Fishery

In 2008, Ulnooweg entered into a new partnership with the Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nation Chiefs to establish a Business Development Team (BDT). The team provides business planning and development services to individual Atlantic First Nation communities in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and the Gaspe region of Quebec that are participating in the Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (AICFI). This initiative has been implemented by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to further assist the Mi'Kmaq and Maliseet First Nation communities affected by the Supreme Court of Canada's 1999 Marshall Decision.

The BDT operates in a facilitating role to assist communities with their enterprise governance enhancement, business plan development and implementation, as well as fisheries diversification. Through the funding resources of the AICFI program, the team's services are available at no cost to participating communities. The overall goal of the BDT is to help build fisheries operational capacity that will enhance the long term development and sustainability of commercial fishing enterprises in our First Nation communities.

David Simms, Team Leader
Ulnooweg Development Group Inc.
PO Box 1259, Truro, NS, B2N 5N2
Tel: (902) 893-7379 Fax: (902) 893 0353
Cell: (902) 986-2047 Toll Free: 1-888-766-2376
Email: dsimms@ulnooweg.ca

Lina Condo, Business Development Advisor
PO Box 456, Gesgapegiag, QC, G0C 1Y0
Tel: (418) 759-1377 Fax: (418) 759-1376
Cell: (418) 391-7072
Email: lcondo@ulnooweg.ca

Daniel Matthews, Business Development Advisor
PO Box 1058, Lunenburg, NS, B0J 2C0
Tel: (902) 531-2497 Fax: (902) 634-1977
Cell: (902) 553-0580
Email: dmatthews@ulnooweg.ca

Brian Deveau, Business Development Advisor
226 Souris River Road, Souris PEI, C0A 2B0
Tel: (902) 687-4441 Fax: (902) 687-4443
Cell: (902) 969-1056
Email: bdeveau@ulnooweg.ca