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CONTENTS In this issue

An interview with the GPCA president, Leon Gullickson.......................................................6 Message from the GPCA COO, Carmen Lemay....................................................................8

Message from the premier of Alberta, the honourable Rachel Notley.................................10 Message from the minister of infrastructure, Brian Mason.................................................10 Message from the mayor of Grande Prairie, Bill Given........................................................11 CCA 2016 accomplishments and 2017 priorities...............................................................12 ACA update review of 2016...............................................................................................14 Gold Seal: A year in review.................................................................................................17 GPCA Board of Directors, Executives, and Committee Representatives..............................18 GPCA member appreciation events...................................................................................20 GPCA seminars & presentations........................................................................................21 GPCA awards & scholarships.............................................................................................22 2016 GPCA golf tournament recap....................................................................................24 Partnerships with education...............................................................................................26 Grande Prairie Regional Safety Committee annual report...................................................28 GPCA pricing.....................................................................................................................30 Communication is key when it comes to safety..................................................................31 Steps for Life: Making change one step at a time...............................................................32 Bidding effectively with COOLNet Alberta...........................................................................33 St. John Paul II Catholic High School, a solution to a growing north....................................34 Old becomes new again at Glenmary School......................................................................36 St. Catherine Catholic School sees successful first year......................................................38 Freedom to move: The new PARDS facility gives more space and more function to its riders..........................40 New Spirit River Health Clinic set to open in summer 2017...............................................42 New facility helps fulfill healthcare needs in Peace River: The Shell Rotary House.............43 New health centre coming to John D’Or Prairie..................................................................44 Gregg Distributors Ltd. in Grade Prairie adds a 23,000-square-foot expansion to their warehouse..................................................45 Much-needed high energy-efficient fire hall being constructed in Fox Creek......................46 Fire hall fantastic: Community effort produces impressive new facility in Sexsmith.............48 GPCA membership application..........................................................................................50 GPCA 2017 members........................................................................................................51 Standard documents.........................................................................................................59 Index to advertisers............................................................................................................62 4

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AN INTERVIEW WITH GRAnde prairie construction association president

leon gullickson Describe your role as president of the Grande Prairie Construction Association.

My role as president of the Grande Prairie Construction Association involves several items, including the following: • To present and promote our members’ concerns and suggested changes to government policy to the Alberta Construction Association, whose meetings I attend on behalf of the membership; • To promote the association’s benefits to members and to be able to show value for their membership fees; • To relay and discuss the ACA policy initiatives to members and how these items affect their businesses; • To promote safety policies and procedures and make it item number-one for all our members; • Assisting in GPCA events and attending other local events to promote and support our members; and • Chairing our monthly GPCA board meetings and assisting our excellent, knowledgeable staff.

What do you consider as the main priorities for the Grande Prairie Construction Association in 2017/2018?

The main priorities would include continuing to provide service and value to our members, promoting fair and responsible tendering and bidding practices, safety initiatives, and changes in the OH&S monitoring. Also, our association has really increased our training and seminar programs the past two years, and we will continue to expand this service to our members. Another initiative is to showcase our trades to the student population as much as possible, to show there are exciting and valuable careers in this sector. A couple of other priorities would include monitoring changes to the WCB program and apprenticeship program, to ensure as much as possible that any changes are mutually beneficial to all stakeholders.

What are some major construction projects going on in Grande Prairie right now?

Even though Grande Prairie has experienced a construction slowdown, there are many exciting new and ongoing projects.

The new hospital is coming along well, even though the economy has slowed it down somewhat. There are various new schools being built around the city, a new large seniors’ complex in Clairmont (just north of Grande Prairie), a large new Ford dealership (one of the largest in western Canada) and several large new industrial and commercial projects.

How has Grande Prairie evolved over the last few years, and where do you see it going?

Even though Grande Prairie has experienced a similar slowdown that the rest of Alberta has seen, we have managed to hold

The new hospital under construction.

A beautiful facility along the banks of Bear Creek in the west part of Grande Prairie.

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The Grande Spirit Foundation’s new Lakeview supportive housing facility, a quality, affordable lodge and apartment complex for seniors in Clairmont.

our own fairly well. Grande Prairie services a large area, including resource development into northeastern B.C. The lumber mills and processing facilities also help round out the economy. In the last several months, there has been a significant uptake in activity in multiple sectors, and we expect this growth to continue through 2017 and 2018.

What are some goals the association would like to achieve this year and what approaches are being used to achieve them?

The association’s goals for this year would include continuing to enhance the benefits our members can gain, and to listen to the membership to see what else we can do for them. We have a strong, well-

rounded board and staff to help achieve this. We will also continue to promote skilled trades to our younger generation, and have scheduled several workshops and Trades Cafés to do so. Even though we have gone through a couple of challenging years, the future is looking very bright, and the association will be here to provide value and service to our members in coming months and years. -

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Message from the GPCA COO

CARMEN LEMAY

We have had two main focuses for this year: seminars and presentations, and partnerships with education.

Seminars and presentations has proven to be a big need and want.

Members have been asking us to bring courses into Grande Prairie so they do not have to travel to Edmonton or Calgary, therefore saving them money. Some of the courses we hosted in 2016 were Construction 101, Excel for Construction, Infectious Controls, On Demand/Etegri Presentations, and a Gold Seal Presentation. We also worked with Alberta Infrastructure in organizing an informational session that was held on November 2, 2016. The Gold Seal program has made it mandatory that if anyone is applying for their Gold Seal Certification they will have to take a Construction Industry Ethics Course; the course was booked for May 1, 2017.

The Partnerships with Education Committee teamed up with the Grande Prairie Regional College and offered a Trades Café to students in Grades 11 and 12 on October 26, 2016 and a second one for students in Grades 9 and 10 on March 6, 2017. The best way to sum up this event was best said by a student, “A speed-dating event, but with plumbers and electricians”. The students really enjoyed this and asked a lot of questions. The schools have also asked us if we would be interested in doing a mock interview set up with students where they would have to submit resumes and come in for interviews. This would give them resume writing and interview skills. We are looking at doing this in late spring.

Our golf tournament was successful despite the weather and down-

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turn in economy. We had 124 registered golfers and the majority of them were in attendance. This year we added a lunch sponsor to the different sponsorship categories and I believe this was a positive addition. Our committee is always looking at ways to improve the tournament and welcome any feedback from those that attended and/or sponsored.

We held a member appreciation BBQ in our parking lot in May. We believe we had about 30 to 40 people attend, some of which were in the Construction 101 class running that day. Thank you to LSM for donating a fire pit and All Class Fabrication for donating a fire poker and some spices. We raffled off this fire pit package and Jackie Schulte from Overhead Door won the prize. We also used this opportunity to collect some money for the Fort McMurray Wildfire. We collected $195 at this event and sent it to the Fort McMurray Construction Association.

In December we held a Christmas Wine & Cheese Open House.

We used this opportunity to hand out the scholarships to the six recipients and collected for our food hamper. We had approximately 40 people attend and were able to collect a large hamper for the family we sponsored. Thank you to everyone that donated items and came out to the wine and cheese event.

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message from the premier of alberta the honourable

rachel notley

On behalf of the Government of Alberta, it is my pleasure to send greetings to the readers of the Grande Prairie Construction Association magazine Building the Grande Prairie & Peace Region.

As part of Alberta’s construction industry, every member of your association is vital to Alberta’s economy. I commend your organization for providing important supports to your members, and helping them to perform their jobs safely, efficiently, and to the highest standards.

As our province moves forward with our Climate Leadership Plan, construction and new structures will play an increasingly impor-

tant role in maintaining or improving Alberta’s efficiency. Our Capital Plan is investing in our future and addressing Alberta’s longstanding infrastructure debt. As a result, your services will be needed now more than ever, as together, we build the roads, houses, hospitals, and schools that all Albertans rely on.

Best wishes to the Grande Prairie Construction Association as you continue your mission to serve the commercial construction industry, and thank you for your contributions to building a greener, more resilient Alberta. -

message from THE MINISTER OF INFRASTRUCTURE

BRIAN MASON

On behalf of the Government of Alberta, I am pleased to welcome readers to the 2017 edition of the Building the Grande Prairie and Peace Region magazine. I value this opportunity to thank all Grande Prairie Construction Association members for the important role you play in Alberta’s communities and economy.

We know this past year has been challenging for many Albertans as low oil prices continued to impact our economy. We also know that building modern, efficient infrastructure during tougher times is vital to support the well-being of our families and communities, create and sustain employment, and help set the course for economic recovery. This is why the Alberta government remains committed to investing significantly in infrastructure.

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In Grande Prairie and the Peace region, construction of 16 schools and two health facilities are underway or were completed last year.

These new and modernized facilities in your communities are proof that it’s still the right time to invest in Alberta’s infrastructure.

Our province has a lot on the go, and despite economic challenges, opportunity abounds. It takes terrific partnerships, like those Grande Prairie Construction Association members have with the Alberta government and with industry colleagues, to seize opportunity and make great things happen. So, thank you all for your enthusiasm, hard work and leadership. I wish you continued success as we partner together to build a more prosperous economy and a brighter future for every Albertan. -

message from the mayor of grande prairie

bill given

What a difference a year makes. Drilling activity in the Grande Prairie region is on an upsurge and we see many welcome signs that we are overcoming the downturn of the oil and gas sector in 2015-2016. Increased drilling has been complemented by corresponding hotel occupancy rates and residential home sales; we are seeing record-setting commercial vehicle permit numbers and unemployment rates are well below the national average. Thankfully, the GP region has many economic drivers in addition to oil and gas.

Set to open in 2019, construction on the new Grande Prairie Regional Hospital (GPRH) is continuing. The hospital will introduce an education facility and a state-of-the-art cancer centre, bringing new training opportunities and enhanced medical service capacity to the area. This infrastructure will also create employment opportunities, in turn attracting newcomers to our city. The increase in activity and demand for services generated by the hospital is expected to add about $443 million in additional economic activity in the region annually once it’s operational.

Further stimulating the regional economy, city council introduced the Downtown Incentives Program. Designed to encourage building improvements and new residential development in the city’s core, $1.5 million has been allocated over three years. Under this initiative, the Urban Residential Development Grant provides 50

per cent matching funds, up to $50,000, to demolish existing structures or upsize water and wastewater connections. A Tax Deferral Program is available, allowing owners of new buildings within the Downtown Incentives Program Boundary to defer general municipal taxes for up to three years.

The first round of the downtown incentive funding saw every $1 in government money matched by $3 in additional investment in Grande Prairie’s downtown core. In total, the incentives have stimulated over $2.16 million in economic impact in the downtown.

6,300 hectares of land was annexed to the City of Grande Prairie in 2016, providing a 30-year supply of land that will attract industrial and commercial business development. Located adjacent to the Highway 43X corridor, area structure planning for the Hughes Lake area has begun. Industrial development provides a strong, viable tax base, which in turn funds more infrastructure, facilities, and services.

Looking forward to 2017 – 2018, we have much to be excited about.

A new regional facility, new strategically located land, and new programs to support the efforts of our community builders.

Here’s to 2017! -

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Your national association’s 2016 accomplishments and 2017 priorities

By Michael Atkinson, President, Canadian Construction Association Federal Infrastructure Program

Indigenous Engagement Best Practices Guide

The Canadian Construction Association (CCA) was pleased to committing in its inaugural budget to a new 10-year, $60-billion

The CCA, together with Indigenous Works, developed an Indigenous Engagement Best Practices Guide on how to engage the indigenous business community.

program. It immediately made known to government its desire

Corporate Social Responsibility

see the federal government make good on its election promise by

to work with federal officials to ensure a successful and timely roll-out of the new program. The CCA continues to be consulted, including with respect to the further infrastructure measures an-

The CCA has a taskforce currently developing a CSR how-to guide for member firms.

nounced in the November economic statement.

Community Benefits and Social Procurement

Prompt Payment

Over the course of 2016, the CCA became concerned about the growing tendency of public sector buyers of construction services to embrace social procurement and to seek community benefits in their construction purchasing.

The CCA established a taskforce charged with educating the major federal construction contracting authorities on the importance of prompt payment on federal construction projects, and to work with them to resolve industry concerns. A joint federal government-CCA working group was established in April. That working group continues to meet.

The CCA taskforce also developed a statement of principles concerning payment that was endorsed by the CCA board in October.

Quality of Design Documents Another high-priority issue for the CCA continues to be the quality of design documents. In April 2016, the CCA approached the federal government as a major construction purchaser to explore how it and the industry might jointly pursue some of the proposed solutions identified in the CCA summary report that documented the results of its cross-country series of sessions. A joint

At its September meeting in Fort McMurray, the CCA board passed the following motion: “THAT, CCA is opposed to using the procurement of construction services to advance unrelated community benefits and other public policy objectives where they jeopardize the integrity of the competitive bid system.”

Gold Seal Certification Program Gold Seal recently announced that it is introducing a new designation in 2017 (i.e. Foreman). It also announced that starting in 2017, all Gold Seal applicants will need to take the new ethics course, both the online and classroom portions, to qualify to write the national examination.

industry-federal government working group has been established

Exclusionary or Reprisal Bid Clauses

for this purpose.

in April and it consists of both an online and a classroom portion.

The CCA has been monitoring the increasing use of exclusionary or reprisal bid clauses whereby owners exclude from bidding or otherwise penalize contractors with past or current claims or disputes with that public owner or other owners. Recently, the CCA, through its Civil Infrastructure Council, has agreed to co-fund a legal challenge to such clauses in B.C.

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National Industry Ethics Course The CCA and BuildForce Canada partnered to produce the firstever national construction industry ethics course. It was launched

now rolling out across the country an educational program and establishing local communities of practice.

