October Virtual Breakfast session featuring Jay Mearns, Director of Business Development, Musqueam Capital Corporation (MCC)

The British Columbia Construction Roundtable invites you to attend our October Virtual Breakfast session featuring Jay Mearns, Director of Business Development, Musqueam Capital Corporation (MCC).  

MCC was created in 2012 to replace the Musqueam Economic Development Department and is the economic development arm of the Musqueam Indian Band (MIB). MCC is responsible for the development of Musqueam’s lands, acts as an asset manager for Musqueam’s existing real estate holdings, and creates economic opportunity through business development, and in mutually beneficial “partnerships”. MCC’s mission is to build a sustainable community in Musqueam through successful economic development that delivers value today and for generations to come. MCC balances maximizing value with ensuring each project adheres to Musqueam traditional values and culture. Join us for a conversation with Jay Mearns about MCC, its BD strategy, and what it considers to be the characteristics of a successful project.

Meet our speaker, Jay Mearns:

A member of Musqueam, Jay has extensive experience in managing projects in the Maritime, Building trades, and Career Development sectors, often with multiple partners, including First Nation communities, Indigenous Service providers, Industry sector groups, Unions, Regulating Bodies, Technical Training Institutions, and Governmental groups. Jay has worked with over forty First Nation groups across Canada, and assisted thousands of Indigenous peoples in establishing careers in key sectors including the Building Trades, Maritime, and Energy sectors.

As the Director of Business Development for the Musqueam Capital Corporation, the Business arm of the Musqueam Nation, Jay has established mutually beneficial business relationships with nearly fifty companies, operating in many sectors within  the Musqueam territory. He assists Musqueam with strategic business planning, facilitates career and subcontracting opportunities for their members, and establishes key business relationships for the Nation. Through his efforts, Musqueam is performing work with their affiliated companies for Government groups and corporations, including Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) , Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, BC Hydro, Fortis, TransMountain/ KLTP JV, and others.

Thank you to our event sponsors, RAM and Carlson Construction Group Inc.: