“I think the way that business in Canada is moving is changing tremendously
and it’s really nice to be able to shed positive light onAboriginal people inCanada
and what the future holds for them.”
leading Aboriginal businesses. Specializ-
ing in construction, the company is owned
by David Bouchier of the Fort McKay First
Nations and his wife, Nicole Bourque-
Bouchier, of the Mikisew Cree First Na-
tions. Though the company emerged from
humble beginnings, the Bouchier Group
has become a sensational story of inspira-
tion and success.
The company began simply as a side ven-
ture in 1998. When Bouchier and Bourque-
Bouchier left their corporate-level jobs
a few years later to invest more time in
the startup, the Bouchier Group was still a
modest establishment, comprised of used
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