b'INTEGRATED PROJECT DELIVERYThe Okanagan Nation has been under several water adviso-ries over the years, including one leading to a 2019 lawsuit against the federal government, so the comprehensive water infrastructure project is a long-awaited development. It will include the construction of a two-kilometre water main and modernized water system at Siux Mile and Bradley Cree, just outside of Vernon, B.C. Construction broke ground in February 2022 and the project is scheduled for completion this fall. Bird Construction, which is handling construction, is one of A PROUD ANDCanadas largest builders and has long been involved in resi-dential, commercial, energy, mining, renewables and water LONG-STANDINGinfrastructure work. The company has worked with more than RECORD 43,000 Indigenous businesses and has embraced a compre-hensive Indigenous Engagement Policy that actively seeks to embody Recommendation #92 of the Truth and Reconciliation of building successfulCalls to Action. Bird is also the proud recipient of the Canadian partnerships with IndigenousCouncil for Aboriginal Businesss Bronze Level Progressive Peoples and their communitiesAboriginal Relations (PAR) certification. across Canada and the world. While the company has routinely worked on large infrastruc-ture projects that impact millions of people, it believes that a projects success needs to be measured by more than just its own impact. In a post-reconciliation Canada, proj-ects with Indigenous communities need to be measured by their long-term impact on future collaboration with Indigenous groups.By choosing the inclusive IPD approach, Bird Construction has veered away from a more traditional top-down system (i.e., hard bids) and opened the door to true partnerships with MINE DEVELOPMENT I SHAFT SINKING I CONTRACT MINING RAISEBORING I RAISE MINING I UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION PERCUSSIVE DRILLING I MECHANICAL EXCAVATIONENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SERVICES I SPECIALTY SERVICESConsider it done - safely.redpathmining.com64A CCAB PUBLICATION2022'