Bob Crane

  • Aboriginal Innovation – Fresh Produce

    Aboriginal Innovation – Fresh Produce

    Sponsored by: AboriginalLink.ca The Metlakatla village is a progressive community, located 5km north of Prince Rupert, on an ancient site occupied for thousands of years by the Metlakatla people. They have recently built a “Green House”, a community initiatives supported financially by the Prince Rupert Port Authority. ICN host Bob Crane talks with Heather…

  • Foresight – What if Aboriginal Youth were Offered Means to Achieve their Full Potential?

    Foresight – What if Aboriginal Youth were Offered Means to Achieve their Full Potential?

    In the context of a 2015 Foresight Exercise “A Framework for Building Relationships” (to see report click here) , we have asked 8 Aboriginal personalities to share their views on eight questions. The fourth question was: “What if Aboriginal Youth were Offered means to Achieve their Full Potential?” Bob Crane and panel ATCO Structures and…

  • Governance and Leadership: Defining Good Governance

    Governance and Leadership: Defining Good Governance

    [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text]   What is the meaning of good governance? What are its key dimensions? How does it impact on the well-being of community members? To reinforce public management in some communities, what needs to be done? Those are but a few of the questions debated by our panelists. Angie Lafontaine, Founder &…

  • Finding the Right Partner

    Finding the Right Partner

    With panelists Bob Crane and Paul F. Wilkinson and Bernd Christmas, we learn about what companies are looking for in an Indigenous partner and how they evaluate potential partnerships. They also talk about the importance of building a reputation and much more. Bob Crane, Manager, Aboriginal Business Development, Atco Structures and Logistics Bernd Christmas,…

  • Can Partnerships offer opportunities to Aboriginal Communities?

    Can Partnerships offer opportunities to Aboriginal Communities?

    > With our panelists Bernd Christmas, Bob Crane and Paul F. Wilkinson we are discovering that partnerships can be beneficial to communities that do not benefit from Natural Resources. We explore with our panelists the strategic advantages and disadvantages of partnerships; the value communities are seeking, the leveraging of the partners’ contribution and more.…