Vanguard Magazine

16 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2022 www.vanguardcanada.com PERSPECTIVE Sponsored Content goal is to make your life easier and your operations run smoother with our world- class integrated services. Indigenous Benefits Since 1981, ATCO has partnered with Indigenous communities in Canada from coast to coast to coast resulting in numer- ous profitable businesses and long-span- ning relationships. As the operational sup- port services division of ATCO, we proudly hold Silver Certification through Progres- sive Aboriginal Relations, a program with the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Busi- ness (CCAB), that confirms proven corpo- rate performance in Indigenous relations. Our connections with Indigenous com- munities – as customers, partners, neigh- bours, colleagues, and suppliers – are numerous and diverse. Whatever the re- lationship, our Indigenous partners count on us for respect, transparency, and trust. ATCO maintains more than 50 joint ven- tures, MOUs, and other partnerships. But we're never content with the status quo; we continue to pioneer new, collaborative models for Indigenous engagement and partnership. ating an operational services hub in Reso- lute Bay, Nunavut, which continues to grow today. We also have a long history of serving the defence sector, trusted by DND, the Canadian Armed Forces and NATO to provide real life support services around the world. For instance, we currently provide O&M services at CAF's Forward Operating Locations across the North in addition to DND sites across Alberta. Our joint venture, ARCTEC Alaska supports the Alaska Radar System. From deploying and operating military camps to manag- ing and maintaining facilities, airfields, and fuel, to providing highly technical services such as software engineering and informa- tion systems support, we enable our clients to focus on their core mission. Today, our frontier spirit drives our glob- al operations, challenging us to find inno- vative solutions for our clients' most de- manding projects. We create and maintain safe environments for customers, whether delivering operational support services, logistics, turn-key workforce accommo- dations, facilities management, or disaster and emergency management services. Our ATCO FRONTEC: PARTNER OF CHOICE S ince its inception, NORAD has brought on a variety of partners to ensure the safety and security of the continent. While much of this conver- sation relies on technological efforts to keep up with the ever-changing battle- field, NORAD also must consider how and where these efforts will be housed across the continent. Here is where a partner such as ATCO Frontec, the operational support services division of Calgary-based ATCO Ltd., has proven to be a stalwart, forward-looking partner for the North American defence industry, with in-house capability that is Always There. Anywhere. Northern & Defence Experience ATCO Frontec has its roots in northern Canada. It was formed in 1986 under the banner Frontier Technologies to provide technical and logistic support services. In 1987, we became the first Canadian con- tractor to be awarded the operations and maintenance contract for the North Warn- ing System, which we delivered until 2000. Some of our early work also included cre- IN CONTINENTAL DEFENCE

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