
SOCIAL
Investing in the community, our people and our partnerships
Tamarack strives to understand stakeholder risks and opportunities, going above and beyond to actively engage in open dialogue with all groups affected by our business and operations. We seek to establish productive engagement balanced with accountability that underpins the process of informed decision-making for all stakeholders.


Indigenous Partnerships
Tamarack has a long history of working alongside First Nations’ communities with a focus on education and entrepreneurship. We believe Respect, Friendship and Trust are the key components to the successful business partnership between Tamarack Valley and the Blood Tribe of Southern Alberta. Our CEO, Brian Schmidt, was appointed an Honorary Chief of the Blood Tribe in 2018 and serves as an advisor to multiple Indigenous organizations. He is a volunteer teacher of oil and gas courses aimed at helping First Nations realize optimal value from the resources on their lands.
Chief Roy Fox (left) with Brian Schmidt (right)
“We not only respect the rights of our Indigenous stakeholders, we engage them as valued, active partners to generate mutual benefit and enable a better quality of life.”
Brian Schmidt (Aakaikkitstaki)
President, CEO & Director



For Tamarack, engagement goes far beyond required community consultations. We believe that better results can be achieved through meaningful partnerships and collaboration, and that our best opportunity to be responsible community members is through regular and active engagement. Tamarack seeks to evaluate and understand ways that it can be an active contributor, which includes providing:
Economic benefit for local communities through job creation, and the contracting of local service providers
Support for local communities including contributions to local youth sporting teams, and events, drug and alcohol awareness campaigns, high school scholarships, community projects and charitable organizations
Partnership through joint initiatives, including crime watch groups and open houses
Annual employee-driven Christmas program to support families with special needs


At Tamarack, we believe that investing in our human resources is equally critical as investing in our natural resources. We strive to:
Ensure inclusion through diverse representation on internal committees, mentorship programs and staff lead initiatives such as our lunch and learn series
Provide peace of mind to employees during the COVID-19 pandemic by creating thorough safety policies with self-screening protocols, adapting work-from-home capabilities, keeping all staff working full time, and offering mental health counseling

Corporate Social Responsibility award

- Indigenous Excellence award
- Community Engagement award (honorable mention)

Collaborative Trendsetter award (NBC Drilling won this award in collaboration with Tamarack)