Celebrating Our People

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FALL 2010 

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VOLUME 21 

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Celebrating Our People proudly local OFG team members help kids get the special care they need Thanks to the tremendous support of our dedicated team members and their families who selflessly volunteer their time and energy, we’ve achieved an outstanding level of fundraising success for children’s hospitals in BC and AB.

Congratulations and thanks a million to all who participated in making the BC Children’s Hospital Miracle Weekend a success. This year, OFG was recognized as the largest Miracle Weekend contributor.

Thanks to these efforts, we’ve helped make some important improvements to facilities that support the health of kids across BC and AB — a reality. With the money raised over the past 3 years, we’ve contributed to the following projects: September 2007 Child Health Centre at Richmond Hospital

Alberta team member and fundraising volunteer, Lesley Gouveia (pictured left) presents Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation President and CEO, Jennifer Wood with a pledge for $250,000 toward a much needed expansion of the hospital’s pediatric emergency department.

November 2008

Telehealth Services Facility, North Okanagan Neurological Associations Child Health Centre

January 2009

Prince Rupert General Hospital Audiology Program Expansion

April 2009

Nanaimo Regional Hospital Pediatric Ambulatory Clinic

December 2009

Prince George Pediatric Regional Clinic

In Progress

Edmonton Stollery Children’s Hospital Emergency Department Expansion

To read more about all the great ways these facilities are helping kids, visit www.myofgteamsite.com and click on “proudly local" and then on “Child Health BC.”

Here’s a look at just some of the great ways OFG teams are leading their communities to help raise funds for children’s hospitals.

miles for smiles This year, the Save-On-Foods team at Sardis in Chilliwack challenged stores in Edmonton to join in on their 3rd Annual “Miles for Smiles” fundraising event in support of children’s hospitals in AB and BC.

The Save-On-Foods team at Wye Road shows their stuff.

Alberta Save-On-Foods team members at Wye Road, Namao and Kingsway walked, ran, bicycled and strode 1,500 kms (the distance from Chilliwack to Edmonton and back) on stationary exercise equipment. Folks in each community got involved and pledged the racers – celebrating with music, food and entertainment the whole way. In total, $13,000 was raised to support the kids.

Team members at Save-On-Foods Sardis, Crystal Schellenberg (left) and Nicole Duralia give a thumbs up for miles for smiles.

fun n’ games at Save-On-Foods Hampton On June 12, in support of Stollery Children’s Hospital and the Glastonbury Community Playground, Save-On-Foods Hampton hosted their 2nd annual “Carnival Day”.

Save-On-Foods Hampton Store Manager Greig Cannard gets a “pie in the eye” compliments of Meat Manager Teddy Doyle.

Team members and volunteers created community fun and excitement with face painting, a bouncy castle, a pie throw, a BBQ and more. During the afternoon of fun, they raised $2,300 for the hospital and received rave reviews from their neighbours and customers.

PriceSmart Foods stores take part in Canada Day celebration On July 1, team members and volunteers from PriceSmart Foods at Cloverdale, Clayton and King George came together at the Cloverdale Fair Grounds in Surrey, BC for the largest Canada Day celebration in the west. With 100,000 in attendance, the stores proudly represented PriceSmart Foods—and raised an outstanding $2,200 for BCCH through the sale of bottled water. The bakery team at PriceSmart Foods Cloverdale brought a cool cake to the Canada Day festivities in Surrey, BC. The cake was made up of 861 cupcakes.

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BC Children’s Hospital Foundation representative Debora Sweeney (centre) accepts a cheque for $1 million at the 15th Annual Classic Fore Kids golf tournament. Pictured with Debora are OFG representatives Mike Olson, VP Save-On-Foods (left) and Carmen Churcott, VP Customer Loyalty (right).

Classic Fore Kids is a success More than 370 OFG suppliers came out to support the 15th Annual Classics Fore Kids Golf Tournament. This year the event raised a record $1 million for BC Children’s Hospital. To date the tournament has raised nearly $4 million for the charity. Thanks to fundraising efforts led by team members and supported by customers and business partners, OFG has contributed more than $14 million to support Children’s Hospitals in BC and Alberta.

scholarship award winners Clarence Heppell Scholarship winner The Clarence Heppell Scholarship, named in honour of one of our former presidents, is awarded to a team member or dependent of a team member with at least one year of service, who is graduating from high school and proceeding into a full time degree or diploma program at an accredited college or university. The successful recipient of this scholarship demonstrates outstanding academic achievement and community support. Congratulations to Tiffany Chen, the 2010 recipient of the Clarence Heppell Scholarship. Tiffany is the daughter of Andy Chen, a Systems Analyst in the IT Department in the Langley Office. Andy has been with OFG for over 11 years. Tiffany’s plan is to attend the UBC School of Music and her dream is to become a secondary school music teacher. She’s passionate about music and she wants to share that passion with children of all ages. Clarence Heppell congratulates Tiffany Chen, As a member of the school leadership program, Tiffany has shown a our 2010 Clarence Heppell Scholarship winner. strong commitment to helping others and she’s a positive role model among her peers – she was even chosen to chair a community club that mentors younger students while helping them develop leadership skills and personal integrity.

Tiffany is a hard working individual who strives to be well rounded with a clear vision of where she wants to go in life. She understands and supports the spirit of volunteering and it’s something that she strongly advocates and takes an active role in. Tiffany likes to challenge herself and is continuously looking for opportunities to learn. We’re pleased to help support Tiffany as she works toward her career goals.

