Chris Bower

Osoyoos Indian Band Development Corporation

The Osoyoos Indian Band Development Corporation (OIBDC) exists to provide jobs and to fund and support Osoyoos Indian Band community priorities. Businesses, social and health services teams work side-by-side to invest millions in making sure our people have access to quality programs and services. We have a new approach that's bringing greater focus and clarity to the management of our businesses, investments, partnerships and operations, which last year generated over $28M. Careful market and business analysis is allowing OIB to make hard choices, properly allocate resources, leverage opportunities, and most important, make better use of our natural and community advantages to be even more competitive. Under this new approach and based on current and forecasted market conditions, OIBDC expects revenues to reach $36.1M by 2022. In five short years, we also expect to employ 138 members with 20% of these occupying senior positions.