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Page 1: Commitment to Life · • Since 1985, STARS has flown a total of 12,253 missions to December 31, 2004. • Safety is of highest priority for STARS. In 2004, STARS flew a total of

04 A N N U A LR E P O R T

Commitment to Life

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TABLE OF CONTENTSPage

STARS’ Vision and Mission Statements 2

Stories from our Patients 2, 9, 15, 21

Message to Stakeholders 3

STARS Statistics 4

The Mission 6

Record of Missions 8

STARS Emergency Link Centre 10

STARS Education 12

STARS Research 14

STARS Foundation 16

Vision Critical - A Capital Campaign for STARS 18

Community Support 19

Partnerships and Support 20

Your Gifts to STARS 22

Management Discussion and Analysis 32

Financial Statements 36

Corporate Governance 48

People of STARS 50

Board of Directors 52

STARS Credo 54

Privacy Statement ibc

Organizational Information ibc

12004 Annual Report

PATIENT CARE AND TRANSPORT

EMERGENCY MEDICALCOMMUNICATION

ADVANCED EDUCATION,TRAINING AND RESEARCH

PHILANTHROPY ANDCOMMUNITY EVENTS

STARS AT WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY…

STARS and the community we serve are

integrally linked in our goal of saving

lives and providing excellence in patient

care. The support of the community

makes it possible for STARS to carry out

our lifesaving mission and to provide the

various services we offer. This ongoing

support is tremendously appreciated.

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Since we began operations in 1985, STARS has been dedicated

to the provision of a safe, rapid, highly specialized emergency

medical transport system for the critically ill and injured. While

that vision remains paramount today, STARS has become much

more than a red helicopter. We are now looking forward to

celebrating our 20th anniversary in late 2005.

The STARS program is an excellent example of a unique and

innovative collaboration and partnership of the community,

individuals, corporations, health regions and government

working together to meet a need. Over the past two decades,

this model of support and partnership has served the patient

very well and has supported the air medical transport of more

than 12,000 critically ill or injured patients. Interest in this model

is being expressed across Canada and internationally.

Three key elements are integral components of a high

performance medical program such as STARS:

• Communications - finding the patient;

• Service - care and transport of the patient; and

• Education and research - training rural and urban medical

providers and measuring patient and system outcomes.

These three elements are strongly supported by all partners and

have enabled STARS to become a leader in mobile pre-hospital

aeromedical emergency care.

Over the years, this leadership position has been exemplified in

the following:

• The only civilian night vision goggle program in Canada;

• Global Positioning Systems (GPS) helicopter

approach development;

• The ongoing development of the STARS Emergency Link Centre;

• The first mobile human patient simulator education

program in North America;

• STARS industrial site registration program; and

• Involvement in regional and multi-centre medical research.

STARS' commitment to safety, communications, education,

research and training, both to our own crews and to other health

care providers, further strengthens every link in the Chain of

Survival in order to provide a high level of care for the critical

patient. Patient and crew safety are of the utmost importance

and significant resources are dedicated to pilot and medical

crew training, specialized equipment to enhance safety and

strong quality assurance programs.

We are very grateful for the tremendous ongoing community

support. Funds are raised through many sources, including the

calendar, bequests, community events, and individual and corporate

donations. The STARS Lottery is one of many community-based

campaigns that allows for such support to strongly shine.

Over the past year, affiliation agreements outlining principles of

partnership, collaboration and funding with the Alberta

government and Capital Health and Calgary Health Regions have

been put into place. These agreements exemplify a strong,

proactive relationship in providing rotary wing tertiary level

pre-hospital care and transport to the critically ill and injured.

This innovative approach - public, private and not-for-profit

partnership - provides much opportunity for community building,

ownership and pride which is so evident with patients, families,

our volunteers and our teams. A key focus has always been the

strengthening of the health safety net and enhancing access to

tertiary care, especially in rural and remote areas.

We are now stronger together than ever before in our pursuit

of excellence and safety in patient care, and we thank you

for your support.

Stephen WuoriChairman

Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society

W. Michael M. HoneyChairman

Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service Foundation

D. Gregory Powell, MD FRCPCPresident & Chief Executive Officer

Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society

Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service Foundation

MESSAGE TO STAKEHOLDERS

32004 Annual Report

VISION AND MISSION STATEMENTS

STARS' VISIONSaving lives through partnership, innovation and leadership.

STARS' MISSION STATEMENTSTARS - dedicated to providing a safe, rapid, highly specialized

emergency medical transport system for the critically ill and injured.

In fulfilling this mission, we will:

• Be an innovative leader in the provision of excellence in

pre-hospital mobile emergency medical care through

service, communications, education, training, research and

consultation to the communities we serve.

• Value and be responsive to the needs of individuals,

communities, and emergency care providers and services.

• Expand knowledge and skills through innovative product

design, research, simulation technology and ongoing

professional development within the Chain of Survival.

• Optimize the development and responsible management of

resources required to support the mission.

22004 Annual Report

Rick Edginton and his wife, Sally, were returning totheir home in Carvel after spending a pleasantSaturday house-hunting in Edmonton. As their vantravelled west on Highway 16 just east of SpruceGrove, Rick suddenly found himself coming directlytoward another car, head-on.

The next thing he heard was a loud crash beforeboth he and Sally were knocked out by their van'sairbags. When they regained consciousness, theywere being assisted by bystanders who had alsocalled 911.

When EMS, fire and police personnel arrived, Sallywas quickly taken by ground ambulance to the RoyalAlexandra Hospital in Edmonton where she wastreated and released. But they found Rick trapped inthe wreckage of his vehicle. Because of the longextrication time, STARS was called to transport Rick.

Rick remembers being freed from his vehicle withinhalf an hour of the crash and being wheeled downthe highway and into the STARS helicopter. Assoon as they arrived at the University of AlbertaHospital, Rick was taken for emergency surgery torepair some of the multiple fractures andlacerations he had received in the accident.

Over the coming days, he received several moresurgeries including one to repair his seriouslyfractured hip. He spent five days in the IntensiveCare Unit, another week in the trauma unit andseveral more months in hospital and at theGlenrose Rehabilitation facility before finally beingreleased home on October 20.

STARS Mission Crew: Greg Cars, Corinne Edwards,Jon Gogan, Dennis Kalynchuk, Carrie Vansickle,Dr. Barry Diner.

STARS responds to critical injuries after highway accident - June 21, 2003

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52004 Annual Report

STARS STATISTICS

42004 Annual Report

2004 2003 2002

GROSS FUNDS RAISED $000 % $000 % $000 %

Investment and other 584 3% 384 2% 211 1%

Calendar 2,614 12% 2,636 12% 2,623 13%

Alberta Health and Wellness 2,849 13% 2,484 11% 2,381 12%

Donations and Fundraising 4,338 19% 4,467 20% 5,435 28%

Lottery 11,862 53% 11,862 54% 9,088 47%

TOTAL 22,247 100% 21,833 100% 19,738 100%

OPERATING EXPENDITURES

GST and Other 246 1% 135 1% 193 1%

Chain of Survival Fund 474 3% 482 3% 523 3%

Education 629 3% 400 2% 315 2%

Donations and Fundraising 932 5% 985 5% 1,595 10%

Communications 1,146 6% 966 5% 825 5%

Calendar Supplies and Administration 1,352 7% 1,153 6% 1,237 7%

Fundraising Administration 1,492 8% 1,313 7% 1,244 7%

Administration 1,892 10% 1,646 9% 1,568 9%

Lottery Prizes and Administration 4,510 23% 4,549 25% 3,704 23%

Air-medical 6,596 34% 6,681 36% 5,513 33%

TOTAL 19,269 100% 18,310 100% 16,717 100%

CAPITAL

Communications 79 1% 166 27% 88 6%

Administration 112 2% 110 18% 249 18%

Education 352 6% 57 9% 167 12%

Air-medical 5,351 91% 290 46% 872 64%

TOTAL 5,894 100% 623 100% 1,376 100%

NET ASSETS

Net Working Capital (1,124) 1,050 494

Investments 7,899 11,951 10,386

VCC Fund 9,222 1,102 –

Capital Assets 15,209 12,422 13,124

TOTAL 31,206 26,525 24,004

MISSION SUMMARY 2004 2003 2002

HPS training days 100 95 77

Communities served 167 160 161

Number of missions 1,082 1,063 1,115

Hours flown 1,395 1,501 1,395

ELC temporary industry site registrations 1,900 1,400 1,100

Volunteer hours contributed 11,000 11,800 10,000

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HIGHLIGHTS

• In 2004, STARS Calgary and Edmonton bases flew a total of

1,082 missions in Alberta and southeastern British Columbia, with

534 missions from Calgary and 548 missions from Edmonton.

• Since 1985, STARS has flown a total of 12,253 missions

to December 31, 2004.

• Safety is of highest priority for STARS. In 2004, STARS flew a

total of 1,395 accident-free hours, bringing the total hours

since 1985 until December 2004 to 17,822.

• Night vision goggle (NVG) technology implemented by STARS

continues to be the first civilian operator use in Canada.

• For the first time, STARS simultaneously mobilized three

helicopters to respond to medical need in central Alberta.

Over time, an increasing need to mobilize a third aircraft for

mission response is developing.

STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS

• STARS is working toward enhancing our fleet of helicopters

through the Vision Critical Campaign. For more information

about this initiative, please see page 18.

• Completion of phase two of the Night Vision Goggle Program,

anticipated in 2005, will enable us to carry out missions in

mountainous areas at night.

• We are responding to requests regarding the possibility of

expanding the STARS program into other areas of the province

and will investigate the potential for this growth and increased

service and access for patients, especially in more remote areas.

THE MISSION

72004 Annual Report

COVERAGE AREAMore than 90 per cent of Alberta's population and many

communities in southeastern British Columbia are within a 250-

kilometre radius of Calgary and Edmonton and can therefore be

reached by STARS' helicopters without refueling.

CREWSSTARS crews are on call at each base 24 hours a day, seven

days a week and can be in the air within 10 minutes from the

time of dispatch.

The crew includes a critical care nurse, advanced life support

paramedic, referral emergency physician, pilot and co-pilot.

The physician provides online medical supervision and control

through every mission and accompanies the patient on the

helicopter on approximately 40 per cent of the missions.

Paramedics and nurses are on-duty with STARS during time

away from their regular positions in hospitals or with urban or

rural emergency medical services. The pilots and engineers

work full-time at our bases.

The teams are supported by a sophisticated communication

centre and communications specialists.

ACCREDITATIONSince 1998, STARS has held full accreditation as a critical care

provider from the Commission on Accreditation of Medical

Transport Systems - the first international air medical program

and the first Canadian program to achieve this distinction.

AVIATION FLEETIn 2004, STARS' fleet consisted of four helicopters. At any given

time, two of the helicopters are the primary, in-service aircraft in

Calgary and Edmonton. In December 2004, STARS acquired a

fifth BK117 helicopter, which arrived on site in January 2005.

Two helicopters serve as back-up and support aircraft. They

are put into use when one of the primary helicopters is out of

service for maintenance or repair. In addition, they play

a significant role in training, community outreach events and as

a source of parts for repair of the primary helicopters.

For more than 19 years, critically ill and injured patients in Alberta and southeastern BritishColumbia have relied on the dedication of STARS to provide a safe, rapid and highly specializedemergency medical care and transport system. We work with our partners in the Chain ofSurvival to ensure the best possible outcome for our patients - and, ultimately, to save lives.

62004 Annual Report

We are driven by our desire to

provide the best care possible.

- Brenda BarrSTARS Flight Nurse

Milk RiverLethbridge

Medicine HatBrooksCranbrook

Golden

Invermere

Fernie

Red Deer

Banff

Rocky Mtn. House

Edson

WhitecourtBonnyville

Coronation

Cold LakeSlave Lake

Wetaskiwin

Athabasca

EDMONTON

CALGARY

BC AB

NWT

SK

MTWA

IDOR

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Okotoks 8 47Olds 11 169Onoway 6 34Oyen 1 30Parkland 0 102Peace River 0 23Pendryl 0 1Penticton, BC 0 2Perryvale 1 1Picture Butte 0 1Pigeon Lake 0 13Pincher Creek 13 218Pine Lake 0 6Ponoka 8 123Priddis 1 19Prince George, BC 0 5Prince Rupert, BC 0 1Provost 0 23Radium, BC 0 1Radway 2 3Raymond 0 9Red Deer 54 612Redwater 11 122Redwood Meadows 0 2Reno, NV 0 1Revelstoke, BC 0 1Ribbon Creek 0 2Rich Valley 0 1Riley 1 1Rimbey 4 46

Riviere Qui Barre 0 2Rochester 2 2Rocky Mtn House 14 139Rockyford 5 12Rolly View 0 3Rosebud 0 2Rumsey 0 1Saddle Lake 0 1Sandy Lake 0 2Sangudo 0 1Sarcee Reserve 0 2Saskatoon, SK 0 3Seba Beach 6 8Seebe 0 2Sherwood Park 13 50Slave Lake 1 26Smithfield 1 1Smoky Lake 12 89Sparwood, BC 0 55Springbank 0 6Spruce Grove 8 75St. Albert 4 33St. Francis 0 1St. Paul 19 155Standard 0 5Standoff 1 1Stavely 0 2Stettler 6 70Stony Plain 23 97Strathcona County 0 175

Strathmore 24 218Sturgeon 0 1Sundre 8 239Sundance Beach 1 1Sunnybrook 0 3Swan Hills 3 29Sylvan Lake 3 7Taber 1 73Thorhild 3 8Thorsby 2 25Three Hills 12 198Thunder Lake 0 1Tofield 3 103Tomahawk 0 1Toronto, ON 0 1Torrington 0 1Trochu 0 8Turner Valley 1 10Two Hills 8 83Uncas 1 1Valemont 0 1Valleyview 0 8Van Nuys, CA 0 1Vancouver, BC 0 7Vega 1 4Vegreville 2 129Vermilion 17 153Vernon, BC 0 4Victoria, BC 0 1Viking 5 53

Villeneuve 2 11Vilna 2 16Vimy 0 1Vulcan 14 103Wabamun 4 41Wabasca 0 18Wainwright 7 54Waiparous Creek 1 13Wandering Rivier 0 1Warburg 2 14Washington, DC 0 2Waskatenau 5 8Water Valley 2 19Wessex 0 1West Cove 1 3Westlock 21 196Wetaskiwin 12 280Wheatland 0 4Whitecourt 7 62Whitehorse, YK 0 3Wildwood 4 8Willingdon 0 10Winfield 0 5Wrangall, AK 0 1Ya Ha Tinda 0 1Yellowknife, NWT 0 11

TOTAL 1,082 12,253

92004 Annual Report

RECORD OF MISSIONS

Abee 0 1Acme 0 7Airdrie 4 59Alberta Beach 2 23Alcomdale 0 2Alder Flats 0 2Aldersyde 0 9Alexander 0 1Alix 1 2Andrew 0 4Ardrossan 0 10Arrowhead 0 1Arrowwood 0 3Athabasca 11 118Balzac 0 9Banff 18 267Barons 0 1Barrhead 12 106Bashaw 2 6Bassano 15 63Beaumont 2 24Beaver Lodge 0 3Beiseker 6 30Bellis 1 2Big Valley 0 1Black Diamond 22 96Blackie 1 4Blairmore 7 93Bluffton 0 1Bon Accord 3 23Bonnyville 10 96Bottrel 0 2Bow Island 0 15Bowden 0 5Boyle 29 173Bragg Creek 4 44Brandon, MB 0 1Breton 1 20Brooks 28 303Bruderheim 1 5Buck Lake 0 3Burmis 2 3Busby 0 2Butte, MT 0 3Calahoo 0 1Calgary & Area 30 372Calling Lake 1 4Calmar 3 38Camrose 11 210Canmore 12 171Carbon 0 2Cardiff 0 1Cardston 3 71Caroline 0 3Carseland 2 22Carstairs 2 26Carvel 0 2Carvel Corner 0 1Castor 2 22Cayley 1 2

Chain Lakes 0 10Cheadle 0 1Chestermere 3 29Chetwynd, BC 0 1Chipewyan Lake 0 2Chip Lake 1 1Chipman 0 2Chisholm 0 1Claresholm 11 103Clover Lawn 0 1Cluny 0 19Clyde 1 4Coal Valley 0 2Coaldale 0 6Cochrane 9 139Cold Lake 0 72Collington 3 4Conklin 0 1Conrich 0 2Consort 1 21Cooking Lake 2 29Coronation 9 65Cranbrook, BC 12 107Cremona 1 21Creston, BC 0 2Crossfield 3 23Crowsnest Pass 4 10Cynthia 1 2Dalemead 0 1Darwell 1 7Dawson Creek, BC 0 3Daysland 10 62De Winton 0 12Delacour 0 2Delia 0 1Devon 3 55Didsbury 11 83Donnelly 0 5Drayton Valley 13 232Drumheller 15 258Duffield 4 17Eckville 0 2Eden Valley 2 6Edmonton & Area 24 187Edson 14 109Egremont 0 1Elbow Falls 0 13Elk Island Park 1 6Elk Point 11 57Elkford, BC 2 11Elnora 0 11Empress 0 1Enoch 1 1Entwhistle 1 8Evansburg 1 5Exshaw 2 8Fairbanks, AK 0 1Fairmont, BC 0 3Fairview 0 4Ferintosh 0 1

Fernie, BC 8 83Field, BC 1 1Flatbush 0 3Fort Assiniboine 0 3Fort MacLeod 2 59Fort McMurray 0 48Fort Nelson, BC 0 4Fort Saskatchewan 5 92Fort Smith, NWT 0 1Fort St. John, BC 0 11Fort Vermillion 0 21Fox Creek 0 6Gainford 0 1Gennesse Plant 1 1Ghost Lake 0 20Gibbons 1 37Gleichen 16 105Glendon 0 2Glenevis 0 4Golden, BC 6 76Goodfish Lake 0 1Grande Cache 0 2Grande Prairie 0 45Granum 0 1Grassland 2 3Gunn 2 10Halfmoon Lake 0 7Hamilton, ON 0 2Hanna 9 129Hardisty 1 25Hastings Lake 0 1Hay Lakes 0 5Hay River, NWT 0 5High Level 0 23High Prairie 0 15High River 22 134Highwood Pass 0 1Hilliard 0 2Hinton/Jasper 1 63Hobbema 11 49Holborn 1 1Holden 0 4Hughenden 0 1Hussar 0 5Huxley 0 1Indus 0 6Innisfail 8 88Innisfree 0 1Inuvik, NWT 0 3Invermere, BC 13 151Irricana 1 18Josephburg 1 8Kalispell, MT 0 3Kamloops, BC 0 4Kananaskis 0 82Kansas City, KS 0 1Kapasiwin 0 1Kathryn 0 4Kavanaugh 0 1Kelowna, BC 0 4

Killam/Sedgewick 8 40Kimberley, BC 0 10Kingston, ON 0 1Kneehill 0 2Lac La Biche 3 40Lac St. Anne 0 6Lacombe 3 33Lake Eden 0 2Lake Isle 0 1Lake Louise 0 1Lamont 7 112Langdon 1 13Las Vegas, NV 0 1Leaman 0 2Leduc 15 120Legal 1 8Lethbridge 45 486Libby, MT 0 1Lindbrook 0 1Lloydminster 1 46Lodgepole 1 3Lomond 0 3London, ON 0 2Long Isle 0 1Longview 7 56Looma 1 2Lundbreck 1 1Macklin, SK 0 1Madden 0 3Magrath 0 7Ma-Me-O Beach 1 7Manning 0 6Mannville 0 19Markerville 0 1Mayerthorpe 4 67Medicine Hat 0 68Mesa, AZ 0 1Milk River 0 6Millarville 0 15Millet 2 19Milo 0 3Ministik 0 1Mink Lake 0 1Monarch 1 30Morinville 3 49Morley 7 19Mossleigh 1 3Mulhurst 0 3Mulhurst Bay 1 2Mundare 0 5Namao 3 7Nanton 7 28Nelson, BC 0 1Nevis 0 1New Norway 0 1New Sarepta 4 19Newbrook 1 4Nipawin, SK 0 1Nisku 0 25Nojack 0 3

82004 Annual Report

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Ten-year-old Meagan Peters was at her uncle'sranch near Sundre enjoying a beautiful autumn daywith her family. Her father, Terry, helped her get upon a horse tied to the fence to sit and watch theothers ride around the corral.

Suddenly, the horse became spooked and pulledhimself loose from the fence, with Meagan on hisback. Terry was dragged along as he tried to controlthe frightened animal. Eventually, the horse brokefree from Terry's grasp and he watched in horror asMeagan slid off the horse's back and under itshooves. As the horse went over her, one of hishooves clipped the back of Meagan's riding helmet.

Terry and Meagan's mother, Heidi, ran over to theyoung girl who was conscious and seemed to beunhurt. However, Meagan quickly began to showsigns of a concussion - confusion and disorientation

- so her parents rushed her to the Sundre hospital.

A ground ambulance was called to take Meagan to theAlberta Children's Hospital in Calgary, but her conditionsuddenly worsened so physicians called for STARS.

Meagan's parents followed the helicopter by car toCalgary. When they arrived at the hospital, Meaganhad completed a series of x-rays and wasundergoing a CAT scan. Because many headinjuries can be extremely serious, physicianswanted to be cautious. In this case, the resultswere positive; she had suffered a concussion, butshe was able to return home with her parents to goon and make a full recovery.

STARS Mission Crew: Greg Curtis, Dean Ferguson,Dr. Chris Hall, Clint Marble, Bruce Parsons,Riccardo Pavan.

Riding accident injures young girl - October 4, 2003

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HIGHLIGHTS

• The STARS Emergency Link Centre continued to meet

increasing demand for its site registration service - during the

peak season, the ELC provides registration services for

approximately 1,900 sites daily.

• Since 1996, the ELC has an ongoing initiative to optimize

our ability to accurately locate and coordinate response to

critical need. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping

is available and undergoing further development as

technology advances.

• The ELC has achieved a greater than 94% compliance with

911 call processing as assessed by the Advance Medical

Priority Dispatch Quality Monitoring Program.

STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS

• The site registration service will be enhanced over the

coming three years, through $1 million in funding jointly provided

by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) and

the Small Explorers and Producers Association of Canada (SEPAC).

• Investigation of new technologies and equipment, including

that which would help evolve the site registration record

keeping to more state-of-the-art information management and

integration with Geographic Information Systems, Computer

Assisted Dispatch and Interactive Voice Response technology.

• Development of appropriate cost recovery and revenue

generation initiatives through partnership with stakeholders.

112004 Annual Report

STARS EMERGENCY LINK CENTRE®

When seconds count and the mission is critical, timely and accurate information sharing isvital. The STARS Emergency Link Centre (“ELC”), an advanced 24-hour communicationscentre, helps emergency service providers meet this need.

COVERAGE AREA SITE REGISTRATION SERVICEThe ELC was originally established at the request of the oil and

gas industry to help facilitate emergency medical response to

remote work sites. The ELC supports industry by registering the

location, activities and available emergency services for remote

sites to ensure the most rapid response possible should a

medical emergency arise. The ELC is a crucial element in

STARS' rapid response times.

REFERRAL AND ADVICEThe ELC expedites missions by coordinating emergency medical

referral, advice and transportation with our partners such as

local emergency medical service organizations and the

Provincial Flight Coordination Centre.

Integrated technology allows communications specialists to link

multiple callers when an emergency call comes in through

STARS' one-number call system. This immediate connection of

medical advice and referral determines the most appropriate

medical response in an efficient, timely manner when precious

seconds can mean everything.

DISPATCH SERVICESIf medical need indicates helicopter response, the ELC monitors

and facilitates the communication, tracking and ground support

for the helicopter, working in coordination with the Provincial

Flight Coordination Centre and regional dispatch services.

The ELC also provides emergency fire and ground ambulance

dispatch services for Mountain View County, which includes

Carstairs, Cremona, Didsbury, Olds and Sundre.

102004 Annual Report

The STARS ELC is a vital link

in coordinating critical emergency

response in remote settings.

- Robert SmithDirector, Remote Medical Services

Calgary, Alberta

Milk RiverLethbridge

Medicine HatBrooksCranbrook

Golden

Invermere

Fernie

Red Deer

Banff

Rocky Mtn. House

Edson

WhitecourtBonnyville

Coronation

Cold LakeSlave Lake

Wetaskiwin

Athabasca

EDMONTON

CALGARY

BC AB

NWT

SK

MTWA

IDOR

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STARS HPS PROGRAM - COVERAGE AREA STARS HUMAN PATIENT SIMULATOR PROGRAMThe STARS Human Patient Simulator (“HPS”) Program offers a unique

opportunity for rural and urban health care providers to enhance their

team skills in critical care crisis management, harnessing the

experience into standard best practices that will benefit all patients.

The computerized HPS mannequin simulates complex medical and

trauma situations so medical professionals can practice and refine

their emergency response skills over and over. The mannequin

offers a true-to-life experience - it speaks, blinks, has reactive

pupils and its lungs simulate real gas exchange. It has realistic

chest movements and sounds, as well as a pulse. Drugs can be

administered with the expected physiologic effects.

The simulators are installed in two large motorhomes that travel

to health care centres, eliminating the barrier of distance from

teaching centres and, very importantly, allowing those

professionals in remote areas to train with their team members.

FULL MISSION SIMULATION TRAININGWhat would happen if the helicopter cockpit began filling with

smoke while flying a critically ill patient to a hospital? How do we

ensure the pilots and medical crew deal optimally with the medical

emergency, while ensuring the safety of everyone on board?

Hopefully, a situation such as this will never arise, but if it did, STARS

crews will be prepared thanks to an innovative new training method.

Full Mission Simulation (FMS) uses three simulators to create

a realistic situation for training - the STARS Human Patient

Simulator is placed in a simulated STARS helicopter interior.

These simulators are then joined to the STARS helicopter flight

simulator. This creates an “as close to real as possible”

environment of an entire STARS mission.

The FMS simulation equipment provides advanced training for

all STARS crew in both Edmonton and Calgary. A significant

added benefit of FMS is the opportunity to enhance training in

clinical patient safety.

STARS has become known as a leader in mobile medical simulation

education and training through the use of the mobile Human Patient

Simulator Program and Full Mission Simulation Training.

STARS OUTREACH PROGRAM

A helicopter aeromedical response requires a prepared ground

crew. All the links in the Chain of Survival - police, fire, emergency

medical personnel, nurses and physicians - must be well briefed

to ensure the mission's effectiveness and safety of landing.

The Outreach team provides educational sessions on patient

transport preparation, access to air transport resources, and

landing zone safety and preparation to our partners in

community emergency services.

HIGHLIGHTS

• The STARS Human Patient Simulator Program continued to

travel and train rural and urban medical providers. In 2004,

the HPS Program visited 25 communities and provided 100

days of training for more than 650 individuals.

• Development of a relationship with the Rural Physician

Action Plan (RPAP) in the delivery of the General Emergency

Medicine Skills Program to Alberta rural physicians, with a

focus on teamwork involving nurses, paramedics and

emergency medical technicians to enhance their continuing

education program. Since program inception in late 2004,

four training sessions were held in three communities,

assisting 12 individuals with training.

• The STARS Outreach team continued to provide education

and training programs to rural and urban medical and

emergency service personnel to enhance the effectiveness of

the Chain of Survival. In 2004, 69 training sessions took

place in 47 communities in Alberta and British Columbia.

STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS

• Continue expansion of HPS program with an additional new

motorhome and additional staff to increase training

opportunities for a greater number of communities.

• Refine Full Mission Simulation training for ongoing use in

STARS air medical crew training.

• Expand the delivery of the Rural Physician Action Plan General

Emergency Medicine Skills Program training to provide an

increased number of sessions to rural physicians and their teams.

• Develop the STARS Centre for Education and Research in

Transport and Emergency Care as part of the Vision Critical

Campaign. For more information, see page 18.

132004 Annual Report

STARS EDUCATION

STARS is committed to providing continuing education and professional developmentopportunities for both our own crews and for our partners in the Chain of Survival.

122004 Annual Report

Milk RiverLethbridge

Medicine HatBrooksCranbrook

Golden

Invermere

Fernie

Red Deer

Banff

Rocky Mtn. House

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WhitecourtBonnyville

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Athabasca

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HPS SUPPORTERS

Founding Sponsors:Lions Club Multiple District 37Lockerbie & Hole

Program Partners:FortisAlbertaDevon Canada CorporationExxonMobil CanadaRBC Foundation

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Founding Contributors:Medical Education

Technologies Inc. (METI)SignCraft Digital (1978) Inc.

Program Contributor:Designer Coachworks Ltd.

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HIGHLIGHTS• Ongoing research studies have continued with data collection

and analysis phases this year. Review and publication of two

projects is expected in 2005.

STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS

• Evaluate the potential of an Early Automated Dispatch

protocol to enhance critical care response time.

• Increase our involvement in medical error rate reduction

research through use of the Human Patient Simulator

Program combined with the Aviation Simulator Program.

• Develop the STARS Centre for Education and Research in

Transport and Emergency Care as part of the Vision Critical

Campaign. For more information, see page 18.

