Aboriginal Businesses Feature

Marcel Boucher, an assistant chef with Windigo Catering, prepares food for employees at Goldcorp.'s Musselwhite Mine located northwest of Thunder Bay. The Sioux Lookout-based company has been providing catering services since 2005.
Aboriginal excellence to be honoured at PDACIn the early days of the Klondike Gold Rush, Tagish prospector Skookum Jim was known for his perseverance and tenacity. The same attributes could easily be bestowed on Windigo Catering, which will receive an award named for the 19th-century miner at the Prospectors and Developers Association (PDAC) in March.Windigo is the 2013 recipient of the PDAC’s Skookum Jim Award, which acknowledges Aboriginal achievement in the mining industry. It’s the first such accolade for the catering and janit...


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Share the mineral wealth, say First Nations
Engagement with First Nations and respecting treaty rights must be “cornerstones” of this week's federal budget, said Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Harvey Yesno.“Canada will not achieve its full potential unless First Nations are engaged in a meaningful way in the development of our traditi...
Nordex partners with Wahgoshig
Nordex Explosives Ltd. in Kirkland Lake is partnering with another First Nation business. It announced a recent memorandum of understanding agreement with Wahgoshig Limited Partnership, through its general partner Wahgoshig Resources Inc. They have agreed to enter into a working relationship th...
Consultant finds passion in Aboriginal teaching
Growing up in the remote commu­nity of Eabametoong First Nation, Rachel Mishenene never placed any great emphasis on getting an educa­tion, much less pursuing a career.“I was a high school dropout and a young mom,” said the Thunder Bay-based Aborig­inal educator and consultant. “Education was s...
Sault College offering on-reserve training
Residents in First Nations communi­ties along the North Shore of Lake Huron are being trained for employ­ment readiness in the renewable energy field, all while staying in their home communities.Over the last year, Sault College has fa­cilitated on-reserve training in the com­munities of Batch...


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