Bob G. Puchniak

Western Oil Sands Inc. designs, constructs and operates the principal facilities needed to mine, extract, transport, and upgrade the recoverable bitumen reserves found in certain oil sands deposits in northeastern Alberta

Petrobank Energy & Resources Ltd. operates as a heavy oil exploration and production company with operations in Western Canada. It operates through two business units: Whitesands and Archon. The Whitesands unit focuses on developing Petrobank's oil assets located in the Peace River, Alberta area and Saskatchewan's heavy oil belt. The Archon unit focuses on pioneering new and improved methods of finding and producing oil. The company was founded by James D. Tocher and Jerald Lindsay Oaks on December 1, 1983 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Richardson Capital Ltd. (Richardson Capital) is a private equity arm of Richardson Financial Group Ltd founded in 2003. The firm is headquartered in Winnipeg, Canada.

CNOOC Canada, Inc. develops integrated oil sand projects. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Strad, Inc. engages in the provision of customer solutions in Canada and the United States. It operates through the following segments: Industrial Matting, Equipment Rentals, and Corporate. The Industrial Matting segment consists of a large fleet of environmental and access matting products and accompanying services. The Equipment Rentals segment comprises of surface rentals, solids control and waste management, and EcoPond products and related services. The Corporate segment deals with costs incurred to operate a public company, including a portion of the executive management team, rent and utilities, and external professional services. The company was founded by Robert J. A. Grandfield and Henry G. van der Sloot in August 2003 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

James Richardson & Sons Ltd. engages in international grain trade and agri-food business, energy, real estate, financial services and investments. It offers agriculture and food processing, energy exploration, development and marketing, financial services, and real estate services. The company was founded by James Richardson in 1857 and is headquartered in Winnipeg, Canada.

Tundra Oil & Gas Ltd. drills oil wells. It offers geological, geophysical, and reservoir engineering support. The firm also provides accounting, mineral leasing and well licensing support for all offices. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Winnipeg, Canada.

Richardson International Ltd. operates as an agricultural and food industry company. It offers production, facility management, logistics, product sourcing, and processing. The company was founded by James A. Richardson in 1857 and is headquartered in Winnipeg, Canada.

OptiSolar, Inc. develops and manufactures photovoltaic solar panels based on the proprietary thin film amorphous silicon technology. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Hayward, CA.