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ATCO AND GEORGE GORDON DEVELOPMENTS PARTNERSHIP AWARDED CAMP SERVICES CONTRACT AT BHP JANSEN POTASH PROJECT
ATCO AND GEORGE GORDON DEVELOPMENTS PARTNERSHIP AWARDED CAMP SERVICES CONTRACT AT BHP JANSEN POTA...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n ATCO AND GEORGE GORDON DEVELOPMENTS PARTNERSHIP AWARDED CAMP SERVICES CONTRACT AT BHP JANSEN POTASH PROJECT\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n Majority Indigenous-owned Wicehtowak Frontec Services to support BHP Jansen Discovery Lodge\n \n \n \n \n CALGARY, AB and SASKATOON, SK\n \n ,\n \n \n March 9, 2023\n \n \n /CNW/ -\n \n ATCO Ltd.\n \n (TSX: ACO.X) (TSX: ACO.Y)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BHP has awarded Wicehtowak Frontec Services (WFS), a joint-venture partnership between ATCO Frontec Ltd. and George Gordon Developments Ltd. (GGDL), a multi-year, base contract of approximately\n \n CAD$86M\n \n to provide camp support services at its BHP Jansen Discovery Lodge in\n \n Saskatchewan\n \n beginning\n \n April 2023\n \n .\n \n \n BHP is investing\n \n CAD$7.5 billion\n \n to build Jansen Stage 1, which will be one of the world's most sustainable potash mines, located 140 km from\n \n Saskatoon\n \n . Jansen Stage 1 is expected to produce approximately 4.35 million tonnes of potash per year, with the first production planned for late 2026.\n \n \n ATCO and George Gordon First Nation are proud to carry on their decade-long collaboration. Work began together in 2011 as a 50-50 joint venture and today WFS is a majority Indigenous-owned company. The current contract will support approximately 130 local jobs with 70 per cent planned to be Indigenous.\n \n \n BHP's Discovery Lodge, originally designed and built in 2012 by ATCO Structures, features diverse, high-end amenities, and accommodates up to 2,500 workers. WFS will provide management and administration, food services, programming, housekeeping and janitorial, and maintenance work for the facility.\n \n \n \"This contract will help address poverty, as our community will have equitable access to sustainable long-term employment, training, and education. We are looking forward to working collaboratively with our partners,\" said Chief\n \n Byron Bitternose\n \n , George Gordon First Nation.\n \n \n \"This award presents incredible oppo...