OFG Team Member Scholarship recipients The OFG Team Member Scholarship is awarded to team members with at least one year of service who are pursuing post-secondary education. This scholarship is open to team members in all stages of their career and education and recognizes recipients’ contributions to their school, store and community. This year’s recipients are:

Nissi Wellman

Save-On-Foods Abbotsford

David Hogarth

Save-On-Foods East Hill

Stone Li

Save-On-Foods Ellerslie

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40 YEARS Bob Smallenberg Dale Lufkin Don Clark Ed Wall Frank Arruda Ken Marshall Linda McKerlie Mark Berry Mike Hickli Nick D’Agostino Paul Slack Val Jalava 35 YEARS Betty-Lou Maduik Brian Clarke Chris Gunnlaugson Dale Mahil Dave Martin Duane Fiscus Gale Richet Gary Preston Gerry Bulley Jim Waites Kevin Kabatoff Kirk Alore Laurie Janzen Malcolm Robson Ralph Lloyd Shawn Neil Steve van der Leest Terry Nichol Todd Ryder Tony Czink 30 YEARS Adrien Laflamme Alan Perry Allan Aikman Ann Penner Bill Haines Bill Whieldon Bob Corless Bob Smith Brenda Kirk Brent Pankratz Bruce Burrell Carol Nichol Carol O’Neill Cheryl Fillion Chris Whymark Cindy Wilcock Clem Therrien Colleen Craig Craig Anderson Craig Johnson

Darcy Schaeffer Dave Gustafson Dave Palumbo Dave Simpson Dave Vatamaniuck David Madiuk David Noone Del Smith Donna Lefler Donna-Lynn Beierle Ed Schina Faye Smith Fred Fediuk Fred Searle George Wickham Glenda Siemens Gord Dawson Gord Holden Gord Lowe Henry Kazenbroot Ian Kato Jamie Nelson Janie Cragg Jerry Sam Jim Finnerty Jim Merz Jim Ordog Jim Oud Karen Phillips Kathleen Dickson Keith Cosgrove Kelly Chalmers Ken Kitsul Kevin Shrubsall Kevin Weninger Laurel Leech Leo Pouliot Leslie Janot Lillian Gook Linda Picul Lynn Van Essen Mark Sabo Michael Stefaniuk Mike Krastel Mike Lapp Owen Fike Paula Wells Phil McFadyen Ray McDonald Rick Rosser Rob Melnyk Ron Beebe Ron Cox Ron Turner Sandy Duncan

Sheryl Thomson Stan Schmidt Steve Doerksen Susan Rukavina Ted Pigeon Tim Schneider Tim Volker Tony Nikic Tracy Seidel Trent Hanson Vern Mistele Victor Zaharko Virginia Azak Ward Keith Wendy Delaney Wendy Graham 25 YEARS Al Mizuguchi Al Sheffield Allan Brooks Allen Dyke Andrew Jackson Andy Ehlbeck Angelo Pietraroia Bill Barclay Bill Gillies Bill Lyons Blaine Laird Bob Langelo Bob Neumann Brad Nebert Brenda Bonin Brent Iversen Brett Craig Brian Kulash Brian Smeltzer Bruce Hancox Bruce Hunik Bruno Gaiga Carole Goddard Cheryl Ahn Cheryl Dupont Cheryl McConnell Cheryl Pipke Cindy Beune Cindy Timleck Colleen Bos Corinne Wood Cory Ginter Cynthia McCrae-Foster Dale Cripwell Dan Bilton Dan Duncan Darcy Chudyk Darrell Olynyk

Darryl Gatzke Dave Diamond Dave Marchtaler Dave Noble Dave Venables David Debalinhard David Wearing Dawna Ott Dean Linfoot Debbie McGregor Diana Frid Diane Spavor Diane Wolynic Don Fedorak Don Gandy Douglas Jones Drew Carter Ed Mah Elaine Gagnon Elaine Lemay Felix Di Salvo Frances Shuttleworth Fred Klempner Garth Hamson Gary Egli Gay Rehnby Geno Ogloff George Caporale George Clarke Gerry Nomland Glenda Larsen Glenn Higo Greg Hurlburt Gus Leon Gwen Weighill Hal Wingerter Honey Glendinning Ian Mitchell Ilya James Jack Tetroe Jacqueline Kepler Janette Davidson Janice Gullett Janine Strehlen-Carlson Jay Smith Jeff Chursinow Jeff Craik Jim Cote Jim Ellis Jim Garrett Jim Hanna Jim Hutchinson Jim Tennant Joe Wright John Chapman

Judd Boxtart Karen Wright Kathy Bernie Kathy Hunniford Kathy Slater Keith Grant Kelly Kornum Kelvin Monsen Ken Caminiti Ken Sones Kevin Anderson Kevin Blackmur Kevin Booker Kevin Burian Kevin Kilmartin Kevin Mackenzie Kevin Weston Kim Burston Kim Lawson Kirk Lawson Larry Rundberg Larry Shand Laurie McKamey Leslie Guizzo Linda Hill Lisa Younie Lise Schmidt Lois Lerrick Lori Biffard Lori Harrison Lorri Fast Marie Ross Mark Aeichele Mark Gray Mark McDonagh Mark Thorrougood Marlene Jansen Martin Johansen Marty McLaughlin Megan Leclare Melanie Elsener Michael Kirk Micheal Simpson Michele Duplessis Mike Appeldoorn Mike Gallimore Mike Jakubowski Mike Olson Mike Pelech Mike Ratusniak Mike Rosenau Mike Smith Mireille Couture Moreno Trevisan Neil Guardiero

