Operator

Good afternoon. My name is Joanna, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Western Energy Services Corp. Annual General Meeting Conference Call. [Operator Instructions]

Thank you. Mr. Mathison, you may begin your conference.

Ronald Mathison

Thank you. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for joining us today for the Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders of Western Energy Services Corp. I'm Ron Mathison. I'm the Chair of the Board, and it is my pleasure to chair this meeting.

But before we proceed, I would like to make some introductions beginning with your Board of Directors. Trent Boehm, Colleen Cebuliak, Tomer Cohen, Lorne Gartner; and John Rooney. Also with us today are members of our senior management team, including Gavin Lane, our Chief Executive Officer; and Orson Ross, Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer. I would also like to thank and acknowledge the contribution of many of our other employees who have helped build the corporation.

I now propose to proceed with the formal part of the meeting. And to make the best use of our time, a number of shareholders have agreed to propose and second motions. Those present are reminded that only registered shareholders and their duly appointed proxy holders are entitled to participate in the formal part of the meeting.

For shareholders who have opted to listen to the Annual and Special Meeting via conference call, I wish to remind them that this is not a virtual meeting, and only shareholders or proxy holders present at the meeting may make motions and vote. Shareholders cannot vote as part of