WOMEN IN MINING NEWS RELEASE: Betty-Ann Heggie Wins the 2015 WIM Canada Trailblazer Award

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TORONTO – January 29, 2015 – Women in Mining Canada (“WIMC”) and its “Trailblazer Award Selection Committee” (“TSC”), are very pleased to announce Betty-Ann Heggie as the winner of the 2015 Women in Mining Canada Trailblazer Award.

The Women in Mining Canada Trailblazer Award is the first national award in Canada to recognize the achievements of women who have made a significant contribution to Canadian mining and/or the inclusion of women in the industry. The natural resource sector has the poorest representation of women in management, with women representing just 11% of board appointments, making this year’s recipient a true “Trailblazer”.

Betty-Ann Heggie – Author, Mentor and Speaker

Betty-Ann Heggie, member of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women Hall of Fame, journeyed up the Corporate Ladder from Beer Rep to Senior VP with the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc., one of the world’s largest fertilizer company.

Betty-Ann has the distinction of also being named Canada’s Top Investor Relations Officer by both her clients and her peers. In addition to being awarded the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal, the recipient of the Alumni Mentorship Award from the University of Saskatchewan, Betty-Ann won the “Women Helping Women” award at the 2009 Stevie Awards, and was honored with the YWCA Lifetime Achievement Award. Betty-Ann has also served on multiple boards, including the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and the Institute of Corporate Directors of Saskatchewan, which she founded.

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