Canadian Prairies women in operations: Ali

Ali works as a field operator with Enbridge’s Liquids Pipelines group, based in our Hardisty Terminal in east-central Alberta. “We are hands on the pipelines, and as field operators, we’re the eyes and ears for our control center,” she says. Among Ali’s duties are batch testing product moving through our pipelines for density, viscosity and other factors, as well as metering manifold checks for volume accountability. “Whether it’s life experience or job experience—people have worked other places and elsewhere within Enbridge—there’s always something to learn here.” As a woman in operations, she adds, “I’ve always felt welcome . . . and your only barrier is yourself. Come in and own it and be who you are. If you’re being authentic, that’s the best way to live.”