About Us

Black Bear custodial services, while new to the business, is steeped in long term investment in the Lake Land Region of Cold Lake and Bonnyville. Our team members have served in the Canadian Armed forces for many years and are eager to assault your dirt and grime. We bring a wide arrangement of skills and abilities that enhance our cleaning procedures and ways of doing business. We use Pride in our methodology
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P- Professional
R- Reliable
I- Individualized
D- Dedicated
E- Effective

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Who We Are

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​Our History

Black Bear Custodial Services is incorporated, fully insured along with WCB insurance for peace of mind for our clients and workers. We are composed of hard working Veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces, comrades in arms that share common beliefs and ideas on how to do business.  We treat everyone with utmost respect. We are here to help your business get the cleaning it deserves with absolutely no compromises in attention to detail, time or effort. The health of your team and facility is our primary concern. The foundation of your business will be strengthened and improved upon by our assault teams.

​Incorporated  in 2016, Black bear Custodial Services Corp. is proud to support the Lake Land area.  We have a back to work program that we have for Veterans that are looking to get back to work with the Veterans affairs Back to Work Initiative.  Veterans under this program are unable to draw a wage as they are already employed with the Department of National Defense so we take those earning and donate them to the Wounded Warriors charity.

A technical bursary has been instituted with the Cold Lake High School to a deserving member that demonstrates a technical aptitude, is enrolled in a post secondary institute to continue in a technician field and has given back to their community with 50 hours of volunteer work.

OWNER PROFILE

Born into a military family, Ian Blackburn traveled across Canada with his family as well as the United States and to Europe.  He joined the Canadian Armed Forces as an Army Reservist in 1991 in North Bay On. In 1994 he Joined the Royal Canadian Regiment in New Brunswick and served a tour in Bosnia under IFOR in 1996 and in 1997 deployed during the ice storms in Quebec where he helped in aid to the people without power.  the year 1998 saw a change of uniform when he transferred to the Air Force as an Aviation Technician
and posted to CFB Cold Lake in 1999 and has been here since. He deployed   Working on the line as a weapons loader and crew chief, in Safety Systems shops and in the School as a tool crib coordinator, Ian has a wide range of skills, from maintenance, sewing, administration and supervision.  Deployed to Sicily in 2011 in support of the Libya campaign. He has a keen eye to detail and like the Royal Canadian Regiments Motto says  "Never pass a Fault" he takes this to heart in his work ethic and the facilities and jobs he undertakes. Opening the custodial business in 2016 Ian has brought his background in clean safety shops, methodology, perspective and spotless work ethic to the facilities and clients he and his team clean for. He ensures that all customers and their facilities are cleaned with environmentally clean solutions and practices as well as cleaned meticulously and with P.R.I.D.E.