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IN THIS ISSUE

Message from the President of the GPCA, David Brinkman.................................................. 6 Message from the COO of the GPCA, Carmen Lemay.............................................................. 8 Message from the Premier of Alberta, Jason Kenney............................................................. 10 Message from the Minister of Infrastructure, Prasad Panda................................................ 11 Message from the Mayor of Grande Prairie, Jackie Clayton................................................ 12

CCA focused on helping members build capacity.................................................................. 14

ACA advocacy update................................................................................................................................ 18

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GPCA Social Committee report............................................................................................................26 2021 scholarships update........................................................................................................................29

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Message from the President of the GPCA

DAVID BRINKMAN

I have been apart of the association for five years and this would be my first year as full-time president.

My background is in fire protection, operating a local company here called Valor Fire Protection.

We are excited to see major projects coming up and ongoing for the Grande Prairie area, such as NorLan Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, the QE2 Conference Centre fire alarm upgrade, St. Patrick Catholic School Replacement, Obrien Lake West School, and ongoing infrastructure upgrades.

This year the association continues to work closely with the Alberta Construction Association (ACA) on ongoing commitments municipally and provincially. The GPCA is moving to a new platform internally to become a more relevant entity. In the past, our plan room was the meat and potatoes of our association, piloting our membership totals. Now that plans are at our fingertips, we are adapting to the times. The platform will consist of becoming a central hub for new businesses, employees, and employers. In short, we are creating a one-stop shop for new businesses looking to attain resources such as lawyers, accountants, bookkeepers, etc. It’s also great for employees that are looking for job opportunities, employers, training, and apprenticeships, and employers who are looking for skilled workers, safety resources, mandate policies, and contractors (members). We are also looking to create a bulletin board platform which would allow employees and employers to post jobs and resumes while also using it for a tool/equipment buy and sell within the membership. With this direction we have already adjusted our membership fees and look to attain members from all lines of work that directly benefit our members and the construction industry.

Since I have been on the board, I think we have only just begun to evolve into a relevant entity for the times. Of course, the last two years have stunted a lot of progress for everybody, but we are optimistic of our direction and excited to roll it out in 2022. We also look forward to continuing with our regular events for our members. I think the association’s value will be heightened with our new direction and upheld with ongoing provincial government advocacy, prompt pay, apprenticeship programs, and local worker directives. l

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Message from the COO of the GPCA

CARMEN LEMAY A few stats from 2021:

• We had 292 projects close in our BuildWorks plans room. This is higher than 2020, however, this also includes numbers from projects that are pushed through from bids and tenders.

• Membership ended at 158 full members, four affiliate members, and seven associate members.

•G olf tournament in August •C hristmas hamper in December This year we are hopeful to hold all these same events and maybe a few more.

We are making more of an effort to use our social media platforms

We started the year off with a move to a new office. We are now

to push information and events out there. Make sure to like our

closer to many of the members, making it easier for them to run

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over and pick up prints. We can still rent out the boardroom, but as a much smaller attendee venue.

With COVID still hanging around we had to cancel many of our events, however, we were still able to do:

Contact emails for staff are: Accounting/course registrations: Carmen at carmen@gpca.ca

• Small networking mixer in April

Print requests/BuildWorks:

• Appreciation BBQ in May

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Message from the Premier of Alberta

THE HONOURABLE JASON KENNEY On behalf of the Government of Alberta, it is

big one, and the dramatic improvement of our

my pleasure to send greetings to the readers

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costs and dynamic revenue growth, means we

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can keep moving forward.

The difference between a dream and reality is

I know the last two years have not been easy, and

often just an opportunity. With Alberta’s Recov-

I appreciate your hard work and perseverance.

ery Plan, those opportunities will be limitless.

Budget 2022 accelerates our bold plan to cut red tape, diversify the economy, and invest in capital projects—because we know we cannot build a brighter future without the infrastructure Albertans rely on. The 2021 construction season was a

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Special thanks to the leadership of the Grande Prairie Construction Association for your tireless efforts to advocate for and support members, and to promote Alberta’s construction industry.

Best wishes for the year ahead! l

Message from Minister of Infrastructure

PRASAD PANDA

On behalf of the Government of Alberta, I am pleased to extend greetings to the members of the Grande Prairie Construction Association.

Alberta’s government is committed to protecting the lives and livelihoods of Albertans by investing in critical public infrastructure projects that will boost our economy and support job growth.

The 2022 Capital Plan has invested over $20.2 billion over three years to build and maintain essential public infrastructure such as health facilities, schools, roads and bridges, and government buildings where important services and programs are delivered. These projects are expected to generate 19,000 direct jobs and 12,000 indirect jobs each year.

Here in the Grande Prairie and Peace River area, there are a number of important projects that are under construction, in the planning and development phase, or have been recently completed. This includes Phase 1 and 2 of the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital which opened late in 2021, the new Grande Prairie Composite High School, and O’Brien Lake West School which are in construction. In Grande Prairie County the Harry Balfour School is in design, and in Peace River the Ecole des Quatre-Vents school is under construction.

Most importantly, projects like these are moving ahead throughout Alberta right now, and Alberta’s construction sector labourers, tradespeople, and employers are vital to our success.

These projects are addressing local priorities, creating thousands of good paying jobs right now, supporting local businesses and attracting investment into our communities, laying the foundation for the private sector to grow and create thousands of good-paying jobs.

These efforts have positioned Alberta to retake our rightful place as an economic leader in Canada. Alberta’s innovative competent construction sector is playing an important part of the development that is taking place here in Alberta.

Each and every one of you are vital partners in the future of our great province and the work you do every day is making Alberta a better place to live now and for many years to come.

The impacts of a world-wide recession and the COVID pandemic have only increased our resolve to build a stronger economy and position Alberta for an era of growth and Alberta Infrastructure is delivering on that commitment.

Together we are making Alberta a province of prosperity for everyone, a destination for investment, good jobs, and a place to raise your family. l

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Message from the Mayor of Grande Prairie

JACKIE CLAYTON

In 2021, the City of Grande Prairie shared an ambitious capital construction plan that was slated to be the largest capital year on record.

I am pleased to report that over the course of 2021, the City invested $85 million in local infrastructure to improve and build new infrastructure and amenities. This was made possible in part through strategic investment from the federal and provincial governments.

The Government of Canada’s Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program provided a way for the City to move shovel-ready projects up the queue and build them today.

One project we are pleased to bring to the community is the Activity and Reception Centre, located in the Smith Subdivision. This facility fills a recreation gap in the community by providing affordable access to indoor dryland space on the city’s east side, an area that previously didn’t have nearby indoor recreation space. The Activity and Reception Centre also doubles as an emergency centre, where the City of Grande Prairie can support the region in the event of large-scale emergencies.

Moving downtown to the heart of Grande Prairie, Phase 4 of the Downtown Rehabilitation Project is nearing completion. Phase 4 is a milestone as it is the last planned phase of the multi-year project to replace and improve underground infrastructure while creating a destination city centre that is accessible for all community members. Since 2016, all four phases of the Downtown Rehabilitation Project have resulted in the replacement of:

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• 1,854 metres of storm pipe • 1,439 metres of sanitary pipe • 1,173 metres of water pipe • 3,680 metres of sidewalks • 1.84 kilometres of roads This summer we look forward to the final touches on Phase 4, including the installation of paving stones and landscaping.

For 2022, the City of Grande Prairie seeks to set out on a sustainable path for infrastructure improvements to ensure the community has access to roads, sidewalks, and trails that help them live and prosper in Grande Prairie.

We know it has been a hard two years for our community, our businesses, and our economy.

Strong indicators continue to show our region is once again on an upwards trajectory, with recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic remaining a priority. Recent announcements and highlights include: • Over $14 billion in planned and proposed major industrial projects is being invested around the region.

• 2021 ended with a 27 per cent increase in home sales from 2020.

• The local unemployment rate dropped to 6.4 per cent.

Thank you all for your continued commitment to building our community and region through strategic investments. We look forward to working and building together in 2022. l

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CCA focused on helping members build capacity

BY MARY VAN BUREN, PRESIDENT, CANADIAN CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION

Our initiatives include securing robust, long-term investment in infrastructure, positioning the industry as a first choice for careers and fair procurement There is no debate. The infrastructure we design, build, and maintain must anticipate a rapidly changing world, where future climate, technologies, and social needs will be very different from today.

But to achieve this, we need a considered and coordinated national plan backed by a long-term investment strategy.

Infrastructure enables trade, powers businesses, connects workers to their jobs, creates opportunities for communities and protects the nation from an increasingly unpredictable natural environment.

It also supports workers, providing millions of jobs each year in building, design and maintenance, accounting for over 1.4 million jobs in Canada.

Our industry can be the path to green and the road to economic recovery.

