Ed Komarnicki, MP Souris-Moose Mountain Saskatchewan

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Sally and I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.	Ed Komarnicki, M.P. with his wife Sally as he was sworn in to serve as Member of Parliament for Souris-Moose Mountain for the 40th Parliament of Canada.
Dec 19th 2008, Saskatoon – Ed Komarnicki, M.P, on behalf of the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, announcing over $1.7 million for 12 projects in Saskatchewan under the Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS).
Dec 5th 2008– Ed Komarncki, M.P, in Moosomin celebrating the completion of the opening of 135 km twinning of Trans-Canada Highway 1 between Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
Ed with 2008 ABEX Award winners Millennium Directional Services Ltd. who were awarded the New Venture Award. (Photo L-R: Jared Riddell, Technical Manager, Ed Komarnicki, M.P., Wade Robertson, Operations Manager and Dan Eddy, President)	Ed with 2008 ABEX Award winners Seed Hawk who were awarded the Saskatchewan Trade & Export Partnership Award for Exports. (Photo L-R: Ed Komarnicki, M.P., Gord Wyatt, General Manager and Brian Dean, Vice President Product Development)
Ryan Thompson, Manager of BorderLine Feeders Inc. who were selected as finalists for both the New Venture Award and for the Saskatchewan Trade & Export Partnership Award for Exports in the 2008 ABEX Awards.	Ed visits Eagle Drilling Services Ltd. who were chosen as finalists for the Business Leader of the Year Award, the Investment Award and the award for Job Creation in the 2008 ABEX Awards. (Photo: Derrick Big Eagle, President and General Manager Director and Ed Komarnicki, M.P.)
Ed visits Odyssey Environmental Ltd. in Weyburn who were chosen as finalists for the New Venture Award and for the ABEX award for Job Creation in the 2008 ABEX Awards. (Photo L-R: Brett Tuchscherer, Project Manager, Ed Komarnicki, M.P., Kerry Bodnarchuk, Senior Project Manager and Connie Barsness, Senior Project Manager)	Ed visits Jeremy Johnston of JJ Trucking in Arcola who was chosen as a finalist for the SaskWater Award for Young Entrepreneur of the Year in the 2008 ABEX Awards. (Photo: Ed Komarnicki, M.P. and Jeremy Johnston, Owner/ Manager of JJ Trucking)
Ed visits the Weyburn Credit Union who were selected as finalists for the Canadian Bankers Association Award for Community Involvement in the 2008 ABEX Awards. (Photo L-R: Mel Hoffman, Vice President Development, Don Shumlich, Chief Executive Officer, Ed Komarnicki, M.P., Randy Geisler, Vice President of Lending and Rob Hippe, Vice President of Finance)	Nov 11– Ed gathers with World War II Veterans from Estevan and area on Remembrance Day. Back Row L-R: Bud Murray, Ken Raine, Ed Komarnicki, M.P., Ken Spence, Doreen Eagles, MLA, Art Matte and Tom Cundall. Front Row L-R: Leo Saccary, Don Knight and Joe Gervais.
Photo Courtesy of the Weyburn Review. Nov 4- Jeff Gaab receiving the Golden Sheaf Award from Neal Keefe, Member of the Weyburn Agricultural Society. The Golden Sheaf Award recognizes excellence in farming achievement, contribution to the agriculture scene and participation in community life.	Oct 25- Ed welcomes home local soldiers from Afghanistan. L-R: Sergeant Jon Barth, the Honourable Bill Hutchinson, Saskatchewan Minister of Municipal Affairs, Bombardier Roy Matheson, Sergeant James Richards, Ed Komarnicki, M.P., Debra Button, Mayor of Weyburn and Dustin Duncan, MLA Weyburn– Big Muddy. Welcome Home Soldiers.
Photo Courtesy of Jennifer LaCharite of Weyburn This Week Oct 25- The Welcome Home Parade marching down Main Street in Weyburn to honour the four local soldiers returning from Afghanistan.	Photo Courtesy of Lizz Bottrell, Carlyle Observer Sept 26- Ed attended the Grand opening celebration of Enbridge’s Westspur Alida to Cromer Capacity Expansion project. (L-R) Leon Zupan, Vice President Operations, Kevin Hatfield, General Manager, Gathering Systems, Larry McGuire, MLA Arthur-Virden, Ed Komarnicki, M.P., and Peter Taylor, Manager, Enbridge, Saskatchewan.
Photo Courtesy of Lizz Bottrell, Carlyle Observer Sept 16– Ed takes a tour of Alliance Pipeline’s station in Alameda with a view of the waste heat energy unit that generates enough electricity to power 5,000 homes.
