Resource One Aboriginal Business Association

It was 2 years ago yesterday ROABA with the help of our communities, Rally 4 Resources - The Movement, Canada Action, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) came together to become one voice in support of Oil & Gas. It was the first of it’s kind, an Aboriginal led Pipeline Rally and Truck Covoy. I am so proud of what ROABA has done in the past to be that voice for our people, and look forward to even more reconciliation in the future.... Shawn McDonald, President. https://www.aptnnews.ca//first-nation-metis-pro-oil-rall/

My thoughts locally on the veto of Keystone XL. President Shawn McDonald. https://www.lakelandtoday.ca//keystone-veto-has-big-impact

An article on fellow IRN (Indigenous Resource Network) Committee Advisor Judy Desjarlais and my take for Biden cancelling the Keystone XL pipeline. Slight typo on our membership, should read ROABA Membership’s layoffs at 75%, and not membership down 75%. Thank you APTN National News for hearing us out. ... President Shawn McDonald. https://www.aptnnews.ca//indigenous-owned-businesses-say-/

What a fabulous idea! Support a local family from the Saddle Lake Cree Nation with some very distinct products. President Shawn McDonald.

So proud to all Cenovus Energy one of our valued ROABA members! Great job! President Shawn McDonald.

We were featured in The Education Magazines 10 Best Institutions in Canada of 2020! The 4 page story has a bit about our history, an interview with President a...nd CEO Nancy Broadbent, info on our flexible educational experience as well as some of our unique programming. Have a read on page 20: https://digital.theeducationmagazine.com//The-10-Best-In/ See more

Happy Canada Day everybody from ROABA!! Our country is going through a lot of changes and negativity right now but Canada is still the best country in the world. We just need to stick together to get these many crippling circumstances behind us.... So be strong and take care everybody! President Shawn McDonald. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7_ZUBjuTi4

A great giveaway from a great ROABA member! President McDonald.

Announcement from Keystone XL: Today we announced our decision to award a contract to Michels Canada for the safe construction of the Keystone XL pipeline proje...ct in Alberta. Michels will be responsible for completing the pipeline component of the Keystone XL project across Alberta, beginning on the southern portion of the right-of-way in Special Areas No. 3, with construction activities continuing through to 2022. Michels has extensive experience constructing energy infrastructure in Alberta and around the world. They were selected based on TC Energys core principles of safety, environmental stewardship and stakeholder engagement, along with their financial strength, technical expertise, and contract competitiveness. TC Energy has a long history of working collaboratively with Michels and we look forward to continuing our successes on the Keystone XL project. In the coming weeks, as Michels begins to mobilize their construction crews, communities will begin to see increased activity in their areas. As always, please reach out to us with any questions or comments. We look forward progressing the construction of the Keystone XL Project in Alberta and we encourage you to visit Keystone-XL.com to learn more about the Project. Regards, Keystone XL Public Affairs

We are Albertas colleges. We are ready to support our province and provide training needs to help lead Albertas economic recovery. #ABPSE #ABPoli

RESIDENTS OF LAC LA BICHE COUNTY The Lac La Biche & District Chamber of Commerce has joined forces with our Community Partner ROABA to create a list of our Memb...er businesses who have stepped forward and can provide services and/or supplies for those who have been impacted by the recent flooding. If you are looking for contacts please call Karen at the Chamber office (780) 623-2818 or Lucile at the ROABA office (780) 623-3144.

To the Lac La Biche flood victims needing help, and people/businesses/organizations which would like to help in any sense you can contact: The Lac La Biche County Emergency Social Services and speak to Anita who is the Director at 780 623 6819. I am told at this time the need for essentials is diminishing rapidly due too the aid from fellow residents and surrounding communities stepping up so gracefully. ... At this time ROABA would like to offer our sincerest gratitude to the people of Fort McMurray for reaching out to help with the flood victims in Lac La Biche. To extend your hand of help out while you are still getting back on your feet is unbelievable but does not surprise me. Thank you to our MLA Laila Goodridge for personally reaching out and to our MP David Yurdiga for all that you have been doing to help as well. You must see the good in every bad situation, and I see nothing but great people, and communities coming to Lac La Biches aid in time of need. But then again this is Alberta and this is how we all roll to suppor one another in any crisis. Thank you all, President Shawn McDonald.

