CSV Midstream Solutions

In this industry, we’ve gotten used to carrying a lot.

We carry the pace of the work, the pressure, the time away from home. And we carry the parts of life that don’t have anything to do with the job. Most of the time, it’s all happening at once.

What’s harder to admit is how often that weight goes unspoken. How easy it is to assume someone is fine because they keep showing up.

This week is Mental Health Week in Canada. The message is simple: stronger connections, better mental health. But the reality behind it is harder. Too many people are struggling quietly, and too often, we don’t ask.

That has to change.

At CSV, Buddy Up is part of how we operate. It gives our teams the tools to check in, start meaningful conversations, and recognize when someone might need support.

Having our employees trained is a strong start. But the impact grows when this mindset extends across the entire energy industry.

When we show up for each other, we strengthen more than individuals. We strengthen the teams around us, our communities, and everything we’re building, together.

Check in on your people.

And learn more about being a buddy: https://www.csvmidstream.com/creating-shared-value/buddy-up/

“I hate that with a passion.”

That’s how Linda Side responds to Grande Prairie being called a boomtown, after decades of watching the region move through cycles.

From her perspective, the label never captured what was actually happening.

What’s taken shape in Grande Prairie isn’t the absence of volatility. It’s the presence of structure.

Municipalities that once competed for the same investment now advance major projects together. For companies operating in the region, that same approach shows up in how projects are carried forward.

More alignment early. Clearer roles. Value that’s shared, not extracted.

It’s the same approach we take at CSV, and part of why we believe projects hold up differently here.

We spoke with Linda, Rhonda Side, Jeremy Walker, Mayor Jackie Clayton, Christopher Dutcher, and MLA Nolan Dyck about how that structure gets built, and what most people don’t see from the outside.

Read the full story in Rooted: https://www.csvmidstream.com/rooted/beyond-boom-and-bust-how-grande-prairie-built-something-that-lasts/

Here’s a reality most companies learn the hard way:
If people don’t see themselves in your project, they’ll slow it down.

Not because they’re difficult.
Because they’re paying attention to what it actually means for them.

“We’ll figure that out later” is how friction gets baked in. So we don’t leave it for later.

At Albright, a portion of revenue is built into the Creating Shared Value Fund administered by the Northwestern Alberta Foundation. It was committed long before shovels hit the ground. Funds are guaranteed for the life of the facility, with a local committee (not us) deciding where the support is needed.

People can point to something real and say, “this includes us.”

Most companies try to earn trust after the fact, or if something goes wrong. That’s the expensive way to do it.

Impact isn’t optional. Responsibility is.
Ignore it, and you’ll spend the life of the project trying to earn trust back.
Build it in from the start, and you won’t have to.