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RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS BIZ - Indigenous scholarships Transcona Roofing. Portrait of Richard Marchetti, president/owner of Transcona Roofing. Marchetti, a Metis guy who received a scholarship fro Indigenous students from the Business Council of Manitoba (BCM) about 20 years ago. At the time that program did not provide any mentoring or job placement assistance. Today a new workplace integration program at BCM, along with 14 other projects, received funding as part of a $13 million federal funding announcement. Martin Cash | Business Reporter/ Columnist Feb 22nd, 2023