Champions of healthy competition in the construction industry, the “Bureau des soumissions déposées du Québec”, or BSDQ, protects contractors by overseeing a fair and equal tendering process in Quebec. “The BSDQ was created with the goal of ensuring the establishment and preservation of harmonious relations among construction contractors when a call for tenders is [...]
The New Approach To Project Development Companies in the mining sector can’t afford to leave money on the table, even during an upswing. Lower capital costs remain the highest contributor to improved project economics while operating costs and production capacity must meet commitments in order to succeed; it is lower capital and [...]
Work Environment Specialists For Groupe Focus, the work environment is the 7th man on the ice. The Quebec-based company is changing the way companies use their offices to facilitate and present their core competencies. Through work environment and office furniture solutions, Groupe Focus creates motivating, inspiring, collegial, productive work offices for Canada’s [...]
Leading Pharmaceutical Innovation One of Canada’s premiere pharmaceutical search and development facilities is growing. Montreal’s NEOMED Institute, renowned for bridging the gap between basic research and the commercialization of new drugs, has changed the pharma R&D business model by combining industrial expertise with drug discovery and development acumen. In 2019, it will [...]
A Future in Partnership As Rob Rollingson, GM of Indian Business Corporation (IBC), tells me about the time a gentleman came and asked for a few thousand-dollar loan, I can sense the passion in his voice. On paper, Rollingson knew it was not the safest loan due to the fact that the man [...]
Protecting the Past and Preparing for the Future The Stony Plain 135 Indian Reserve, just west of Edmonton, and on the western edge of the City of Edmonton and Stony Plain 135A Indian Reserve, about 120 kilometres away and south of the Town of Barrhead are the homes of the Enoch Cree [...]
Oil Sands Gate and Mobile Patrol Security Solutions The Canadian Oil Sands are a powerful component in Canadian economy, supporting more than 228,000 direct and indirect jobs across Canada, and creating over $13 billion in economic input in 2017 alone*. Oil sand security is the backbone to the industry, and is so [...]
Bringing the World to Carcross The Carcross, Yukon community is small but mighty. As the gateway to the Yukon from Alaska, the community lies 74 km south of Whitehorse on the Klondike Highway and is home to the Tagish and Tlinglit First Nation people (and, for the trivia lovers out there, the [...]
Creating In-Demand Industrial Land Developers and businesses in the dense Metropolitan Vancouver area will soon have approximately 4 million new square feet of industrial and commercial land to work with. The market for industrial land in the Metro Vancouver region is at a record low of 1.5 per cent, the lowest in [...]
Central Alberta Business and Real Estate Samson Cree First Nation, or Samson First Nation (SFN), located in Central Alberta, is dedicated to preserving its language and culture through the maximization of human and natural resources. The tenants of this Sovereign Nation are Pimacihowin (Way of Life), Wahkohtowin (Kinship) Sakitowin (Love) and Tapwewin [...]