vital to meeting the demands in natural
resource activities, and brings economic
development and sustainable job creation
to the region.
It is a testament to the commitment and
skillset of the Gitxsan people how suc-
cessful GDC has become in a short pe-
riod of time. “The GDC employees show
Consistency, management, and execution
skills,” says Connors. “As a direct result,
they are very successful.”
“We are able to employ people, and ap-
proximately 80 per cent of our jobs go to
the Gitxsan. I call that exemplary,” says
Connors. With a little over $20-million in
business last year, few would disagree.
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