Local 793 Indigenous Relations Coordinator Jim Jacobs attended The Chiefs of Ontario Annual Chiefs Assembly and Regional Chief Election on June 11-13, hosted by his home community of Six Nations of the Grand River in Oshweken, ON.
Brother Jacobs was staffing the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario (OETIO) booth, giving assembly attendees a chance to try their hand at the excavator simulator while also providing young Indigenous visitors with information on apprenticeships and training offered by OETIO as well as insight on life as an Operating Engineer.
Pictured with Brother Jacobs (left) at the event is former Six Nations Chief Mark Hill (right).