Ngaire Audet Nigel Machan Pam Romano Paolo Dalla Zanna Patti Angus Patti Gough Paul Hartman Perry Polywkan Perry Waldo Ralph Lai Randy Coleman Randy Dudley Randy Hamilton Randy Kraatz Renate Sims Richard Abbott Rick Babakioff Rick White Rick Wiens Rickie Thompson Rob Henrichsen Ron Allan Ron Baker Rory Johnston Rory Kapchinsky Rory Parr Rose McBratney Roxanne Bambrick Sandra Sinclair Sandy Brown Scott Dickie Scott Ratcliffe Sharon Annis Sharon Gauthier Sharon Glover Shaun McDonald Sheldon Beck Shelley McRae Sheri Cowan Sherry McCrea Steve Betts Steve De Cecco Steve MacKay Steve Randall Steve Zalkowsky Steven Olsen Sue Whitehead Susan McKenzie Tamara Thibeault Tammy Pederzini Teresa Walther Terrence Jones Terry Bradley Terry Marquis Terry Tully

Theresa Eaton Tina Jameson Tish Stewart Tony Luongo Tori Reimer Tracy Smith Vinay Tumber Vince Heng Wayne Rosner Wayne Yano Wendy Matheson 20 YEARS Alan Dunn Alana Stolarchuk Alf Gaudet Allan Schultz Alnoor Suleman Anelore Underwood Angie Scorah Ann Evdokimoff Ann Whitford April Meyer Art De Groot Barb Raven Barbara Tilt Belinda Towpich Ben Lens Bernice Cooper Bev Crawford Bev Lowe Bill Anthony Bill Belanger Blair Gerein Bonnie Duchek Brad Calyniuk Brad Olsen Brenda Robichaud Brenda Schuck Brent McLay Brian Doucette Brian Madden Brian Robinson Cam Bates Candy Chapman-Simpson Carmen MacKinnon Carol Giroux Carole Freund Cathy Clausen Charlene Zaharichuk Cheryl Graham Cheryl Wright Chris Joseph Chris Torgerson Christine Edge Christine Schofield Claude Ayotte Colleen Simmons Craig Ambeau Craig Stafford Crystal Steinwand Daniel Miller

Dar Brown

Shaun Chabot

Darrell Spelay

John Kiovsky

Neil MacKinnon

Thane Murray

Darlene MacDermott

service awards congratulations to:

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This year, all across our company, at our annual service award events, we’re celebrating 1785 team members who collectively have more than 25,000 years of service. Our highest number yet. What a dedicated team.

Darlene Williams Darren Burrows Darren Rockwell Darryl Morrison Dave Alexander Dave Clark Dave Schmidt David Munro Dean Holland Deanna Parsley Debbie Carson Debbie Foster Debra Runco Denise Ell Denise Taylor Dennis Behnke Diane Mogenson Don Humphries Donovan Whittaker Doug Henderson Dusko Burzan Dwayne Althouse Dwayne McCarthy Ed Houston Ed Watmough Elaine Lillie Elissa Vizzutti Emily Chu Enzo Calla Eva MacAllister Fatima Salema George Toney Gerald Wendt Gil Rego Glen Blair Gord Elliott Gord Skotynski Gordon Dees Graham Koch Grant Eshelby Greg Johnston Greg Pietraroia Greig Cannard Hazmina Serifovic Heather MacPherson Hector Gonzalez Helen Yeung Hollie Chalus Ian Conn James Fowler James Gilmore James McConnell Jamie Wilson Janice Orton Janice Traverse Jason Clegg Jason Danyluk Jason Wyllie Jauna Taylor Jeannette Reid Jeff Elgood Jeff Moore

Jenny Epp Jo Griffin Jo Pattie Joan Cote Jo-Anna Gervais Joanne Stefaniuk Jodi Matheson Jody Witt Joe Burbine Joe Waddington John Da Costa John Parker John Skarlatos Johnny Wong Jolene Lawrick Jon Evans Judy Companion Judy McMorran Jules Griffiths Kaliamma Chiu Karen Larose Karl Nowicki Karmyn Bains Katherine Mitchell Kathy Hill Kathy March Kathy Rivard Ken Pederson Kerri Millar Kevin Bentley Kevin Marasco Kevin Mctavish Kim Archinuk Kim Regnier Kim Van Essen Kristin Andersen Kulwinder Sanghera Kurc Regan Kurt Nicholson Lance Bell Laurie Huth Lee Dial Linda Caputo Linda Ferraro Linda Shyian Lisa Grison Liza Rivet Lois Janowsky Lori Dvorak Lori Lamont Lorne Reid Lorne Rowe Louie Principe Lynda Avison Lynda Lee Lynne Johnston Malcolm Yan Mamie Ng Marc Hauzenberger Marg Den Boer Mark Carey Mark Moyes

Marlys Roshinsky Mary Tuck Marylou Cyr Maureen Hedrick Melanie Mighton Michael Dragicevich Michael Luis Michael Malone Michael Ng Michel Weir Michelle Rairie Michelle Todosychuk Mick Szabo Mike Dandenault Mike Desrosiers Mike Landsfried Mike Roth Mike Wadsworth Mike Warthe Mimi Lee Nada Jordanov Nancy Cuthbert Nancy Harrison Nancy Peterson Nat Scarpelli Neil Bordeleau Norm Chan Patti Belbin Patty Drozak Patty Surko Paul Cope Paul Davidson Paul Davison Paulette Bradeen Pauline Liu Raj Bhangoo Randy Buzikevich Randy Wells Ray Repka Renee Vandermeer Rhonda Konishi Rick Pearson Rob Steininger Robert Mulawka Robin Wiebe Rod Porter Roger Annis Ron Filiatrault Ros Brethour Roxanne Hoshowski Sandra Bovingdon Sandra Frazier Sandy Sparks Sarah Skibinsky Sarb Pannu Scott Anderson Scott Thom Shammi Bowal Shanna Moyes Shari Miko Sharm Lanctot Sharon Dahl

