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InnoTech Alberta with the support of Alberta Economic Development, Trade and Tourism developed three Business Development Training & Engagement sessions for Indigenous companies with a focus on midstream and downstream oil and gas projects. Sessions were held at the Grey Eagle Resort in Calgary on September 23-24, 2019, at the River Cree Resort in Edmonton [...]

Photographer Joel Sartore is on a mission to photograph every living species. His photographs are housed in the National Geographic Photo Ark. Inspired by his work, we put together a moose collage comprised of photographs of the animal we captured in our wildlife camera study at Whitefish Lake First Nation. In our study, scientists and [...]

Researchers are examining Alberta’s reclamation and restoration economy on behalf of the Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada. This research is an important step towards quantifying Alberta’s reclamation and restoration industry. The value for you is in quantifying the importance of your industry and its contribution to the Alberta economy. The study will also help demonstrate the [...]

A recent article on the @enbridge Blog profiles Jennifer Wolfe, a graduate of the pipeline monitor training program at SAIT. The article shares how Jennifer, a Senior Aboriginal Construction Monitor on Enbridge’s Line 3 Replacement Program (L3RP), has prioritized continuous learning throughout her career. After completing training as an environmental monitor and gaining on-the-job experience, [...]

After participating in the Environmental Monitoring Technician Training Program in 2015, Fabian Grey, Consultation Manager for the Whitefish Lake (Atikameg) First Nation, had an idea to start a wildlife monitoring training program for his Nation so that the community could conduct its own monitoring. Now, Fabian’s idea is becoming a reality with support from the [...]

New paper titled: Incorporate Indigenous perspectives for impactful research and effective management, by Ban et. al. (2018) This paper provides a good summary of some key points where Indigenous knowledge and ecological science can complement one another. The points that stood out for me are that: 1. Indigenous knowledge often applies to a local scale, [...]

Indigenous community members completing training at SAIT (Calgary, AB) in a pipeline monitoring program will be available to meet and greet industry representatives at Industry Nights.  You are invited to meet each cohort of 20 learners at Industry Nights to be held at SAIT’s Chinook Lodge on April 24, May 17 and June 14 [...]

This Indigenous Community-Based Climate Monitoring Program is a direct response to issues identified by the National Indigenous Organizations through their engagement on the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change. The program will provide $31.4 million over five years in funding starting in April 2017, to support Indigenous communities in the development and implementation [...]