an active region for oil and
gas activity. “We’ve been sup-
porting them with their air-
lift and their on-site logistics
and mobilizing their cargo for
barge programs up the river
and into their work sites,”
Stewart says.
BBE was recently recognized
with an “NWT Business Safe-
ty of the Year Award” in Yel-
lowknife through the Cham-
ber of Commerce. “That was a
big one for us because we are
very safety focused in every-
thing that we do and it’s very
nice to be recognized for the
efforts that we put into safe-
ty,” Stewart says. In March
2013, they became a Canadian
International Freight Forward-
ing Association (CIFFA) mem-
ber. “For a little company
from the north like us it was
a real honor to be a part of
the CIFFA Organization,” she
says.
After 37 years in business, BBE
has more plans for expansion
and growth on the horizon.
One such plan is their expan-
sion of the ISHOP4U model.
“Right now it operates strictly
in the Eastern Arctic. We’re
going to take the concept and
move it through the western
and central Arctic to develop
a customer base across the
north,” Stewart says. “We are
continuing to build and ex-
pand our sealift marshalling
and crating services in Ed-
monton and Ottawa as well.”
For more information on
BBE, visit
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