#8 Massive Canada
The mission of Massive Canada, headquartered in Port Moody, is to deliver quality mass timber housing and building systems to the construction industry. Massive is the first to combine the remarkable strength of mass timber with the speed and efficiency of prefabrication.
We leverage automation and assembly lines in our Williams Lake manufacturing plant and use sustainably harvested BC 2nd growth wood to build more housing more quickly. Using circular economy principles, our low-carbon solutions address the housing crisis and climate change, the twin challenges of our time.
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Artist
James Groening - Blue Sky
James Groening (Blue Sky) is a Burnaby-based Cree artist from the Kahkewistahaw Band, Turtle Island. A Sixties Scoop survivor, James was adopted by his white grandparents and raised in a farm community in Plains Cree Territory (Manitoba). Though distanced from his cultural roots, he retained part of his Kahkewistahaw name, Blue Sky, gifted by his mushom (grandfather).
James’s artistic journey began after reconnecting with his maternal family and learning about his cultural heritage. A pivotal moment came when he drew a Haida-style hummingbird—an experience that sparked a deep desire to reclaim his Indigeneity through art. Inspired by Woodland Art traditions, he began to study Indigenous forms of visual storytelling.
He apprenticed briefly with Ojibway artist Mark Anthony Jacobson and continues to learn under Anishinaabe artist Saul Williams, a contemporary of Norval Morrisseau. Through these mentorships, James developed a vibrant, whimsical painting style grounded in native legends, dream imagery, and spirit-led creativity.
James’s artwork is a reflection of personal healing, cultural revitalization, and the power of reconnection. Beyond his art practice, he serves as the Indigenous Curator for Arts New West and, in 2024, founded the Native Art Renaissance Foundation and gallery. He has exhibited across British Columbia and Ontario, with support from the First Peoples’ Cultural Council. He currently lives and creates on the unceded territories of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, Qayqayt, Tsleil-Waututh, Stó:lō, and Musqueam peoples.
