Indigenous man starts hunger strike north of Fort McMurray | Grande Prairie Daily Herald Tribune

Mike Deranger of Derantech Welding says local Indigenous-owned companies are not being treated fairly by major oilsands companies.

A member of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) is on a hunger strike because of what he says is unfair treatment of Indigenous-owned companies in the oilsands. Article content

Mike Deranger, president and founder of Derantech Welding, has camped in a teepee by Highway 63 north of Fort McMurray since Aug.10. Deranger and his supporters have named the site “Three Rivers Peace Camp.” Article content

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He began his protest after he says Suncor Energy cancelled a contract with him earlier this month. This is the third time he says Suncor has done so since 2014, he said. Deranger says these sudden cancellations rob Ind