Lax Kw'alaams Business Development

4 BUSINESS ELITE CANADA | MARCH 2019 Development LP (LKBD) was formed in 2016. A blueprint for the success of similar Business Development arms of its kind, the LKBD oversees eight Band- owned businesses. “Lax Kw’alaams has been involved in forestry management and harvesting activities for thousands of years,” says Carl Sampson, Director of Business and Employment for LKBD. “In more modern times, Lax Kw’alaams has had a very active on-reserve forestry operation throughout the 80s and 90s. When the Forest economy started experience the economic decline and the closures of Pulp, Paper and Sawmills throughout the Province, our operations took a hit as a result.” Carl Sampson, Director of Business and Employment