Aboriginal Relations Statement of Principles

Enshrine Collaborative Planning
Walker Industries will promote co-operation with our Aboriginal neighbours and will facilitate collaborative planning to create relationships built on trust and mutual understanding. Walker Industries recognizes and respects the inherent relationship between Aboriginal people and the land’s natural resources.

Goal:  Achieve recognition from our Aboriginal neighbours that they have grown and prospered, in part due to Walker Industries treating them as vibrant participants in project planning.


Acknowledge Rights and Interests
Walker Industries respects the legal and Constitutional rights of Canada’s Aboriginal peoples and recognizes that relationships with Aboriginal peoples are separate and different from that of the Crown.

Goal: Where appropriate, engage our Aboriginal neighbours in planning for new projects.


Core Values
Although a large, diversified corporation, Walker Industries remains a family company, firmly rooted in the community and dedicated to community services. We are committed to Community, Environment and Tomorrow’s Generations. These values, embraced by our employees, guide our day-to-day relations with our Aboriginal neighbours.  In all our relationships, we value open communication, integrity, mutual respect and trust.

Goal: Face-to-face involvement with and charitable support for area Friendship Centres and support for educational programs within Aboriginal communities that touch our businesses.


Link to Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Walker Industries respects the value traditional knowledge brings and will seek to understand the views of Aboriginal people to learn more about their traditional ecological knowledge and integrate that knowledge into the way we do business.

Goal: Proactively incorporate traditional ecological knowledge within current and future ecological restoration programs.  Work toward common environmental goals and objectives.