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difficult communities to access. QM Points businesses and peoples through training, Local Indigenous peoples have comprised up to 70
“Examples of QM Points’
commitment to engage and employ as many employment, sub-contracting and other business per cent of onsite labour on QM Points projects.
commitment and continued
local indigenous employees and communities as ventures.
success abound.”
possible is a winning solution all around—for clients QMP has maintained over 80 per cent of its heavy
and stakeholders who get a team that knows the Examples of QM Points’ commitment and continued equipment fleet from within the Athabasca Basin
Remediation Project by the Saskatchewan
challenges and complexities of the region, and for success abound. and local to project locations.
Research Council (“SRC”). Part of the Government
the employees who can take part in the prosperity
of Saskatchewan and Government of Canada
of the region. Over 75 Indigenous peoples have received QM Points has developed productive business
efforts to assess and reclaim abandoned northern
training across North Saskatchewan in the fields relationships with Indigenous and local
Saskatchewan uranium facilities (Project CLEANS
QM Points’ Indigenous Inclusion and Capacity of remediation, demolition, hazardous materials subcontractors, offering Indigenous entrepreneurs
or Clean-up of Abandoned Northern Sites), the
Building Program is the team’s corporate abatement and handling, and emergency response an opportunity to participate and grow their
Gunnar Mine and Mill Site poses potential risks to
commitment to engaging Indigenous peoples on and management. Many of these people have business.
the surrounding communities and environment due
the projects we undertake. Remus says the program been subsequently hired by QM Points or other
to limited previous efforts into decommissioning of
is a proven methodology of integrating with, and employers in a variety of industries. For an example of QM Points’ work, look no
abandoned mills and mines in Saskatchewan.
contributing to, local Indigenous communities, further than the Gunnar Mine Other Site Aspects
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