About Oilsands Banquet
The Oilsands Banquet is an annual event that honours organizations and milestones that have been foundational to the development of Wood Buffalo.
Oilsands Banquet Description
The Oilsands Celebration Banquet, a high point on the Fort McMurray events calendar, is a fall gathering that attracts leaders from all Industries, Government, Education, First Nations and the Community at large, from the Wood Buffalo region, across Alberta and around the world.
The 'Oilsands Banquet' as it has come to be known, is an annual event, designed and dedicated to selecting and honouring a worthy community stakeholder from the unique region of Alberta. Past Honourees include the Oilsands Discovery Center, the Athabasca Tribal Council - 20th Anniversary, the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, the Keyano College Foundation, CAREERS: The Next Generation, a repeat honouree, the Athabasca Tribal Council - Silver Anniversary, YMM Fort McMurray Airport Authority and 2016's Oilsands Banquet honoring the Heroes of the Great Wood Buffalo Wildfire.
A highlight of the 'The Event' is the Keynote Address brought by a noteworthy person. The Oilsands Banquet has been pleased to have significant leaders as Keynote Speakers including Steve Williams, President & CEO of Suncor Energy Inc. , Eric Newell, former President & CEO of Syncrude Canada, Grand Chief Phil Fontaine, Assembly of First Nations (2008), Jim Carter, Chair, Alberta Carbon Capture and Storage Development Council, National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo, Assembly of First Nations (2013), Scott Clements, President & CEO, Fort McMurray Airport Authority and Rex Murphy, prominent Canadian commentator and author.
An additional key component of the Oilsands Banquet is the production and distribution of 'The Publication', a custom publishing initiative that focuses on the achievement of the selected Honouree. In addition to being praised at the Banquet, the Honouree is also commemorated in a custom publication that gives a detailed review and forecast of its organizations and the contributions to the people of the Wood Buffalo /Athabasca region and beyond.
The organizing committee of the Oilsands Celebration Banquet is pleased to announce CAREERS: The Next Generation as the 2017 Honouree. CAREERS is celebrating its 20th Anniversary on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of our Oil Sands.