1. Members of the Ashcroft Volunteer Fire Department and Highland Valley Copper’s Jacqui Schneider and Melissa Pinyon with three of the new pieces of equipment purchased by the department with a donation from Teck. “We were happy to support the department knowing that this equipment will help them work quickly and effectively when required,” said Jacqui. Photo credit: Barbara Roden, Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal.

2. Trail Operations’ Inspiring Wellness and Learning Program annual food drive collected over 2,432 pounds of food, as well as cash and sundry items, for those in need over the December holiday season. Committee members (l-r) Catherine Adair, Catherine Carreiro, Morag Carter and Gord Menelaws delivered the goods to Kate’s Kitchen in Trail.

3. Congratulations to Teck’s Cyber Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) on being awarded “2018 Incident Response Team of the Year” in the Cofense Excellence Awards. Companies and individuals recognized are industry leaders, chosen for their innovative, successful programs to combat cyberattacks and protect their enterprises from the risks of malware infiltration and fraud loss. CSIRT members (l–r) Ryan Clarke, Kevin Sahota, Athabasca Witschi, Tim Liu.

4. Members of local government, residents from the Caramucho community and representatives from Quebrada Blanca were on hand at the inauguration of a new neighbourhood centre for use by local organizations, supported in part by Teck.