What a way to kick off the Christmas Season!  We had great weather and loved to see the smiling faces at this year’s Santa Claus Parade.

What a great weekend full of events to kick off the Christmas Season in Fort McMurray.  The NLRHF’s Festival of Trees is a huge event that people wait for every year, and this year was no different.  All the events were sold out and a huge success – the final total raised for the Fort McMurray Hospital was $640,000.

(In the photo – Julie Tuccaro, Parker Flett, Dave Tuccaro, Cruz Flett)

One of the greatest examples of what an amazing community we live it is the Fort Mac Hockey Bros.  Parker and Cruz Flett came up with the idea to raise money for kids in the outlying areas of Wood Buffalo so that they could have access to the game of hockey, a game that the boys are passionate about.   They’ve spent the past few months collecting hockey equipment and money to donate.   Dave made a donation to the boys for their cause.  When it was all said and done, the boys raised $46,000 for hockey equipment, and their tree raised $100,000 (an all-time record) for the hospital at the gala on Saturday night thanks to 2 combined incredible bids.

Tuccaro was more than happy to purchase 2 trees beautifully designed by Allison Flett representing indigenous people and issues.

On Friday November 9^th the Tuccaro Group, along with members of the Northern Lights Regional Health Foundation and Health Board, officially announced their donation of $250,000 to the foundation to support the construction of minimally invasive surgical suites.

Please click on the link to see why Dave and the Tuccaro Group feel this is such an important cause.

https://youtu.be/hDTMArUxK7s

On Thursday, October 25^th, Tuccaro Group owner Dave Tuccaro announced a $250,000 donation the Northern Lights Health Foundation’s Gratitude Campaign.

The donation will go toward the creation of Minimally Invasive Surgical Suites.  These suites will allow more surgeries to be completed here at home, rather than patients having to travel to have these procedures done.  Healing can begin quicker at home, and at a much lower cost to our residents.

Fort McMurray is our home, and our greatest resource is our people, ensuring proper, best in class health care benefits all of us.  As an honourary and past Board Member of the Northern Lights Regional Health Centre Dave, and all of us at the Tuccaro Group are committed to the continued improvement of health care in our region.

For more information on the NLRHF’s Gratitude Campaign, please see the link below.

http://www.gratitudecampaign.ca/

On October 25^th Tuccaro Management attended a dinner and unveiling of a new community monument Keyano College. Syncrude and Suncor gave the community an new piece of art that symbolizes the spirit of the community in the aftermath of the May 2016 wildfires. The Pillars of Wood Buffalo brings together nine pillars, representing the pillars of the community, that are made of metal, representing industry, with images of trees, representing nature.

Tuccaro is proud to have long standing relationships with companies like Syncrude and Suncor who’s support for our community is so strong.

On June 7, 2018 NTS Geotechnical Instrumentation Technician Scott Fisher made the discovery of a lifetime. Amongst the rocks of the North Mine at Syncrude Canada, he found the fossil remains of a plesiosaur, a marine reptile that lived during the Mesozoic era. A team of experts from the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller came to the site, extracted the fossils and transported them to the museum where they will spend the next 2-3 years analyzing the remains.

(Scott Fisher of Neegan Technical Services near where he discovered fossils of a plesiosaur in Syncrude’s North Mine on June 7, 2018.)

“This discovery has been very exciting for myself and my family,” says Scott. “It has been quite the experience to be part of Syncrude history in this way.”

The NTS family is excited too!

Syncrude News Article • CBC News Article

On May 31, 2018 management attended the annual Syncrude Loss Prevention Leadership Symposium where NTS was awarded a Certificate of Achievement, in Pursuit of Loss Prevention Excellence for 2-year Recordable Injury Free.

Surpassing 1.75 million hours loss time incident-free, NTS shares Syncrude’s safety philosophy in continuing to work together towards a site where Nobody Gets Hurt and Nothing is Released.  NTS is proud of this achievement and strives to continue to deliver an injury-free work place.

Tuccaro management attended the NAABA 2018 Business Showcase, including a tradeshow and an evening dinner.  Over 25 exhibitors were in attendance, in which NAABA members promote their business and network.

Attendees of the dinner reception enjoyed a panel discussion, moderated by Greg Fuhr, Vice President, Production, Mining and Extraction, Syncrude and included Dave Tuccaro – Founder, President & CEO, Tuccaro Group of Companies; Nicole Bourque-Bouchier – CEO, Bouchier Group; Doug Golosky – Founder & Owner, Sunset Recycle & Sales Ltd.; Jim Carter – Corporate Director; and Doreen Cole – Managing Director, Syncrude Canada Ltd. The Tuccaro Group have a long standing association with NAABA, as Dave Tuccaro is a founding member of NAABA.

Congratulations to NAABA with their ongoing commitment to strengthening relationships between Industry and local Aboriginal business.

Dave Tuccaro – Founder, President & CEO, Tuccaro Group of Companies

L-R: Greg Fuhr, Doreen Cole, Dave Tuccaro, Doug Golosky, Jim Carter, Nicole Bourque-Bouchier

Young athletes from across the Province arrived in our region this past weekend to compete in the 2018 Alberta Winter Games.  19 different sports were represented, with over 2400 athletes, coaches, chaperones and officials participating.

Co-Chair of the Games (and Tuccaro’s own NTS Supervisor!), Mohamed Salem said “I am really happy to be part of such an amazing event. This event was for the community by the community and its local companies like Tuccaro Group that supported the event and made it happen.  All the athletes and visitors were very impressed and they are all now ambassadors for the RMWB”.

Tuccaro would like to thank all who participated, attended and volunteered to bring such success to this exciting event.

Fireworks at Opening Ceremonies of 2018 Alberta Winter Games

 L to R: Craig Jenkins, COO Tuccaro Group and Mohamed Salem, NTS Supervisor and Co-Chair, AWG

Happy Minor Hockey Week to all the players, parents, coaches and volunteers who work so hard in the name of hockey and having fun!

Sports are a valuable part of our community, it brings people together, whether they’re participating, volunteering or cheering loudly in the stands.  Tuccaro Group employees volunteer across many of the sports associations here in Fort McMurray, and as a company we sponsor many athletes and teams, like the Midget A Jr. Oil Barons and the Atom 1 Hurricanes.

To all the players – have a great week and work hard!

They’ll be battling it out this Saturday in semi-final action with the medal games slated for Sunday.

Committed to enhancing the community.

Featured, Tyler Grouchy, Midget A Jr. Oil Barons 

Featured, Atom 1 Hurricanes. Breaking up the wing Brendan Hurley, supported by Andrew Power, Jordan Brown and Andrew Pellegrino.