Ernest C. Manning Awards Foundation

Last October, 500 Canadian leaders

from government, business and

academia honoured 10 outstanding

Canadians – including four Young

Canadians at the 31st Annual Manning

Innovation Awards Gala in Ottawa .

The Foundation awarded $161,000in prizes to the 2012 winners. “Wewere honoured Senator Pamela Wallin,O.C., S.O.M. and The HonourableJames Moore, Minister of Heritageand Official Languages, hosted thegala this year,” said FoundationChairman John Read.

The Prime Minister of Canada, theRight Honourable Stephen Harper,sent greetings congratulating theFoundation for being a valued partnerin championing Canadian innovators.“Research, development and innova-tion are the foundation for buildinga robust knowledge economy for the21st century,” he said. “Since 1981, theManning Foundation has encouragedthese pursuits....and is a valuedpartner in this endeavor.”

“We are grateful to the dedicatedManning Awards Gala SteeringCommittee under the outstandingleadership of Trustee Lisa Samson.Committee members donated manyhours reaching out to their contactsabout sponsoring the Awards Galaand providing the Foundation withvaluable advice,” said Mr. Read.

Scotiabank has been the GalaSponsor of the Awards Gala since1982. Guests were warmly welcomedby Scotiabank’s District Vice Presidentof Ottawa and Quebec, Dennis Jack-son, who spoke about the Scotiabank’scommitment to innovation.

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Ernest C. Manning Awards FoundationAlastair Ross Technology CentreSuite 267, 3553 – 31st Street NW, Calgary, AB T2L 2K7Tel: 403-930-IDEA (4332) | www.manningawards.ca

David B. Mitchell, President dmitchell@manningawards.ca

Tracey MacCorquodale, Executive Assistant tmaccorquodale@manningawards.ca

Canadian Charitable OrganizationNo. 13189 5930 RR0001

SAVETHIS DATE

Wednesday

October 16, 2013Telus Convention Centre

32nd Annual NationalInnovation Awards Gala

Celebration of Innovation

Symposium hosted by

The University of Calgary

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

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tables and tickets.

Carleton University and the University ofAlberta both hosted symposia about innovationin October to coincide with the 31st AnnualManning Innovation Awards Gala.

Carleton University created an inspiring dayattended by innovators, Manning Awardwinners, and well-known national and regionalinnovators based in the Ottawa area. ManningAward winners Geoffrey Auchinleck and TerryBigsby shared their experiences about gettingtheir innovations to market. Young CanadianAward winners Kelcie Miller-Anderson,Adelina Cozma, Eric LeGresley and Carols Xuspoke about who and what inspired themto study science.

A distinguished group of panelists providedtheir insights about innovation. Participantsincluded Gilles Patry, President & CEO, Cana-dian Foundation for Innovation; Steve West,CEO Nordion; Dr. Chad Gaffield, President,Social Sciences and Humanities ResearchCouncil (SSHRC); Dr. Tessa Hebb, Director, 3Ci(Carleton Centre for Community Innovation)and 2012 Manning Award nominee; TraceyClark, Board of Advisors, Hub Ottawa, Manag-ing Director, Bridgehead Coffeehouses andRoastery; and, Dr. Rena Bivens, Pauline JewettInstitute of Women’s and Gender Studies.

Dr. Roseann O’Reilly Runte, President & Vice-Chancellor, Carleton University provided the

opening address and spoke about Carleton’scommitment to innovation. The Symposiumwas moderated by well-known Ottawaentrepreneur and broadcaster Mark Sutcliffe.

The morning sessions were followed bya networking lunch where young Ottawaentrepreneurs displayed their innovativeprojects.

In Edmonton, Northern Alberta ChapterChair Sol Rolinger organized a similarevent at the University of Alberta withpresentations by key note speakers anddisplays by students.

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Speaker of the Senate, the Honourable Noël Kinsellarecognizes 2012 Manning Award winners

An honour for the 2012 Award winners attending the 31st AnnualManning Innovation Awards Gala in Ottawa was a private luncheonwith Canada’s Speaker of the Senate, the Honourable Noël Kinsella.

The Speaker hosted the 10 winners to lunch in the Speaker’s DiningRoom, one of the most famous rooms on Parliament Hill. After theluncheon, the winners were invited to view the Senate proceedingsfrom the Speaker’s viewing gallery. The Speaker then honoured eachof the winners by introducing them to the floor of the Senate.Their names are now permanently recorded in Hansard.

