All the best, The Editorial Team We will keep adding business units that enhance our offering and separate us from our competition. “ ” Editor From The Dear Reader, Welcome to the latest issue of Construction Source Canada, the magazine that highlights the best in building and building products from across the country. In this edition, we’ve looked at a broad spectrum of companies and organizations spanning the design, construction, and property development sectors. This time out, we’ve shown our spotlight on a mix of public and private entities located all across Canada, including organizations in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, and New Brunswick. Our cover story, for example, is the City of Richmond Hill, located in the York Region in Ontario. They are a city committed to building a “vibrant, inclusive, and more sustainable future,” according to John Tiberio, a longstanding project manager. We spoke to about that commitment and how they are living up to it. We also highlighted their ongoing Bayview Hill Park Revitalization project, which the community is very excited about. Additionally, we spoke to Mohammad Kashani, a key player in the city’s Infrastructure and Engineering Services Department. He talked to us about how the city balances new projects with rehabilitative projects – how they’re able to “enhance existing infrastructure while also building for future generations.” In particular, he highlighted a recent project that achieves both aims, involving the rehabilitation of a 2.2-kilometer stretch of cast iron water main on Carrville Road. For that project, the city utilized an innovative delivery method that minimized disruption while simultaneously improving water quality and pressure. Mohammad walked us through how they pulled that off. Also featured in this issue is Trochu Housing Corporation (THC), a not-for-profit organization wholly owned by the Town of Trochu in Alberta, dedicated to the purpose of enhancing the lives of seniors in their community. In pursuit of that purpose, they are currently spearheading the development of a 74-unit seniors housing facility valued at approximately $45 million. Sam Smalldon, president of THC, talked to us at length about that project, and about their hopes for it to serve as a model for other communities in the region. In the private sector, meanwhile, we take a look at a variety of companies, among them Polar Engineering. They are a comprehensive engineering, design, project management, and commissioning engineering consulting firm based in Victoria, British Columbia, with additional offices in Vancouver, as well as Canmore, Alberta. They have been involved in some landmark projects in their time and have won some prestigious industry accolades for their efforts. In our conversation with, Ian Welle, the company’s founder and principal engineer, we highlighted some of those projects and the awards they won. For more on those stories – and more like them, about other innovators and industry leaders, in both the public and private sectors – just keep reading.
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