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## Our Community 

Fortis is committed to helping improve the quality of life in the communities we serve. In the delivery of quality service of high value to customers, in the training and development of employees and in providing assistance to communities, we are a leader. We are proud that our employees, likewise, provide leadership through personal contributions to their communities. 

In 2001, for example, Fortis was a major corporate sponsor of Festival 500 Sharing the Voices, the most widely represented international choral festival in the world. Thirty-one choirs from fifteen countries participated in this award-winning festival held this year in Newfoundland and Labrador. 

Newfoundland Power was a major sponsor of Receiving the World - Celebrating Marconi’s Achievements, a celebration of the 100th anniversary of Marconi’s receipt of the first transatlantic wireless signal on Signal Hill in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. 

In partnership with Maritime Electric and Fortis Properties, Fortis was proud to become the First Regional Sponsor in Atlantic Canada of the CIBC Run for the Cure, pledging $75,000 over three years to support breast cancer research, education, early diagnosis and treatment. Over 200 Fortis employees and their families throughout Atlantic Canada hit the streets on Run Day raising an additional $19,000 in support of this worthwhile cause. 

Belize Electricity employees devoted their personal time to helping victims of Hurricane Iris rebuild their communities. Fortis donated approximately $40,000 to the Belize Red Cross Hurricane Iris Relief Fund to help with the agency’s relief efforts. 

Through its School Safety Program, Canadian Niagara Power employees continued to educate young children about the importance of electrical safety. 

We extend our congratulations to Fortis employees and to all community volunteers who devote their personal time, talent and energy to making our communities brighter and warmer. 

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1) Belize Electricity participates in school environmental programs. 

2) Canadian Niagara Power educates young children about the importance of electrical safety. 

3) Newfoundland Power is a proud supporter of Habitat for Humanity. 