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STARS RESEARCH

OPPORTUNITIESWe embrace change and the opportunity it presents to stay on

the leading edge, to remain challenged, to grow and to be our

best so that we continue to respond, with excellence, to the

needs of the individuals we serve.

As part of our commitment to the growth of knowledge and

skills, we participate in research efforts to evaluate programs

and equipment. Projects now underway include:

• A clinical “best practices” program that draws from the

experience of more than 12,000 accident-free missions is

ongoing. The program will take into account both medical and

aviation approaches in developing a “best practices” model in

pre-hospital care. The use of simulation models working

together, one from aviation and one from medicine, provides a

significant opportunity for improvement in teaching patient safety.

• Data collection for the Pre-Hospital Transport Index (PTI) study

has been completed and is currently being prepared for

publication. The PTI study deals with medical interventions and

modes of transport and the related impact on patient outcomes.

The study includes evaluation of a patient mission triage tool for

helicopter transport of rural trauma patients. This project was

carried out through a partnership with the University of Calgary

with funding provided by Alberta Health and Wellness.

• The Time Dependent Illness Project looks at current literature,

research and position papers on the effect of time for certain

subsets including trauma and myocardial infarction requiring

invasive intervention and stroke requiring thrombolytic therapy.

The study focuses specifically on the illnesses and will not

include any recommendation for a particular transport vehicle.

• The Extra Lives Saved per 100 Transports Project examines not

only the reduced mortality for blunt trauma patients that receive air

medical transport, but also the economic impact of that reduced

mortality. Research studies focus on probability of survival versus

actual survival for these patients per 100 transports.

• A report has been finalized on the results of a study measuring

the effectiveness of the Human Patient Simulator as an

emergency medical training tool against other more traditional

methods. This report has been submitted for publication.

• A pilot safety study, backed with ethical approval from the

National Institute of Health (NIH) and the University of Calgary, is

underway on pre-hospital body temperature cooling for patients

with isolated severe head injury. The study is funded by the NIH.

STARS continually explores and participates in research opportunities that offer thepotential to enhance our patient care and transport program and ultimately, enhance the effectiveness of the Chain of Survival.

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It is critical we evaluate

program effectiveness

through research partnerships

with health regions and

post-secondary institutions.

- Dr. Michael BetznerSTARS Senior Medical Director

The following story was written by STARS patientCheryl Henne of Calgary.

“Most people think STARS is for rescues fromremote locations where emergency services arenot readily available. However, my situationhappened within the city limits of Calgary.

I was training alone on a mountain bike racecourse when I fell, thrown against a log at anintense force. Because I was alone, I had a cellphone and a back-up plan in case of emergency.Although in extreme pain, I was conscious and ableto call my husband, Dan, and give him my locationon the course which, luckily, he also knew well.

Although only a five-minute drive from home, I wasin a forested area with rugged terrain. My husbandused a car and then a mountain bike to reach me.Once by my side, he realized the seriousness of thesituation and called 911.

When ambulance personnel realized the terrain wastoo difficult to quickly reach me, a dispatcher sent

HAWC1, the Calgary Police Service helicopter, tolocate me and fly in a City of Calgary EMS paramedic.STARS was also then dispatched at the same time.

As soon as STARS landed, the physician and nurseclimbed down into the ravine where I was laying andwent into action. It was a challenge to get me fromthe accident scene to the helicopter, but all involvedworked like a well-rehearsed and caring team. Afterthree minutes of flight, I was in the hands of asurgeon at Foothills Medical Centre - I had brokenmy femur in five places. I spent a week in hospitaland continue today with a physical therapy program.

Even though within city limits, my life dependedupon STARS and the Chain of Survival. My familywill forever be grateful for the dedication of ourcity's emergency response teams.”

STARS Mission Crew: Greg Curtis, Jo-Ann Hnatiuk,John Muspratt, Curtis Oviatt, Dr. Lance Shepherd,Bob Toews.

Teamwork behind success of mountain biker rescue - July 14, 2003

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STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS

• Successfully complete the Vision Critical Campaign by 2005.

• Continue to be a leader in donor stewardship, ensuring donors

feel valued and understand their donation is making a difference.

• Build on the existing STARS planned giving program, informing

donors about the various options of making a gift and how this

will contribute to the long-term sustainability of STARS.

• Develop and implement fundraising plans that will ensure

sufficient resources to provide service in other areas. There

have been a number of requests to extend the service STARS

offers in both northern and southern Alberta.

• Continue to expand the opportunities for the community to

support specific identified needs such as the expansion of the

STARS Human Patient Simulator Program, the STARS

Emergency Link Centre and the STARS Outreach Program.

• Continue to maintain a low administrative cost for our

fundraising initiatives.

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STARS FOUNDATION

FUNDRAISINGThe funds raised by the STARS Foundation complement the

funding provided by health regions and Alberta Health and

Wellness. The majority of gifts to the Foundation come from

individual contributions to STARS - for example, direct

donations, planned gifts and “in honour of” donations - and from

business and corporate donations.

Events organized and sponsored by communities also provide

significant funds to STARS - see page 19 for a list of some of

the hundreds of events that are held each year. These events

are excellent examples of how STARS and the community work

together for the benefit of all and are made possible primarily

through the energy and enthusiasm of volunteers.

In addition, a variety of annual activities, events and programs

take place throughout the year to help raise funds for STARS.

These include:

• The STARS Lottery, Calendar Campaign and Direct Mail Campaign;

• Major Gala events in both Calgary and Edmonton; and

• Planned gifts coming through wills, estates and insurance policies.

STEWARDSHIP AND RECOGNITIONSTARS is tremendously appreciative of the support received from

individuals, communities, service clubs, businesses and

corporations toward our fundraising efforts. We strive to provide

the best patient care program possible and are able to do this only

through the support and generosity of the communities we serve.

Please refer to pages 22 to 31 of this report for a listing of

donors published in honour and recognition of their support to

STARS in the past year.

STARS CHAIN OF SURVIVAL FUNDIn 1999, the Foundation established the STARS Chain of Survival

Fund to provide financial assistance for medical equipment and

training to our emergency service partners in the community.

Annually, a portion of the STARS Lottery revenues are designated

to this fund in recognition and appreciation of the partnership we

share with the community. Grants are available to eligible

organizations by application between June 1 and July 31 each

year. Information is available on our website, www.stars.ca.

HIGHLIGHTS

• In 2004, the Foundation raised a net total of $12.5 million to

support STARS’ lifesaving mission.

• A significant milestone was reached with the raising of $20

million in cash and pledges towards our Vision Critical

Campaign goal of $25 million. Please see page 18 for

information about this important initiative.

• The Foundation continued to experience growth in the area of

planned giving, with some very large gifts received as legacies

that will help STARS provide service in the coming years.

• More than 110,000 calendars were sold through the annual

campaign, raising a net of $1.3 million.

• Although support for the number of lotteries offered to the

public has been variable, community support for STARS

Lottery remained strong. The lottery sold out, raising a net of

$7.4 million to help cover the costs of operations, equipment,

helicopter maintenance, education and training, and to

support the STARS Chain of Survival Fund.

• The STARS Chain of Survival Fund provided $474,000 to 63

emergency service providers for medical equipment and

training. Since the program began in 1999, the fund has

distributed a total of $2.7 million to 444 organizations.

• Volunteers contributed an outstanding 11,000 hours of time,

energy and enthusiasm to the STARS program, participating in

many roles including directorship on our governance boards and

committees, providing valuable assistance at special events,

public presentations and by providing administrative support

and representation in the community as ambassadors of STARS.

The Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS) is a non-profit, charitable organization.The Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service Foundation (STARS Foundation) is thefundraising arm of the organization. Its primary purpose is to raise the funds to support andenhance our patient care and transport program, educational programs and research projects.

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Equipment purchased through the Chain of

Survival Fund helps us save lives as well

as keep our volunteer firefighters safe.

- Gary ZuntiFire Chief, Chauvin Volunteer Fire Department

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EXTERNAL EVENTS RAISING INEXCESS OF $1,000 EACH IN 2004

4-H Steer for STARS Auction7 Eleven Coin Box ProgramAdvantage Ford Sales Ltd. Backwards 500Ag Mech Club Olds CollegeAlberta Super RunAll for STARS Group Allianz of Canada, Inc. Golf TournamentAssociated Canadian Travellers CasinoATB/STARS EventBaker Hughes STARS, Sand and Sun EventBank of Montreal, Fountain of HopeBank of Montreal, Fountain of Hope Calgary

Slow Pitch TournamentBeaver District 4-H ClubBlue Grass Ltd. Pumpkin FestivalBragg Creek Chamber Fund RaisersBritish Army Training Unit SuffieldBusby & District Lions Club BreakfastCalgary Regional Trail RidersCalgary Snowmobile Club RallyCalmar Historical CasinoCamrose Dine & DanceCanadian Bull CongressCanadian Institute of Mining Metallurgy

and Petroleum ConferenceCarrot Creek Community Cowboy Way FundraiserCarstairs & District Gun Club Shoot for the STARSCentral Alberta Oilfield Golf TournamentCentral Alberta STARS Golf ClassicCody Snyders Bull Bustin'Coin Box ProgramColburn Community ClubCooke's Circle C Miniature Donkey AuctionCUIS "Alberta Classic"Darwell Womens Institute AuctionDave Sieben Memorial HammerbashDennis Zwack Freedom Charity BonspielDrayton Valley Fire Fighters AssociationEckville District Saving and Credit Union Ltd.Edmonton Millwoods Lions Club BreakfastEdmonton Oilmen's Hockey

Tournament AssociationElfun Western Canada Family Fun DayElk Point 4-H Multi Club Steer for STARSElk Point Emergency Services Annual

Golf TournamentElnora Pine Lake History Book SalesEZ Rock 104.9 FM Feeder Associations of AlbertaFifth Avenue Place BreakfastFirst Capital Corp Stampede BBQFirst Truck Centre Golf ClassicFlagstaff 4-HFort Macleod Volleyball TournamentFrank Fowler Memorial Annual Benefit Dinner

Gasoline Alley Smokin' Summer DazeGentry's 10th Annual Duffer's ClassicGlennifer Lake Country Club and Carefree

Resort Annual Golf TournamentGolden District Golf & Country ClubGranum Drop-In Centre Greenshields 4-H Beef Club Steer for STARSGrundberg Family ReunionHanna Indoor Rodeo Association Cowboy

Hockey TournamentHanna Old Time BandHappy Homesteaders Square Dance ClubHusky Oil Auction, Bar D RanchIBEW Park for STARSImpact Oilfied Supply Golf TournamentIndependent Order of Foresters Court

Gateway #191 BingoIrma Agricultural Society Ranchers RodeoJ & L Supply & R.B.I. Canada 2000 Annual

Golf Tournament Jarome Iginla Hockey SchoolKinnell Drilling Golf TournamentKneehill Steer AuctionL B Community Club Bingo & CasinoLanding Transport (1985) Ltd. Golf TournamentLethbridge CityLethbridge Coulee Lions ClubLions Club of AirdrieMadden Lions ClubManagers Association of Alberta Seed

Cleaning PlantMartin Equipment Ltd. BBQMillarville Ride for STARSMitcon Inc. Golf TournamentMontgomery Ladies ClubMorrin School InitiationMountain Shrine Club #44 Golf TournamentNabors Drilling Limited Golf TournamentNacmine Spring ShakerNAV Canada Golf TournamentNorth Hill Inn Annual Golf TournamentNorthern Stars of ISRA Cruise-In Old Tyme Music & Dance SocietyOlds Farmers Golf TournamentOlds Lions ClubOlds Rotary Club Golf TournamentOrder of the Eastern Star Worthy

Grand Matron ProjectOrder of the Royal Purple #27 BingoPetroleum Services Association of Canada

Starlight Starbright GalaPincher Creek Community Carol FestivalPonoka District 4-H Beef ClubQuebecor Printing Corporate Golf EventRadway Dinner AuctionRespiratory Solutions Ball TournamentRoyal & SunAlliance Golf ClassicRoyal Canadian Legion #105

Royal Canadian Legion #223 Ladies Auxiliary Dinner

Royal Canadian Legion #238, Bowness Branch Casino

Royal Canadian Legion #255Royal Canadian Legion #271 BingoRoyal Canadian Legion #275, Ladies

Auxillary RaffleRumsey Trail RideSears Canada Inc. Silent AuctionSedgewick BarbequeSedgewick Harvest Dance for STARSSobeys Lethbridge Sunshine CarnivalSobeys Station Square Fort Saskatchewan

Sunshine CarnivalSobeys Westlock Sunshine CarnivalSouth East Alberta Coal Miners STARS Golf ClassicSouthern Alberta Ride for STARSSpray Lake SawmillsSpruce Grove - A Gala EveningSTARS - Lions Golf ClassicSTARS GalaStrathmore RCMP Ladies Night OutStream-Flo Industries Ltd. Golf EventSturgeon Composite High SchoolSundre Renegades Golf TournamentSundre Renegades Rubber Boot

Baseball TournamentSutton Group Polar Bear DipSutton Real Estate Golf TournamentTaber Charity AuctionTaber-Vauxhall R.C.M.P. Annual Golf TournamentThe Fairmont Banff Springs Community

Spirit CampaignTorrington Lions Club DinnerTrinidad Drilling Ltd. Golf TournamentTwo Eyed Jack Fall ClassicUniversity of Alberta Agricultural Club's

Bar None DanceVauxhall Ethnic DinnerVulcan & District 4-H Beef AuctionWal-mart, St AlbertWarburg Friends of STARS Dine & DanceWeatherford Canada Partnership Golf TournamentWestbrook 4-H Multi Club Cowboy Poetry NightWestlock Community Thrift ShopWestlock Lions Club Golf TournamentWhispering Pines Golf & Country Club Annual

Swing for STARSWillow Creek Gathering Cowboy Poetry

& Music Society

COMMUNITY SUPPORT

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VISION CRITICAL - A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR STARS

At STARS, every mission is critical to ourpatients. Because of this, our vision for thefuture is also critical. This vision is focusedon enhancing our ability to save lives andreduce the impact of injury or illness.

The Vision Critical Campaign seeks to meetthese important goals by enhancing our fleetof helicopters so we can fulfill our mission ofproviding a safe, rapid, highly specializedemergency medical transport system for thecritically ill and injured.

Because research and education contributeto excellence in patient care, the VisionCritical Campaign will also focus on theestablishment of a centre dedicated toproviding educational opportunities andfurthering research endeavours.

Campaign Goal: $25 million to enhance our delivery ofpatient care.

$24 MILLION TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF TWO ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY HELICOPTERS PROVIDING:

• Enhanced capacity to fly in adverse weather conditions.• Reduced response time to transport patients more quickly.• Initial reduction in maintenance and service expenditures.• Increased capacity to respond to greater need for service.• Extended reach capabilities and expansion of rescue

operations to a larger geographic area.

$1 MILLION WILL ESTABLISH THE STARS CENTREFOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN TRANSPORTAND EMERGENCY CARE PROVIDING:

• Leadership in mobile simulation technology and education.• Enhanced opportunities to practice and perfect emergency

response treatments and procedures.• Better researched and documented “best practices” in

mobile medical care.• Reduced medical error rates.• Stronger links within the Chain of Survival.

As of December 31, 2004, the Vision Critical Campaign raised$20 million in cash and pledges toward its goal. This includes$5 million that STARS allocated from its accumulated Helicopterand Equipment Replacement Fund.

Separate from the campaign, STARS has purchased a fifthhelicopter as an interim solution to meet the growing need inthe community until the larger, new technology helicoptersarrive in the next two to three years.

There is limited availability of BK117 aircraft worldwide, andtherefore STARS must act with significant foresight whenplanning for future resource requirements. The acquisition is asound economic decision and will assist us in better servingthe community. Also, the aircraft contains a number ofupgrades not present in STARS’ fourth BK117 and “averagesup” the quality of the fleet.

Please refer to pages 22 to 31 of this report for a listing of Vision

Critical Campaign donors published in honour and recognition of

their support of STARS over the past year.

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Helping STARS expand its

coverage and capabilities will

significantly benefit patients

in need of emergency care.

- Betty LyonsVision Critical Campaign Supporter

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Linda Parsons had just returned to her home inGibbons after her daily afternoon walk. She beganexperiencing chest and arm pain which sherecognized as typical symptoms of a heart attack and called 911.

The 911 service had just recently been establishedin Gibbons and a back-up system was still in placethrough the town office. There, someone whoknew Linda heard her frightened conversation withthe 911 dispatcher and hurried over with anotherindividual to try to help.

When they arrived just minutes later, they foundLinda unconscious and without a pulse.Paramedics arrived on scene within anotherminute and worked quickly to revive Linda.Realizing the seriousness and urgency of her

condition, they called for STARS to transport Lindato the advanced care she needed.

Because there is not a hospital with helicopterlanding pad in Gibbons, the ground ambulancearranged to meet STARS in the large field behindLinda's children's school to pick her up.

Linda was airlifted to Edmonton where sheunderwent heart surgery to perform a bypassoperation to save her life. After spending more thanthree weeks in hospital, Linda returned home to herthankful husband Ed and sons Cameron and Curtis.

STARS Mission Crew: Dr. Herman Borkent,Ernie Corbett, Teresa Craig, Dean Duchscher,Jon Gogan, Grant Wudel.

Rapid transport ensures timely advanced treatment - December 16, 2002

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PARTNERSHIPS AND SUPPORT

CHAIN OF SURVIVALSTARS is an integral link in the lifesaving Chain of Survival,

which includes first responders, dispatch centres, ground and

fixed wing air ambulances, fire and police, search and rescue

organizations, and hospital medical teams.

We share the common goal of ensuring appropriate medical

care is provided in the timeliest way possible. Trauma and

major medical conditions such as heart attack and stroke are

time dependent. We strive to generate good patient outcomes

by moving people in the shortest time safely possible.

GOVERNMENT OF ALBERTA AND HEALTH REGIONSAlberta has a networked air ambulance system which includes

nine fixed wing aircraft bases and two STARS helicopter bases.

Alberta Health and Wellness should be commended for the vision

behind the creation of this system which enables residents to

quickly reach a higher level of medical care when needed.

In 2004, Alberta Health and Wellness devolved responsibility for

its share of funding of the STARS program to Capital Health and

the Calgary Health Region. Block funding is provided to STARS

through the two health regions on a monthly basis, providing 40

to 45 per cent of STARS' direct helicopter operating costs.

STARS' air medical operations are dependent on funds raised by

the STARS Foundation and the funding from the health regions

to maintain operations. The STARS Emergency Link Centre and

our Human Patient Simulator Program are funded through

donations, the lottery, special events and campaigns, and the

corporate community.

BUSINESSStrategic alliances between STARS and the business community

are a growing and valuable asset. STARS' innovative and

entrepreneurial provision of rotary wing air ambulance service

and emergency medical response coordination offers unique

benefits for business.

In turn, these relationships often provide STARS with

funding and access to technologies and advancements

not otherwise accessible.

DONORSThe ongoing commitment of our donors is very much respected

and appreciated. This support assists not only with our care and

transport of patients, but also with the educational and research

projects we undertake as we strive toward excellence in all areas.

Your gifts to STARS are tremendously important and have

contributed greatly to STARS and its efforts to provide the best

in care for the critically ill and injured.

COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTEERSSTARS' partnership with the community is the essence of

our organization. The commitment, passion and energy of our

volunteers continue to be the cornerstone of STARS'

interaction with the community.

We strive to provide the best service possible and are able to do so

through the generosity and support of the communities we serve.

CREW AND STAFFWe are proud of the passion, skill, forward thinking and

commitment of the dedicated men and women who are part of

STARS, both in the air and on the ground. There is an incredible

sense of teamwork and family between the members of this group.

Many of these individuals not only work with STARS, but also

spend countless hours offering their time on a volunteer basis to

help out wherever they are needed.

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STARS saved my life . Volunteering

is my way of giving back to the

organization and the community.

- Craig ParkinsonSTARS Volunteer, Lethbridge, Alberta

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* Four M Charitable FoundationFrank McInenly Auctions Ltd.

* GenTex Oilfield Manufacturing Inc.Mr. Derwyn A. GrantGrant Thornton

* Graycon Group Ltd.* Mr. James T. Grenon

Mr. Harold GriffinHallmark Tubulars Ltd.

* Hanna Old Time BandHartek Holdings Ltd.

* Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. HaskayneHazco Environmental Services Ltd.

* Heck's Trucking Oilfield Hauling Ltd.Heritage Office Furnishings Calgary Inc.

* Heywood Holmes & Partners* High Arctic Well Control Inc.* Hitachi Canada Ltd

Mr. and Mrs. J.D. HoleMr. Roman Holyk

* Michael and Carol HoneyIBM Employees' Charitable Fund

* Imperial Equities IncImperial Oil Ltd. - Strathcona RefineryImport Tool Corporation Ltd.Inland Heidelberg Cement Inc.

* Iroc Systems Corp.* J. T. Setters & Sons Construction Ltd.

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Petroleum Industry's Annual Safety Seminar

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* Red Deer Rebels Hockey ClubRedwater Machining

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Royal Canadian Legion #26Royal Canadian Legion #53Royal Canadian Legion #105

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Ladies AuxiliaryS.E. Alberta Coal MinersSchell Equipment Ltd.

* Mark and Teresa Schweitzer* Scott Builders Inc.* Scottsville Group

Seba Beach & District Recreational Society

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Westjet AirlinesWestlock Community Thrift ShopWhispering Pines Golf

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Mrs. Marie WittigWorkers' Compensation Board

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Contributors - ($1,000.00 + )#1004178 Alberta Ltd.#9 Highway Reunion

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* Ms. Kathryn A. BartlettBashaw Early Learning CentreBashaw Valley Lodge AssociationMr. Carl and Mrs. Betty BaskBattle River Credit Union Ltd.Mr. Dave BaxterBDP Office Services L.P.Mr. Gardiner BeacomMr. Michael C. J. and

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* Cameron and Andrea BellMrs. Muriel Bell

Bellport Resources Ltd.Belmont SobeysMr. Hans BenaryBenchmark Seeds (Alberta) Ltd.Benevolent & Protective

Order of Elks #268Benevolent & Protective

Order of Elks #561Benoit Oilfield Construction Ltd.Mr. Roy T. and Mrs. Margaret V. BergMr. John and Mrs. Betty Jo Bergen Jr.Bergen Ladies AidMr. Arnold Berthot and

Mrs. Sandra Johnson* Bert's Cat Service

Best Western Black Gold InnBettenson's Sand & Gravel Co. Limited

* Dr. Michael J. BetznerMr. and Mrs. Jamey BezjackMs. Herta C. BienertMs. Judy BilinskiBill McColman Oilfield Hauling Ltd.Birks Art GalleryBKDI ArchitectsMrs. Dorothy F. BlackMr. Jeffrey Blackadder and

Ms. Michele SchulerMr. Kerry and Mrs. Carolyn BladesMr. Kevin and Mrs. Debra BlommeBlue Ridge Excavating Ltd.Mr. Raymond and Mrs. Maxiene BodgenerMr. Charles and Mrs. Linda BoettcherMr. George and Mrs. Doreen Boles

* Mr. Chris BonishBonnett's Wireline Services Ltd.Mr. James R. BookerMr. Mark BoonstraMr. Bob BoswellMrs. Joan M. BoultonBowden Light Horse AssociationBowden Thrift ShopBower Damberger Rolseth

Engineering Ltd.Mr. Barry and Mrs. Donna BowieMrs. S. A. BoxellMr. Terry BradleyBragg Creek Snowbirds-Seniors

Casino AccountMr. Vlad and Mrs. Cathryn BreckaMr. Dan BretonMr. Steve and Mrs. Pat BrezinskiMr. Walter BrickmanBridge City Plymouth Chrysler Ltd.Mr. Donald J. and Mrs. Kimberly BridgeMr. Terry and Mrs. Shelly BrodieMr. Chris and Mrs. Kerry BrookerMr. and Mrs. August BrostDr. Philip R. and Mrs. Margaret B. BrownMr. Ronald BrownMr. Joseph W. and Mrs. Veronica Bruder

* Mr. Frank and Mrs. Beverly BrunnerBuchanan Barry LLP

Chartered AccountantsMrs. Helen S. BuckMr. Charles L. and Mrs. Sandra P. BuckleyMr. Eugene and Mrs. Elsie Budney

* Ms. Jo-Ann M. Buhler-LowMr. Joe E. and Mrs. Jean BurtonBusiness Development Bank of CanadaC and I Enterprises Inc.C.E. Moell & Associates LtdC.J. EnterprisesMr. Lowell and Mrs. Kathleen CalderCalgary Catholic Teachers'

Charities AssociationCalgary Fire Department

Aquatic/Air Rescue TeamCalgary Flames Hockey ClubCalgary Freightliner Ltd.Calgary Health RegionCalgary Marriott HotelCalgary Naval Veterans AssociationCalgary Regional 4-H CouncilCalgary Sash & Door LimitedCalgary Stampeder Football ClubCalgary Stockyards Strathmore Ltd.Calgary Telephone & Wiring Ltd.Calmar Historical Casino AccountCalpine Canada Resources Ltd.

* Camdon Construction Ltd.

Patron - ($1,000,000.00 + )* Burlington Resources Canada Inc.* ExxonMobil Canada

Lions InternationalPetroleum Services Association

of Canada* Precision Drilling Corporation

The Royal Canadian Legion* TransCanada PipeLines Limited

Chairman’s Circle - ($250,000.00 + )Agricore UnitedAlberta 4-H

* Alberta Treasury BranchesAlliance Pipeline Limited Partnership

* ARC Group of CompaniesATCO Gas & ATCO Gas Employee

Community Service Fund (ECSF)* BMO Bank of Montreal

Camrose Friends of STARS Dine and Dance

Canadian Natural Resources Limited* The Calgary Foundation

- Anonymous DonorMrs. Eleanor Cross

* Devon Canada CorporationEdmonton Gala

* Enbridge Pipelines Inc.EnCana Corporation

* FortisAlberta Inc* Mr. Stan and Mrs. Jane Grad

Husky Energy & Husky Energy Charitable Fund

Imperial Oil Resources Ltd.Lockerbie & HoleMillarville Ride for STARS

* Nexen Inc.* Rob and Ruth Peters and Family* Royal Bank of Canada

Rumsey Trail RideTELUS & TELUS Community Connections

* TransAlta CorporationUnited Way of Calgary and AreaUnited Way of the Alberta

Capital Region

Partners - ($100,000.00 + )* Agrium Inc.

ATB/STARS EventsThe Benevolent & Protective Order of ElksBP Canada Energy Company

* Bonavista Petroleum Ltd.* The Calgary Foundation

- JC Anderson Legacy Fund* The Calgary Foundation - Kolstad Fund

Mrs. Audrey CibartCity of LethbridgeConocoPhillips Canada

* The Co-operators* Credit Union Central Alberta Limited

EnCana Cares Foundation* Enerplus

Enmax/IBEW Stampede Parking Lot* Ensign Resource Service Group* First Truck Centre Inc.

Fort Saskatchewan Friends of STARS Sunshine Carnival

* Grizzly/Hi-West/Poncho Well ServicingMrs. Robin HarvieIndependent Order of ForestersIPSCO Inc.J & L Supply Co. Ltd.Kinsmen Clubs

* Lehigh Inland Cement Limited* Mr. Keith MacPhail* Municipal District of Rocky View No. 44* Northrock - A Wholly Owned

Subsidiary of Unocal CorporationOrder of the Royal Purple

* Paramount Resources Ltd.Mr. Robert D. and Mrs. Jean Patterson

* Petro Canada* Primewest Energy Inc.

Printworks Ltd.* Progress Energy Ltd.

Mr. Joseph QuainRadway Dinner & Dance

* Roll'n Oilfield Industries Ltd.Royal & SunAlliance Golf TournamentRoyal Canadian Legion #104Royal Canadian Legion #105

* Sanjel Corporation Ltd.* Scotiabank

Spray Lake Sawmills (1980) Ltd.* Stewart Family Trust* John and Cheryl Stewart

Taber Charity AuctionTELUS Employees Hearts

at Work Program* Trican Well Services Ltd.

Warburg Friends of STARS Benefit for STARS

Benefactors - ($50,000.00 + )* Acclaim Energy Trust* Alberta Building Trades Council

Charitable FoundationAlberta Ministry of GamingAlberta Super Run Association

* All Weather Windows Ltd.* Baker Hughes

BJ Services Company CanadaMs. Dorothy F. Bonner

* Border Paving Ltd.* The Calgary Foundation

- Rob & Ruth Peters Family FundThe Calgary HeraldCalgary Snowmobile Club

* Capri Hotel Trade & Convention CentreCIBC (Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce)County of Newell No. 4County of Strathcona No. 20

* Jack and Joan DonaldElk Point Emergency Services

* EOG Resources Canada Inc.Fifth Avenue PlaceFirstEnergy Capital Corp.

* Flint Energy Services Ltd.* Fountain of Hope Bank of Montreal

Independent Order of Foresters Court Gateway #191

Richard and Sue Kanagawa (Heritage Inns)

* Ledcor Alberta Limited

* Lions Club - Ponoka Loyal Order of the MooseNancy and Dan Lazar and familyMountain View CountyMullen Trucking Inc.Nabors Canada LP

* Newalta Income FundNext-To-NewOrder of the Eastern Star

* Parkland Income Fund* PCL Construction Group Inc.* Provident Energy Trust* Prudential Steel Ltd.* PTI Group Inc.

