Aecon announces partnership
with Indspire to support education
of Indigenous students
Aecon is pleased to announce a partnership with Indspire, a national
Indigenous registered charity, to support Indigenous students pursuing
post-secondary education.
Through the three-year partnership, Aecon will donate to Indspire’s
Building Brighter Futures: Bursaries, Scholarships and Awards program,
which provides financial assistance to First Nations, Inuit and Métis students.
The Aecon Group Indigenous Bursary will be awarded to Indigenous
students with a demonstrated need for financial support who are enrolled
in an engineering, business or technical trades program at a Canadian postsecondary
institution.
Jean-Louis Servranckx, the president and chief executive officer of
Aecon, emphasizes the importance of the partnership as a unique avenue
to continue Aecon’s support of Indigenous communities.
“Aecon builds relationships with Indigenous peoples on a foundation
of trust, respect and understanding. One of our key initiatives is to promote
educational opportunities for Indigenous students,” he said. “The
Aecon Group Indigenous Bursary award through Indspire will help us target
funds in a meaningful way to help First Nations, Inuit and Métis postsecondary
students offset some education costs to allow them to focus on
their academic studies.”
Applications can be submitted through the Aecon Group Indigenous
Bursary microsite at www.indspirefunding.ca/aecon.
For further information about the Building Brighter Futures program,
please visit: www.indspire.ca/programs/students/bursaries-scholarships/.
Indspire aims to create long-term benefits for Indigenous families and
communities across Canada by investing in the education of First Nations,
Inuit and Métis Peoples. In partnership with Indigenous, private and public
sector stakeholders, Indspire educates, connects and invests in Indigenous
peoples so they can achieve their highest potential. Anchored by its mission
and mandate, Indspire’s North Star vision is that, within a generation,
every Indigenous student will graduate.
More than 100 kilometres of roads to
provincial parks being paved in 2021
The Government of Saskatchewan is investing in a number of highways
leading to provincial parks in 2021. These projects are part of the government’s
$7.5 billion, two-year capital plan to build a strong Saskatchewan
and stimulate our economic recovery following the pandemic.
In addition to highway upgrades, as a part of this fall’s record construction
plan, more than $2 million of paving will occur within five
Saskatchewan Provincial Parks next year, including:
• Good Spirit Lake
• Great Blue Heron
• Greenwater Lake
• Meadow Lake
• Rowan’s Ravine
“We are investing in the highways accessing a number of our beautiful
parks to make sure visitors can reach their destination safely and efficiently,”
said Highways and Infrastructure Minister Greg Ottenbreit. “This is part of
our $7.5 billion, two-year capital plan that will help get Saskatchewan people
back to work while building infrastructure that will serve the province
for decades to come.”
“Saskatchewan people are proud of our beautiful provincial parks,” said
Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Gene Makowsky. “This roadwork is
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