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Atlantic chiefs call for Indigenous collaboration on offshore wind farm development
The report says developers should use equity partnerships, training and benefit agreements to support Indigenous ownership and jobs.
- On Wednesday, the Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs released a report urging offshore wind developers to commit to early collaboration with Indigenous businesses for economic reconciliation.
- Nova Scotia leads offshore wind development, with Premier Tim Houston proposing a $60-billion project called Wind West; onshore projects like EverWind Fuels in Cape Breton already demonstrate successful shared equity models with First Nations.
- Unlike Ontario and Alberta, which offer up to $3 billion in loan guarantees for Indigenous equity participation, the Atlantic region lacks equivalent financing tools, creating a significant barrier to offshore wind development.
- The report references the Reconciliation Commission's 94 calls to action and the UN Declaration on Indigenous Peoples, citing the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe's partnership on Vineyard Wind as an international model for collaboration.
- Bob Gloade, chief of the Millbrook First Nation, says "there is a lot of work left to be done" to integrate Indigenous and non-Indigenous businesses and meet future labour requirements in offshore wind.
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Atlantic chiefs call for Indigenous collaboration on offshore wind farm development - Halifax
A new report says offshore wind developers in Atlantic Canada should commit to collaboration with Indigenous businesses to ensure it contributes to "economic reconciliation."
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