatment of chronic viral hepatitis, can have serious side effects on the heart. Dr. Lee’s aim is to uncover the underlying reasons for the reduction in heart function caused by interferon-alpha, which may lead to ways of preventing heart problems in patients being treated with the drug. Dr. Chow Lee, University of Northern BC Liver cancer cells can grow rapidly due to their ability to overproduce many different proteins. Dr. Chow is focusing on understanding enzymes that may help degrade specific proteins and thus aid in the treatment of liver cancer. Dr. Andrew Mason, University of Alberta Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a progressive liver disease characterized by a loss of bile ducts and the development of cirrhosis. Using a PBC disease model, Dr. Mason is working on a diagnostic test to prove that a specific virus may be linked to the cause of PBC.

Graduate Studentship Recipients

GOLD MEDAL AWA R D The CLF established the Gold Medal Award in 1983 to recognize doctors and scientists who have made a significant contribution to moving the field of liver research forward. In 2005, Dr. Ian Wanless, professor of pathology at the University of Toronto, became the 23rd recipient of the Canadian Liver Foundation/Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver Gold Medal Award for his outstanding contribution to the field of hepatology.

Jillian Carey, University of Calgary Veronica Coronado, University of Alberta Wenlei Jiang, Hôpital Saint-Luc OPERATING GRANTS provide $60,000 per year for two years to hepatobiliary research investigators to pursue major research projects. As the most senior award, it is offered to researchers who hold academic appointments in Canadian universities or affiliated institutions. Operating Grant Recipients Dr. Qiang Liu, University of Saskatchewan (new investigator grant) Fatty liver disease is evident in more than 50 per cent of hepatitis C patients and is a risk factor for disease progression in hepatitis C. Dr. Liu is researching how hepatitis C virus proteins cause fatty liver disease, which may aid in the development of effective therapies to prevent disease progression in hepatitis C.

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TREASURER’S REPORT Canadian Liver Foundation National Board of Directors 2005/2006 Kevork M. Peltekian, M.D., FRCPC Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Eve A. Roberts, M.D., FRCPC Past Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Mortimer Bistrisky Chairman, Nominating Committee, Legal Affairs Gary A. Fagan President & Chief Operating Officer Elliott Jacobson Secretary/Treasurer Vince Bain, M.D., FRCPC Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee Colina Yim, RN Chairman, National Education Advisory Committee

THE CANADIAN LIVER FOUNDATION continues to exhibit strong financial performance. In 2005, the CLF generated approximately $7.2 million from donations and other funding sources designed to raise money to support our research programs and projects. We have continued to pay out of our Medical Research Fund certain amounts committed to actual expenditures in support of research initiatives. Research funding in 2005 was $400,000 which reflects our ongoing commitment to investing in liver research. Our Research Trust Funds paid out $125,000 for a total of $525,000 in research funding. We are committed to further funding in 2006 and 2007 totalling approximately $450,000.

Directors Frank Bialystok Ronald Bodrug Marc Chabot William Dillabough Jo-Ann Ford Murray Pratt Morris Sherman, M.D., FRCPC Raymond Soroka Pauline Tsang Don Wishart CLF Chapters Vancouver Victoria Edmonton Calgary Saskatoon Winnipeg London Chatham/Kent Sarnia/Lambton Windsor/Essex County Stratford Waterloo/Wellington Durham Ottawa/Carleton Cornwall Perth/Smith Falls Quinte/Belleville Sudbury Kapuskasing Thunder Bay Timmins Montreal Bas-Saint Laurent Halifax Moncton Fredericton/Oromocto Saint John St. John’s

One of the strengths of the Canadian Liver Foundation is that we can undertake a major program with government funding and carry out our obligations under those programs. We are credible partners with the Public Health Agency of Canada and the various provincial funding authorities (the Provinces of Alberta and British Columbia, for example) to carry out these specific programs. On an overall basis, the Foundation generated approximately $888,000 of available income to fund current and future liver research. This reflects that, notwithstanding a slight decrease in total revenues, there were decreased expenditures particularly for educational initiatives and for operations and administration. These programs and projects were commenced to expand our presence in areas across Canada. Operating expenses were down from prior years. Our management teams both in Toronto and in the regions across the country were, in accordance with plans and budgets, aggressively building our cross-Canada presence. In summary, I am pleased to report that our financial position at the end of the year 2005 remains fiscally strong. We have substantial investments of approximately $2,000,000 and are positioned to fund further research commitments. Ongoing support from our volunteers, program partners, professional advisors and staff will ensure our continuing commitment to Canadians who rely on the CLF for research, education, information and many other valuable services in 2006 and beyond.

