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Heavy Equipment Operator Training
Jul
13
Fort McMurray, EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING

Heavy Equipment Operator Training

Dreaming of a career working with powerful machinery and contributing your skills to major construction projects? Become a Heavy Equipment Operator with ATC's new training program.

This 9-week in-person program includes hands-on and simulator training: 1 week of Life Management and Safety Training, followed by 8 weeks training on the rock truck, grader, dozer, loader and excavator.

 

🗓️August 24 - October 23, 2026 

📍Fort McMurray

 

Participants must:

🚧 Be First Nations, Inuit or Métis Living in Fort McMurray

🚧 Be at Least 18 Years of Age

🚧 Hold a Valid Class 5 License (Non-GDL)

🚧 Submit a Driver’s Abstract

🚧 Pass a Physical Demands Test

🚧 Pass a Drug and Alcohol Test

 

Apply by July 13, 2026 and get ready for to take your next step forward. Learn more at atcfn.ca/heo or contact Melanie Fost at melanie.fost@atcfn.ca for additional information.

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Treaty Status Registration outreach sessions
Jun
9
to Jun 11
Fort McMurray

Treaty Status Registration outreach sessions

In partnership with the First Nations Health Consortium, Indian Registration Coordinators will be available to assist First Nations Peoples in applying for Secure Certificate of Indian Status (SCIS) cards and Treaty registration, where eligible.

 

To access assistance with your SCIS card application and Treaty registration, visit our Indian Registration Outreach Services team at one of the following locations:

 

📍Stonebridge Hotel, Fort McMurray 

🗓️Tue, June 9

⏰11AM - 6PM 

 

📍Janvier Multiplex, Janvier 

🗓️Wed, June 10

⏰11AM - 4PM 

 

📍Quality Inn, Fort McMurray

🗓️Thurs, June 11

⏰11AM - 6PM 

 

Please bring valid government-issued identification such as long-form birth certificates, Alberta ID cards, Alberta driver's licenses, or Alberta Health Cards. If you're not sure if you have a valid ID, contact Lyn Chartrand at 780-799-2461 for assistance and support in obtaining the required identification.

Dates & Locations

  • June 9: Fort McMurray – Clearwater Hotel, 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

  • June 10: Janvier Multiplex , 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

  • June 11: Fort McMurray – Quality Inn, 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

 

First Nations Health Consortium Role

  • FNHC staff will deliver the status registration services onsite.

  • They will bring their own equipment, including computers, printers, scanners, and laptops, required to process applications.

  • FNHC will accept walk-ins, but individuals must have valid government-issued identification.

  • Support communications and promotion for the event poster and add ATC’s logo.

  • They confirmed they cannot process applications under the S-2 ruling at this time, as it has not yet been legislated.

 

ATC Role

  • Coordinate locations and logistics for the sessions. ATC covering cost of venue.

  • Ensure venue provide tables, chairs, waiting chairs, and access to electrical outlets at each venue.

  • Arrange lunch for the visiting FNHC staff (dietary restrictions to be confirmed closer to the date).

  • Support communications and promotion for Save the Date / pre-registration for transportation/ID supports leading up to the event

  • Support transportation for participants who pre-register in advance (need to confirm IRS funding for 2026/27)

 

Strategy to Support ID Requirements (Lead-Up Work for ATC IRS program)

A key barrier is that applicants must have the correct documentation. In advance of the sessions, ATC will work to support community members in obtaining required identification, including:

  • Long-form birth certificates

  • Alberta ID cards (or another photo id government issued identification)

  • Alberta Health Card

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Red Dress Solidarity Walk
May
5
Fort McMurray, MMEIP

Red Dress Solidarity Walk

All are welcome to walk in solidarity.

We walk to honour the families and survivors of Missing, Murdered, and Exploited Indigenous Peoples (MMEIP).

Through connection to one another, we remember, seek justice, and raise awareness to end this ongoing targeted violence in communities across the region and Canada.

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Safety Tickets
Jul
8
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING, Fort McMurray

Safety Tickets

Get the Safety Tickets to better your employement:

Standard First Aid Level C (2-day course) – July 25 & 26 (8:00am-4:00pm each). Blended Sit-Down Counterbalanced Forklift training – July 24 (online theory: 8:00am-12:00pm or 12:30-4:30pm). Blended Skid Steer Loader training – July 23 (online theory: 8:00am-12:00pm or 12:30-4:30pm).

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