Supporting Aboriginal Entrepreneurs

(Pictured above, these moccasins are part of a line of traditional footwear designed and manufactured by Manitobah Mukluks, one of the seven Aboriginal businesses supported by CAPE Fund.)

March 21, 2014

Sean McCormick is designing and manufacturing traditional footwear sold around the world at . Kelly Beaulieu is creating premium quality fruit and vegetable purees using state of the art cooking technology at . Ben Voss is developing a 40 megawatt biomass energy project at . They are three of the seven Aboriginal entrepreneurs supported by the Capital for Aboriginal Prosperity and Entrepreneurship (CAPE) Fund.

Teck is a founding investor in, a $50-million private equity investment fund with a portfolio of Aboriginal businesses from coast to coast. Investing in CAPE Fund is part of our focus on promoting long-term economic opportunities coupled with community investments to help ensure we leave a positive and sustainable legacy.