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The Canadian Council for
Aboriginal Business Awards
Shelley Stewart for their outstanding contributions Nation for 35 years. He is also CEO of Membertou
to Aboriginal business. It is an honour to present Development Corporation, which was named one of
the awards and celebrate the achievements of these Canada’s Best Managed Companies in March 2019,
remarkable individuals,” said Michael Hachey, Chief is the first Indigenous organization in the world to
Innovation Officer, Compass Group Canada. “They receive an ISO 9001 certification and was CCAB’s
are role models not only for the next generation of inaugural recipient of the Aboriginal Economic
Indigenous leaders, but for all Canadians.” Development Corporation Award in 2014.
Since 2005, the Aboriginal Business Lifetime “I am humbled to receive the Lifetime Achievement
Achievement Award has been presented to a First Award from the Canadian Council for Aboriginal
Nations, Inuit or Métis person whose business lead- Business,” said Chief Terrance Paul. “As Chief of
ership has made a substantive contribution to the Membertou for 35 years, it has been my greatest
economic and social well-being of Aboriginal people honour to serve our community and work to create
over a lifetime, and this year’s award recipient is no economic success for our people.”
different.
Since becoming chief of Membertou in 1984, Ter-
Terrance Paul has been chief of Membertou First rance Paul has tripled the community’s land base,
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