b'ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Big Chief Erectors owner Tim Maracle and his son Trey worked on the bridge on the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. Business Spotlight Submitted photo.Big Chief Erectors owner Tim Maracle looks forward to getting more information out about his business through the Chiefs of Ontarios Ontario First Nations Business Directory, which is scheduled to launch in 2025.It will get my name out there that Im an actual 100-per-cent owned Indigenous company, Maracle says. Im sure with the help of the Chiefs of Ontario, [the Big Chief Erectors] name will get out there and people can recognize who I am. Theyll get to know me and put a face to the name. high rises in New York City, stadiumsBig Chief Erectors owner Tim Maracle looks Maracle started up his business,in Detroit and other jobs in locationsforward to getting more which is located on Tyendinaga Mohawksuch as Wisconsin, Florida, Los Angeles,information out about Territory, this past January. Ive beenSan Francisco and Toronto. I wantedhis business through togive my sons and my nephews andthe Chiefs of Ontarios ironworking for over 30 yearsIve beenOntario First Nations all over the U.S. and mostly in Ontario,community members the opportunity ofBusiness Directory. Maracle says, noting he has worked onhaving a career and being established onSubmitted photo.the territory.Maracle says his business has done some work in his community on thedoing all the structural [work], putting Elder care home, the airport and somethe building up, all the beams and storage buildings, as well as on ancolumns and all the steel structure.ornamental stairway in Kingston. Maracle says he currently has Im actually in the middle of doing12 staff members, and he has had an Elder care home in Bowmanville,between four to 16 employees at and Im doing a school right now anddifferent times throughout the year. Big Chief Erectors owner Tim Maracle and his son Trey worked on theIm doing a Pickering heritage centre allIts up and down, depending on the bridge on the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. Submitted photo. at the same time, Maracle says. Werejob, he says.table framework between the Chiefs of Ontario and Indigenous Affairs Ontario.We anticipate the broader business community, as well as federal and provincial governments, will come to this directory when they need something done, said Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians Grand Chief Joel Abram, chair of COOs Chiefs Committee on Economic Development, in a press release. By having a central location for BUILDING DREAMS.all First Nations businesses in Ontario that respects data sovereignty, we hope CREATING REALITY. this directory will serve as the wave that raises all the ships in the harbour.At Better Building Solutions, we are not satisfied until you are! Our goal is jim@bbsinc.caInformation on registering for the to fulfill your building needs as quickly as possible while maintaining the highest quality workmanship. Allow us to make your dreams a reality!807-853-0479 directory is available online at chiefs-of-Contact us today for a free quote. bbsinc.ca ontario.org/priorities/economic/ofnbd-listing. 30l I ssue1 2024/25C hIefs ofo ntarIoA dvocAte magazIne'