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Enter to win a great giveaway from SMR Diesel Trucks! Another one of ROABAs valued members! Thank you Stephane and crew!... President McDonald.

Hang in there Lac La Biche, Plamondon, Kikino and all our communities throughout this County! The Chamber has your back! We have been fielding calls and providi...ng contacts all morning to residents and businesses and from service providers. If we can help you out, let us know. (780) 623-2818 We would also like to give a huge shout out to our community partners ROABA and Lac La Biche County for all the support they are giving right now to those who need it. Everyone has been working tirelessly around the clock - I know you have heard this throughout COVID but we are all in this together. And to the individuals and businesses in the community who have jumped in to help out their neighbours without even a second thought - you are our heros!

To those affected by the flooding in Lac La Biche, please let us know if ROABA and our membership can be of assistance to our neighbours in distress of any way. Food, water or any kind of other essentials needed. Contact me directly on my cell at 780 623 0153 (text as well). Please share this post or pass my number to people not of social media.... President Shawn McDonald.

Had a great meeting/presentation today at Trident Pump Inc in Athabasca. Amazing up and coming, new technology in water transfer pumps! Not to mention light weight and portability. Thank you for your hospitality Kevin and staff!... President McDonald.

Kudos to Cenovus, one of our valued ROABA members!

Let us know if your interested. Great training

C.E.B.A. ELIGIBILITY CHANGES ANNOUNCED TODAY !!! YOU MAY NOW BE ELIGIBLE: Expanded eligibility criteria for applicants with payroll LOWER than $20,000 ($0?) may... now qualify / would need: - A business operating account at a participating financial institution - A Canada Revenue Agency business number, and to have filed a 2018 or 2019 tax return. - Eligible non-deferrable expenses between $40,000 and $1.5 million. Eligible non-deferrable expenses could include costs such as rent, property taxes, utilities, and insurance. Note: Even the GOC websites do not currently have this info updated. You apply through a qualified bank / your bank.

Goodfish Lake Business Corporation...so proud of our Member - WAY TO GO

Nice and squeaky clean thanks to one of our valued members! Thanks to Bling Touchless Carwash in Boyle. President Shawn McDonald.

So proud of one of our members stepping up and getting the recognition they deserve. Congratulations Goodfish Lake Development Corp!! President Shawn McDonald.

Multi Test is Starting up H2S Alive Classes once again, May21. Call and book your space.

I am super impressed by Goodfish Lake Business Corp. wholly owned by Whitefish (Goodfish) Lake FN 128. They have changed their sewing/garment model from manufac...turing industrial coveralls to face masks and have hired due to the need - employing 25 local seamstresses. They thought they could make several hundred a shift but have made up to 1800 a day. Order some & support an AB FN and its members. http://Goodfishcoveralls.com #alberta #ableg #covid19AB #edmonton #maskwacis #wetaskiwin Hello Please call Desmond Clarke at 780-636-2863 He will answer your questions

Yesterday evening I attended a conference call for a Small Business Roundtable discussion with other stakeholders throughout Alberta with The Honourable Tanya Fir, Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism. There was many valuable opinions forwarded to Minister Fir and her colleagues on how Alberta can move towards an Economic Recovery coming from many different types of Industries around the Province. I of course echoed my past perspective on how it will be a... slow if any recovery at all without our Provinces main Industry (Oil & Gas) to help kick start it. I spoke of how shopping local would also be a key factor it stimulating our beaten down economy within our communities and Provincially as well. I suggested that the Federal Government and Eastern Provinces should follow suit with shopping local and start supporting Canadian Local Oil & Gas by building the Energy East Pipeline, and not supporting non-local energy from countries with much lower standards then ours. We (Canada) got caught with our pants down when the COVID-19 Pandemic struck and we found ourselves short of a lot of essential goods that could easily have and should be Made in Canada. We outsource too many goods and services (jobs included) that we can do here in Canada, if we were to reverse this tread, that alone would stimulate our economy like never seen in decades. I was asked about policies that could be put in place to help our economy and shopping local was the one I suggested. I also again echoed my stance against the current Federal policies now in place like Bill C-69, and Bill C-48 and how they are destroying our Oil & Gas Industry among others. Rectify these policies and watch stimulation again along with Investments back into our Country, along with a much larger tax base so no cuts would have to be so deep (live below your means). I would like to thank our hard working MLA Laila Goodridge for the invitation for ROABA to participate and thank you as well to The Honourable Minister Fir for hearing me out. I apologize to last nights group if I got a little long winded and a little passionate on the subjects I spoke about. However when your members, communities and Province is suffering over a lost economy, that in my mind should have never been shut down (again mentioned to the group), and when the suicide rate is at an all time high and communities youth retention is at an all time low I tend to get a little hot around the collar. Thank you. Your ROABA President, Shawn McDonald.

