Every year, we fund grassroots initiatives in communities where we live and work. We partner with community leaders who have passion, creativity and insights into the specific needs of their communities. And together we collaborate on developing innovative solutions uniquely suited to each community. That’s how we can help make a difference—one relationship and one community at a time.
Where we invest
We invest in four key areas because we believe that together, they help contribute to the well-being of BC’s communities:
- Safety – projects that promote natural gas and electrical safety, personal safety and accident avoidance
- Education – projects that promote natural gas and electrical trades, literacy and leadership
- Indigenous initiatives – projects that meet the unique needs of Indigenous groups, organizations or communities
- Environment – projects that directly benefit the environment
Who we’ve supported
 | Darkwoods and the Nature Conservancy of Canada Darkwoods is a rare inland temperate rainforest home to hundreds of fish, wildlife and plant species, including 39 confirmed species at risk. We contributed funds to help acquire some watershed land within the rainforest for the Nature Conservancy to preserve and study. We’re proud to play a small role in learning more about protecting important ecological areas in BC for years to come. Photo credit: Bruce Krikby and the NCC | |
 | Myra Bailout and the Friends of South Slope (FOSS) Brad Wright, a retired FortisBC employee, volunteers with FOSS, a local organization that maintains a network of trails in southern Kelowna, the Traditional Territory of the Sylix (Okanagan) Peoples. As a long-time supporter of FOSS, we were thrilled to supply funds for the tools and equipment Brad and others will be able to use to maintain our adopted Myra Bailout trail. Learn how we’re helping more community groups protect and maintain BC’s trails. | |
 | Kamloops Therapeutic Riding Association Horses and riders at the Kamloops Therapeutic Riding Association (KTRA) now have a safer, more reliable outdoor riding arena. We got together and worked with several organizations that donated time, equipment and materials to resurface an outdoor arena, which provides therapeutic horseback riding programs to people with medically-diagnosed disabilities. | |
 | SHARE Family & Community Services We spruced up the landscaping at a SHARE Family & Community Services seniors residence to make it a more beautiful place to live. We cleaned up the bushes, planted some flowerbeds and installed a walkway so that residents could be safer when walking through the garden area. | |
| City of Burnaby Stoney Creek Trail Eager to dig in and help the City of Burnaby, we planted about 350 native trees, ferns and shrubs along a decommissioned pathway in the Stoney Creek Trail system. These efforts helped restore a slope near a trail that had been eroding, while the native plants bring the creek area closer to its natural state. |