Sundre Renegades Ball Team* Clay and Vi Riddell

Rotary ClubsRoyal Canadian Legion #4Royal Canadian Legion #41Rumsey & District Agricultural Society

* Spartan Controls Ltd.* The Stollery Charitable Foundation

Sunwest Home Aviation Ltd.* Phil and Cindy Swift

United Farmers of Alberta Co-operative Limited

* Mac and Susan Van WielingenViking Drywall Ltd

* Mr. Frederick Vincett* Western Star Trucks (North) Ltd.* Weyerhaeuser Company Limited* Mr. Darcy J. Will

Women of the Moose

Builders - ($10,000.00 + )410942 Alberta Ltd.

* 67th Street Liquor Store7-Eleven CanadaA Gala Evening

* Mr. Andrew Abbott and Mrs. Carolyne Kauser-Abbott

Access TelevisionAcme & District Community ChestAero Metal Fabrication Ltd.Air Canada-Payrolls Corporate

Financing and Planning* Al Glover International Trucks Ltd.* Alberta Gold Energy and Rentals

All for STARS Group* Seth and Monika Anders

Argus Machine Co. Ltd.Arrowwood Community AppealAssociated Canadian TravellersATCO Electric Ltd. O/A ECHO

Foundation TrustATCO Pipelines Employee &

Community Service Fund* B & R Eckel's Transport Ltd.* Badger Daylighting LP* Bantrel Co.

Bates Christmas Light DisplayMrs. Vera C. Beattie

* Mr. Clive BeddoeBenevolent & Protective

Order Of Elks # 32Bennett Jones

* Grant and Jeanne Billing

* David and Leslie BissettBissett Resource Consultants Ltd.

* Mrs. Joan V. Black* Black Knight Inn* Bower Place Promotion Fund* Ruth and Dorothy Bower* Boychuk Transport Inc.* Brandette Well Servicing Ltd* Brandt Tractor Ltd.

Bravestone ArtBritish Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS)

* Mr. Rob and Mrs. Jenny BrunnerBurnswest CorporationMr. Glenn D. BuyeC.E. Franklin Ltd.CalFrac Well Services Ltd.Calgary Airport AuthorityCalgary StampedeThe Calgary Foundation - James F. Burns,

Sr. Family Designated FundCalgary Police Rodeo AssociationCalgary Regional Trail Riders

* CANA Construction Ltd.Canada Safeway LimitedCanadian Bull CongressCanadian Mountain Holiday Inc.

* Canadian Western BankCardel Custom HomesCaron Transportation Systems

* Carol A. Gouin Memorial Fund* Carrot Creek Community Association

Carstairs & District Community ChestCentral Alberta Oilmen's Golf TournamentMr. Donald F. and Mrs. Carole ChalmersChampion Technologies Ltd.

* Tom and Joan Chapman* Charles Avenue Capital Corporation

Charles C. Reid Memorial FoundationChemco Electrical Contractors Ltd.Civic Service Employees Charitable

Assistance Fund* Mr. Murray Cobbe* Collicutt Energy Services* Community Savings

Concord Well Servicing* Co-operative Trust Co.

& Cumis Insurance Co.Miss Thelma CrozierDavidson Enman Lumber Ltd.

* DC Energy Services Inc.Mr. Gordon and Mrs. Cindi de Graaff

* Deermart Equipment Sales Ltd.District 4 KinEdmonton Community FoundationElk Point 4-H Multi ClubElk Valley Coal CorporationElnora Pine Lake History Book Club

* Enerflex Systems Ltd.* EPCOR

Westlock Elks Lodge #330* Fairly Erker Estate Planning

The Fairmont Banff SpringsMrs. Elsie FedorkiFinnie Hauling & Storage Ltd.Dr. Michael Fiorino

* First Calgary Savings & Credit Union* Fountain Tire

232004 Annual Report

YOUR GIFTS TO STARS

STARS recognizes the integral roleindividuals, communities, organizations,businesses and corporations play in assistingoperational initiatives and capital projectsundertaken in support of the Alberta ShockTrauma Air Rescue Society.

Following is a list of donors who have madea gift of $500 or more in the period January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004.Contributions in this period have been addedto past gifts of each donor, placing them in

the appropriate cumulative category for theperiod 1985 to 2004.

We are also tremendously appreciative of thesupporters not listed here due to spacerestrictions whose gifts of less than $500provide a large portion of STARS’ funding.

We would also like to recognize the morethan 1,282 gifts received by STARS fromdonors who prefer to remain anonymous.

222004 Annual Report

Contributions made in the period January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004 will place a donor in the appropriate cumulative category.An (*) indicates STARS Vision Critical Campaign supporters showing total cumulative contributions, gifts and pledges.If you prefer not to be listed in the future, please contact our Donations Department at 403-295-1811.

Contributions made in the period January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004 will place a donor in the appropriate cumulative category.An (*) indicates STARS Vision Critical Campaign supporters showing total cumulative contributions, gifts and pledges.

If you prefer not to be listed in the future, please contact our Donations Department at 403-295-1811.

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Mrs. Ethel E. HoppinsMrs. Leola HornerMr. Milton and Mrs. Barbara HorricksMr. Larry J. and Mrs. Julie HouschMr. Brian and Mrs. Barbara J. HowesMrs. Betty HuculakMr. Harold HudsonMs. Alice HuggardMr. and Mrs. Gordon HumphriesMr. Wilfred G. and Mrs. Esther HusbandHutterian Brethren Church of StarlandMr. James M. HuttonIGA Freson

* Impact Oilfield Supply Inc.Imperial Printing Ltd.Innisfail Auction Market Ltd.

* Innova Exploration Ltd.International Oilfield

Equipment Brokers Ltd.IPSCO Inc.Irma Agribultural SocietyIrricana 4-H Country Riders

* Jacobs Catalytic LtdJade Drilling Inc.Mr. Daniel and Mrs. Ladonna JanzenMrs. June JasmanGord and Pat JefferyMr. De and Mrs. Rose JessimanMr. and Mrs. Arne JohansenJohn Paul II Catholic High SchoolJohn Snethun Farm SuppliesJohn Wilfort Construction 81 Ltd.Johns Manville Canada Inc.Mr. Gordon and Mrs. Hazel JohnsonMr. Jeffrey D. and

Mrs. Kimberly H. JohnsonMr. Tim and Mrs. Dawn JohnsonMr. W. Ron and Mrs. Dorthea JohnstonMr. Ian G. JonesMrs. June P. JonesJosephburg Agricultural SocietyJosephburg United Church of CanadaJune Warren Publishing Ltd.K.A.C. Agricultural SocietyK.I.K. Senior Citizens ClubMr. Massey KajiwaraMs. Patricia Kane YeoMr. Mark KarpinskiKay, Kay & RigginsKB Industrial Mechanics Ltd.Ms. Frances M. KehrMs. Alice KeilMr. Randy Keller

* Kello-Bilt Inc.* Mr. Hugh and Mrs. C. Kellough

Ms. Laura KellsMr. Kelvin and Mrs. Ruby KemmerMs. Kerri KendzioraMr. John F. and Mrs. Simone Kernick

* Ketchum Canada Inc. (Calgary Office)Killam Baptist ChurchKillam Livestock ExchangeKinette Club of Innisfail

* Ken and Jo-Anne KingMrs. Mildred M. KingKinsmen Club of High RiverKinsmen Club Of Stampede CityMr. Leslie P. KissMr. Alan and Mrs. Rose KittlesonMr. George and Mrs. Dorothy KleinMs. Sally KleinsasserKline Fine Jewlery

* KMD Contracting Ltd.Kneehill 4-H CouncilKnights of Columbus, St.

Joseph's Council #8468Mr. Augustin A. KnotekMrs. Mary KobiMr. Michael and Mrs. Sophie KociubaKorn/Ferry Canada, Inc.KOS International Inc.Ms. Linda K. Krause

* Mr. Brian KrausertMr. Karl and Mrs. Grace KrauttRev. James W. and

Mrs. Barbara K. KrugerMs. Marilyn KuchuranMr. Christian and Mrs. Verena KunzMr. Mary KuropatwaL B Community Club

* Mr. Peter and Mrs. Kathy Lacey

Mr. Howard G. and Mrs. Eileen R. LaddLafarge Canada Inc.Mr. Klaus L. Lafrenz

* Laird Electric IncLakeside Farm Industries Ltd.Mr. Herbert and Mrs. Helen Lam

* Mr. Mike R. LamacchiaMr. and Mrs. Ronald Lamb

* Lampard FamilyLanding Transport (1985) Ltd.Mr. Walter and Mrs. Doreen LandymoreMr. Austin W. LaneLangdon International Order

Of Odd Fellows Lodge No. 40Larry Kwong Holdings Ltd.Mrs. Anna LarsenMr. Dave and Mrs. Kathryn LarsonMr. Lorne H. and Mrs. Patricia A. LarsonMrs. Mona LaValleyMr. A. Ronald and Mrs. Barbara J. LawMs. Barbara LeahLeduc & District Senior Citizens ClubMs. Vreni LeemanMr. Francis E. LefaivreMr. William LeFebreMr. Sherwin LehmanMs. Marti LeighMs. Helen C. LeslieMr. William LeSourd

* Mr. Phil LevsonMr. Garry and Mrs. Pearl L'HeureuxMr. Henry and Mrs. Michelle LieftingMr. Clayton and Mrs. Betty LifesoLindsay Thurber Comprehensive

High SchoolLindseth Holdings Ltd.Mr. D.C. LinnLioness Club - Alsask Lioness Club - TaberLioness Club - Torrington District Lions Club - Alsask Lions Club - AndrewLions Club - Bawlf & DistrictLions Club - BeisekerLions Club - Blackie Lions Club - Busby & District Lions Club - Carbon Lions Club - Cold Lake Northern LightsLions Club - ConsortLions Club - Cremona Lions Club - Edmonton

Millwoods Breakfast Lions Club - Edmonton Strathcona Lions Club - The City of ChampionsLions Club - Forestburg Lions Club - Fultonvale and District Lions Club - Gleichen Lions Club - Hussar Lions Club - JasperLions Club - Lacombe Lions Club - Lethbridge HostLions Club - Millet & District Lions Club - MorinvilleLions Club - Okotoks Lions Club - Redcliff Lions Club - Sherwood Park Lions Club - Sedgewick Lions Club - Smoky Lake Lions Club - South Cooking Lake Lions Club - Sparwood Lions Club - Standard Lions Club - Stony PlainLions Club - Sundre & District Lions Club - Sylvan Lake & District Lions Club - Vauxhall Lions Club - Vegreville Lions Club - Vermilion Lions Club - Vimy & DistrictLions Club - Wainwright Lions Club - Westlock Lions Club - Wetaskiwin Mr. Gerald C. and Mrs. Patsy A. LockeyMr. Andy and Mrs. Sue LockhartMr. George A. and

Mrs. Kathleen L. LongworthLonkar Services Ltd.Mr. Larry and Mrs. Norma LorensonLouis Dreyfus Canada Ltd.Mrs. M. G. LucoMr. and Mrs. Murray LuekeMr. Murray and Mrs. Lenora Lumley

Mr. Joe W. and Mrs. Marilyn LundquistMrs. Mabel LundsvenMs. Ruby L. LutonM & S Cattle SalesM.A. Zuryk Resouces Inc.M.J. SystemsMr. Charles MacDonaldMr. Robert and Mrs. Marilese MacDonellMrs. Dorothea Macdonnell

* Iain MacDougall, Wellington West Capital Inc.

Mr. Vince and Mrs. Elizabeth MachacekMs. Margaret Machin

* Dr. Mark A. MacKenzieMrs. Evelyn D. Mackin

* Macleod Dixon Barristers & SolicitorsMacLeod Savings & Credit Union Ltd.Mr. Richard and Mrs. Joanne MaddenMagrath Hospital AuxiliaryMr. Dave MagusMrs. Lilac MahMr. Bryce and Mrs. Verna MailerMs. Phyllis MainMr. R. Barrie Main

* Ed Makarenko (Fargey's Paint and Wallcoverings)

Murray Malley and Jacqueline NowakManagers Association of Alberta

Seed Cleaning Plant* Mancal Energy Inc.

Mr. Ron and Mrs. Mary Anne ManitowichMr. Alan H. and Mrs. Donna ManningManufacturers' Health

& Safety AssociationMapleleaf MetalsMrs. Sally Marcellus

* Nancy E. MarchMs. Marjorie MarshallMs. Gale S. MartelleMr. and Mrs. Ken MartensMr. Derek and Mrs. Patricia MartinMs. Bonnie MartinoffMs. Gwyneth E. MasonMr. Robert MastersMr. Ed and Mrs. Ruth MattheisMatthew Halton School

* Mawer Investment Management Ltd.Mr. Claude and Mrs. Ivy MayMr. Curtis MayertMr. Dean McAllisterMr. M.S. McBethMr. James A. and Mrs. Tressa D. McBrideMcCormick Canada Inc.McDaniel & Associates Consultants Ltd.Mr. Donald W. and Mrs. Myrna McDonaldMcDonalds RestaurantMs. Pamela McDougallMcElhanney Land Surveys Ltd.Ms. Joyce E. McElroyMr. Neil D. McGeeMr. Paul M. and

Mrs. Donnamarie McGovernMcGregor Sharp Filtering

Equipment (1979) Ltd.Ms. Clara M. McLean

* Ms. Andrea L. McLellanMr. Roy E. McLellanMr. Gordon W. and

Mrs. Dorothy R. McMillanMr. John and

Mrs. Catherine McNaughtanMr. Mel and Mrs. Dariel McNaughtonMr. William McNeelyMr. Bruce and Mrs. Barbara McNeilMeadowlark Health CentreMega-Tech

* Melcor Developments Ltd.Mr. Alexander and Mrs. Virginia MelnykMrs. Veronica G. MelnykMr. Brian MennieMennonite Foundation Of Canada

* Mr. Dave MessengerMr. Dale MeyerMrs. Beverley MeyersMGV Energy Inc.Mr. Robert B. and

Mrs. Michele MichaleskiMr. Colin and Mrs. Birgitte MichieMrs. Ruth Miechkota

* Millar Western Forest Products Ltd.

Millard Transport Division of 513375 Alberta Ltd.

Mr. Peter V. and Mrs. Ruby MillerMiller Thomson LLPMr. Dwayne C. and

Mrs. Barabara A. MillhamMr. Lorne MillsMills Nissan Ltd.Mr. Phillip R. and Mrs. Ruth J. MilnthorpMinioak Farms (1986) Ltd.Mrs. Helena C. MireauMr. Wayne F. MitchellMitcon Inc.Mrs. Mary E. Mjolsness

* MLA Benefits Inc.* Ms. Miriam Moisan

Reverend and Mrs. Robert Moland* Mr. Kurt and Mrs. Cara Molnar

Ms. Mary Ann MoraschMr. Vince and Mrs. Holly MorelliMr. A. David and Mrs. Irene MorganMorgex Insurance Group LtdMr. Alexander and Mrs. Miriam MorisonMorningstar Air Express IncMorrisey Hawthorne Inc.Mrs. Janis N. MorrisonMr. Gordon MorrisonMs. Nan R. MorrisonMr. Robert S. and Mrs. Denise MorrisonMr. Lane MosbyMr. Lyle and Mrs. Irene MoultonMountain Shrine Club #44Mr. FireplaceMr. Douglas O. and Mrs. Elaine MuellerMuir Lake Community LeagueMundare Fire Department

Firefighters AssociationMs. Mary Anne MurphyMr. Scott B. MurphyMr. Michael P. MyshakMyshak Sales & Rentals Ltd.Nacmine HotelNAL Resources LimitedNanton Nite RodeoNanton Senior Citizen AssociationNational Bank FinancialNational Bank of CanadaNational-Oilwell Canada Ltd.NAV CanadaMr. Leonard and Mrs. Marlene NealMr. Kenneth and Mrs. Lois NelsonMr. Robert and Mrs. Audrey NelsonNeon Contractors Ltd.Mr. Gunter and Mrs. Adele NeufeldNewbrook 4-H Beef Builders ClubNewco Commodities LimitedNewlands Community SocietyMr. Richard and Mrs. Hazel NewmanMr. Arvo and Mrs. Elizabeth NiemiMr. Don NileNilsson Bros. Inc.

* Tracy NivenNobleford Volunteer Fire DepartmentNorcana Resource ServicesNorlien Foundation

* Bob and Bonnie NormandMrs. Lois A. NorrisNorseman Group Ltd.North Hill Community Curling ClubNorth Hill Inn

* North West Motors (Red Deer) Ltd* Northern ARC Shipbuilders (1987) Ltd.

Northern Stars of ISRANosehills Gun ClubNum-Ti-Jah Lodge Ltd.Nursing Undergraduate Grad CommitteeMs. Judith Obee

* Anne Marie O'GormanOgilvie LLP PartnersMr. N. Dan and Mrs. Carol A. OhlerMs. Amy OkazakiOkotoks Animal Clinic Ltd.Okotoks Family CarnivalOld Man River Gun ClubOld Tyme Music & Dance Society

* Mr. John and Mrs. Bonnie OldringOlds Farmers Golf TournamentMr. Gerald and Mrs. Marilyn OlmsteadMr. Bruce and Mrs. Debbie OlmstedThe Onion Bar & Grill Ltd.Mr. William J. and Mrs. Marjorie L. Opitz

252004 Annual Report

YOUR GIFTS TO STARS (CONTINUED)

The Calgary Foundation - Leonard and Faigel Shapiro

The Calgary Foundation - The Enso and Fern De Paoli Fund

The Calgary Foundation - Tara Sloan Memorial Scholarship Fund

The Calgary Winter ClubMrs. Catharine M. CameronMr. J. Stewart CameronCamhost Investments Ltd.Mr. Donald M. and

Mrs. Marlene D. CampbellMr. Gordon R. and Mrs. Elsie CampbellMr. Matthew and Mrs. Heather CampbellCamrose MotelCanada Hibernia Holding CorporationCanadian Girls Rodeo Association

* Canadian Hitachi Plant Construction Co Ltd

Canadian Institute Of Mining,Metallurgy and Petroleum

Canadian National Railway CompanyCanadian Pacific Railway

* Canadian Ski Patrol SystemCanadian Springs Water CompanyCanadian Wellhead Isolation Corp.

* Capital City Savings and Credit Union Limited

Capital HealthMrs. Theresa M. CarCargill Ag. HorizonsCarma Developers Ltd.

* The Cars FamilyCarstairs & District Gun ClubCartwright LightingMr. Robert J. and

Mrs. Tanya M. CausgroveCCS Energy Services Inc.CECO Poles & Structures Inc.

* CelluTelCentral Agencies Inc.Central Alberta Vintage Auto Club

* Cervus Limited PartnershipMs. Ruth Chad

* Mr. Vincent and Ms. Patricia Chahley* Dr. Eddie Chang

Chatelaine ClubCherhill Community AssociationMs. Sophie CherneskyMs. Monica J. ChesneyCheyne ManagementChinook Country Inn

* Chinook FoundationChrisen Realty Corporation Ltd.

* Christenson Developments Ltd.Mr. Charles and Mrs. Doreen ChinneckMr. Hans E. and Mrs. Winnie ChristensenMr. Harry A. ChristensenMr. Joe ChristensenMr. Martin F. ChmielewskiMr. Victor and Mrs. Elizabeth ChrapkoMs. Tonia E. ChrapkoMrs. Sylvia ChristoffersenMrs. Alexa W. ChurchCircle C LivestockCISM Edmonton SocietyClark BuildersMr. D. Brian and Mrs. Joanne M. ClarkMr. Glen and Mrs. Sylvia ClarkMrs. Irene ClarkMr. Mervin and Mrs. Kay ClarkMrs. D. Madge ClarkeMr. Edward A. and

Mrs. Elizabeth J. ClarkeMr. M.W. and Mrs. Margaret E. ClarkeCleaning By PageClearwater PublishingMs. Freda M. ClemensClub 55Coates Bar 00 Family MeatsCoburn Community ClubCochrane ActivettesMr. Gordon and Mrs. Patricia ColiMary ColleyMr. Michael D. and Mrs. Marilyn Collier

* Collins Barrow Red Deer LLP Mr. Dale E. and Mrs. Barbara CollinsColpitts Ranches

* Colt Engineering Corporation Dr. John S. ColterMs. Mary Colvin

* Common Wealth Credit UnionMr. Rod and Mrs. Lane Conrad

* Contour Construction LtdMr. Grant and Mrs. Sharon CookeCooking Lake Saddle ClubCooper Cameron Canada Ltd.Mr. William J. CopithorneMr. Don CorbettMr. John F. CordeauCore Laboratories Canada LtdCoril Holdings Ltd.Coronation Golden Age ClubCottonwood Gordon Agriculture SocietyCounty of Minburn No. 27County of Newell Toy RunCounty of Stettler No.6Cover-All Contracting Ltd.Coverall Pipeline Construction Ltd.Cowgirl Cattle CompanyCRAFT Division Of The Sundre

& District Senior CitizensCraig Community SocietyMr. James and Mrs. Lorelli CraigMr. James and Mrs. Marlene CrawfordCremona Fire & Rescue AssociationCrew EnergyCroatian Canadian Club Of LethbridgeCrossfield Bridge ClubCrossfield Royal Purple - Gaming AccountCrowfoot Agri Supplies Ltd.Crushed Ice

* CS Limited PartnershipMs. Katherine CummingMrs. Phyllis CurratMr. Elmer and Mrs. Joan E. CurrieMr. Blaine M. and Mrs. Marilyn DahlDairy Queen

* Mr. L. Murray and Mrs. Linda DallasMrs. Linda DaluegDaniel's Welding Ltd.Darwell Women's Institute

* Dr. Jonathan S. and Mrs. Maya DavidowMs. June De BernardoMrs. Shirley C. De LongMr. Donald DeaconMs. Ingeborg DebreMs. Marjorie DeitzMs. Shirley DeitzMs. Marion deJonghMr. John DelaneyDelia Community

* Mrs. Arlene DemarsDempsey's Fine FurnitureMr. Gordon and Mrs. Vivian Denman

* Design Group Staffing IncMr. Andre and Mrs. Sherry DesoeteMr. Norman and Mrs. Doreen DevittDevon Chev OldsMr. Harry DiakowMr. Earl DickinsonMr. Bill and Mrs. Tracy Dietrich

* Digitex Inc.Dimensions Graphics StudioMr. Robert and Mrs. Dorothy DiproseMrs. Clara DittrichDiversity Technologies CorpMs. Isobel DollarDr. Elizabeth DonaldMr. Stuart DowMr. James and Mrs. Evelyn DowneyMr. Michael and Mrs. Hildegarde DoyleDrain Brothers Construction Ltd.Drayton Valley Fire Fighters Association

* Drillers Technology Corp.Drumheller Co-op Ltd.Ms. Kathleen L. DugganMrs. Irene DuncanMs. Shirley DunnDynacare Kasper Medical LaboratoriesE Construction Ltd.Eagle Hill Co-operative Association Ltd.

* Earl's Restaurant (Red Deer) Ltd.East Country WomenMr. Wilbur and Mrs. Melba Eckstrand

* Eckville District Savings and Credit Union Ltd.

Mr. William G. and Mrs. Jill EdgarEdmonton Area Pipeline

& Utility Operators CommiteeEdmonton Community Foundation

- Poole Family Fund

Edmonton Oilers Hockey ClubEdmonton Oilmen's Hockey

Tournament Association* Edson Expediting Service Inc* Edson Savings & Credit Union Ltd.

Mr. Stephen and Mrs. Marina R. EdwardsMr. Walter and Mrs. Linda EgliMs. Teresa EleniakElfun Western CanadaDr. and Mrs. P. Davis ElliottIrene A. EllisonMr. Fred and Mrs. Florence EmburyEmergency Response

Management Consulting Ltd.Enersul Inc.Mrs. Lesley EngbloomMr. Edward J. EngelEngineered Air - Resman

Community ServicesEquibuilt Window Systems IncEquus Consulting GroupMr. Donald M. and Mrs. Merle EricsonMr. Dennis and Mrs. Doreen ErkerEskimo Steel LtdMr. Peter and Mrs. Mary EspositoMrs. Diann EtterMr. Jason EvansMrs. Kaye Ewin

* Exact Enterprises IncEZ Rock 104.9 FMThe Fairmont Chateau Lake LouiseFairmont Hot Springs Resort Ltd.The Fairmont Hotel MacDonaldMrs. Edith Falck

* Falcon Homes Ltd.Ms. Sheryl FaulknerFederal Metals Inc.

* Festival Ford Sales (1983) LimitedMrs. Marguerite E. FewkesFidelity Investments Canada LimitedField Aviation Company Inc.Mr. Larry and Mrs. Teresa FinleyFirst Capital (McKenzie Towne) CorpMr. Charles Fischer and

Ms. Joanne CuthbertsonMiss Geraldine I. FishMs. Kaye FisherMr. John and Mrs. Ruth FlemingFoothills Composite High SchoolFoothills Livestock Auction Ltd.Foothills United Church Women

* Four Trax Enterprises Ltd.Mr. Harvey and Mrs. Lillian FordMr. W. M. ForfylowFort MacLeod Hospital Auxiliary

Gift ShopMr. R. G. FortierDagmar FortmullerMs. Betty E. FosterMr. Robert and Mrs. Margaret Fraleigh

* Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.Mr. Percy and Mrs. Isabelle FraserMr. Barton D. FrauenfeldMr. and Mrs. Ken FreadrichMs. Susan Frebrowski

* Mr. Douglas FreelMrs. Doreen FreyFront Line Energy Services Ltd.

* Mrs. Karen FrostMrs. Elaine FrouwsMr. Edward C. and Mrs. Barbara J. Fudge

* Future Ag Inc.G.L.M. Tanks & Equipment Ltd.G.S. Barbecue Steak Pit Ltd.Mr. Daniel T. Gallagher and

Mrs. Darlene E. SchwabMs. K. Patricia Gallagher

* Fraser and Mardelle GambleMr. George H. GambleGasoline Alley Harley DavidsonMr. David W. and Mrs. Joyce GaulterGentry Resources Ltd.GEO C. Webb & SonsMr. Ainsley and Mrs. Mae GibsonMr. Fred GibsonDr. Peter and Mrs. Jean GibsonMr. Dennis R. and Mrs. Marilyn J. GieckMr. Howard B. and Mrs. Winnie GilesMrs. Angelique GillespieMr. Delbert and Mrs. Eleanor GillespieMr. Thomas E. Glancey

Gleichen-Cluny United FundMrs. Ethelyn GloverGoal Projects Inc.Mr. Wilfred and Mrs. Margaret GobertMr. Ernest R. and

Mrs. Jacquline GoddardMr. Peter A. and Mrs. Louella J. GoetzGold Wing Road Riders AssociationThe Gold Works a division of

J.W.P. Investments Ltd.Golden Acre Garden Sentres Ltd.Golden District Golf & Country ClubGolden Hills CraftsGood Time Party Rentals Ltd.Mr. Herb and Mrs. Maxine GoodwinMs. Kathleen GoraMrs. Agnes L. GordonGordon F. Roper Professional CorporationMr. Raoul and Mrs. Lorie GoudreauMr. Philip GowMr. Charles and Mrs. Irene GrahamDelbert or Isobel GrahamGrant Production TestingGranum Drop-In CentreMr. Donald M. Graves

* Kimberly D. Gray* Green Acres (Pine Lake) Ltd.

Mr. Kenneth L. GreenfieldGreenshields 4-H Beef Club

* Kathy and Dave GreenwoodMrs. Marjorie GrenvilleMr. John M. and Mrs. Laura E. GriffithMr. Walter GroenenboomMr. A.R. GrynochH.L. Powell Trucking Ltd.Mr. Hans and Mrs. Isabelle HaefligerMr. Oliver W. HagenMr. D. Harvey and Mrs. Loretta HallMr. Keith HalsteadMr. John B. and Mrs. Winnifred HamiltonMrs. Nona D. HamiltonMr. Gordon J. and Mrs. Anita L. HammerHanelt Holdings Ltd.Hanna Indoor Rodeo AssociationMr. Keith and Mrs. Betty HansenHansen Labelle Adjusters Ltd.Mrs. Mary HansenHappy Homesteaders Square Dance Club

* Mr. John HarmsHarold Nikolaj Professional CorporationMr. W. A. HarveyHastings Coulee 4-H Beef ClubMr. Erick G. and Mrs. Elsie HattMr. George HawreliakMrs. Alma HeapMr. Darryl F. and Mrs. J. E. HearndenHearts and Hands Quilter's GuildMs. Marie Anne HebertMrs. Sheila HeckMr. Adam S. HedingerMr. Beat and Mrs. Therese HegnauerMr. Dennis and Mrs. Elaine HelferMr. Nick and Mrs. Alice HelfrichMr. Wayne and Mrs. Shirley HelmigMr. John R. HemstockMr. R.A. and Mrs. Emily G. HemstockMr. Herb and Mrs. Julie HendersonHeninger ToyotaMrs. Mildred A. HenryMr. Allan and Mrs. Rose Ann HerchekHGD EnterprisesMr. Ray D. and Mrs. Donna L. Hickle

* High Performance CoatingsHighwood Pincher Creek

Livestock Auction Ltd.Mr. John A. and Mrs. Margaret M. HilbornMr. Jay and Mrs. Sandra Hillman

* Art and Pat HironakaMr. Mark Hlady, MLAMr. Garfield and Mrs. Ella HockleyMrs. Lucille Hockley

* Butch and Carolyn HoganMrs. Betty HollandMr. Stan and Mrs. Polly HollingsworthMr. John L. and Mrs. Judy HolmanMiss Ronna HolmesHoly Rosary Mens ClubHoly Spirit Church Preservation Society

* Homes By AVI (Edmonton Inc)* Mr. John and Mrs. Denise Hooks

Mr. Don Hopaluk

242004 Annual Report

Contributions made in the period January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004 will place a donor in the appropriate cumulative category.An (*) indicates STARS Vision Critical Campaign supporters showing total cumulative contributions, gifts and pledges.If you prefer not to be listed in the future, please contact our Donations Department at 403-295-1811.

