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CANADIAN INDUSTRY ONLINE - DECEMBER 2015SuncorSUNCOR: CELEBRATING 50 YEARS INNOVATING IN CANADA’S OIL SANDSIT’S A REMARKABLE story, one of hard work and great minds coming together to create one of the most in- novative and entrepreneurial Canadian companies to ever exist.Suncor, Canada’s energy giant, this year celebrates 50 years making strides in technological and sustainabil- ity advancement in Canada’s oil sands— breaking new ground despite market downturn, holding its own amongst its competitors and continuing to contrib- ute to the country’s economic health and future. The company was the rst to develop Canada’s oil sands, and has created an industry that is critical to Canada’s economy.Suncor has deep roots in Canada (roots that will be explored in CIO’s Jan- uary 2018 cover story, celebrating 100 years of Suncor’s domestic operations.) As Canada is a geographically diverse and often dif cult place to navigate if you are a resource-based company, Suncor takes the challenges of devel- oping natural resources in stride, com- ing up with new ways to get the goods out of the ground.The beginning for this great in-“Our track record as an oil sands pioneer, innovator and leader is both cause for celebration and inspiration for the future.”8 |Canadian Industry Online | Aug/Sept, 2017