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ACA Update Review of 2016

By Ken Gibson, executive director of the Alberta Construction Association

The Alberta Construction Association (ACA)’s strong partnership with the Alberta Government continued to pay dividends with the spring 2016 five-year $35-billion Capital Budget in line with ACA recommendations. In a time when private investment has decreased, the provincial government commitment to infrastructure supports construction jobs across Alberta while providing value for taxpayers. The ACA is concerned that matched funding requirements of various levels of government may delay projects going out for tender.

Working with ACA, Alberta Infrastructure has introduced contract language to facilitate prompt payment through the contractual chain, and to provide for progressive release of holdback. Maximum times to payment are defined, payment of undisputed amounts is not delayed, and statutory declarations require payment through the chain. A 1-800 phone number increases transparency as to timing of payments.

The ACA wrote all public sector entities to encourage adoption of similar contract terms. Local construction associations will be hosting workshops to discuss optimizing the payment flow.

Prompt Payment Terms

Contract Close Out

The ACA and Alberta Infrastructure partnered with local construction associations in 2016 to conduct workshops to enhance contractor compliance with various provisions in the Infrastructure contracts.

Alberta Infrastructure and the ACA successfully partnered to create new contract language regarding contract close-out.

Common close-out items have been categorized with defined payment schedules.

Provincial Budget

This language should come into effect in 2017.

Procurement Policy Review The ACA also advocated for greater standardization to provide certainty and promote fair opportunity for small-to-medium-size contractors as part of the Government of Alberta’s Procurement Policy Review. The ACA expressed concerns regarding the potential misapplication of “social procurement” or “community benefit” objectives that impair transparent, fair, and competitive bidding practices with objective evaluation criteria. The ACA shared industry views on the implications of mandating the use of apprentices for public construction projects as one example of social procurement. This work will continue into 2017.

Trade Definitions The 2016 edition of the Trade Definitions was published in early 2016. The 2017 edition will be published in March. Promotional efforts were enhanced through an ACA-funded promotional video and website, www.tradedefinitions.com.

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The ACA’s effort on challenging the WCB’s current interpretation on applying nofault to employee actions after the initial incident, and on treating older worker repetitive strains as an occupational disease, folded into the much larger ACA response to the WCB Review. Launched by the government in June 2016, ACA crafted member guides for completion of the employer survey and the WCB stakeholder workbook. The ACA also submitted its positions in July, participated in the employer consultation in November, and completed

a final submission in early January 2017.

The ACA remains very concerned that the review runs the risk of transforming a wellrun insurance program that provides high levels of benefits and satisfaction to injured workers into a financially unaffordable and unsustainable social program. The ACA will continue to advocate industry concerns to protect the core principles and value of the WCB. Silica Developed by numerous volunteers, the ACA released the best practices for management of silica exposure, available at www.albertaconstruction.net. The Alberta Construction Safety Association is developing silica awareness courses for supervisors, and for workers, that should be available in 2017. OHS has confirmed that they will cost-share worksite testing once practices are in place to determine if these practices allow industry to achieve legislated OELs. ACA looks forward to serving members on these and other issues of concern in 2017 and beyond.

The ACA’s 2017 board confirmed at the AGM is comprised of:

• Paul

Heyens (Alberta Glass) – Chairman • Chris

Ambrozic (Scorpio Masonry) – Senior vice chairman • Ian Reid (Bird Construction) – Vice chairman • Paul

Verhesen (Clark Builders) – Past chairman • Chris

Bardell (Ledcor) – Calgary Construction Association • Frederick

Vine (Clark Builders) – Calgary Construction Association • Dave

Bentley (Marsh Canada) Edmonton Construction Association • Jayson

Barclay (Carlson Construction) Edmonton Construction Association • (Not

yet appointed) - Fort McMurray Construction Association • Leon

Gullickson (Southwest Design & Construction) – Grande Prairie Construction Association • Derek

O’Conner (Westco Construction) – Lethbridge Construction Association • Cody

Bexson (Bexson Construction) – Lloydminster Construction Association • John

Rodermond (Rodermond Enterprises) – Medicine Hat Construction Association • Gerald

Cree (GC Consulting) – Red Deer Construction Association • Will

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Gold Seal: A year in review 2016 was a promising year in regards to development and amelioration for the Gold Seal Certification program. Aside from a new website and design changes, the improvements to the valued Gold Seal Certification program are still on-going (some of the new additions will only be available in the spring of 2017). Nevertheless, these favourable changes will most definitely lead the Gold Seal Certification program into a prosperous future, well-suited for businesses, employees, and buyers of construction services alike.

Over the course of 2016, Gold Seal Certification has had the honour of introducing major changes, including one of its most beloved additions to the program: Gold Seal Success Stories. A new element in which the Gold Seal Certification interviews esteemed Gold Seal Certificate holders from across Canada and publishes an article about them, shared nationwide, monthly.

Along with this, two new designations were announced, a designation for foreman, and one for students interested in pursuing a career in construction management.

Furthermore, Gold Seal Certification announced additional features coming to the program in 2017 which will benefit all those currently enrolled and those enrolling in the future, such as reduced Gold Seal Certification application fees for interns.

Additionally, Gold Seal Certification has announced mandatory education. As of January 1, 2017, completion of the Construction Industry Ethics Course (both online and classroom portions) will be compulsory for all candidates applying for certification.

Finally, Gold Seal Certification is going green. It has announced the migration of the Gold Seal Certification exam to online. The exam will no longer be paper-based, but electronic and written from the comfort of a computer located at your local construction association. The first online exams will be available in April 2017.

Speaking of which – if you or your business are involved on social media such as: LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter, please be sure to find us, follow us, and get your Gold Seal Certification news firsthand! As well, every morning Gold Seal Certification promotes new followers, as well as top interactors on their Twitter account.

Meaning, the more you interact with us on Twitter, the more we promote you there!

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Andre Deslauriers, Cookshaw Electric, A Div. of Kamwin Electric Brent Caissie, Wapiti Gravel Suppliers, A Div. of N.P.A. Ltd. David Brinkman, Tyco Integrated Fire & Security Canada Dorrin Diesel, Camdon Construction Haydar Al Dahhan, Design Works Engineering & Inspections Kelly Boissonnault, Terel Electric Ken Gorgichuck, Northern Doors Paul Cooper, All Pro Glass Pierre Fillion, The Cat Rental Store Preston Gnidec, HWD Construction Ltd. Sean Gray, Gray Electric Tanya Jacques, LSM – Lee’s Sheet Metal

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2017 Committee Representatives ACA Director

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Todd Anderson Chinook Drywall Ltd. Ph: 780-978-0958 Email: todd@chinookdrywall.ca Leon Gullickson Southwest Design & Construction Ph: 780-830-2400 Email: leong@swmw.net

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Paul Cooper All Pro Glass Ph: 780-978-0088 Email: paulc@allproglass.ca

Brent Caissie Wapiti Gravel Suppliers Ph: 780-532-1790 Email: bcaissie@wapitigravel.ca

Preston Gnidec HWD Construction Ltd.

Dorrin Diesel Camdon Construction

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Haydar Al Dahhan Design Works Engineering & Inspections

David Brinkman Tyco Integrated

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Sean Gray Gray Electric

Andre Deslauriers Cookshaw Elec., A Div. of Kamwin Elec.

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Brent Caissie Wapiti Gravel Suppliers (Division of N.P.A. Ltd.) Ph: 780-532-1790 Email: bcaissie@wapitigravel.ca Preston Gnidec HWD Construction Ph: 780-538-3616 Email: preston@hwdconstruction.com

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Pierre Fillion Cat Rental Store Ph: 780-513-1245 Email: pfillion@catrents.ca

Ken Gorgichuck Northern Doors Ph: 780-831-1111 Email: ken@northerndoorsgp.com

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GPCA

Member appreciation events

This past year we held two membership appreciation events, a barbeque and a Christmas wine and cheese.

The barbeque was held on May 25, 2016 in our parking lot.

We had approximately 30 people attend.

Thank you to the Cat Rental Store, who donated the use of their BBQ; LSM for the fire pit; All Class Fabrication for the fire poker, BBQ sauce, and spices; IGA for the buns and chips; Ron Peterson and Preston Gnidec for being our chefs; and all of our volunteers.

The winner of the fire pit, fire poker, BBQ sauce and spices was Jackie Schulte from Overhead Door Co. of Grande Prairie.

The second event was a Christmas wine & cheese which was held in our classroom on December 2, 2016. We gave out the six scholarships at this event and collected for our Christmas hamper. We had approximately 40 to 50 people attend.

Thank you to Southwest Design & Construction for donating some wine. A big thank you to all those that donated items for the Christmas hamper, your donation helped to make Christmas special to our adopted family.

Winners of the gift baskets were: Marian Driver, Southwest Design & Construction; Roger Boivin, The Yardmaster; Lylie Park, Northgate Electric; Linda Gullickson, Southwest Design & Construction.

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seminars & presentations

GPCA

One of the challenges of the GPCA is how to remain fiscally viable while offering a benefit beyond political action to our members. We used to rely on income from printing plans to subsidize member fees, but technology has changed the way things are done, and with more being done electronically all the time, it will continue to do so. Faced with the question of how we can add value to and for our members, one idea suggested a couple of years ago was facilitating educational opportunities here in Grande Prairie. This is how the seminars and presentations committee came into existence.

in taking one of these or wanting a list of all offered should contact Carmen or Nicole at the GPCA office.

It was a slow start. Although we are proud of the success we have had, we have found one of the difficulties has been communication with our members about what we are doing and receiving feedback on what courses we should offer. We are always looking for suggestions for what you, our members, are interested in. We rely on your support in registering for courses and for spreading the word to others when you think they might be interested in a particular seminar.

Our 2017 committee is: • Kelly Boissonnault, Lead (Terel Electric) • Michelle Pelletier, 2nd (Custom Communications & Security) • Ron Peterson (Cutline Painting) • Andre Deslauriers (Cookshaw Electric, a Div. of Kamwin Electric). -

Courses in 2016 included Construction 101 (offered several times, everyone who has taken it has indicated how much they learned, and with the amount of information covered, that it is really not a 101 course), Infectious Controls, a couple of COOLNet presentations, and a primer on Gold Seal (what it is, what value it has, and how to get it). We also hosted an informational session on doing business with Alberta Infrastructure.

So, what’s in the works for 2017? We would like to bring in more Gold Seal offerings: Estimating and Blueprint Reading for example.

The ethics course (which has two parts, one of which is a classroom course) is now a requirement for Gold Seal.

Thank you to Tanya Jacques, Mike Dingeldein, and Ron Peterson for their time with working on this committee in 2016.

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In 2016, the GPCA was involved with nominating members for the Grande Prairie Chamber of Commerce Awards of Distinction.

The nominees: • All Pro Glass nominated for Small Business Under 10 Employees • HWD Construction nominated for Small Business Over 10 Employees • LSM nominated for Community Spirit LSM won for Community Spirit, which recognizes a business for their outstanding spirit in supporting events, programs, services, or initiatives that benefit Grande Prairie and the Peace region.

Also, this year the GPCA handed out six Apprenticeship Scholarship Awards for members who employ apprentices. The recipients of this award received $500 which we handed out during our Christmas Open House, held on December 8, 2016.

The recipients: • Nicholas Donovan – LSM • Alex Smith – Integrity Heating & Air Conditioning • Kadean Harding – Green Blade Landscaping • Jason Zelling – All Pro Glass • Phillip Hubert – Cookshaw Electric, A Div. of Kamwin Electric • Michael Lethbridge – Pro West Refrigeration

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The Grande Prairie Construction Association (GPCA)

hosted our 30th Annual Golf Tournament on June 11, 2016 at the Grande Prairie Golf & Country Club where we had 124 registered golfers. Despite the weather, many still attended and played the full 18 holes.

Congratulations to Team Accu-Fab Custom Metal Works, they have now been undefeated for three years in a row. Will they continue to carry the title after the 2017 tournament?

We would like to thank our 2016 committee for all of their hard work: Pierre Fillion, Todd Anderson, Michelle Pelletier, Andre Deslauriers, Dorrin Diesel, Carmen Lemay, and Nicole McKinlay.

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Partnerships with education

Our first Trades Café took place on Wednesday, October 26, 2016. The event was held in the Black Box at the Grande Prairie Regional College and we had a total of 10 presenters representing the construction industry.

The event was well attended by Grades 11 and 12 students from the following schools, Composite High School, St. Joes, Peace Wapiti Academy, the Bridge Network, Charles Spencer, and St. John Bosco.

The students seemed to enjoy themselves and the information was well received.

Our second Trades Café took place on March 6, 2017 at the Grande Prairie Regional College.

We used two classrooms this time around and had a room that was more of a hands-on display set up and a second room that was set up in the roundtable format. The students that attended this event were from Grades 9 and 10.

Our committee is also speaking with the schools to see what other ways we can partner. One idea that came forward was mock interviews.

We hope to be doing these in late spring.

Our 2016 committee was: Andre Deslauriers, Steve Osborn, Michelle Pelletier, Preston Gnidec, and Dorrin Diesel. Thank you for all of your help.

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Grande Prairie Regional Safety Committee annual report Some members of the Grande Prairie Regional Safety Committee.

2016 The Grande Prairie Regional Safety Committee (GPRSC) continued to expand on the goals set by the committee in 2015. Our monthly meeting attendance again increased to 15 to 20 people.

Our partnership with other community groups including Grande Prairie Safe Communities and the Grande Prairie Construction Association enabled us to provide safety information at events that these organizations hosted. Governmental agency representation (in person or in report form) from OH&S, WCB, and the Office of Traffic Safety at our meetings ensures that we stay up-to-date on new information from the government.

