Little Red River Group of Companies

02/22/2023

Dear Little Red River Cree Nation Members,

I personally apologize to each and every member who has been impacted by the failure of Caribou Mountain Homes to deliver the 10 homes in Fox Lake on time. This is extremely disappointing, and I can’t imagine the undue hardship and disruption this has caused to the families who were
anxiously awaiting the targeted possession date. For this, I personally take responsibility and extend my most sincere and humble apologies. As CEO of the Corporation, the buck stops with me and I want to assure you that we have taken every possible action to get your home completed.

We also apologize to the leadership, as Chief and Council have been made aware of our challenges to deliver this project on time. We were given the opportunity to retain the benefits of building 10 homes by your own company that is community owned with an effort to retain as many local benefits of employment as possible. We have let down the community with this unfortunate
delay that has a real and lasting impact to the families
awaiting their homes.

We don’t want to make excuses for this project not being completed on time, although we encountered many challenges; including some that were unforeseen. However, we accept the responsibility that we should have taken more decisive action to remedy the delays that were occurring. I have personally taken
over the project and you have my commitment that these homes will be completed and turned over to the families in a high-quality state as soon as it is feasible.

I am also prepared to meet with any Nation members who are waiting on one of the homes that we are building should you want to discuss this further. I am committed to make this right and have also committed to the Chief and Council to rectify the issues.

Respectfully,
Barney Dohm,
Chief Executive Officer

10/31/2022

Come join us at one of our open houses!!

10/17/2022

Congragulations to Patrick Laboucan for winning the main prize at the Fox Lake Open House! Patrick has taken home a Big Screen TV!

10/14/2022

We offer our thanks to Elder Albert Laboucan for attending the Fox Lake Corporate Open House and saying the opening prayer as well as drawing the winning door prize tickets

10/13/2022

Congragulations to Cliff Laboucan, the winner of Early Bird Prize at the Fox Lake Open House! We hope you enjoy the BBQ, and be ready for many guests waiting for some burgers in spring!

10/12/2022

Little Red River Cree Nation has taken one substantial step towards diversifying their business portfolio. The Nation now is a shareholder of a thriving business based far outside Cree territory – a translation firm based in Ottawa. In 2020, Little Red River Group of Companies acquired 49% of the shares of Nations Translation Group Inc., the largest independent translation business in Canada. The primary client for the business is the federal government, that requires translation of documents in both Canada’s official languages.

In addition to translating to and from English and
French, being an Indigenous-owned business has led to diversifying the services Nations Translation Group provides. Since the acquisition by Patles-Richardson and LRRGC, Nations Translation has offered more and more Indigenous languages, including Nêhiyawêwin.

“We had always hoped that Nations Translation Group would play an important role in the revival, and survival of Indigenous languages across our territories,” said Mr. Patles-Richardson. “Translation and interpretation services in Indigenous languages, including Cree, Ojibwe, Mi’gmaq and Inuktitut and a few other languages, are an important and emerging part of our business model.”
Including Indigenous languages, Nations Translation Group translates in over 95 languages. Not just for the government, but for all private sector industries. “We have become a “one stop shop” for language translation, and it’s helping our communities,” added Scott.

Beyond job creation, by employing Cree language
speakers, and profits invested in our community,
translation is an incredibly important part of
communication. The internet is full of examples
of poorly translated documents that have caused
miscommunication and significant confusion and other issues. Nations Translation prides itself in it quality, accuracy and timeliness to their diverse clientele.

10/11/2022

Our company is proud to play a role as stewards of the land. When a traditional stick-built 2-bedroom home is constructed, it can release over eighty tons of carbon dioxide emissions. This is the equivalent of five new cars! Today, we have the technology to help lower the carbon footprint by building safer, sustainable energy-efficient homes.

At Caribou Mountain Homes our mottois “We are just built different” This is not just words or a catchy sales slogan. Our manufacturing plant builds and delivers long term, affordable, eco-friendly, energy-efficient “ready-to-move” (RTM) homes that have eye appeal and durability. We construct quality homes that stand up to life in the north. The amount of waste generated from construction is limited to just a few garbage cans.

Through our amazing technology the homes we build do not require generators or fuel. They operate using a versatile, energy-efficient cooling and heating system which helps further reduce the carbon footprint.

These are tangible benefits to Little Red River Cree Nation, as we can produce greener, safer, longer lasting homes. This means houses continue to be energy efficient over the long-term. We are very proud of this technology and the benefits we bring to future generations to have a safe Mother Earth.

“We are proud of our Company and the continuous benefits it brings to the Nation and other communities in Western Canada. Proudly First Nation owned, proudly environmentally progressive and committed to employing our people- that’s Caribou Mountain Homes.”

We employ between 50-100 local workers each year! This provides increased opportunities for training, growth, and advancement. We are keenly aware that supporting community employment also improves community wellbeing.

10/04/2022

Once upon a time, trades people were considered “less than”. There was a time when most people considered a university degree as the only respectable career pathway. Fast forward to 2022, and we can confidently say that tradespeople are in demand, well-paid and respected! Not only respected, but very much needed.

Today, the demand of tradespeople, and the plentiful work in many aspects of construction, are helping create jobs in our own community and beyond. Caribou Mountain Construction is focused on creating new jobs by tendering a larger number of jobs in a diverse geographic region. As we are awarded more work, we can expand our workforce. We have chosen to focus on on-the-job training to develop our newer
team members into competent operators, crew leads, and foremen. We provide safety training and classroom training in various work related disciplines to make sure our employees understand the risk and hazards of the work they perform. We also focus on continual improvement by providing training and development courses for team members.

With a national housing crisis, construction will continue to be on the rise and Caribou Mountain Construction is leveraging it’s position to ensure continual benefits for the community as a whole and for the individuals employed.

What comes next? We are responding to many requests for proposals (RFPs) and growing the company in strategic ways. We will continue to invest in our staff and community by seeking skilled tradespeople and providing opportunities for motivated community members to develop these skills. The happy ending to the ‘once upon a time” is here – for our community members to become fully-trained, and fully employed in meaningful work they enjoy.

09/29/2022

02/28/2022

Friendly reminder to get your tank filled before the ice bridge thaws this spring, to prevent fall run outs! Caribou Mountain Propane wants to get you filled! Don't forget to share this with your neighbours! https://cariboumountainpropane.ca/