Award Category: Indigenous Business Award

Bizzybody Events offers professional management services for events, projects and fundraising initiatives for organizations, First Nation communities, industry and municipalities. Owner Jocelyn Eisert provides significant expertise to her northern community.

Canoe Creek Hydro is a run-of-the-river hydropower facility built and operated by Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, with 25% owned by Swiftwater Power Corporation of Nanaimo. The clean energy produced is sold to BC Hydro and powers 2,000 homes.

E & K Construction is a family-owned business that provides renovation, vegetation management and other restorative services throughout the Fraser Valley. Ever expanding, Evert and Kathy Hope and their daughter Jolena have added the Yale Fisheries processing plant and Hope River General Store and adjoining RV Park to their operations.

Falcon Contracting and its associated companies have been implementing major contracts in the oil and gas, mining and forestry industries over the past 16 years. Owners Zane and Diane Pickering create a positive working environment and are committed to safety, environmental sensitivity and social responsibility.

Kisik Aerial Survey Inc. provides specialized aerial image acquisition services. Teara Fraser, founder and sole proprietor, is dedicated to encouraging Aboriginal women to consider careers in aviation, science and technology.

The Moricetown Band’s Kyahwood Forest Products is a value-added manufacturing operation that produces over 20 million board feet of lumber annually for North American and Asian markets. The company has created significant training and employment opportunities for its members and is a valuable contributor to the regional economy.