First woman appointed to lead Air Creebec

A Cree-owned airline in northern Quebec with a long history of trailblazing has appointed a woman as its president for the first time in its 40-year history.

A Cree-owned airline in northern Quebec with a long history of trailblazing has appointed a woman as its president for the first time in its 40-year history.

Tanya Pash was appointed to the top job at Air Creebec on July 1, after 10 years as the company's chief operating officer, and a long career before that with the Cree Nation Government.

"I think it shows how far the Cree Nation has come. You see more and more women in leadership and to be the first female president of Air Creebec … it's an honour in itself," said Pash, who finished her university studies in 1996 with a degree in administration from the University of Ottawa and is a registered CPA.