There are however some significant challenges to the industry realizing its full potential. As the industry’s national advocate, the Canadian Construction Association (CCA) has been working to support members in your continued success and to remove roadblocks.

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This includes ensuring the federal government procures fairly and transparently, that there is a consistent and long-term infrastructure investment plan, and finally, that our industry is seen as a career of choice.

These issues will be CCA priorities for 2022, and were already raised with key elected parliamentarians during our annual Hill Day on November 30 and in our response to the federal government’s National Infrastructure Assessment. Backed by our 60+ integrated partner associa-

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Investing in infrastructure will secure Canada’s growth economy Setting national goals around building sustainability into our infrastructure is key to our future economy. The economy needs reliable infrastructure to connect supply chains and efficiently move goods and services across borders. The funds must be predictable, flow quickly, and be aligned with provincial, municipal, and Indigenous needs.

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The creation of an independent advisory body can align governments at the provincial and municipal level to address infrastructure deficits across Canada.

The stability of having multi-year project pipelines, based on evidence and independent expert advice, would also enable the development of the necessary skilled workforce and encourage private sector investment.

The CCA has also been working with partners and stakeholders to build a business case for increased investment in the trade-enabling infrastructure. The Western Canada Trade Gateways & Corridors Initiative (WCTGCI) brings attention to the

importance of the Western Canada trade corridor to Canada’s future economic growth. Sustained, predictable, strategic investments in trade-enabling infrastructure will propel the country forward as a place for foreign investment, building supply chain capacity, and supporting innovation and emerging technologies.

Supporting value and innovation through fair and transparent procurement

Stay in touch!

Canada will be counting on the construction industry to build back better. You can count on CCA to be a collaborative partner to the Grande Prairie Construction Association, providing helpful tools, sharing best practices across the country, and being your voice with the federal government.

Stay in the loop by subscribing to CCA’s newsletter at bit.ly/ccasubscribe, by following @ConstructionCAN on Twitter, or by looking up Canadian Construction Association on LinkedIn. Please email me at mvanburen@cca-acc. com if you have any feedback or comments on how the CCA can serve you better. l

With productivity and sustainability issues on the rise, including net-zero carbon targets and shortages in material and labour affecting profit margins, now is the time to modernize procurement practices. To build the infrastructure needed across the country and recruit the workforce of the future, federal procurement strategies need to adapt to encourage innovation, include contractors earlier in the process, account for long-term value and sustainability, promote the use of alternative delivery models, and support shared risk.

Building the workforce of the future The construction industry is facing a serious workforce shortage that will impact our progress on building for the future.

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ACA Advocacy Update

BY KEN GIBSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ALBERTA CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION

Prompt pay in force August 29, 2022 Prompt pay comes into effect for contracts signed after August 29, 2022. Together with local construction associations, the Alberta Construction Association (ACA) is coordinating education for members. This started with answers to frequently asked questions disseminated in early March.

Consult your construction association for webinars planned for April.

The industry consortium of the ACA, Alberta Trade Contractors Coalition, Alberta Urban Municipalities Association, and Consulting Engineers of Alberta continue to work towards submitting a proposal to government to act as a nominating authority to accredit prompt pay adjudicators and manage the adjudication process. The ACA is concerned that the proposed administrative responsibilities contemplated in the regulations run counter to the goal of affordable costs borne by parties to an adjudication.

The ACA continues to lobby government to commit to comparable prompt pay and dispute resolution processes for projects under the Public Works Act.

and abroad has confirmed the importance of public infrastructure to boost economic productivity and support trade-enabled prosperity. The following issues limit the role of public infrastructure in fostering economic recovery: • Lack of transparency and variability regarding future projects, funding, timing, delivery, and project budget, impacting industry’s ability to plan. It takes years of steady work to produce skilled design consultants, tradespeople, and project managers. Swings in infrastructure spending inevitably lead to periods in which industry capacity can’t meet demand without price increases at the expense of taxpayers.

• Relations that are contractual and transactional rather than collaborative.

• Inappropriate allocation of risk designed to ensure the negative single occurrence is never repeated.

• Contractual terms that are unquantifiable, uninsurable, and/or infeasible for the contractor to meet.

• The revision of GoA agreements removing all forms of alternative dispute resolution,

Three big ideas for public infrastructure to enable economic recovery and growth

• Lack of acceptance of industry recom-

The ACA believes publicly funded infrastructure can be an enabler of economic recovery. Independent research in Canada

• GoA decision making is slow, impacting

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leaving the courts as the only option.

mendations to improve timely completion of projects.

costs within a rigid delivery schedule.

• Contractor selection primarily based on low price, treating construction as a commodity, rather than selection on best value and innovation treating construction as a specialized service.

The Red Tape Reduction Construction Industry Panel have consistently affirmed that industry’s concerns remain an urgent priority to resolve.

In order for publicly funded infrastructure to fully contribute, there are three big ideas to address current constraints and unleash the full potential of this key enabler. The three mutually reinforcing ideas to address common issues are: 1. Certainty 2. Partnership 3. Value Possible approaches to achieve certainty, partnership, and value include: • Specifying a predictable long-term capital plan with certainty and consistency of funding • Utilizing asset management planning to inform the capital plan • Funding the capital plan – a look back at the 2003 capital account • Utilizing a public utility model • Ongoing meaningful dialogue with industry to share multi-year capital programs; understand industry capacity, and receive industry input on appropriate selection of form of project delivery

• Moving to a suite of common contracts for the various forms of project delivery for vertical infrastructure across public owners. This common suite of contracts must address inappropriate risk allocation and onerous/infeasible contract terms by working towards modified CCDC contracts to ensure contracts are balanced across contracting parties

with retrofits achieving shallow rather than deep energy savings.

• Independent procurement/project management agencies

The ACA will be working with others to advocate that all three levels of government enact a coherent and mutually reinforcing policy framework and share of funding of a major building retrofit multi-year program with annual progress reporting to the target of a zero-carbon Alberta building stock by 2050. Retrofits should encompass resilience to natural disasters given the changes in climate. Sustained multi-year public and private investment is necessary to allow the development of a construction workforce skilled in delivering highperformance building retrofits along with the supply chain to provide the necessary materials and technologies. One promising program is offered by SOFIAC. SOFIAC is leveraging private and public funding to act as a super energy services company, that allows aggregation of small projects. SOFIAC is interested in expanding operations into Alberta. The ACA is advocating government incent SOFIAC as an additional funding source for Alberta projects.

• Adoption of collaborative forms of project delivery as the standard • Enhancing the opportunity for local knowledge and services in delivering on Alberta’s infrastructure needs • Moving away from low bid to best value procurement

Multi-year Major Retrofit Program essential The sixth Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change working group report released August 2021 makes for sober reading. In the words of the panel: “It is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land. Widespread and rapid changes in the atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere and biosphere have occurred.... Human-induced climate change is already affecting many weather and climate extremes in every region across the globe.”

Alberta is Canada’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases. Alberta residential and commercial buildings are among the highest GHG emitters per square metre of building area across Canada.

In the last 10 years, extreme flooding, hail, and wildfires have destroyed numerous Alberta buildings with insured losses of $7 billion.

While there has been a promising start within Alberta and much success to build on, one national estimate is that current retrofit rates are below one per cent for low-rise residential buildings and 1.4 per cent of commercial building floor area,

Building retrofits generate employment and GDP, with benefits spread across the entire province. Annual public and private costs totaling $5 to $9 billion per year over the next 30 to 15 years can achieve a zerocarbon building stock for Alberta.

Workforce development Construction’s contribution to Alberta’s future prosperity is dependent upon the right numbers of skilled trades professionals with the right skills at the right time. The ACA plans to engage with industry to identify needed policies and gaps in programs to promote development of local sources of workers, improve interprovincial mobility, and optimize the use of foreign talent.

The ACA is advocating for a stronger role for industry under the new Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship Education Act. The ACA applauds the Provincial Government for financial support of a number of ACA pilot projects to develop skills and recruit and retain workers. l Building the Grande Prairie & Peace Region 2022 19

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Use competency assessments to nurture talent Many a great foreman, estimator, project manager, safety practitioner, or superintendent starts in a different role and moves up the chain over the years. It is important to have a formal framework to identify talent, discuss future opportunities, and chart a learning and mentoring path for progression.

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“One of the great things about competency assessments is that they can be used for much more than Gold Seal exam preparation,” says Alistair Robertson of Learning Forty-Two, an adult learning and development specialist who led the most recent update of Gold Seal designations and exams. “HR departments, managers, and employees can use them to help identify areas for ongoing skill development through relevant training or other learning opportunities. The competencies themselves can even be used to help hire new and evaluate existing employees.”

Lunch ’n’ Learns are helpful tools to get employees excited about Gold Seal. The CCA organizes public information webinars and can also deliver one tailored to your company or group.

