An ICDPRO partner · Fully Indigenous-owned

Stikine Powerline

Building connections. Powering futures.

Stikine Powerline (SPL) is a fully Indigenous powerline company, led by people who know the work in the field and the communities it serves — with safety, skilled crews and community benefit at the centre of every project.

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Who we are

Indigenous-owned power, built on field experience

Stikine Powerline brings together Indigenous leadership and hands-on powerline expertise. Our leaders bring experience in transmission construction, distribution, live electrical work, storm restoration and crew leadership across Canada and the United States.

We believe energy projects should build more than lines. They should build skills, jobs and lasting capacity in Indigenous communities — and they should send every worker home safe.

What we bring

Experience across the powerline trade

Transmission & distribution

Transmission construction and tower erection, distribution construction, and live electrical work.

Storm restoration

Getting power back on after severe weather, with crews that have restored service from Maine to Louisiana.

Site power & streetlighting

Temporary primary and secondary power, fibre optic lines, and streetlighting for construction and community projects.

Our leadership

The people behind Stikine Powerline

Tahltan Nation

Co-Founder & CEO

Angela Adsit

MBA · PMP · Lean Six Sigma Black Belt · Certified Internal COR Auditor

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Angela is a proud member of the Tahltan Nation and has held several executive-level positions in both for-profit and not-for-profit Indigenous organizations. She also sat on her Nation’s Government Board of Directors, which oversees all economic development within Tahltan territory in northern BC.

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As a certified Internal COR (Certificate of Recognition) Auditor, Angela brings a strong focus on health and safety management systems, making sure Stikine Powerline’s safety program is built to recognized standards and that every worker goes home safe.

Growing up ‘in both worlds’, she understands the need to integrate both societies and the various parts of a community, so that projects are built holistically, strategically, and with the local Indigenous ways of ‘being and doing’ at the centre.

Angela is the founder and CEO of ICDPRO, an adjunct professor with several universities, and develops culturally aware curricula in Indigenous entrepreneurship and community and business development.

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Co-Founder · Powerline Supervisor & Foreman

Caleb Sladen

Red Seal Journeyman Powerline Technician · BC Certified Field Safety Representative

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Caleb is a co-founder of Stikine Powerline, a Red Seal Journeyman Powerline Technician, and a BC Certified Field Safety Representative with experience in transmission construction, distribution, storm restoration, and crew leadership. Since entering the powerline industry in 2008, he has built his career around practical expertise, adaptability, and a commitment to helping crews succeed.

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Caleb began his career with Valard Construction, starting as a labourer before entering his apprenticeship in Alberta in 2010. After earning his Red Seal certification in 2014, he progressed through subforeman and foreman roles, leading a tower erection crew from 2019 to 2021. His leadership approach emphasizes demonstrating work methods, supporting crews in the field, and recognizing individual progress. He encourages workers to anticipate challenges and approach problems logically and systematically.

To broaden his distribution experience, Caleb joined Iconic Power Systems’ storm division before moving to Hastings Utilities in Pickering, Ontario. His work included distribution construction, live electrical work, and storm restoration across Ontario and the United States, from Maine to Louisiana.

In 2024, Caleb joined Nawash Utilities, an Indigenous-owned powerline company based in Neyaashiinigmiing First Nation. As a foreman, he has led distribution construction and streetlighting projects. He currently serves as Supervisor and Foreman on a hospital construction project in Moosonee, Ontario, overseeing the installation of temporary primary, secondary, and fibre optic lines.

Caleb brings a practical, collaborative approach to leadership, supported by experience across diverse projects, regions, and working conditions.

Safety first

Qualified, certified and accountable

Safety isn’t a policy on a shelf. It is how our crews plan, work and lead every day.

Red Seal trades

Field leadership by a Red Seal Journeyman Powerline Technician, with more than 15 years in the industry.

Field safety

A BC Certified Field Safety Representative on the ground, leading safe work practices crew by crew.

COR-ready systems

Safety management systems led by a certified Internal COR Auditor and built to recognized audit standards.

Building connections. Powering futures.

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