Ottawa, ON – March 11, 2007 – ATCO Group has become a major sponsor of the Kubota Cup Canadian Show Jumping Series, a national eight-city show jumping competition formed two years ago to promote and develop equestrian sport across Canada.

The Series will begin on a high note March 31st when title sponsor Kubota Canada Ltd. and ATCO Group present the $75,000 ATCO-KUBOTA CUP Centennial Grand Prix as part of the 100th Anniversary celebration of the venerable Royal Manitoba Winter Fair.

In welcoming the Calgary-based ATCO Group into the Kubota Cup Series, John Gilliland, National Marketing Manager commented,”expanding corporate partnership is key to the long-term success of this newly-created Series which brings top Canadian athletes to a variety of Canadian cities, stretching from Richmond, British Columbia to Halifax, Nova Scotia. ATCO is committed to developing and promoting equestrian sport in Canada and their participation alongside Kubota Canada Ltd’s will strongly support the growth of this developing Grand Prix Series in Canada.”

ATCO Group is also contributing special human interest segments for the television show ‘Along For The Ride’, the program that follows the Kubota Cup Series and produced by Generator Productions and Dark Horse Films. The ‘Striving for Excellence’ segments will feature eight high performance Canadian equestrian athletes and is produced by Spruce Meadows Television which is guaranteed to add informative and entertaining snippets on Canadians most loved equestrians.

The Kubota Cup Canadian Show Jumping Series was launched in 2005 and hosted in eight cities coast to coast. Created as a business model which develops funding to assist with existing development programs, the Series promotes the sport of show jumping and equestrian athletes throughout Canada
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Kubota Canada Ltd is the leading distributor of compact diesel tractors & construction equipment in Canada, and has achieved its success by offering the Canadian marketplace innovative products and outstanding service. As one of the 21 world affiliates of Kubota Corporation, based in Osaka, Japan, Kubota Canada is able to offer world-leading technology rooted in over 110 years of experience. Worldwide, Kubota Corporation employs 20,000 people in 20 plants and annually sells in excess of 9.5 billion U.S
www.kubota.ca

ATCO Group, an Alberta based worldwide organization of companies with assets of approximately $7.7 billion and more than 7,000 employees, is comprised of three main business divisions: Power Generation; Utilities (natural gas and electricity transmission and distribution) and Global Enterprises, with companies active in industrial manufacturing, technology, logistics and energy services. More information about ATCO Ltd. can be found on its website www.atco.com

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