James Howe has been a director of the Corporation since 1997. He is President of Bragg Creek Financial Consultants Ltd., a private financial consulting company, and serves on the Board of Directors of Wrangler West Energy Corp., Bengal Energy Ltd., Ensign Energy Services Inc., and Holloway Lodging Corporation. With a Bachelor of Arts from the Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario, Mr. Howe has served as the Chief Financial Officer of several public companies and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta.