SUCCESS STORIES
The success of each community member makes our communities stronger.
ATC is committed to helping our members achieve their goals, pursue their dreams, and develop a deeper connection to their community, the land, and our culture.
By celebrating our members’ successes and telling their stories we can inspire others, learn, grow, and be more connected.
Below you can read all our success stories or you can search by the ATC department that assisted the member to their success.
Aliesha Bighetty
Today, Aliesha Bighetty is operating one of the largest haul trucks in the world at the Syncrude Aurora site. A goal that began with enrolling in the Haul Truck Operator Program at Keyano College.
INDIGENOUS HAUL TRUCK PROGRAM
The Indigenous Haul Truck program provides opportunities for First Nations, Métis and Inuit people living in the Wood Buffalo region to get the training and skill needed to operate some of the largest machines used in the oil sands industry today.
Emily P.
Emily is a twenty-three-year-old from Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nations in Corner Brook, Newfoundland. In 2018, she moved to Fort McMurray to make a better life for herself with more work opportunities, and has since participated in the Haul Truck Operator program through Athabasca Tribal Council (ATC).
