Strengthening Our Communities With Our Professional Expertise
The NSMTC Technical Services department provides essential public works support to our Member Nation communities. Our technical team prides itself on its professional capacity, comprising the services of engineers, certified building officials, project managers, environmental professionals, and certified water operators.
What We Do
Overseeing various projects and initiatives, from planning to decommissioning:
- We explore new project opportunities and secure funding.
- We develop project plans and oversee execution to ensure goals are met.
- We manage budgets, resources, and stakeholder communications.
- We ensure technical standards are met during construction, inspections, and project completion.
Offering our Member Nations the tools and services they need to carry out housing-related projects.
- We carry out Building Code Compliance inspections for new homes within our Member Nations communities.
- We carry out housing inspections on behalf of the Canada Mortgage Housing Corporation for reserves throughout all of Atlantic Canada.
- We host workshops and offer opportunities to build community capacity for housing-related projects.
Ensuring the sustainability of community assets and infrastructure.
- We assist our Member Nation communities with developing and implementing Asset Management Plans.
- We routinely visit communities to provide support for infrastructure maintenance.
- We use computerized maintenance management systems to monitor work being done to community infrastructure.
- As part of the Extended Asset Condition Reporting System program, we inspect community assets throughout NB and PEI that have been funded through Indigenous Services Canada.
Collecting and disposing of solid waste in a safe and environmentally responsible manner via our Green Communities initiative.
- We equip community members with waste bins, recycling bins, and composters, ensuring they have the right tools for environmentally-friendly practices.
- We safeguard our communities against solid waste contamination by targeted cleanup of illegal dump sites.
- We actively promote responsible waste handling, recycling, composting, sustainability, and environmental stewardship.
Providing administrative support to our not-for-profit arm, Weso’tmk Samqwan Incorporated (WSI), which provides water and wastewater support services to our member First Nations.
- We share staff and expertise with WSI to build organizational capacity.
- We facilitate WSI’s foundation and operations at the administrative level.
Mentoring and training Operators responsible for First Nations' drinking water and wastewater systems via the Circuit Rider Training Programs (CRTP).
- We help First Nation water operators get and maintain their provincial certification through classroom and hands-on training, with a learning experience that’s tailored to each operator’s needs and aptitude.
- We assist in the development and implementation of Emergency Response Plans, Maintenance Management Plans, and Standard Operating Procedures for water/wastewater operations.
- We help our Member Nation communities maximize the service life of their water and wastewater infrastructure.
- We provide quick response to water and wastewater system emergencies.
Using data from Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to make strategic decisions about community assets.
- We use real-time geomatic monitoring and predictive analysis to assess risks within our Member Nation communities and take preventative action.
- We generate maps for crisis situations, such as grid-search areas for missing persons.
- We use GIS to visualize and analyze our environment, assets, and resources so we can make informed management decisions.
- We ensure field workers within our communities understand and can quickly access vital geomatic information on their mobile devices.
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Service Contacts
All services carried out by the NSMTC Technical Services department are coordinated through First Nation Band Offices. If you live within a NSMTC Member Nation community and are in need of technical service or support, please refer to the contact list below.
Oinpegitjoig First Nation
506.548.9211
Ugpi’Ganjig First Nation
506.684.6277
Metepenagiag Mi’kmaq Nation
506.836.6111
Natoaganeg First Nation
506.627.4600
Amlamgog First Nation
506.379.3400
Tjipogtotjg First Nation
506.743.2520
L’nui Menikuk First Nation
506.523.9795
Our Team
Maggie Stothart, P.Eng., FEC
Interim Acting Technical Services Director (Leave)
Victoria Cochrane
Operations Manager
Mario LaPointe, P.Tech.
Infrastructure Manager
Vladimir King Trajkovic, EP
GIS/Geomatics Specialist
Tammy Paradis
Acting Infrastructure Services Manager
Jacob Tenass
Housing Coordinator
Dustin Garnett, QBO II (NS) & III (NB)
Housing Inspector/Technician
Dalton Ward
Housing Inspector in Training
Hannah Walker
Housing Inspector in Training
Tammy Allison
Housing Systems Analyst
Daniel Jagoe, P.Eng.
Green Communities Team Manager
Benjamin See
Green Communities Coordinator
Dustin Smith
Green Communities Coordinator
Isa Prevost-Aubin
Climate Change Coordinator
Troy Atkinson, CET
CRTP Manager
Devon Gionet
CRTP Project Coordinator
Denis LeBlanc
Circuit Rider Trainer
Craig Trenholm
Circuit Rider Trainer
Darcy Wood
CRTP Service Coordinator
James Wall
Operations & Safety Advisor
Taya Kingston Martin
Community Relations & Engagement Lead
Tanner Curtis
Project Support Operator
Brennan Sock
Operations Technician