proud of our work there.” Moving forward, Caribou Mountain Construction is interested in continuing to do that kind of work. In general, they see a lot of and up-andcoming highway projects on the horizon, and they want to be as involved as possible. “I think those projects will really benefit our company, as well as the Little Red River Cree Nation that owns our group of companies,” Jon says. “I think we’ll have an amazing opportunity to hire more local First Nation people and train them into competent operators, supervisors and managers. I think there will be a lot of educational opportunities and economic opportunities that will benefit these remote and rural communities.” “We’re very excited,” he adds. “We believe those projects are going to help a lot of people – and they are going to help the company too. We’ll be able to bring in a lot of skilled people and we’ll be able to grow the company to the next level.” “So we definitely want to grow,” he concludes. “We want to be one of the primary construction companies in northern Alberta. We want to be known as one of the leaders in heavy civil and road construction projects. Most importantly, we want to have a long-term sustainable workforce of majority First Nation and Indigenous employees, and we want to be here for decades to come.” FEBRUARY 2024
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