Security now First Nations business

A First Nations security company has been formed to provide services for new businesses emerging in First Nations territory across northern Ontario.
Formed as a partnership between Naicatchewenin, Wunnumin Lake, Kingfisher Lake and Canadian Security Management/Canadian Mine Security, Synterra Security Solutions LP signed on its first client this past March: Gold Corp’s Musselwhite Mine.
“It’s time for us to be at the front of the bus instead of being at the back,” said Tony Marinaro, chief business development officer with Naicatchewenin Development Corp. “It’s great for our kids. We have to be able to build the capacity for them to be able to make a living.”
The three communities are looking for meaningful local employment opportunities, full training services and revenue sharing from their partnership with Canadian Security Management and Canadian Mine Security.
“It’s going to really benefit my young people,” said Wunnumin Lake Chief Rod Winnepetonga. “They are looking for employment anywhere that is available to them. I want my young people to be trained.”
Synterra will be offering a variety of services, including remote site security officer programs, security consulting, security surveys/audits, security plan implementation, premium security officer programs, patrol services, physical security measures and corporate investigations.
“Together, I feel we can form a mutually beneficial relationship,” said Scott McIntosh, president of Canadian Security Management and Canadian Mine Security. “We have our own training officers that can take a security officer from little to no knowledge, as long as they have the core skills to be able to learn, to training them in-house to be a premium security officer at mine sites or energy projects or construction sites.”