Sharon Fast Shaunid Olson Shawn Scott Shirley Valiquette Steve Holme Steve Hoshowski Steve Rowley Steve Roy Susan Gamble Susan Martin Suzanne Erickson Suzanne Pask Tai Maisuria Tamara Candlish Tammy Beaulieu Tammy Jones Tammy Lebel Tanja Lebsack Terra Carlson Terry Viveiros Tiz Ciprani Todd Nicholson Tracey Baskerville Tracey Elliott Tracey Moore Tracey Thiessen Trudy McDuff Val Jackson Vance Miyazaki Vicki Kostuk Wah Ken Chew Wendy Kennedy Wendy Vanstrien Weng Chee Werner Lahnert Wing Sue 15 YEARS Adrian Stepski Alan Graves Alfred Boyetchko Amanda Diemert Amber Diduck Amrit Ghangass Andrea Moxley Andrew Fellman Andy Pope Angela Smorenburg Annabelle Weir Anne Lilke Archie Burgess Arlene Wada Arvind Patel Barb Lewis Barb Little Barry Congdon Bev Rishel Brad Bellamy Brandon Kelley Brenda Blanch Brenda Dyer Brenda Young Brian Weir

Bruce Wai Candace Kucheravy Candelena Rimmer Carol Burns Carole Wright Carolyn Randall Carrie Valin Cathy Goodsell Cathy Weiss Chander Tuteja Cheryl Dawson Cheryl Pereverseff Chris Lawley Chris Lefebvre Christine McCallum Chung Woo Colette Hammer Colleen Robinson Connie Bonney Connie Fraser Cyndi Laird Dale Kusick Dan Hawkings Dan Howson Dana Richard Darcy Banbait Darren Lof Darrin Wildeman Darshan Sangha Dave Peragine Davinder Kamoh Dawn Polley Debbie Kieselbach Debbie Orton Debbie Testani Debbie Wootten Denise Batiuk Denise Budgell Denise Turner Dennis Bird Dennis Syvertsen Diana Morgan Dianne Appleton Elaine Javens Gerda Kunde Glynis Juhasz Graeme Hansby Greg Koutzun Hy Lam Ian Hines Jacquie Hathaway Jag Patel Jamie Roy Jan Corless Jan Norfolk Janet Ingram Janet Trufyn Janice Walters Jason Drader Jason Kronstien Jeremy Kirby Jimmy Yargeau

Joanne Tubbs Jodi Carpenter Jodie Anderson Jody Hooker Josh Robinson Judy Catterall Julie Crape Julie Dickson June Mitchell Jurgen Spletter Justin Lee Karen Martineau Karen Schwarz Karl Mottl Kashmir Khaira Keith Woo Kelvin Howarth Ken Killian Ken Mairs Kevin Kinley Kim Croteau Kim Martineau Kim Sue-Hong Kristel Barnes Laura Findlay Laura Leigh Leah Chodat Lee McKay Leona Pretzlaff Lesley Gouveia Lewis Cordoni Linda Hay Lisa Nikula Liz Schmidt Lori McMillan Lorne Stapleton Mai Chau Marie Herfst Marina Mayze Mark Tymchuk Marlene Jardine Marnie Bostock Mary-Lynn Devereaux Mei Mei Wong Melissa Cutler Melissa Hooper Michael Bruhn Michele Frenette Michelle Ellert Mike Cager Mike Valasek Mitzi Ander Monique Fermaniuk Monts Farriol Neil Kondel Nikki Jenish Norah Dunlop Norine Wakeling Norm Handford Jr Oliver Dorfler Pamela Hong Patricia Gladue

Patricia Plewes Paul D’Souza Presley Swicheniuk Quing Der Ralph Thiel Randy Padda Renee Legare Richard Cooper Richard Krause Rob Price Rob Viveiros Rod Fung Rod Simon Rodney Proskiw Rosalie Torrillo Rosanna Turlione Rosanne Greening Russ Smith Sammy Lee Sandi Nagorski Sandra Smit Sandy Lewis Scott Robinson Shane Mawson Sharon McLeod Shauna-Lee Thomas Shawn Roberts Sheila Eckert Sonia Peters Sonia Popovic Stacy Sulko Steve Lee Steve Setterfield Steve Smeaton Sue King Sulma Hoeg Susan Clarke Susan Tyson Suzanne Barth Tammy Carroll Tara Culbert Tarsem Sidhu Tina Gorgichuk Tina Richardson Todd McMullen Torin Leach Tracey Lakes Tracy Elsoff Travis Dingwall Trevor Bordage Trevor Leach Trevor Sawatzky Vera Vondracek Vicki Gagne Wayne Drummond Wendee Lowden Wendy Mercier Wendy Scammell Whisper Lane-Turner Wil Simon Zeljko Ratkaj CONTINUED >> Page 5

10 YEARS Aaron Solomon Ada Poon Alan Kaarsemaker Alana Unrau Alanna Duncan Alison Chu Allan Sawyer Aman Sunner Amanda Cameron Amarjit Virji Amrit Gill Amy Gong Amy Tymchuk Andrew Sopel Andy Litam Aneet Maharaj Angie Pawluk Anita Chadha Ann Sonnenberg Anna Caria Anne Page Anne Yurkowski Anthony Hiebert Antonios Angelatos Aurora Cabida Barb Ferguson Barb Stewart Benjamin Chan Benny Lam Bertha McKinnon Betty Anderson Betty Sparacino Binder Bajwa Blake Johnson Bobbie Sharma Bonnie Robbins Brandi Kirk Brandon Jensen Brenda Kelly Brent Scott Brian Munsil Brooke Templeton Cam Chau Carla Rensen Carla Towle Carrie Arsenault Cassidy Middlemass Cathy Korte Celina Petrin Cheryl Penner Chris Chalifoux Chris Garner Christina Shin Christopher Drobot Cindy Phan Clea Shogren Colette Dymiter Colleen McCann Collin Clinton Cori Robertson Cory Butler Page 6

