Fastenal Canada

About Fastenal Canada From global manufacturers to local school districts, organizations around the world rely on Fastenal to help them reduce cost, risk, and constraints in the supply chain for a broad range of industrial products. To understand our customers’ challenges and provide services and solutions that fit their unique needs, we’ve built out the [...] Read More

CEO Inspections

About CEO Inspections Awaiting Business Description... Keywords: ContactContact Name: Brett LaturnusJob Title: Founder / OwnerEmail Address: B.laturnus@CEOinspections.caPhone Number: 250-794-7797 Location Office Address 101-468 Pickering St Penticton, BC V2A 4H2, Canada Read More

Year in Review 2025: A Year of Action & Impact

Year in Review 2025: A Year of Action & Impact A Few Highlights We ended the year with over 2,600 members. Despite a tough economic climate, we did not see a decline in new Indigenous business memberships. To support this growth, we welcomed 16 new colleagues this year. CCIB is now a truly national force [...] Read More

A Message from Tabatha Bull and the CCIB Board of Directors

A Message from Tabatha Bull and the CCIB Board of Directors After joining the Canadian Council for Indigenous Business as Chief Operating Officer in September 2018 and serving for six years in the role of President and Chief Executive Officer, we are writing to share that Tabatha Bull has decided to transition out of her [...] Read More

Ottawa Valley Construction

About Ottawa Valley Construction, 168012 Canada Inc., operating as Ottawa Valley Construction (OVC), is a premier Indigenous-owned general contracting firm based in Gatineau, Quebec. With a deep-rooted presence in the National Capital Region, the company specializes in delivering high-quality commercial, institutional, and industrial construction services. Led by President John Meloche, OVC has built a reputation [...] Read More

Jim Thunder & C.T. Jules – 2013 IBLA Award

2013 Jim Thunder While leading his community of Buffalo Point First Nation as hereditary Chief for 30 years, Thunder transformed an empty land into a world-class vacation destination. C.T. (Manny) Jules While leading his community of Buffalo Point First Nation as hereditary Chief for 30 years, Thunder transformed an empty land into a world-class vacation [...] Read More

William MacLeod – 2014 IBLA Award

2014 William MacLeod Mel was president of Mel E. Benson Management Services Inc. a consulting firm working in various countries with a focus on First Nations/Corporate negotiations. Mel was also part owner of the private oil & gas company Tenax Energy Inc. Retired from Exxon International, Mel was a director of Suncor Energy since 2000, [...] Read More

The late Mel E. Benson – 2015 IBLA Award

2015 The late Mel E. Benson Mel was president of Mel E. Benson Management Services Inc. a consulting firm working in various countries with a focus on First Nations/Corporate negotiations. Mel was also part owner of the private oil & gas company Tenax Energy Inc. Retired from Exxon International, Mel was a director of Suncor [...] Read More

Chief Darcy Bear – 2016 IBLA Award

2016 Chief Darcy Bear Chief Bear has been widely-recognized for his economic, business and cultural achievements. He was a recipient of the Commemorative Medal for the Centennial of Saskatchewan in 2005, he was named one of the "Ten Most Influential People" by Saskatchewan Business Magazine and was awarded the CANDO "Economic Developer of the Year" in 2006.In [...] Read More

The late Dr. Herbert Belcourt – 2017 IBLA Award

2017 The late Dr. Herbert Belcourt Respected Métis entrepreneur Herb Belcourt was the founder of several businesses including Belcourt Construction started in 1965, the third largest power-line company in Alberta that employed 265 in the field.  He was the author of Walking In The Woods: A Métis Journey  Published October 2006 by Brindle & Glass [...] Read More