The Neyaskweyahk Group of Companies Inc. (NGCI) signed a 2-year lease agreement with Heritage Family Services (HFS) for a family placement on April 1st, 2019. NGCI purchased the Bear Paw Trading Post business, land and home on December 29th, 2017 and the home sat empty for over a year. Heritage Family Services has a philosophy of keeping children in care close to their home community, the company has expanded to include facilities in both Rocky Mountain House, Ponoka and Wetaskiwin. The company currently employs approximately 180 staff and cares for over 100 children on a daily basis.
The Neyaskweyahk Group of Companies Inc. (NGCI) is please to announce the opening of our Bear Paw Trading Post online store! The new online store will allow our current and future customers access to our best selling products our regular store has to offer. � "We have an excellent selection of products" says Tara Vaudry, General Manager of the Bear Paw Trading Post. "Sales for our products are strong at the store and with an online store, we can increase our service offering to new and existing customers via the web." "When we were planning to acquire Bear Paw Trading…
Neyaskweyahk Group of Companies Inc.(NGCI) Chairman Trent Blind is faculty member for the Banff Centre’s Indigenous Business and Economic Development Program and advises and facilitates on current subjects and opportunities for Indigenous Nations. The program is a 5-day program offered at the Banff Centre once per year, usually in February. This year the program runs from February 11thto February 15th, 2019. NGCI origin was based on the principals found in the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development. Sovereignty Matters. When Native nations make their own decisions about what development approaches to take, they consistently out-perform external decision makers on matters as…
The NGCI Board of Directors and Sundancer Team are thankful to all the companies who submitted LOI’s and proposals. The request for proposals (RFP) was released for bid on November 1st, 2018. The RFP was advertised on the NGCI and CanSIA websites. Interested respondents were to submit a letter of interest (LOI) by November 30th, 2018 after which the technical documentation required to develop a proposal would be provided. The deadline to submit the proposal was December 31st, 2018. Once all proposals were received, a team of three expert independent assessors (the Sundancer Team) reviewed the proposals and assisted the NGCI…
NGCI take great pride with well planned strategies and more importantly, the execution of the strategy. In the summer of 2018, Victor Buffalo opted to initiate the transition plan for an independent Board Member. An independent Board Member is defined as a non citizen of the Ermineskin Cree Nation. All Board members must have a high level of business acumen and First Nation governance experience. The CEO carried out the plan which resulted with the NGCI Board of Directors recommending Derek Bruno to replace outgoing independent Board Member Victor Buffalo. The Ermineskin Chief and Council voted unanimously in favour…
The “4 Band Building” also known as “Miyo Wahkohtowin Education Authority” has a new name. The NGCI Board of Directors officially renamed the building on December 13th, 2018. The building will now be known as: “Neyaskweyahk Group of Companies Inc. Innovation and Professional Building. A transition and development plan has been developed and will be executed by the VP of Operations Maureen Ward. Read the official Media Release here: Media Release - NGCI Building
The Neyaskweyahk Group of Companies Inc. (NGCI) purchase a vertical farming franchise The new franchise is located in Leduc, Alberta and serves NGCI’s off reserve business development strategy. With the acquisition of the franchise, NGCI creates three full time employment opportunities, increases net revenue stream and provides capacity development for future opportunities. The CEO officially paid the franchise fee on January 3rd, 2019. The franchise fee reserves the business for NGCI as they will now seek bank financing for the business. NGCI plans to close the deal by April 1st, 2019. For detailed report: Media Release - Trusted FreshnessvF
