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TNDC Profiled in Media Story About Indigenous Business COVID-19 Impacts

TNDC was interviewed for an Williams Lake Tribune article about the COVID-19 impacts on Indigenous-owned businesses. TNDC's comments were included in the article, titled "Gaps in federal supports delayed help for Indigenous businesses, advocate says". The article was republished on several online new sites across the company.  

Gaps in federal supports delayed help for Indigenous businesses, advocate says

Jun 02, 2020 

By Rebecca Dyok Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

The Williams Lake Tribune

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CONTENT EXCERPT:

Indigenous businesses cannot be an afterthought in government’s response to aid business, says the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business.

The Tahltan Nation Development Corporation (TNDC) located in northern B.C. said it has not needed to apply for the national wage subsidy despite its primary client base being the mining sector, wherein the majority of their personnel are employed.

While some business initiatives have been delayed, work on other business initiatives such as TNDC’s forestry business and planning for their fibre optic communications build has continued.

“As a business we expect we will have to continue adapting as the situation unfolds, dealing with whatever new business impacts the pandemic brings, working with our business partners and resource developers and doing our best to be on top of any scenarios as they unfold.”