Day of Mourning Ceremony We worked with GP Safe Communities to host the Day of Mourn-

ing Ceremony. A long-term project for the GPRSC has been to provide a space at Safe Communities where workers could be memorialized and where loved ones could come and reflect. Over the years, we have seen the addition of a gazebo, benches, and a memorial planter. We also provide memory plaques for families wanting one.

The ceremony in 2016 was well attended, with representation from city council, media, various companies, and the Grande Prairie Fire Department. Margaret Johansen shared some personal stories about her husband Andy Johansen who died three years ago in a workplace incident. Afterwards, refreshments were served.

Steps for Life Walk In 2015, we hosted our first-annual Steps for Life Walk. Building on that success, our second-annual walk was even bigger! We had 10 teams with 95 participants. Mayor Bill Given gave a short speech

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and a couple of city councillors also attended the event. Wendy Nobbs, whose father died in a workplace accident, spoke on how losing her parent at a young age affected her.

ent for the event and another one for Grades 9 and 10 is planned for March 2017.

The weather was wonderful and just like 2015, we had a bouncy castle and face painters for the kids and a BBQ for all. Our Steps for Life ad hoc committee raised $2,392.90 in sponsorship money, as well as $12,915.70 in donations to host the event. When all was said and done, we raised $16,238.60!

Another ongoing initiative is to invite speakers to attend our meetings, as feedback from our members indicated that an educational component to our meetings would be appreciated. We had Bruce McFarlane from WCTL present on the services offered by his company, which includes expedited services and WCB claims management assistance. We also had Ralph Gardner from Combine Insurance come and discuss the benefits of the insurance provided by Combine to assist employers and employees.

Thanks to our ad hoc committee: Kendall Kenig, Linda Gerlitz, Connie Littleton, Carmen Lemay, Kelley Winter, Mary Comer, and the committee lead, Nicole Lazaruk.

Trades Café The Grande Prairie Regional College and the Grande Prairie Construction Association hosted a Trades Café at GPRC. Different trades within the construction industry were invited to talk trade with Grade 11 and 12 students from four Grande Prairie area high schools.

GPRSC had a table set up and Tanya Jacques, Connie Littleton, and Carmen Lemay discussed safety as a profession, as well as “right to know” and “obligation to refuse” with the students. We also supplied doughnuts for snacks. Approximately 80 students were pres-

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Now that the logo has been updated, we’ve ordered a vertical banner and tablecloth to use for functions and we’ve ordered promotional items to give away at these events.

So, what’s the GPRSC plan for 2017?

• Host the third-annual Steps for Life (May 6, 2017) • Presentations in schools • Participate in Trades Café • Host BBQ/coffee and doughnuts at construction sites We look forward to a fantastic year promoting safety in our community. -

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Communication is key when it comes to safety

By Dan Maclennan, Executive Director, ACSA

Communication in the workplace, whether it be on a construction site or in the office, is critical to ensuring productivity and creating a safer working environment.

At the Alberta Construction Safety Association (ACSA), we feel that communication is a key part of safety and that it is therefore our responsibility to help workers in the construction industry learn the key components of effective communication while on the job.

The need for a training course that would support better communication became apparent from our conversations with industry and our members, the construction owners and operators of Alberta, in early 2016. Through the enlisted help of leading professionals in the field of OH&S ethics and communication, as well as the sound knowledge and experience of our course development team, we were able to lay down the foundations for a course that would address the need. We then took the valuable information provided and molded it to fit the safety leader context.

The result is an industry-leading training course that is the first of its kind in the Alberta construction industry.

Launched in January 2017, the ACSA’s Communication and Ethics for the Safety Leader course is designed to provide participants with a foundation for effective communication and skills to navigate various situations they may encounter as safety leaders in the field. Participants of this two-day course will gain practical knowledge through group discussions and several activities, including: • identifying perception errors, • development and evaluation of safety messages, • conflict resolution, and • making difficult decisions.

All of these are common issues faced by experienced or new safety leaders on the work site. Respectful, clear and concise communication on a construction site is essential to ensuring all stakeholders understand their roles and responsibilities, as well as how to fulfill them in a safe manner.

The intention of this course is to help a person make confident and conscious choices about communication, and to identify the benefits of ethical practices as a safety leader and professional. A safety leader needs to feel confident that she or he can balance emotions and logic to make ethically sound decisions in the workplace. When deciding on the ‘right’ thing to do for any given situation, the safety leader must try to assess how others will perceive actions and the quality of the decision-making. A safety leader’s decisions may affect more than those directly involved in the situation.

To add to our focus on communication in safety, our 25th Annual NCSO Professional Development Conference was held in Edmonton on March 9 & 10 with the theme, Connect. Communicate. Collaborate. With a sold-out event of 400 delegates, the conference featured almost 20 expert speakers from industry, government, academia, and more; all presenting in their field of expertise, but with a core focus on the theme of communication.

Together, with our growing safety community, your ACSA aims to create a construction environment in Alberta that is the safest anywhere. If you are a part of the safety community, or would like to join, visit www.youracsa.ca, or call 1.800.SAF.T.REG, to find out more about our new Communication & Ethics for the Safety Leader course and the 2018 NCSO Conference dates. We welcome committed and dedicated safety leaders from all industries and continue to help those wishing to start a career in the safety sector. Building the Grande Prairie & Peace Region 2017 31

Steps for Life:

Making change one step at a time

If today is an average working day in Canada, three families will receive a phone call to say a son or daughter, husband or wife won’t be coming home. Many more will receive word of a loved one gravely injured or diagnosed with an occupational disease.

Each of these tragedies will cause ripples of grief and chaos reaching beyond the family to friends, co-workers, and community.

The annual event raises money to provide peer support programs and services for families, and raises awareness about the importance of workplace health and safety. Steps for Life is also an opportunity for companies and communities to show their commitment to health and safety. Companies sponsor local walks, allow their employees to volunteer, and enter teams.

On May 6, caring people from all over the Peace region will do their part to help families like these when they participate in this year’s Steps for Life walk.

Ultimately, Steps for Life – Walking for Families of Workplace Tragedy aims to educate the community about the devastating ripple effects of each workplace tragedy and how we can work together to prevent others being injured or killed on the job.

“Steps for Life is a great opportunity for us not only to raise money to help people who are coping with these terrible tragedies, but also for the community just to show that we care,” says Nicole Lazaruk, who leads the organizing committee for the Peace Region-Grande Prairie Steps for Life walk.

2017 will be just the third year for a Steps for Life walk in Peace Region-Grande Prairie, and already the community has donated well over $30,000.

Steps for Life – Walking for Families of Workplace Tragedy is a five-kilometre walk to support families affected by workplace tragedy. Created in 2005, Steps for Life is the flagship fundraiser for the Association for Workplace Tragedy Family Support (known as Threads of Life). In 2016, 5,000 participants raised more than $600,000 in communities across Canada. This spring, 31 communities from coast to coast will play host to Steps for Life.

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“The support we receive each year for Steps for Life is amazing,” Lazaruk says. “Companies and individuals really step up to show they’re serious about workplace safety. While the stories of tragedy are heart-breaking, we can know we’re doing something positive to help.”

For more information and to register for the Peace RegionGrande Prairie 2017 walk, visit www.stepsforlife.ca.

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Bidding effectively with COOLNet Alberta

By Curtis Griffith

Last year, I wrote to you about COOLNet On Demand: a powerful new private bid-management tool integrated into COOLNet. Invitation-to-bid and document-management tools are not new concepts, but the integration of both within an online bidding space certainly is. Currently, 40+ general contractors across Alberta – and by extension, their entire networks of sub-trades, suppliers, and vendors – are realizing the potential for COOLNet to become the hub of construction procurement in Alberta.

With On Demand, tendering and sharing documents between

It is clearer than ever that COOLNet is poised to be the single source for construction procurement in the province. COOLNet is the one-stop tool for advertising, tendering, sub-tendering, viewing, and bidding on construction opportunities. With this single, shared resource, every stakeholder has access to every opportunity, and can be confident that nothing has been missed.

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St. John Paul II Catholic High School, 10,000 square metres in size with a capacity of 750 students expandable to 1,000, will showcase spaces meant to provide vast opportunities for students.

St. John Paul II Catholic High School, a solution to a growing north

By Bailey Hildebrand-Russell As Grande Prairie’s north side continues to expand, work is underway on a high school to accommodate a growing population and future influx of high school students.

Grande Prairie’s total population rose 13.5 per cent in 2016 to 63,166 from 55,655 in 2011, according to Statistics Canada’s latest census data.

“I think we originally thought that we would only have one (Catholic) high school in the city, but the city’s growth has necessitated the need to construct a second high school,” says Karl Germann, Grande Prairie Catholic School District superintendent. “If we wouldn’t have done that, our St. Joe’s high school (St. Joseph Catholic High School) would have over 1,600 kids in high school.

When it’s adjacent to a public school next door, it’s just way too many kids on that campus. We want to have a community feel to our schools, and by having a second high school it allows us to have that community feel, but still have lots of program options for kids.”

St. John Paul II Catholic High School, 10,000 square metres in size with a capacity of 750 students expandable to 1,000, will showcase spaces meant to provide vast opportunities for students.

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“There are a couple unique features on that school,” Germann says. “The first one is a board-funded theatre. It’s a theatre that’s been constructed in a variety of places in Canada. There’s six of them. It’s designed by a company out of Vancouver. Most specifically, it’s similar to one in Fort McMurray at Holy Trinity School and the ATB (Financial) Arts Barn in Edmonton.”

While the school portion of the project is expected to be completed at the end of 2017, James Seaward, senior project manager with Monteith Building Group Ltd., says the theatre will likely be finished in spring 2018.

“We’ve had a really aggressive schedule so we’re obviously stacking trades and doing what we’ve got to do to try and make our end date,” he says.

Seaward says the theatre is a large undertaking, as it requires a bit of extra work.

“There’s some pretty big steel members for the theatre. There’s 10-foot-high tresses for the roof structure in the theatre. They actually come in two pieces and then they’re spliced together on site.”

“There’s some pretty big steel members for the theatre.

There’s 10-foot-high tresses for the roof structure in the theatre.

They actually come in two pieces and then they’re spliced together on site.”

The school portion of the project is expected to be complete at the end of 2017. The school will also feature a board-funded theatre, which will likely be finished in spring 2018.

The school also features a full commercial kitchen, in comparison

Germann says the school board worked closely with architect

to many schools that have a general foods lab. Germann says the

Heather Bretz of Stantec Architecture. He says she was able to

space allows the school to cater to up to 600 people.

capture an idea and put it on paper.

“It will allow kids to learn culinary arts and allow us to cater to

“She actually researched me for a number of weeks to figure out

events to complement the work that’s occurring in the theatre.”

what I was looking for in a design,” Germann says. “She would tour different schools and brought a team together for a week to

It’s not the only space that will double as a companion to the the-

figure out what the design should be based on what we were try-

atre, according to Germann.

ing to articulate.”

“There’s also a 24-station seat cosmetology lab that’s designed to

Germann says he hopes once the school opens in 2018, it will con-

teach kids about cosmetology, as well it’s the green room and set up room for the theatre. So, you basically take a facility that can

tinue to provide students with a community to learn in for years to come.

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“A lot of innovative thought of what a school should look like, five,

and theatre events at other times.”

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Old becomes new again at Glenmary School

By Bailey Hildebrand-Russell

Glenmary School in Peace River, a Grade 7 to 12 school built in 1966 with its last modernization taking place in 1988, was the Holy Family Catholic Regional Division’s number-one capital project this year.

Additions and modernizations at Glenmary School in Peace River will provide high school students with more career opportunities before they even receive a diploma.

Superintendent Betty Turpin says the Grade 7 to 12 school, built in 1966 with its last modernization taking place in 1988, was Holy Family Catholic Regional Division’s number-one capital project this year.

Turpin says the addition of a career technology studies (CTS) lab is essential for Glenmary. Without it, she says many high school students looking toward trades careers after Grade 12 were put at a disadvantage. Turpin says the expansion means students can enroll in more classes Alberta Education has in the curriculum.

“We will end up with a career technology studies lab that will allow for the school to offer milwrighting, carpentry, and welding,” she says. “We will have a new aesthetics lab, which is a new program to Glenmary. We’re upgrading the art classroom, our culinary foods lab, and our music room. There will be three new science labs.”

There will also be changes to the school’s façade and within its walls.

“The front entrance of the school will have a modernization that includes raising the roof and relocating the school front office so it’s more welcoming to the public and students and families. [There will also be] significant upgrades to classrooms, the heating systems and increasing energy efficiency throughout the building.”

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through the use of solar power. The province selected a number of schools to receive funding for solar energy through Alberta’s Climate Leadership Plan, according to Kelly Whalen, chair of the division’s board of trustees.

“One of the best things is that we can use this as an educational component, as well as sell some power back to the grid to cut some costs and be more environmentally friendly,” Whalen says.

Jen-Col was awarded the tender for the majority of the project.

Local contractor T.H. Gust was responsible for moving a portable classroom prior to the ground breaking in late summer 2016. There are ongoing discussions as to who will be responsible for installing solar-power infrastructure.

John Berrington, senior project manager with Jen-Col, says his team is taking on a number of intense projects at the school.

“Glulam beams are something that we’ve done a lot of, there’s been some moving of existing artwork, those were quite fun to get involved with,” Berrington says.

Berrington says Jen-Col tried to use as many local companies for sub-trades as possible, including Peace River Heating Ltd. for mechanical and Kamwin Electric Ltd. for electrical.

Roger Bennett of Bennett Architect Inc. in Edmonton was chosen to work with the school. He says there were a number of obstacles to consider when coming up with a plan for construction.