Sept 10– The students of Milestone School hold a Walk to Breakfast event to promote healthy lifestyle choices.
Ed gets the experience of being in the bucket of the fire truck 100 feet in the air.
June 4 – As Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship & Immigration, Ed Komarnicki, M.P, visited Halton Regional Police Headquarters in Oakville, ON to congratulate 7 newcomers who went through the Enhanced Language Training for Emergency Services program. These graduates were former emergency services staff in their home country.
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May 26 – Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko arrives in Ottawa for a state visit. He was here to address Parliament and meet with the speakers of the Senate and of the House of Commons. He is pictured here with Ed Komarnicki, M.P, and Prime Minister Stephen Harper.	May 22 – Ed stops at Kipling for an impromptu celebration of Brad Kearns birthday – (L-R) Gloria Struble, Diane Bachert, Lynn Roth, Pat Jackson, Larry Jackson, Ed Komarnicki, M.P, Brad Kearns, Kelly Fonagy
May 13 – Former constituents, Norma and Gerald Westgard, were visiting their daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Rob Burt who currently live in Ottawa.
May 10 – Marjorie’s Daughters and Friends Dinner and Silent Auction for Huntington Society of Canada held in Wawota. Appearing (L-R) Joanne Corkish, Marion Husband, Ed Komarnicki, M.P, Lynn McGonigal, Barbara Dennis -------------------------------------------------------
May 7 – Girls Volleyball Team visit Parliament Hill (names to come)	May 7 – Gordon Young and constits from Credit Union Group – names to come
May 6 – Constituents Sharon Bauche from Antler, SK and her granddaughter Carla Alexander visit with Ed Komarnicki, M.P
May 1 – 5th Annual National Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony that was held on Parliament Hill. Holocaust survivors came from all over Canada to lay wreaths, each teamed with a Member of Parliament. Ed is pictured here with holocaust survivors accompanied by their family members.
Apr 29 – Chelsea Allan (Weyburn) and Amanda Olsen (Estevan) visited the Ottawa office, while they participated with the NCC: Adventures in Citizenship group. It is an annual event that provides a selected group of young Canadians to gain a better understanding of our country through meetings with political leaders and others to learn about the privileges and responsibilities of citizenship.
Apr 18-27 – Ed Komarnicki, M.P, traveled to the Republic of Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Croatia as part of a parliamentary delegation. (L-R) Hon. Peter Milliken, Speaker of the House; Ed Komarnicki, M.P; General R.J Hillier, Former Chief of Defence; Lui Temelkovski, M.P.	Photo 2: (L-R) Hon. Peter Milliken, Speaker of the House; Dave McKenzie, M.P; General R.J Hillier, Former Chief of Defence; Robert Vincent, M.P; Ed Komarnicki, M.P; Lui Temelkovski, M.P; and Councillor of the City of Dubrovnik.
April 18 – Spencer Warriner, a Grade 8 Alameda student represented southern Saskatchewan at the national Canwest CanSpell Spelling Bee held in Ottawa. In May, he competed with 288 others from Canada, the U.S and other countries in the Scripps Spelling Bee held in Washington, D.C.
April 11 –Spencer McKnight, Ed’s second cousin, visited Ed’s Ottawa office, while he was in Ottawa with the Encounters with Canada group. An excellent program where students from across Canada learn more about our parliamentary system. Ed took time to visit with Spencer and take some photos as a memento of his visit. -------------------------------------------------------
April 1 – As Committee member of Citizenship & Immigration, Ed Komarnicki, M.P attended Committee hearings across Canada. The Committee held hearings in Vancouver, Edmonton, Moose Jaw, Winnipeg, Waterloo, Toronto, Montreal, Quebec City, Toronto, Halifax, Fredericton, and St. Johns.
March 24 – Prime Minister, Stephen Harper and Minister of Natural Resources Gary Lunn visit Estevan to announce the government’s financial support in a major commercial-scale carbon capture storage project at the Boundary Dam Power Station.
(L-R) Minister of Natural Resources, Gary Lunn; Prime Minister Stephen Harper; SaskPower President, Pat Youzwa; Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall; Ed Komarnicki, M.P., at Estevan’s Boundary Dam.	Prime Minister Stephen Harper welcomed to Boundary Dam by SaskPower President, Pat Youzwa, along with Mike Zeleny, Manager of the Boundary Dam Power Station, and Ed Komarnicki, M.P.
