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million and created employment oppor-
tunities for every available and inter-
ested band member. Backwoods Energy
Services now employs over 250 Indig-
enous folks and provides an optimistic
future for many families.”
Steel River Group also works closely
with Horse Lake First Nation’s Chief and
Council, supporting Horse Lake Oilfield
Construction Corporation’s day-to-day
operations while expanding the scope of
services through its subsidiaries.
“Throughout my career, I have been
approached by Indigenous and non-
Indigenous individuals and companies
interested in what I was doing,” says
Fequet. “With Steel River Group, we now
“We believe our ability to
integrate an exhaustive
and information blueprint
to a diverse range of
groups has the best
potential to maximize
employment and prepare
for a very strong, long-
term economic benefit to
the Nations we work with.”
Trent Fequet, President and
CEO of Steel River Group