Getting your project recognized as a Gold Seal project is also a great way to get all

eligible jobsite staff certified, subtrades included, and gain visibility for your commitment to professional development.

Get the best people for the job Including information on Gold Seal Certification (GSC) in your website’s careers section and in job postings can benefit your company in many ways. Having a clearly defined and articulated way of growing talent and investing in professional development is a big perk for applicants and can help differentiate your company from the competition. By asking for the certification in job postings or by listing it as an asset, you can showcase your appreciation of professionalism and your support of professional development.

Prevent the brain drain

one certifiable designation to another.

enrolled GSCs must demonstrate having worked in their designation for a minimum

There is also our highest level of certification, the renewable Professional, Gold

of 2,000 hours and earned 30 credits worth

Seal Certified (P.GSC) credential, whereby

of updated activities every two years.

To learn more about Gold Seal Certification, visit our website at cca-acc.com/workforce-excellence/gold-seal or contact our staff at goldseal@cca-acc.com. l

According to the job site Indeed, “no room to grow” is the top reason why people leave their jobs. Knowing that your employer invests in their staff is a strong motivator.

Establishing a mentoring program where Gold Seal Certified staff members help those who are just starting on their process is a great idea. Some companies have appointed an admin, HR, or training contact to assist with applications.

• UNDERGROUND UTILITIES

Celebrating success

• EARTHWORKS & GRADING • OILFIELD CONSTRUCTION

When your staff members receive their GSC, that’s cause for celebration! Some ways that employers can mark this occa-

• AGGREGATE SUPPLY

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• ROAD MAINTENANCE

media announcements. Some companies

• GENERAL CONTRACTING

also proudly display their employees’ GSC certificates on a special wall.

Learning does not stop at GSC. We have a growing number of Gold Seal Certified professionals with two or three GSCs in different designations as they have moved from

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GPCA 2022 Board of Directors 2022 Executive & Office Staff

Treasurer: Michelle Pelletier – Custom Communications & Security 10008 103 Avenue, Grande Prairie, AB T8V 1B8 Tel: 780-538-2012 | Fax: 780-539-5904 Email: michelle@ccsigp.ca

President: David Brinkman, Valor Fire Protection 8909 61 Avenue, Grande Prairie, AB T8W 2P3 Tel: 780-380-5100 | Email: dave@valorfirepro.ca Vice-President: Andre Deslauriers – Kamwin Electric 9607 112 Street, Grande Prairie, AB T8V 6G8 Tel: 780-532-4416 | Fax: 780-539-5440 Email: andre@kamwin.ca

Vice Treasurer: Justin Staffen – JMS Construction 104, 8901 156 Avenue, Grande Prairie, AB T8V 2N6 Tel: 780-876-8491 Email: justin@jmsconstruction.ca

Past President: Todd Anderson – Chinook Drywall Ltd. 8802 70 Avenue, Grande Prairie, AB T8X 0C1 Tel: 780-978-0958 | Fax: 780-513-8965 Email: todd@chinookdrywall.ca

Chief Operating Officer: Carmen Lemay – Grande Prairie Construction Association 11439 98 Avenue, Grande Prairie, AB T8V 5S5 Tel: 780-532-4548 Email: carmen@gpca.ca

Thank You For Supporting Local PROUD PARTNERS IN BUILDING THE PEACE REGION FOR OVER 55 YEARS GRANDE PRAIRIE Rentco Equipment Ltd 1.888.654.RENT (7368) Ph: 780.539.7860 9601 117 St.

Rentco's Tool Shed Ph: 780.532.8421 10016 108 Ave.

Bobcat of the Peace 1.855.538.0791 Ph: 780.538.0791 11437 97 Ave.

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Rentco Equipment Ltd Ph: 250.782.7931 1905 96 Ave.

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2022 Board of Directors Adam Hutchison Iron Sun Construction Box 798 Stn. Main Grande Prairie, AB T8V 3Y1 Tel: 780-402-9289 Email: adam.hutchison@ironsun.ca Jaime Hebert M & R Plumbing & Heating Box 374 Grande Prairie, AB T8V 3A5 Tel: 780-567-2477 Fax: 780-567-2699 Email: office@mandrplumbing.ca Leigh Anne Longson Cutline Painting 11428 97 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 5Z5 Tel: 780-882-6555 Fax: 780-532-3648 Email: llongson_22@hotmail.com

Andrew Dunbar Southwest Design & Construction 11453 98 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 5S5 Tel: 780-830-2400 Fax: 780-830-2411 Email: andrewd@swmw.net

Glenn Penner HWD Construction 10533 98 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 4L1 Tel: 780-538-3616 Fax: 780-532-2066 Email: glenn@hwdconstruction.com

Jeff Hinz LSM 10910 97 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 3J8 Tel: 780-532-4418 Fax: 780-539-0680 Email: jhinz@golsm.com

Jon Halls Absolute HVAC 6214 90 A Street Grande Prairie, AB T8W 2M5 Tel: 780-882-5946 Email: jonhalls@absolute-hvac.com

Taylor Shaw K Shaw & Sons Contracting 10424 96 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8W 5V2 Tel: 780-532-0565 Email: kshawts@gmail.com

Lifetime Board Members Adria Mathisen Ernie Dewhurst Denise McCarty Ron Peterson

City of Grande Prairie Representatives Laurie Gaudet Lanny Brown

County of Grande Prairie No. 1 Representatives Dale Van Volkingburgh

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2022 GPCA Committees ACA Director

Website

David Brinkman Valor Fire Protection Tel: 780-380-5100 | Email: dave@valorfirepro.ca

Justin Staffen JMS Construction Tel: 780-876-8491 | Email: justin@jmsconstruction.ca

Andre Deslauriers Kamwin Electric Tel: 780-532-4416 | Email: andre@kamwin.ca

ACSA/WCB/Safety Todd Anderson Chinook Drywall Ltd. Tel: 780-978-0958 | Email: todd@chinookdrywall.ca Jeff Hinz LSM Tel: 780-532-4418 | Email: jhinz@golsm.com

Government Action Andre Deslauriers Kamwin Electric Tel: 780-532-4416 | Email: andre@kamwin.ca David Brinkman Valor Fire Protection Tel: 780-380-5100 | Email: dave@valorfirepro.ca

Partnerships with Education Awards & Scholarships Jaime Hebert M & R Plumbing & Heating Tel: 780-567-2477 | Email: office@mandrplumbing.ca Andre Deslauriers Kamwin Electric Tel: 780-532-4416 | Email: andre@kamwin.ca Taylor Shaw – kshawts@gmail.com Jon Halls – jon.halls@absolute-hvac.com Justin Staffen – justin@jmsconstruction.ca

Michelle Pelletier CCSI Tel: 780-538-2012 | Email: michelle@ccsigp.ca Jon Halls – jon.halls@absolute-hvac.com Adam Hutchison – adam.hutchison@ironsun.ca Dave Brinkman – dave@valorfirepro.ca

Social Committee Marketing Committee David Brinkman Valor Fire Protection Tel: 780-380-5100 | Email: dave@valorfirepro.ca Leigh Anne Longson Cutline Painting Tel: 780-882-6555 | Email: llongson_22@hotmail.com Nichole Staffen – admin@jmsconstruction.ca Jon Halls – jon.halls@absolute-hvac.com Jaime Hebert – office@mandrplumbing.ca Andrew Dunbar – andrewd@swmw.net

Contracts & Trade Definitions Justin Staffen JMS Construction Tel: 780-876-8491 | Email: justin@jmsconstruction.ca Glenn Penner HWD Construction Tel: 780-538-3616 | Email: glenn@hwdconstruction.com

Mental Health Committee Todd Anderson Chinook Drywall Tel: 780-978-0958 | Email: todd@chinookdrywall.ca Leigh Ann Longson Cutline Painting Tel: 780-882-6555 | Email: llongson_22@hotmail.com Taylor Shaw – kshawts@gmail.com

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GPCA Social Committee report 2021 still had COVID lingering so we had to cancel some events, but we were able to proceed with others.

Top row from left: Alex Oliver, Derian Power, James Claggett, and Dave Brinkman.

Bottom row from left: Alan Sherren, Carmen Lemay, and Jill Caine.

Movember GPCA members once again participated in Movember last year.

Movember is an annual event that involves the growing of moustaches or 60 kilometres of physical movement during the month of November. The event raises awareness of men’s health issues, such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and mental health issues, such as suicide.

For 2021, GPCA members raised a total of $1,564 for this important initiative.

Chili Cook-Off Unfortunately, we were not able to host this in 2021, but we are going ahead with it for 2022 and combining it with the crib tournament.

Appreciation BBQ

We were able to host this event in our regular format and had a great turnout. Bandaged Paws attended again and we did a collection of donated items and money for them.