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* Vellner Leisure Products (1980) Ltd.Mr. Melvin and

Mrs. Florence E. Venechuk* Vermilion Credit Union Ltd.

Vermilion Grad 2002Mr. William VigarViking Volunteer Fire Department SocietyVillage of CarolineVillage of HoldenVillage of Veteran

* Voice Construction Ltd.The Volare Recreation ClubMr. Francis A. and Mrs. Doris M. VozVulcan Village Gas BarMr. Richard and Mrs. Sandra Wade

* Waiward Steel Fabricators Ltd.Dr. Les and Mrs. Grace WalkerMr. Lyle and Mrs. Margaret WalkerMr. Victor G. WallsWal-MartMr. Kenneth and Mrs. Elaine WalshMr. Edward G. and Mrs. Karen E. WardMr. Robert D. Ward

* Robert and Carol WarrenderMs. Ruth WasylenkoMr. William R. and Mrs. Laura WatersMr. Donald H. and

Mrs. Sharon R. WatkinsMr. John D. and Mrs. Marijke WatsonMr. Reginald J. WatsonWawanesa InsuranceWawanesa Mutual Insurance Co.Wendy's AirdrieDr. Heinz-Horst and Mrs. Elfriede WengerMrs. Kathleen WesleyMr. Kenneth E. and

Mrs. Alexandra A. WestWestbrook 4-H Multi ClubWestcamp Catering (1981) Ltd.Westco

* Westgate Chevrolet Ltd.Westlock Health Care VolunteersWheat Buckley and His Talking

Horse Screenworks Inc.Mr. Gerald C. and Mrs. Joy A. WhittakerMr. Darol J. WighamWil-Chem Specialty Chemicals Ltd.Christine WildermanDr. George D. WilkinsMs. Bernice WilkinsonMrs. Joan A. WilliamsMrs. Margery WilliamsWillow Creek Cowboy Poetry

& Music SocietyMs. Barbara WilsonMs. Marla WilsonMr. Stuart and Mrs. Norah WiltonMs. Joanne WinfieldWinks Convenience StoreMs. Susan WinsorMr. Donald and Mrs. Irene WoitteMr. Ronald V. and Mrs. Naomi WolchWomen of the Moose #1460Mrs. Ruth V. Wood

* Mr. Ron and Mrs. Donna WoodwardWorkers Compensation Board

Social Club* WP Truch & Associates Ltd

WRD Borger Construction Ltd.Mr. John L. and Mrs. Elizabeth WronkoMr. Donald and Mrs. Doris WymanXS WaresMr. David Yager and

Ms. Alessandra PredolinMr. Joe and Mrs. Nancy YamniukMr. Victor YaremcioYoung Farmers of Alberta SocietyMr. John and Mrs. Susan YoungMr. Lyle and Mrs. Judy YoungMr. Raymond YoungMr. Ken YoungerZach's Oilfield Services Ltd.Mr. Victor and Mrs. Patricia ZaleschukMr. Robert Ziegler and Ms. Marlene IkertZig Zag Food & DeliMr. Warren Zimmerman

Friends - ($500.00 + )1079739 Alberta Ltd.225358 Alberta Ltd.374086 Alberta Ltd.

763626 Alberta Ltd.775649 Alberta Ltd.790169 Alberta Ltd.Mr. Shawn AbbottAbsolute InteriorsAcadia Hutterian Brethren Ltd.Accel Testing Inc.Mr. Stan and Mrs. Arlene AdairMr. Dalbert B. and Mrs. Elizabeth AdamMr. Ken and Mrs. Sandra AdamsMs. Christie B. AdamsonAgricore United Local 47 Advisory BoardAl Saunders Contracting

& Consulting Inc.Alberta Highway ServicesAlberta JusticeAlberta Motor Transport AssociationEdwin and Darlene AlbrechtAllan Johnstone SchoolMs. S. Pamela AllanMr. Michael AllenMr. Gary and Mrs. Lois AllisonDr. Robert B. and Mrs. J. Alison Allison

* Altair Contracting LtdAltawest Services Ltd.Amateur Artists Association of AlbertaMr. Clarence and Mrs. Johnene AmulungMr. Allan AndersonMrs. Ethel AndersonMr. Floyd and Mrs. Lillian AndersonMr. Glen E. and Mrs. June AndersonMr. John and Mrs. Bernice AndersonMr. Ken and Mrs. Ronna AndersonMrs. Mildred Anderson-FlemmingDr. George and Mrs. Evelyn AndrewMr. Lewis O. AndrewMiss Norma E. AndrewMr. Alf and Mrs. Barb AndrewsMr. Dennis W. and Mrs. Gloria C. AnhelMs. Audrey J. AppleyardMr. Horace J. and Mrs. Dorothy ArcherArdrossan Senior Citizens ClubMrs. Helene ArechukArgo Sales Ltd.Mr. John C. ArmstrongMr. Leonard and Mrs. Joan ArmstrongMr. William J. ArmstrongMr. Stewart and Mrs. Denyse AshmeadMs. Ursula AsmusAssociation Of Women LawyersATCO Gas Volunteer Recognition FundATCO PowerAtek Developments IncMs. Karen M. AubreyMr. Wiley and Mrs. Eva AuchMr. Herbert and Mrs. Alleen AweMr. Burl Aycock and Ms. Bev MarshHonourable Peter and Mrs. Janice AyotteMrs. Catharina BaasMr. Mel and Mrs. Joan BabitzkeMs. Geraldine BablitzMs. Joan BachorMr. Russell M. Bacon and

Mrs. Elise E. Bourcier-BaconBadry Land Spreading Services Ltd.Mr. Kenneth and Mrs. Bernice BaherMr. Robert and Mrs. Maria BaileyBaker Creek ChaletsMrs. Lucy BakerMr. Anthony E. and Mrs. Joan F. BallMr. Dwaine and Mrs. Lucille BarclayMs. Helen G. BarefootMr. Ronald and Mrs. Barbarba BarkleyMr. Walter and Mrs. Vera BarthMr. William and Mrs. Betty BarthelMs. Ruby L. BartholowMr. Robert F. BartonMr. Harry and Mrs. Vivian BasarabaBashaw & District Regional Health

& Wellness FoundationMr. David and Mrs. Muriel BassettMs. Darlene J. BatesMr. Andrew F.S. BauMr. Terry and Mrs. Sandra BauerMr. Donald J. and Mrs. Ilene BaumanMrs. Shirley C. BeaudoinDr. James Beck and Dr. Barbara BeckMr. Les and Mrs. Claire BecknerMr. John and Mrs. Barbara BeddomeRob and Debbie BelangerMrs. Lorna E. Bellamy

Ms. Gretchen Bell-DinningBellis 4-H Beef ClubMr. John R. BelmontMr. Allen and Mrs. Ruth BenbowBenevolent & Protective Order of

Elks Warburg #401Mr. David D. BentleyMr. Gary and Mrs. Gail BergMr. Robert and Mrs. Cheryl BergeronMr. Dorin and Mrs. Helen BerlandoBernard Leggett EnterprisesBest Western Athabasca InnMr. James B. BeusekomMr. and Mrs. Aubrey BickfordMr. Art and Mrs. Litho BirchwoodMr. Percy and Mrs. Jeanette BishMr. Russell BishMr. Jim and Mrs. Monica BishopMs. Leslie E. BissettMs. Dianne BitangoMrs. Mary BittnerBlack Gold Transfer Ltd.Black Nugget Motor InnMrs. Catherine BlackieMr. John C. and Mrs. Faye BlakelyMs. Jan BloomfieldBlue Grass Ltd.Blue Ridge Mountain Country Society

* Bluffton Community SocietyMr. Doug and Mrs. Cathy BlumhagenBMD LivestockMrs. Erna BoeMr. Trent and Ms. Angela BoehmMr. and Mrs. Ross BoeseMr. Franklin B. and Mrs. Annette BoneMr. Larry and Mrs. Marcia BoodyMs. Carol BoonstraMr. Robert T. and Mrs. Kathleen S. BoothBorys Trucking Ltd.Mr. Cecil and Mrs. Ida M. BotkinMr. Richard BouvetteMr. William and Mrs. Dorothy BouvetteBowden InstitutionMr. Howard M. and Mrs. Marilyn BowesMr. Gerald and Mrs. Janice BowlandMs. H. May BowlandMr. James H. and Mrs. M.G. BoyleMs. Nancy BoyleMr. Kenneth E. and

Mrs. Evelyn A. BrackoMr. Bert and Mrs. Edna BraidenMrs. Isabel BranumMr. Glen W. and Mrs. Agnes BraumMr. Clarence G. and

Mrs. Thelma A. BraunbergerMr. Christopher BrawnMrs. Margaret A. BredinMr. John and Mrs. Lois C. BreenMr. Bud and Mrs. Annette BrewsterBrewster's Mountain LodgeMs. Joan BrickerMr. Eric and Mrs. Lilli BriskeMr. Gabriel and Mrs. Olga BrissardMr. Eric and Mrs. Betty BrostromMr. Tim BrouwerMr. Carson and Mrs. Susan BrownMiss Doris BrownMr. Morris W. and Mrs. Lucille BrownMs. Vera BrownMr. William G. and Mrs. Rose M. BrownMr. Donald and Mrs. Anita BruceMs. Elva BruceMr. John E. BruceMrs. Hilda BruceMrs. Monica J. BruchallMr. Gilbert P. and Mrs. Eileen G. BrulotteMrs. Grace BuchananMs. Mary F. BuchananMr. William and Mrs. Jean Buchanan

* Mr. Eugene and Mrs. Mavis BucklandMr. Dennis Budenski and

Mrs. Ann HorwelsMr. William and Mrs. Ruth BurbankMr. Bruce A. and Mrs. Phyllis M. BurgessMr. Fred BurgessMr. David and Mrs. Phyllis BurkeMr. Lois BurkeMs. Lorette M. BurlieMr. Bruce F. BurnyeatMr. John K. and Mrs. Erma BurrellMrs. Marguerite R. Bushell

Mr. James W. and Mrs. Jessie BusseyMr. Carman W. BylerMr. Murray and Mrs. Sylvia BystedtMrs. Sharon CadsandMr. Robert A. CadyMs. Mary Anne CahillMs. Julie CalderwoodCalgary Neon Signs & Services Ltd.Mr. John CalhounMr. Don and Mrs. Pat CallaghanMrs. Evelyn Calow

* Mr. Jeff and Mrs. Victoria CalvertMr. Gordon and Mrs. Vera CameronMr. Ron and Mrs. Pat CameronMr. Finley and Mrs. Barbara CampbellMs. Heather D. CampbellMr. Rex and Mrs. Margaret CampbellMr. W. Roderick CampbellCanadian Freightways LimitedCanar Consulting LtdMrs. Elaine CannadyMr. Gordy and Mrs. Brenda J. CannadyCapital Pressure Ltd.Mr. Darryl CarelessMr. Lyle E. and Mrs. Patricia CareyCarfra & LawtonMr. Wayne H. and Mrs. Dianne CarrCarrie'L Hair StudioMr. Robert CarriereMrs. Helen CarscallenMr. Stan CarscallenMs. Shirley CarterMr. and Mrs. Bob CarwellMs. Marilyn CaskeyMr. Dennis and Mrs. Betty CastellanoMr. James and Mrs. Irene CastellinoCatherine L. McAvoy

Professional CorporationMrs. Beulah CausleyDr. Ronald G. and Dr. Patricia A. CavellCenterville Women's Club

* Central Alberta Home Builders AssociationMr. Ralph and Mrs. Lorrie CerviCH2M Hill Canada LimitedMs. Lorette ChampagneChampion Feed Services Ltd.Mr. John and Mrs. Maxine ChapmanMs. Joan CharbonneauMrs. Helen CharlesworthMr. Donald E. CharltonMs. Bernice M. ChaseChatters Canada Inc.Cheadle 4-H Beef ClubMr. E. S. and Mrs. Eileen ChechentoMr. Dale ChervinskiMr. Laurence CheungMr. Wilf and Mrs. Olive C. ChiassonMs. Theresa ChipeurMr. Robert L. and

Mrs. Sandra L. ChomycMrs. Maria A. ChrapkoMr. Edvin and Mrs. Helen ChristiansonMr. James P. and Mrs. Doris ChristieMr. Gerald and Mrs. Donna ChurchCity Coin Vending Services Ltd.CL Ranches Ltd.Mrs. Lucille M. ClackDr. Joyce C. ClappertonMr. Bill and Mrs. Edna ClareMs. Audrey M. ClarkMr. Larry and Mrs. Audrey ClarkMr. David ClayMr. Richard W. and Mrs. Alma ClaytonMrs. Marie ClementovichMr. Lyle and Mrs. Rita CliffordCoal Miners Association BandMr. Steve and Mrs. Sandra CoatesMr. John and Mrs. Audrey CoatsCobra Oilfield Hauling Ltd.Mr. Max and Mrs. Betty Ann CoderreMr. Allan V. ColeCole's Auction Mart Ltd.Mr. Allan J. and Mrs. Cheryl CollinsMs. Dawn ColpittsMr. Frank ColucciCompact Compression Inc.Con BolandMrs. Marjorie CondonMr. Mark Congram and

Ms. Lorie WoloschukMr. Steve and Mrs. Pat Conlon

272004 Annual Report

YOUR GIFTS TO STARS (CONTINUED)

Opportunity CentreOrbit 88 Manufacturing & Services Ltd.Order of the Eastern Star #4

Alexandra ChapterOrder of the Eastern Star #19

Edmonton ChapterOrder of the Eastern Star #21

Castleview ChapterOrder of the Eastern Star #109

Starlight ChapterOrder of the Eastern Star #133

Chinook ChapterOrder of the Royal Purple #21Order of the Royal Purple #27Order of the Royal Purple #49Order of the Royal Purple #99 Order of the Royal Purple #191Original Joe's Restaurant &

Bar Kensington Ltd.Mrs. Vivian C. OsborneMrs. Ileen OsguthorpeOsler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLPMr. Larry and Mrs. Linda OwensPage Farm Fuels Ltd.Paintearth LodgeMr. Byron B. and Mrs. Laura PalmerPanorama Mountain VillageMr. Albert and Mrs. Gloria M. PaquetteMr. Willy and Mrs. Ruth ParadisParadise DJ ServicesPark Avenue MotelParkland Riding ClubParlby Creek Drainage AssociationMr. Scott PatersonAllie PeachMr. Jay and Mrs. Judith PearsonMs. Heather PedenMrs. Julia PeksePembina Pipeline CorporationPengrowth Management LimitedPenn West Petroleum Ltd.

* Pennock Acheson Nielsen DevaneyMrs. Irma P. PerkinsMr. Eric C. PetersenPetro Canada Edmonton RefineryPeyto Exploration & Development Corp.Mr. Gilles and Mrs. Marilyn PharandPharmAssist FoundationPHH Environmental LimitedMrs. Iola PhillipsMr. W. Gordon and Mrs. Elizabeth Phillips

* Phoenix Technology Services IncMrs. Margaret PiersonPincher Creek Cultural AffairsPincher Mountaineers Good Sam Chapter

* Pioneer Natural Resources Canada Inc.Place-Crete Systems Ltd.Plover Lake Ranch (1981) Ltd.Ms. Laura PoirierMr. James D. and

Mrs. Mary Anne PollockPonoka District 4-H Beef CommitteeMr. Gordon PontifexMr. Kevin and Mrs. Tina PowellPrecision Drilling Technology

Services Group Inc.Precision Well ServicingMr. John R. PricePricewaterhouseCoopers LLPProduction Die-Makers & Machine Ltd.

* Proform Concrete Services IncDr. Harold and

Mrs. E. Loreen ProkopishynProvost Livestock Exchange Ltd.Mrs. Charlotte ProwsePTI International Inc.Mr. Henry and Mrs. Mary PueschelPuma Well Service Ltd.Mr. David and Mrs. Debbie PykeQintar Holdings Ltd.Quebecor World West Social ClubMr. Cameron QuilliamQuinn Contracting Ltd.

* Dr. Erica RabinRalph's Arctic CatRamada Hotel & Conference CentreMr. Gordon S. and Mrs. Beth RankinMr. Chris Rasmussen

* RBC Dominion Securities Inc.Red Carpet Food Services

* Red Deer Express

Red Deer Oilfield Technical SocietyRed Deer Sewing CentreRed Rose Community ClubMr. Barry and Mrs. Lorine RederRedwater & District Pioneer ClubReflex Manufacturing Ltd.Mr. Gordon ReichMs. Ann ReidMs. Agatha L. Reimer

* Mr. Dale R. RenzRespiratory SolutionsRheotech Drilling Fluid Services Inc.Mr. Stan and Mrs. Sheila RichmondRick Balbi Architect Ltd.Rick's Pedigreed SeedsMr. Kasper P. RigelhofMr. Stephen J. RigelhofRiley & McCormick Western StoresRimrock Resort HotelMrs. Alice Ritter

* River Valley Energy Services Ltd.Riverton Construction Limited

* The Robbins FoundationMr. Earle and Mrs. Ida RobertsEdward R. RobertsMr. Adam E. and

Mrs. Dorothy A. RobertsonMs. Valerie Robertson

* Rocky Credit Union Ltd.Mr. Barry T. and Mrs. Lynn RodgersRodrigue's Directional Drilling

Projects Inc.Mrs. Julie RoenischMs. Lori RogersMrs. Rose RohalyMr. Alex and Mrs. Jean RossJohn and Marge RossMr. John F. and Mrs. Cleo M. RossMr. Mike Ross and Mrs. Ruth Ann RaynerRotary Club of Olds

* Rotary Club of Spruce GroveMr. Phillip E. and Mrs. Barbara RoulstonMr. Jack and Mrs. Yvonne RoutledgeMr. D. G. RowledgeRoyal Canadian Legion - Dart ClubRoyal Canadian Legion #9Royal Canadian Legion #25Royal Canadian Legion #25

Ladies AuxiliaryRoyal Canadian Legion #39

* Royal Canadian Legion Joe Wynne Br. # 51

Royal Canadian Legion #57Royal Canadian Legion #63

Ladies AuxiliaryRoyal Canadian Legion #108

Ladies AuxiliaryRoyal Canadian Legion Branch 1

50 Ladies AuxilliaryRoyal Canadian Legion #172Royal Canadian Legion #177Royal Canadian Legion Cherhill

Branch #184Royal Canadian Legion Branch #196Royal Canadian Legion #208Royal Canadian Legion #255

Ladies AuxiliaryRoyal Canadian Legion #281

Ladies AuxiliaryRoyal Canadian Legion Ladies AuxiliaryRoyal LePage NoraltaRoyal Park RealtyMr. Roy and Mrs. Eleanor RushworthMr. Neil and Mrs. Gayle RutherfordMr. Bryan RyderS & G Carson Farms Ltd.Mr. Richard and Mrs. Margaret SalisMr. Terry W. and Mrs. Adele SaloffMr. Raymond and Mrs. Margaret SampertMs. Karel SandersMr. Thomas and Mrs. Edna SandersSandman Rentals Inc.Saskatoon FarmSavanna Energy Services Corp.Mrs. Diane M. ScarisbrickMr. Gary and Mrs. Carol SchelerSchlumberger WirelineMrs. Ingrid SchmidtSchneider FarmsJack and Jessica Schneider

* John and Leona Schroeder

Mr. and Mrs. Herman SchwenkMs. Lena ScottMr. Donald R. SeamanSears Canada Inc.Seba Beach Seniors Golden Age ClubMr. Steve and Mrs. Diane SedoreMr. Jack and Mrs. Hazel SegstroMr. Elmer and Mrs. Dorothy SeidelMr. G. Ray and Mrs. Gloria SeneyMr. Gerald ShadeJoseph and Vera ShannonShaw ConferenceMrs. Patricia SheehanMr. Rob SheetsShell Circle K GasPhilip H. ShirleyShooting Star FoundationMr. Stan SibleySide-Splitting ProductionsMrs. Leona SiebenSienna Contracting Ltd.Sigma Exploration Inc.Mr. Richard A. and Mrs. Mary Jane SillittoMrs. Betty May SimsMrs. Marjorie SinnottMr. J.T.P. Sisk and

Mrs. Frances DansereauSisson Warren SinclairSkilite Construction Ltd.Mr. Robert J. and Mrs. Lavon G. SlackMr. Willem and Mrs. Teunisje SlingerlandMr. Dennis SlomanMr. George and Mrs. Gail SlusarczykSMED International IncorporatedMr. C. Alan and Mrs. E.R. SmithMr. Elmer and Mrs. Lillian SmithMr. Jim and Mrs. Cynthia SmithMrs. Loretta SmithMrs. Cornelia SnellenMr. J.M. Godfrey and

Ms. Judith G. SnyderSokil Transportation GroupMr. Allan K. and Mrs. Grace SolbergMs. Janice SommerfieldMr. Trevor and Mrs. Tina M. SorkenMr. James F. SorokaMr. Paul H. SorokaSouthern Alberta Ride for STARSMs. Nancy SouthernMr. Ron and Mrs. Marg SouthernMs. Helen SpolowiczSpruce Coulee Ladies AidSpruce View Hall Catering (Ladies Club)Square Butte Ladies GroupMrs. Hilda C. SquibbSt. Benedict's Anglican Church WomenSt. Michael Community

& District Agricultural SocietySt. Paul's Lutheran Church

- Women's Group* Stahl Peterbilt

Stampede Crane & Rigging Inc.Stan Poulsen Trucking Ltd.Standard Safety & Consulting

Services Ltd.Standard Sheep 4-H ClubMr. Herbert and Mrs. Gloria StangeMrs. Maureen StankievechStanley Carscallen

Professional CorporationStantec Consulting Ltd.Starbrite Hutterian BrethrenMr. and Mrs. Bob SteeleMr. and Mrs. Jack A. Steen

* Steeplejack Services GroupMr. Michael and Mrs. Lori StefanishionMrs. Wilma StencelMr. Ronald E. and Mrs. Carol J. Stenson

* Mr. Lance StephensonMr. and Mrs. Chuck StewartDr. Darryl StewartMr. Garnett and Mrs. Ida M. StewartMrs. M.E. StewartMr. and Mrs. Larry StickelStoneham Drilling IncStony Plain HotelMr. Gerald A. StotzMr. Robert E. Strader and

Ms. D. MossmanMr. Orville and Mrs. Doris StrandquistStrathcona Arabian Horse Association

Mr. Blaine StraussStrome Community LeagueSturgeon Composite High SchoolSturgeon Valley Fertilizers Ltd.Ms. Ada K. StuvelingMr. Sven and Mrs. Christina Stuwe

* Mr. Craig and Mrs. Deborah StylesMr. Peter B. and

Mrs. Elizabeth SuchlandtMr. Rick and Mrs. Donna SukovieffSunny Raven GallerySunshine ClubSunshine Village CorporationSuper 8 MotelSuperfluity ShopSuperior Agri Services Ltd.

* Superior Propane Inc.Sutter Farms Ltd.

* The Sutter Fund* T. Kent Chapman and Sandi Ramsay

T.E.C. (The Executive Committee) Ltd.Tartan Industrial Ltd.Miss Isobel TaylorMr. Ronald S. and Mrs. Anne I. Taylor

* Telebyte Communications Inc.Teledrift Canada Inc.Mr. Don and Mrs. Norma TemplarMrs. Eva M. TempletonTerasen PipelinesDr. Wilford TetzMr. Thomas ThayerMs. Dereka ThibaultMr. Derek ThompsonMr. William E. ThomsonMrs. Tracy J. ThorbjornsenMr. Howard and Mrs. Karen ThorpeThree Hills School TrustRod and Betty ThrondsonMs. Sandra J. Tidswell

* Tinky Rentals LP* Tinky Trucking LP* TMP Worldwide

Tobego Enterprises Inc.Mr. William and Mrs. Colleen TobmanMr. Elwood E. and Mrs. Betty ToltonMr. and Mrs. Murray ToltonTomahawk Volunteer Fire DepartmentMs. M. Joyce Tomie

* Drs. Maureen and David ToppsTorske Klubben of EdmontonTown of CoaldaleMrs. F.J. TownleyTrademark Embroidery Inc.Trail Bottle Exchange Inc.

* TREES Consulting Inc.Trident Exploration CorpTriple "J" Livestock Ltd.

* Triple A Developments Ltd.* Triple A Electric Ltd.

Mr. George A. TrippTrochu Baptist Women's

Missionary Fellowship* Alfio and Phyllis Truant* True-Line Contracting Ltd.

Ms. Ethel M. TuckerMr. Dave and Mrs. Shelley TuplingMr. Barry TurnerTwilight Country MotelUkrainian Catholic Women's

League of CanadaUkrainian Greek Catholic AssociationMrs. Clara Ulrichsen

* Ms. Janet UmphreyUnited Way of Greater TorontoUnited Way of the Lower MainlandMr. George and Mrs. Myrtle UptonUpton Resources Inc.Mr. Ron Upton and

Mrs. Kathryn Kane-UptonValley Hay & CattleValley Neighbors ClubValley of Hope FarmsMr. and Mrs. Case Van BeekMr. Lawrence and Mrs. Kathy Van EppsMr. Antonie and

Mrs. Kathleen R. Vanden BrinkMr. E.P. and Mrs. Diane VanderveerMrs. Olga VanRiperVegreville Agricultural Society

* Vegreville Fire Dept ClubVegreville Hospital Ladies Auxiliary

262004 Annual Report

Contributions made in the period January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004 will place a donor in the appropriate cumulative category.An (*) indicates STARS Vision Critical Campaign supporters showing total cumulative contributions, gifts and pledges.If you prefer not to be listed in the future, please contact our Donations Department at 403-295-1811.

Contributions made in the period January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004 will place a donor in the appropriate cumulative category.An (*) indicates STARS Vision Critical Campaign supporters showing total cumulative contributions, gifts and pledges.

If you prefer not to be listed in the future, please contact our Donations Department at 403-295-1811.

