New Chi Mino Ozhitoowin and Confederation College training partnership announced – Anishinabek News
May 17, 2024
THUNDER BAY — Chi Mino Ozhitoowin and Confederation College held a training partnership agreement signing ceremony on May 13 for the Waasigan Transmission Line project from Shuniah to Atikokan and Dryden in northwestern Ontario. Chi Mino Ozhitoowin is 100 per cent First Nation-owned by Fort William, Eagle Lake, Lac La Croix, Lac Seul, Nigigoonsiminikaaning, Saugeen, and Seine River with a strategic focus on the construction of the Waasigan Transmission Line.
“I’m excited to build this relationship; it’s been a year or so in the making so I know it’s a lot of work that’s been put in by our team and your team in building that relationship working together,” says Peter Collins, CEO at Chi Mino Ozhitoowin. “Our partnership is so important to us because what we’re working on is creating long-term sustainable opportunities for our folks in our communities that we represent. Our transmission line that we’re building from Thunder Bay[(which is located adjacent to Shuniah and was part of Shuniah in the past] to Dryden is a 350 kilometre transmission line — it’s important for us to train our folks to [be] prepared to take on the roles of helping build this project.”
Collins says the goal is to provide people from the communities with long-term careers.
