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KFNE is dedicated to bring value to our native land and local business projects. We are looking to partner and work with other Indigenous communities, public and private organizations to support their successful projects.

Sustainability Snapshot

2023

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Standard

Hours of training
per employee

99%

Host country
workforce

Corporate Philanthropy

Local
procurement

90.5%

Zero work-related incidents

ZERO

Adopted
Diversity
Policy

100%

First Nation usage rights

6 businesses that we have successfully developed over 12 years

KFNE | Radloff

Saskay Professional Services

KFNE | Matcon Civil Constructors

Saskay Civil Constructors

KFNE | BC Earth Exchange

Saskay Earth Exchange

KFNE | Milestone Environmental Contracting

Saskay Soil Transfer Facility

KFN | KFNE

KFNE | Aggressive Industrial Services

Saskay Land Development

Saskay Industrial Service

Complete
Concrete
Services

Other services

Snow Removal
Grading
Line Painting
Landscaping

Commercial Services

Roads & Parking Lots
Walkways & Sidewalks
Fine Excavating

Concrete Curbs
Complete Asphalt
Site Preparations
Roads & Municipalities

Residential Services

Saskay Industrial Service (SIS)

SIS is a corporation controlled by Kwikwetlem First Nation Enterprises (KFNE) whose mandate is to explore and monetize the economic development opportunities present in Kwikwetlem first nation’s recognized traditional area and beyond. The intent is to evolve and diversify by the addition of service lines ensuring participation in the growing lower Fraser Valley economy. The long-term vision is to create sustainable revenue streams from internal capacity with less reliance on external partnerships.

Street Sweepers

Commercial

Road Building
Earth Works

Local
Government

Construction
Laydown

Fill Operations

Industrial
(Mining, Oil &
Gas, Forestry)

First Nations

Environmental
Screening Program

Services

Saskay Land Development (SLD)

SLD is owned by the KFNE in trust to KFN and operates under KFNE. SLD is a heavy equipment contractor specializing in large scale site preparation earthworks. SLD is currently the prime contractor on the 44-hectare Kwikwetlem Business Park. SLD also has a range of newer, well maintained heavy equipment with competent operators available to other project and contractors on rental.

Saskay Soil Transfer Facility (SSTF)

The Saskay Soil Transfer Facility (SSTF) is located at Coquitlam Indian Reserve 2. The facility operates as a soil testing and transfer station, which previously provided clean structural materials for use as fill at the adjacent fill site. At the end of June 2020 the fill operations concluded. The SSTF continues to receive soils for testing and transfer to appropriate offsite facilities, including non-hazardous fill materials exceeding the commercial criteria, and clean structural and nonstructural materials. It is Milestone’s understanding that Kwikwetlem first nation has approved an additional 400,000 m3 area to be filled, allowing for onsite fill operations to resume.

FortisBC Gas Connections
Box Culverts
Shallow Utilities (hydro, tel, shaw) Streetlight Ducting
All Aspects of Road Constructors
Multi-Use Project Earthworks Including

Pipe Work Including High Pressure Water Mains, Welded Steel Water Mains, Large Diameter Storm and Sanitary Mains, Corrugated Steel Mains, HDPE Welded Force Mains

Land Filling Design, Constructors and Management

Wetlands and Diking Constructors and Maintenance

Contaminated Site Remediation and Farmland Reclamation

Pre-Constructors Site Preparation Including Stripping, Excavation, Grading, Preloading, and Disposal

Large and Small Scale critical Habitats, Sports Fields, Parks, Walkways/Pathways

Services

Saskay Civil Constructors (SCC)

Saskay Civil Constructors is the civil construction and environmental contracting firm established in partnership between KFN Enterprises and Matcon Civil Constructors Inc. Saskay Civil Constructors are industry leaders specializing in site preparation, land remediation, heavy road construction, and underground utility installations

Clean Concrete
Concrete with Rebar and/or Wire
Concrete mixed with soils
Clean Asphalt
Asphalt mixed with soils
Clean excavation soils (RL-)
Clean Hydrovac Disposal (RL-) Drilling/Boring spoils
Suspect/Impacted Hydrovac
Creosote Lumber Disposal
Sweeper Spoil
Speciality Disposal