Job well done and all delivered to Fort McMurray!! A huge thank you to all mentioned on earlier posts as well. Without any of you this could never have happened. I personally reached out in the past to ROABA members and our communities we represent for the 2016 wild fires and you came through. Once again I asked and with no surprise you have come shinning through! I also personally want to thank my boys and wife, and once again MP David Yurdiga for guiding me, and Our MLA La...ila Goodridge for helping out and meeting us once again! She was literally up to knees in mud helping her fellow community members out and still made the time to meet with us. Fort McMurray you are more than just our neighbors. You are our family, friends, and ROABA members as well. COVID-19 or not, we are here to support you and welcome you with open arms. If you need help with anything else, let us know because we are here for you. Do unto others... President McDonald.

THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR DONATING TO OUR FORT MCMURRAY NEIGHBORS - ROABA President, Shawn McDonald has left the Parking Lot. Lees Burger Baron & Taras Pizza feed all the volunteers Mayor Moghrabi and Sporting Good provided the Fork Lift Thank you Colin Stratichuk - Value Drug Mart for the Parking Lot... Also a special thank you to MP David Yurdaiga and MLA Laila Goodridge for helping coordinate KEEP ALBERTA STRONG

A HEART FELT THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY HELPING OUR NEIGHBORS Doug & Rene Mills at Renegade Gas & Oilfield Services for the Donation of $700 GoodFish Lake Development Corporation - $1,000 Native Friendship Centre - Donations already delivered to Fort MacMurray... LLB Rentals - $100 Councillor Ward 2 Lac La Biche - George LHeureux - Fuel for Trucks to head north ($300) Whitefish Lake #128 - Donation of Canned Goods and Water Janet Snydmiller - $150 Dan Quintal - $200 Doug and Nancy Broadbent - $200 Metis Nation Region 1 (5 pallets of water and hand sanitizer) Already delivered Edge Energy (hand sanitizer) Swamp Cats - Pallet of Bleach WAJ Trucking - $500 donation Bling Wash (Boyle Ab) $100 Black Scorpion - Pallet of water and other supplies - Already delivered Rosanne Oliver - Donation Sporting Goods - Use of Loader Debbie Van Horne - $50 Bruce MacGregor - Food Donations Mayor Omer Moghrabi & Bev - $500 Marilyn McDonald and Family - Toothpaste, Tooth brushes and toiletries Orlanda - $60 RGP - $500.00 Ab Beisel - $200 Aniwye Environmental - Toilietries Donation Marvin Pruden - $10 IGA - $300 and a pallet of Water Cenovus Christina Lake Camps - Boxes of Cereal Lees Burger Baron Inc. - $60 and Pizza/Water/Wings for the volunteers Taras Pizza - $60 and Pizza for Volunteers. Charlyn Moore - Volunteering Doug & Rene Mills - Volunteering On Behalf of ROABA Executive THANK YOU EVERYBODY

Thank you to Sporting Goods and the Mayor was the operator. Awesome Group

It has started... we are starting to load. ROABA EXECUTIVE with Mayor Omer Moghrabi. Alberta Strong... heading to Ft. MAC

Plamondon Co-op is honoured to be donating bottled water to the emergency effort to help those effected by the flooding in Fort McMurray. Product was also donat...ed by our Team Member Lori and Ray Vincent. Thanks to Paul McLeod of Vancon Services and chair of the LLB and District Chamber of Commerce for donating his time and resources (and spearheading this initiative). #LLBCTogether #YMM #YMMStrong #WeAreAllInThisTogether #LLBChamber #MyCoop #OurCoop #PlamondonCoop

**update! Thank you to those who came, praying things go well as your community recovers and rebuilds. God Bless. Free lunches to Ft McMurray evacuees! At the church across the highway from Boston Pizza, 1.5 km west of Lac La Biche.