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ment initiatives that will provide sus-
tainability long-term.
“
Adams Lake has a number of
licenses to harvest wood in our ter-
ritories and other territories, which
is great for our forestry initiatives,”
Quinn explains. “Our licenses and
permits allow us access to more than
200,000
cubic metres of wood per year.
Although we don’t have a logging
company of our own we have a long
term relationship with a local logging
company that logs on our behalf.”
The Band has a GIS department,
which maps and plans intended sites
for logging. “We have full computer-
ized capabilities and contracts with
large forestry industry partners and
smaller mills. We can offer access to
specialty woods,” Quinn says.
ALIB operates its own archaeol-
ogy company. “Our team of support
workers for this area have a
group of policies that dictate how
we handle the digs and where
they are located—we have Band
members who are active in these
areas of economic development,”
Quinn notes. The Band also operates a
fishery, which is a registered supplier
to local customers. The Band welcomes
outside buyers for fish products as
well. “Our Band harvests fish and our
communal fishery nets on behalf of the
community—if an organization wants
to partner with us to fish, it can,” he
continues.
Adams Lake has significant ex-
perience in real estate development
as well. The Band has over 200 recre-
ational leased properties and another
50
commercial leased properties. The
Band has eateries, waterslides, a liquor
store, a hotel, all on Band land
under leases.
ENERGY AND COMMODITIES
When it comes to working in
the resource sector, ALIB is very active.
The Band is currently in negotiations
with three mines that are exploring
and developing in Band traditional ter-
ritory; these include Selkirk Metals and
Yellowhead Mining.
Quinn says that as a key stake-
holder, ALIB insists on being actively