Thank you to the following: • To our sponsors: South Wapiti Meats, Freson Bros. IGA, Gray Electric, Valor Fire Protection, and Northern Metallic.

• To our board members who helped with set up, serving, and BBQing for the afternoon.

• To Grande Prairie Regional Safety Committee: We truly appreciate you partnering with us every year.

• To everyone who attended: This would not have been a successful event without you!

The 2022 date is yet to be determined but watch our Facebook page for more details.

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Golf

The 35th Annual Golf Tournament was amazing! We decided to push the tournament back to a later date in hopes that the restrictions would open up. They did and we were able to have a shotgun start and the dinner/prize presentations afterwards. Everyone was so happy to be at a full event again and able to network.

We had a great time!

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2021 Sponsors

Title Sponsor

Beverage Sponsors

Hole-In-One Sponsors

Mulligan Sponsors

Cart Sponsor

Putting Contest Sponsor

Platinum Sponsors

2021 Hole Sponsors Absolute HVAC Bull Mechanical Celtic Construction Chinook Drywall Clark Builders Cloverdale Paint Cutline Painting Dedicated Designated Drivers Everlast Plumbing & Heating G & M Plumbing & Heating Gray Electric GP Regional Safety Committee Green Acre Ventures Guillevin International

Gurevitch Burnham Law Kamwin Electric Lan Tech Services LSM Maroon Mechanical Northern Doors Shadow Rathole Drilling Shoemaker Drywall Southwest Design & Construction Summit Fleet The Cat Rental Store Torque Industrial Wayne Building Products Wilmar Drywall Woodland Home Hardware

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2021 Gold Sponsors ACSA Bear Creek Golf Course Bearcomm Canada CCSI Design Works Surveys Environmental 360 Solutions Field Lievers Architecture GFL Environmental Gray Electric

Herc Rentals Jarvis Tree Removal Nevada Bobs Northern Road Builders Prairie Mall Serv-All Mechanical Ultimate Productions Valor Fire Woodland Home Hardware

2021 scholarships update The GPCA gave out four scholarships last year. The GPCA scholarships are typically funded through money raised at the annual golf tournament and each recipient receives $500 each.

Recipients for 2021 included the following: • Chris Webber – JMS Construction • Derian Power – Valor Fire Protection • Orrin Cardinal – LSM • Ty Grant – M & R Plumbing & Heating Scholarships can be obtained on our website or by contacting our office at 780-5324548. Applications are reviewed by our Scholarship/Partnerships with Education Committee. Deadline to apply is October 31/2022.

Chris Webber.

Derian Power.

The Scholarship/Partnerships with Education Committee members are: • Jaime Hebert (M&R Plumbing & Heating), office@mandrplumbing.ca • Andrew Deslauriers (Kamwin Electric), andre@kamwin.ca • Taylor Shaw, kshawts@gmail.com • Jon Halls, jon.halls@absolute-hvac.com • Justin Staffen, justin@jmsconstruction.ca. l

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Steps for Life –

We walk together What are your reasons for working safely? Most of us want to stay safe and healthy so we can come home to our families and loved ones, but that’s not always front of mind when we set off to our jobs each day.

For families affected by work-related fatalities, life-altering injuries and illnesses, there’s no forgetting the reason for health and safety. It’s with them all the time. On May 7, the communities across the Peace Region-Grande Prairie region will walk together to support those families as they honour their loved ones, and promote the importance of health and safety for all of us.

Steps for Life – Walking for Families of Workplace Tragedy is a fun five-kilometre walk planned for Muskoseepi Park in Grande Prairie and other communities across Canada. Steps for Life is the flagship fundraiser for the Association for Workplace Tragedy Family Support (known as Threads of Life). It supports those affected by work-related tragedies, and aims to keep workplace health and safety front of mind.

Each year in Canada, roughly 1,000 families learn their loved one won’t be coming home from work due to a traumatic accident or occupational disease. Thousands more have their lives permanently altered by injuries at work. Since the Peace Region-Grande Prairie Steps for Life walk began in 2015, the community has raised close to $100,000 to provide these families with one-onone peer support, links to community support services, and the opportunity to take actions to help prevent similar tragedies to other families. After two years of virtual events, Peace RegionGrande Prairie is excited to host an in-person Steps for Life walk this spring.

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Above left: Steps for Life – Walking for Families of Workplace Tragedy is a fun five-kilometre walk planned for Muskoseepi Park in Grande Prairie and other communities across Canada on May 7.

Above right: After two years of virtual events, Peace Region-Grande Prairie is excited to host an in-person Steps for Life walk this spring.

Threads of Life is a national, registered charity, helping many families in Alberta and across the country. The Peace Region-Grande Prairie Steps for Life event is organized and hosted by local volunteers committed to health and safety, and to supporting families affected by tragedy. You can help too!

Register to walk in Steps for Life, form a team of your coworkers or friends, raise some money, or donate to another walker! If you’re unable to attend on May 7, you can still register to support the Peace Region-Grande Prairie Steps for Life community and walk on your own another day. Through Steps for Life, we all walk together.

“Companies and individuals in this community really step up to show they’re serious about workplace safety,” says Nicole Lazaruk, chair for the organizing committee. “While the stories of tragedy are heartbreaking, we know we’re doing something positive to help.”

For more information and to register for the Peace Region-Grande Prairie 2022 Steps for Life walk, visit www.stepsforlife.ca. #StepsForLife #WeWalkTogether. l

Steps for Life is the flagship fundraiser for the Association for Workplace Tragedy Family Support (known as Threads of Life). It supports those affected by work-related tragedies, and aims to keep workplace health and safety front of mind.

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GPCA 2022 Members Absolute HVAC 6214 90 A Street Grande Prairie, AB T8W 2M5 Tel: 780-882-5946 Jon Halls jonhalls@absolute-hvac.com

AGS Mechanical Contractors Ltd. Box 6206 Peace River, AB T8S 1S2 Tel: 780-624-1184 | Fax: 780-624-1141 Matt Gannon office.main@agsmechanical.com

All-West Northern Glass 9606 108 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 4E1 Tel: 780-532-4711 | Fax: 780-539-0252 Curtis Ankerstein www.all-westglass.com AR Solution 11436 97 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 5Z5 Tel: 780-830-9717 Richard Nasedkin richard@arsolution.ca www.arsolution.ca

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Ardy Rigging Ltd. Box 180 Valleyview, AB T0H 3N0 Tel: 780-524-3459 | Fax: 780-524-4349 Bill Davis bill.davis@ardyrigging.com www.ardyrigging.com ATB Drywall Grande Prairie Ltd. 52 714010 RR 73 County of Grande Prairie No. 1, AB T8W 5J7 Tel: 780-402-8469 | Fax: 780-402-6593 Tyson McCrea atbltd@telus.net www.atbdrywall.com Beairsto & Associates Engineering Ltd. 10940 92 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 6B5 Tel: 780-532-4919 | Fax: 780-532-4739 Dennis Hussey dennish@baseng.ca www.baseng.ca Bgreen Irrigation Inc. 12703 101 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 5S1 Tel: 780-532-6656 Brian Peters bgreenirrigation@live.com www.bgreenirrigation.com Blair Nelson Enterprises Ltd. Box 388 Whitecourt, AB T7S 1N5 Tel: 780-648-2193 | Fax: 780-648-2103 Don Stachniak dstachniak@bneltd.com www.bneltd.com

GPCA 2022 Members Bull Mechanical Ltd. 13, 712074 RR 55 Grande Prairie, AB T8X 4A8 Tel: 587-299-9698 Rob Howarth rhowarth@bullmechanical.com www.admin69803.wixsite.com/ bullmechanical CCSI Unit 104, 10001 100 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 0V2 Tel: 780-538-2012 Vernon Boyd vernon@ccsigp.ca www.ccsigp.ca Celtic Construction Ltd. Box 507 Dawson Creek, BC V1G 4H4 Tel: 250-782-6109 Leon Gullickson leon@celticconstruction.ca www.celticconstruction.ca Checkmark Services Ltd. Box 579 La Crete, AB T0H 2H0 Tel: 780-928-4801 | Fax: 780-928-3929 John Schmidt johns@checkmarkservices.com www.checkmarkservices.com

Cutline Painting 11428 97 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 5Z5 Tel: 780-882-6555 | Fax: 780-532-3648 Ron Peterson cutlinep@telus.net www.cutlinepainting.com D. Harms Contracting 2010 Ltd. Box 25224 Grande Prairie, AB T8W 2L0 Tel: 780-513-1576 | Fax: 780-539-4636 Dan Harms dan.dharmscont@netnet.ca www.dharmscontracting.ca Dorscheid Brothers Construction Ltd. 715028 RR 41 County of Grande Prairie No. 1, AB T8X 4C5 Tel: 780-897-3606 | Fax: 780-882-6416 Kevin Dorscheid kevin@dorscheidbrothers.ca www.dorscheidbrothers.ca Dreidger Construction Box 1894 La Crete, AB T0H 2H0 Tel: 780-926-9403 Vill Driedger villd.dc@gmail.com

DW Boulder Construction Inc. Box 752 Grande Prairie, AB T8V 3R5 Tel: 780-897-0570 Dean Leicht dean@dwboulder.ca Empower Energy Corp.

