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The BCAMTA Team

Freda Campbell

Program Coach, Dease Lake

Freda brings 14 years of experience working in the mining sector, in both strategic planning and operational roles. With a strong focus on community, she most recently worked with the Liard First Nation Development Corporation to create a skills inventory and human resources strategy to meet the employment needs of local employers and the resource development industry.

Freda is a member of the Tahltan First Nation and has an exceptional understanding of the Aboriginal workforce in northern British Columbia and the southern Yukon and the human resources needs of the mining industry. She has an Associate of Arts Diploma in Business Administration specializing in accounting and is currently enrolled in a Leadership Business Management program with Thompson Rivers University. Freda is also a certified Test of Workplace and Essential Skills (TOWES) workshop leader.

When she is not working Freda enjoys riding her motorcycle, fishing in Telegraph Creek, BC, hunting with her Dad on the Liard River in the Yukon and creative writing.

Contact Freda

P: 250-771-5027
F: 250-771-5028
E: fcampbell@bcamta.ca

Real Life Stories

Sheldon Flostrand

Sheldon Flostrand's first mining job was in 1994 at Barrick Gold's Eskay Creek mine in northern British Columbia. Sheldon spent two years at Eskay Creek, operating one of the loaders used to move materials around and off the mine site. But, not content to do this long term, Sheldon applied for, and was awarded, the electrical apprenticeship at Eskay Creek in 1996. He got his certificate in 2000, after a four year apprenticeship.

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