Aboriginal Relations
Spectra Energy has a rich history in aboriginal relations. Spectra Energy’s Canadian businesses have established several bursaries, or scholarships, and supported programs to encourage educational opportunities for Aboriginal peoples. Spectra Energy provided:
- Bursaries to eight Aboriginal students at the University of Northern British Columbia in Prince George, British Columbia, to help in their university education;
- Support for professional development programming at the Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta;
- A Fourth Class Power Engineering Program through Northern Opportunities to provide education and training to 16 students, with a view to future employment in our industry upon graduation;
- A bursary for Aboriginal students enrolled in the Northern School of Medicine;
- Sponsorship of a pre-medical entry program for students at the Six Nations Polytechnic post- secondary school;
- Bursary funds for students of Aamjiwnaang First Nations enrolled in a post-secondary program; and
- Post-secondary and graduate scholarships and high school awards for Mi’kmaq and Maliseet students in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
Spectra Energy’s Western Canada Transmission and Processing (Western Canada) business supports a variety of programs to promote marketable skills in Aboriginal communities. Spectra Energy co-sponsored, in 2010, the Skill Builder Group Coldwater Utilities Boot Camp at the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT), in which 12 Aboriginal students learned specific training – such as fall protection, first aid and heavy equipment operator skills– that prepares them for job opportunities in the utility industry
Spectra Energy’s Western Canada business has also invested in Aboriginal leadership, sponsoring the Banff Centre's Aboriginal Leadership and Management program since 2007. The program educates business, government and community leaders in areas such as strategic planning, economic development, principles and practices of good governance and leadership development skills.
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