Central Chilcotin Rehabilitation Ltd. Wins CCIB Indigenous Small Business Award
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Williams Lake, B.C.: Central Chilcotin Rehabilitation Ltd. (CCR) is proud to share that it has been named the recipient of the Indigenous Small Business Award from the Canadian Council for Indigenous Business (CCIB).
The award recognizes CCR’s leadership in Indigenous-led forestry, forest rehabilitation, wildfire risk reduction, fibre utilization, and community-based economic development in the Cariboo Chilcotin. Through its work, CCR has created meaningful employment, supported local and Indigenous businesses, reduced wildfire risk, and advanced the rehabilitation of fire-affected forests across the region.
“This recognition reflects the hard work of our crews, communities, partners, and leadership,” said Percy Guichon, CEO of CCR and elected Councillor of Tŝideldel First Nation. “Everything we do comes back to the land and the people we work for. This award is a reminder of what is possible when Indigenous communities lead the work in their own territories.”
CCR thanks the Canadian Council for Indigenous Business for this recognition and congratulates all award recipients and nominees. Read the full announcement here: CCIB Names Central Chilcotin Rehabilitation Ltd. as inaugural Indigenous Small Business of the Year Award recipient
About Central Chilcotin Rehabilitation Ltd.
Central Chilcotin Rehabilitation is a joint venture of Tŝideldel First Nation, Tl’etinqox Government, and Yunesit’in Government. The joint venture was originally formed to address the 100,000 hectares of dead pine left in the Chilcotin region and to rehabilitate those stands into productive forests. The fires in the summer of 2017 amplified the need to address heavily burned forest stands with minimal economic value. CCR’s mission is to coordinate and implement large-scale forestry programs and initiatives within the traditional territories of the Tŝideldel First Nation, Tl’etinqox Government, and Yunesit’in Government, generating economic, social, and environmental benefits. For more information: www.centralcr.ca
For an Interview with CCR contact:
Aleece Laird, Communications Liaison, aleece@amplifyinc.ca, 250.574.0221