I-WestJet namuhla, imemezele isivumelwano ne-Indigenous Tourism Alberta (ITA) sokuqinisa ukwesekwa kwamabhizinisi aboMdabu kwezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha nokudala amathuba emisebenzi aphusile kubantu boMdabu baseCanada njengoba inkampani yezindiza ikhulisa ukuba khona kwayo emhlabeni jikelele. Lesi simemezelo sakhunjulwa ngokusayinwa okusemthethweni kwememorandamu yokusebenzisana eMhlanganweni waminyaka yonke we-ITA lapho kukhona ozakwethu bezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha abangaphezu kuka-300 nabamele uhulumeni ngeSivumelwano 6, i-Métis Region 4, Edmonton Alberta.
“Sibonga kakhulu ukwekhela phezu kobudlelwano bethu obuphusile kanye nokusebenzisana okuqhubekayo ne-ITA njengoba sisebenza ngokubambisana ukugqugquzela amathuba abalulekile ebhizinisi lezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha kanye nosomabhizinisi khona lapha esifundazweni sakithi,” kusho u-Angela Avery, iPhini likaMongameli we-WestJet Group kanye Abantu Abaphezulu, Isikhulu Sebhizinisi Nokusimama. “Njengenkampani ephethe ikhaya lase-Alberta, sinikeza usizo emiphakathini eyisikhombisa esifundazweni sonke futhi sakhe isizinda sethu somhlaba wonke eCalgary, esihlomulisa yonke iNtshonalanga Canada. Ezokuvakasha zomdabu kanye nomlando, izindaba namasiko ahambisana nazo, kubalulekile ekukhuliseni umnotho wezivakashi zase-Alberta futhi kunikeze amathuba aphusile okuqhubekisela phambili ukubuyisana kwezomnotho namasiko.”
Isivumelwano sobambiswano ne-ITA ngokushesha silandela ukwethulwa kohlelo (isixhumanisi) lwe-WestJet lwe-787 Dreamliner oluphuma eCalgary, oluhlanganisa isevisi eqondile, engami e-Tokyo, e-Japan kanye nokwandiswa okubanzi kwesevisi yenkampani yezindiza yaseYurophu, nemizila emisha eqondile eya futhi kusuka eScotland naseSpain. Njengoba i-Alberta ikhulisa ubukhona bayo bamazwe ngamazwe, inkampani yezindiza kanye ne-ITA izibophezele ekutholeni amathuba emisebenzi kubantu bomdabu baseCanada ukuze bamukele ukuvakasha okwandayo kwangaphakathi.
“Inethiwekhi yethu enwetshiwe yamazwe ngamazwe ephuma eCalgary izonikeza ithuba elanele lokukhombisa uhlu oluhlukene lwamabhizinisi abomdabu ase-Alberta okuhamba nokuvakasha. Ezokuvakasha zomdabu ziwumkhakha obalulekile womnotho wase-Alberta obeka isifundazwe sethu njengendawo esezingeni lomhlaba yezivakashi zamazwe ngamazwe,” kuqhuba u-Avery.
"Isivumelwano sanamuhla ne-WestJet siyithuba lokuqhubeka nokusebenzisana ukuze siqinisekise ukuthi abahambi baseWestJet namalungu eqembu abaqwashiswa nje kuphela ngamasiko ehlukene aboMdabu atholakala kulo lonke elase-Alberta, kodwa bayawabungaza," kusho uShae Bird, oyiChief Executive Officer of Indigenous. Tourism Alberta. "Eminyakeni embalwa edlule, iWestJet ikhombise ukweseka kakhulu imboni yezokuvakasha yomdabu waseCanada futhi siyethemba ukuthi ezinye izinkampani zezindiza zilandela isibonelo sazo ekudaleni lobu budlelwano ukuze kuthuthukiswe imboni ndawonye."
Mayelana ne-WestJet
Eminyakeni engu-26 yokusebenzela abantu baseCanada, iWestJet isisike izindiza ngesigamu futhi yandisa inani lezindiza eCanada laya ngaphezu kwamaphesenti angama-50. I-WestJet yethulwa ngo-1996 enezindiza ezintathu, abasebenzi abangu-250 kanye nezindawo ezinhlanu, ezikhula eminyakeni edlule zaba yizindiza ezingaphezu kuka-180, abasebenzi abangu-14,000 kanye nezindawo ezingaphezu kuka-110 emazweni angu-24.
