May 25, 2007

The University of Northern British Columbia will be welcomingrepresentatives of Spectra Energy Transmission to campus on Tuesday,May 29, to announce the creation of new student awards. The awards willmark the company’s 50th year of operations in British Columbia.

The announcement will take place at 1:00pm in the Bentley Centre andinvolve the creation of one-time bursaries for aboriginal students.About 10% of UNBC’s students are Aboriginal, the highest proportion ofany university in British Columbia.

Spectra Energy is involved with the gathering, processing,transmission, storage, and distribution of natural gas. Headquarteredin Houston, TX, the company has 7300 employees. In British Columbia,the company has also been known as Westcoast Energy and Duke Energy.

Contact:
Rob van Adrichem, Director of Media and Public Relations, UNBC – 250.960.5622