The Indigenous Haul Truck program provides opportunities for First Nations, Métis and Inuit people living in the Wood Buffalo region to get the training and skill needed to operate some of the largest machines used in the oil sands industry today.
Twenty-nine-year-old Robyn is a mother of two and a proud band member of the Fort McMurray 468 First Nation. Robyn participated in the Haul Truck Operator course offered through Keyano College after seeing it advertised on Athabasca Tribal Council’s (ATC) Facebook page.
Emily is a twenty-three-year-old from Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nations in Corner Brook, Newfoundland. In 2018, she moved to Fort McMurray to make a better life for herself with more work opportunities, and has since participated in the Haul Truck Operator program through Athabasca Tribal Council (ATC).
