Below are some photos from the 13th Annual Vancouver gala. The rest can be found on Facebook. Photography by Teresa Corsie.
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On September 24, the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) hosted the 13th Annual Vancouver Gala celebrating and recognizing our Progressive Aboriginal Relations (PAR) certified companies. PAR is a certification program that confirms corporate performance in Aboriginal relations at the Bronze, Silver, Gold or Committed level.This year’s certified companies are:
Gold
- Alberta Pacific Forest Industries
- BC Housing
- BC Hydro
- IBM Canada
- Shell Canada Energy
- Syncrude Canada Ltd.
Silver
- Bee-Clean Building Maintenance Inc.
- Enbridge Pipelines Inc.
- Nexen Energy
- Ontario Power Generation
- Roche Ltd.
Bronze
- Britco LP
- Carillion Canada
- Domcor Health, Safety, & Security Inc.
Committed
- Allteck Line Contractors Inc.
- Austin Powder Ltd.
- Brook McIlroy Inc.
- Cleantech Service Group
- Hatch Ltd
- H.J. O’Connell Construction Ltd.
- Hudbay Minerals Inc.
- Supermetal Structures Inc.
- Valard Construction LP
- Selwyn Chihong Mining Ltd.
- Silverpoint Media Inc.
We also honoured our 2015 recipient of the Award for Excellence in Aboriginal Relations, Willa Black, Vice-President, Corporate Affairs-Canada, Cisco. The Award for Excellence in Aboriginal Relations recognizes a Canadian who has contributed, through professional and voluntary commitments, to building bridges between Aboriginal people and Canadian society.