National Off ice 2235 Sheppard Avenue East Suite 1500 Toronto, Ontario M2J 5B5 Tel: (416) 491-3353 Fax: (416) 491-4952 Toll-free: 1-800-563-5483 Email: [email protected] www.liver.ca

Elliott Jacobson, CA Secretary/Treasurer

Canadian Charitable Registration No. 10686 2949 RR0001

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FINANCIAL POSITION SUMMARY AS AT DECEMBER 31, 2005 AND 2004 General Fund 2005

Research Trust Fund

Medical Research Fund

Total

2004

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2004

2005

2004

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2004

$1,569,699 $1,333,400

$49,187

$67,451

$14,926

$769 $1,633,812 $1,401,620

$25,497 $1,318,339

$980,909

$434,917

$254,548 $1,992,034 $1,260,954

$1,859,921 $1,417,441 $1,367,526 $1,048,360

$449,843

$255,317 $3,677,290 $2,721,118

ASSETS Current Investments Capital Assets

$238,778 $51,444

$58,544

$51,444

$58,544

LIABILITIES Current FUND BALANCE

$209,912

$141,267

$0

$0

$0

$0

$209,912

$141,267

$1,650,009 $1,276,174 $1,367,526 $1,048,360

$449,843

$255,317 $3,467,378 $2,579,851

$1,859,921 $1,417,441 $1,367,526 $1,048,360

$449,843

$255,317 $3,677,290 $2,721,118

OPERATIONS SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005 AND 2004 General Fund 2005

Research Trust Fund

Medical Research Fund 2005

Total

2004

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2004

$6,875,782 $6,828,285

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$23,399

$6,878,456 $6,829,011

$294,884

$593,116

$26,502

$23,399 $7,199,842 $7,445,526

$4,049,094 $3,845,565

$124,486

$319,481

REVENUE Donations and Chapter Revenue Interest and Other Income

$2,674

$7,098,185 $7,388,054 $101,657

$57,472

EXPENDITURE Programs Research Grants Operating

$4,173,580 $4,165,046 $400,968

$537,731

$1,737,767 $1,972,436

$537,731

$1,737,767 $1,972,436

$5,786,861 $5,818,001

$124,486

$319,481

Excess (deficiency) of revenue over expenditure for the year

$1,091,595 $1,011,010

$170,398

$273,635 ($374,466) ($514,332)

Interfund transfers to support activities of the Medical and Research Trust Funds

($717,760)

$148,768 ($137,283)

$63,675

$400,968

$400,968

$568,992

$537,731 $6,312,315 $6,675,213

$73,608

$887,527

$770,313

$0

$0

FUND BALANCE – BEGINNING OF YEAR

$1,276,174

$201,489 $1,048,360

$912,008

$255,317

$696,041 $2,579,851 $1,809,538

FUND BALANCE – END OF YEAR

$1,650,009 $1,276,174 $1,367,526 $1,048,360

$449,843

$255,317 $3,467,378 $2,579,851

Complete financial statements including explanatory notes as audited by Grant Thornton LLP are available from the Canadian Liver Foundation National office.

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Thank You to Our Donors This list does not fully reflect the many donors that have generously given to the Canadian Liver Foundation in 2005. We would like to thank all of our donors for their dedication and support.