“This is a very old building,” Bennett says. “It has had numerous, subsequent additions. There were a lot of differing conditions

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“I like the addition that we made to the front of the school for the school administration, which changes the approach to the school, so that’s a favourite aspect in my view,” he says.

within the school and it was a challenge to try to determine exactly how the systems that were not immediately in view were organized, such as the mechanical systems and the electrical systems, and how to update them and how to integrate them with the new additions.”

The division expects the majority of construction to be complete

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St. Catherine Catholic School sees successful first year

By Bailey Hildebrand-Russell

St. Catherine Catholic School, a pre-K to Grade 8 school in Royal Oaks, has a capacity of 700 students.

St. Catherine Catholic School is wrapping up its inaugural year in Royal Oaks, where staff are using innovative methods to help students learn. The new 700-capacity school, built for that purpose, is a necessity in a young, rapidly growing city.

“The data tells us that there’s more than double the number of elementary kids than there are in high school,” says Karl

Germann, Grande Prairie Catholic School District superintendent. “It is a very young city with the average age being 30 and a number of just-starting families are having more children.”

The new pre-kindergarten to Grade 8 school is located half a kilometre away from the under-construction St. John Paul II Catholic High School, set to open in

2018. The district is using an arts-integrated teaching approach at St. Catherine, says Germann, and the school is specifically designed for it.

“It’s not about making a kid a really good dancer, it’s about using the arts when it’s appropriate to try to teach and understand and remember stuff. Be creative. That’s a unique approach that hasn’t been tried in the Grande Prairie area and we know it’s going to have a lot of success.”

Germann says the approach is modeled after methods used at the Calgary Arts Academy, and the infrastructure at St. Catherine accommodates that.

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“There’s a lot of flexible spaces outside the classrooms,” Germann says. “Typically, a lot of people build the old composite schools where you’ve got a bunch of classrooms and a narrow hallway. What we did is we actually took all of the library space, and

Previous page top right: St. Catherine Catholic School uses an arts-integrated teaching approach, which the facility is specially designed for.

Previous page bottom right: The school features a lot of flexible spaces instead of a library where students can do a variety of different things.

we deconstructed it and put it around the entire school. So there’s not little libraries, but there’s flexible spaces outside the classroom. Particular classrooms might be able to have another half of classroom space adjacent to their classroom, and so teachers can have the kids working in the classroom or just working in the outside flexible space and the kids can do a variety of different things. It’s really a neat concept.”

The library consists of two-storeys, and the school also features two science labs and a dance studio.

Germann says the school is designed to build better relationships between teachers and students.

“You have a look at the staffroom and the library are open to one another,” he says.

“Normally, the staff are separated off from the kids, but in this case, we have the staff room open to the library and the kids can use the staffroom at times for projects, and at times, when it’s necessary to have a break for lunch, that can occur as well too.

So there’s a lot of flexibility in both those facilities.”

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“I’ve been there a couple of times. I’ve been there when the students were using it, so it’s really good to see the spaces being used by the students. They seem to enjoy it.”

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Freedom to move

The new PARDS facility gives more space and more function to its riders The new PARDS facility, located on 55 acres of treed land, will help accommodate the organization’s current membership of over 600 people.

By Tammy Schuster For an organization that promotes freedom through movement, a move to a bigger, brighter, updated facility means they have the opportunity to make a bigger impact on more people.

“The total project is close to 40,000 square feet and construction is 90 per cent complete,” says Leon Gullickson, operations manager, Southwest Design & Construction in Grande Prairie.

The Peace Area Riding for the Disabled Society (PARDS), an organization that provides physical and emotional therapy to children and adults with disabilities through the use of horses, is set to move into its new facility near Evergreen Park in Grande Prairie.

Manufactured in Canada by Behlen Industries out of Brandon, Man., the main building is a frameless steel building with a convex roof system and is energy efficient with R40 walls and R50 ceiling.

The facility includes one large arena that can be partitioned off by a heavy-duty curtain creating two private riding arenas. The front of the building contains offices, training rooms, therapy rooms, a kitchen, and a boardroom.

The new therapeutic riding centre located on 55 acres of treed land will help accommodate the organization’s current membership base of over 600 people, which includes 350 therapeutic riders.

Equine-assisted therapeutic programs and lessons have both physical and emotional benefits for riders. The movement of a walking horse is similar to the movement of a walking human.

While riding, the rider’s torso and pelvic muscles respond to the movement of the horse, which helps improve balance, coordination, and strength.

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Gullickson says he was happy to see many of the contractors and sub-contractors — including Southwest Design & Construction — donating gift-in-time to the project. “The organization received a lot of support from the community and the County of Grande Prairie has also been a big contributor.”

The barn, located in the steel annex to the main structure, will

Equine-assisted therapeutic programs and lessons have both physical and emotional benefits for riders.

The movement of a walking horse is similar to the movement of a walking human.

While riding, the rider’s torso and pelvic muscles respond to the movement of the horse, which helps improve balance, coordination, and strength. have 45 indoor stalls for horses. This includes 20 stalls designated

The new facility will also allow for expansion of programs includ-

to the PARDS program, and 25 stalls for boarding. There will be

ing youth leadership programs for at-risk youth, public riding

an additional 25 outdoor stalls for boarding to help create revenue to support the organization.

“We mostly run group lessons so we can accommodate as many riders as we can, but some riders who require one-on-one lessons have had to wait,” says Jennifer Douglas, executive director of PARDS. Currently offering a number of therapeutic programs all day from Monday through Friday, Douglas says they are unable to help everyone looking for services. By moving to the new facility they can run concurrent lessons with larger groups in the two riding rings. “Right off the bat, we will be able to handle the waitlist

and horse boarding programs, and summer camps for children of all abilities.

Originally breaking ground in 2013, the organization faced a few hurdles causing a delay in construction and a longer-than-anticipated timeline, but now nearing completion they will move into the new facility in June.

“We have been so fortunate throughout this process,” says Douglas. “The contractors and sub-contractors have all been extremely flexible and supportive with following our timeline, pausing construction when we needed more time to secure funding, and

that we currently have and we will also be able to expand our

many have committed to donating a portion of their contract

programs now that we have the capacity to accommodate them.”

back to PARDS. It has been an amazingly positive experience.” -

The County of Grande Prairie is a proud contributor of Peace Area Riding for the Disabled Society (PARDS). We thank PARDS for their hard work and dedication to providing a wide range of unique therapeutic programs that focuses on the health and well-being of County residents. You have truly made our community better.

We would also like to thank everyone who has supported PARDS since day one.

Congratulations to PARDS and builders Southwest Design and Construction Ltd. on the opening of this new world-class facility.

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A rendering of the Central Peace Health Centre, which will offer a wide array of medical services to the community of Spirit River.

New Spirit River Health Clinic set to open in summer 2017 Spirit River will be opening the doors of the highly anticipated Central Peace Health Centre (CPHC) this summer.

The 10,000-square-foot building was initiated in 2014 by the G5 municipalities: Birch Hills County, Saddle Hills County, the Village of Rycroft, the M.D. of Spirit River, and the Town of Spirit River.

menced in August 2016. Southwest’s scope of the project is approximately $4.2 million, which includes the building, services, and parking lot.

“Southwest endeavours to use local contractors and suppliers [for the Central Peace Health Centre],” says Leon Gullickson, operations manager for Southwest

The total cost for the project is $5.27 million, and aside from $200,000 that was given by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs to conduct a feasibility study, the centre was financed entirely by the G5 and local donations.

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lighting, high-insulation values, and highefficiency heating systems. The building is comprised of steel support columns and floor joists with a concrete floor. The main building is comprised of wood construction, which is supported by steel and wood.

The Spirit River Health Centre will also consist of a number of unique features, such as special Glulam wood rafters and wood columns in the entranceway of the facility. A creative use of space has also been taken into account, with heating and cooling units mounted on a special protected platform on the roof. This will help increase the amount of usable space inside the facility for examination rooms and offices.

The Central Peace Health Centre will offer a wide array of services, including 24-hour emergency care, X-ray and lab facilities, rehabilitation, pediatrics and palliative care.

The broad range of services is important to the community as the centre is expected to serve approximately 6,500 people from the G5 municipalities and possibly more from surrounding areas. The complex will employ five doctors, one primary care network nurse, a mental health worker, and two dentists. There will also be additional office space for physiotherapists and chiropractors to set up their practices.

The G5 hopes that with a state-of-the-art facility such as the Central Peace Health Centre, which is expected to open in July 2017, they will attract and keep more health practitioners to the area. -

New facility helps fulfill healthcare needs in Peace River

The Shell Rotary House

By Mark Halsall

Construction as of March 17, 2017.

Rendering of the Shell Rotary House, which will offer temporary lodging for outpatients of the Peace River Community Health Centre.

IMAGE COURTESY OF WORKUN GARRICK PARTNERSHIP ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN.

At just under 1,200 square metres in size, it’s not a huge building, but the new Shell Rotary House will have a big impact on the quality of healthcare in Peace River, Alta.

The two-storey facility is being built across the street from the Peace River Community Health Centre. Once completed, Shell Rotary House will offer temporary lodging for outpatients, as well as family members, caregivers, and travel companions who need a place to stay in town.

In addition, the top floor will provide convenient accommodations for visiting physicians, medical specialists, relief staff, and locums working at the nearby hospital.

A separate part of the building will house the new administrative offices for the North Peace Housing Foundation (NPHF), which provides housing assistance for low-income families and seniors.

The Peace River Rotary Club spearheaded funding for the $2.6-million project, which included major contributions from the Town of Peace River and Northern Sunrise County, Shell, and Go Auto.

“It’s been a very well-received project throughout the area,” says Brent Rostad, cochair of the Rotary House fundraising committee, which approached the NPHF about

building the facility on the land owned by the foundation.

NPHF executive director Richard Walisser was receptive to the idea since they could share in some of the costs.

“There’s enough room on the site where we planned to build our office, to have both,” says Walisser. “It’s going to be fantastic for the community and the region.”

Shell Rotary House means patients from outside the area will be better able to get the support they need, while visiting doctors and medical staff will help fulfill the health needs of the people of Peace River.

The design and architecture for the project was done by Edmonton firm Workun Garrick Partnership Architecture and Interior Design. United Construction Company (UCC), based in Acheson, Alta., is the general contractor on the project.

Construction began in July 2016, and with the completion of basement work at the end of March, the project was about 35 per cent complete, according to UCC project manager Will Gillett. The building was scheduled to be finished by late spring of this year, he says, but a few weather delays over the winter have nudged the completion date back into summer.

The building is concrete slab-on-grade construction, with its base comprised of strip footing and foundation walls atop screw piles. The walls are wood-framed with exterior vinyl siding and the roofing is asphalt shingles.

Covering 437 square metres, the first floor of Shell Rotary House will have four guestrooms with ensuite washrooms and a communal area that includes a full kitchen, a large dining/living area, a small meeting room, and washroom and laundry facilities.

The second floor of Shell Rotary House that’s for visiting doctors and medical staff is 336 square metres. It will also have four guestrooms with ensuite washrooms, and there’s a communal area that includes a full kitchen and a dining/living area along with a fitness room and laundry facilities.

The NPHF portion of the building is 380 square metres and will house a large openplan work area, seven office rooms, and a staff lounge. There are also two interview rooms, a conference room, a reception area and lobby, and three washrooms.

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New health centre coming to John D’Or Prairie

By Dave Baxter

An artist rendering shows what the new 12,200-square-foot John D’Or Prairie Health Centre could look like once completed. PHOTO COURTESY OF MARSHALL TITTEMORE ARCHITECTS.

A new healthcare centre will soon be up and running to serve the John D’Or Prairie community, and those responsible for bringing the project to life say the building’s construction will make it an ideal facility for the community it will serve.

Architects, the associate project manager for the project during the initial planning, design period, and construction document period, said the project is being built with the community members that will ultimately use it in mind.

parking area for approximately 70 vehicles,

Construction began in September of 2016 on the new John D’Or Prairie Health Centre, which will serve the John D’Or Prairie First Nations settlement in Northern Alberta.

“The building was designed to be welcoming, calming, open, and have lots of natural light,” Franklin said. “Corridors are wide and open and there are numerous meeting rooms and spaces. The building features exposed heavy timber framing and warm colours to help alleviate the typical stress commonly associated with a visit to the facility.”

from the John D’Or Prairie community, and

The project, with its approximately $7.3 million construction budget, is expected to be completed sometime in September of 2017, according to project manager Bill Vance of Marshall Tittemore Architects.

Vance said the single-storey, wood-frame building will be 12,200 square feet in size, with a metal roof and siding.

When completed, the John D’Or Prairie Health Centre, which will replace an existing facility in the community, will provide initial first-aid services and treatment, as well as dental and physician services.

The building will also feature a large community support service component that will include programs for community elders plus pre-natal, life skills and youth programming, and other community services.

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Between six and 10 employees are expected to be working in the building at any given time, and Franklin said the building is being built in a functional way but “without having an institutional feel”.

The John D’Or Prairie Health Centre is also being built with Northern Alberta’s unpredictable and often extreme climate in mind.

and a paved vehicle drop off and pick up area.

Franklin added it was important for those designing the building to work closely with community members and stakeholders give them the building they were looking for.

“The community had a large say in what the building was to contain,” Franklin said.

“They wanted a facility that was welcoming, open to all, efficient and durable with low maintenance and operating costs.”

Kor-Alta Construction Ltd. is the contractor currently building the John D’Or Prairie Health Centre, and Ralph Corbett of KorAlta Construction Ltd. said in March of 2017 that the foundations were completed, the building had been erected, and they were underway putting the exterior façade on.

“The building was designed considering the north’s extreme and variable climactic conditions, and with long-term energy efficiency, and durability being a high priority,” Franklin said.