Ed Komarnicki, M.P., took the time to meet with constituents and guests at the event held at the Estevan Woodlawn Golf Club.	(L-R) Lois I. Reetz with her daughter-in-law, Libby, and her children, Courtney and Caleb pose for a photo with the Prime Minister at the Estevan Airport.
(L-R) Premier Brad Wall; Weyburn Mayor, Debra Button; Prime Minister Stephen Harper; Minister of Natural Resources, Gary Lunn; Ed Komarnicki, MP; and Weyburn Big Muddy MLA, Dustin Duncan at EnCana’s facilities south of Weyburn.	Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Premier Brad Wall, with employees and representatives of EnCana including Gerry Protti, Executive Vice President, Corporate Relations and President, Offshore and International Division of EnCana.
March 15 – Ed Komarnicki, M.P and Scott Schultz of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, congratulates Shalane Haselhan on winning Estevan’s 2008 Boston Pizza award for best Female Athlete of the Year for track & field.	March 15 – Ed Komarnicki, M.P congratulates Justis Grimsrud on winning Estevan’s 2008 Boston Pizza award for best Male Athlete of the Year for archery.
March 6 – Ed Komarnicki, M.P and Parliamentarian Women from Afghanistan visiting Parliament Hill to share their challenges as female parliamentarians in their country.	February 22 – Ed and Keith Whyte having a coffee break following the review of Bengough’s Civic Centre extension plans.
Feb 29 – Ed Komarnicki, M.P. with constituent Barry George Kessler, M.B., who resides in Pangman, taken at the Governor General’s residence in Ottawa. Mr. Kessler was presented with a Medal of Bravery for his heroic actions on August 30th, 2004 when he rescued a farmer and neighbour from a burning tractor.

March 7, 2008, Vancouver BC - Ed Komarnicki, M.P. on behalf of the Minister of Citizenship & Immigration, welcoming the arrival of the First Stateless Vietnamese who have been living in the Phillipines without status for more than 30 years.
Ed Komarnicki, M.P. and the first four new Viet Phi arrivals at the Vancouver International Airport (VIA).	Ed Komarnicki, M.P. along with Mr. Hung Tong (far right) welcome the new arrivals. More are expected to come in the next few weeks.
Ed Komarnicki, M.P. with another group of new arrivals as one person is interviewed by local media.
Ed Komarnicki, M.P., Minister of Natural Resources, Gary Lunn, and Minister of the Environment, John Baird, in the House the week of Budget 2008 that allocated $240 million to Estevan.	Finance Minister, Jim Flaherty, delivering Budget 2008, a balanced, prudent and focused budget that builds on the solid foundation laid in previous Conservative budgets. This budget announced an investment to Souris-Moose Mountain of $240 million for a full-scale commercial carbon capture and storage demonstration project at Estevan’s Boundary Dam.
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January 24, 2008, Vancouver, BC - Ed Komarnicki, M.P. representing the Minister of Citizenship & Immigration in welcoming new canadian citizens at the Vancouver International Airport.
Ed Komarnicki, M.P. with Citizenship Judge Sandra Wilking and new Canadian Citizen family.	Ed Komarnicki, M.P. congratulating new citizens.
Ed Komarnicki, M.P. with Joe & Wendy Taylor. A special ceremony for Joe upon receiving his Canadian Citizenship.	Ed Komarnicki, M.P. and Judge Sandra Wilking with proud new citizen.
Ed Komarnicki, M.P. and Joe Taylor cutting the cake to celebrate Canada's new Canadians. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ed Komarnicki, M.P., joined by the Honourable Dan D’Autremont, Minister of Saskatchewan Government Services, with Richard Lamontagne, President of the Oxbow rink board, and the Oxbow Junior Huskies at the Oxbow Arena following an MRIF announcement on January 21, 2008. (Photo Courtesy of the Oxbow Herald)	Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund (MRIF) announcement in Moosomin, SK on January 21, 2008. Also in attendance were Don Toth, MLA and Speaker for the Legislative Assembly, Stan Langley, Deputy Mayor of Rocanville, and Larry Miskiman, Mayor of Moosomin.
Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund (MRIF) annoucement at the Weyburn Leisure Centre January 22, 2008. (L-R) Madonna Unterreiner, Mayor of Bengough; Doreen Eagles, MLA; Joe Vilcu, Reeve of the R.M of Cymri; Ed Komarnicki, M.P.; Deborah Button, Mayor of Weyburn; and Dustin Duncan, MLA.	Ed Komarnicki, MP presenting a letter to John Baird, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, offering his endorsement to have the Town of Fleming’s elevator designated a National Historic Site. The elevator is the oldest surviving grain elevator in Saskatchewan dating back to 1895.