Organizational Partners A-Channel Victoria ACS Formals ADSK Canada Inc. Airtech Instruments Inc. Al Roadburg Foundation Alberta Lottery Fund – Community Initiatives Program Arcas Group Inc. Arrow Welding & Industrial Supplies Inc. Arts County Fair Astellas Pharma Canada Inc. Astenjohnson ATCO Gas Autotube Ltd. Axcan Pharma Inc. Banque Nationale Barrie Hydro BC Centre for Disease Control BEC International Corp. Bell Canada Employee Giving Program Better Business Bureau of the Maritime Provinces Inc. Bick Financial Security Corp. BioWare Corporation BMO Fountain of Hope Employees Foundation BMO Nesbitt Burns BNI (Business Network International) Boehringer Ingelheim Canada Ltd. Boissevain/Morton Community Donor’s Choice Borderless Solutions B-Plus Exteriors Ltd. Braman Barbacki Moreau s.e.n.c. Bristol Group Inc. British Columbia Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch Brouse Holdings Inc. Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP C103/XL96.9 (NewCAP Radio) Caisse Centrale Desjardins Calgary Herald Cambridge Memorial Hospital Camco Employees’ Charity Trust Fund Campbell River Lions Club Canadian Natural Resources CanJet Airlines Capital City Savings Capital District Health Authority Carnduff & District Donors Choice CB Richard Ellis Celator Technologies C-FAX 1070 CFE International Change Promotions Cheetah Graphic Consultants Chipper Productions Chitek Lake Metis Society Local #97

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Christopher Foundation CIBC Marchés mondiaux Inc. Cinnabar Networks Inc. City of Winnipeg Employees and Retirees Charitable Fund Citytv Vancouver CJSE 89.5 Radio Beausejour Inc. CKNW AM 980 Clarington Polar Bear Swim Clinic 528 Clover Leaf Cheese Coating 85 Limited Cookstown Lions Club Cornerstone Group of Companies Ltd. Costa Earthmoving Inc. Crédit Suisse First Boston Canada Inc. Crew Energy CTC Energy David T. McDonald Co. Ltd. Degussa Canada Inc. Department of Surgery Research and Development Designer’s Choice Dessau Soprin Devencore Realties Corporation Canada Ltd. Dofasco Incorporated Dorbar Insurance Agency DUCA Financial Services Credit Union Ltd. Duke Projects Inc. Duncan Lions Club e=mc2 event management East Peterborough Lions Club Edmonton Area Council One Society Elcan Optical Technologies EMI Music Canada Empire Theatres Limited EnCana Corporation Ernst & Young Everyday Heroes’ Foundation Exit Realty on the Rock Farhi Holdings Corporation Federated Health Charities FirstEnergy Capital Fondation Jarislowsky Fonds des employés de Bell Canada Forestburg Lions Club Fort William Council Telephone Pioneers G R Tubular Service Inc. Global Television Network Inc. Gold Traders, Harvey Kessler Inc. Grant Thornton Greater Halifax Partnership Green Shield Canada Ground Effects Ltd. Groupe CGI Inc. Groupe Conseil Cassis Inc. Groupe conseil Génivar Inc. Groupe Petra GVA Devencore Ltée

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Healthpartners/Partenairesanté Hemlock Place Community Block Party Hl Staedler Company Hoffmann - La Roche Limited Hotel Association of Nova Scotia HUC Employees Charity Fund Husky Energy Hydraco Industries Ltd. Hydro One IBM Employees’ Charitable Fund ING Insurance Company of Canada Irving Group Moncton Irving Oil Limited Ivanhoe Cambridge – CDP Capital I-XL Ltd. JAA Enterprise Ltd. Jack Spratt Inc. Jagoes’ Fine Jewellery Ltd. Judaea Brotherhood Temple Kam Han Szechuan House Kamloops Paddlewheelers Lions Club Kenroc Building Materials Co. Ltd. Kim Lucier Memorial Kimberly-Clark Canada Incorporated Kodak Canada Inc. KPMG Kroll Lindquist Avey Kuda Furniture and Homewares L V Lomas Limited LAIR Centre Lang Locks & Safes LCBO Leder Charitable Foundation Leon’s Furniture Limited Les Constructions Marton Les Industries de maintenance Empire Inc. Les Productions Noémie Loblaws London Drugs Foundation Longford Intl Ltd. Lou Myles Manufacturing Loyal Protestant Association Lyreco (Canada) Inc. Mable Chadwick Foundation Medavie Blue Cross Maeja Pharmaceutical Inc. Mamma Rosa Restaurant Manitoba Government All Charities Campaign Manitoba Hydro Employees Charitable Fund Marsh Canada Ltée Masonite Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark LLP McCowan Manufacturing Ltd. McDaniel & Associates Consultants Medflight Mediaco The Presentation Company Milan & Maureen Ilich Foundation Mojo Sports Radio AM 730

