At McElhanney, we build collaborative relationships with Indigenous communities that evolve by integrating shared knowledge and experience. Together, we deliver adaptable projects that create lasting relationships, mutual benefits, and long-term success.
Supporting Major Infrastructure Projects in Tahltan Territory 2024-Current | Tahltan Territory Through Dease Valley Industries Ltd.’s Cooperation Agreement with McElhanney, and subsequent DVI/McElhanney Joint Venture, clients delivering major infrastructure projects in the lands on the north side of Treaty Creek in the Tahltan Territory have come to rely on a partnership characterized by local knowledge,…
Prophet River First Nation Comprehensive Nation Plan 2025 | Prophet River First Nation, BC Prophet River First Nation (PRFN) is located 100km south of Fort Nelson, British Columbia. It’s an area characterized by intense cold, sudden thaws, vibrant growth, and crisp autumn colours. PRFN’s reserve community is found along the Alaska Highway, and their traditional…
Skuppah Food Security Centre 2021-2024 | Lytton, BC Skuppah is located along the transportation corridor just downriver of the junction of the Thompson and Fraser Rivers two kilometers south of Lytton, BC. Skuppah is a member band of the Nlaka’pamux Nation Tribal Council, the Union of BC Indian Chiefs, and the BC Assembly of First…
Boney Creek Development Joint Venture 2025-Current | Nisga’a Lisims Traditional Territory The Nisga’a First Nation is composed of four main villages, located in the Nass River Valley in central British Columbia: Gitlaxt’aamiks (also known as New Aiyansh) Gitwinksihlkw (formerly Canyon City) Lax̱g̱altsʼap (formerly Greenville) Ging̱olx (also known as Kincolith) For 30 years, McElhanney has worked…
After months of discussion, McElhanney and Lake Babine Nation signed an MOU to guide future work together.
McElhanney worked with Parks Canada on the Whistlers Campground Rehabilitation and set a design standard for campgrounds along the way.
KFN members had no accessible, outdoor gathering space to meet, celebrate, gather, and play. Could a Canada Community Revitalization Fund grant meet their need?
Huu-ay-aht First Nations required a new wastewater management system for the expansion of the Anacla community.
In 2020, KFN embarked on a multi-year improvement program to help them do their infrastructure management business in a different way.
McElhanney contributed to a firepit structure and a welcome sign, both of which were designed to honor the land, for Fort McMurray #468 First Nation.
The Yaq̓it ʔa·knuqǂiʔit (Tobacco Plains) First Nation wished to create and implement a land use plan to meet the needs of its people.
The Nisga’a Village of Gitwinksihlkw was ready for a Trail Master Plan and Detailed Design for their Saasak Hills Trail and River Walk.
McElhanney’s GIS system, Vertisee, was used to identify potential land use conflicts and synergies, for a land use plan as part of the implementation of the First Nations Land Management Act for Haisla First Nation.
McElhanney completed an economic master sustainability study which reccomended providing water & wastewater servicing via a pump station.
Haisla Multiplex – The Haisla Multiplex is a 40,000ft 2 High Importance category structure designed to serve several purposes. Not only is it a much-needed recreational space in the area, the building also converts into a shelter to act as post-disaster housing should a tsunami or other natural disaster occur.