Saskay Earth Exchange (SEE)

In partnership with the Kwikwetlem First Nation, the Saskay Earth Exchange transfer station offers extensive disposal options including a state-of-the-art hydrovac disposal facility. The facility has been built with customer efficiency in mind, boasting two 80-foot scales with available E-Ticketing giving clients real time insight on project progress. The transfer station is centrally located in Port Coquitlam within 10 min drive time of the Trans Canada highway allowing clients to efficiently plan for projects. This is further enhanced by on-site gravel sales giving clients the opportunity to back haul gravels when needed, eliminating the need for trucks to visit multiple sites. The result being less trucks on the road for less time and a smaller carbon footprint.

Hydrovac Disposal Facility

MATERIALS ACCEPTED

Following the Saskay Earth Exchange principals of environmentally ethical and sustainable practises our Hydrovac Facility recycles our planets most valuable resource, water. Using a simple yet effective settling and filtration system the facility separates saturated hydro excavated soils back into dry soils and clean drinking standard water. The clean water is made available to all to hydrovac units for reuse.

Invasive Species Soils Disposal

Currently Saskay Earth Exchange offers competitive deep burial disposal options for any soils containing invasive species root materials.

Contaminated Hydrovac Disposal Facility

Saskay Earth Exchange is now able to offer disposal options for contaminated Hydro excavated soils with a specially designed receiving facility. All source sites must follow a pre-approval process and are priced on a per job basis, please contact us for details. Materials containing hazardous waste are not accepted.

1” Minus Asphalt
1” Minus Concrete
1” Minus Asphalt Concrete Blend
3” Minus Concrete

MATERIALS AVAILABLE

Recycled Aggregates

¾” Roadbase
¾” Clear Crush
3” Minus
3” Clear Crush
River Sand

Quarried Aggregates

Maintenance management plans

Operations support

Asset management plans

Emergency response plans

Asset Management

Subdivision and site plans

Mapping

AutoCAD & Planet software drafting

Civil 3D drafting

Construction survey

Mapping, Surveying, & Drafting

Parks and Recreation site planning

Governance studies for municipal
services

Public consultation & facilitation

Development of permit applications

Direct financial/management support
to client organizations

First Nations comprehensive
community plans

Community & neighbourhood planning

Capital plans & expenditure/revenue
cash flow projections

Managing complex projects and
interdisciplinary project teams

Project Management & Planning

Flow monitoring and I&I studies

Capital cost estimates

Subdivision design

Emergency response to infrastructure
problems

Construction supervision & project
management

Feasibility, pre-design, and design

Civil engineering – wastewater collection & treatment systems, water supply treatment & distribution systems, storm water, roads, bridges, buildings, & solid waste assets.

Engineering

Saskay Professional Services (SPS)

Saskay Professional Services (SPS) is a partnership between KFNE and R. Radloff & Associates Inc., an engineering firm that specializes in providing sustainable civil and mechanical
infrastructure solutions for First Nations communities and municipalities. SPS offers both
engineering and community planning, specializing in water and wastewater operations.

Sustainability is a vital element of our business and a responsibility we want to fulfill every day. We aim to create a long-term added value for society. KFNE setup ambitious targets to measure our success.

Our Approach

KFNE Sustainability Policy articulates our specific commitments in the following areas, which creates a foundation for sustainable business: economic, people and culture, environment, safety and health, and archeology engagement and development. Delivering on those commitments helps us to earn and maintain our social acceptance which supports the creation of sustained value.

Sustainability Agenda

We believe good governance not only generates stakeholder trust; it also inspires the right types of behaviour across our organization. From the ways we communicate with stakeholders to how we manage and oversee our Company, KFNE places great emphasis on effective governance and aligning with evolving best practices in this area.

Governance

Together, in a manner consistent with KFNE values and with good governance best practices. We have developed the Governance Manual in order to:

Outline key aspects of governance for the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm First Nation’s business interests

Ensure adoption of corporate governance best practices by the Board

Promote effective communication by the Board with the Shareholder

Ensure the transparency and accountability of the Board

Ensure proper monitoring and evaluation of the performance of Directors and of any Chief Executive Officer

Sustainability is a vital element of
our business and a responsibility we want to fulfill every day. We aim to create a long-term added value for society. KFNE setup ambitious targets to measure our success.