Canada-Wide Science Fair – Lethbridge, AB, May 11 to May 18.

Calgary-based Trustee Dick Wilson and Selection Committee memberDr. Morley Hollenberg joins Foundation President David Mitchell inLethbridge this May at the Canada-Wide Science Fair.

“We really look forward to attending the annual Canada-Wide ScienceFair each year,” said David Mitchell. “Seeing hundreds of young peoplefrom all over Canada presenting their projects and sharing their ideasis inspiring. Last year there were 75 entries vying for Young CanadianAwards” he said. As soon as winners are announced, the Foundationimmediately calls hometown newspapers, radio and TV stations, andposts winners names and stories about their innovative projects on theManning Awards website (www.manningawards.ca) and Facebook page(www.facebook.com/ManningAwards) to make sure these talentedYoung Canadians receive some well-deserved hometown attention.

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The Foundation thanks its Trustees

Ida Albo, Managing Partner, Fort Garry Hotel, Winnipeg,

MB • Thomas Amgwerd (Treasurer of Foundation), AMG

Global Research, Vancouver, BC • France Côté, Partner,

Patent Agent, Benoît & Côté, Montreal, QC • David W. Kerr,

Director, Brookfield Asset Management, Toronto, ON •

Dr. Francis E. LeBlanc, Professor Emeritus, Clinical

Neurosciences, University of Calgary • E. Preston

Manning, C.C., President and CEO Manning Centre

for Building Democracy, Calgary, AB • James McEwen

(Vice Chairman of Foundation), President, Western Clinical

Engineering, Vancouver, BC • Donald A. Pether, Retired,

Chairman of Dofasco, Dundas ON • John K. Read (Chair),

Retired, CEO, The Colt Companies, Calgary, AB •

Lisa Samson, Principal, StrategyCorp, Ottawa, ON •

John T. McLennan, Chairman, Emera • Dick Wilson,

Retired, Senior Advisor, EnCana Corporation, Calgary, AB

The Foundation thanks its Regional Chapter Chairs

BC, Murray Goldberg, Founder and President, Brainify

Educational Technologies Corp. • Southern AB, Robin Winsor,

CEO, Cybera • Northern AB, S. J. Rolingher, QC, Partner,

Duncan & Craig LLP • SK, Dr. Wilf Keller, Pres. & CEO, Ag-West

Bio Saskatoon • MB, Harry Schulz, Chief Executive Officer

Prairie-Fire Growth Ventures, • Northern ON, Don C. Duval,

CEO, The Northern Centre for Advanced Technology (NORCAT),

Sudbury • Ottawa, Michael Burnatowski, Principal Consultant,

2Phase3 Business Performance Solutions • Toronto, Earl Miller,

Director, Strategic Partnerships, MaRS Discovery District,

Toronto • Southwestern Ontario, Gary Svoboda, MBA President,

Adventus Research • Québec, Pierre Bourassa, B.Sc., G.D.A.S.,

MBA, Manager of Natural Sciences and Engineering Research

Council of Canada’s Quebec Regional Office • Atlantic Region,

David A. Regan, Executive Vice President, Corporate

Development and Investor Relations, DHX Media.

The Foundation thanks its Selection Committee

Committee Chair: Dr. Robert O. Fournier, Professor of

Oceanography, Dalhousie University

Committee Members: Michel David, P.Eng., Consultant,

Hudson, PQ • Dr. Morley Hollenberg, Professor, Faculty of

Medicine, University of Calgary • Jessie Inman MBA Chief

Executive Officer, Confederation Centre of the Arts in

Charlottetown, PEI., • Dr. Philippe Kruchten, P.Eng.,

Professor, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering,

University of British Columbia • Dr. Janet Ronsky, P.Eng.,

director of the Centre for Bioengineering Research and

Education, Schulich School of Engineering and Canada

Research Chair in Biomedical Engineering, University

of Calgary.

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The Ernest C. Awards Foundation proudly presents45 Nominees for the 2013 Manning Innovation Awards.This years’ nominees are from British Columbia, Alberta,Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec andNova Scotia.

Their inspiring innovations include agriculture products,medical devices, software programs, consumer products,education tools and social innovations.