Corbett added they were expecting to pour

The clinic will sit on a three-and-a-half-acre mostly open lot with some forested areas on both the east and west sides, and feature a

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Gregg Distributors Ltd. in Grande Prairie adds a 23,000-square-foot expansion to their warehouse

Room to grow

By Shayna Wiwierski

An industrial supply company in Grande Prairie has recently expanded their operations facility to make room for growing business.

Gregg Distributors, founded in Edmonton with over 20 locations across Western Canada, has recently expanded their warehouse in Grande Prairie from 60,000 square feet to 83,000 square feet. The company, which is a full-fledged industrial supply dealer, has been operating in Grande Prairie for 19 years. In May 2006, they moved into their warehouse, located at 11140-97 Avenue, which is a onestop shop for customers, as well as a centre to store products and fulfill orders. Since there is a high demand for their products, they needed to expand their building to keep up with orders.

“The biggest thing with this area is we’ve been so busy lately. Rather than ordering in every two days, we can order in every two weeks and have lots at hand. We are growing at a good pace, so that called for the expansion. We want to have an area to supply the customers properly,” said Jim Clayton, general manager/owner of Gregg Distributors Grande Prairie.

In addition to more space, they also added a new dock for deliveries, renovated their existing lunch room, and added a theatre room so they could do seminars on new products.

Dawson Wallace Construction were the contractors handling the project. Dave Fleming, construction superintendent at Dawson Wallace, says that they have a good relationship with the company and have done a number of the Gregg Distributors buildings, including their main distribution centre in Edmonton, as well as another expansion in the west end of Edmonton.

The project was started in August 2016 and completed at the end of March 2017. The construction consisted of structural steel and insulated metal panels for the exterior and a concrete floor. Protostatix Engineering Consultants in Edmonton provided the structural steel and Dynamic Concrete Pumping Inc. from Calgary provided the concrete.

Fleming says that although the project went quite routine, there were some challenges having to do with the weather.

“We battled the weather the first couple of months since it was a wet summer. We had to remove the bad soil in the empty lot and bring in good soil, so that’s why the project was a little slower,” said Fleming, adding that there was also a lot of coordination with attaching the existing structure to the new one. They had to cut openings through the exterior wall so they could drive forklifts through.

Overall Fleming mentions that the expansion looks seamless.

They did change the existing lights to new high-tech lighting so the two buildings flow better.

General manager Clayton also agrees that the expansion went smoothly, aside from a little mess here and there.

“They were pretty capable of keeping things self-contained… until they busted through the walls, but we had cleaning crews to deal with that.”

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A rendering of the Fox Creek Fire Hall renovation.

Much-needed high energy-efficient fire hall being constructed in Fox Creek

By Amanda Lefley

The town of Fox Creek is going from a metropolis with a vintage, repurposed fire hall in disarray, to a new facility with six full-sized bays, as well as plenty of training and office space. The new building will also serve as the emergency command centre in the event of emergencies.

Originally built in 1970 as a public works shop before the fire hall was placed in it, the current facility is approximately 7,000 square feet, which provides the town’s department with very limited space for both training and storage. The practice tower is actually built out of sea cans. But more room for the fire department and growth in future years is on the horizon, as ground has been broken for the new, state-of-the-art facility as of February 25, 2017.

A joint 50-50 partnership between the MD of Greenview and the Town of Fox Creek, the new fire hall will be located next to the RCMP building and the town office. The new fire hall, yet to be named, will be in a prime location near the highway where most of the department calls come from. The anticipated completion date of the fire hall facility is November 2017, with the slated completion for the multi-use facility being August 2018.

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When asked what the fire department is looking forward to the most about the new building, Roy Dell, Fox Creek chief administrative officer, said “the space, and the space.” The new building will accommodate all of the department’s current equipment, with room to grow, and will be approximately 1,150 square metres on the main floor and 515 square metres on the second floor.

“We will have a home for the peace officer vehicle now, and a new apparatus when the time is correct to purchase. The building will not have sleeping quarters; however, it could in the future if required. It will have a small exercise room for the volunteers, which I believe we have 21 volunteers currently,” said Dell.

Aside from providing the community with an adequate space for some of their first responders, the fire hall is also unique in that it is a prototype. There are five fire halls that are being considered in the region using the same design, explained Roger Field, architect, Field Engineering & Associates Ltd. Two have been constructed already, in Grovedale and DeBolt. Fox Creek is the third to be built.

“They are high energy-efficient fire halls. They have high R-val-

Aside from providing the community with an adequate space for some of their first responders, the fire hall is also unique in that it is a prototype. There are five fire halls that are being considered in the region using the same design, explained Roger Field, architect, Field Engineering & Associates Ltd.

ues for their roof and the walls,” said Fields, noting the roof is R50 and the walls are R40. “The floor in the fire hall is structural. It won’t move, so we won’t get cracking in the floor.”

The building was designed with a high energy-efficient mechanical system with heat recovery.

“The air that is exhausted out of the building we take and suck the energy out of it so that we can put it into the air coming in,” said Fields. “It’s an air-to-air heat exchanger.”

Field also explained other aspects of the new facility, such as a wash bay so the fire department can wash their own trucks, a 55-foot training tower so the department can practice going up four storeys compared to three in the previous tower, as well as automated overhead doors.

“There is also built-in communications within the facility that is being developed. [And,] there is also a 200-foot antenna for dispatch,” said Field. -

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The Sexsmith Fire Hall will be fully operational in spring 2017.

Inset: The south side truck bays.

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says Welch. “But for the fire department members to finally get inside, the smiles and looks on their faces was so rewarding.

They were so happy, so excited.”

Ground broke on the new fire hall in late June 2016 after almost six years of planning. The 6,400-square-foot structure was erected on the outskirts of Sexsmith, replacing the smaller, outdated fire facility in town.

The new building has all of the bells and whistles expected in a new, modern facility.

Not only does it have three drive-through bays, a dedicated gear room, office space on both the main level and second floor plus two separate training areas, it has high-efficiency LED lighting, a specialized

Volunteer fire department members received a surprise tour of the facility in late March 2017.

The new building has all of the bells and whistles expected in a new, modern facility. Not only does it have three drive-through bays, a dedicated gear room, office space on both the main level and second floor plus two separate training areas, it has high-efficiency LED lighting, a specialized air system for the shop area, and fire-rated windows and doors.

air system for the shop area, and fire-rated windows and doors.

training, but running fire services out of the old hall.

It’s also rated as a post-disaster building, so it can take high snow loads, high wind loads, and has a high seismic rating, making it a safe place for community members to take shelter during an extreme event.

Southwest Design and Construction is the general contractor on the project. Operations Manager Leon Gullickson says he’s pleased with the fact they were able to almost exclusively hire local trades for the project from Sexsmith and Grande Prairie.

The new fire hall was made possible thanks to a community effort which included the financing of the building. The county contributed $500,000, the Province of Alberta put in $350,000 through the Alberta Community Partnership, and the Town of Sexsmith covered the rest.

Although construction was finished earlier this year, the fire department won’t be able to move in until springtime, after the site is fully paved.

Originally, the hope had been the fire department would be fully moved in by the start of 2017, but heavy rains in the region this past fall caused the ground to be too saturated to properly pave the north side of the land. Without the paving finished, there isn’t a safe way for the fire trucks to get on and off the property.

For now, they’re using the new building for

Lori Thiessen was on the team at Beairsto & Associates Engineering Ltd. that helped bring the building to life, one of five people from their firm who had a hand in the engineering aspects of the structure.

Every time she drives past structure, she finds herself in a little bit of awe, and not just because it’s an impressive looking facility.

“We were so happy to be able to do this for the community, there are so many good people in Sexmith. It was a great effort, under budget and on time,” says Gullickson.

“The beauty of this building lies not in the design of the walls or windows or roofline or the rooms inside, but in all the people who brought together their energy and expertise to create a building that meets the needs of a community. It warms my heart,” says Thiessen. -

Gullickson says normally a building of this scope would cost around $1.4 million, but it ultimately came in at a little over $1 million.

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All Pro Glass Ltd. 9535-117 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 4R2 T: 780-978-0088 | F: 780-357-9275 Contact: Paul Cooper paulc@allproglass.ca www.allproglass.ca

AWH Electric Ltd. 9107 111 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 4M5 T: 780-532-9611 | F: 780-539-6618 Contact: Brent Hessler brent@awhelectric.com www.awhelectric.com

Abtec Construction 9702-132nd Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 5N7 T: 780-539-4495 | F: 780-814-7574 Contact: Mike Spang mike.abtec@sasktel.net

All West Demolition 7404 Meridian Street NW Edmonton, AB T6P 1R5 T: 780-467-9378 | F: 780-395-5216 Contact: Chris Landry info@allwestdemo.com www.allwestdemo.com

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Blue Ridge Concrete Box 386 Grande Prairie, AB T8V 3A5 T: 780-539-7344 | F: 780-539-0944 Contact: Robert Blum www.blueridgeconcrete.ca

Access Heating & Cooling 12406-103 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 2R3 T: 780-897-6441 Contact: Clint Rowney accessheatingcooling@gmail.com Accu-Fab Custom Metal Works Ltd. 9650-136 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8X 0K4 T: 780-882-7622 | F: 780-882-7623 Contact: Geoff Scheck geoffscheck@accu-fabmetals.com www.accu-fabmetals.com Ace Rebar Ltd. 6285 Upper Fraser Road Prince George, BC U2K 5C8 T: 250-6131012 Contact: Paul Neary info@acerebarltd.com www.acerebarltd.com AGS Mechanical Contractors Ltd. Box 6206 Peace River, AB T8S 1M6 T: 780-624-1184 | F: 780-624-1141 Contact: Matt Gannon office.main@agsmechanical.com www.agsmechanical.com All Class Fabrication Ltd. 10302-97 Avenue Clairmont, AB T8X 0M6 T: 780-897-2442 Contact: Dean Kuntz info@allclassfabrication.ca All Peace Roof Inspections Ltd. Box 7557 Peace River, AB T8S 1T2 T: 780-618-7790 | F: 780-596-2506 Contact: Sean Lucas roofinspections@abnorth.com

Allwest Northern Glass Ltd. 9606-108 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 5S5 T: 780-532-4711 | F: 780-539-0252 Contact: Brian Wiebe grandeprairie@all-westglass.com www.all-westglass.com Arctic Crane Service Ltd. 14915-89 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8X 0J2 T: 780-814-6990 | F: 780-830-2530 Contact: Filorette Ries acctdept@arcticcrane.com www.arcticcrane.com Ardy Rigging Ltd. Box 180 Valleyview, AB T0H 3N0 T: 780-524-3459 | F: 780-524-4349 Contact: Bill Davis rdavis@ardyrigging.com www.ardyrigging.com ASI Tech Ltd. 330 Circle Drive St. Albert, AB T8N 7L5 T: 780-418-5833 | F: 780-418-0600 Contact: Nick Househ nick.huoseh@asitech.ca ATB Drywall Grande Prairie Ltd. 52, 714010 RR 73 County of GP No. 1, AB T8W 5J7 T: 780-402-8469 | F: 780-402-6593 Contact: Steve McCrea atbltd@telus.net

Bull Mechanical Ltd. 11301-98 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 5A5 T: 780-518-6573 | F: 780-357-3364 Contact: Rob Howarth rhowarth@bullmechanical.com Camdon Construction Ltd. 6780-76 Street Red Deer, AB T4P 4G6 T: 403-434-1233 | F: 403-342-2422 Contact: Troy Spelt info@camdon.ca www.camdon.ca Carpet Superstore Unit B, 10545-117 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 7N6 T: 780-539-7887 | F: 780-539-7466 Contact: Bill Littleton cssgp@telus.net www.carpetsuperstoregrandeprairie.com CC & C Services 11036-89 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 4W4 T: 780-830-0444 | F: 587-259-9995 Contact: Glen Christie properties@cccservices.ca www.cccservices.ca CCSI (Custom Communications & Securities) #104, 10001-100 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 0V2 T: 780-538-2012 | F: 780-539-5904 Contact: James Melmoth www.ccsigp.ca

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GPCA 2017 Members Checkmark Services 9175 106 Avenue La Crete, AB T0H 2H0 T: 780-928-4801 | F: 780-928-3929 Contact: John Schmidt johns@checkmarkservices.com

Cutline Painting 11428-97 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 5V5 T: 780-882-6555 | F: 780-532-3648 Contact: Ron Peterson cutlinep@telus.net

Everlast Plumbing & Heating 8814-88 B Street Grande Prairie, AB T8X 0G7 T: 780-897-6988 | F: 780-357-1581 Contact: Nathan Bidwell nathan.everlast@gmail.com

Chinook Drywall Ltd. 8517-70 A Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8X 3J3 T: 780-978-0958 | F: 780-513-8965 Contact: Todd Anderson todd@chinookdrywall.ca

D. Harms Contracting 2010 Ltd. 12418-106 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 8J3 T: 780-513-1576 | F: 780-539-4636 Contact: Dan Harms dan.dharmscont@netnet.ca dharmscontracting.ca

Fair & Square Tile Setting Ltd. 10119-103 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 1C2 T: 780-532-5958 | F: 780-402-8500 Contact: Dana Wilson dana@fairandsquaretile.ca

Christman Plumbing & Heating Ltd. 255 Rutland Road N Kelowna, BC V1X 3B1 T: 250-765-0066 | F: 250-765-4311 Contact: Shawn Parkes s.parkes@cphltd.ca www.christmanplumbingandheatingltd.com Clark Builders (GP) 4703-52 Avenue Edmonton, AB T6B 3R6 T: 780-395-3300 | F: 780-395-3542 Contact: Martina Cyrynowski bdeca@clarkbuilders.com Community Electric Ltd. #2, 4617-41 Street Camrose, AB T4V 2Y8 T: 780-672-1942 | F: 780-672-2360 Contact: Connie Kosinski conniek@celelectric.com www.celelectric.com Cookshaw Electric - A Division of Kamwin Electric Ltd. 9607-112 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 6G8 T: 780-532-4416 | F: 780-539-5440 Contact: Harm Gerrits cookshaw@telusplanet.net Cool-line Refrigeration (Independent Elec.)