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Mr. Ernest and Mrs. Lillian HillerMrs. Lois E. HillerMr. Robert H. and

Mrs. Dorothy-Jean HillerMr. Elmo L. HimmelreichMr. James A. HindeMrs. Lois HingleyMs. Mary HislopMrs. Maria HitchenMs. Sherry HnidanMr. Dennis and Mrs. Terry HockettHodge Bros. Trucking Ltd.Mr. James E. and

Mrs. Marion E. HodginsMr. M. Brent and Mrs. R. Ellen HodginsMr. Warren and Mrs. Dawn HodginsMr. Cornelius and Mrs. Maartje HoetmerHoffman's Hardware Ltd.Hole's Greenhouses & Gardens Ltd.Mrs. Joan HolmMr. Gary Holmberg and

Ms. Lorraine DalglieshMrs. Christina HolubHomestead InnMr. John L. and Mrs. Leni G. HonsakerHood Packaging Corp.Mr. Gordon G. and Mrs. Nancy L. HooverMr. Jack and Mrs. Margaret HopkinsMs. Eileen HorleyMr. Harold T. and Mrs. Lois M. HornfordMr. Roland and Mrs. Joyce HorsfieldMs. Lillian Horudko

* Mr. Stephen J. HoshowskiMr. Blaine and Mrs. Sherri HoskerMr. Derek and Mrs. Pauline HoskinMr. Stanley R. and Mrs. Jean HostlandMr. Edmund and Mrs. Judy HouchinMs. Judy HoveMr. Darrin E. and Mrs. Tanya M. HowardMr. Daryl W. HowardMr. John A. and Mrs. Noreen HowardMrs. Mary S. HowardMr. Walter E. HowardMs. Constance HowseMr. Jim and Mrs. Cynthia HuddlestoneMr. Lawrence J. and Mrs. S. HudonMr. Alan and Mrs. Gill HughesMr. H. Edwin and Mrs. Olivine M. HughesMr. R.E. and Mrs. M.J. HummelMs. W. Helen HunleyDr. and Mrs. Edward G. HunterMs. Josephine J. HupkaMr. John and Mrs. Irma HurlbertHurricane Swim ClubMr. and Mrs. Donald HutchisonHutterian Brethren Church of DonaldaMr. Robert D. and Mrs. Mabel HuttonMr. Frank J. HuxleyMrs. Nadine HymasMr. James B. and Mrs. Ada L. HyneMr. Bob and Mrs. Kim HynesMr. Eldred HynesMr. Arnold and Mrs. Winnifred HyrveMr. Melvin and Mrs. Barbara IcetonIGA Drumheller

* IHS Energy (Canada) LtdMs. Gail IlerImperial Oil Resources

* Inglewood Savings and Credit Union Limited

Mr. Rolland W. InmanInsituform Technologies Ltd.Integral DesignsInvestors Group Financial Services Inc.Mr. George E. and Mrs. Shirley L. Isaac

* Mr. and Mrs. Ronald ReilanderJ. Douglas Bosch

Professional CorporationJ.F. Murray Farms Ltd.Mr. Arthur J. and Mrs. Marilynn JacksonJag RentalsMr. Michael and Mrs. Sylvia JahnsMr. and Mrs. W. J. JalinkMs. Lucy JamesMr. Wes W. and Mrs. Connie JamesMr. R. JandewerthMr. D. Colin and Mrs. Lilian Jardine

* JED Oil IncMr. John and Mrs. Sandra JefferyMr. Alexander J. and

Mrs. Mary-Ann Jensen

Mr. Chris and Mrs. Florence JensenMr. Eddie and Mrs. Natalie JensenMr. Keith JensenMr. Wayne and Mrs. Elaine JensenMr. Donald R. and Mrs. Joanne G. JepsonMr. Victor and Mrs. Clara JerkeDrs. Martin and Marian JerryMrs. Connie JewellMr. Ken and Mrs. Marcia JewettMr. Brian and Mrs. Dorothy JohansonMr. Bill JohnsonMr. Edward L. JohnsonEvelyn JohnsonMr. George and Mrs. Pam JohnsonMr. Glenn and Mrs. Marjorie JohnsonMr. J. Alan and Mrs. Kathy J. JohnsonMr. J. Derek JohnsonMr. Melvin B. and Mrs. Brenda JohnsonMr. Michael and Mrs. Audrey JohnsonMr. Michael JohnsonMrs. Patricia M. JohnstonMr. Robert and Mrs. Lois A. JohnstonMr. Robert and Mrs. Sharon JohnstonMr. and Mrs. Alvin JohnstoneFay JohnstoneDr. Donald and Mrs. M. Christina JollyJones Brown Inc.Mr. G. Warren L. JonesMr. Glyn and Mrs. Lorraine W. JonesMrs. Mildred E. JonesMr. Neil and Mrs. Pat JonesMr. Robert and Mrs. Joy JoppMr. Kenneth R. and

Mrs. Corinne V. JordanMr. Olaf and Mrs. Cindy JorhiemMs. Betty M. JorsvickMr. Thomas JoyceDr. Kenneth and Mrs. Elinor JulsonK & K Livestock Co.K & V Gaswell Operators Ltd.K-40 Club of Three HillsMr. Carey KamitomoMr. Egbert and Mrs. Bertha KanisMr. Salim and Mrs. Shahbegum KanjiMr. Mike KarbovanecMr. Ernest and Mrs. Marion KasawalMr. Larry KashubaKathyrn Community AssociationMr. Aidan J. and

Mrs. Mary Ann KavanaghMr. H. Martin and Mrs. Patti-Anne KayMr. George and Mrs. Erna KayeMr. John and Mrs. Katherine KeastDr. W.R. Keir, MDMr. Arnold and Mrs. Margaret KellgrenMr. Myron Kellogg and

Ms. Shirley TuiningaMr. James B. and Mrs. Margaret R. KellyMrs. Hilda M. KendallMrs. Margaret KennedyKen's Electric Ltd.Mr. Gerald KeownMr. Everett and Mrs. Larine KerkhoffMr. Thomas and Mrs. Ida KerrMr. Donald and Mrs. Phyllis KerrisonMr. Elmer and Mrs. Marian KesterkeKetchum Canada Inc. (Toronto Office)Mr. Jeremy KewKGM Consulting Services Ltd.Kick Energy CorporationMr. Lennard KiesalMr. August and Mrs. Celina KieserMr. Terrance W. and Mrs. Delores KieserKillam Krossings Hotel Inc.Mr. Bob and Mrs. Louise KilleleaghMr. Raymond W. and Mrs. Dorothy KillipsMr. Patrick and Mrs. Brenda KimmittKing ElectricMr. Wayne King and Ms. Caryn BryneKings Transfer Van Lines (Calgary) Ltd.Mr. Paul and Mrs. Deborah KingstonMr. and Mrs. Lloyd KiplingMr. Cliff and Mrs. Olive KippenMr. Randy and Mrs. Twyla KirschenmanMr. Masayoshi and Mrs. Mitzi KitagawaMr. Edwin and Mrs. Rita KittlitzDr. Allan and Mrs. Patricia J. KleinMr. Orval P. KleinMr. Joe KleinsasserMr. Edward F. KlenkMr. Albert Kloberdanz

Mrs. Violet KnauftMr. Art and Mrs. Gail KnechtMr. Kenneth C. KnievelMr. Edwin and Mrs. Barbara KnightKnights of Columbus State Council

of Alberta/NWTKnights Of Columbus Council #4966Knob Hill FarmsMr. Adam and Mrs. Anne KnollMr. Kent and Mrs. Marion KnudsenMr. Murray F. and Mrs. Karey KochKodiak Coil TubingMr. Peter KolodychukMr. Walter E. and

Mrs. Eileen R. Komarnisky* Ms. Claudia Kowal and Mr. George Smith

Mr. Eric KoppMr. Richard and Mrs. Teresa KorolMrs. Margaret KoshowskiMr. Gerald KostkaKozy Korner Beauty NookMr. Henry and Mrs. Rika KranenborgMr. Donald W. and

Mrs. Mildred I. KroeningMr. Alan and Mrs. Judy KrommMr. and Mrs. Albert KruseMr. Will and Mrs. Patricia KruskyMrs. Darleen KrutzfeldtMs. Edith KubasekMs. Michelle KubiakMr. Roy KubicaMr. John and Mrs. Jean KubikMr. Ron and Mrs. Janet KuchinkaMr. Fred and Mrs. Adeline KueflerMr. Gerald and Mrs. Karen KueflerMr. Heinz O. and Mrs. Ilaine KummerMr. Joseph C. KunkelMr. Tom and Mrs. Hydri KusumotoKutz off KensingtonMr. Jerry and Mrs. Lora KuzioMr. Lloyd and Mrs. Marion KvameMs. Janet KwongMr. J. Allan La Barre

* Daniel J. La FranceMr. Joseph A. LabrecqueLac Bellevue & District Recreation

& Agriculture SocietyLacombe Upper Elementary SchoolMrs. Violet LaineMr. Charles LaisnezLakeview Goodwill ClubDr. William and Mrs. Shirley LakeyMr. Pierre LamarcheLamb FordMr. and Mrs. John LambMs. Mary I. LandsiedelMr. M. Walter and Mrs. Myrna C. LaneMr. Duane and Mrs. Donna LangMr. Robert LangMr. Martin LanganMr. Greg LangevinMr. Samuel R. LangmanMr. Bruce and Mrs. Kathleen Langstaff7 Half Diamond Salers Ltd.Mr. Steve LarkeLarry Konschuk FarmsMr. Irvin and Mrs. Marlene LarsenMr. Vance LarsenMr. Bill and Mrs. Myrtle LarsonMr. and Mrs. Stephen LathropDr. Rae D. LaurensonMr. Donald and Mrs. Martha M. LavertyDr. James F. and Mrs. Roxane LawrenceMr. P.D. and Mrs. Hilda LawsonMr. W.H. and Mrs. Erma L. LawsonMr. Joe and Mrs. Loretta LaycockMr. T.R. and Mrs. M.E. LaycockM. and J. LaydenMr. Jack F. LaytonMr. Richard E. and

Mrs. Norma L. LazowskiMs. Beulah Leadbeater-MuirMargaret LeblancMs. Jaye LeeMrs. Louie LeeLegion Seniors Social SocietyMr. R.R. and Mrs. E. Joy LeinweberLenbeth Weeping Tile (Calgary)Mrs. Ricca LencuchaMr. Gene and Mrs. Marilyn LeonardMr. Ronald and Mrs. Helen Leonhardt

Les Soeurs de L'Assomption de la Sainte Vierge

Mr. A. William and Mrs. Debbie LeslieMr. Thomas R. and Mrs. Laurie LeslieMr. William T. LeslieMr. Doug LesterLethbridge Custom Canvas Ltd.Mr. Jerry and Mrs. Ileen LetourneauMs. Helen LeungMr. Ken and Mrs. Dorothy LewisMr. Robert and Mrs. Carol LiddleMr. Roy and Mrs. Sheila LiebigMr. Hans and Mrs. Carol LievaartMr. Laurie and Mrs. Cathy LindstrandMr. Ronald E. and

Mrs. Anne G. LingwoodMr. Tom LinnMs. Olga M. LinthicumMrs. Margaret LintonLions Club Cardston Lions Club - Grand Centre Lions Club - LeducLions Club - Thorhild Lions Club - Waskatenau & District Mrs. Eileen E. Lipkewich-DifferenzMr. Al and Mrs. Linda LiptakMr. Harold and Mrs. Doreen LisselMs. Mary ListerMr. Kenneth and Mrs. Vicky LitkeMrs. Mary LitkeMrs. Eluned M. LittleMr. Grant and Mrs. Carolyn LittleMr. Thomas C. and

Mrs. Elaine LivingstonLivingstone Ladies Social ClubMr. Brad and Mrs. Kathleen LohnerMr. Maurice LoiselleMr. M. Earl and Mrs. Dorothy LomasLone Tree RanchingMr. Douglas B. LordLord's Shoe Ltd.Mr. Jim and Mrs. June LoreMr. Dean LorensonMr. Raymond LorenzMrs. Joan LosingMr. Donald H. and Mrs. Marie LounsburyMr. Frank and Mrs. Marjorie LoveMr. Norman and Mrs. Carolyn LovejoyLovse Surveys LtdMs. Linda LowMs. Olive E. LowdenMinnie LoweMr. Robert R. LoweMs. Patricia LowellMr. Paul Lowrie and

Ms. Tweela S. HoutekamerMr. Herman and Mrs. Evelyn LuftLumley's Liquor CellarMr. Gordon D. and Mrs. Jessie LundMr. Trueman and Mrs. Hazel LundMs. Kay LupulMr. Wayne L. and Mrs. Donna Y. LysengM & M Meat ShopsMr. Bruce and Mrs. Norreen MacArthurMr. Barry MacDonaldMr. Daniel and Mrs. Linda MacDonaldMrs. Margaret MacDonaldMs. Norma MacDonaldMr. Robert and Mrs. Eleanor MacDonaldMr. Ross and Mrs. Colleen MacEachernMr. John and Mrs. Rosalie MacFarlaneMr. Cameron MacGillivrayMs. June O. MacGillivrayMr. Donald and Mrs. Nora MacGregorMs. Sophie MachacekMr. Hugh and Mrs. Anna MacKenzieMs. Joan MacKenzieMr. G. Douglas MackieMr. David and Mrs. Linda MackneyMacLeod Savings & Credit UnionMiss Phyllis MadiukMr. George R. and Mrs. Rose MagarianMagna IV Engineering (Calgary) Ltd.Mr. Joe and Mrs. Ruth MakarMrs. Gladys M. MallettMr. Jorgen MalmedalMr. Frank and Mrs. Corinne MaloneyMr. John W. and Mrs. Jan D. ManesMr. Ivan and Mrs. Tracey ManionMr. William ManleyMr. and Mrs. Maurice Manning

292004 Annual Report

YOUR GIFTS TO STARS (CONTINUED)

Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Edith ConneryMrs. Arlene M. ConnollyMs. Dora ConrodContinental Supply LtdThe Cookbook Co. CooksMr. George W. and Mrs. Jane M. CooperMr. John M. and Mrs. Catherine CooperMrs. Sarah CordelMrs. Audrey M. CornfieldMr. and Mrs. John CoscoMr. Oppe CosijnMiss Blanche CoultisMr. Jack V. and Mrs. Mary Louise CoultryMr. Max CouplandMs. Katherine CouttsMs. Shirley M. CoverMrs. Muriel A. CowanMr. James E. and

Mrs. Beverley M. A. CowleyMrs. Phyllis J. CoxMr. Kelly Coyle and Ms. Andrea MilliganMs. Alison CrabbMs. Margaret CraigMr. Norman and

Mrs. Joan-Carol CrawfordMr. Allan and Mrs. Rae CreasyMr. Gerry and Mrs. Angelika CrippinMr. Ryan and Mrs. Mary Anne CrookesCrossfield Rodeo SocietyCrossroads Pharmacy (1969) Ltd.Crowfoot CentreMr. Kenneth and Mrs. Joan L. CrowshawMr. Lloyd and Mrs. Elizabeth CummingMr. Robert and Mrs. Lorene CunninghamMr. Sam and Mrs. June CurrieMr. Mario and Mrs. Laura CusanoMr. Richard and Mrs. Trudy CutfieldMr. George and Mrs. Jeanette CyganMr. Terry and Mrs. Shelly CyganD & D Yale HotelMr. Richard and Mrs. Lillian DaltonMr. William S. and

Mrs. Lorraine DancocksDaniel J. St. Arnaud

Chartered AccountantMrs. Myrtle DanylukMr. George DarlingMs. Dulcie DarnellDarren W. Moroz Professional CorporationMr. Daryl and Mrs. Shirley DavidsonMr. Larry DavidsonMr. Alexander and Mrs. Anita DavieMs. Constance DaviesMr. Morley DaviesMr. Gerald L. and Mrs. Beverly DavisMr. Larry and Mrs. Sharon DavisMr. Mansel and Mrs. Marilyn DavisMrs. Gwenyth M. DavisMs. Anna M. DavisonMr. Dwayne DawleyMr. John Day

* Ms. Wendy M. DayDaysland and District Agricultural SocietyMr. H. James and Mrs. Marjorie DeeringMr. Rob DehaanMs. Anne DeJongMr. Michael and Mrs. Lynn DelaneyDelburne Classes of 77 & 78Dennis L. Modry Professional CorporationMs. Shirley DerryDerwent and District Rural Crime

Watch AssociationMr. Robert and Mrs. Susan DesbaratsMr. Johnnie DesrochersDetroit Red WingsMr. Henry and Mrs. Grace DewaalMr. Mickey R. and Mrs. Phyllis R. DewartMs. Betty M. DeWolfeMr. Allan and Mrs. Susan DickMs. Karla DickinsonMr. Sam and Mrs. Maria DiegelMr. and Mrs. John DielwartMr. Edward J. and Mrs. Johanna DietrichMs. Elaine DietrichDigger Bits & Oilfield Supplies Co. Ltd.Mrs. Eva E. DillonMrs. Mabel DingleMs. Helen J. DixonMr. Howard DixonMr. Edward and Mrs. Linda DjosMr. Ted Doan

Ms. Margaret DochertyMr. Darryl and Mrs. Delora DoellMrs. Dorothy DohertyMs. Venita DonaldsonDonna & John Crozier LimitedMr. David G. DonnellyDouble Z Farms & MeatMs. Helen DowDrayton Valley Safe GradMr. Wayne and Mrs. Iris DresserMr. Roderick and Mrs. Betty DrevenyMr. C. Wallace DrewMr. Gerald and Mrs. Edith G. DrysdaleDSE HoldingsMr. Leslie and Mrs. Irene DuffieldMrs. Kaethe DuggenDuke of Cornwall Chapter I.O.D.E.Mrs. Elaine DunbarMr. Lloyd and Mrs. Sharon DuncanDr. Neil F. and Mrs. Eleanor M. DuncanMr. Ross and Mrs. Karen DuncanMr. John C. and Mrs. Betty M. DunganMr. and Mrs. Lane DunhamDunington Ladies GroupMr. Melvelle J. Dunne and

Ms. Deanna WatkinsMr. Reinhard DunseMs. S. DurandMr. Ian and Mrs. Linda DuthieDwights Place Auto Body Ltd.Mr. John and Mrs. Gisela DyckDynAgra Corp.Dynawinch Industries Ltd.Mr. Garnet B. EastcottMr. Edmond G. EbertsEcowater SystemsEdatagolf International Inc.Mr. John and Mrs. Lavinia EdwardsMs. Monica EdwardsMr. Neil D. EdwardsMs. Rianne EdwardsMr. Johan and Mrs. Mary O. EkrolMr. George ElaschukMrs. Mildred ElbeElbow Valley Joint VenturesElite SportswearMr. Kenneth and Mrs. Lorraine J. ElkeMr. Allan EllMr. Gilbert J. and Mrs. Wendy L. EllisMs. Sheri Ell-ZukowskiEndmoor FriendsMr. and Mrs. Howard C. EnesMr. Robert and Mrs. Elizabeth EngbergMr. Bob and Mrs. Nancy EngbloomMrs. Mary E. EngbloomMr. Norman and Mrs. Joan EngmanMr. Emerson and Mrs. Pearl Ennis

* Enterra Energy Corp.Mr. Donald and Mrs. Susan ErechukMr. Donald and Mrs. Martha ErechukMr. Norman and Mrs. Ruth ErhardtMr. Alfred and Mrs. Jean ErichsenMr. and Mrs. Neil EricksonMr. Robert H. and Mrs. Ruth M. EricksonMrs. Marilyn ErmterMr. Ken and Mrs. Sharon EshpeterMr. John and Mrs. Mabel EsseryEstancia Investments Inc.Mr. Hugo EstradaMr. Barry E. EvansMr. Harold and Mrs. Lynn EvansMr. Derek E. and Mrs. Sylvia EvelynMr. Norman W. EvensFaber Gurevitch BickmanFairborne Energy Ltd.Fairlane Hutterian BrethrenMr. Bahaa and Mrs. Emily FaltousFarm Credit CanadaMr. Kenneth and Mrs. Pat FarnMr. Alfred G. and Mrs. Dorothy E. FarrellMiss Dora FarynaMs. Roberta Jean FathMr. G. Fred and Mrs. Rosalie A. FawcettMr. Ben and Mrs. Maxine FechoMr. Al and Mrs. Sheri FeldbuschMr. Ted and Mrs. Kelsey FellowsMs. Edna M. FergusonMr. Edward and Mrs. Edna E. FergusonMs. Emma FergusonMr. Marcel FerrarisMr. Robert M. and Mrs. G.M. Ferris

Mrs. Lois A. FieldMr. Richard and Mrs. Katherine FieldMr. Robert H. FieldMr. Richard and Mrs. Rosalia FilipcicMrs. Elizabeth FilipkowskiMrs. Sylvia FinnieMr. Brian FinniganMr. James and Mrs. Yvonne FisherMr. Stewart and Mrs. Jean FisherMrs. Evelyn FlanaganMs. Sher FlemingMr. Gordon and Mrs. Linda FletcherMr. John FletcherMr. Leslie and Mrs. Elizabeth FletcherMs. Lillian FletcherMr. Stan and Mrs. Mary FocknerMr. Gerald and Mrs. Lorraine FoesierMr. Klaas and Mrs. Mary A. FolkertsMr. C. Warren and

Mrs. Barbara A. FonteyneMr. Alex F. ForbesForestburg Veterinary Clinic Ltd.Mr. Jody W. Forsyth and

Mrs. Wilma J. Quan-ForsythMr. Frank and Mrs. Lorraine FortinMr. Ian H. and Mrs. Dorothy M. FowlerMr. Douglas E. and Mrs. Helen FraserMr. George and Mrs. Helena FreemanMr. George and Mrs. Kay FrereMr. Rolf J. FreundMrs. Lillian M. FriskenMr. Larry N. FrostG. Scott Excavating Ltd.G.E. Shaw Holdings Ltd.G.W. Murray Ranches Ltd.Mr. C.C. and Mrs. A.L. GahanGainford HotelMr. Kelly A. and Mrs. Lucy M. GallagherMr. Richard C. and

Mrs. Susan T. GallowayMr. William and Mrs. Louise GantGarden Prairie Women's ClubMr. Leo and Mrs. June GardinMr. Jonathan and Mrs. Karen GarnerMr. Paul and Mrs. Beryl GelinasMr. Frederick GereinGerman Ladies Choir of CalgaryMr. Russell and Mrs. Diane GerrishMr. Brian GessellMr. Joe and Mrs. Rose GettmanMr. Rudy and Mrs. Marjorie GettmanMr. Paul and Mrs. Aldeene GianneliaMr. Raymond A. and Mrs. Shirley GibbsMr. David K. and Mrs. Teresa GibsonMr. Stephen and Mrs. Lynne GibsonMr. Terry and Mrs. Diane GiebelhausMs. Shirley I. GiffordMr. Vernon E. GilbartMr. Robert D. Gilchrist and

Mrs. Deborah M. Wheeler-GilchristMrs. Hazel GilesMr. and Mrs. Ross GilesMr. Donald and Mrs. Marilyn GilliesGimlet Socialite Ladies ClubMrs. Annie GirgulisMr. and Mrs. William E. J. GirouxMr. Dan and Mrs. Norma GitzelMr. Bjorn K. and Mrs. Bertha R. GjertsenMr. Andrew GlaselMr. Donald J. and Mrs. Mary J. GlassMr. Keith and Mrs. Donna GlennMr. Vere and Mrs. Julie GlinesMr. Ken and Mrs. Sharon GoddardMr. T.J.R. Godfrey

* Mr. Jon P. GoganMr. Bruce L. and Mrs. Eveline GoodallMr. Art and Mrs. Shirley H. GoodingGooseberry Lake Rodeo AssociationMrs. Florence GordeyMs. Annette GordonMrs. Elizabeth GormanMr. Alcide and Mrs. Teresa Goudreau

* Elaine and Michael GradidgeMr. Brian and Mrs. Valerie GrafGrand Diamond Enterprises Inc.Grand SaddleryMs. Gwen J. GrantMr. Norman GrantMrs. Audrey GravelandMr. Byron and Mrs. Gale GrayMr. James W. Gray

Mr. Mel and Mrs. Margaret GrayMr. Robert GrayMr. Thomas A. GrayMr. William C. and Mrs. Irene F. GrayMr. and Mrs. Gerald GreenThe Green AppleMiss Gloria GreensteinMr. Rick GregusMrs. Elsie GreigMr. Arthur H. and

Mrs. Kandice C. GrenvilleMr. George GretterMs. Josie M. GudaniMr. Armand and Mrs. Ella GuenetteMr. Richard W. and

Mrs. Simone T. GuerardMr. Raymond GuilbeaultMr. David G. and Mrs. Donna GundersonMr. Gordon D. and

Mrs. Rosalind J. GuthrieMr. C. Peter HaasMr. Guenter R. and Mrs. Inge HaaseMr. Donald and Mrs. Carol HaavardsrudMr. Delbert and Mrs. Rosemarie HackMr. Frank D. HacklerMr. Dieter and Mrs. Anna HaeckerMr. Douglas and Mrs. Donna HagelMr. Norm E. HagelMr. Kari HahmoMr. Keith HaighMiss Dianne HaightMr. Donald J. HajashMs. Darlene L. HallMrs. Eve G. HallamMr. Elvin and Mrs. Dorothy HallerMs. Dixie HalsteadMr. J. Roger and Mrs. Lynda HamiltonMrs. Joy HampshireMr. Jack W. and Mrs. Vivian HampshireMr. Dawn G. and Mrs. Marie HamptonMr. Robert F. and Mrs. Merle N. HandyMr. Peter J. HansenMr. John T. and Mrs. Deanna HarapiakHarbinson Ranches 1994Dr. D.C. HargraveMs. Frances HargraveMr. Elmer and Mrs. Marilyn Harke

* Dr. and Mrs. J. R. HarmsMr. Fred and Mrs. Wilfrieda HarrisonMrs. Laura D. HarrisonMr. and Mrs. Wayne Harrison

* Mr. Darren HartleyMr. James HartwellHarvest Petroleum Sales Ltd.Mr. Wayne E. HarveyMr. Glenn and Mrs. Clara HaslettMr. Gordon M. HaucaMr. Jack HauckMr. James HaugenMr. Bill and Mrs. Sandy HaunMr. and Mrs. Greg HaydenMrs. Marguerite V. HayduMr. H. Keith and Mrs. Marilyn HealyMr. Melvin and Mrs. Betty HealyHeartland Stationers Ltd.Heather Brae Women's InstituteMr. John and Mrs. Linda HefferMr. Pete HeggenstallarHeimtal Moravian Sunday SchoolHeisler Agricultural SocietyMr. Lester and Mrs. Carol HemeyerMr. Brian and Mrs. Angie HendersonMr. Norman Henkel and

Ms. Donna CohoeMr. William and Mrs. Donna HenleyMr. Peter and Mrs. Deanne HenryMr. Philip HenryMr. A.D. HerbertMrs. Carol HerronHerronton Community AssociationWiley and Shirley HertleinMr. Robert E. and Mrs. Gloria HerzogMr. Albert and Mrs. Noreen HessMr. David W. and Mrs. Faye HibbsMr. Gerald and Mrs. Edna HiebertHigh River Seniors Friendship CentreMrs. Mary V. HildebrandtMr. Gerald and Mrs. Sandra HildermanMr. Brian and Mrs. Jackie HillMr. Maynard and Mrs. Ann HillMr. Tim Hill

282004 Annual Report

Contributions made in the period January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004 will place a donor in the appropriate cumulative category.An (*) indicates STARS Vision Critical Campaign supporters showing total cumulative contributions, gifts and pledges.If you prefer not to be listed in the future, please contact our Donations Department at 403-295-1811.

Contributions made in the period January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004 will place a donor in the appropriate cumulative category.An (*) indicates STARS Vision Critical Campaign supporters showing total cumulative contributions, gifts and pledges.

If you prefer not to be listed in the future, please contact our Donations Department at 403-295-1811.

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Mr. Harald SchmiegeltMrs. Gladys SchmitkeMr. Louis and

Mrs. Annemarie SchmittrothMr. Stanley G. and Mrs. Rita SchneiderMr. Johnny and

Mrs. Elizabeth SchneyderMrs. Margo SchneyderMs. Geraldine SchroederMr. Ken SchroederHermann SchultzeMr. Ewald SchulzMr. Henry and Mrs. Judy SchuurmanMr. Ron and Mrs. Pat SchwarzenbergerMs. Joan E. ScoginMr. Douglas and Mrs. Elaine ScottScougall RV Centre Ltd.Mr. Russell H. and Mrs. Leora ScratchSDS Drilling Ltd.Mr. Rick and Mrs. Sheila SeabrookMr. Wilf and Mrs. Anna SealMr. Ernest J. SebastianSedgewick & District Agricultural SocietyMr. David and Mrs. Genevieve SeibelSelmac Sales Ltd.Mr. William and Mrs. Stella SengausMr. Mike and Mrs. Jean SenykServco Oilfield Supply Canada Ltd.Mr. Lawrence and Mrs. Mildred ShanksMr. Douglas ShaverMs. A. Marie ShawMr. Bob ShawMr. Larry and Mrs. Carol A. ShawMr. Malcolm A. and Mrs. F. Isabel ShawMr. and Mrs. Richard A. Shaw, Q.C.

* Mr. Jeff and Mrs. Sonia SheckterSheikh International Inc.Mr. Patrick ShielsMr. Gordon and Mrs. Irene ShierMr. John and Mrs. Rachel ShoreShort Field ServicesMrs. Vera ShuckburghMs. Nellie ShymkoMr. Ben and Mrs. Elizabeth SiemensSilver DreamsMr. Maurice SilverMs. Bertha SilversidesMr. George and Mrs. Valerie SinclairMr. Malcolm and Mrs. Jeanne SinclairMr. Donald M. and Mrs. Hazel M. SkinnerMrs. Vera SkogMr. Terry and Mrs. Debbie SkoretzMr. George and Mrs. Alaine SkoreykoMs. Eileen D. SlackSlidin' U PhotographyDr. Ivan and Mrs. Gail SloanMr. Bernie A. and Mrs. Thedra SlogotskiMr. Dale and Mrs. Merlene SmithMr. David G. SmithMs. Dorothea G. SmithMiss Dorothy M. SmithMr. Glen L. and Mrs. Gladys L. SmithMr. J. Ernest and Mrs. Grace B. SmithMr. R. Davidson and Mrs. Ellen L. SmithMr. Ralph J. and Mrs. Diane E. SmithMr. Robert H. SmithMr. Doug SmythMr. G. Noel W. and

Mrs. Sharon J. M. SmythMr. William SnowMr. Russell and Mrs. Ruth SokilMs. Florence SommerMrs. Frances M. SorensonMr. Gordon and Mrs. Joyce E. SparkMr. and Mrs. Barry G. SparrowMr. Ken and Mrs. Debbie SpearingMrs. Edith SpenceMr. Gerald and Mrs. Mary SpencerMr. James A. and Mrs. Shirley SpencerMr. Robert SpinneyMs. Sheila SpinneyMr. Robert and Mrs. Shirley SpreadburySpring Point Community SocietyMrs. Isabelle SprouleMr. Lloyd and Mrs. Jackie SprouleSpruce Grove Farmers MarketMr. Glen S. SquiresMr. Wallace and Mrs. Brenda J. SquiresSt. Gregory's Catholic Women's LeagueSt. Joseph's School Student AccountSt. Micheal's Ukranian Orthodox Parish

Mrs. Ilene H. StammMs. Lena StanfordMr. Urban and Mrs. Joan StangMr. William and Mrs. Jean L. StanleyMs. Eleanor F. StarkMr. Barry Station and

Ms. Kimberly VerrierMr. Merose and

Mrs. Sheilah StelmaschukMr. Kenneth H. Stephen and

Ms. Patricia J. BirdMr. K.G. Stephens and

Ms. Celeste Lorenzen* Sterling Homes (Edmonton) Ltd.

