Building with Integrity
Northern Construction is one of the subcontractors hired to work on the Family Preservation Wellness Centre. This company was established in 2017 as a family-owned partnership, it is a 100% Yukon First Nations owned business. Rickey Vance and Jerrid Hozack are citizens of the Kwanlin Dun First Nation and Diane Olsen is a citizen of Na Cho Nyak Dun First Nation.
What started as a team of 9 in 2017 has since grown to a team of 20-25 employees in the operating season. During the winter months a crew of thirteen works on various jobs around the shop/office and snow clearing.
Between the three partners of Northern Construction, there is a combined 60 years of relevant experience that contributes to the success of the business. There is a well-rounded management team, Jerrid is knowledgeable on the business aspects of the company, Rickey has a lot of experience on the mechanical side of the company’s equipment and Diane has experience in the financial/administration for the business.
The company’s main activities include sewer and septic installation, irrigation installation, excavation, forest clearing, and landscaping. Northern Construction has completed several successful jobs with various contractors throughout the Yukon. They have already garnered a great reputation for quality work and professionalism.
Northern Construction said that the key to this company’s rapid success is its management, employees, and their work ethic.
Key values such as respect, reliability and recognition drive their work and all link back to how they felt in previous jobs. While collaborating with several other companies, over the years, they realized that they have the potential to start their own company and that this could be a possibility to make a difference for their family, friends, and community.
Northern Construction values their employees, and they have several different employee appreciation events for them throughout the year. “Keeping our employees happy is #1 for us, we want our workers to be happy.” “We want to acknowledge that their hard work doesn’t go unnoticed, because we have seen this and went through it ourselves in the past.”
Team members always take pride in being professional on the job. While doing civil works, team members make safety a priority for themselves, other workers, and the public, they also respect the environment.
CYFN is pleased to have Northern Construction involved in the construction of the Family Preservation Wellness Centre.
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