8718 112 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 5X4 Tel: 780-532-3610 Ross Thiessen ross@empowerenergy.ca www.empowerenergy.ca Enframe Construction Ltd. RR 1 Site 4 Box 49 Sexsmith, AB T0H 3C0 Tel: 780-568-3375 Zach Hein zach@enframeconstruction.com www.enframeconstruction.com Environmental 360 4001 99 Street County of Grande Prairie No. 1, AB T8W 5A8 Tel: 780-538-0551 Warren Toews wtoews@e360s.ca www.e360s.ca

Chinook Drywall Ltd. 10943 92 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 3J3 Tel: 780-978-0958 Todd Anderson todd@chinookdrywall.ca Clark Builders 11205 110 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 4B1 Tel: 780-830-3048 Kevin Lefever kevin.lefever@clarkbuilders.com www.clarkbuilders.com Cross River Construction 8813 60 A Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8W 2V2 Tel: 780-876-6433 | Fax: 780-533-5287 Clint Osborn clint@crossriverconstruction.com CTR Contracting Ltd. Box 53 Site 4 RR1 Sexsmith, AB T0H 3C0 Tel: 780-538-4444 Reginald Denny reg@ctrcontracting.ca

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GPCA 2022 Members Everlast Plumbing & Heating Inc. 11422 97 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 5Z5 Tel: 780-296-4770 Nathan Bidwell nathan@everlastplumbingandheating.com

Frasko Concrete Cutting Ltd. 9517 117 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 4R2 Tel: 780-830-0102 Rita Skolly office@fraskoconcrete.ca

Fine Line Services (986855 AB Ltd.) Box 3690 High Level, AB T0H 1Z0 Tel: 780-926-3298 | Fax: 780-928-3211 Erick Carter finelineservices2010@gmail.com www.finelineservices.ca

G & M Plumbing & Heating Ltd. 8620 110 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 8K1 Tel: 780-538-3222 | Fax: 780-539-3307 Greg Marcotte greg_gm@telusplanet.net www.gmplumbing.ca

Flint, a Div. of ClearStream Energy Services Limited 10414 84 Avenue Clairmont, AB T8X 5B2 Tel: 587-343-0997 | Fax: 780-538-3135 Duane Fischer dfischer@flintenergy.com

G & R Insulating Ltd. 9318 81 Avenue Clairmont, AB T8X 0M2 Tel: 587-259-0800 Ginette Bugnet info@grinsulating.com www.grinsulating.com

Glen Armstrong Construction Ltd. 8122 102 Avenue Peace River, AB T8S 1M6 Tel: 780-624-2101 | Fax: 780-624-2103 Mike Fosty mike@gacltd.ca www.glenarmstrongconstruction.com

Flor-Lay Interiors 858d Carmichael Lane Hinton, AB T7V 1Y6 Tel: 780-865-5557 | Fax: 780-865-4342 Nigel Knight nigel@flor-lay.com www.flor-lay.com

G.P. Landscaping Ltd. 11053 30 Avenue County of Grande Prairie No. 1, AB T8W 5B5 Tel: 780-539-0078 | Fax: 780-513-6117 Harold Schalin gplandscaping@telus.net www.gplandscaping.net

Grandeur Housing Ltd. 401 Pembina Avenue E Winkler, MB R6W 4B9 Tel: 204-325-9558 | Fax: 204-325-5048 Larry Thiessen larryt@grandeurhousing.com www.grandeurhousing.com

Formula Contractors Ltd. 9157 Rock Island Road Prince George, BC V2N 5T4 Tel: 250-617-3661 Jonathan Vandenberg estimating@formulacontractors.com www.formulacontractors.com

G.P. Lawn Doctor Ltd. 3913 99 Street County of Grande Prairie No. 1, AB T8W 5A8 Tel: 780-539-7090 | Fax: 780-513-1540 Darren Chambers darren@gplawndoctor.com www.gplawndoctor.com

Gray Electric (2013) Ltd. 10913 97 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 4G6 Tel: 780-296-5274 Sean Gray sean.gray@grayelectric.ca www.grayelectric.ca

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Genron Enterprises 2007 Ltd. Box 566 Dawson Creek, BC V1G 4H9 Tel: 250-782-4959 Tom Van Spronsen tom@genron.ca www.genron.com GFL Environmental 8517 109 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 8K2 Tel: 780-532-3086 Brad Letain bletain@gflenv.com

Green Acre Ventures Ltd. Box 207 Grande Prairie, AB T8V 3A4 Tel: 780-538-1891 | Fax: 780-538-1897 Bruce Dyck bruce@greenacreventures.ca www.greenacreventures.ca Gross Ventures Ltd. 1131 Lewis Road Kelowna, BC V1P 1C7 Tel: 780-914-1428 | Fax: 250-491-8185 Sarah/Glenn Penner cegv@telus.net GSL Construction Box 25051 Cobblestone Grande Prairie, AB T8X 0E9 Tel: 780-533-5656 | Fax: 780-533-3594 Moe Abu Shah info@gslconstruction.ca www.gslconstruction.ca

GPCA 2022 Members Guillevin International Co. 11202 97 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 4Y6 Tel: 780-814-7001 | Fax: 780-814-3319 Tracy Bilodeau tracy.bilodeau@guillevin.com HAE Enterprises Ltd. Box 6 Nampa, AB T0H 2R0 Tel: 780-625-5131 Ben Braim ben.haeenterprises@gmail.com www.hae-enterprises.com Heritage Commercial Roofing Ltd. 14110 102 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 7E2 Tel: 780-357-3310 | Fax: 780-357-3237 Melinda sales@heritage-roofing.com www.heritage-roofing.com

Hotflash Electric Ltd. Box 1439 La Crete, AB T0H 2H0 Tel: 780-928-3142 | Fax: 780-928-3358 Philip Friesen hotflashelectric@gmail.com www.hotflashelectric.com HWD Construction Ltd. 10533 98 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 4L1 Tel: 780-538-3616 | Fax: 780-532-2066 Glenn Penner glenn@hwdconstruction.com www.hwdconstruction.com Iron Sun Construction Ltd. Box 798 Stn. Main Grande Prairie, AB T8V 3Y1 Tel: 780-402-9289 Adam Hutchison adam.hutchison@ironsun.ca

Kamwin Electric has provided design, estimating, planning, and collaboration on electrical installations in Northern Alberta for over 38 years. We work primarily in education, health care, seniors housing, municipal, recreational, and commercial markets, and offer service/maintenance. We also have a green energy division providing solutions such as energy upgrades, lighting upgrades, and solar/photovoltaic installations.

Jackal Electric Suite 167, 3-11 Bellerose Drive St. Albert, AB T8N 5C9 Tel: 780-554-9198 | Fax: 780-642-1492 Kevin Latham kevin@jackalelectric.ca Jayjaxx Controls Inc. 9509 113 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 5L2 Tel: 403-504-4889 Kris Smith kris.smith@jayjaxx.com www.jayjaxx.com JMS Construction 104, 8901 156 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 2N6 Tel: 780-876-8491 Nichole Staffen admin@jmsconstruction.ca www.jmsconstruction.ca

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GPCA 2022 Members K. Shaw & Sons Contracting Ltd. 10424 96 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8W 5V2 Tel: 780-532-0565 Taylor Shaw kshawts@gmail.com www.kshawandsons.com

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

Kamwin Electric Ltd. 9607 112 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 6G8 Tel: 780-532-4416 | Fax: 780-539-5440 Andre Deslauriers andre@kamwin.ca

LED Services Bay 8, 8710 112 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 5X4 Tel: 780-539-4477 Herman Dyck herman@ledservices.ca www.ledservices.ca

Kaynic Construction Ltd. 12202 104 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 8A8 Tel: 780-538-4646 | Fax: 780-538-4212 Dennis Hunter office@kaynic.ca www.kaynic.ca Kenry Electric Ltd. 9715 90 Avenue Peace River, AB T8S 1G8 Tel: 780-624-5435 | Fax: 780-624-5441 Henry Menu henry.menu@live.ca www.kenryelectric.ca Klassen Brothers Northern Ltd. Box 449 Debolt, AB T0H 1B0 Tel: 780-957-3760 Dave Klassen dave.klassen@klassenbrothers.com www.klassenbrothers.com Knelsen Sand & Gravel Ltd. 9801 156 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 0P4 Tel: 780-539-7667 | Fax: 780-539-4474 Tom Hill tomh@knelsen.com www.knelsen.com

