b'MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENTland and were successful because therea commitment to actively work with was early engagement and inclusionIndigenous businesses and communi-in the planning process. You will readties toward economic reconciliation and ABORIGINAL BUSINESS REPORTinspirational stories that serve as modelscoming together to reach a common is published for Canadian Council forfor future developments, including onegoal of a prosperous economy for all.Aboriginal Business (CCAB)about how the disturbing number of wild-fires last year led to expanding greenThere are existing and many future energy efforts. In even one of the mostopportunities for transmission line part-unforgiving climates in Canada wherenership projects. One success story is diesel fuel is relied on for heat andthe Wataynikaneyap project, a transmis-energy, there are now three solar proj- sion line in Northern Ontario that will 2 Berkeley Street, Suite 202ects completed, a wind and solar farmextend about 1,800 kilometres and is Toronto, OntarioM5A 4J5 planned, and efforts to reduce energy51 per cent owned by 24 First Nations. 416-961-8663 use to maintain affordable costs toAnother success story builds on an orga-www.ccab.com the community.nizational culture shift at Hydro-Qubec VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETINGthat led to a partnership now supplying Lynda Keith Indigenous clean energy partnershipsenough electricity to 1.2 million homes DIRECTOR, MARKETINGare critical to the low-carbon transi- in a location where most electricity had Sandy Gene tion of Canada. I share an article that Ibeen coal generated.recently wrote, Indigenous Partnerships Published by:the Key to Meeting Canadas ClimateThe energy sector stories in this edition Commitments, which speaks to theare strong examples of true partnerships importance of early relationship buildingand the work of individuals in Indigenous www.mediaedgepublishing.com andgovernmentpolicytoensurecommunities, corporate Canada, and 33 South Station StreetIndigenous ownership and benefit ingovernment committed to collaborating Toronto, OntarioM9N 2B2our effort to reach our goals as a country.to build equitable energy projects across Toll Free: 1-866-480-4717the country. robertt@mediaedge.ca Collaboration between Indigenous and NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF PUBLISHINGcorporate Canada is changing, andMiigwetch,Maurice P. LaBorde agreements are moving beyond the EDITORtraditional joint venture. Communities Roma Ihnatowycz are looking for and long deserving of NATIONAL SALES EXECUTIVESmore. They are looking for indepen-Pat Johnston, Derek de Weerdt, dence, equity and future sustainability David Tetlock, Ashley Huston, Bill Biber while staying true to their responsibili- Tabatha BullSENIOR DESIGN SPECIALISTties, principles and values. It also means Krista ZimmermannJUNIOR DESIGN SPECIALIST Bethany GiesbrechtPRESIDENT Kevin BrownSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Robert ThompsonDIRECTOR, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTExcellence is Michael Bell custom-made, BRANCH MANAGER Nancie Priv and custom-made Published March 2022 is personal.Publication MailAgreement #40787580 Dedicated to excellence All rights reserved. The contents in engineering and of this publication may not be project management, our reproduced by any means, in whole seasoned team has the or in part, without the prior written expertise to tackle almost consent of the association. any project, and we careThe Aboriginal Business Report enough to do it right.is printed on 10% post-consumerFSC certified paper using soya based inks. When necessary to mail an issue inPeter Sutherland Sr. an enclosure, we use kgsgroup.com Generating Stationan environmentally-friendly,100% oxo-degradable poly-wrap. A digital copy isavailable at www.ccab.comAboriginal BUSINESS REPORT11'