“Resonance” Launches: Indigenous Wisdom Meets Engineering
Last week, we announced our venture into podcasting with "Resonance." Today, we're thrilled to share that our inaugural episode is now live! In this premiere, host Gary Bosgoed sits down…
BPC Ventures Into Podcasting
Greetings, everyone! It’s been a while since our last post, and we’re happy to report that our work load has been keeping us busy here at BPC. In addition to…
Evolution; When will we be fully evolved?
Over the years I have learned that capturing the economic benefits of federally funded capital projects relies on assuming the risk of managing and building the projects. As Bosgoed Project…
A Residential School Story
In light of the discovery of the remains of 215 First Nations children at the former Kamloops Residential School site, I wish to contribute one of my personal residential school…
Are you making a difference?
Like me, many of my Indigenous professional friends and colleagues occasionally find themselves between existential crisis and supporting community development. According to what I have read online, existential crisis occurs…
Part 3: “Never waste a crisis”
I realize this may sound like a strange thing so say, but trust me; never waste a crisis. This is vitally important simply because we learn so much from them. We learn about our people, systems, risk…
Part 2: “Leadership in the eye of the storm”
“No duff! No duff! This is not a drill.” These are not words that you want to hear. They indicate you are in a crisis. In Britain, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore, this phrase is military slang and radio…
Part 1: Crisis is inevitable. Prepare for it
Years ago, people in my community used to tell my Dad I was good in a crisis. I didn’t actually hear that compliment until many years later because he didn’t share it directly with me. I remember feeling quite the opposite about myself,…
Don’t let failure lead to retreat
I have failed. So. Many. Times. In fact, I believe my failures are the reasons I’m successful. It is the reason that our WorkFirst strategy has created so many indigenous…
Indigenous Community – Industry Partnerships
“First Nations are not stakeholders on projects in their territory. They are rights holders.” I recently came across an article by Broughton Law from 2015 entitled, “First Nations-Private Sector Partnerships…