Damien Ritchie Dan Bourke Daniel Chan Danuta Damiza Darla James Darla Willis Darlene Andersen Darren Hiebert Darren Murphy Darren Randall Dave Schroeder Dave Watson Davey Giordano David Kuo David Nokes Deb Smith Debbie Messervey Debora Kerton Deborah Swann Dee Dee Dyck Deepinder Tutt Delbert Delorme Denis Marino Denise Eng Des Harris Devin Fors Diana Adomeit Diana Brinco Diane Essery Diane Williams Don Gamble Donna French Dragan Stojcic Eduardo Paclaon Elaine Houle Elisa Strickler Elizabeth Vojan Eric Herman Eric Rajala Erin Edwards Erzsi Fredericks Faithia Kissendal Fareeda Rajabi Fatemeh Khani Francis Dong Gail Hawkins Gail Sandberg Garth Hiles George Liu Georgina Kehler Gerardo Luarca Gerri Anderson Gerry Larson Gidget Whitecotton Glen Sawicki Gord Quinlan Goret Green Grace Leung Greg Cupello Greg Harris Gurdeep Badh Gurpreet Kahlon

Gurvinder Sanghera Harkamal Atwal Harold Savage Heather Hadley Heidi Ferriman Helen Arfaee Ian Clark Ian Findlay Jag Mann James Buckley Jamie Chislett Jamie Sayers Jane Ng Jason Pon Jason Shack Jean Galloway Jean Wirch Jeanette Companion Jeannie McCarthy Jeannot Angell Jeff Sim Jen Smith Jennie Pawluk Jennifer Aw Jennifer Kirby Jennifer Theberge Jennifer Vasko Jennifer Wilhelms Jennivee Bartlett Jeremy Sharun Jesse Enman Jessiebel Valdez Jim Taylor Jim Woytowich Joan Klaus Joanne Chrismas Joanne Young John Clark John Williams Jordan Klassen Jorden Seguin Joti Mangat Joyce Yung Judith Czigler Judy Manning Julian Jaworski Juliann Wolfe Julie Ropas June Hale June Nakoneczny Justin Burbidge Kam Nahar Kam Ying Tang Kamal Sandhu Kane Graham Karen Chan Karen Hunt Karen Reed Karen Stromquist Kathie Morgan Kathy Dickens Keith Atkinson

Kelli Pryor Kelly Lopes Kelly Sills Kelvin Kwok Ken Danielson Ken Ramsay Kenny Chow Kerryl Adams Kevin Sarginson Kim Marchand Krista Clancy Kristen Gellrich Kristie Cheung Kristina Moxon Kulwinder Samra Laima Hoyer Laureen Lalonde Leah Feilum Leanne Cook Leslie Sylvestre Lil Guerin Linda Huebner Linda Jenish Linda Jennings Linda Westbrook Lindsay Dangas Lisa Fowler Lisa Roy Liz Williams Loan Trinh Lorna Armstrong Lorry Woytowich Lucas Coldwell Lucy Theseira Luke Anderson Lupita Ross Lynn Vivier Mable Khami Mac Caduff Mahmoud Abbasian Rostami Mandeep Dhandwar Manjeet Singh Manseur Esmaeili Marcy Ashley Margo Brown Maria Tam Marilyn Egerton Marites Harris Marjorie Chatt Mark Heywood Mark Maniquis Marlene Nicholls Marnie Friesen Martin Young Mary Anne Sperandio Mat Winship Matt Chretien Matt Dearborn Maureen Ingram Maurice Robert Maxine Doree Megan Kureluk

Meghan Domonkos Mel Hall Melanie Jones Melissa Homeniuk Michael Lockhart Michelle Jmaeff Mike Claypool Mike Johnstone Mike Kaplan Mike McLennan Milagros Gosselin Ming Yee Chan Miryam Donkersloot Mona Jacques Monica Pilote Monica Pyette Monica Wang Nada Pavicic Natasha Azzam Nathan Kennett Neale Nann Nick Carpenter Nick Eskildsen Nick Santino Nicole Adams Nicole Bos Nicole Kilborn Nicole Turner Nikki Wevers Noel Lau Nora Nilo Norma Nielsen Olga Riabova Pam Bagri Pascale Collingwood Pat McKinley Paula Vanderzee Pauline Hodnik Penny Vopinka Peter Pei Peter Macek Phadra Popowich Phuc Diep Preeti Parmar Raj Jassal Raj Sahota Rakhi Anand Rap Dyal Rebecca Peters Reena Skinner Rena Giannacopoylos Rena Jackson Renate Ritter-Ward Rey Santos Rhonda Allan Rhonda Thiesen Rhonda Woods Richard Desjardins Richard Lee Rob Backus Rob Buurman Rob Edge

Rob Khabra Rodolfo Gozum Ron McKibbon Ronaldo Demetillo Rory Ballantyne Rose Fu Rosemarie Bennett Russel Kimber Ryan Anderson Ryan Cook Salina Ondang Sam Assaf Samantha Bohac Sandra Barrett Sandra Goodwin Sandra Pearn Sarah Bohlander Sarah Grayman Sasha Dorscheid Shabana Crystal Hafiz Shannon Budd Shannon Peterson Sharleen Fergusson Sharon Kullar Sharon Kuntz Shashi Sharma Shaun Ramsay Shawn Dempster Sheila Wilson Shelley Aslin Shelley Sampogna Shiela South Shireen Ramsdell Shirley Dec Sonia Bautista Sonia Lum Stacy Fagure Stanley Kerton Stavroula Karpetis Stephanie Liu Steve Copley Steve Desmone Steve Hilbich Steve Molnar Steve Tetreau Sue Huang Susan Monks Susan Schroeder Susanne Stephen Susie Hurlburt Svetlana Pudarevic Sylvia McShane Szymon Wisniowski Tammy Mason Tammy Visser Tanis Demaere Tanya LeBreton Morton Tarilyn Davidson Taruna Dahyabhai Taylor Grant Tejinder Jaswal Teresa Heaps