12255 104 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 8A7 T: 780-532-2677 | F: 780-532-8777 Contact: Chris Johnston coolline@iecgroup.ca Cross River Construction Ltd. 8813-60A Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8W 2V2 T: 780-876-6433 | F: 780-533-5287 Contact: Clint Osborne clint@crossriverconstruction.com

Design Works Engineering & Inspections Ltd. 9931-100 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 0V1 T: 780-814-5533 | F: 587-838-9951 Contact: Haydar Al Dahhan haydara@designworkseng.com www.designworkseng.com Donovan Mills Cabinetry 103, 8805 Resources Road Grande Prairie, AB T8V 3A6 T: 780-539-9441 | F: 780-539-9412 Contact: Sandy Donovan donmills1@telus.net www.donovanmills.com Double D Drywall RR 2 Sexsmith, AB T0H 3C0 T: 780-568-3995 | F: 780-518-7347 Contact: Darlene Erno darlene.erno@bdc.ca Driedger Construction Box 1894 La Crete, AB T0H 2H0 T: 780-926-9403 Contact: Vill Dreidger villd.dc@gmail.com Economy Concrete Ltd. Box 22268 Grande Prairie, AB T8V 6X1 T: 780-814-2010 Contact: Darren Doll economyconcrete@hotmail.com Emes Electric Ltd. Box 351 Slave Lake, AB T0G 2A0 T: 780-849-2771 | F: 780-849-6728 Contact: Jim Emes jim@emeselectric.com www.emeselectric.com Enviro Home Box 1341 Grande Prairie, AB T8V 4Z2

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Fillmore Construction Management Inc. 9114-34 A Avenue NW Edmonton, AB T6E 5P4 T: 780-430-0005 | F: 780-437-3998 Contact: Chris Fillmore cfillmore@fcmi.net www.fillmoreconstruction.com Flint Field Services (GP) 10414-84 Avenue Clairmont, AB T0H 0W0 T: 780-539-7111 | F: 780-538-3135 Contact: Duane Fischer rryan@flint-energy.com Flor-Lay Interiors 858 D Carmichael Lane Hinton, AB T7V 1Y6 T: 780-865-5557 | F: 780-865-4342 Contact: Ingrid Passamare nigelk@shaw.ca www.florlay.com Frasko Concrete Cutting Ltd. 9517-117 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 4R2 T: 780-830-0102 | F: 780-830-0807 Contact: Frank Skolly fraskoconcrete@outlook.com G & M Plumbing & Heating Ltd. 8620-110 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 8K1 T: 780-538-3222 | F: 780-539-3307 Contact: Greg/Alan Marcotte greg_gm@telusplanet.net G.P. Flooring Ltd. #102, 10136-128 Ave Grande Prairie, AB T8V 1E9 T: 780-532-6800 | F: 780-532-6512 Contact: Rick Horneland info@gpflooring.com

GPCA 2017 Members G.P. Lawn Doctor 12B 711016 RR 53 County of GP No 1, AB T8W 5A3 T: 780-539-3858 Contact: Darren Chambers darren@gplawndoctor.com www.gplawndoctor.com

Greenblade Landscape Co. Ltd. 9513-68 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8W 2R3 T: 780-539-0303 | F: 780-539-0310 Contact: Greg Carlson gbl_off@telus.net www.greenblade.ab.ca

Heritage Roofing Ltd. Box 2102 Valleyview, AB T0H 3N0 T: 780-831-4383 | F: 780-532-5072 Contact: Melanie Moore melanie@heritage-roofing.com www.heritage-roofing.com

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Greystone Electric Ltd. 8 Ravine Drive Whitecourt, AB T7S 1H6 T: 780-706-4440 | F: 780-778-2126 Contact: Alvin Clementovich greystone@seltec.ca

Hertz Equipment Rentals 10801-78 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8W 2L2 T: 780-538-9499 | F: 780-538-9466 Contact: Marc Neufeld mneufeld@hertz.com

Gridline Plumbing & Heating Ltd. 5501-85 Street County of GP No. 1, AB T8W 5A6 T: 780-532-9547 | F: 780-532-9548 Contact: Mario Beaudry 123grid@telus.net

HWD Construction Ltd. 10533-98 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 4L1 T: 780-538-3616 | F: 780-532-2066 Contact: Glenn Penner glenn@hwdconstruction.com www.hwdconstruction.com

Glen Armstrong Construction Ltd. 8122-102 Avenue Peace River, AB T8S 1M6 T: 780-624-2101 | F: 780-624-2103 Contact: Mike Fosty mike@glenarmstrongconstruction.com www.glenarmstrongconstruction.com Good Brothers Construction 2002 Ltd. Box 3689 High Level, AB T0H 1Z0 T: 780-926-6671 | F: 780-926-2565 Contact: Pete Fehr pete@gbc2002ltd.net www.gbc2002.net G.P. Landscaping Ltd. 11053-30 Avenue County of GP No. 1, AB T8W 5B5 T: 780-539-0078 | F: 780-513-6117 Contact: Darcy Schalin gplandscaping@telus.net www.gplandscaping.org Grandeur Housing Ltd. Box 2260 Winkler, MB R6W 4B9 T: 204-325-9558 | F: 204-325-5048 Contact: Larry Thiessen larryt@grandeurhousing.com www.grandeurhousing.com

Gross Venture Ltd. 1131 Lewis Road Kelowna, BC V1P 1C7 T: 250-914-1428 Contact: Ed Penner cegv@telus.net GSL Construction Ltd. Box 25051 RPO Cobblestone Grande Prairie, AB T8X 0E9 T: 780-533-5656 | F: 780-533-3594 Contact: Moe Abu-Shah/Val Hoskins gslconstructionltd@gmail.com Guillevin International Co. 11101-97th Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 3J6 T: 780-814-7001 | F: 780-814-3319 Contact: Tracy Bilodeau Tracy.Bilodeau@guillevin.com www.guillevin.com

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Gray Electric (2013) Ltd. 10913-97 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 4G6 T: 780-296-5274 | F: 780-539-4792 Contact: Sean Gray sean.gray@grayelectric.ca

HADROB Contracting Ltd. Box 1397 Valleyview, AB T0H 3N0 T: 780-524-4694 | F: 780-524-4692 Contact: Wayne Hadley-Roberts hadrob@xplornet.com

Green Acre Ventures Ltd. Box 207 Grande Prairie, AB T8V 3A4 T: 780-876-4992 | F: 780-538-1897 Contact: Bruce Dyck greenacreventures@telus.net

Indoor Elements Mechanical Ltd. 8549-112 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 6A4 T: 780-539-6799 | F: 780-532-4637 Contact: Lena/Lori info@indoorelements.ca www.indoorelements.ca Inland Concrete Ltd. 11334-91 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 6K6 T: 780-532-2083 | F: 780-539-0380 Contact: Bill Shaw Integrity Heating & Air Conditioning Ltd. Box 21210 Grande Prairie, AB T8V 6W7 T: 780-882-8879 | F: 780-882-8895 Contact: Mike Dingeldein office@integrityhtg.com www.integrityhtg.com Intersteller Electric Ltd. Box 992 Manning, AB T0H 2M0 T: 780-836-5558 Contact: Elizabeth Thomson elizabeththomson10@gmail.com IPAC Services Corporation 8701-102 Street Clairmont, AB T0H 0W0 T: 780-532-7350 | F: 780-532-7769 Contact: Rochelle Killins rochelle.killins@ipacservices.com www.ipacservices.com

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GPCA 2017 Members ISL Engineering & Land Services Ltd. 202, 10537-98 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8W 2C8 T: 780-532-4002 | F: 780-539-1656 Contact: Brian Morrison bmorrison@islengineering.com JMS Construction 723046 RR 53 County of GP No. 1, AB T8X 4J5 T: 780-876-8491 Contact: Justin Staffen jmsconstruct@gmail.com K & M Bldg. Contractors Ltd. Box 750 Spirit River, AB T0H 3G0 T: 780-532-3881 | F: 780-864-3444 Contact: Darren McCarty kmbc@telusplanet.net www.km-building.com K-Co Contracting Box 23180 Grande Prairie, AB T8V 7G7 T: 780-512-9215 | F: 780-882-6544 Contact: Abe Klassen abe@k-co.ca K Shaw & Sons Contracting (2009) Ltd. 10424 - 96 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 5V2 T: 780-532-0565 | F: 780-539-4834 Contact: Len Shaw kshaw75@telus.net www.kshawandsons.com Kaefer Integrated Services Ltd. 12705-99 Street, Unit 101 Grande Prairie, AB T8V 5Z4 T: 780-903-8045 | F: 780-538-1699 darrell.desveaux@kaefer.com www.albricokaefer.com Kaldon Construction Ltd. #202, 9835-101 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 5V4 T: 780-538-2640 Contact: Nancy Leclarc kaldon@telusplanet.net Kaynic Construction Ltd. 12202-104 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 8A8 T: 780-538-4646 | F: 780-538-4212 Contact: Dennis Hunter office@kaynic.ca Kenry Electric Ltd. 9715-90 Avenue Peace River, AB T8S 1G8 T: 780-624-5435 | F: 780-624-5441 Contact: Henry Menu/Amanda Flaherty kenry.electric@live.ca

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Klassen Brothers Northern Ltd. Box 449 Debolt, AB T0H 1B0 T: 780-957-3760 | F: 780-957-3766 Contact: Dave Klassen dave.klassen@klassenbrothers.com www.klassenbrothers.com

La Prairie Works Inc. Box 372 Grimshaw, AB T0H 1W0 T: 780-332-4452 | F: 780-332-1115 Contact: Ian McGillis ian.mcgillis@laprairiegroup.com www.laprairiegroup.com

Knappett Industries (2006) Ltd. Box 37090 Country Club Nanaimo, BC V9T 6N4 T: 250-390-3022 | F: 250-390-3044 Contact: Cor Buys CorB@knappettindustries.com www.knappettindustries.com

Lavergne Construction (1988) Ltd. 8009-102 Avenue Peace River, AB T8S 1M6 T: 780-624-3616 | F: 780-624-1662 Contact: Brent Lavergne lavergneconstruction@telus.net www.lavergneconstruction.com

Knelsen Sand & Gravel Ltd. Box 21119 Grande Prairie, AB T8V 6W7 T: 780-539-7667 | F: 780-539-4474 Contact: Tom Hill tomh@knelsen.com www.knelsen.com

LED Services 9557-116 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 5W3 T: 780-539-4477 Contact: Richard Lebrun richard@ledservices.ca

Krahn Logging, A Division of 829659 AB Ltd. Box 1797 High Level, AB T0H 1Z0 T: 780-926-8884 | F: 780-926-8889 Contact: Corny Krahn krahnlog@telus.net

Linea Ceiling & Wall Systems # 202, 2680 Progressive Way Abbotsford, BC V2T 6H9 T: 604-788-2265 Contact: Tim Peters sales@lineaceilings.com www.lineaceilings.com

Lafarge Construction Materials (GP) 9001-112 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 7J4 T: 780-532-7766 | F: 780-532-4169 Contact: Randy Bennett randybennett@lafarge-na.com

LNB Construction Inc. Box 370 Merrit, BC V1K 1B8 T: 250-378-4524 | F: 250-378-4764 Contact: Kari Gage admin@lnbconstruction.com www.lnbconstruction.com

Lake Excavating Ltd. 1070 North Mackenzie Avenue Williams Lake, BC V2G 1N8 T: 250-392-6291 Contact: Sabina Drieberg info@lakeexcavating.com www.lakeexcavating.com

LSM - Lee’s Sheet Metal 10910-97 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 3J8 T: 780-532-4418 | F: 780-539-0680 Contact: Brian Freemark/Pete Merlo mail@golsm.com www.golsm.com

Lan-Tech Services Ltd. Box 844 Grande Prairie, AB T8V 3R5 T: 780-876-3353 | F: 780-830-0897 Contact: Leanne Martin leanne@lan-techservices.ca www.lan-techservices.ca

M & R Plumbing & Heating Box 374 Grande Prairie, AB T8V 3A5 T: 780-567-2477 | F: 780-567-2699 Contact: Marty Wilson mandrplumbing@telus.net

Lanco Construction 64037 TWP 730 County of GP No. 1, AB T8X 4R1 T: 780-882-0461 | F: 877-539-5523 Contact: Phillip Dyck phillip@lancoconstruction.ca www.lancoconstruction.ca

Magnum Electric 11039 - 101 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 2R7 T: 780-532-4000 | F: 780-532-1651 Contact: Tim Tartia magnumgp@telus.net

GPCA 2017 Members Mainline Construction Ltd. Box 23187 Grande Prairie, AB T8V 7G7 T: 780-532-8545 | F: 780-539-9446 Contact: Bob Stalker bob@mainlineconstruction.ca Marko Electric Ltd. 46 Greenfield Wynd.

