b'FUTURE AIRCREW TRAININGBIRD CONSTRUCTION communities have just as bright of aRegion 3 in Alberta, and the Southern Bird Construction is a company involvedfuture working on the project.Chiefs Organization and Mtis N4 in the bid to construct the governmentsIf awarded the contract, Bird will lookConstruction Inc. in Manitoba.Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) facilitiesto Indigenous-owned businesses asBird Constructions philosophy towards in Saskatchewan and Manitoba (as partsuppliers and contractors. Everythingreconciliation is one tied to seeing of the team led by Babcock Leonardofrom steel workers, millwrights, roofersIndigenous people across the country Canadian Aircrew Training). and carpenters are required to build thebuild capacity and access the same Just as the FAcT program ensures a brightstate-of-the-art facilities.opportunities as other Canadians through future for Canadas next generation ofThe company is partnering with severalprogressive policy. Its commitment to the fighter pilots taking to the skies, Birdorganizations to help it meet this goal:Call to Action #92 is not a destination, Construction endeavours to ensure thatthe Federation of Sovereign Indigenoussays Jeff Provost, Birds Indigenous skilled Indigenous workers and theirNations in Saskatchewan, the Mtisbusiness relations manager, but a journey.Regardless of Working with who wins thecommunities contract, thisacross Canadais good forWere developing renewable assets and pursuing innovation Indigenousin thermal generation, including carbon capture, to business power a sustainable future for people and planet.in Canada Get to know us. Jeff Provost, Bird ConstructionTSX: CPX capitalpower.comWith the length of the procurement process measured in decades, Bird Construction sees this project as a pathway for positive change for everyone involved. A 25-year project means that once a contractor has begun working on the project, that is one that they can work on for the majority of their career, says Provost. Thats how far we are looking in terms of long-term success.The final contracts are anticipated to be awarded publicly in early 2023. In Provosts eyes, the real winners are the thousands of Indigenous workers across two provinces that have access to hundreds of millions of dollars over two decades, creating economic prosperity for a generation. Regardless of who wins the contract, he says, this is good for Indigenous busi-nesses in Canada.Aboriginal BUSINESS REPORT69'