LSM 10910 97 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 3J8 Tel: 780-532-4418 | Fax: 780-539-0680 Gordon Provencher gordonprovencher@golsm.com www.golsm.com M & R Plumbing & Heating Box 374 Grande Prairie, AB T8V 3A5 Tel: 780-567-2477 Jaime Hebert mandrplumbing@telus.net Macmillan Construction Ltd. Box 7080 Peace River, AB T8S 1M6 Tel: 780-624-3777 | Fax: 780-624-3717 Ron Macmillan ron@maccon.ca www.maccon.ca Magnum Electric 11039 101 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 2R7 Tel: 780-532-4000 | Fax: 780-532-1651 Tim Tarita magnumgp@telus.net www.magnumelectric.com

Lafarge Canada Inc. 9001 112 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 7J4 Tel: 780-532-7766 | Fax: 780-532-4169 Terry Peterson terrance.peterson@lafargeholcim.com

Mainline Construction (2014) Ltd. 14244 102 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 7E2 Tel: 780-532-8545 | Fax: 780-539-9446 Brad Ogston bradogston@mainlineconstruction.ca www.mainlineconstruction.ca

Lan Tech Services Ltd. 98, 10821 78 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8W 2L2 Tel: 780-876-3353 | Fax: 780-830-0897 Leanne Martin leanne@lan-techservices.ca www.lan-techservices.ca

Main-Way Electrical & Instrumentation Ltd. Box 5149 Peace River, AB T8S 1R8 Tel: 780-624-4481 | Fax: 780-624-4483 Wayne Landry wayne@mainwayelectrical.com

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Maroon Mechanical 9661 86 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 0A4 Tel: 780-897-8990 Shaun Biendarra maroonmechanical@gmail.com Michael’s Flooring Ltd. 9919 113 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 1W6 Tel: 780-532-8680 | Fax: 780-532-6644 Brent Friesen brent@mflooring.com Modern Decore Carpet One 10404 100 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 2M2 Tel: 780-532-3885 | Fax: 780-538-1770 Craig Wales craig.modern@outlook.com NK5 Mechancial Box 25098 Grande Prairie, AB T8X 0E9 Tel: 587-259-9973 Karen Przybylski admin@nk5mechanical.ca Northern Doors 8702 111 A Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 5L3 Tel: 780-831-1111 | Fax: 780-831-1112 Ken Gorgichuk ken@northerndoorsgp.com www.northerndoorsgp.com Northern Road Builders LP Box 1570 La Crete, AB T0H 2H0 Tel: 780-928-4900 | Fax: 780-928-4915 Paul Driedger paul@ften.ca www.ften.ca Northgate Electric 12625 99 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 5Z4 Tel: 780-538-4056 | Fax: 780-539-1466 Todd Gorman toddg@northgateelectric.ca Norwest Construction & Management Ltd. 9501 42 Avenue County of Grande Prairie No. 1, AB T8W 5A8 Tel: 780-539-5926 | Fax: 780-532-9470 Jennifer Metz jennifer.metz@norwestcm.com www.norwestcm.com

GPCA 2022 Members Nufloors 101, 13501 100 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 4H4 Tel: 780-532-3250 | Fax: 780-538-0877 Dan Bergsma dan@nufloorsgp.ca www.nufloors.ca/grandeprairie

Rapid Span Bridges Inc. 1145 Industrial Drive Armstrong, BC V0E 1B6 Tel: 250-546-9676 | Fax: 250-546-9066 Tamer Akkurt takkurt@rapidspan.com www.rapidspan.com

Ruskin Construction Ltd. 4101 97 Street County of Grande Prairie No. 1, AB T8W 5A8 Tel: 780-538-1919 | Fax: 780-538-3350 Jamie Rich jrich@rcl.bz www.ruskinconstruction.com

Odessa Doors Ltd. 101, 9602 115 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 5W2 Tel: 780-539-3677 | Fax: 780-539-7625 Carole Story carole@odessadoors.com www.odessadoors.com

Rbee Aggregate Consulting Ltd. Box 1110 Gibbons, AB T0A 1N0 Tel: 780-240-9157 David Howells david@rbeecrushing.ca www.rbeecrushing.ca

Safe-Co Construction Ltd. Box 15 Stn. Main Grande Prairie, AB T8V 3A1 Tel: 780-876-1566 Richard Lebron richard@safe-coconstruction.ca

Overhead Door Co. of GP 11511 95 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 5P7 Tel: 780-532-9350 Kevin Timanson kevin@ohdoor.com

Reco Construction 2010 Ltd. Box 339 Grande Prairie, AB T8V 3A5 Tel: 780-532-0233 | Fax: 780-539-3536 Darren Dowling darren@recoconstruction.com www.recoconstruction.com

Pave it Construction Inc. Box 1031 Slave Lake, AB T0G 2A0 Tel: 780-849-8586 | Fax: 780-849-2823 Robert Loroff rob.paveit@gmail.com www.paveitconstruction.ca Phoenix Treatment Systems 11317 96 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 5M3 Tel: 780-539-6668 | Fax: 780-539-6622 Michael Carriere mdc@ptscentral.com www.ptscentral.com Quality Floors 12426 100 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 4H8 Tel: 780-882-6866 | Fax: 780-882-6896 Mitchell Kachnic qfloors@telus.net www.qualityfloorsgp.ca Quantum Design & Technologies Inc. 16321 132 Avenue NW Edmonton, AB T5V 1J5 Tel: 780-485-9976 | Fax: 888-347-2419 Jordan Lamash jordanl@quantumdesigntech.ca www.quantumdesigntech.ca

Redline Electric Ltd. Box 88 La Crete, AB T0H 2H0 Tel: 780-928-2644 | Fax: 780-928-2671 Harvey Derksen harvey@redlineelectric.ca www.redlineelectric.ca Rescom Inc. 12704 110 Avenue NW Edmonton, AB T5M 2L7 Tel: 780-454-6500 Brian Trevelyan brian.trevelyan@rescominc.com www.rescominc.com REW Electric (2003) Inc. Box 1137 High Level, AB T0H 1Z0 Tel: 780-926-2245 | Fax: 780-926-4159 Kyle Johnson kyle@rewelectric.com www.rewelectric.com Ruel Concrete Ltd. Box 10004 Peace River, AB T8S 0A7 Tel: 780-625-8399 | Fax: 780-624-3329 Albert Laurin albert@ruelconcreteltd.com www.ruelconcrete.com

Scott Builders Inc. 9835 60 Avenue Edmonton, AB T6E 0C6 Tel: 780-463-4565 | Fax: 780-463-5211 Hubert Buckle hubertb@scottbuilders.com www.scottbuilders.com Shadow Rathole Drilling Ltd. 11301 91 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 5Z3 Tel: 780-538-3911 | Fax: 780-532-1155 Patrick Shanks admin@shadowrathole.com www.shadowrathole.com Signature West LLB Inc. 5255 Brendan Lane Oldcastle, ON N0R 1L0 Tel: 519-972-6472 | Fax: 519-737-0548 Don Bastien don@signaturecontractors.ca www.signaturecontractors.ca Silver-Tech Contracting Ltd. Box 23065 Grande Prairie, AB T8V 6X2 Tel: 780-832-0279 | Fax: 780-568-2950 Adam Link adam@silvertechcontracting.com www.silvertechcontracting.com Skylight Ventures Box 10041 Supercenter Peace River, AB T8S 0A7 Tel: 780-625-9726 Peter Unrau skylight2013@live.ca www.skylightbuilders.ca

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GPCA 2022 Members Southwest Design & Construction Ltd. 11453 98 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 5S5 Tel: 780-830-2400 | Fax: 780-830-2411 Andrew Dunbar andrewd@swmw.net Spirit River Flooring Ltd. Box 301 Spirit River, AB T0H 3G0 Tel: 780-864-3073 | Fax: 780-864-2345 Jim Sawers jim@spiritriverflooring.com www.spiritriverflooring.com Standard Roofing & Exteriors Ltd. 11413 101 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 2R8 Tel: 780-539-4880 | Fax: 780-532-3805 Tim Simigan srgp@telus.net www.standardroofing.net Tek Plumbing & Heating Inc. 11434 89 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 5V8 Tel: 780-402-2551 | Fax: 780-532-0025 Trisha Scheck tscheck@tek-plumbing.com www.tek-plumbing.com

