Showcasing The Business Talent of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation By Rajitha Sivakumaran Growing up in the Northwest Territories, Garry K. Flett, a member of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN), worked in Fort McMurray’s Oil Sands industry for 30 years before retiring. But in 2009, when ACFN approached him with the prospect of [...]
The business case for Indigenous inclusion By Rajitha Sivakumaran The lack of both skilled and unskilled labour is a concern across many Canadian industries, but few realize the solution can be found right at home. Canada has its own untapped labour source: our flourishing, young Indigenous communities. There is a real business case for [...]
Open for Business By Rajitha Sivakumaran The town of Atikokan, now 117 years old, was founded as a stop for the Canadian Northern Railway, but few know that this small mining town in Northwestern Ontario played a pivotal role during the Second World War. From 1940 to 1978, there was a significant amount of [...]
Reliable Service From a Local Company By Rajitha Sivakumaran According to a report released by the Alberta Health Services (AHS), of the 2,300 patients surveyed, most were immensely satisfied with their EMS experience in the 2015-2016 period. The time that it took for the emergency communications officer to dispatch an ambulance has gradually improved [...]
Energy and Sustainability Come Together For Frog Lake First Nation By Cheryl Long Click to view Brochure with more than four billion barrels of oil estimated to be in the ground, the Frog Lake Energy Resource Corporation (FLERC) in Calgary, Alberta is looking at a future brimming with potential growth. Championed by [...]
The Diversified Aboriginal Entrepreneurs of Cold Lake, Alberta By Rajitha Sivakumaran Click to view Brochure Although political borders may separate Alberta from Saskatchewan, the territory encompassing Primrose and Cold lakes is of great importance to the Cold Lake First Nations (CLFN) community — it is their traditional home. The area is also [...]
A Hidden Gem in Saskatchewan's Food Industry By Rajitha Sivakumaran Click to view Brochure When mining companies go into the remote Athabasca Basin to conduct mineral exploration and mining operations, they rely on more than just high-tech equipment to facilitate their stay. Working in the background are companies like Saskatchewan-based Athabasca Catering [...]
Northern Quebec's Rescue Heroes By Rajitha Sivakumaran Click to view Brochure Home to the Inuit, 507,000 square kilometres of Quebec’s northern territory boasts a wide array of attractions for those wanting to experience the great outdoors. Collectively referred to as Nunavik, the vastness of this Arctic terra firma can seem a bit [...]
Aerial Entrepreneurs of The North By Rajitha Sivakumaran Click to view Brochure The annual Missinippi Airways Ice Fishing Derby, a day devoted to fishing in Manitoba’s Churchill River, took place in March. A lucky contestant went home with an impressive first prize of $40,000, but the First Nations community in Pukatawagan was a [...]
Personally invested in the well-being of the workforce By Rajitha Sivakumaran Click to view Brochure Since May, the residents of Fort McMurray have endured the distressing consequences of a ravaging fire, which has forced them to partake in the largest wildfire evacuation in the history of Alberta. For one businesswoman, the experience [...]