Cormorant has also been awarded the maintenance and emergency services work for Wataynikaneyap Power in northern Ontario. The power company is 51 percent owned by 22 First Nations. The contract outlines that they have to maintain 1700 km of transmission lines and 22 substations covering 22 First Nations communities in Northern Ontario. Along with these recent projects, Cormorant will continue to play in Tier 1 projects through their partnerships with First Nations. “We can take an opportunity from concept all the way through operations and maintenance,” says Damian. “We self-perform about 95 percent of the work that we do. We are a fully integrated power solutions company from that perspective.” “We absolutely have room to grow,” he says. “We’re only inhibited by our ability to build capacity with our people. We firmly believe our people and our diversity is what will give us the platform to grow.” From that perspective, Cormorant is investing in developing unique training programs and platforms to ensure they have the right people who will grow with them as well. “From a services perspective we have a robust business,” he continues. “When we look at the lifecycle of the projects we build, we’re getting into things like the creation of digital twins and using AI platforms to optimize the assets we maintain for our customers.” “Some people would say the vision for the future is innovation,” says Fiona. “I would say that’s already part of who we are.” As the company moves forward in the future, they will continue THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE CANADA
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