Progressive Aboriginal Relations (PAR)
Place Louis Riel is very honored to have achieved PAR Gold Level Achievement from the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB). PAR provides businesses of all types the opportunity to assess how they participate in a growing Aboriginal economic sector and their communities as a whole. The PAR assessment framework is divided into four categories: Employment, Business Development, Individual Capacity, and Community Relations. For more information on PAR contact the CCAB at www.ccab.com.
Place Louis Riel All-Suite Hotel is a respected leader in the hotel industry, specializing in developing internal leadership through mentoring programs. Marina Kulba, General Manager, benchmarked standards for the privately owned Hotel in Human Resources Development, Economic Growth, and Community Tourism Development. In the early 1990’s, she actively recruited Aboriginal employees to work at the hotel giving them opportunities for career pathing and training. The Hotel’s role in the Aboriginal community has now expanded to include business-mentoring advice, youth programming support, and purchasing support to Aboriginal entrepreneurs. Place Louis Riel is a dedicated supporter of Aboriginal economic development and community initiatives that support the improvement of ‘quality of life’ along with youth leadership programming and education and training.
