CFA Awards of Excellence

For 25 years, the Heartland Air Monitoring Partnership (HAMP) has helped communities, industry and government better understand the air they share. As a 2026 CFA Community Champion Award nominee, HAMP’s work demonstrates how collaboration, transparency and credible information can bring people together around a shared goal. Established in 2000, HAMP began by taking over a…

When wildfires swept across Western Canada in 2025, thousands of people were forced to leave their homes with little more than the essentials. Families faced uncertainty overnight, emergency responders worked around the clock and communities searched for stability in the middle of a crisis. Through initiatives like Co-op Helps, Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) has demonstrated…

Bringing a first-of-its-kind project from concept to commercial operation is never simple. Doing it safely and reliably while helping expand Canada’s supply of lower-carbon fuels is an even greater challenge. That’s exactly what Imperial’s Renewable Diesel Team accomplished at the Strathcona Refinery, earning the team the Canadian Fuels Association’s 2026 Innovation Award. The team—Colin Margetts,…

When new regulations are introduced, success depends on more than meeting a deadline. It depends on people coming together to solve challenges, share expertise and turn complex requirements into practical solutions. That collaborative approach is what earned National Energy Equipment (NEE) and Senior Business Leader Tiina McCombie the Canadian Fuels Association’s 2026 Collaboration and Partnership…

When the Canadian Fuels Association named Melina Papadakis one of its 2026 Rising Star Award recipients, it recognized a young engineer already making her mark at Imperial Oil’s Sarnia refinery. Just four years into her career, Melina has contributed to record production milestones, supported process improvements, and taken on growing responsibility across refinery operations, all…

Across Canada, millions of people quietly balance caregiving responsibilities alongside work, family and everyday life. Whether caring for aging parents, children with disabilities, spouses or loved ones facing illness, many do not realize they are family caregivers. They simply see it as helping someone they love.  These eight million Canadians – who devote their lives…

For more than three decades, Gurpreet Bhatia has watched Canada’s fuels sector evolve through shifting regulations, operational challenges, market changes, and an evolving energy landscape. One thing has remained constant: the importance of collaboration. As Director, Energy Roadmap Business Development at Federated Co-operatives Limited, Gurpreet brings a broad industry perspective to his work across Canadian…

For nearly five decades, Geoff Granville has helped shape how Canada approaches occupational and environmental health, not through public attention or headlines, but through science, collaboration and steady leadership behind the scenes.  This year, the Canadian Fuels Association is recognizing that impact with the Lifetime Achievement Award.  A toxicologist by training, Geoff began his career with Shell in the United Kingdom in…