Terel Electric Ltd. 9106 109 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 4K8 Tel: 780-539-8466 Kelly Boissonnault terelelectric@live.ca www.terelelectric.ca The Yardmaster Ltd. 1A-721072 RR 53 County of Grande Prairie No. 1, AB T8X 0N5 Tel: 780-538-2020 | Fax: 780-832-0464 Rochelle Thorpe rochelle@theyardmaster.ca www.theyardmaster.ca Topside Consulting (2004) Ltd. 102, 10712 100 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 3X8 Tel: 780-538-4190 Melvin Hoffart mel@topsideconsulting.ca www.topsideconsulting.ca Trend Home Improvments 12501 102 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 5L8 Tel: 780-538-4888 | Fax: 780-532-0956 Andy Zinterer andy@trendhomeimprove.com www.trendhomeimprove.com

Triton Plumbing & Heating Inc. 13109 101 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 7H9 Tel: 780-532-7522 | Fax: 780-532-4173 Jim Olson info@tritonplumbinginc.ca Valor Fire Protection Inc. 8909 61 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8W 2P3 Tel: 780-580-5100 David Brinkman dave@valorfirepro.ca Wapiti Gravel Suppliers Box 608 Grande Prairie, AB T8V 3A8 Tel: 780-532-1790 | Fax: 780-532-4420 Bill Turner bill.turner@wapitigravel.ca www.wapitigravel.ca Weaver Group (Welding) Ltd. 7501 107 Avenue Peace River, AB T8S 1M6 Tel: 780-618-7522 | Fax: 780-624-2974 Kelvin Creighton kelvinc@weavergroupltd.ca www.weavergroupltd.ca Western Hydroblasting Inc. 615, 11715 Baynes Road Pitt Meadows, BC V3Y 2V1 Tel: 604-465-4492 | Fax: 604-465-4493 Rita Charbonneau info@westernhydroblasting.com www.westernhydroblasting.com Wild West Dirt Works Ltd. Box 183 Bezanson, AB T0H 0G0 Tel: 780-832-8033 Monty Cissell monty@wildwestventures.ca www.wildwestdirtworks.ca Woodland Home Hardware Building Centre 11105 100 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 3J9 Tel: 780-538-1340 | Fax: 780-538-0896 Greg Bartolotta greg@woodlandhomehardware.com

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CCA 51 Guide to Calling Bids & Awarding Subcontracts (2008)

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A better downtown

Downtown Rehabilitation and Streetscape Project includes underground infrastructure improvements, including sanitary, storm, and water facilities.

Phase 4 of the Downtown Rehabilitation and Streetscapes Project almost complete

BY SHAYNA WIWIERSKI A major project that is aimed to transform the downtown core is nearing completion.

The

Downtown

Rehabilitation

and

Streetscape Project is a multi-phase initiative that started in 2016 to create a more modern and revitalized downtown through infrastructure upgrades and an updated streetscape design.

“In 2015 there was a planning study completed, it was called the Downtown Infrastructure Assessment, Streetscape Enhancement, and Rehabilitation Project and this looked at the condition of the existing infrastructure, the age, and assigned ratings on the condition of the infrastructure,” says Conor Coney, project technologist for the City of Grande Prairie. “The key question was we knew

that we had to do something with the downtown, so how do we go about it and what is the best method to do it?

Do we reconstruct the surface features only, such as the roads and sidewalks, or do we replace everything from the deep underground infrastructure up?

From the study it was decided that we replace and reconstruct everything from the deep underground up to all surface infrastructure.”

The project included underground infrastructure improvements, including sanitary, storm, and water facilities. The previous vertified clay tile (VCT) sanitary lines were installed in 1938 and the waterline was installed in 1975. The upgrades are aimed to replace the sanitary lines that were deemed to be in poor condition with new and oversized lines

to reduce the amount of storm and rainwater entering the sewer system. The oversized waterline also allows for higher density development in the downtown core. This part of the project also included traffic detours/management and pedestrian accommodation. The City worked with Aquatera Utilities Inc., who were the sanitary sewer and water authority on all stages and phases of the project.

The entire project also includes upgrades to the roadways, intersections, curbs and gutters, sidewalks, and a complete streetscape revamp, including new surfacing, trees, benches, streetlights, and more.

Phase 4, which began in May 2021, took place from 100 Avenue west of Building the Grande Prairie & Peace Region 2022 49

The entire project also includes upgrades to the roadways, intersections, curbs and gutters, sidewalks, and a complete streetscape revamp, including new surfacing, trees, benches, streetlights, and more.

Phase 4 of the project began in May 2021 and is expected to be completed by later this year.

100 Street to 98 Street and included full road reconstruction, wider sidewalks, new streetlights, planter beds, trees, and electrical outlets. There was also deep underground utility replacement of storm and sanitary, as well as water lines.

in confined areas to complete the work.

He says that another challenge was the installation of a temporary water line which was installed in April 2021 before they could change out the main waterline on 100th Avenue.

Phase 4 of the downtown rehabilitation project is budgeted at $14 million and Coney says that they aim to be complete this summer. Knelsen Sand & Gravel Ltd. are the general contractors on the project with ISL Engineering & Land Services as the consultants. Other GPCA members who are working on this phase include BGreen Irrigation Inc. and Green Acre Ventures Ltd. GPCA members Wapiti Gravel Suppliers worked on previous phases of the project.

“With that work you have to coordinate with the individual businesses and building owners to provide those temporary waterlines and then have those waterlines tested and make sure they are up to acceptable standards and meet water quality and testing requirements outlined by governing bodies,” says Coney. “We had to maintain sanitary flows through the downtown, so what the contractor did was keep old sanitary lines in place while they installed the new sanitary line parallel to the old one.

Once that was installed, we were able to switch flows over to the new line and decommission the old line.”

Although this was the fourth and final phase, Coney says that they ran into a number of challenges they had seen before, including the planning of working in the downtown area since there are a lot of buildings and they had to maneuver in large pieces of equipment

Nick Hazelwood, project manager at Knelsen Sand & Gravel, adds that one of the biggest challenges for them as the prime contractors were the pre-existing economic factors. Since this project was happening during the COVID pandemic, a lot of businesses were already under stress, and adding construction around their location just added to the weight of issues they were already experiencing. Hazelwood says that they hired a full-time PR person to be on site and was there to communicate with businesses

and deal with any issues that arose.

“They would have a nice smiling face they could give a call to when they had an issue and those issues were anything from a piece of equipment in front of the door to maybe some water draining in the wrong direction, maybe a sandbag was left behind in a parking stall, or maybe they have a large order of furniture coming in so is there any way we could reschedule this so we can prioritize things properly,” says Hazelwood. “Sometimes it’s a little difficult to know everyone’s priorities, not to mention actually tackle them, so that was really helpful for us. We didn’t want business owners or stakeholders to feel like they were being left out.”

Once Phase 4 of the project is complete later this year, Grande Prairie will have a revitalized and more aesthetically pleasing downtown, something that has been years in the making.

“It’s a more walkable downtown, more pedestrian friendly, and consistent. It provides for infrastructure for decades to come and showcases Grande Prairie as well,” says Coney. “Council and a lot of the public were looking at a green downtown. Trees and shrubs were planted, and having the greenery in an urban environment softens up a lot of the hard surface street elements like the concrete and stone.” l

Although this was the fourth and final phase, Coney says that they ran into a number of challenges they had seen before, including the planning of working in the downtown area since there are a lot of buildings and they had to maneuver in large pieces of equipment in confined areas to complete the work.

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Bridging the gap

Rio Grande Bridge project almost complete A bridge in the County of Grande Prairie is getting a much-

Construction for the new bridge will also include a change

needed makeover.

to the road alignment. Since the new bridge will be 15 me-

Construction on the Rio Grande Bridge started in fall 2021 and is a replacement project that will also expand the width of the bridge.

tres east of the old one, they need to build around 100 metres of road on either side of the bridge to realign it to the new one. The bridge itself will be a free span with an abutment on either side and nothing in the middle to support

“The bridge that is in there now was put in in 1978 because

it. This is being done so it does not affect the creek flow or

the original bridge had failed,” says Clint Diederich, opera-

the fish in any way.

tions manager of public works for the County of Grande Prairie. “Alberta Transportation replaced it with this bridge; it came from Two Hills, Alberta and was a second-hand bridge then, but it was put in place here since it was an emergency to get this crossing open for the public.”

The Rio Grande Bridge is a major bridge by Alberta Transportation standards and is one of two in this area that crosses the Redwillow River. The other one is on Highway 722, which comes from Beaver Lodge to access the Elmworth area. The project was initially brought forward by

The bridge getting replaced is a through-truss one-lane

the area councillor Peter Harris to county council around

bridge with steel beams featuring limited height and width

seven years ago when concerns from people in the area

restrictions. It is also shorter in length and width. The new

were saying that the bridge was hindering the oil patch

bridge will be a two-lane concrete and paved deck that is

and farmers.

