Calgary, Alberta – Shell Canada and the Heavy Duty Distributor Council of Canada (HDDC) are teaming up to help address the shortage of technical workers in the trucking industry by introducing the Heavy Duty Technician Scholarship. The intent is to provide financial assistance to Canadian students in a transport-related program to support the next generation of skilled workers. Shell and the HDDC, a non-profit corporation serving the heavy-duty after market, will provide six regional scholarships of $1,000 each. Beginning this September, students enrolled in their second year of a transport-related program in a CAMPE institution are eligible to apply for the Heavy Duty Technician Scholarship. The recipients will be chosen based on their academic merit, financial need and desire to contribute positively to the future of the trucking industry. “Shell is helping today’s students keep tomorrow’s fleet on the road,” said Les Markiewicz, General Manager, Commercial Sales and Marketing, Shell Canada. “The scholarship is the first of its kind for the Canadian transport industry, and is our way of offsetting the financial challenges of training students pursuing a career in road transport.” For more information on the Heavy Duty Technician Scholarship, visit:  www.shell.ca/transport. About Shell Canada
Shell Canada’s lubrication business is held and operated by a wholly owned partnership, Shell Canada Products, which manufactures, distributes and markets refined petroleum products across Canada. Shell's three refineries convert crude oil into low sulphur gasoline and diesel fuel, aviation fuels, solvents, lubricants, asphalt and heavy fuel oils. These products are supplied to retail, commercial and road transport markets through a Canada-wide network of Shell and private-branded retail and cardlock sites. More information can be found at www.shell.ca. For more information: Krista Breau
Shell Canada Limited
(403) 691-2457
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