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\"Faro<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Improving The Livelihood Of Canada\u2019s Indigenous Peoples<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our work in Northern Canada is legendary, as our project teams face extreme weather conditions, short construction seasons, remoteness, and challenges in establishing a reliable pipeline of qualified teammates who execute the complex work on-site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By partnering with the First Nations who live locally to Parsons projects, the company sought to address two issues: hiring talented employees for the project and providing socioeconomic benefits to local communities. Today, those issues aren\u2019t as daunting as they once were. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Years ago, our team connected with the First Nations people living locally and worked to become part of the community by providing job and skills training and employment opportunities.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

There are a lot of success stories to tell, but today we\u2019ll focus on two: the Faro Mine Complex and Imperial Oil, Norman Wells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faro Mine Complex, Yukon<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Since 2016, under contracts from the Government of Canada, our team has worked as the Care and Maintenance contractor for the Faro Mine Complex, located in a remote area populated in part by the Kaska Dena First Nations people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last Fall our Faro Mine team celebrated a graduation of the first round of trainees for the Mine\u2019s Rescue Team\u2014a newly created team of employees who are on call at the mine on a 24\/7 basis. The team, required by law, would typically be made up of miners, but Faro Mine is an inactive open-pit, lead-zinc mine that ceased operation in 1998, and no miners remain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEven though we\u2019re not operating as a mine, we\u2019re licensed as one, which means we need the rescue team,\u201d said James Carss<\/strong>, long-time strategic advisor on socioeconomic benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finding people to staff the rescue team was problematic: small local populations live long distances from the mine and many lack reliable transportation required for the 12-hour work shifts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To develop the team, we successfully outsourced recruitment to Dena Nezziddi Development Corporation, the economic development arm of the Ross River Dena Council (RRDC), a First Nation in the eastern Yukon Territory and a member of the Kaska Tribal Council. Our team continues to work closely with the RRDC to deliver socioeconomic benefits to all Kaska Dena communities, providing mentoring and training, housing\/camp accommodations, wellness strategies, and employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cProviding training, employment, and subcontracting opportunities to Indigenous peoples is a vital component of doing work in Northern Canada. It aligns with Parsons\u2019 Corporate Social Responsibility mission, touching favorably on governance, diversity, recruitment and retention, sustainable procurement, giving back, and being an employer of choice. It\u2019s also just the right thing to do.\u201d – Jamie Carss, Socioeconomic Strategic Advisor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RRDC Chief Jack Caesar has stated that the RRDC shares Parsons\u2019 goal of developing the capabilities needed to train people and create businesses that can provide essential services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese opportunities and real actions will change lives of Kaska Dena people, not just communities,\u201d shared Chief Caesar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Government of Canada encourages Indigenous opportunities through their contracts. From 2016 until 2022, Parsons\u2019 First Nations engagement at Faro Mine Complex comprised 34,816 training hours, 76,682 employment hours, and $27.1 million in subcontracting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Imperial Oil, Norman Wells, Northwest Territories <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re currently working for Imperial Oil at the Norman Wells site in a joint venture with the Sahtu Dene Council, where the company is executing progressive remediation and reclamation services at an active oil operation site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The operation will reach its end of life in the next decade, and the client\u2019s goal is to build capacity and expertise within the Sahtu community so that they will be able to complete the shut down and execute all end-of-life work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo do that, we\u2019ve hired and are training local indigenous peoples to complete the environmental work,\u201d said Michael Taylor<\/strong>, Norman Wells PM. \u201cWe\u2019re also providing health and safety training both locally and in other Sahtu communities to benefit the Indigenous community beyond just the Norman Wells site.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Historically, the team mobilized employees from more populated areas in Canada\u2019s southern region, as there weren\u2019t enough locally trained individuals. However, during the pandemic year we found a workaround: rather than sending employees back and forth on 2-week shifts, we offered to relocate a number of Sahtu employees from their community to Norman Wells during the work season. This allowed for the continued training and building of technical capabilities, while eliminating the risk of spreading COVID to the remote community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The team hired several local Sahtu to avoid mobilizing people from heavily populated areas to the Northwest Territories, which has very sparse healthcare facilities. This allowed the team to continue with the building season and avoid delays during what is already a very short season due to weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBy planning to transition work from Parsons to the Sahtu, we\u2019re providing long-term opportunities for staff. I\u2019m encouraged by the work ethic and eagerness to learn that we\u2019re seeing so far. We\u2019ve already promoted three employees and I\u2019m proud of how everyone is working together for the betterment of the project.\u201d
– Michael Taylor, Normal Wells PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Helping others to advance their personal and professional capabilities is a win-win for these teams in remote locations, and just another way that we are delivering a better world.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re proud of these two teams, as well as other project teams in Canada that have initiated programs with First Nations, and we commend the important impact they are making.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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