10-metres wide, doubling the original, so two vehicles can

“It’s about seven or eight miles back to the other bridge

pass through concurrently. The new bridge will be built be-

if you have to cross. If [farmers or those working in the oil

side the existing one to allow traffic to keep moving during

patch] had an extra-high piece of equipment they could

construction.

not go through this bridge, so it became county councils’

Since the bridge crosses the Redwillow River, which is a

goal to get this bridge replaced as it was getting close to its

fish-bearing stream, all in-stream work had to be done in

end of life and for the safety of county residents,” says Died-

the winter when the river was frozen in order to not im-

erich. “We believe people are happy with it being replaced.”

pact any of the fish. As of March 2022, the pilings and abut-

The south side of the Redwillow River is also home to the

ments on both side of the bridge will be in place and then

Rio Grande Rodeo campgrounds. Every year they hold a

the bridge deck can be mounted through the summer. Af-

major rodeo in the area and for those who have to cross

terwards, the road work and approaches to it will be built,

the bridge it was an area of congestion and frustration

paved, and should be open to traffic by October 2022.

since it was only wide enough for one car to cross at a time.

The original budget for the project was valued at around $6 million, however, when the original contractor backed out of the project last year, it went to the next bidder,

Once the new bridge is open to the public later this year, it will provide an easier transportation option for those who have to cross it in the Elmworth and Rio Grande area.

Formula Contractors Limited. Updated pricing from the

“When there is fog it’s a tough bridge to cross since you

new contractor, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic, which

can only cross one vehicle at a time. You have to wait on

made things a little harder to work through, increased the

the other side, so it was restrictive in its job,” says Diederich.

budget to $9.2 million. The project is being funded by the

“The time has come with the amount of people increasing,

County of Grande Prairie for the $6 million, with the rest of

traffic increasing, and the rodeo on the other side this will

the funding coming from a surety bond.

make this crossing safer for users.” l

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A monumental project

Northern Petrochemical Corporation to build a multibillion-dollar petrochemical facility in the MD of Greenview

BY SHAYNA WIWIERSKI

The Greenview Industrial Gateway (GIG), located in the MD of Greenview, is a world-class, heavy ecoindustrial project that is focused on the development and processing of natural gas.

A $2.5 billion investment is coming to the Municipal District (MD)

ing, executive director of the GIG for the MD of Greenview, says that

of Greenview.

it is monumental for the MD to even get to this stage of develop-

Announced in November 2021, Northern Petrochemical Corporation (NPC) will be developing a carbon-neutral integrated ammonia and methanol complex at the Greenview Industrial Gateway (GIG). The GIG is a world-class, heavy eco-industrial project that is focused on the development and processing of natural gas.

Located on a 2,000-acre parcel of land in the MD of Greenview, the GIG is only 40 kilometres south of the city of Grande Prairie. It sits strategically on the Montney Gas formation, which has one of the largest quantities of natural gas in the western hemisphere, and is close to rail, as well as water.

Although it is still early at this point in the project timeline, Kyle Reil52 Grande Prairie Construction Association

ment. He adds that this project is historic for the region as it is a development that has never been witnessed at this size in the area.

Not only will this project create thousands of jobs, but it will also be the next big industrial complex in Canada, which will also spur other economic opportunities for those in the region.

“It has a direct feed stock corridor that has been set up by TC Energy. It also has direct access on the mainline of CN; we worked in partnership with CN to create a full detailed design of what that rail system will look like to handle refined goods created by processing natural gas,” says Reiling. “This then led to CN doing a full audit of the area. I believe we are one in 10 in North America that is designed to an industrial standard and capacity.”

Not only will this project create thousands of jobs, but it will also be the next big industrial complex in Canada, which will also spur other economic opportunities for those in the region.

The GIG is located on former Crown land and is near warehouses and forestry operations. This strategic location gives the project numerous opportunities, especially for biomass in the future for this region.

Construction for the NPC complex is expected to start in late 2023 with completion in 2026. The complex will sit on 295 acres of land within the GIG and is expected to create 4,000 construction jobs.

Once it is open, they expect to have 400 full-time permanent employees working at the facility.

NPC is contributing financially to the majority of the construction for the $2.5 billion facility, with the provincially-funded Alberta Petrochemicals Incentive Project (APIP) supporting a portion of the project.

Although only announced late last year, this project has been years in the making. Geoff Bury, president and CEO of NPC, says that the Calgary-based company was established in 2018 but its roots go back to 1994 when he and his business partner came up with the concept of a combined methanol ammonia facility.

“To make a long story short, since that time we have been looking for a suitable location around the world to locate this facility. We have looked in the Middle East, we have looked in Africa, we have basically looked wherever there is a large gas supply, but that’s only one of the key ingredients. There is a lot more that is required in order to make the project successful,” says Bury. “In 2018, we decided that the best place to put this facility is right smack dab over top of a large accumulation of natural gas in Alberta. So, we selected

the Grande Prairie region as an area of interest for this project, and after doing our due diligence and research we found a new industrial park that is developed by the municipal district of Greenview called the Greenview Industrial Gateway as our ideal location for our facility.”

Bury adds that the GIG made sense for this facility since it offers a plug and play scenario for a petrochemical project to develop.

Since the GIG has the gas supply from the Montney formation, as well as its proximity to rail, access to water, and the support from both the Province of Alberta and the regional government, it was clearly the best site to locate this facility in the area. The project is expected to produce around two-million tons of blue methanol and blue ammonia per year, which will be shipped to markets in Asia. It will also generate over $3 billion of taxes which is paid to the facility over the project life.

“We are talking about establishing infrastructure to achieve a netzero development, to help meet emission reduction targets and environmental standards. There are countless local business opportunities that come with a development of this nature, such as service industries, catering, janitorial, retail… they are all going to see net benefits from this,” says Reiling. “This is putting the GIG on the map in terms of industrial development and is already generating international inquiries on a daily and weekly basis from companies in Italy, Great Britain, etc. who are looking in this area. I can’t over-emphasize the positive impact that the size and nature of this development will have on this region.” l Building the Grande Prairie & Peace Region 2022 53

Room to grow

Harry Balfour School replacement to break ground this spring The Harry Balfour replacement school will be a two-storey building that will be similar in design to the Whispering Ridge Community School, which opened in 2018.

hasn’t been awarded yet at time of publication, Start Architecture out of Edmonton are the architects on the project. The project is expected to take two years to build.

A K to Grade 8 school in Grande Prairie will soon be moved to outside the city limits.

Construction on the Harry Balfour School replacement project is set to begin at the beginning of April 2022 and will see students moved from the original Harry Balfour School at 104th Street in Grande Prairie to the Five Mile Hall site in the County of Grande Prairie No. 1.

The project was a need by the Peace Wapiti Public School Division (PWPSD) after a scoping session was completed seven years ago with Alberta Infrastructure and Alberta Education. It was noted that the current Harry Balfour School, along with the Peace Wapiti Academy, which is their high school, be moved outside city limits to make it more efficient for bussing, since their students come in from rural areas. Once construction is completed on the Harry Balfour School replacement, the current school will be turned over to the Grande Prairie Public School Division.

The replacement school will be a twostorey building that will be similar in 54 Grande Prairie Construction Association

design to the Whispering Ridge Community School, which opened in 2018. The core building itself will be 5,275 square metres and will also feature eight modular classrooms, adding on another 678 square metres compared to the original Harry Balfour school. The building will feature lots of natural sunlight thanks to its west exposure, and it will have all the latest mechanical HVAC equipment in it, making it an energy-efficient building.

They are also aiming for LEED Silver certification, which provides independent, third-party verification that a building is designed and built using strategies aimed at achieving high performance in location and transportation, sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection, and indoor environmental quality.

The school will open at a 650-student capacity, which is up from the just under 400 students it currently holds. The total approved budget for the replacement school is around $29.142 million and it is being completely funded by the Government of Alberta. Although the project

The school is being constructed on a site that previously had no services on it. David Michalko, director of facilities with the PWPSD, says that the County of Grande Prairie had to bring water, wastewater, power, and natural gas into the quarter section of land.

“That has certainly been a challenge of course, the power and gas. There was power and gas there but it wasn’t adequate enough to facilitate a school site.

That’s all currently in the works of being upgraded,” says Michalko, adding that another challenge has been getting the project to budget since the cost of materials during the pandemic have increased.

“Most recently, in [January] we have finally been able to get to where we needed to be so the government could approve it for the next stage. Now the government has it in their hands and are approving it.”

Once the school is open – which they are aiming for 2024 – students will have a facility closer to home, as well as a larger space to learn.

“It will certainly be much more efficient for our transportation side of things for students,” says Michalko. “It will also allow us to shorten bus ride times, as well as being able to have much more room to grow into that particular building where it’s located.” l

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