June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day, a time to honour and celebrate the history, heritage, resilience and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis across Canada. We spoke with Brandi Mercer, SECURE’s Team Lead of Land, who shared what National Indigenous Peoples Day means to her and how she is honouring her history.

Who is Brandi Mercer? I’m a grandmother, mother, daughter and friend. If you ask my friends to describe me, they’d probably say I’m strong, resilient and authentic. I’ve been with SECURE since the merger with Tervita and am currently leading SECURE’s land department. 

On September 8, 2022, a group of 30 SECURE employees from across the company participated in the Doig River Waste Round-up at the Doig River First Nation (DRFN) northeast of Fort St. John, BC.

As outlined in SECURE’s environmental policy, we recognize the importance of being an environmentally responsible and considerate neighbour in the communities where we operate and engaging with local communities is a priority. SECURE employs environmental practices that support healthy, resilient, adaptive communities.

Members of SECURE’s Indigenous Affairs and Environmental Services teams joined hundreds of people who gathered in the remote community of Lower Post, B.C. to witness a ceremonial demolition of the Lower Post residential school

National Indigenous Peoples Day (on June 21, 2021) and History Month is a time to celebrate the diverse histories, languages and cultures of Indigenous Peoples.