Dale Levesque was born in Marathon, Ontario and is a member of Fort William First Nation. After operating heavy equipment in the mining sector in the Marathon area for several years, in 2003 he was hired as a heavy equipment operator by North American Mill Yard Services who was the heavy equipment contractor at the Bowater Thunder Bay Sawmill. He was quickly promoted to site manager and eventually purchased the company in 2010. Dale is the managing partner of Dallan LP and currently holds the position of General Manager.