Indigenous Collaboration

Our Commitment

CraneMax Hoisting Inc. recognizes the importance of truth and reconciliation between Indigenous peoples, their communities, and broader society. As a company working and operating on traditional territories, CraneMax Hoisting Inc. is fully committed to engaging respectfully with Indigenous people and seeks to build strong, long-term relationships. Our company eagerly pursues opportunities to connect with, support, and contribute to Indigenous communities.

We value and encourage transparency, accountability, and true partnerships.

CraneMax Hoisting Inc. endeavors to:

Engage openly and honestly with Indigenous people and their communities within proximity to our project areas.
Collaborate through meaningful communication, while also promoting knowledge-sharing opportunities.
Provide employment opportunities to local Indigenous people and their communities.
Provide training to CraneMax employees surrounding respectful engagement practices with Indigenous people, their culture, and traditions.
Actively work to find ways to invest in the social and economic well-being of Indigenous people and communities, including project sponsorship and support of Indigenous events and community initiatives.
Work with aspirations of long-term sustainability.

Our company understands the importance of maintaining and promoting the rights of Indigenous people and their communities and will ensure that they are fully integrated into each project undertaken on traditional lands.

CraneMax Hoisting Inc. is located just south of Elkford, B.C., and serves the open-pit mining industry of the Elk Valley and Crowsnest Pass. We respectfully acknowledge that our work and operations are undertaken on the lands of the Ktunaxa people. We value the history and traditions of the Ktunaxa Nation and their territory and celebrate Indigenous culture, ideas, and innovations.