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A construction company from the Kitigan Zibi First Nation has been awarded a $4.5 million contract with Hydro-Québec, which its owner says is a first step to breaking down barriers for Algonquin workers in the province.
The contract will allow Decontie Construction to create 20 new jobs for Algonquin tradespeople dismantling the abandoned Corbeau Hydroelectric Station next to the reserve near Maniwaki, said company president Andrew Decontie. It is the company’s first off-reserve project.
Decontie Construction is working with Milestone Environmental Contracting and DemoPLUS on the Hydro-Québec project. The companies will also join forces to work on the Zibi project on the former Domtar lands on islands in the Ottawa River and the Gatineau shoreline. Jeff Westeinde, chairman of Windmill Developments which is leading the Zibi project, is also a director of Milestone Environmental Contracting.
Decontie said he was inspired to get into the construction business because of the number of workers from Kitigan Zibi who had to travel to the United States during the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s to find work. Decontie said his father was among them.
“They had to leave. What we want to do is inspire the youth to know they can have a future in the trades and lead the way.”
Windmill, which has an Algonquin advisory group, has been working with Quebec and Ontario labour ministries and unions to employ Algonquin workers on the massive Zibi redevelopment. There have long been barriers to Algonquin workers’ getting the experience and credentials they need to work in Quebec.
Zibi, the residential, retail and business community on the islands surrounding Chaudière Falls, is expected to be among the greenest projects in North America. Plans for it include a driverless shuttle bus service.
The development project has the support of two Ontario Algonquin groups. Several other Quebec Algonquin communities, and individuals oppose the development. The land around the falls and the nearby islands has long been considered sacred by First Nations.
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The contract will allow Decontie Construction to create 20 new jobs for Algonquin tradespeople dismantling the abandoned Corbeau Hydroelectric Station next to the reserve near Maniwaki, said company president Andrew Decontie. It is the company’s first off-reserve project.
Decontie Construction is working with Milestone Environmental Contracting and DemoPLUS on the Hydro-Québec project. The companies will also join forces to work on the Zibi project on the former Domtar lands on islands in the Ottawa River and the Gatineau shoreline. Jeff Westeinde, chairman of Windmill Developments which is leading the Zibi project, is also a director of Milestone Environmental Contracting.
Decontie said he was inspired to get into the construction business because of the number of workers from Kitigan Zibi who had to travel to the United States during the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s to find work. Decontie said his father was among them.
“They had to leave. What we want to do is inspire the youth to know they can have a future in the trades and lead the way.”
Windmill, which has an Algonquin advisory group, has been working with Quebec and Ontario labour ministries and unions to employ Algonquin workers on the massive Zibi redevelopment. There have long been barriers to Algonquin workers’ getting the experience and credentials they need to work in Quebec.
Zibi, the residential, retail and business community on the islands surrounding Chaudière Falls, is expected to be among the greenest projects in North America. Plans for it include a driverless shuttle bus service.
The development project has the support of two Ontario Algonquin groups. Several other Quebec Algonquin communities, and individuals oppose the development. The land around the falls and the nearby islands has long been considered sacred by First Nations.
epayne@ottawacitizen.com
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