In addition to raising awareness with Canucks fans, the partnership will focus on supporting the Canucks for Kids Fund and will provide memorable experiences each season to the local communities in Vancouver and Saskatchewan that NexGen Energy operates in.
"Canucks Sports & Entertainment is driven to support community, create authentic experiences and lifelong memories that inspire our team, our fans, our partners, and our communities," said Michael Doyle, President, Canucks Sports & Entertainment, Business Operations. "We're proud to align with a company like NexGen Energy whose community programs in Saskatchewan are recognized as award winning and industry leading and are excited to do the same in Vancouver. NexGen's global reach is a major contributor to delivering clean energy solutions to future generations around the globe."
"We are extremely proud to support the outstanding community programs of the Vancouver Canucks," said Leigh Curyer, Founder and Chief Executive Officer NexGen Energy Ltd. "NexGen and the historic Canucks organization will expand positive community experiences and junior mentorship opportunities to the populations of Northern Saskatchewan in this unprecedented initiative. The Canucks and NexGen are extremely aligned with respect to these community initiatives, and we look forward to growing these experiences together through this partnership."
About NexGen Energy:
NexGen is a British Columbia corporation focused on the development of the Rook I Project located in the southwestern Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada, into production. The Rook I Project is positioned as a global leader in the future supply of clean energy solutions with a unique and elite environmental and social focus. NexGen has a highly experienced team of uranium industry professionals with a successful track record in the discovery of uranium deposits and in developing projects through discovery to production. The Company is the recipient of the 2018 PDAC Bill Dennis Award for Canadian mineral discovery and the 2019 PDAC Environmental and Social Responsibility Award.
NexGen is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange under ticket symbol "NXE" and on the Australian Stock Exchange under ticker symbol "NXG", and is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, with an operations office in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