Teresa Kozak Terry Story Theresa McPherson Theresa Pfau Tina Matatall Tina Odegard Tina Peddle Tracie Snatinski Tracy Cormack Tricia Chitsaz-Ghomi Tyler Cernak Tyler Mills Vanessa Nolan Vanny Seak Vic Welch Vipan Dutta Vivian Broughton Wade Halina Wendy Dunlop Wendy Roberts Wil Curley Will Chen Winnie Lo Yasiv Yeo Yonda Oosterhoff Yvonne Anstey Yvonne Doctor Zosima Laitinen 5 YEARS Aaron Campbell Adam Barber Adam Campbell Adam Grossi Addison Bernardino Aida Moniz Akina Wong Albert Luu Alexander Singh Alison Legge Alli Worthen Amanda Billesberger Amanda Bradford Amanda Goertz Amanda Lelik Amanda Mayes Amanda McAmmond Amanda Wendel Amanjot Heer Amarjyoti Sharma Amy Brown Amy Tinney Ana Rechelle Cortes Andrea Mercer Andrew Collins Andrew Pohl Andrew Sanders Andrew Tufts Andy Wong Angela Fisher Anita Parmar Anna MacDonald Anna Zielinski

Anne Manery April Schryvers Arti Sharma Ashleen Rider Ashley Arnal Audrey Vogel Ayla Weatherby Azadeh Baharan Baldeep Nahal Barb Saitz Barb Shade Baris Basgorenay Barry Wallewein Bellinda Luke Berby-Lynn Barry Bernice Ruley Bertha Sandar Bet Seymour Betty Snijders Bianca Kasper Billy Omukhango Bless Morales Bobbi Helfrich Bojan Barisic Brandon McAlister Brandy Lanz Brenda Chung Brenda Ross Brenda Ward Brian Kosheiff Brian Olsen Brian Van Woerden Brianna Aitken Brianna Chadwick Britanee Gademans Brittany Davies Bruce Sandersen Bryson McLean Candace Massey Carla Turnbull Carmen Olson Carol Duhamel Carol Martin Cassandra Lyon Cat Arnold Cathy Magnusson Cathy Mortimer Chad Bryan Charlie Chu Chelsea Kelso Chelsea Oleschuk Chelsea Thorn Chris Beauvais Chris Dolan Chris Krajewski Chris Miller Christina Bascom Christina Haswell Christine Santos Christine Stiffon Christine Weber Christopher Demedeiros

Chun Wu Ciler Dionne Cindy Chin Cindy Lee Cliff Brown Cole Fiorito Cole Morton Colin Prasad Colleen Williams Connor Halley Coral Chimilar Corey Young Cory Sauer Costa Vlachos Courtenay Holland Cynthia Spilsted Dallas Haugen Daniel Yamada Daria Saric Darren Rowat Darshan Grewal David Coe David Dejonghe David Quinn Davinder Sindhi Deanna Booth Deanna Frank Debbie Sljepcevic Deep Gurm Demash Kristanto Denis Boko Desiree Chick Devan Stebing Devon Dufault Diana Steele Diane Dunbar Donna Harder Dustin Heward Ebby Gregory Edson Dinh Elaine Wong Eleanor Redlack Emily Hall Erica Sejberg Erin McInnes Erin McSween Ethel Giesbrecht Eva Pesina Evan Tarlton Evelyn Ogren Evelyn Siemens Fawn Smythe Fleur Minette Sulleza Fred McDowell Fren Mah Gagan Sidhu Gazala Samut Ginelle Lumba Greg Blair Greg Low Gurpreet Sanghera Helen Lomanski

Helen Wong Herb Warren Ian Ecclestone Irene Smorenburg Irene Westervelt Jackie Mitchell Jacqueline Willman Jane Nguyen Janeen Hultgren Janet Melnyk Janet Power Janice Nueva-Espana Janice Williams Jared Megyesi Jason Kowal Jason Talaban Jaspal Khera Jeff Coolen Jeff Gauthier Jeff Kenny Jeff Wood Jen Allan Jenna Young Jennifer Dudra Jennifer Gemmell Jennifer Guz Jennifer Leung Jennifer Peltier Jennifer Rono Jennifer Viel Jenni-Lee White Jenny Creus Jessica Connors Jill Sawyer Jillian Cheng Jin Summer Joanna Mcinnes Jodie Parnall Joe Dacosta Joe Stelnicki Joey Ton Johanne Tamblyn Jolene Bonhomme Jon Burbridge Jon Farias Jon Thompson Jonathan Wildman Jordan Isernia Jordan Labun Jose Lopez Josee Pedneault Josh Smith Joti Gidda Judy Anderson Julie Ford Julie Mehrer Julio Sanchez Justine Belanger Kaliegh Kissack Karen Lansall Karin Jonek Kate Neilson

Kathie Langman Kathy Yates Keenan Wiebe Kelli Kozmeniuk Kellie Broderick Kelly Kraus Kendra Fyvie Kenny Nahal Kevin Liew Kia Hakimpour Kim Degagne Kim Galloway Kim Smith Kim Strating Kim Van Kristina Caisutti Kristina Don Kristy Miller Krystal Groeneveld Kuljeet Sandhu Kyle Chrysler Kyle Culham Kyle Magnussen Lance Bernstein Lance Gabara Lara Isakson Larry Hulley Larynn Thibeault Laura Cager Laura McKenna Laura Towle Laurel Stanley Laurie Thibert-Scott Lawrence Jang Leah Dryden Lee Wierzbicki Leigh Bates Lennaya Potomak Levon Charter Lila Walsh Linda Galway Lindsay Kascak Lisa Ince Lisa Klimach Liz Armstrong Liz Scholz Liza Chau Lolita Altares Lori Rivera Lorraine Thomas Lucas Sherry Mahmoud Biabani Mai Phan Mai Tran Maki Loberg Mandeep Johal Mandy Tjart Manjit Sidhu Manpreet Braich Margaret Fyfe Margaret Summer Margret Maes

