Award Category: Indigenous Business Award
K & L Contracting
K & L Contracting offers a variety of products and services including aggregate removal, road construction, structural projects, land clearing and reclamation, vegetation management and environmental compensation services. As for equipment, K & L has an extensive inventory dominated by Cat machines.
Patrick Shannon EVIL Patrick by Design
Patrick Shannon has built a multi-media production studio and creative agency to provide graphic services to remote communities across northern British Columbia. He mentors and employs young people as contractors, employing new technologies to continue the storytelling at the heart of Haida culture and empowering them to shape the discourse around economic and environmental issues.
Quatern Limited Partnership
Quatern, formed in 2010, grew out of the longstanding relationship in the logging industry between Western Forest Products (WFN) and Quatsino First Nation (QFN). It provides a structure to explore profitable endeavours and delivers benefits to both parties. It also has the ability to support community projects and economic development initiatives. The business has had five successive profitable harvest programs and targets between 40,000 and 60,000 cubic metres of logs per year.
Bavarian Home Hardware Ltd
Bavarian Home Hardware Ltd., is a franchise located in the heart of Kimberly, BC led by Kim McLean. The only hardware store serving the community of 6,100, Bavarian Home Hardware and its nine employees are known for their exceptional customer service and strong community relationships.
DJ O Show
Orene Askew has created a sole proprietorship business that provides DJ services for birthdays, wedding, fundraisers, youth conferences, and theme parties. In addition to her DJ business, Orene works as a DJ Instructor at the School of Remix and also acts as a motivational speaker inspiring Aboriginal youth across Canada. Orene has DJ’d on the red carpet for WE Day at Rogers Arena and was voted the official DJ for the YES (Young Entrepreneur Symposium) in Ottawa.
Inlailawatash Natural Resource Services
Inlailawatash Natural Resource Services provides a range of renewable resource services to Aboriginal and crown governments, private sector organizations, communities and NGO’s in five key business areas: renewable resources management, archeology, GIS and mapping, tree service, ecosystem restoration and resource construction. Inlailawatash can tailor its work to provide a broad spectrum of services that meet the highest standards of quality.
Lakeshore Resort and Campground
One hundred percent owned and operated by the Akisqnuk First Nation and located on Lake Windermere is the Columbia Valley’s largest lakeshore campground, featuring 77 serviced and 72 non-serviced campsites. The newly constructed Legacy Hall enables the campground resort to hold cultural events, concerts, weddings, and family reunions, increasing its income and spreading the word about their culture.
Lower Nicola Indian Band and LNB Construction Inc.
Serving a diverse client group in both the private and public sectors, the Lower Nicola Indian Band / LNB Construction Inc. joint venture was formed to offer a quality team for construction projects in the mining, earthworks and forestry sectors in the BC interior. The 50/50 partnership merges LNIB’s experience in the forestry sector with LNB’s expertise in the earthworks industry. The joint venture has successfully completed four major projects in the Nicola Valley and continues to grow. LNIB continues to train and develop community members for the future.
RiverFresh Wild BC Salmon
RiverFresh started as a demonstration fishery with a storefront operation in 2013. It holds the only commercial salmon fisheries license in Kamloops Lake and the Thompson River and provides the only locally caught salmon products in the region. Today, selectively harvested Sockeye and Chinook salmon are processed, packed and shipped to customers all over the world. RiverFresh products are increasingly available in wineries and a variety of restaurants and retail outlets.