Mr. Boyd StevensMs. Beverley StevensonMrs. F. Ilene StewartMr. George E. and Mrs. Violet F. StewartMr. Terence and Mrs. Edna SticklandDr. Robert and Mrs. Bonnie StiegelmarStinger Inc.Mr. Harvey StinsonMr. David L. and Mrs. Anne StirtonMr. Peter and Mrs. Diane StopanskiMr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. StorchMrs. Kathleen StrainMs. Judith K. StrangMs. Alice E. StreeterMs. Phyllis StreukensMs. Ettamae M. StrohscheinMr. Harry F. and Mrs. Verda StrohscheinMr. Lyle and Mrs. Teresa StromMs. Anny StrytveenDr. James R. StuartMr. Harry E. and Mrs. Frances S. Stuber

* Studon Electric & Controls Inc.Mrs. Katie SuelzleMr. James J. SullivanSummit CompletionsSuncor Social ClubMr. Arthur SundquistSure Cast Dental Laboratories Ltd.Sureway Metals Ltd.Mr. Kendall and Mrs. Nikki SutleyMs. Jennifer SuttonMr. Lorne D. and Mrs. Zenna A. SwanekSwine & Poultry Health

Management Services Ltd.Mrs. Maxine SychMs. Margaret SydoraVictor TamMr. Jack TamashiroMr. Bill and Mrs. Kathy TarrabainMr. Alex and Mrs. Irma K. TateMs. Anita L. TaylorMr. Keith and Mrs. Marion TaylorMrs. M. Floy TaylorMr. Robert G. and Mrs. Gladys A. TaylorMs. Sandra TaylorTaz Well Servicing Ltd.Team FordTechnical Control Service Ltd.Ted Sandum RanchesTees Agricultural SocietyTelus Community Connections

Calgary Ladies GroupDr. and Mrs. Uwe TernerTerris Diesel Ltd.Mr. Troy and Mrs. Pauline Terry

* Ms. Rose TerzariolMr. Richard R. and Mrs. Phyllis TeskeMrs. Clara TharleMs. Sharron R. TheuerkaufMr. Mark and Mrs. Linda ThomasMr. Christopher and

Mrs. Anne ThompsonMs. Kathleen M. ThompsonMrs. Maryann S. ThompsonMs. Norma R. ThompsonMr. David and Mrs. Anne ThomsonMr. Wayne ThrondsonTiger Energy LtdMrs. Hazel H. TillemanTitan Supply Inc.Ms. Helen TodorTofield Auto Body (1987) Ltd.Mrs. Carol TomiakMr. Stephen J. and

Mrs. Anna Marie TominukMr. Joe and Mrs. Sumiko TomiyamaMs. Susan I. Tonhauser

Mr. Bob ToothillTop Coat Industrial Coating

Applicators Inc.Tournament Energy Ltd.

* Mr. Ken and Mrs. Debbie TowersTown of Smoky LakeTrail AppliancesMr. William and Mrs. Malvina TraskTreeline Well Services Inc.Mr. Albert TrenthamMr. Alfred and Mrs. Margaret TrenthamMr. Lloyd TrenthamMr. Glen and Mrs. Wendy TroutMr. Wesley and Mrs. Rose TrynchukTryton Tool Services Ltd.TSI Insulation Ltd.Mrs. Margaret TuckerMr. Dale L. TuftsMr. W. Ray and Mrs. Louise F. TullMr. Gregory G. and Mrs. Julia A. TurnbullMr. Gary and Mrs. Lois TurnerMs. Phyllis L. TurnerMs. Elinor K. TurnockTyjack Services Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Greg UchiyamaUkrainian Women's Association

of St. Elia's ParishUnion Bank InnUnited Steel Workers

Of America Local 7226United Way of Peel RegionMs. Monica M. UnwinMrs. Anne E. UrichukMs. E. Anne ValeValley Vista FarmsMr. Gerrit Van DorpMs. Gilberta VandepoeleMr. Bert and Mrs. Kathy Vander ReydenMr. Les VanderlindeVarco Canada LimitedMr. James VargaDr. Christopher J. Varvis, MDVasa Order of America # 575Mr. Peter Verity and

Ms. Sharon S. StaplinMr. Hans and Mrs. Olive VestMr. Raymond VienMr. Hans and Mrs. Lena VisserMs. Jean E. VitringaMs. Dorothy VolstadMrs. Johanna VosW. C. Kay Gold and Gem MerchantsMrs. Violet WadeMr. Charles F. and Mrs. Darleen Wagstaff

* Wainwright Credit UnionMr. Arnim and Mrs. Patricia WalaskaMr. John F. and Mrs. Evelyn A. WalkerWalking Eagle Motor InnMr. Ronald M. and Mrs. Joan WallMrs. Edna WallaceWallace Oilfield Services Ltd.

* Wallace's Septic Tank Services LtdWaskasoo Roamers

- Red Deer Chapter of Good Sam* Wetaskiwin Credit Union Limited

Mr. Stanley L. WatermanMr. Gord W. and Mrs. Marion L. WatsonMr. Keith WatsonMr. Robert H. and Mrs. Nancy J. WatsonMr. Doug WattMs. Evelyn L. WattMr. Clark and Mrs. Norah WattsMr. Hugh WattsMr. Lyle and Mrs. Lorna WattsMr. Walter S. and Mrs. Wendy M. WattsMr. Wayne and Mrs. Doreen WaughMs. C.J. WautersMr. Richard J. WaywoodMr. Gordon I. Webb

* Ms. Paddy G. WebbMr. Don WeberMr. Warren and Mrs. Elaine WeisseMr. Hans and Mrs. Inge WeissenbornMr. Gregory L. WellsMr. Garfield and Mrs. Lois WesleyMrs. Arline L. WestMr. Richard and Mrs. Norma WestWestern Securities Ltd.Mr. Peter WestonWest-View MotelMr. Ken and Mrs. Edith Wetzel

Mr. Vernon F. and Mrs. Jeanne M. Wetzel

Mr. S. Curtis WheatleyMr. C.E. WhiteMr. Garfield and Mrs. L. Grace WhiteMr. Glen and Mrs. Marie WhiteMr. Perry A. and Mrs. Esther WhiteMr. Ronald and

Mrs. Rosalee June WhitingMr. David W. and Mrs. Diane WhitlowMr. Lyle WhitmarshMs. Erna WickwareMr. Gilbert and Mrs. Connie WidemanMs. Vera WiestMr. Jerry and Mrs. Lucille J. WildeMr. Andrew M. and

Mrs. Henrietta R. WildemanMr. Henry and Mrs. C.J. WilkieMr. William A. WillcocksMr. Harold A. and Mrs. Irene WilliamsMrs. Jean WilliamsMr. Larry and Mrs. Helen WilliamsMr. Robert E. WilliamsMr. Warren J. and

Mrs. Alleta M. WilliamsonMrs. Ines WillisMr. Marvin and Mrs. Audrey WillmerMr. Keith WilsonMr. Robert A. and Mrs. Glenda G. WilsonWindship AviationMs. Myrna L. WisdomMr. F. G. and Mrs. Irene WoidaMr. James A. and

Mrs. Carol A. WojciechowskiMr. Mark R. and Mrs. Colleen M. WolffMrs. Jo-Anne WolframWomen of the Moose #1313Mr. John S. and Mrs. Patricia WonforMr. Des P. and Mrs. Shirley WoodMr. Gordon and Mrs. Mona WoodMr. John D. and Mrs. Christena I. WoodMr. William C. and Mrs. Ruth E. WoodMr. Bryce and Mrs. Delores WoodrowMs. Vera WoodrowMr. David WoodsMr. Maynard A. WoolseyMr. Rod and Mrs. Charlene WoolseyMr. Ross F. and Mrs. Audrey WoolseyMr. Monte WygleMr. Lloyd and Mrs. Barbara YankeMr. David and Mrs. Cecile YaremcioMr. Henry J. and Mrs. Elsie YarmolaMr. Joseph Yarrow

* Jim and Barb YoungMrs. Daphne M. YoungMr. Ronald G. and Mrs. Adeline YoungYu Fashion Jewellery and Jocelyn

Kennedy AccessoriesMr. John and Mrs. Andrea ZacharukMr. Joseph S. and Mrs. Anne ZakMr. Jason and Mrs. Kim ZayezierskiMs. Bernice ZeimerMs. Susan ZeniukMr. Glen and Mrs. Gail ZerbeMr. Benjamin J. and Mrs. Donna ZiarkoMrs. Edith ZiegenhornMr. Arthur and Mrs. Margaret ZieglerMr. Herman and Mrs. Florence ZimmerMr. Ken P. and Mrs. Norma A. Zipse

* Shannon Zwicker and Josh Ramsbottom

The STARS Foundation gratefullyacknowledges contributions made by 22individuals who wished to leave a legacyin their will or through their lifeinsurance. These funds are now helpingto support the ongoing operation ofSTARS and the Vision Critical Campaign.

312004 Annual Report

YOUR GIFTS TO STARS (CONTINUED)

Mr. Jim and Mrs. Irene MarcinkoskiMs. Emma MarekMargo Supplies Ltd.Mr. and Mrs. Robert MarksMr. Donald and Mrs. Linda MarrMs. Helen M. MartenMs. Marjorie MartinMs. Anita MartinoffMr. Peter and Mrs. Lillian M. MarykaMr. Richard R. MaschlerMr. Albert F. and Mrs. Emma MasonMr. Leon and Mrs. Margaret MasonMr. Ernest E. and Mrs. Audrey MatanMr. Lyle C. Mather

* Mr. Jim MathesonMr. James and Mrs. Elsie MathiesonMrs. Anne MatteottiMr. F. Richard MatthewsMr. Stan and Mrs. Brenda MatthewsMr. Ihor MazurykMr. A. Ross McBainMr. J. Allan and Mrs. Mary McBlaneMr. J.S. and Mrs. M.R. McBrideMr. Doug and Mrs. Jay McBurneyMr. William and Mrs. Marion McCamblyMr. Douglas and

Mrs. Barbara McCannDr. Douglas M. and Mrs. Pamela McCartyMr. Don and Mrs. Sandra McClearyReverend J. Turq and

Mrs. Joan McCollumMs. Jean E. McCreightMs. Lorraine McCullochMs. Francine J. McCurdyMr. Barry J. and Mrs. Jean McDonaldMr. Bruce and Mrs. Carol McDonaldMrs. Elma C. McDonaldMrs. Marie McDougallMs. Hilda B. McEwenMr. Wayne McGarryMrs. M. Lois McGlashingMr. Bruce A. McGregorMrs. Frances McGuireMr. Dennis W. and Mrs. Arlene McIvorMr. S. Vernon and

Mrs. Mabel A. McKeagueMr. Merle and Mrs. Jean McKennaMr. Kenneth McKenzieMr. Darren McKerricherMr. James and Mrs. Colleen McKinlayMs. Janet McLeanMr. Donald J. McLeodMr. and Mrs. Lloyd C. McLeodMs. Olive McLeodMr. Stirling and Mrs. Donna McLeodMr. James and Mrs. Helen J. McMasterMrs. Brenda McMorrisMr. Mark and Mrs. Sandy McNaughtonMr. Duncan and Mrs. Marleen McNeillLorna and Terry McNeillMr. Stuart and Mrs. Mary K. McPhailMr. Vaughn McWilliamsMr. Shane MeahanMr. Fintan A. and Mrs. Anne M. MealiaMechanical Contractors

Association of AlbertaMr. Martin and Mrs. Wilma MeindertsmaMrs. June A. MelnechukMr. Lawrence and Mrs. Val MelnykMr. John MercerMr. Ken and Mrs. Linda MerchantMrs. Gertrude MeriamMeridian Model Flyers AssociationMr. Jack and Mrs. Joan MerryfieldMr. Ray J. and Mrs. Eva J. MeyerMr. Wade MichalenkoMr. George D. and Mrs. Linda MichieMr. Terry and Mrs. Shauna MicklichMr. Lawrence and Mrs. Helen MilanMrs. Carol MillerMr. Ernest G. and Mrs. Shirley M. MillerMs. Esther MillerDr. George E. MillerMrs. Margaret E. MillerMr. Douglas and Mrs. Wendy MillsMr. R. Alex MillsMr. W.G. and Mrs. L.G. MilneMr. Robert and Mrs. Raymonde MilnerMr. Rusty MingoMinuteman PressMrs. Tillie Mischankivich

Mr. Clarence P. and Mrs. Alice MiskiwMr. James and Mrs. Lyla MitchellMr. William S. and Mrs. Peggy MitchellMr. John MjolsnessMr. Doug and Mrs. Kathy MoarDr. Adrianus and Mrs. Marilyn MolMr. Kevin and Mrs. Angela MollerThe Molson Donations FundMr. Ken and Mrs. Joanne MolzanMr. Guy and Mrs. Janet MontesMs. Gertha MontgomeryMr. Gilbert MontpetitMr. Andrew MooreMr. David MooreMr. Ed A. and Mrs. Maye MooreMr. Thomas W. and Mrs. Alice MooreMr. Leonard L. and Mrs. Sharon MorkMr. Charles W. and Mrs. Muriel MorlandMr. Robert L. and Mrs. Minnie MoroMr. Nick and Mrs. Nan G. MorrisMr. Harold and Mrs. Norma MorrisonMr. J. Lee MorrisonMs. Marion MorstadMountain Park LodgesMr. Terence J. and

Mrs. Patricia M. MoynihanMr. Armin and Mrs. Rita MuellerMr. Herbert and Mrs. Gerda MuellerMr. Kenneth and Mrs. Elda MuellerMrs. Anne MulgrewMuller Windsports Ltd.Mr. Clifford and Mrs. Kathleen MunroMr. Edward and Mrs. Camille MurrayMs. Jo Anne MurrayMr. Jeff Myers and Mrs. Debra SanchukMr. Nick W. and Mrs. Anne MyshokMrs. Jeanne E. NadonMr. John and Mrs. Betty NadurakMr. George and Mrs. Gail NeelyMs. R. Gwendy NeherMr. George and Mrs. Grace P. NeillMr. Frank D. and Mrs. June D. NelsonMr. Jim L. H. and Mrs. Judy M. NelsonMr. Ken NelsonMr. Lyle E. and Mrs. Joan NelsonMr. Howard and Mrs. Allison NessMr. Gary and Mrs. Elizabeth NewellNexsel TechnologiesMrs. Violet M. NiblockMrs. Verna V. NicholsMr. Armand and Mrs. Pearl NielsenMr. Dale and Mrs. Betty NielsenMr. Dennis A. and

Mrs. Elizabeth NikiforukNitro Heavy Hauling Ltd.Mr. Robert G. and Mrs. Beverley A. NivenMr. Dale and Mrs. Carol NixonMr. David A. and Mrs. Betty NixonMs. Alice E. NobleMr. Emil Nociar and Mrs. Inez NociarMrs. Patricia NorlanderMr. Arne NormanMrs. Laura NorthMr. Wayne NortonMr. Lee and Mrs. Lynn NugentDr. George and Mrs. Elaine NyeOC Ranch LtdMr. Ronald A. and Mrs. Lenora OddieMr. John P. and Mrs. Donna J. OgilvieOil Wives of CoronationOlds Fertilizers & Agri Services Ltd.Mr. Dan Olsen and Ms. Carol GutknechtMr. Leslie OlsenMs. C. Marie OlsonMr. Robert H. and Mrs. Dorothy G. OlsonOmniflex Inc.Mr. Kelly and Mrs. Lori O'NeillMr. John OostlanderOrder of the Eastern Star

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Mrs. Irene PaquetteMs. Geraldine ParfittMr. Arthur J. and Mrs. Mary ParkerMr. Dale E. ParkinsonDr. Edward G. and

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Mrs. Margaret H. PattersonMr. Dale and Mrs. Leila PattersonMrs. L. Stuart PattersonMs. Natalie A. PaulyMr. William and Mrs. Donna PaynterPeace Hills Trust CompanyMr. Ronald PedenMr. Alexander and Mrs. Marie PedersenHans PedersenMr. Kelly PedersonMr. J. Kenneth and

Mrs. Prudence PenleyMr. Robert L. and Mrs. Debbie PennerMrs. Laura PennockMr. Peter and Mrs. Sonja PepneckFred Perceval Jr.Mrs. Ida PermannPerryvale Women's ClubMr. Tony and Mrs. Patricia PetermanMr. John J. and Mrs. Minna M. PetersMr. Devin and Mrs. Darlene Pfahl

* Phoenix Construction Inc.* The Phone Experts Ltd.

Ms. Debra PiecharkaMr. Gustav and Mrs. Barbara PietersMr. Kenneth and Mrs. Edith PillmanMr. Trevellyan C. and Mrs. Anne PiperPITSMr. John PlaisterMr. Lawrence PlowmanMr. Steve P. PlytkaMrs. Gladys PontifexMr. Henry W. and Mrs. Janet M. PopoffMs. Joan PopplestoneMr. Stan E. and Mrs. Leslee A. PoraykoMrs. Maureen PotterMs. Jean PoulinReverend Dwight and Mrs. Mary PowellMr. Mike W. PowellMr. and Mrs. Kenneth PreedinPremium Rentals Inc.Mr. Charles A. Price, C.A.Mr. Kevin and Mrs. Linda PriceMr. Stanley A. and Mrs. Florence E. PricePriddis General StorePrimary EngineeringMrs. Maggie PringleMr. Arthur and Mrs. Eifiona PritchardMr. Neil and Mrs. Eva ProbertPromark Construction Ltd.Mr. Lankey ProsserMr. Leon ProvencherMr. Bryan PueschelMr. Erny E. and Mrs. Louise PukMr. Jack and Mrs. Marian PurserMr. and Mrs. Fred PynnMs. Dorothy RadakovichMr. Alan Rae and Ms. Joan ConnorRainbow Balloons Ltd.Dr. and Mrs. F.W. RamsayMr. Tom RamsayMr. Wade and Mrs. Debra RamstadMr. and Mrs. Howard L. RashMr. Kelly RathMr. Reuben and Mrs. Barbara RauschDr. Paul A. Read

* Red Deer Catering LtdRed Deer College StudentsMr. Dale RedekoppMr. Clifford RedelbackMr. Ralph and Mrs. Donna RedfordMr. and Mrs. Watson ReedMrs. Jean P. ReesMs. Marion N. ReidMr. Mel and Mrs. Ruby ReidMrs. Rosa ReidMrs. R.J. ReiffensteinMr. Anthony ReimerMr. Ralph Reimer and Ms. Anne BaergMr. Walter Reschke

Resorts of the Canadian RockiesResponse Energy Corp.Mr. Artur and Mrs. Erika ReuleMrs. Betty RewMrs. Jean ReynoldsMr. Randy ReynoldsMr. Edward L. RichardsonMr. Glen R. and

Mrs. Jeanette RichardsonMr. Robert and Mrs. Inez E. RichardsonMr. Jim and Mrs. Stephanie RichmondMr. Thomas and Mrs. Jean RichmondMr. Wilbur and Mrs. Evelyn D. RichterMr. Marlin RichukMrs. Mary L. RideoutMrs. Gladys RidleyMr. Carl G. RiehsMrs. Margaret Riep

* Dr. Ian RigbyMs. Patricia RigginsMs. Pauline A. RiiseMr. Otto and Mrs. Toni RinasMrs. Eva RindalMr. John I. Riseborough and

Ms. Lynn DonaldsonMr. James S. and Mrs. Janice G. RitchieRJW Instrument Services Ltd.Ms. Catherine RoadhouseRoadrunner Land Company Ltd.Mr. Douglas RobbMr. Don and Mrs. Beth P. RobertsMr. Robert S. RobertsMr. Alan and Mrs. Carol RobertsonMr. Bill and Mrs. Fern RobertsonMs. Christina RobertsonMs. Della C. RobinsMr. Bradley RobinsonMr. George F. and Mrs. Joan RobinsonMr. Lorne RobinsonMr. Robert and Mrs. Pearl RobothamMr. Wade RodtkaMr. David and Mrs. Barbara M. RogersMr. Henry and Mrs. Olga RomanchukMrs. Edna RondeauMr. Paul I. RoozenGary and Colette RoseMr. Gerald RoutledgeMr. Arthur RowntreeBob and Irene RowntreeRoyal Canadian Legion #80

Ladies AuxiliaryRoyal Canadian Legion #286

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* Mr. Ken RyniakMr. John and Mrs. Betty RyningMr. and Mrs. Donald SaarMr. Martin SahnwaldMr. Albert and Mrs. Ann SamuelMr. Ronald and Mrs. Phyllis M. SandeMr. Clifford SandenMrs. Margaret SandermanMr. Gordon and Mrs. Catherine SandersMr. Peter SandlMr. Steven and Mrs. Peggy SankeySargent Ladies GroupMr. Steve and Mrs. Betty SarugaMr. David SaulSavell Enterprises Inc.Saverio Schiralli Agencies Ltd.Mrs. Beatrice M. SchafferMr. Harold ScheffelmaierMr. Thomas and Mrs. Lisa SchenkelMr. J.C. and Mrs. Jane ScheurkogelMr. Ronald and Mrs. Marion SchileMr. A. R. and Mrs. J. M. SchindelerMrs. Albina SchisselMr. Jeff and Mrs. Brenda SchlenderMr. Dennis and Mrs. Elizabeth SchmidtMr. W. Adam SchmidtMr. Terry Schmidtke and

Mrs. Heather Scott

302004 Annual Report

Contributions made in the period January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004 will place a donor in the appropriate cumulative category.An (*) indicates STARS Vision Critical Campaign supporters showing total cumulative contributions, gifts and pledges.If you prefer not to be listed in the future, please contact our Donations Department at 403-295-1811.

Contributions made in the period January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004 will place a donor in the appropriate cumulative category.An (*) indicates STARS Vision Critical Campaign supporters showing total cumulative contributions, gifts and pledges.

If you prefer not to be listed in the future, please contact our Donations Department at 403-295-1811.

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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

322004 Annual Report

OVERVIEWThe 2004 fiscal year was again a very successful year of

operations for STARS. The air medical operations remain the

most visible of STARS' programs, and service delivery continued

out of Edmonton and Calgary with two helicopters stationed in

each base. Significant expansion occurred in the other two

operating programs: the Emergency Link Centre continued to

expand in volume of calls and industry site registrations; and

the Centre for Education and Research in Transport and

Emergency Care doubled its capacity with the addition of a

second donor funded mobile HPS unit late in 2004. As a result

of this continued partnership with you, our donors and

stakeholders, we are able to continue to provide these

emergency medical, dispatch and education services.

The following discussion and analysis should be read in

conjunction with the accompanying audited financial statements

and the other information contained in this annual report.

FUNDS RAISED

STARS continues its mission with very strong support and

partnerships with the general public, corporate donors and

government. Together, these contributors funded a total of

$22.2 million for general operations. STARS' structured

fundraising and donations totaled $19.2 million, very consistent

with 2003 reflecting the similar nature of the programs and the

strong continued community support. Net funds (after direct

costs) decreased by $325,000 to $12.5 million due to increased

costs of program delivery. These were offset in part by

improved returns on the investment portfolio.

Total operations revenues increased by $450,000 over 2003 to

$3 million primarily due to a new rotary air ambulance service

delivery agreement with Capital Health and the Calgary Health

Region as supported by Alberta Health and Wellness. This

agreement, effective October 1, 2004, replaced the previous

agreement with Alberta Health and Wellness and provided 43%

of the funding for the air medical program in 2004. Under this

agreement, STARS must bear the cost of fuel. The previous

agreement provided for a reimbursement based on mission time

plus a monthly standby amount and the government bore the

cost of fuel. The 2005 funding under this agreement will total

approximately $3.5 million. The 1,082 operational missions

flown in 2004 was a 2% increase from 2003.

Slight increases in other revenues were realized from cost

recoveries. These arose from: provision of HPS training services

to certain rural-based medical professionals; provision of

maintenance services for simulators; and, 911 services

coordinated by the ELC. In 2005, STARS will continue to expand

these and other cost recovery services to offset some of the

costs of program expansion.

OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURES

Air Medical Operations

Air medical service delivery costs totaled $6.6 million in 2004,

down slightly from $6.7 million in 2003 due to deferral of certain

aircraft maintenance programs. STARS' engineers deferred the

costs of a major engine overhaul by swapping engines between

aircraft to better balance component usage times. In 2004, air

medical operations further enhanced ongoing quality and safety

improvements through expanded night vision goggle use and new

global positioning system route mapping.

STARS operates two bases, Edmonton and Calgary, with two

operational helicopters at each base. One full operational crew

is on-site at each base “24/7”. Of the $6.6 million total

program costs, $4.5 million (69%) is attributed to personnel.

Each base staffs: nine full-time equivalent pilots, about 30

part-time medical crew (flight paramedics and flight nurses),

referral emergency physicians, management and administrative

support. Supplies, maintenance material and other

consumables including fuel accounted for $900,000 (14%) of

the 2004 total. Under the new Affiliation Agreements signed

with the Calgary Health Region and Capital Health in October,

2004, STARS will be responsible for all mission-related fuel

costs. As a result, we anticipate costs to increase by about

$400,000 due to absorption of fuel costs (compensated for by

an increase in the annual program funding). In 2005, the

Aviation costs will also increase due to scheduled maintenance

on two of the aircraft.

Communication - STARS Emergency Link Centre®

The STARS Emergency Link Centre (ELC) provides

four primary functions:

• Dispatch and flight coordination for

STARS emergency transports;

• 911 call centre support for fire and ground ambulance in

Mountain View County;

• The Rapid Access Line, serving the Calgary Health Region; and,

• The Site Registration program, providing the energy

industry and others with a means of pre-registering remote

worksites in order to provide more effective emergency

medical response if required.

The total cost of providing these programs was $1.1 million in

2004, a 19% increase from 2003 primarily due to additional

staffing and technology costs necessary to handle increasing

volumes and levels of service. Personnel costs account for 79%

of the ELC budget, with technology support accounting for

another 10%. Call volumes for the ELC continue to exceed

2,000 per month on average including STARS emergency calls,

911 calls and site registration calls. Site registration volumes

also continue to increase as the program gains popularity, with

about 2,500 temporary and permanent sites registered at the

peak of the drilling season.

The ELC recovers a small portion of costs through charging the

municipalities utilizing the 911 service. STARS is implementing

additional revenue generation options for the non-dispatch

services provided by the ELC.

Education - STARS Centre for Education and Research in

Transport and Emergency Care

Recognizing that effective pre-hospital emergency care begins

prior to the arrival of an air ambulance, STARS places strong

emphasis on education of emergency care personnel throughout

the Chain of Survival. The newly formed STARS Centre for

Education and Research in Transport and Emergency Care

continues to expand to meet this educational need. Program

costs increased by 57% in 2004 to total $629,000, reflecting

increased staffing to accommodate introduction of a second

mobile unit and increased technical support.

The second mobile unit was acquired through the Vision Critical

Campaign late in 2004 and commenced operations in

March, 2005, enabling one mobile unit to operate out of each

base. Through a partnership with the manufacturer of the human

patient simulators used by STARS, STARS provides certain

technical support activities on behalf of the manufacturer on a full

cost recovery basis (about $70,000 in 2004). In addition to these

cost recoveries, STARS also provides certain specialized medical

training on a cost recovery basis. The full-year impact of the

second mobile unit plus the expanded technical support are

expected to add about 30% to the 2005 costs, but it is anticipated

that this will be substantially offset by increased cost recoveries.

Society Administration

Administrative support includes a wide range of functions that

impact all operational areas of STARS including: all financial

reporting functions; organization governance including the

executive office and board of directors; information systems

development and support; facilities maintenance; external

professional auditors and advisors; and general office supply

and process costs. Administrative costs totaled $1.9 million in

2004, a 15% increase over the prior year with the increase

primarily due to required expansion in HR/payroll staffing

(administrative personnel account for 38% of total department

costs) and costs incurred to improve the information systems for

the medical, aviation and communication operations (27% of

total department costs). STARS maintains its non-financial

operational data through proprietary data applications, and the

combined needs of users, demands for privacy and security and

constantly evolving technologies necessitated a higher

investment in information systems infrastructure than was

budgeted. Governance, privacy and security response will

continue to be in high focus in 2005.

