By Jessica Lee  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Goodstoney First Nation and Bearspaw First Nation were among 10 First Nations to benefit from the province’s Aboriginal Business Investment Fund in 2023-24, with funding to support ongoing business ventures. Funding issued to Goodstoney and Bearspaw is supporting $370,000 in renovations for the Goodstoney Meadows development and $170,140 for the purchase of new service vehicles to increase service offerings and business opportunities for Stoney Nakoda Telecom, respectively. “We went and got some quotes on a couple vehicles from a dealership and the fit-out costs and put a business plan together on what we’re doing and passed it onto the government,” said Bearspaw First Nation CEO Rob Shotclose. “Fortunately, we were successful in that application and we’re going to be purchasing two new trucks,

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