identifying opportunities for supplying goods
and services to these operations, we can all
win,” says Bourque-Bouchier.
TRAINING AND
EDUCATION
NAABA works to develop capacity and oppor-
tunities for Ab-
original business in
the region through
support and training
opportunities. Mem-
bers are categorized as
companies that are at least
51 per cent Aboriginally-owned
and majority-controlled businesses
in theWoodBuffalo region.Membership
program offers a community for like-minded
business people with a number of benefits and
opportunities, including business promotion,
networking, access to industry representatives
and procurement policies, and mentorship.
When it comes to supporting their 100-plus
full time and associate members, the NAABA
looks to innovation. “We try to offer our mem-
bers this through providing educational cours-
es and networking events for our members,
“The Wood Buf-
falo region is home to
some of the most successful In-
digenous businesses and largest
oil and gas producers in Canada,
and by identifying opportunities to
these operations, we can all win.”
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Nicole Bourque-Bouchier
President
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