60 BUSINESS ELITE CANADA | MARCH 2019
By Anna Guy
O
ur business model aligns
industry with Indigenous
Nations, business and
people in a progressive
and professional manner,
maximizing employment and opportuni-
ties for both groups,” says Trent Fequet,
President and CEO of Steel River Group,
one of Canada’s fastest growingmanage-
ment and construction operational-
support services companies.
Steel River Group was born fromFequet’s
decades-long career in construction and
project management, and his dedication
to reimagining the way corporate Canada
and Indigenous Groups work together.
Proudly Aboriginal, Fequet’s work within
the energy sector gave him insight into
existing relationships between Indig-
enous groups and the private sector,
where he saw first-hand the exploding
potential of a good relationship, and the
downside of a relationship that lacked
either a long-term vision or proper initial
planning.
“My experience was twofold,” explains
Fequet. “First Nations have been very
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