Jim Boucher

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  Published on: 12/1/2007    Last Visited: 1/10/2008  

  Chief Jim Boucher of Fort McKay First Nation in northern Alberta is one of 14 people selected to receive a National Aboriginal Achievement Award in 2008.
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  Boucher is being honoured in the business and commerce category for his efforts to ensure his community benefits from oil sand developments in the region.Recognizing the opportunities afforded to Fort McKay due to the community's proximity to the Athabasca oil sands, Boucher has worked to develop partnerships with industry and government, and has helped pave ...
  
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  "FNCIDA has provided the framework that allows our First Nation to adopt oil sands regulations on reserve," said Jim Boucher, Chief of the Fort McKay First Nation.

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  At first, says Chief Jim Boucher, the community fought further development by launching legal challenges in the 1970s that successfully blocked Petro-Canada, Gulf, and Shell from setting up camp in the area.But then, in the 1980s, the fur market that had employed Fort McKay's trappers collapsed, and many became dependent on welfare.Realizing that they were already surrounded by mines that would slowly erode the populations of wildlife they hunted for subsistence, community leaders felt they had no choice but to turn to the tar sands.
  
  In 1986, the Fort McKay Band Council formed the Fort McKay Group of Companies, which now pulls in millions of dollars of revenue each year from businesses that service oil companies with everything from heavy equipment to workers' camps.The band council is also in discussion with oil companies about extracting the 600 million barrels of bitumen that lie under their reserve.Fort McKay is rumoured to be the richest First Nation in Canada. "This community's success is completely dependent on oil sands development," says Boucher."That's the only option."

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  Jim Boucher
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  Chief of the Fort McKay First Nation since 1986 and President of the Athabasca Tribal Council, Jim Boucher strives to balance the social, economic and cultural changes that affect daily life in Fort McKay.A champion for the environment, Chief Boucher promotes sustainable growth and economic development, while maintaining the value and culture of the Fort McKay First Nation as his top priority.

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  Oct 6 2005 Don Dabbs signing the Marketing JV with Chief Jim Boucher and Fort McKay Band Council members Cecilia Fitzpatrick, Raymond Powder, Gerald Gladue and Mike Orr.

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  Published on: 12/4/2007    Last Visited: 12/4/2007  

  FORT McKAY, Alberta - One of the first things white settlers brought to Jim Boucher's people was tragedy.
  
  It came in the form of smallpox, which almost destroyed the Fort McKay First Nation, a northern outpost of indigenous Canadians where Boucher is chief.The community's population fell from 5,000 in 1870 to 100 in 1899, he said.
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  We need to generate something new, and this is an opportunity for us," Boucher said.
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  Boucher said that in October, a moose appeared on a sand bar in the Athabasca River.A first nation member got his rifle, set up in his front yard, and shot the animal from a range of 300 yards.The family had it dressed and removed in 15 minutes.
  
  "Quite a few people use country food. ...We supplement it with groceries we buy in Fort McMurray," Boucher said, referring to the booming regional capital an hour to the south.
  
  But the real economic engine is the oil sands.The first nation owns an industrial park, where it leases land, and it owns businesses that provide other services to the industry, such as catering, fuel and engineering.
  
  Boucher says the oil sands also have brought troubles more common to urban communities.
  
  "A lot of them have addiction issues, and some of them got caught in a trap and can't get out.Right now, it's crack."
  
  On the other hand, the first nation is growing in prosperity and is building several houses, which Boucher said will be rented to members for $500 a month.
  
  Boucher recognizes the environmental effects of fossil fuels.He says 40 years ago, the Athabasca River used to freeze solid by October.This Halloween, he stood on the shores and saw no sign of ice.
  
  "Global warming is happening, and I think it's going to happen irrespective of what we do in this generation," he said.
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  Chief Jim Boucher talks about Fort McKay First Nation and its relationship to oil sands development.

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  Published on: 9/1/2007    Last Visited: 9/11/2007  

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  Under the leadership of Jim Boucher, who became chief in the 1980s, Fort McKay has become actively involved in industry, from reviewing project applications to supporting development through its limited companies, which generated about $85 million in revenue in 2006.Boucher has also been chair of the Athabasca Tribal Council for over 11 years.

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  Published on: 10/7/2008    Last Visited: 8/6/2008  

  Along with Chief Louie and Chief Jim Boucher, Chairman of the Board of the Fort McKay Group of Companies in Alberta, these nationally and internationally recognized individuals now serve as the Executive Committee of the NAEDB.

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  Chief Jim Boucher , (Cree, Fort McKay First Nation) -- Business and Commerce , has stood firmly in achieving his goal of ensuring members of the Fort McKay First Nation share in the economic development of the Athabaska Oil Sands.He founded the Fort McKay-Industry Relations Corporation to build relationships, facilitate consultation processes, and to advocate on behalf of his people.At the same time, he remains committed to sustaining the identity and traditions of his people and serving the interests of all First Nations people throughout the Wood Buffalo Region.

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  Published on: 5/1/2007    Last Visited: 7/9/2007  

  Sticky bitumen - once used only for waterproofing his ancestors' canoes - has brought affluence to Chief Jim Boucher's Fort McKay First Nation, located 65 km north of Fort McMurray.
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  Boucher, who also heads up the Athabasca Tribal council comprised of northeastern Alberta's five first nations: Athabasca Chipewyan, Chipewyan Prairie, Fort McKay, Fort McMurray, and Mikisew Cree, constantly fields health and environmental concerns but takes a pragmatic view of development that has changed the north.
  
  "Demand for oil from this region will continue," Boucher said, despite environmental concerns.
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  I will continue to push for upgraded technology to reduce environmental impact," Boucher insisted.

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