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Morgan Construction MPP Office Interiors Incorporated Mulvey Banani International AB Nehoc Industries Ltd. New Balance Victoria Newfoundland and Labrador Charitable Foundation Corp. Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro Nilsson Livestock Ltd. Norco Products Ltd. North 51th Merchandise Nova Steel Ltd. Novartis Pharma Canada NSI Industries Office Supercentre OJCR Construction Ltd. OPG Employees’ & Pensioners’ Charity Trust Optima Engineering Optimum Waste and Recycling Systems Ortho Biotech Oxenham Consultants Oxford County Naval Veterans Assoc. Trust Parkway Rentals Limited Pave-Al Limited Pengrowth Management Penn West Petroleum Philanthropy Preceptorship Fund Phillips, Hager, & North Pier Engineering Inc. Pipestone Carriers Inc. Power Corporation du Canada PPHM Services Limited Partnership PRO-Brampton City Hall Public Health Agency of Canada/ Agence de santé publique du Canada Quintex Services R B Williams Industrial Supply Ltd. R H Travis Inc. RBC Marché des capitaux Reitmans (Canada) Ltd. Restaurant L’orchidée de Chine Rotary Club of Ajax Rotary Club of Langley Central Royal Bank of Canada Royal Canadian Legion Branch 582 Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 140 Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 179 Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 288 Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 83 Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 88 Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 94 Royal Canadian Legion Chapelhow Branch 284

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Ruskin Construction Samson Bélair/Deloitte Touche SaskTel TelCare Employees Charity Trust Schering Canada Inc. Scotia McLeod Sears Canada Inc. Sheraton Cavalier Hotel - Calgary Shon Yee Benevolent Association Smith International Canada Smith International Ltd. Souris Community Donor’s Choice Spartech Color Spolumbo’s Fine Foods Springwood Management St. Elizabeth Catholic High School St. Therese of the Child Jesus School Steel Craft Door Products Ltd. Steeples Construction Ltd. Summo Steel Corp. Swiss Herbal Remedies Ltd. T - G Compressed Air Systems The Adelaide Club The Airport Job Crew The Barbara & Harvey Wolfe Family Charitable Foundation The Copy Connection The Dominion Group Foundation The Heavy Construction Association of Toronto The Italian Women’s Society The Lillian and Don Wright Foundation The Sprott Foundation The UPS Store (# 81) The Victoria Club The Williams Family Foundation Inc. TNS Canadian Facts Tony’s Coffee Toronto and Area Road Builders Association Toronto Hydro Employees Charity Trust Townsend’s Field Scouting Trackar Inc. Trade Business Exchange Trade Centre Limited TransCanada Corporation Trudell Medical Limited UBS Securities Canada Inc. Unipac United Way of Alberta – Capital Region United Way of Calgary & Area University of BC, Chemistry Graduate Student Society Uponor Canada Inc. Valmont Nadon Excavation Inc. Vancouver Coastal Health Ville de Laval VOCM Cares Foundation Warner Bros. Entertainment Canada Inc.

Wasaga Beach Lioness Club Wawanesa Insurance WCB Staff Association Benefit Fund WE Westender Women of The Moose Wetaskiwin Chapter 559 Woodbine Entertainment Wrigley Canada Employees’ Charity Trust Wylie-Crump Limited Xypex Chemical Corporation Individual Donors S. Aleksic Bonnie Alguire William Allen Burl Aycock Nigel Ayers John Baird G. Baker Richard J. Balfour Elizabeth Ball Wallace Bankert William Barnett Joseph Battat Ian Baxter Magnus Bayne Gerard Beaudet B. Beckwith Amar Bedi Paul Beeston Roland Bertin Frank Bialystok J. Bird Myrtle C. Blair Cynthia Blumenthal Ronald & Christine Bodrug J. Boyce Dean Bradley Mark A. Bradley Murray Brasseur Irene Brown Arist Bruemmer Edward Bryant Phyllis Bryant Douglas Buchanan Frank Buckley Sam I. Burd Deborah B. Butterfield Joanne Cain John Campbell Ken Campbell Susan Campbell Philip Cantrill Irene Carley John H. Carr John Carruthers Bill & Karen Caughey Adrien Chan Murray Chant Michael Chizen Lynn Chouinard

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