Supporting Aboriginal Engagement in Northern Alberta By Anna Guy On an evening in early March, 1993, a group of prescient-minded business leaders met in downtown Fort McMurray to ensure the Aboriginal Community of Wood Buffalo would have an equal opportunity to secure work, and their futures. Their vision? Through working collectively, the Aboriginal [...]
Cannabis 2.0 By Anna Guy 2018 will be noted in the history books as the year Canada did away with draconian laws surrounding marijuana and passed Bill-45, otherwise now as the Cannabis Act, which will amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Criminal Code and other Acts to allow Canadians to [...]
Why Recognizing Indigenous Rights Is Good For Business Grand Chief Dr. Abel Bosum, of the Grand Council of the Crees/Cree Nation Government has worked for the Cree Nation focusing on Economic Development since 1978. From 1984-1998, he was Chief of the Ouje-Bougoumou Cree Nation where, after his community’s many forced relocations, he [...]
Firing On All Cylinders By Anna Guy What started off as a hydraulics and machine company has become a force for Indigenous employment in Saskatchewan, and it’s only getting started. Robert and Katherine Tebb are owners and operators of Xtended Hydraulic & Machine Inc., a full-service machine shop specializing in hydraulic cylinder repair [...]
IMPROVING THE LIVES OF THE CREE PEOPLE OF MISTISSINI AND OF THE CREE TERRITORY By Anna Guy Creating strong relationships between community and industry to foster economic growth and opportunities in the Cree Territory Companies and individuals familiar with the development of Northern Quebec will know the Eskan company and its group [...]
BUILDING STRONG NATIONS THROUGH MODERN FINANCE By Anna Guy Canada works on the belief that access to capital is critical to economic competitiveness. But the fact is, access to both conventional and creative financing has been a barrier to First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities across Canada. Sean McCoshen, Chairman and Chief [...]
The Road To The Top Of The World By Anna Guy At noon on November 15, 2017, 132 years and 8 days after the Last Spike was driven into the Canadian Pacific Railway, the opening of the Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway, adding to the “nebulous dream” of connecting Canada sea to sea…to sea. The Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk highway [...]
A Canada of Empowered Indigenous Communities By Anna Guy For one Indigenous consulting company, “reconciliation” is more than just a word; it’s a philosophy and a way of doing business. And now, it’s key to an exciting new initiative that promises to break down some of the barriers between mainstream industry and Indigenous [...]
A New Era of Partnerships with First Nations By Anna Guy Ray Natraoro, President of Stalkaya Group, BC’s Squamish Nation-member owned construction company, has always been a visionary. contributing to his culture has always been an underlying theme in his life, even Before starting Stalkaya. Natraoro is behind some of the most acclaimed [...]
Partnership, Innovation, and Investment in Canada's North By Anna Guy As President and CEO of Qikiqtaaluk Corporation and Group of Companies (QC), Harry Flaherty estimates he spends 50 per cent of his year travelling across Canada. Flaherty’s mission is to generate economic development and employment opportunities for Inuit in the Qikiqtani region, which [...]