David Mitchell, president of the Ernest C. Manning AwardsFoundation in announcing the 2013 nominees, said theFoundation is encouraged to see so many innovations beingdeveloped throughout Canada. “Innovations created by thisyears’ nominees have been developed in highly sophisticated

university labs as well as home basements and hobby rooms,”he said. “These Canadians come from all walks of life. We areinspired by their dedication and commitment.”

Nominees are carefully screened to ensure they meet theFoundations’ awards criteria. The applications now go throughthe Foundation’s review process before being presented to theFoundation’s distinguished Selection Committee, recruitedfrom across Canada, who will choose the 2013 winners.

“Qualifying as a nominee is an important honour for theseinnovators,” said David Mitchell. “We are now working withManning Award Chapters in their home provinces to getthem well-deserved home town recognition later in thespring,” he said.

And the nominees are…

Camiel Huisma Airdrie Agriculture – Growsafe Technology

Carl Denis Calgary Medical Device – The Freedom Patient Immobilization System

Randy Schmitz Calgary Safety & Survival – Schmitz Mittz

Dr. Naser El-Sheimy Calgary Technology – Trusted Positioning Platform

John Scott Moore Calgary Software – UTFX Precise Transcript Management

Dr. Deepak Kaura & Calgary Software – BrightSquid Dental Link

Rohit Joshi

Gregory Hunt Calgary Mechanics – PackJack

John Putters Edmonton Software – WANDA Washroom Management

Kevin Grumetza Thorhild Sports – Easy Sheet Curling Rink Liner

Larry Gillanders Chilliwack Industry – ePipe Technologies

Richard Parent MacKenzie Mechanics – Tow Bar

Ron Hartman Nanaimo Agriculture – G-Tech/Sensmit Irrigation System

Brian Shuster Vancouver Software – Virtual World Web

Alexander Fernandes Vancouver Software – Avigilon HD Surveillance

Dr. Mik Kersten Vancouver Software – Eclypse Mylyn for Software Developers

Ryan Holmes Vancouver Software – HootSuite Media

Dan Eisenhardt Vancouver Technology – Heads Up Display

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Craig Darrin Regina Industry – DynaBolter

Dr. Debbie Haines Saskatoon Agriculture – High Quality Dried Bovine Colostrum Powder

Greg Sutton & Saskatoon Technology – TinyEYE Speech Therapy Technology

Marnee Brick

Ronald Lamoureux Winnipeg Technology – 3D Interactive Technology

Jeff Golfman Winnipeg Environmental – Step Forward Paper

Dr. John Docherty & Winnipeg Medical Science – Novadaq Spy System

Dr. Gurpreet Docherty

Henry Kim & Burlington Sports – The Apex Race Plate

Gerald Kavanaugh

Dr. Gene Shelp Guelph Environmental – The EDS System

Kurtis McBride Kitchener Traffic Control – Spectrum

Dr. Henry Luo Kitchener Medical Device – Antishock Technology

Herbert Staudinger Newmarket Safety & Survival – Quick Tub Cap

Ifor Caine Davies Oakville Automotive Safety – The Zafety Zug Lock

Richard St. Jacques Ottawa Consumer Product – Rimikon LED Pot Light

Dr. Graham Burton Ottawa Medical Science – OXC-Beta

Andrew Gill Ottawa Consumer Product – CyberFit Fitness Cards

Dr. Joseph Fisher Toronto Medical Device – Moves: Portable, Compact Life Support System

William va der Linden Toronto Social – Vote Compass

Dr. Jeremy Friedberg Toronto Education – Spongelab Interactive

Dr. John Mighton Toronto Education – JUMP Math

Mr. Paul Radkowski Waterloo Social – The Life Recovery Program

David Bevers Waterloo Technology – Sight Enhancement Systems

Giuliano Celli Woodbridge Consumer Product – The Muletto Multifunction Garden Cart

Jean Fortin & Dummondville Industry – Detritube

Andre Nadeau

Lucie Carle Gatineau Consumer Product – Ntegrity Natural Cosmetics

Kimberley Cole Montreal Consumer Product – Gleener Fuzz Remover

Dr. Wagdi Habashi Montreal Technology – FENSAP ICE Aircraft Design

Paul Pellin Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot Industry – S & C Rail Solutions

Dr. Patrick McGrath & Halifax Social – Strongest Families Institute

Dr. Patricia Lingley-Pottie

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