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352004 Annual Report

OPERATIONAL RISKSIn providing its services, STARS must consider potential risks

across the entire spectrum of its operations including:

Safety and Regulatory - STARS undergoes and passes

numerous safety and operational external reviews and audits

annually. STARS has rigorous staff training standards and

maintains internal safety and quality assurance committees to

ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements and

alignment with best practices in medical transport systems.

Financial - STARS depends on broad public fundraising to

finance the majority of its operations and maintains an

extremely strong profile and reputation with its

stakeholders. In addition, STARS maintains very strong

relations with the business community, Alberta government

and regional health authorities. Therefore, STARS adheres

to high standards of governance and financial stewardship

which are regularly reviewed. In the event of unforeseen

adverse financial events, STARS maintains sufficient

investment reserves to continue operations until

contingencies can be resolved. STARS' operating budgets

are approved by the Boards of Directors and regularly

monitored. STARS pre-purchases foreign currencies to

reduce currency risk on anticipated foreign sourced

equipment purchase liabilities and is assessing strategies

related to the proposed helicopter acquisitions.

Insurance - STARS maintains an accident-free flight record,

high quality standards and coordinates through brokers to

optimize its insurance coverage and minimize premiums.

Competition - STARS' mission is optimal pre-hospital care for

critically ill and injured persons. Through its Chain of Survival

Fund initiative and other programs STARS endeavours to build

partnering opportunities throughout Alberta and southeastern

British Columbia (our service & referral area) which contribute

to the efficient delivery of high quality air ambulance services.

OUTLOOKSTARS began 2005 with a sold-out lottery and very strong

response to its fundraising galas. The 2005 budget was built on

an assumption of consistent receipts from existing fundraising

programs. STARS anticipates that general operating costs will

increase about 10% in 2005, including 2% for inflation factors,

2% for expanded education services, 1% for expanded

communication services, 2% for administration and special

projects, and 3% for fuel. In addition, costs are expected to

increase about 7% due to periodic maintenance. Some of these

costs are offset by designated donor funding.

The new technology helicopters continue to undergo certification

testing, and are not anticipated to be configured with all safety

equipment required by STARS until 2008. The deposits paid are

refundable to STARS if the contract does not proceed.

STARS continues to be a key component of the health safety net

in Alberta and southeastern British Columbia.

MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (CONTINUED)

342004 Annual Report

Fundraising Administration

Fundraising administrative expenses represent the personnel

and infrastructure costs associated with maintaining the

programs, profile and volunteer base necessary to raise the

funds required by the Organization. Total costs increased 14%

in 2004 to $1.5 million primarily due to staffing increases.

Personnel costs account for 80% of the total costs. Fundraising

administrative expenses represent 8% of gross funds raised and

12% of net funds raised (7% and 11% respectively for 2003).

Some of the Fundraising administration was directed to support

of the Vision Critical Campaign.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization expenses for 2004 totaled $1.4

million relative to $1.3 million for the prior year. STARS

amortizes its capital assets on a straight-line basis over the

estimated useful life, varying from a two-year period for some

application software to 20 years for the helicopters. In the fourth

quarter of 2004, STARS acquired a fifth BK117 helicopter and a

second mobile HPS unit. As neither of these were put into

service by year-end, they were not depreciated.

Goods & Services Tax

As a registered charity, STARS Society and STARS Foundation

are eligible to recover a portion of GST paid, resulting in a net

GST expense for the year. During 2003, STARS recovered

certain GST amounts related to prior years, resulting in a lower

net GST cost for 2003 as compared to the current year.

Chain of Survival

The Chain of Survival expenditure identifies an amount pledged

by STARS out of the gross lottery proceeds to assist other

emergency service providers. During 2004, STARS contributed

$474,000 to 63 partners in the Chain of Survival throughout

Alberta. The recipients are determined by a committee

comprised of STARS and arm's length evaluators and must be

“qualified donees” pursuant to the rules governing charities in

the Income Tax Act.

VISION CRITICAL CAMPAIGNThe Vision Critical Campaign was initiated in 2003 with the goal

of raising $25 million over a five year period to fund new

technology helicopters and the expansion of the education

program. As a result, the funds are segregated from general

operating accounts. To December 31, 2004, $9.2 million of

donations had been received, including a $5 million funding by

STARS from its Helicopter and Equipment Replacement Fund and

$10.8 million additional donations were pledged. The VCC

applied $1.4 million to deposits on the new helicopters and

$263,000 to purchase a second mobile HPS unit for the

education program. The balance of the funds are maintained for

VCC expenses or invested in low-risk investments.

CAPITAL ASSETSCapital expenditures in 2004 totalled $4.9 million of which the

acquisition of a fifth BK117 helicopter represented about $3.9

million. Other expenditures included the night vision goggle

upgrade for the third helicopter in the fleet ($301,000), acquisition

of the second mobile HPS unit ($263,000), and other equipment

additions. The new BK117 was acquired to provide resources for

possible base expansion and to supplement the performance

capabilities of the existing fleet. The world-wide market for this

type of aircraft is very strong, and lead times to procure aircraft in

the configuration required by STARS can be very difficult.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

During 2004, STARS raised $22.2 million to finance its total

cash expenditures of $19.2, yielding $3.0 million of available

cash flow which was applied to bank debt, capital expenditures

and working capital. A new banking facility of $3.5 million was

drawn to finance the majority of the helicopter acquisition. To

finance short-term operations, STARS has working capital

(excluding bank debt) at year-end of $2.4 million plus the

majority of its annual fundraising occurs early in the calendar

year through the lottery and calendar sales. The Legacy and

Helicopter and Equipment Replacement funds total $8.3 million

and are invested in mutual funds and are available to meet

future capital and expansion needs and to cushion unexpected

changes in the fundraising programs. The operating budget for

2005 is covered through anticipated sources of recurring

funding, and no increase to bank debt is anticipated.

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COMBINED BALANCE SHEET(THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)

372004 Annual Report

As at December 31 2004 2003

Assets

Current

Cash and cash equivalents (Note 8) $ 1,472 $ 879

Receivables 575 459

Deferred expenses (Note 3) 754 472

Prepaid expenses 153 149

Helicopter parts and stores inventory 625 638

3,579 2,597

Deferred expenses (Note 3) - 59

Investments (Note 4) 15,503 13,053

Capital assets (Note 5) 16,827 12,422

32,330 25,534

$ 35,909 $ 28,131

Liabilities and Fund Balances

Current

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 987 $ 648

Deferred revenue (Note 3) 216 158

Bank debt (Note 6) 3,500 800

4,703 1,606

Fund balances

Operating Fund 1,921 1,921

Legacy Fund 5,103 4,603

Helicopter and Equipment Replacement Fund 3,172 7,224

Chain of Survival Fund 59 33

Investment in Capital Assets 11,709 11,622

Total Unrestricted 21,964 25,403

Vision Critical Campaign Fund (Notes 4, 5) 9,222 1,102

Endowment Fund 20 20

31,206 26,525

$ 35,909 $ 28,131

Commitments and contingencies (Notes 7, 11 and 13)

On behalf of the Board

Doug Martin Art HironakaDirector Director

AUDITORS' REPORT

362004 Annual Report

TO THE DIRECTORS OFAlberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service Foundation,Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society,Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (Canada) andSTARS Aviation Canada Inc., known collectively as “STARS”, “Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service” or “the Organization”

We have audited the combined balance sheet of STARS as at December 31, 2004 and the combined statements of operations and

fundraising, changes in fund balances and cash flows for the year then ended. These combined financial statements are the responsibility

of the Organization's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these combined financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan

and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the combined financial statements are free of material misstatement.

An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the combined financial statements.

An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as

evaluating the overall combined financial statement presentation.

In our opinion, these combined financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Organization

as at December 31, 2004 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with Canadian

generally accepted accounting principles.

Calgary, Alberta

April 1, 2005 Chartered Accountants

MANAGEMENT'S REPORTThe accompanying combined financial statements of STARS as at December 31, 2004 and all other financial and operating

information contained in this Annual Report are the responsibility of management. The combined financial statements have been

prepared in accordance with accounting policies detailed in the notes to the combined financial statements and in accordance with

generally accepted accounting principles in Canada.

The Organization's systems of internal controls have been designed and maintained to provide reasonable assurance that assets are

properly safeguarded and that the financial records are sufficiently well maintained to provide relevant, timely and reliable

information to management. Management believes the systems of internal controls were operating effectively in 2004.

External auditors, appointed by the Directors, have independently examined the combined financial statements. They have performed

such tests as they deemed necessary to enable them to express an opinion on these combined financial statements.

The Audit Committee has reviewed these combined financial statements with management and the external auditors. The respective

Boards of Directors have approved these combined financial statements on the recommendation of the Audit Committee.

D. Gregory Powell, MD FRCPC Dale R. Renz, CA

President and Chief Executive Officer Vice President, Finance and Administration

April 12, 2005

See accompanying notes to the combined financial statements.

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COMBINED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES(THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)

392004 Annual Report

For the year ended December 31

2004 Helicopterand Net Vision

Equipment Chain of Investment CriticalOperating Legacy Replacement Survival in Capital Total Campaign

Fund Fund Fund Fund Assets General Fund Endowment

Balance, beginning of year $ 1,921 $ 4,603 $ 7,224 $ 33 $11,622 $25,403 $ 1,102 $ 20

Combined excess of income

over expenditures 3,452 - - (474) (1,417) 1,561 3,120 -

Inter-fund transfers (3,452) 500 (2,548) 500 - (5,000) 5,000 -

Purchase of capital assets

net of long-term debt - - (704) - 704 - - -

Repayment of debt - - (800) - 800 - - -

Balance, end of year $ 1,921 $ 5,103 $ 3,172 $ 59 $11,709 $21,964 $ 9,222 $ 20

2003 Helicopter Secondsand Net Vision Count

Equipment Chain of Investment Critical CapitalOperating Legacy Replacement Survival in Capital Total Campaign Campaign

Fund Fund Fund Fund Assets General Fund Endowment Fund

Balance, beginning of year $ 1,921 $ 4,083 $ 5,641 $ 15 $11,524 $23,184 $ - $ 20 $ -

Combined excess of income

over expenditures 4,006 - - (482) (1,325) 2,199 1,102 - 20

Inter-fund transfers (4,006) 520 3,006 500 - 20 - - (20)

Purchase of capital assets

net of long-term debt - - (623) - 623 - - - -

Repayment of debt - - (800) - 800 - - - -

Balance, end of year $ 1,921 $ 4,603 $ 7,224 $ 33 $11,622 $25,403 $ 1,102 $ 20 -

COMBINED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND FUNDRAISING(THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)

382004 Annual Report

For the year ended December 31

Funds Raised Direct Expenses Net Net

General 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003

Fundraising

Lottery $ 11,862 $ 11,862 $ 4,510 $ 4,549 $ 7,352 $ 7,313

Fundraising 4,338 4,467 932 985 3,406 3,482

Calendar 2,614 2,636 1,352 1,153 1,262 1,483

Investment 432 320 - - 432 320

19,246 19,285 6,794 6,687 12,452 12,598

Administration - - 1,492 1,313 (1,492) (1,313)

19,246 19,285 8,286 8,000 10,960 11,285

Operations

Air-medical 2,849 2,484 6,596 6,681 (3,747) (4,197)

Communications 55 35 1,146 966 (1,091) (931)

Education 97 29 629 400 (532) (371)

3,001 2,548 8,371 8,047 (5,370) (5,499)

22,247 21,833 16,657 16,047 5,590 5,786

Indirect expenses

Administration 1,892 1,646

Amortization 1,417 1,324

GST not recoverable 246 135

Chain of Survival 474 482

4,029 3,587

Combined excess of income over expenditures $ 1,561 $ 2,199

For the year ended December 31

Funds Raised Direct Expenses Net Net

Vision Critical Campaign 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003

Restricted Funds

Vision Critical Campaign $ 3,470 $ 1,508 $ 330 $ 406 $ 3,140 $ 1,102

Loss on donations in kind (41) - - - (41) -

Investment income 21 - - - 21 -

Combined excess of income over expenditures $ 3,450 $ 1,508 $ 330 $ 406 $ 3,120 $ 1,102

See accompanying notes to the combined financial statements.See accompanying notes to the combined financial statements.

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1. GENERALThese combined financial statements represent the financial position and the combined operations as at, and for the year

ended, December 31, 2004 of the Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service Foundation (the “Foundation”), the Alberta Shock

Trauma Air Rescue Society (the “Society”), STARS Aviation Canada Inc. (“Aviation”) and Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society

(Canada) (“STARS (Canada)”). Collectively these entities are referred to as “STARS”, “Shock Trauma Air Rescue Services” or

“the Organization”. Each entity has a separate Board of Directors, although some Directors are common to more than one

Board. Transactions and balances between the entities have been eliminated in arriving at the combined financial statements.

The Society, Foundation and STARS (Canada) are non-taxable registered charities pursuant to Section 149 of the Income Tax Act

(Canada). Aviation is a taxable corporation incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act.

The Society provides highly specialized emergency air-medical transport to critically ill and injured patients in Alberta and

southeastern British Columbia. The Society is dependent upon contributions from the Foundation and other funding to continue

its operations. The Foundation conducts fundraising activities in Alberta in support of the Society. Additional funding is received

from Alberta Health and Wellness, specified regional health authorities and from minor cost recovery initiatives.

Description of funds:

STARS allocates accumulated or retained surpluses to specified funds for purposes designated as follows:

Internally restricted funds:

The Legacy Fund exists to provide funds for future training, education and operations of STARS. The Helicopter and Equipment

Replacement Fund exists to fund future replacement of existing helicopters and equipment. The Chain of Survival Fund exists

for the purpose of providing funding to not-for-profit partners within the Chain of Survival.

Externally restricted funds:

The Endowment Fund is a fund where the principal assets are to be maintained for a minimum of ten years or according to the

wishes of the donor; there is no restriction on the earnings from these assets provided the revenue is expended in accordance

with the objectives of STARS. The Vision Critical Campaign Fund was created in 2003 to fund the acquisition of two advanced

technology helicopters and the creation of a STARS Centre for Education and Research, with a goal to raise $25 million.

Unrestricted funds and net equity in capital assets

The Operating Fund is an unrestricted fund which accounts for revenues and expenditures related to program delivery and

administrative activities. The net investment in capital assets is the net book value of capital assets less associated debt.

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIESa) Revenue recognition

STARS follows the restricted fund method of accounting for contributions where activity in externally restricted funds is

segregated from general operations.

STARS recognizes unrestricted donations when the amounts to be received can be reasonably estimated and ultimate

collection is reasonably assured.

Income received and costs incurred prior to a fundraising event's completion date are recorded as deferred revenue and expenses.

Restricted contributions to a restricted Capital Campaign are recognized as revenue in the designated capital fund in the period received.

Funding received from government, including regional health authorities, is considered to be a contribution. Program cost

recoveries are considered other revenues.

COMBINED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS(THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)

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General Restricted

For the year ended December 31 2004 2003 2004 2003

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

Operations

Combined excess of income over expenditures $ 1,561 $ 2,199 $ 3,120 $ 1,102

Items not requiring cash outlay:

Amortization 1,417 1,324 - -

Changes in non-cash operating working capital (Note 8) 7 196 - -

2,985 3,719 3,120 1,102

Financing

Capital campaigns, net proceeds - 830 - -

Inter-fund transfer (5,000) - 5,000 -

Bank loan for helicopter acquisition 3,500 - - -

Repayment of prior bank debt (800) (800) - -

(2,300) 30 5,000 -

Investing

Decrease (increase) in investments, net 4,052 (2,375) (6,502) (1,102)

Deposits on advanced technology helicopters 469 - (1,355) -

Purchase of capital assets (4,672) (622) (263) -

Deferred expenditures 59 - - -

(92) (2,997) (8,120) (1,102)

Net increase in cash balances 593 752 - -

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year 879 127 - -

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year $ 1,472 $ 879 $ - $ -

See accompanying notes to the combined financial statements.

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j) Income taxes - STARS Aviation Canada Inc.

As a taxable corporation (for reasons related to the aircraft operating certificates) STARS Aviation Canada Inc. determines its

income tax provision using the liability method of tax allocation. Future income taxes are calculated by applying estimated future

income tax rates to the current difference, if any, between the tax basis of an asset or liability and its corresponding book value.

3. DEFERRED REVENUE AND EXPENSES ($000s)

2004 2003

Deferred Chain of Survival expenses $ 79 $ 118

Deferred lottery expenses 647 381

Deferred fundraising gala expenses 28 32

754 531

Less: long-term portion of Deferred Chain of Survival expenses - (59)

$ 754 $ 472

Deferred fundraising gala revenue $ (175) $ (158)

Deferred program grants (41) -

$ (216) $ (158)

In 2003, STARS committed to making certain Chain of Survival contributions over a two year period subject to availability

of funding from the annual lottery receipts.

4. INVESTMENTSInvestments are recorded at cost and are comprised as follows:

($000s)

2004 2003

General account mutual fund investments $ 7,899 $ 11,951

Vision Critical Campaign

Cash and cash equivalents 3,292 810

Donations in kind held for resale 27 292

Mutual funds 4,285 -

Total VCC investments 7,604 1,102

Total investments, at cost $ 15,503 $ 13,053

Total investments, at market value $ 16,604 $ 13,132

The majority of unrestricted investments are professionally managed under pooled portfolio management service agreements.

The long-term investment strategy is to establish an appropriate mix of debt and equity investments to balance investment

income and growth with preservation of funds for future needs. The investments are recorded at cost. Market value of the

mutual fund investments at December 31, 2004 was $13,284 (2003 - $12,030). Market value of cash and cash equivalents

and the donations in kind approximates book value.

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b) Fund transfers

Annually, the STARS Foundation Board of Directors approves a portion of net funds from the lottery be designated to the Chain

of Survival Fund. Annual operating surplus, if any, is allocated as follows:

The first $500,000 of combined excess of general revenue over expenditures is allocated to the Helicopter and Equipment

Replacement Fund; the next $500,000 of combined excess of revenue over expenditures is allocated to the Legacy Fund and

any remaining operating surplus is allocated to the Helicopter and Equipment Replacement Fund. The Board may, at its

discretion, allocate additional amounts by inter-fund transfers. In 2004, the Organization allocated $5 million from the

Helicopter and Equipment Replacement Fund to the Vision Critical Campaign fund.

c) Investments

Investments are recorded at cost. Donations in kind held for resale are recorded at market value on the date of donations.

The carrying values of long-term investments are adjusted to reflect declines in value which are other than temporary.

Gains and losses on the sale of investments are reported as fundraising activity for the fund to which they relate.

d) Capital assets

STARS provides for amortization over the estimated useful life of its assets on a straight-line basis to the estimated salvage

or residual value as follows:

Helicopters 20 years

Other equipment 2 to 5 years

e) Donations of services and materials

Donations in kind are recorded at fair market value only when fair market value can be reasonably estimated and when the

donated materials or services would normally otherwise be purchased and paid for by STARS. Volunteers contribute substantial

donated time and services throughout the year to STARS but because of the difficulty of determining fair market value of these

donated services, the value is not recorded in these financial statements.

f) Financial instruments

Financial instruments consist of receivables, investments, accounts payable and accrued liabilities and bank debt. The fair

values of the financial instruments approximate their carrying values, unless otherwise noted. The Organization is exposed to

fluctuations in Canada/U.S. currency exchange rates. The Organization may, when appropriate, utilize other financial

instruments to manage its exposure to this risk.

g) Use of estimates

The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the

reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenue and

expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from and affect the results reported in these financial statements.

h) Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, balances with banks net of overdrafts and short-term deposits with original

maturities of three months or less. Bank borrowings are considered to be financing activities.

i) Inventories

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Cost is determined on a weighted-average basis for store

merchandise and on a specific item basis for aircraft parts.

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5. CAPITAL ASSETS (CONTINUED)

2003Accumulated Net Book

Cost Amortization Value

Helicopters $ 13,305 $ 2,871 $ 10,434

Night vision goggles 402 79 323

Medical equipment 632 560 72

Office equipment 1,165 757 408

Aircraft equipment 305 196 109

Computer equipment and software 1,080 920 160

Leasehold improvements 579 470 109

Human patient simulator 724 413 311

HPS - mobile unit 197 170 27

Deposit on advanced technology helicopters 469 - 469

$ 18,858 $ 6,436 $ 12,422

Through the VCC fund, STARS has paid $1,355 on two refundable options in the production queue with Agusta Bell in respect of

two advanced technology helicopters. The options allow STARS to strategically and comprehensively review the value of this

aircraft to STARS' operations. Future deposit obligations include: $500 US due 15 months prior to delivery of the first

helicopter; and, $500 US due six months prior to delivery of the first helicopter. The total contract value is approximately

$10,000 US per aircraft. This agreement may be terminated by either party before the third deposit or fifteen months prior to

the projected delivery date. In December 2004, STARS acquired a fifth BK117 helicopter which is presently undergoing

upgrades to conform to the operational standards of the remainder of the fleet.

6. BANK DEBTIn December 2004, the Organization acquired a fifth BK117 helicopter at the purchase cost of $3,990 Cdn of which $3,500 Cdn

was financed through a convertible revolving credit facility. The facility provided by a major Canadian Chartered bank is

secured by a first fixed and floating charge on specified property. The revolving facility bears interest at bank prime rate and

is convertible to a term loan. STARS has a line of credit of up to $100 due on demand and bearing interest at prime plus 1%.

As at December 31, 2004, $55 was unused.

2004 2003

$ 3,500 $ -

During 2004, a fixed rate term loan of $800 relating to the fourth helicopter purchased was repaid.

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)(THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)December 31

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4. INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)The Vision Critical Campaign funds are designated for the purchase of new helicopters and the establishment of a STARS

Centre for Education and Research in Transport and Emergency Care. The investment strategy for VCC funds is short term,

low-risk, liquid investments. Cash and cash equivalents are held in interest bearing accounts. Subsequent to year-end the

mutual fund investments (representing funding of the balance of the STARS $5 million pledge to the VCC) were transferred into

cash-equivalent investments. The donations in kind held for resale are liquidated as soon as possible and any gain or loss on

disposal is allocated to the fund.

5. CAPITAL ASSETS

2004Accumulated Net Book

Cost Amortization Value

Helicopters $ 13,524 $ 3,563 $ 9,961

Night vision goggles 565 196 369

Medical equipment 647 618 29

Office equipment 1,265 957 308

Aircraft equipment 309 236 73

Computer equipment and software 1,173 1,014 159

Leasehold improvements 598 516 82

Human patient simulator 788 562 226

HPS - first mobile unit 202 190 12

Helicopter acquired December 2004 - undergoing upgrade 3,990 - 3,990

Total general capital assets 23,061 7,852 15,209

VCC funded capital assets

HPS - second mobile unit 263 - 263

Deposit on advanced technology helicopters 1,355 - 1,355

1,618 - 1,618

$ 24,679 $ 7,852 $ 16,827

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11. CONTINGENCIESSTARS is named, along with other parties, in one claim for which neither the outcome nor amount are ascertainable at this time.

STARS is of the opinion that it should have no liability in this regard, but in the event of an adverse resolution, STARS believes it

has adequate insurance coverage in place and no cost estimate has been accrued.

12. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO COMPLY WITH THE DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ALBERTA CHARITABLE FUNDRAISING ACTGross contributions, including capital campaign receipts, governed by the Alberta Charitable Fundraising Act totalled $ 10,381

(2003 - $8,448). In addition, $11,862 of gross proceeds were realized from lottery sales and other gaming activities governed

by the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Act (2003 - $12,045). All expenses incurred for the purposes of soliciting contributions under

the Charitable Fundraising Act were $4,106 (2003 - $3,937). Of these expenditures $1,714 (2003 - $1,444) were paid as

remuneration to employees whose principal duties involve fundraising. Also included in expenditures for soliciting contributions

were $411 (2003 - $465) paid as remuneration to third party fundraising businesses, including any expenses or fees paid by

the charitable organization on behalf of the fundraising businesses or as reimbursements to the fundraising businesses.

13. COMMITMENTSEffective October 1, 2004, the Organization entered into an Affiliation Agreement with each of Capital Health and the Calgary

Health Region with the co-operation of Alberta Health and Wellness. Under the Agreements, STARS receives annual funding

from each of the regions to provide rotary wing emergency air medical services pursuant to specified conditions. The initial

term of the Agreements continues to March 31, 2008 with provision for renewal thereafter.

14. COMPARATIVE FIGURESCertain items in the comparative combined financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the presentation of these

2004 combined financial statements.

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7. LEASE OBLIGATIONS AND COMMITMENTSThe Calgary base lease was renewed subsequent to year end for a five year term. STARS has a month-to-month lease for its

Edmonton base at a cost of approximately $12 per month.

Year Office Lease Equipment

2005 $ 377 $ 20

2006 365 10

2007 365 -

2008 360 -

2009 358 -

8. SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

2004 2003

Change in non-cash operating working capital:

Receivables $ (116) $ 231

Deferred expenses (283) 102

Prepaids (4) (3)

Inventories 13 (63)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 339 (98)

Deferred revenue 58 27

$ 7 $ 196

In 2004, STARS paid interest of $23 (2003 - $64) relating to bank debt.

9. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONSSTARS paid professional fees of $12 (2003 - $28) for services provided by a company whose senior client partner is a director

of the Organization.

10. ECONOMIC DEPENDENCEApproximately 12.6% of revenues for the year ended December 31, 2004 were derived from agreements with Alberta Health

and Wellness (“AH&W”) and the Capital Health and Calgary Health regions (2003 - 11.4%). The AH&W agreement initially

expired on January 31, 2003 and was extended over to September 30, 2004. Effective October 1, 2004 the Organization

entered into a three year affiliation agreement with each of Capital Health and the Calgary Health Region for the provision of

rotary wing air ambulance services under specified terms.

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STARS personnel and volunteers and takes appropriate remedialand preventative actions as required.

Succession PlanningThe Boards ensure that a process is established that adequatelyprovides for succession planning, both within the Boards itselfand for senior members of management.

COMPOSITION OF THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORSThe Board of STARS Society had 16 Directors as of December 31, 2004 and the Board of STARS Foundation had 13 Directors. As of December 31, 2004, the membership of theFoundation Board included an overlap of six members of theSociety Board. The Chief Executive Officer is a Director andmember of senior management and is an ex-officio member ofthe Boards' Standing Committees.

STARS Aviation has a sole Director and is governed by its soleshareholder, the STARS Society.

A Board of three volunteer Directors governs STARS (Canada),two Directors being independent and non-related and oneDirector being the Chief Executive Officer and related.STARS (Canada) is not active at this time.

BOARD COMMITTEESStanding Committees:The Boards of Directors of the STARS Society and the STARSFoundation have five combined Standing Committees that assistthe Boards in fulfilling their mandate.

The Boards annually review and appoint members to thecombined Standing Committees with mandates as outlined inthe Board-approved Terms of Reference for the Committees. Allcommittees make recommendations to the respective Boardsfor approval and do not act independently unless specificallyauthorized to do so by the Boards of Directors.

Five Standing Committees assist the Boards in their stewardshiprole: the Governance and Nominating Committee, the Financeand Audit Committee, the Investment Committee, the HumanResources and Compensation Committee, and the Safety andRisk Management Committee. The majority of members of allStanding Committees are non-management directors andunrelated. The Investment Committee currently has twoexternal, non-related, non-Director members. The Board Chairsand the Chief Executive Officer are ex-officio members of theStanding Committees. Appropriate skills and expertise areconsidered in the formation of each respective Committee.

Governance and Nominating CommitteeThe Governance and Nominating Committee monitors and managesBoard governance practices and is responsible for proposing allnominees to the Boards and the Committees, monitoring Boardeffectiveness and performance according to the goals andobjectives of the Organizations, and overseeing orientation of newboard members and ongoing education of incumbent members.

Finance and Audit CommitteeThe Finance and Audit Committee monitors the financialaccountability, risk and integrity of the Organizations, ensuring thatappropriate internal control and reporting systems are in place.The Committee reviews the annual financial audit and quarterlyfinancial statements and reports its findings and recommendationsto the Boards. The Committee reviews the terms of engagement,including fees, of the external auditors and recommends theappointment of the auditors on an annual basis. As required, theCommittee meets independently of management and of theexternal auditors. One member of the Committee must have afinancial designation as is required by the terms of reference forthat committee.

Investment CommitteeThe Investment Committee is responsible for monitoringinvestment returns, reviewing the investment strategies andmaking recommendations to the Board on investment policy and overall strategy.

Safety and Risk Management CommitteeThe Safety and Risk Management Committee assists the Boards incarrying out its responsibilities by monitoring and discussing principalrisks identified by management and faced by the Organizations.

Human Resources and Compensation CommitteeThe Human Resources and Compensation Committee is responsiblefor monitoring compensation and human resource policies,developing and monitoring a succession plan for the Chief ExecutiveOfficer of the Organizations, the annual performance review andcompensation recommendations for the Chief Executive Officer, andthe annual review of senior management compensation.

Executive CompensationThe Human Resources and Compensation Committee annuallyreviews overall compensation and benefits. The remuneration forthe Chief Executive Officer and senior management is independentlyevaluated by the Human Resources and Compensation Committee,utilizing market assessments and various industry and professionalbenchmarks, including those for charitable and non-profitorganizations. The Committee's conclusions are recommended tothe Board of Directors for approval.