Maria Delos Santos Maria Royick Marie Jones Marissa Trepanier Mark Krpan Marlene Kish Marlene Modenese Mary Jafarabadi Maryam Beryani Matt Isaac Matt Smit Maureen Chang Maxine Su Melissa Layton Melissa Thompson Michael Yap Michelle Singh Michelle Wijesinghe Michelle Wiseman Mike Frail Mike Ruff Mike Tomczak Mirjana Adel Awad Mi-Sook Hong Mitch Appleby MJ Koretchuk Monique Duggan Morgan Moorhouse Mychal Navey Nam Trinh Nancy Chan Naomi Primus Narinder Kaur Nat Michaud Natasha Rajan Navreet Bassi Neetu Sharma Neil Poynton Nicole Doyle Nicole Gioia Nicole Gnabs Nicole McDonald Nicole Reed Oeurn Sek Ora-Lee Landry Pam Trarup Pam Van Egmond Pamela Che Parma Goundar Parmijit Gir Pat Richardt Patti Kennedy Paula Roy Paulette Bachynsky Pauline Schofield Pavel Piaszczyk Pawan Kaur Penny Wass Peter Fritz Peter Joseph Peter Kurniawan Raf Miranda

Raj Sharma Ramona Wong Rana Salem Ranjit Bains Rashpal Ahluwalia Rawitta Hayre Rebecca Bui Rebecca Pearce Rebecca Taylor Rebecka Walker Rella Niemela Rhea Edrosolan Rheagan Thompson Richie Sangra Ricki Minhas Riley Walker Rob Dupas Rob Westman Robert Kellington Robert Westendorp Roberta Decoffe Robyn Bosman Rochelle Brown Roghayeh Afkhami Ron Thompson Ron Venuti Ronalda Tobin Ruby Liu Ryan Foster Sacha Clark Sam Arnold Sam Dika Samantha Heng Samantha Nash Samantha Peranio Sandy Chuong Sara Connors Sarah Shortman Sari Fujikawa Sarika Rama Sasha Itterman Scott Gibbons Scott McHollister Seuth Em Shainey Dobbin Shane Cowan Shane Hopkins-Konietzny Sharissa Khan Sharndeep Notta Sharon Wills Shashi Wijesinghe Shaun Pati Sheila Galan Shelby Stach Shelley Vaughan Shelly Ward Sheree Bala Sheri McLean Sheryl Anderson Sheryl Davidson Shiba Sabri Sita Amiri

Sonia Brar Stefanie Reutgen Stella Davis Stephanie Cooper Stephanie Hayes Stephanie Jackson Stephanie Kincaid Stephanie Smith Stephen Vogel Steve Minosky Steven Bafaro Steven Eng Steven Ruggles Sunny Gill Susan Bennell Susan Ruffell Susan Wirtanen Suzanne Frayne Suzanne Lapointe Sylvie Charbonneau Tammy Caravan Tanya Hardy Tara Patrick Terran Smith Terry Prins Terry Sorochka Thea Cheyne Tim Cristofoli Tim Powell Tony Shin Tony Tsai Traci Paziuk Trang Doan Trang Nguyen Trevor Ermer Trina Dupre Trish Koroll Trisha Brady Troy Ragan Val Becker Val Dervari Valeria Spodniak Vickey Eames Vicki Zielinski Victor Zhang Victoria Cheremet Vika Fong Vivien Sadee Wendy Fierstine Wendy Foersterling Wendy Thompson Wendy Yu Wui Ming Chang Yolanda Nymeyer Zackary Crawford Zvi Meir

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celebrating our people

Congratulations to our group of 27 RLE program graduates.

Retail Leadership Excellence program OFG is undoubtedly on the grow… it’s an exciting thing to be part of because there are so many opportunities for team members who want to take on leadership roles in our company. The Retail Leadership Excellence (RLE) program is just one of the ways OFG team members can develop the skills they need to advance their career. Congratulations to our grads: •

ALAN CHAN

• ALAN

KAARSEMAKER

• CANDACE

ALLISON

• CHRIS

BEIKO

• CORY

BUTLER

• DANIEL • DAVE

• DEAN

MERCER

• JOANNE

• DREW

CARTER

• JOSH

WONG

• NICKI

• JULIE

CRAPE

• RANDY

• KYLE

DRANEY

• SHELLY

• FRANCO • FRANK

BORIC

WALKER

MAGLIOCCHI

PEARSON

• GREG

FAIR

• LORI

• GREG

HOLMES

• MATT

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what’s new In mid-April, we introduced the new Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) on a pilot basis to approximately 135 first-time managers and supervisors in the Lower Mainland and Save-On-Foods Alberta. ELP is focused on practical leadership skills development – combining online courses with 2 days of classroom learning.

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All of our learning programs are free of charge. To get more information about what’s available to you, talk to your manager. Page 8

proudly local

From city-wide festivals to neighbourhood barbecues, OFG teams do a great job of getting out into our communities to have some fun and make a difference. Here are just some of the ways we’re proudly local.

Kids enjoy decorating Save-On-Foods fridge magnets at the 2010 International Alberta Children’s Festival.

During the International Children’s Festival held in St. Albert, AB in June 1–5, the festival site came alive with thousands of children singing and dancing to music, interacting with performers and learning about healthy food at the Save-On-Foods Nutritional Tent.

