b'MESSAGE DE LA PRSIDENTEevery 100 bags of coffee sold, Birch Barkautochtone certifie (EAC) du CCEA donates a water purification system to ansur son emballage, est la quintessence ABORIGINAL BUSINESS REPORTIndigenous home. We are all aware ofdu principeSee it, Be Itdont nous is published for Canadian Council forthe systemic issues with clean drinkingavons besoin. Aboriginal Business (CCAB)water in First Nation communities across this country. When you read the BirchDe plus, lapproche quilibre de Bark story on page 14 (written by theBirch Bark est un exemplesuivre very talented Indigenous journalist Gavinetadmirer pour les futurs entre-2 Berkeley Street, Suite 202John), you will note that as of July 2023,preneurs. Pour chaque 100 sacs de Toronto, OntarioM5A 4J5 there were still 29 long-term drinkingcaf vendus, Birch Bark fait don dun 416-961-8663 wateradvisoriesin27Indigenoussystme de purification de leauune www.ccab.com communities in Canada, as well as amaison autochtone. Nous sommes VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING,similar number with short-term drinkingtous conscients des problmes syst-COMMUNICATION & EVENTSwater advisories.miques lisleau potable. Lorsque Shannon SutherlandDIRECTOR, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Chris OvertonSENIOR ASSOCIATE, PR & COMMUNICATIONS Alannah JabokwoamPublished by:mediaedgepublishing.com33 South Station Street Toronto, OntarioM9N 2B2 Toll Free: 1-866-480-4717 robertt@mediaedge.caNATIONAL DIRECTOR OF PUBLISHING Maurice P. LaBordeEDITOR Roma IhnatowyczNATIONAL SALES EXECUTIVES Pat Johnston, Derek de Weerdt,David Tetlock, Ashley Huston, Bill BiberSENIOR DESIGN SPECIALIST Marisa GiesbrechtDESIGN SPECIALIST Bethany GiesbrechtPRESIDENT Kevin BrownSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Robert ThompsonBRANCH MANAGER Nancie PrivPublished October 2023Publication MailAgreement #40787580All rights reserved. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced by any means, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the association.The Aboriginal Business Report is printed on 10% post-consumer FSC certified paper using soya based inks. When necessary to mail an issue in an enclosure, we use an environmentally-friendly, 100% oxo-degradable poly-wrap. A digital copy isavailable at www.ccab.comReturn undeliverables to:Canadian Council forAboriginal Business (CCAB) 2 Berkeley Street, Suite 202 Toronto, OntarioM5A 4J5Aboriginal BUSINESS REPORT 9CCAB-Aug 2023.indd 1 8/15/2023 2:03:45 PM'