Established in 2000, Factory Outlet Trailers HQ & Distribution is a Canadian premier retailer of new and pre-owned trailers based 15mins south of Calgary, AB, celebrating 20 years of business this year. Business Elite Canada spoke with Factory Outlet Trailers CEO, David Thompson, about entrepreneurship and his journey leading the company from [...]
With an historical relationship that extends over centuries to the area of land that now comprises the Ermineskin Reserve, the Ermineskin Cree Nation (Reserve #138) is one member of the Four Nations of Maskwacis, Alberta, located about fifty miles south of Edmonton. Established in 1885 and located over approximately 25,000 acres, this [...]
Spanning over 39,000 kilometers of land located between Great Slave Lake and Great Bear Lake in the Northwest Territories is the Tłı̨chǫ First Nation. The territory includes the communities of Behchokǫ̀, Gamèti, Wekweètì and Whatì. The Tłı̨chǫ Government came into effect August 4, 2005, at which time the Band Councils of Behchokö, Gamètì, Wekweetì and [...]
Business Elite Canada spoke with CIF President, Jack Fomenoff, about CIF’s history and this milestone anniversary. By Anna Guy CIF Construction LTD, the Prince George-based concrete and civil contractor, is a well-known name in the mining, oil and gas, forestry, pulp and paper, bioenergy, wind energy, commercial and municipal industries. For 30 [...]
By Anna Guy If you travel to or live in Alberta and have driven to work, taken a bus, sipped a glass of Whisky, or a thousand other things in between, you are the beneficiary of the work of a member of IUOE Local 955. Established in 1948, Local 955 is one [...]
The Heartland Petrochemical Complex The first of its kind in Canada, the new Heartland Petrochemical Complex will be one of the world’s lowest greenhouse gas emitting polypropylene producing facilities in Strathcona County, Alberta. It’s a material used everyday, even if we may not all know it by name. A new manufacturing plant in [...]
Good news on the horizon for the 18,000 drivers who travers Highway 15 every day in Alberta connecting the cities of Edmonton and Fort Saskatchewan. The vital service and trade corridor is expanding from one lane of traffic in each direction with increased lanes, a new parallel bridge and a pedestrian bridge. [...]
74 acres, 4 kilometres of pathway, 1,300 trees, and endless opportunities. The City of Lethbridge’s Legacy Park has something for everyone. Guided by its mantra "to be a healthy, attractive and economically viable City”, the Lethbridge, AB City Council, has given its residents a Park that incorporates sports, festivals, leisure, and nature. [...]
For the last decade, thousands of workers have descended onto Romaine’s shores to build Hydro Quebec’s Romaine hydroelectric complex in the Côte-Nord region. Ten years later, the fourth and last power plant—Romaine 4—is close to operational. Hydro-Québec's distribution grid, which serves 4.3 million customers located throughout the province, is about to get [...]
In February 2021, the City of London, ON, made history as the first community in Canada to functionally end veteran homelessness as part of the Built for Zero Canada campaign. By sharing how they achieved this, the City hopes it won’t be the last. Mayor Ed Holder believes a community is measured [...]