FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION — An up-and-coming Indigenous-owned environmental management company in the northwest is hoping a new grant will help it expand throughout the region through new marketing initiatives.
The grants are awarded in partnership with the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business and is open to Indigenous-owned companies in the province of Ontario. Lindsay Zylstra, vice president, supply chain, at Hydro One, said this year they received 180 applications from across the province. Those that received the level one grant were part of a lottery, but those awarded the level two grant had to go through a jury selection process.
Ludwigsen said he wants the company to become a leading Indigenous environmental service in Northwestern Ontario.