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

STATEMENT OF GOVERNANCE PRACTICESThe STARS Boards of Directors and management apply highstandards of organizational governance as required andappropriate in the voluntary, non-profit sector.

Effective governance requires sound, ethical and legal processesand direction consistent with the Organization's vision and missionand adequate controls to ensure appropriate stewardship of theOrganization's resources. For non-profit, charitable organizations,this reflects appropriate guidance and protection of the benefitsand services provided to the community and sound stewardship ofthe resources, whether funding, volunteer time, financial or otherexpertise, or other skills committed to the organization.

The STARS Boards of Directors recognize and are committed totheir governance responsibilities to all stakeholders includingour patients, the provincial government, regional healthauthorities, emergency service providers, corporate andcommunity donors, volunteers, employees and the generalpublic. STARS is committed to the ongoing evaluation andapplication of best practices in governance, to promote ahealthy, productive and effective organization.

CHARITABLE STATUS AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTUREThe Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (“STARS Society”),the Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service Foundation(“STARS Foundation”) and the Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society(Canada) (“STARS Canada”) are each non-profit and registeredcharitable organizations (“Organizations”), under the Income TaxAct (Canada). STARS Foundation is also designated as a publicfoundation. STARS Aviation Canada Inc (“STARS Aviation”) is awholly owned subsidiary of STARS Society and is a taxableCanadian Corporation which retains ownership of helicoptersand operating licenses to meet Transport Canada requirements.Collectively, this group is known as STARS.

BOARDS OF DIRECTORS - VOLUNTEER GOVERNANCEAs non-profit entities, STARS Society, STARS Foundation andSTARS Canada have no shareholders and are each governed by a volunteer board of directors. STARS Aviation is governed byshareholder resolutions of STARS Society. The members of therespective Boards do not receive any remuneration,consideration, or fees for undertaking the responsibilities, risksand the significant time commitment involved in being a director.

In 2000, the Boards established a standing Governance andNominating Committee. Formalized Guidelines for Governance andTerms of Reference for standing committees are regularly reviewedand revised as required. In addition, the Boards carry out an annualreview of the effectiveness of board governance practices.

MANDATE OF THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORSThe fundamental responsibility of the Boards of Directors is tooversee the management of the organization, with a view tomaximizing benefit and value to the community in carrying outthe Vision, Mission and Strategic Objectives and to ensure theongoing continuity and strength of its membership. The Boards'responsibility includes, among others, the appointment of theChief Executive Officer and other officers, approval of seniormanagement compensation, and monitoring of the performanceof the Chief Executive Officer. The Boards have establishedadministrative procedures which prescribe the rules governingthe approval of transactions carried out in the course of theOrganizations' operations, the delegation of authority and theexecution of documents on behalf of the Organizations.

The Boards, including committees or an individual director, mayengage an outside advisor at the expense of the Organizationsto assist them in the execution of their directors' responsibilities.From time to time, the Organizations may use professionalservices from a business affiliated with a Director, recognizingthe expertise the business brings to STARS. At this time, theengagement of such services has not affected the independenceof any members of the boards.

The Boards meet independently of management on a regular basis.

BOARD RESPONSIBILITIESStrategic PlanningSTARS' Boards of Directors have the responsibility for settingand monitoring overall strategic direction with management. Inassuming this responsibility, the Boards of Directors undertakean annual strategic planning session with the seniormanagement team to review and approve the direction of theOrganizations. Senior management regularly prepare reportsthat are reviewed and discussed by the Boards. Strategic plansand budgets are approved by the Boards prior to implementation.Key objectives of the strategy are incorporated into the annualreview and budget processes.

CommunicationsSTARS is committed to ongoing transparent communicationswith its stakeholders. Key communications issues are reportedto the Boards of Directors. STARS issues regular newsletters andongoing and annual activities are relayed through the STARSAnnual Report. Information is released to the public on a regularand appropriate basis on issues of impact to our stakeholders.

Safety and Risk ManagementThe Boards work with management to ensure that a system isin place to identify the principal risks to the Organizations andthat appropriate procedures are in place to monitor and mitigatethe risks. STARS is committed to the health and safety of

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PEOPLE OF STARS

VolunteersAndrew AbbottMartin AbbottBetty AckermanJennifer AlcockRocio AlejandrePatricia AlexanderChris AllanScott AllanCourtney AllenDavid AllenJoyce AllenTracy AllenDoreen AlmonitisArt AnastasiGenny AndersonLewis AndrewJohn ArcherCarl ArchibaldOllie ArthurTim AucoinWendy AucoinSandra AxelsonBeverley BallentinePauline BarrowsMegan BarrySandra BarryJason BarthGerry BeauchampVicki BeauchampClive BeddoeGloria BeierleLarry BenkeMel BensonEllen BerglundGwen BertheletteDeanna BezjackJamey BezjackJackie BigelowChris BilocerkowecEvan BirchLyle BirnieRichard BlackerCaron BlakelyEric BonderudChris BonishGisele BourgeoisCarmen BoykoKym BoykoKeith BranterFreda BrausenDon BrausseNancy BrausseSusan BrindzaMatt BristerArnold BrownDeena BrownGeorge BrownRobert BrownBeverly BrunnerFrank BrunnerJohn BrussaAllan BuchignaniKaren BucykJohn Paul BuijsRebecca Bulmer

Debbie BumsteadLesley BurnetJarrod BuskasTracy CainChad CampbellMarion CarnellLeanne CarterLaura CartledgeShayne CassidyGlenda ChalifouxEdward ChamberlainStephen CharchukAmanda ChenuzLaura CheskyJoyce ChorleyThomas ChorleyTim ChorneyIrene ChrapkoVictor ChrapkoDoug ChristianMary ClintonAnne CloutierMurray CobbePaul ColborneColleen Coleman-AdamsLorna CollicuttSteven CollicuttTrishia ComeauRoxanne ComrieJoan ConnorBeryl CooperTerry CooperSal CoreaDwayne CoxLes CoxSusan CoxJillian CummingsCarol CurtisMike CurtisRosanne CzarChristopher CzypullRon DaleyCal DallasJill DalzellPat DanielMichael DaweArt deBoerArlene DemarsVictor DemchukHerb DerRoger deWeerdErisa Didkowsky-PennerKathy DitchburnKerry DitchburnSandra DobrowolskiIrene DomeijJack DonaldJoan DonaldJohn DonaldAndrew DownieIlona DrostMarion DubeRobert DuceValerie Duce

Brian DunnDarby DunnLeeann DunnChrista DuxburyBarbara ElliottGordon ElliottDeborah EngmanDonald EngmanBob FaheyMoe FaheyHolly FellhauerMike FellhauerJoan FernerJim FisherTim FitchettRyan FowlerChick FrancisJim FrederickDouglas FreelDebbie FrenchJack FrenchNorma FrocklageSonya FurgalaMary Anna GamracyPeter GantHolly GelechNoel GibneyPauline GimsonKatie GladchukMarilyn GoodFred GormanDouglas GossMaureen GoughnourStan GradMichael GrahamRod GrahamKaren GraumannDouglas GrayFaye GronemeyerKlaus GronemeyerLeanne GroskyMarjorie GudmundsonChristan GuyAurora HamiltonBill HamiltonBob HamiltonLaura HamiltonMaria HamiltonJulian HampsonDavid HancockSteffany HanlenDenise HansenHeather HansenJohn HarmsDavid HarperHeidi HarrisMike HartBonnie HarterBarry HarveyValerie HawkesNatalie HawryliwAlicia HayBeat HegnauerTherese HegnauerWalter HensonRoland Herzog

Karen HiebertMarilyn HigdonVicky HildebrandtArt HironakaJ.D. HoleMichael HoneyChris HopfnerKelly-Lynn HornPhyllis HorneDavid HoskynLorraine HouleSteve HryniwBill HullLaurel JacksonMarilyn JenningsDave JensenSimone JensenElaine JoelCarolyn JohnsonGayle JohnstonKen JohnstonChris JonesGeoff JonesKyla JonesMary KaminskiAllan KananenEugene KarabonikLilly KarabonikDon KarySandra KaryMarlene KasnerErika KeilDouglas KellyMona KellyGordon KerrKim KibblewhiteRobert KibblewhiteAnn KiddMary KindrachukJoan KingBrent KlassenAlan KoernerNancy KoernerErnie KorchinskyPatti KramerJim KruegerRoxanne KuchmakChristine KueblerBert KutosChristine LaForgeMichele LaheyAnne Lalande-KlassenCraig LambJohn LambShelly LambJune LambkinMelanie LapalmeKaren LaprairieGail LatimerGlenn LatimerMona LaValleyAdrian LeDrewNicole LeDrewBernice LeeLyla LeeColette Lemire

Jim LetawskyKaren LewisElizabeth L'HeureuxSandra LindnerBill LingardAnn LohkaNicole LorrainAlison LoveGertrude LoveLinda LowDean LubarskyAudrey LuftJody LupyczkBruce MacKenzieGeoffrey MackeyBob MacLeanJason MacLeodPamela MacLeodD. Mitch MakowskyMarianne MakowskyGeroge MalesJoan MalesDave MaloneKen MandrusiakKevan ManeringLauretta ManeringLinda ManningSerena MarCindy MarshallDouglas MartinMarie MaskellPaul MaskellGregory MaurerKathy MayersonAl McAuleyJoanne McAuleyMaureen McCarthyKelly McCartneyBrent McConnellLouise McConnellAnn McDonoughMike McDonoughRobert McDowellJim McMeekinKeith McMullenJim McPhersonJulia MeederMark MennieBrian MetzgerDebbie MetzgerKara MetzgerKim MeunierTom MiklosHelen MilanDennis MillerSandi MillerLeslie MillsPhil MilroyBrenda MinueTim MinueBarbara MockusDixie MoggGarry MoggRon MoiseyLois MolanderTerry Moore

John MoquinAdam MorrisStan MoskalJeff MoultonMurray MullenBruno MullerMariane MusschootJoan MyersEva MysonPeter MysonGordon NeilGlen NewtonGordona NewtonHelen NguyenCal NicholsMurray NicolSybil NicolNina NikitiukBob NormandMark NorrisKaren OishiBill OlafsonJohn OldringClint OldsFrances OlsonSharon OlsonChristine OsborneAnn PachesHelen PaddonJohn PaddonWayne PaiementDouglas PalinkasDaphne PantonJohn PantonCraig ParkinsonDianne ParkinsonRobert ParksRozalyn ParsonsPat PattersonAnna PawlukJulie PedersenBruce PennockLil PerraCandace PerryMaureen PersaudRob PetersJanina-Rae PetersenShirley PetovelloBrian PhillipsGeorge PilbeamAaron PolnickKelly PomaresBennie PorterMarietta PortigalGreg PowellMatthew PriddeyLyla ProkopishinRaelene ProkopishinStanley ProkopishinBarb ProsperoJoe ProsperoLana ProsperoGerry ProttiRod PumphreySherry QuigleyDonna Rach

Sharon RadkeAlan RaeMargaret ReevesKathie ReithVicky RestaClaudia RettmanSteve ReynishLorna RichmondChuck RichterClay RiddellTeresa RobertsBuddy RobinsonKaren RobinsonNatalie RocheleauLori RogersEleanor RondeauRon RowbothamRod RudeRaymond SampertVal SandallJoan SaundersKristin SchaferTanya SchafferAllan SchenckSharon SchenckSigrid Schlick-MiklosKenneth SchmelzerGord ScottJo-Anne ScottWayne ScottRandy SedoreAmanda SeguinRosalind SeheultBrian SerbenJane SerbenHeather ShatfordAlwyn ShawKaren ShilsonMike ShilsonLera ShirleyRandy ShirleyMyrna SilverDonna SkarpinskyLorraine SkinnerMara SkribisMara SkribisGordon SmillieJim SmithVictoria SmithLillian SokilMarge SontagLisa SpicerMary Stanton-RyrieColin SteadmanBrenda SteensonBrittany StephensonEleanor StevensonCraig StewartJohn StewartLynn StewartTracey StewartSandra StobartWilliam StobartTom StrachanRuth StrudwickDale Stuckey

Diane StuckeyCraig StylesRobert SunquistMichael TajeStan TalbotErin TaylorWanda TempleBrian ThomasWillie ThomasDoris ThompsonKathy ThompsonFinn ThorkildsenMalcolm TinsleyDonna TowersMike TrattnerKent TrussLorna TrussJaelene TweedleJames TweedleWesley TwissLovady UkrainetzJanet UmphreyJack UnsworthJohn Van BruntSherry VickersStanley VickersYvonne VranasWendy WaddenRalph WardPeter WeimarTerry WeimarBen WeissDawn WeissLorraine WellerJohn WhitesellHarold WhitfordMark WidneyGraham WeirDarcy WillPeter WilliamsDeb WillisBrenda WilsonSherri WilsonLisa WolfHetty WolfsRose WoltonCarla WoznyChristie WrightStephen WuoriFred YakiwchukKristen YaremkoJanice YeskeMurray YeskeAimee YorkBarb YoungBrenda YoungJim YoungJudy YoungLyle YoungChristine Zurburg

AdministrationYadira AyerdisErin BaillyChris BonishArnold Brown

Lane CasementCynthia ChangLori EhrmanCynthia GleaveLisa GrahamDinorah Gutierrez-BrodieMark ImachAngela KelterClaudia KowalBrenda KutosAudrey MaioneChristine McLellanTracy NivenGreg OhrnJulie O'ReillyLinda PowellRon ProkoschKeith RachCarl RaimondiSabrina RedlAndre ReindersDale RenzJoni SwaileLindsay Trudgian

Air Medical CrewJoe AckerBarb AtkinsonJeff AustinBrenda BarrKathy BartlettGreg Barton 2

Cam Bell 2

Wes BogdaneRob BrydenRick ChorleyLori CouttsTeresa CraigLucille de Beaudrap 2

Roger DeweerdJohn DoyleDean DuchscherMichael FodorHilary FoltinekLeslie FouldsPeter GodorMike GradidgeAlana HansenDave HarrisChad Hegge 2

Peter HlushakJo-Ann Hnatiuk 2

Carloyn HoganBrad HuisingPatricia JefferyTania JohnstonStacey JorgensenDennis Kalynchuk 2

Sarah KeelerKen KingHowie KochTracey KomantDorothy LatimerAnn LohkaMaggie MalletJim Matheson

Heather McLellanScott McTaggart 2

Debbie MearsShauna MitchellJohn MusprattSelina-Anne MuzykaBob Odney 2

Burce Parsons 2

Ron PasiekaRiccardo PavanCliff ReevesCary RobertsPaula Rose-SharmanLee SagertJane SefcikMichelle SexsmithRob SharmanAli SmithBill SmithBonnie SprouleSheila Stang 2

Lance StephensonJoycelyn Stumm-Odney 2

Cindy TruemanCarolyn VaceySandra Young 2

Daniel Zacharuk 2

AviationJN ArmstrongAl BaldwinMark BertieJeff CalvertGreg CarsSteve Curilla 2

Greg CurtisBen DixonRon ElsonFraser GambleJon GoganDarren HartleyPhil HaworthAl HillsButch HoganGord JefferyRon KerrDJ LaFranceRyan LibechKen MansellClint MarbleMiles MozelRoy PhillipsAndre RiouxKen RyniakLynn TalbotBob ToewsGrant Wudel 2

Scott YoungBob Young

EducationDeb Bowers 1

Linda ChmielewskiCorinne Edwards 1

Mike Lamacchia 1

Alexis Mageau 1

Bob Odney 1

Scott SheldrakeBonnie Sproule 1

Frank TurnerBernie Walker 1

Emergency Link CentreTracy CainErnie CorbettDave CouchClaire CrawfordMona DaleJenny FelsmannDean FergusonNorma FrocklageWalter GaleKevin HatchPaul JacksonCarla LachmanKen King 1

Nadine KlemDan KnappKim KueberJeff MoultonKaren OishiJody OlnessCurtis OviattDoug PalinkasJo PhysickKelly PomaresAngela QuintalAngela RutherfordDave SpenceColin SteadmanBrittany StephensonMerle TrudelCarrie Vansickle

FoundationElina AguilarJayne BawdenJo-Ann Buhler-LowVilma CastilloRon DaleyJackie DawsonDarlene DeCosteSheri DelfVivien DymondCory EnnsElaine FitzgeraldKaren FrostDebbie-Lyne GuerinTim HarrisonPam Ison ReilanderAnne JonesCarol KeenNancy KlassenBarry KnappPhil LevsonNancy MarchJohn McKinnonAndrea McLellanLorna McNeillMiriam MoisanVicki MorrisonSobia Naseem

Kim ShawMichelle StaffordChris StrawsonRose Terzariol

PhysiciansArun Abbi 2

Rob AbernethyAndy AntonNeil BarclayChris BauerEd BerduscoRandall BerlinStan BernbaumMike Betzner 2

Herman BorkentLisa CampfensEddie ChangJon DavidowSandy DongKathryn DongBarry EllisKevin FosterMardelle GambleAnders GanstalPeter Gant 2

Joanne GastonguayDave HadleyChris HallRob HallPraveen JainKen Lam 2

Rick LeeCam MacGougan 2

Mark MacKenzie 2

Bruce MacLeodKirstie McLellandGord McNeilAndre MichalchukLeigh MorrisRick MorrisMay MrochukDennis Nesdoly Rhonda NessJoanne NorumSudhir PandyaGreg PowellRoss PurserSaul Pytka 2

Erica RabinCurtis RabukaTom RichIan Rigby 2

Rebeccah RosenblumAdrienne RothneyWayne SefcikBill SevcikLance ShepherdRaj ShermanSunil SookramAndrew StaggPhil Ukrainetz 2

Ian WalkerRoger Yao 2

Malcolm Young

502004 Annual Report

1 Member of Medical Operations2 Member of Education Team

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532004 Annual Report

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

522004 Annual Report

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

Stephen J. WuoriGroup Vice President

& Chief Financial OfficerEnbridge Inc.

Calgary, AlbertaChairman, Director, Society

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

W. Michael M. HoneySenior Client Partner

Korn/Ferry InternationalCalgary, AlbertaDirector, Society

Chairman, Director, Foundation

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

D. Gregory Powell, MD FRCPCPresident & Chief Executive Officer, STARS

Professor, University of CalgaryEmergency PhysicianCalgary Health Region

Calgary, AlbertaDirector, Society

Director, Foundation

(3) (3)

Mel E. BensonMel E. Benson Management

Services Inc.Bearspaw, AlbertaDirector, Society

(3) (7)

Allan R. BuchignaniPresident & Chief Operating Officer

Enmax Power CorporationCalgary, AlbertaDirector, Society

(6) (8)

Joan DonaldDirector

Parkland Properties Ltd.Red Deer, AlbertaDirector, Society

Director, Foundation

(3)

Peter Gant, MD FRCPCEmergency PhysicianCalgary Health Region

Clinical Professor, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of Calgary

Calgary, AlbertaDirector, Society

(3) (7)

R.T. Noel Gibney, MB, FRCP(C)Regional Program Clinical

Director, Critical CareProfessor, Faculty of Medicine & DentistryUniversity of Alberta

Edmonton, ABDirector, Society

(8)

Stan G. P. GradPresident

Soderglen Ranches Ltd.Airdrie, Alberta

Director, Foundation

(2) (4)

Frances OlsonVice-President

Olson Management Ltd.Edmonton, Alberta

Director, Foundation

(8)

Robert G. PetersPresident

Black Diamond Land & Cattle Co.Calgary, Alberta

Director, Foundation

(2) (4)

Gerard J. ProttiExecutive Vice-President

Corporate RelationsEnCana Corporation

Calgary, AlbertaDirector, Foundation

(4)

Steve ReynishChief Operating Officer

Albian Sands Energy Inc.Fort McMurray, Alberta

Director, SocietyDirector, Foundation

(1) (5)

Gordon SmilliePresident

Smillie Ranches Ltd.Bassano, AlbertaDirector, Society

(6)

Donna TowersChief Liaison Officer

Capital HealthEdmonton, AlbertaDirector, Society

(1) (5)

Wesley TwissCorporate Director

Calgary, AlbertaDirector, Foundation

(2)

Janet UmphreyVice President

Northwest Community PortfolioFoothills Medical Centre

Calgary, AlbertaDirector, Society

(2) (7) (9)

John P. HarmsGeneral ManagerWesterner Park

Red Deer, AlbertaDirector, Society

Director, Foundation

(1) (5)

Art Hironaka, FCAChartered Accountant

Calgary, AlbertaDirector, Foundation

(4)

J.D. HolePresident & Chief Executive Officer

Lockerbie & Hole Inc.Edmonton, AlbertaDirector, Society

Director, Foundation

(2) (4)

Alison LoveCorporate Secretary

TransAlta CorporationCalgary, Alberta

Director, Foundation

(3)

Robert. J. MacLeanPresident

RJM CorporationEdmonton, Alberta

Director, Foundation

(1) (5)

Douglas R. MartinPresident

Charles Avenue Capital CorporationCalgary, AlbertaDirector, Society

(6) (8)

Dennis MillerBusinessmanNisku, Alberta

Director, SocietyDirector, Foundation

(1)

Terry MoorePresident

King's Transfer Van LinesCalgary, AlbertaDirector, Society

Director, Foundation

(3)

Murray MullenPresident & CEO

Mullen Transportation Inc.Aldersyde, AlbertaDirector, Society

(1) (2)

R. J. (Bob) NormandPresident & CEO

ATB FinancialEdmonton, AlbertaDirector, Society

Martin G. AbbottManaging Director

Tom Capital Associates Inc.Calgary, Alberta

Director, Foundation

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2004:(1) Finance & Audit Committee:

Committee Chair: Douglas Martin Members: Art Hironaka

Terry Moore R. J. (Bob) Normand Gordon SmillieWesley Twiss Michael Honey, ex-officioStephen Wuori, ex-officioDr. Gregory Powell, ex-officio

(2) Human Resources and Compensation Committee:Committee Chair: Janet Umphrey

Members: John HarmsAlison LoveR. J. (Bob) NormandFrances OlsonGerard J. Protti Michael Honey, ex-officio Stephen Wuori, ex-officioDr. Gregory Powell, ex-officio

(3) Safety & Risk Management Committee:Committee Chair: Mel E. Benson

Members: Martin Abbott Allan BuchignaniDr. Peter GantDr. Noel GibneyRobert MacLean Murray Mullen Michael Honey, ex-officioStephen Wuori, ex-officioDr. Gregory Powell, ex-officio

(4) Governance & Nominating Committee:Committee Chair: Alison Love

Members: J.D. Hole Frances Olson Gerard J. ProttiSteve ReynishMichael Honey, ex-officio Stephen Wuori, ex-officioDr. Gregory Powell, ex-officio

(5) Investment Committee:Committee Chair: Wesley Twiss

Members: Art HironakaDouglas MartinGordon SmillieMichael Trattner, University of CalgaryGraham Weir, ConsultantMichael Honey, ex-officioStephen Wuori, ex-officioDr. Gregory Powell, ex-officio

(6) Retirements from Society - June 22, 2004Joan Donald, Geoff Mackey, Dennis Miller, and Donna Towers

(7) Newly elected to Society - June 22, 2004Allan Buchignani, Dr. Noel Gibney, John Harms, Michele Lahey, Steve Reynish

(8) Retirements from Foundation - June 22, 2004Joan Donald, Stan G.P. Grad, Dennis G. Miller and Robert G. Peters

(9) Newly elected to Foundation - June 22, 2004John Harms, Steve Reynish

(10) Resignations from Society - December 15, 2004Michele Lahey

Honourary Members:Stan G.P. Grad, James Alexander (Alex) Lang, Lorraine Myers, John Panton and Robert G. Peters

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STARS CREDO

Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue SocietyAlberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service FoundationShock Trauma Air Rescue Society (Canada)STARS Aviation Canada Inc.

We believe our first responsibility is to thepatients we serve and that we cannotcompromise this mission. In cooperation withhospitals and other allied services in the Chainof Survival, we will safely transport and care forour patients to the highest possible standard.

We are responsible to the men and womenwho comprise STARS. We will clearlyexpress requirements and expectations withsensitivity to the personal and professionalneeds of each individual in the performanceof their duty. We encourage innovation andexcellence in a spirit of individualempowerment, and will offer training andcoaching to foster personal growth. Asequals within a vital mission, we arecommitted to mutual support once decisionsare made and to the swift resolution ofinevitable conflicts. Our boards of directors,management, staff, crews and volunteersvalue the benefit of teamwork and appreciatethe importance of individual efforts.

We are responsible to the community ofgenerous individuals and corporatesupporters and to the province, who trust usto apply their funds effectively. We will neverbreach this trust. We will always apply costeffective, quality resources to our missionwithin the community we share. Our missionis an expression of a caring community, aspecial privilege we value.

We are responsible to our suppliers andvendors with whom we strive to create aclimate of service partnership. We willalways negotiate to achieve the balance ofprice, availability and quality which meets ourrequirements for value. A commitment toexceptional service and value by our vendorswill be suitably recognized.

STARS will continue to evolve within thecontext of our special mission. Recognizingthat an indicator of organizational health isoften the flux created by innovation andpersonal creativity, we will channel ourgrowing energy into improved quality andgreater community service.

542004 Annual Report

STARS LEADERSHIP TEAMD. Gregory Powell, MD FRCPCPresident & Chief Executive Officer

JN Armstrong, MD FRCPC ATPLH ATPLVice President, Medicine & Aviation

Phil Levson, MSWVice President, STARS Foundation

Dale Renz, CAVice President, Finance & Administration

Arun Abbi, MD FRCPCAssociate Medical Director, Calgary Base

Joe Acker, AHT EMT-PGeneral Base Manager, Edmonton Base

Cam Bell, EMT-PMedical Base Manager, Calgary Base

Michael J. Betzner, MD FRCPCSenior Medical Director

Greg CarsAviation Base Manager, Edmonton Base

Phil HaworthOperations Manager

Tania Johnston, BScN, EMT-PMedical Base Manager, Edmonton Base

Kenneth C. L. King, BComm, EMT-P, EMDDirector, Emergency Link Centre

Mike R. Lamacchia, EMT-POutreach/Human Patient SimulatorProgram Manager

Mark MacKenzie, MD CCFP-EMMedical Director, Edmonton Base

Ken Mansell, GCC MechEng.Director of Maintenance

Linda J. Powell, BScPTDirector, Governance & External Affairs

Lance Stephenson, EMT-P, M.E.M.Public Information Officer & Special Projects

OFFICESHead Office1441 Aviation Park N.E.Calgary, Alberta T2E 8M7Phone: 403.295.1811Fax: 403.275.4891

Calgary Base1441 Aviation Park N.E.Calgary, Alberta T2E 8M7Phone: 403.295.1811Fax: 403.275.4891

Edmonton BaseBuilding 16, 29 Airport RoadEdmonton, Alberta T5G 0W6Phone: 780.447.5492Fax: 780.447.5493

AUDITORSGrant Thorton LLP

Calgary, Alberta

LEGAL COUNSELBennett Jones LLP

Calgary, Alberta

BANKERSBank of MontrealCalgary, Alberta

Royal Bank of CanadaCalgary, Alberta

STARS acknowledges the professionalservices contributed by:Bennett Jones LLP

Helios Environment Service Group - MBNR DivisionMcKay-Carey & CompanyTowers Perrin

Principal Photography: Mark Mennie

Designed and produced with assistance and donation from TMP Worldwide, Integrated MarketingCommunications, Calgary, Alberta

Printed by Rhino Print Solutions,Richmond, BC

Printed on Utopia paper stock, donated byCoast Papers, Vancouver BC

Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue SocietyCharity Business Number:88636 7598 RR0001

Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service FoundationCharity Business Number:89509 4761 RR0001

PrivacyWe are committed to maintaining the accuracy,confidentiality and security of the personal informationunder our custody or control. We have adoptedspecific privacy policies and practices to address theprivacy concerns of the various groups of individualswith whom we interact. Our External Privacy Policy isavailable at www.stars.ca or by contacting our PrivacyOfficer. If you have any questions about our privacypolicies or practices, please contact:

Privacy OfficerSTARS1441 Aviation Park NE, Box 570Calgary, ABT2E 8M7

Telephone: 403.295.1811Fax: 403.295.2426e-mail: [email protected]

STARS, STARS and Design (logo), STARS EmergencyLink Centre, STARBEAR, STAR-1, STAR-2, STAR-3,STAR-4 and QALERT are registered Canadiantrademarks owned by the Alberta Shock Trauma AirRescue Society.

The Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue ServiceFoundation is a licensed user of STARS, STARBEAR,and STARS and Design (logo).

STARS Aviation Canada Inc. is a licensed user ofSTARS, STARS and Design (logo), STAR-1, STAR-2,STAR-3 and STAR-4.

ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION

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STARS Calgary Base1441 Aviation Park N.E., Box 570Calgary, Alberta T2E 8M7Phone: 403.295.1811Fax: 403.275.4891email: [email protected]

STARS Edmonton BaseBuilding 16, 29 Airport RoadEdmonton, Alberta T5G 0W6Phone: 780.447.5492Fax: 780.447.5493email: [email protected]

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