b'INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPSIn addition to providing environmentalCREATING OPPORTUNITY contracting expertise under the jointIn Langley City, B.C., another First venture, Milestone assisted in the opera- Nation community is building new tion of the Saskay Land Development Soilopportunities for its people while Transfer Facility. This included providinghelping bring the land back to its estimating and work plans for projectsnatural state through environmental that included managing and placementreclamation. Kwantlen First Nation of fill soil for development preparation.became involved in reclamation when KFNE receives the majority of profitsthey decided to clean up a contam-associated with the work undertakeninated site on the riverfront of the within the joint venture and applies theseNations land through the communi-funds where most needed in the commu- tys Qwantlen Business Group (QBG), a nity. Milestone also offers KFN supportsister company of s e , the Economic for some of its fundraising initiatives,Development Ltd. Partnerships of including the bands health centre andKwantlen First Nation. holiday gift giving for its membership. While the company has also offered addi- Like many Nations, were left with tional training and employment, dueleases from the 1970s that the federal to KFNs small size and demographics,government entered into without the the community hasnt been able to takeconsent of the band. Unfortunately full advantage of those opportunities totherearemanyexamplesacross date. In the next five years or so, weCanada of lands that have quite a bit have some teenagers coming up theof contamination, explains Brenda ranks that are going to need employ- Knights, CEO of s e . A lot of new ment, that are going to need training,environmental laws in the last 20 years and Milestone will be in the position tohave come into place, so a lot of these assist, Alafriz says.Generally, in theland leases are coming to light, and enterprise we try and employ as manyso Nations are pursuing legal action band members as we can. Thats alwaysto get these people off the lands and been our objective.the leases terminated. HITACHI ABB POWER GRIDSPOWERINGGOOD FORSUSTAINABLEENERGY.Were never blinded by the scale of a challenge. Uniting the talents and expertise of two pioneers, our unique perspective turns the worlds energy issues into a spectrum of solutionsleveraging our digital and energy capabilities for a stronger, smarter and greener future.Learn more at hitachiabb-powergrids.com28A CCAB PUBLICATION2021'