Fort Saskatchewan, AB T8L 0E3 T: 780-998-0626 Contact: Terry Marko terry@markoelectric.ca Micheal’s Flooring (1997) Ltd. 9919-113 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 1W6 T: 780-532-8680 | F: 780-532-6644 Contact: Larry Degiano info@mflooring.com Mid-Knight Contractors Ltd. Box 191 Grovedale, AB T0H 1X0 T: 780-532-4431 | F: 780-882-0067 Contact: Darren Knight midknightcontract@telus.net Midpoint Mechanical Ltd. 7914 Westpoint Drive Grande Prairie, AB T8W 2T9 T: 780-831-6713 Contact: Chance Roessler/Chadd Campbell midpointmechanical@gmail.com Modern Decore Carpet One 10404-100 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 2M2 T: 780-532-3888 | F: 780-538-1770 Contact: Dean Tissington mdecore@telusplanet.net NK5 Mechanical Box 25098 Grande Prairie, AB T8X 0E9 T: 587-259-9973 Contact: Karen Przybylski karen@nk5mechanical.com Northern Doors 10933-96 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 3J4 T: 780-831-1111 | F: 780-831-1112 Contact: Blair Keller ap@northerndoorsgp.com www.northerndoorsltdgp.com Northern Road Builders Inc. (Div. of FTEN Group of Companies) Box 1570 La Crete, AB T0H 2H0 T: 780-928-4900 | F: 780-928-4915 Contact: Paul Driedger pauld.nrb@gmail.com

Northgate Electric (GP) Ltd. 12625 - 99 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 5Z4 T: 780-538-4056 | F: 780-539-1466 Contact: Todd Gorman norgp@telus.net www.northgateelectric.ca

Pacific West Systems Supply Ltd. 20109 Logan Avenue Langley, BC V3A 4L5 T: 604-534-2060 | F: 604-534-8063 Contact: Neil Hisoaka nhisaoka@pacwestsystems.com www.pacwestsytems.com

Northstar Sharps Foundation Specialists 7101-102 Street Clairmont, AB T0H 0W0 T: 780-539-0700 | F: 780-539-3014 Contact: Bill bill.p@northstar-inc.com www.northstar-inc.com

Paramount Builders & Design 2-72030 TWP 704A County of GP No. 1, AB T8W 5G3 T: 780-876-8378 | F: 780-532-8710 Contact: Scott Sorley jeds3@coool.ca www.paramountbuilders.ca

Northwest Trenching Ltd. Box 576 La Crete, AB T0H 2H0 T: 780-928-3129 Contact: Ron Dyck nwtltdpaul@gmail.com Norwest Construction & Management Ltd. 9501-42 Avenue County of GP No. 1, AB T8W 5A8 T: 780-539-5926 | F: 780-532-9470 www.norwestcm.com Nufloors (The Flooring Source Inc.) 12627-100 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 4H2 T: 780-532-3250 | F: 780-538-0877 Contact: Dan Bergsma info@nufloorsgp.ca www.nufloors.ca Odessa Doors Ltd. 101, 9602-115 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 5W2 T: 780-539-3677 | F: 780-539-7625 Contact: Carole Story carole@odessadoors.ca On Side Restoration 11302-95 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 5M1 T: 780-532-5883 | F: 780-532-5998 Contact: Alex Williams awilliams@onside.ca Overhead Door of Grande Prairie 8702-111 A Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 5L3 T: 780-532-9350 | F: 780-532-8150 Contact: Kevin Timanson kevin@ohdoor.com

Paul Flasha Contracting Ltd. Box 163 Stn. Main Whitecourt, AB T7S 1N4 T: 780-779-9912 | F: 780-778-6625 Contact: Steven Flasha info@paulflashacontracting.com www.paulflashacontracting.com Paveit Construction Ltd. Box 1031 Slave Lake, AB T0G 2A0 T: 780-849-8586 | F: 780-849-2823 Contact: Robert Loroff rob.paveit@gmail.com www.paveitconstruction.ca PhoneCo Inc. 10131-97 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 0N5 T: 780-538-0003 | F: 780-539-5031 Contact: Tim Sheehan phoneco@phoneco.ca www.phoneco.ca Precise Mechanical Ltd. Box 417 Grande Prairie, AB T8V 3A5 T: 780-814-5509 | F: 780-814-6835 Contact: Joe Blanch 44joe@telus.net Pro-West Refrigeration Ltd. (GP) 9022-109 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 4K8 T: 780-513-2511 | F: 780-513-6804 Contact: Vincent Kirkham prowest4@telus.net Quality Floors 12426-100 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 4H8 T: 780-882-6866 | F: 780-882-6896 Contact: Mitchell Kachnic qfloors@telus.net

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GPCA 2017 Members Rapid Span Structures Ltd. 11145 Industrial Drive Armstrong, BC V0E 1B6 T: 250-546-9676 | F: 250-546-9066 Contact: Tim Damen/Tamer Akkurt gthiessen@rapidspan.com www.rapidspan.com

Ruskin Construction Ltd. 4101-97 Street County of GP No. 1, AB T8W 5A8 T: 780-538-1919 | F: 780-538-3350 Contact: Jim Basha jbasha@rcl.bz www.ruskinconstruction.com

Spirit River Flooring Ltd. Box 301 Spirit River, AB T0H 3G0 T: 780-864-3073 | F: 780-864-2345 Contact: Jim & Gaynel Sawers koreen@spiritriverflooring.com www.spiritriverflooring.com

Reco Construction Box 339 Lt 17 Hwy 40 Grande Prairie, AB T8V 3A5 T: 780-532-0233 | F: 780-539-3536 Contact: Darren Dowling darren@recoconstruction.com www.recotrenching.com

Schendel Mechanical Contracting Ltd. 20310-107 Avenue Edmonton, AB T5S 1W9 T: 780-447-3400 | F: 780-447-4313 Contact: Simone Reese schendel@schendel.ca www.schendel.ca

Stack It Door Services Ltd. #113, 8930-111 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 4W1 T: 780-876-4239 Contact: Nathan Dalton stackitdoor@live.ca www.stackitdoor.com

Redline Electric Ltd. Box 88 La Crete, AB T0H 2H0 T: 780-928-2644 | F: 780-928-2671 Contact: Ken Derksen rdline@telusplanet.net

Scott Builders Inc. 9835-60 Avenue Edmonton, AB T6E 0C6 T: 780-463-4565 | F: 780-463-5211 Contact: Hubert Buckle hubertb@scottbuilders.com www.scottbuilders.com

Standard Roofing & Exteriors 11413-101 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 2R8 T: 780-539-4880 | F: 780-532-3805 Contact: Anke Lindroos srgp@telus.net www.standardroofing.net

Serv-All Mechanical Services Ltd. 18120-107 Avenue Edmonton, AB T5S 1K5 T: 780-532-6682 | F: 780-532-6822 Contact: Vick Bogdanski servall@serv-all.ca www.serv-all.ca

Stucco Tech Inc. Box 241 Sexsmith, AB T0H 3C0 T: 780-568-2461 | F: 780-568-2421 Contact: Ron Schultz stuccotech@xplornet.com

Response Maintenance Services 9923-90 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 0E6 T: 780-538-3688 | F: 780-538-3682 Contact: Rob McMillan rms86@telus.net REW Electric (2003) Inc. 9806-100 Street High Level, AB T0H 1Z0 T: 780-926-2245 | F: 780-926-4159 Contact: Marilyn Wilton office@rewelectric.com Roxy’s Drywall Ltd. 10456-161 Street NW Edmonton, AB T5P 3J2 T: 780-220-3566 Contact: Andrea Michaud roxys_drywall@hotmail.com Roy Larson Construction, A Div. of Petrowest Construction 10226-84 Avenue Clairmont, AB T0H 0W0 T: 780-830-3051 | F: 780-830-3096 reception@roylarsonconstruction.com www.petro-west.com Ruel Concrete Ltd. Box 10004 Peace River, AB T8S 0A7 T: 780-625-8399 Contact: Albert Laurin ruelgravel@telus.net

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Shadow Rathole Drilling Ltd. 11301-91 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 5Z3 T: 780-538-3911 | F: 780-532-1155 Contact: Patrick Shanks shadowrd@telus.net Silver Tech Contracting Ltd. Box 23065 Grande Prairie, AB T8V 6X2 T: 780-832-0279 | F: 780-568-2950 Contact: Adam Link adam@silvertechcontracting.com www.silvertechcontracting.com Smash & Sons Contracting Ltd. 713046 RR 65 County of GP No. 1, AB T8W 5E7 T: 780-538-3665 | F: 780-538-2536 Contact: Randy Smashnuk randy@smashandsons.com www.smashandsons.com Southwest Design & Construction Ltd. 11453 98 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 5S5 T: 780-830-2400 | F: 780-830-2411 Contact: Leon Gullickson leong@swmw.net www.steelproducts.ab.ca

Sure Grade Construction Ltd. Box 21101 Grande Prairie, AB T8V 6W7 T: 780-538-3355 | F: 780-567-3356 Contact: Shane Reber shane@suregrade.com www.suregrade.com T.H. Gust Builders Ltd. 9608-96 Street Peace River, AB T8S 1J2 T: 780-624-4229 | F: 780-624-4260 Contact: Hayden Gust thgust2@telus.net T-West Constrution Ltd. 101, 10126-120 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 8H9 T: 780-538-3788 Contact: Keith Tissington keith@t-west.ca TD Mechanical Box 928 La Crete, AB T0H 2H0 T: 780-928-4947 Contact: Steve Thiessen TDMech@telus.net www.tdmechanical.ca

GPCA 2017 Members Techmation Electric & Controls 9708-117 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8W 0C7 T: 780-513-5544 | F: 780-513-5955 Contact: Curtis Polsfut cpolsfut@techmationelectric.com www.techmationelectronic.com

Trend Home Improvement 12501-102 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 5L8 T: 780-538-4888 | F: 780-532-0956 Contact: Andy Zinterer info@trendhomeimprove.com www.trendhomeimprove.com

Weaver Welding Ltd. 7501-107 Avenue Peace River, AB T8S 1M6 T: 780-618-7522 | F: 780-624-2974 Contact: Kelvin Creighton kelvinc@weaverwelding.ca www.weaverwelding.ca

Tek Plumbing & Heating Inc. 11434-89 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 5V8 T: 780-897-1185 | F: 780-532-0025 Contact: Matthew Scheck mscheck@tek-plumbing.com

Triton Plumbing & Heating Inc. 13109-101 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 7H9 T: 780-532-7522 | F: 780-532-4173 Contact: Jim Olson ernie@tritoninc.ca

Terel Electric Ltd. 9106-109 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 4K8 T: 780-539-4466 | F: 780-539-4055 Contact: Bill Alloway terelelectric@live.ca

Wesco Distribution Canada LP 11491-98 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 5S5 T: 780-539-2110 | F: 780-539-2120 Contact: Jim Nelson jinelson@wesco.com www.wesco.ca

Turcon Construction Group Suite B 9920 -100 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 0T9 T: 780-532-5533 | F: 780-539-1260 Contact: Cliff Turner cliff@turcongroup.com www.imagedesignpros.com/ turcon/home.html

The Cat Rental Store 9501-116 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 5W3 T: 780-513-1245 | F: 780-513-0378 Contact: Mike Frey mfrey@catrents.ca The Complete Masonry Ltd. #4, 10420-123 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 8B8 T: 780-539-0943 | F: 780-357-9922 Contact: Richard Beatty rick31@telus.net The Yardmaster Ltd. 1A-7211072 RR #53 County of GP No. 1 T8X-0N5 T: 780-538-2020 | F: 780-832-0464 Contact: Roger Boivin rochelle@theyardmaster.ca Topside Consulting (2004) Ltd. #102, 10712-100 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 3X8 T: 780-538-4190 | F: 780-538-4185 Contact: Mel Hoffart mel@topsideconsulting.ca Torque Industrial Ltd. 9816-42 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8W 5A8 T: 780-832-0445 | F: 780-832-0495 Contact: Roger Beaulieu admingp@torqueindustrial.com Touchstone Masonry Box 25270 Wapiti Centre Grande Prairie, AB T8W 0G2 T: 780-897-8711 | F: 780-539-9417 Contact: Dave Hodgson touchstonemasonry@yahoo.com

Tyco Integrated Fire & Security Canada Inc. (Simplex Grinnell) 11439-98 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 5S5 T: 780-532-5314 | F: 780-532-5317 DBrinkman@simplexgrinnell.com www.simplexgrinnell.com Tyconn Services Box 113 Stn. Main Grande Prairie, AB T8V 3A1 T: 780-814-0495 Contact: Tyson Schartner tyconnservices@hotmail.ca www.tyconn.ca Vertical Building Solutions Inc. Box 366 Grande Prairie, AB T8V 3A5 T: 780-532-0366 | F: 780-532-0540 Contact: David Richardson ap@verticalbuildings.com www.verticalbuildings.com Walcher Brothers Landscaping 53579 RR 223 Ardrossan, AB T6L 3W5 T: 780-993-3757 Contact: Susanna Walcher walcherbrothers@gmail.com www.walcherbrotherslandscaping.com Wapiti Gravel Suppliers (Div. of NPA Ltd.) Box 608 Grande Prairie, AB T8V 3A8 T: 780-532-1790 | F: 780-532-4420 Contact: Brent Caissie bcaissie@wapitigravel.ca

Western Hydroblasting Inc. 615-11715 Baynes Road Pitt Meadows, BC V3Y 2V1 T: 780-532-5314 | F: 604-465-4493 Contact: Rita Charbonneau info@westernhydroblasting.com www.westernhydroblasting.com Western Manufacturing Ltd. Box 273 Hythe, AB T0H 2C0 T: 780-933-4943/ 780-356-2599 F: 780-356-3025 Contact: Tim Hoogenboom tim@westernmanufacturing.ca www.westernmanufacturing.ca Wilmar Drywall 11946-107 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 8G3 T: 780-518-4642 | F: 780-513-8847 Contact: Willie Kempin wkempin@yahoo.ca Winmar Property Restoration Specialists Box 448 Sexsmith, AB T0H 3C0 T: 780-568-4402 | F: 780-568-3766 Contact: Nikole Emerson grandeprairie@winmar.ca www.winmar.ca/grandeprairie/ Wolseley Mechanical Group 10940-86 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 8K3 T: 780-532-8785 | F: 780-532-3103 Contact: Jason Carson www.wolseleyinc.ca Woodland Home Hardware Building Centre 11105-100 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 3J9 nora@woodlandhomehardware.com

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To purchase contract documents and seals, contact the Grande Prairie Construction Association.

