Gitga’at Chemco Ventures Ltd is an Aboriginally owned, multi-disciplined construction company based in Kitimat, BC. From Engineering through to commissioning, we provide our clients with the construction disciplines they need to build and maintain their facilities.
The purpose of the Chemco/Gitga’at First Nation Joint Venture is to realize business and social opportunities for both Gitga’at First Nation and Chemco. As such we have developed a dynamic, respectful and constructive business relationship. Gitga’at First Nation and Chemco have a mutual interest in sustainable economic development and responsible corporate governance.
The Gitk’a’ata are a part of the Tsimshian peoples, and have occupied the lands and waters around Txalgiuw (Hartley Bay), for millennia. Today, about 130 Gitk’a’ata live in Hartley Bay, with another 500 in Prince Rupert. Others in Terrace, Vancouver Island, and Vancouver, BC.
To protect its culture and natural heritage, and to ensure the flourishing of new generations, the Gitga’at Nation supports an Indigenous-led environmental monitoring
Chemco is committed to our business partner and will look to their community first to ensure we are maximizing their capacity in every aspect, on all projects entered into under this agreement.