Aecon, in collaboration with the Matawa First Nations’ Kiikenomaga Kikenjigewen Employment and Training Services (KKETS), led the Remote Training Centre project team comprised of ATCO Structures & Logistics, Bell Canada, Cisco Canada, Galaxy
Broadband Communications, Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario and Confederation College.
In July 2013, Aecon and KKETS entered into a strategic partnership, starting with a joint commitment to provide local access to
community-based education, trades and apprenticeship training for Indigenous Peoples in northern and remote areas surrounding Ontario’s Ring of Fire mining development.