Economic Development
Summary - Assists the community economic development process in areas such as business development, resource management and other related economic activities that help to generate employment, wealth and a capital base towards the achievement of community economic self reliance through the performance of the following duties:
Assists the Ec Dev Band Projects and/or Band Members by:
- participating in strategic economic programming offered through government or private industry that offers recognizable benefits
- investigating the feasibility of economic development iniatives the may wish to pursue
- for selected projects, assists in developing feasibility studies and business plans or helps to secure professional services for the same
- performing in a liaison role with the community, various government departments, agencies and/or other related parties
- assisting with the generation of written proposals to various funding bodies
Current Projects
- Eskasoni Supermarket
- Eskasoni Commercial Mall Development
- Eskasoni Comprehensive Community Plan
- Eskasoni Wind Energy
- Open for Business
- Junior Achievement
- Entrepreneurship Summer Camps
- Youth Summit
- Individual Clients
- Unamaki benefits office