During “Meet A Rancher Weekend,” Save-On-Foods customers learned all about how their food gets from the farm to their fork

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Festival attendance was over 57,000. At the SaveOn-Foods Nutritional Tent, it was all about the kids with 5 stations set up for kids to talk to our registered dietitians about making healthy eating choices for themselves.

During “Meet A Rancher Weekend” on August 28 & 29, BC ranchers and select Save-On-Foods stores joined forces to help customers learn more about where their food comes from.

For a fun activity, kids got a blank Save-On-Foods Fridge Magnet that they could decorate with stickers and markers. What a great way to get out and support our communities.

Team members offered samples of product and ranchers talked to customers about beef, how to select it and provided tips for creating mouth-watering dishes. The event was a success and gave our customers a better understanding of how BC beef gets to their table.

Richmond stores show off their best at Salmon Fest Team members from Richmond area Save-On-Foods stores came out to join about 25,000 spectators at this year’s Steveston Salmon Fest. They had lots of fun handing out treats to huge crowds and even took home 1st place for bringing the best mascot.

Team members from Richmond area stores came out to celebrate Salmon Fest and took home 1st place for bringing the best mascot.

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Dave Blackmore, Store Manager at Save-On-Foods Orchard Park Plaza (pictured here right), and his team celebrated BC Farmers Appreciation week at the Kelowna Farmers Market.

Save-On-Foods celebrates BC Farmer’s Appreciation Week The “Pink String Fiddlers” entertained the crowd during the community BBQ at Save-On-Foods Williams Lake.

Williams Lake was the place to be this summer In partnership with OFG and Global BC TV, the BC Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture created the “You Gotta Be Here This Summer” contest here as part of the “Small Town BC” program, which airs on Global BC News. The contest was designed to encourage BC residents to travel and discover their province this summer. Over 6,500 BC residents sent in photos of what they believe are “the most beautiful places to be” in BC. six winners, one in each region of BC, received great BC travel prize packages.

OFG is proud to support local farmer’s markets in all regions of BC. On September 18, team members from Save-On-Foods Orchard Park Plaza joined the BC Association of Farmers’ Markets (BCFMA) and BC’s Minister of Agriculture, Steve Thomson, at the Kelowna farmer’s market to celebrate the first-ever BC Farmer’s Appreciation Week. To commemorate the event, the bakery team brought a beautiful cake to share with attendees and customers at the market. To learn more about your local BC farmer’s market visit www.bcfarmersmarket.org.

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The contest’s grand prize was a BBQ for their community, sponsored by their local OFG store. The lucky winner was Lisa Faulds, a resident of the Williams Lake area. On September 12, Save-On-Foods Williams Lake welcomed the entire community for an afternoon of music, food and fun. The event was emceed by Global BC’s Kristi Gordon and, despite a little rain, a great time was had by all.

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on the grow Salmon Arm Save-On-Foods celebrates grand opening On June 9, residents of Salmon Arm came out in record numbers to celebrate the grand opening of their new Save-On-Foods store. With a long and proud history in the community, the team at Save-On-Foods Salmon Arm delivers fresh new shopping options for residents, including a new pharmacy and full service bakery, while renewing a long-standing tradition of involvement and commitment in the community. Congratulations to Randall and the team at Save-On-Foods Salmon Arm.

pie selling success Congratulations to our Save-On-Foods team – we’ve seen an impressive lift in sales for our first Save-On-Foods bakery rally item – pies.

Western Family Innovation is one of the hallmarks of our company and also happens to be one of our SPIFI core values. We’re proud to lead the way when it comes to the products we offer and, with our newest Western Family products, we’ve got some more winners. WF Cheesecake In early August we introduced our WF Mango Cheesecake, a seasonal item which will be followed up with WF Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake for the holidays. Team members at PriceSmart Foods Cloverdale took the VSP Beef launch to a new level with T- shirts and an awesome youtube video.

WFC Oven-Ready Pasta Western Family Classics Oven-Ready Pastas are now available in the deli. There are 5 varieties of fresh Italian inspired entrees that make weeknight family meals a cinch. VSP Beef is a hit We’re the 1st retailer in Canada to bring this new vacuum sealed packaging (VSP) to market and customers have really embraced it. That’s really no surprise because WF VSP Beef offers some major benefits over traditional packaging like:

The team at Save-On-Foods Orchard Park Plaza got behind the launch with matching shirts that let customers know about the new product.

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stays fresher longer in the fridge

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safer and there’s less mess

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allows the product to naturally age in its own juices

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less packaging and less waste

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what’s in store We’ve come a long way from being a one-store operation in New Westminster nearly a century ago. The pace of change in our industry sometimes seems unrelenting, but in certain ways, the fundamental principles of the business are exactly the same. Success is still about giving people more for less, challenging convention and being Simply The Best at taking care of our customers. We all know that there are a lot of options out there when it comes to shopping. Value doesn’t always come from a price tag and even though our prices are hot against our competitors — anybody in the game can lower their prices. What sets us apart is our OFG brand of service. For us, it shines through in many ways, like how we greet every customer with a smile and in our genuine support of our communities. Above all else, to keep winning, we have to continue to appreciate our customers and the business they bring to our stores, everyday. A simple smile, hello and thanks for coming back can go a long way. Thanks for doing your part! To contact Steve, email [email protected]

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Visit saveonmore.com to check it out. CH ECK ING I T O U T ! • FA L L 2 0 10 • VO L U M E 2 1 • N U M BE R 2 19855 92A Avenue Langley, BC, V1M 3B6 Phone: 604-888-2079 This newsletter has been produced for the Overwaitea Food Group team members. If you have information that you would like to submit, please email us at: [email protected] Visit myofgteamsite.com to find new information and offers exclusively for OFG team members.