Steel River Group in Conjunction with The Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business is Pleased to Announce it has been Certified as an Aboriginal Procurement Champion

Press Release

Calgary, Alberta, Release: (August 22, 2019) – STEEL RIVER GROUP, a privately held Indigenous owned and operated business that offers a diverse range of operational construction and management support services, is pleased to announce the membership of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business’s (CCAB) Aboriginal Procurement Champions Group.

For over 30 years, CCAB has worked towards building bridges between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples, businesses and communities through diverse programming, formal certification, research, events and leadership awards. Through the building of positive relationships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal business and communities, CCAB helps to foster an equitable and sustainable economy across Canada.

In recent months, CCAB has developed a new Aboriginal Procurement Strategy, focused on highlighting the opportunities and value of Aboriginal procurement relationships. As part of the Aboriginal Procurement Strategy, CCAB recruits’ leaders from business communities to serve as Aboriginal Procurement Champions – a group of corporations committed to increasing opportunities for Aboriginal businesses to participate in their supply chains.

“We are thrilled that Steel River Group has joined our growing team of now 58 Aboriginal Procurement Champions,” said JP Gladu, President & CEO of CCAB. “As a Certified Aboriginal Business themselves, Steel River Group is elevating other Aboriginal businesses to help expand CCAB’s Aboriginal Procurement Marketplace. Their commitment to increasing opportunities for Aboriginal businesses through our Supply Change initiative is a crucial step toward economic reconciliation.”

As an Aboriginal Procurement Champion, Steel River Group has demonstrated its leadership and commitment to Aboriginal business by joining an unprecedented approach to enhancing Aboriginal procurement outcomes in Canada.

For more information about Steel River Group, visit www.steelrivergroup.com or contact Kelsy Kading @ 403-930-0387.

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