Favourite Consulting Assignments - Greg Smith

Greg Smith remembers...

Every consultant has an assignment that they remember with special fondness. We asked our team to reminisce a bit about their own favourite memories. Here's one from Greg Smith.

"We were working for the James Bay Cree Communications Society (JBCCS) around July, 1989, helping them to re-organize. JBCCS’ main office and radio production studio was in Mistissini, a Cree community of around 2500 located at the southern end of Lake Mistissini. This is a beautiful, large lake, known for its excellent fishing.

We were scheduled to make a presentation to the Grand Chief, Mathew Coon-Come and other members of the CRA at a fishing lodge (Camp Louis-Joliet) further up the lake, in a magnificent setting where the Rupert River flows out towards James Bay. JBCCS Executive Director Solomon Awashish, President Dianne Reid and I were flown up to the lodge early in the afternoon in a float plane to make our presentation. When we got there, we were informed that the meetings were running late.  Everyone had decided to take a break to go fishing, and if we were interested we'd be provided with a boat, guide and fishing rods.


It was sunny and hot, and Solomon and I opted to spend the afternoon on the Rupert River and Lake Mistissini. We didn’t catch any fish, though others did, but we didn’t care. It was just an idyllic way to relax in a fantastic natural environment. The meeting finally resumed that evening, we did our presentation around 1 a.m., and arrived back in Mistissini around 3 a.m."