Environmental

Corporate Sustainability and Environmental Policy KFN Enterprises is committed to developing and implementing Corporate Sustainability, a philosophy that encompasses strategies and practices to create long-term shareholder, consumer and employee value. We strive to meet the current stakeholders needs today while protecting and enhancing the human and natural resources required in the future. KFNE pledges to emphasize through stringent planning, policy, purchasing, and action plan incorporating a long-term perspective towards reconciliation. The new economic development paradigm of KFNE captures our desire to focus on environment protection, social human enhancement, innovation, leadership and corporate governance while maintaining economic viability.

Further to that, we consider environmental protection to be an important and integral part of conducting business. The proper safeguard of our environment is important to our organization. While doing our work, we shall consider the appropriate protection of humans, animals, plant life, air, water, and soil. We expect all workers to do their best to prevent harm to the environment. Our goals on the job can be met without risking harm to the environment. We shall use, store and dispose of products in such a manner that will provide appropriate protection to the environment. Management will develop and enforce good environmental standards in accordance with applicable legislation. Workers will be kept informed on how to do their jobs in such a manner as to cause minimum environmental harm and waste of materials. Where possible, we shall recycle and promote the use of recycled products.

Corporate Sustainability and Environmental Policy KFN Enterprises is committed to developing and implementing Corporate Sustainability, a philosophy that encompasses strategies and practices to create long-term shareholder, consumer and employee value. We strive to meet the current stakeholders needs today while protecting and enhancing the human and natural resources required in the future. KFNE pledges to emphasize through stringent planning, policy, purchasing, and action plan incorporating a long-term perspective towards reconciliation. The new economic development paradigm of KFNE captures our desire to focus on environment protection, social human enhancement, innovation, leadership and corporate governance while maintaining economic viability.

Further to that, we consider environmental protection to be an important and integral part of conducting business. The proper safeguard of our environment is important to our organization. While doing our work, we shall consider the appropriate protection of humans, animals, plant life, air, water, and soil. We expect all workers to do their best to prevent harm to the environment. Our goals on the job can be met without risking harm to the environment. We shall use, store and dispose of products in such a manner that will provide appropriate protection to the environment. Management will develop and enforce good environmental standards in accordance with applicable legislation. Workers will be kept informed on how to do their jobs in such a manner as to cause minimum environmental harm and waste of materials. Where possible, we shall recycle and promote the use of recycled products.

Archaeology

KFNE has been collaborating with “Brown and Oakes Archaeology” for a decade. “Brown and Oaks Archaeology” has conducted numerous archeological assessments on the Coquitlam IR2 site.

The purpose of the archeological assessments is to inspect the project areas for the presence of archeological materials prior to planned land alterations and receive recommendations to protect archeological resources should they be present. KFNE is sensitive to cultural heritage.

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(river of the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm)

Health and Safety

We insist on honest and ethical conduct for everyone at KFNE and demand a high level of integrity in all our dealings with each other and with our stakeholders. We believe a successful and sustainable business culture is built around strong ethics and transparency. Our shareholders, employees, contractors and suppliers, local communities and regulators also ranked these topics as material in the context of all of KFNE’s operations.

Our Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing the management of business affairs and making strategic decisions on topics that are material to the Company, Including social, environmental, economic, Health and Safety issues that matter to our diverse stakeholders. Guided by the Board Mandate, our Board is committed to making decisions grounded in the principles of accountability, ethics and transparency.

KFN Enterprises is committed to the health and safety of all employees, contractors, clients, and the public. Employees at every level are responsible and support in ensuring that the safety program is continually updated, improved, and maintained, with management support to create a transparent and active safety culture.

· Worker safety initiatives
· Health and wellness of communities around the operation filed
· Market-specific skills training programs

Economic Distribution

KFNE puts a greater emphasis on High Sustainability in meeting the economic needs of KFNE today without compromising future generations’ ability to meet theirs. KFNE is using a sustainable economic model that proposes an equitable distribution and efficient resource allocation.

The focus is on promoting the use of the available resources in an efficient and responsible way that provides long-term benefits and establishes profitability. A longer-term horizon is the one key element of integrating social and environmental responsibilities into strategy.