780-532-4548 office@gpca.ca www.gpca.ca

CCA Documents Doc No.

Item Description

Member Price

Non Member Price

CCA 1

2008 Stipulated Price Subcontract -­‐ Electronic (2 seals included) Additional Copyright Authorization Seals

$ 66.00 $ 10.00/ea

$ 99.00 $ 15.00/ea

CCA 16

1992 Guidelines for Determing the Costs Associated with Performing Changes in the Work

$ 24.00

$ 36.00

CCA 19

Stipulated Price Sub -­‐ Contract

$ 66.00

$ 99.00

Additional Copyright Authorization Seals

$ 10.00/ea

$ 15.00/ea

CCA 25

2001 A Guide to Project Management Services

$ 24.00

$ 36.00

CCA 26

2000 A Guide to Construction Management Contractors

$ 24.00

$ 36.00

CCA 27

1997 A Guide to Construction Environmental Management Planning

$ 24.00

$ 36.00

CCA 28

1996 A Guide to Improving Cash Flow in the Construction Industry

$ 24.00

$ 36.00

CCA 50

2003 A Contractor's Guide to Project Financing & Payment Security

$ 24.00

$ 36.00

CCA 51

A Guide to Calling Bids and Awarding Subcontracts

$ 24.00

$ 36.00

CCA 52

Joint Venture Guide

$ 24.00

$ 36.00

CCA 53

A Trade Contractor's Guide & Checklist to Construction Contracts

$ 24.00

$ 36.00

CCA 61

2008 Risks of Pre-­‐purchasing Equipment & Materials for Construction Projects

CCA 81

2001 Best Practices Guide to Solid Waste Reduction

CCA 82

2004 Mould Guidelines for the Canadian Construction Industry

CCA 83

2004 Environmental Best Practices Guide to Hot Mix Asphalt

CCA 90

2007 Guidelines for Electronic Procurement

$ 24.00 $ 36.00 Elec -­‐ Free HC -­‐ Elec -­‐ $ 36.00 HC $ 54.00 $ 36.00 Elec -­‐ Free HC -­‐ Elec -­‐ $ 36.00 HC $ 54.00 $ 36.00 Elec -­‐ Free HC -­‐ Elec -­‐ $ 36.00 HC $ 54.00 $ 36.00 Elec -­‐ $ 24.00 HC -­‐ Elec -­‐ $ 36.00 HC -­‐ $ 54.00 $ 36.00 Elec -­‐ Free HC -­‐ Elec -­‐ $ 36.00 HC -­‐ $ 54.00 $ 36.00 Elec -­‐ Free HC -­‐ Elec -­‐ $ 36.00 HC -­‐ $ 54.00 $ 36.00 Elec -­‐ Free HC -­‐ Elec -­‐ $ 36.00 HC -­‐ $ 54.00 $ 36.00 Elec -­‐ $ 24.00 HC -­‐ Elec -­‐ $ 36.00 HC -­‐ $ 54.00 $ 36.00 Elec -­‐ Free HC -­‐ Elec -­‐ $ 36.00 HC -­‐ $ 54.00 $ 36.00

A Guide to Public Private Partnerships in Canada Construction Accounting Best Practices Banking Guide for the Canadian Construction Industry 1993 Recommended Guidelines for Provision of Geotechnical Information in Construction Contracts Guide for the Construction Industry When doing Business in the United States Guide 2010 Human Resource Toolkit -­‐ Hardcopy Format Only

$ 88.00 $ 132.00

Complete Set of CCA Contracts & Guides -­‐ Electronic Format Only

$ 390.00 $ 585.00

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CCDC Documents Doc No.

Item Description

CCDC 2

2008 Stipulated Price Contract (2 seals included)

$ 88.00

$ 132.00

Additional Copyright Authorization Seals

$ 15.00

$ 22.50

2016 Master Agreement (2 seals included)

$ 88.00

$ 132.00

CCDC 2MA

Member Price

Non Member Price

Additional Copyright Authorization Seals

$ 15.00

$ 22.50

CCDC 2WA

Work Authorization Seals -­‐ Seals Only

$ 15.00

$ 22.50

CCDC 3

2016 Cost Plus Contract (Percentage or Fixed Fee) (2 seals included)

$ 88.00

$ 132.00

Additional Copyright Authorization Seals

$ 15.00

$ 22.50

CCDC 4

2011 Unit Price Contract (2 seals included)

$ 88.00

$ 132.00

Additional Copyright Authorization Seals

$ 15.00

$ 22.50

CCDC 5A

2010 Construction Management Contract -­‐ For Services (2 seals included)

$ 88.00

$ 132.00

$ 15.00

$ 22.50

CCDC 5B

Additional Copyright Authorization Seals 2010 Construction Management Contract -­‐ For Services & Construction (2 seals included)

$ 88.00

$ 132.00

Additional Copyright Authorization Seals

$ 15.00

$ 22.50

2001 Statutory Declarations 9A & 9B Seals

$ 2.00

$ 4.00

Hard Copy and One Seal

$ 5.00

$ 7.50

CCDC 11

2016 Canadian Standard Form of Contractors Qualification Statement (2 seals included) $ 44.00

$ 66.00

$ 3.00

$ 4.50

CCDC 12

Additional Copyright Authorization Seals 1994 Project Financial Information Model Form for owners to provided information of Project Financing (2 seals included) -­‐ Hardcopy Only

$ 5.00

$ 7.50

CCDC 14

2000 Design -­‐ Build Stipulated Price Contract (2 seals included)

$ 88.00

$ 132.00

Additional Copyright Authorization Seals

$ 15.00

$ 22.50

CCDC 15

2000 Design -­‐ Build/Consultant Contract (2 seals included)

$ 88.00

$ 132.00 $ 22.50

CCDC 17

Additional Copyright Authorization Seals $ 15.00 2010 Stipulated Price Contract Beween Owner and Trade Contractors for Construction Management Projects (2 seals included) $ 88.00 Additional Copyright Authorization Seals

$ 15.00

$ 22.50

2001 Civil Works Contract (2 seals included)

$ 88.00

$ 132.00

Additional Copyright Authorization Seals

$ 15.00

$ 22.50

CCDC 9

(Free Download for documents 9A & 9B from www.ccdc.org)

CCDC 18

$ 132.00

CCDC 20

2008 A Guide to the Use of CCDC # 2 -­‐ Electronic Format Only

$ 25.00 $ 37.50

CCDC 21

2016 A Guide to Construction Insurance -­‐ Electronic Format Only

$ 36.00 $ 37.50

CCDC 22

2002 A Guide to Construciton Surety Bonds -­‐ Electronic Format Only

$ 36.00 $ 54.00

CCDC 23

2005 A Guide to Calling Bids and Awarding Contracts (Stipulated Price Bid Form CCDC 10 included in this Guide) -­‐ Electronic Format Only

$ 36.00 $ 54.00

CCDC 24

2016 A Guide to Administrative Support Documents -­‐ Electronic Format Only

$ 36.00 $ 54.00

CCDC 29

$ 36.00 $ 54.00

CCDC 40

2016 Guide to Pre-­‐Qualification -­‐ Electronic Format Only 2005 Rules for Mediation and Arbitration of Construction Disputes -­‐ Electronic Format Only

$ 25.00 $ 37.50

CCDC 43

1998 A Guide to the Use of CCDC 3 -­‐ Electronic Format Only

$ 25.00 $ 37.50

CCDC 44

2016 Guide to Use of CCDC 14 & 15 -­‐ Electronic Format Only

$ 25.00 $ 37.50

CCDC 45

2011 Guide to Use of CCDC 5A -­‐ Electronic Format Only

$ 25.00 $ 37.50

CCDC 46

2011 Guide to Use of CCDC 5B -­‐ Electronic Format Only

$ 25.00 $ 37.50

CCDC 47

2011 Guide to Use of CCDC 17 -­‐ Electronic Format Only

$ 25.00 $ 37.50

CCDC 48

2002 A Guide to the Use of CCDC 18 -­‐ Electronic Format Only

$ 25.00 $ 37.50

CCDC 220

2002 Bid Bond CCDC -­‐ Hardcopy Only

$ 5.00 $ 7.50

CCDC 221

2002 Performance Bond CCDC -­‐ Hardcopy Only

$ 5.00 $ 7.50

CCDC 222

2002 Labour & Material Payment Bond (Trustee Form) -­‐ Hardcopy Only

$ 5.00 $ 7.50

The Canadian Environmental Assessment Act a Guide for the Construction Industry

$ 20.00 $ 30.00

Complete Set of CCDC Contracts and Guides -­‐ Electronic Format Only

$ 660.00 $ 990.00

CDBI Documents Doc No.

Item Description

Member Price

Non Member Price

Series 100

$ 55.00

$ 82.50

Series 200

$ 55.00

$ 82.50

Document 210 (2004) RFP Guide

$ 55.00

$ 82.50

Series 300 (2004) Responding to RFQ's & RFP's

$ 55.00

$ 82.50

Document 310 (2004) Conceptual Estimating

$ 55.00

$ 82.50

Series 400 (2009) A Guide to Project Delivery

$ 55.00

$ 82.50

A Complete Set of CDBI Practice Manuals

$ 264.00 $ 396.00

ACA Documents Doc No.

Item Description ACA Form A -­‐ 2000 Alberta Standard Subcontract

Member Price

Non Member Price

Elec -­‐ Free

HC Only -­‐ $ 5.00

$ 3.00

$ 4.50

Elec -­‐ Free

HC Only -­‐ $ 5.00

ACA Form B Copyright Authorization Seals

$ 3.00

$ 4.50

ACA Form C -­‐ 1980 Alberta Standard Guide for Take Over Procedures

$ 3.00

$ 4.50

ACA Form D -­‐ 1982 Alberta Standard Guide for Change Order Procedures ACA Form E -­‐ 1986 Alberta Standard Guide Shop Drawings and Submittal Procedures

$ 3.00

$ 4.50

$ 3.00

$ 4.50

ACA Form F -­‐ 1988 Alberta Standard Guide to Construction Procedures

$ 10.00

$ 15.00

ACA Form A Copyright Authorization Seals ACA Form B -­‐ 2000 Alberta Standard Sub-­‐Contract

ACA Document C Suplementary #1 -­‐ Certificate of Substantial Performance of Prime Contract (1997) (25 per pad) ACA Document C Supplementary #2 -­‐ Certificate of Substantial Performance of Subcontract (1997) (25 per pad)

$ 2.00 Each $ 20.00/pad $ 2.00 Each $ 20.00/pad

$ 3.00 Each $ 30.00/pad $ 3.00 Each $ 30.00/pad

Alberta Builders Lien Act -­‐ Hardcopy Only

$ 10.00 $ 20.00

Plain Language Guide to the Alberta Builder's Lien Act

$ 14.00

$ 21.00

Plain Language Guide to Construction Insurance

$ 14.00

$ 21.00

Plain Language Guide to Bonding

$ 14.00

$ 21.00

Plain Language Guide on Fleet Safety & Compliance

$ 14.00

$ 21.00

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advertisers Acoustic Solutions............................................................................... 30 AGS Mechanical Contractors Ltd......................................................... 11 Alberta Blue Cross................................................................................. 3 Aquatera............................................................................................. 27 ATB Drywall Grande Prairie Ltd............................................................ 22 AWG Northern Industries Inc................................................................. 9 B.W. Berch Concrete Ltd..................................................................... 24 Boyer Truss Ltd...................................................................................... 9 Canwest Group Benefits Inc................................................................. 38 CC&C Services....................................................................................... 5 County of Grande Prairie...................................................................... 41 Cutline Painting................................................................................... 14 DirtWorx Ventures................................................................................ 45 Electrical Contractors Association of Alberta......................................... 22 Frasko Concrete Cutting Ltd................................................................... 8 George’s Roofing Ltd............................................................................ 13 GP Landscaping Ltd............................................................................ 33 Grande Prairie Chamber of Commerce................................................ 15 Grande Prairie Regional College.......................................................... IFC Gray Electric (2013) Ltd......................................................................... 7 Greatwest Kenworth............................................................................. 21

Guillevin International Co..................................................................... 49 Gurevitch Burnham Law Office............................................................ 21 Hub International.............................................................................. OBC HWD Construction Ltd......................................................................... 29 Inland Concrete Ltd............................................................................. 13 J.R. Paine & Associates Ltd................................................................. 35 Kaymor Machining & Welding Ltd........................................................ 48 L.S.M. – Lee’s Sheet Metal Ltd............................................................. 17 Lan-Tech Services............................................................................... 47 Mainline Construction (2014) Ltd........................................................ 27 Northern Road Builders, A Division of FTen Group of Companies......... 13 Odessa Doors Limited.......................................................................... 45 PhoneCo Inc........................................................................................ 26 Proform Management Inc.............................................................. 39, 42 Risley Steel Services............................................................................ 35 Roadside Supply Ltd............................................................................ 30 Southwest Design & Construction Ltd.................................................. 24 The Yardmaster Ltd............................................................................... 8 Trans Peace Construction Ltd................................................................ 7 Tri-S Concrete (1996) Ltd.................................................................... 15 United Rentals....................................................................................... 9

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