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The Ordnance Building: Rejeuvenated SJ Military Landmark Celebrates Grand Re-Opening

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Inside...What’s spring & summer 2011

on the cover... CONNECTIONS is the biannual magazine of the OSCO Construction Group, published every Spring and Fall to share news and information with our valued customers & employees

Comments and submissions are greatly appreciated and may be sent to the editor: Tammy Legacy, c/o OSCO Construction Group 400 Chesley Drive, Saint John, NB • Canada • E2K 5L6 email: [email protected]

The Ordnance Building celebrated its Grand Re-Opening this past January. See page 10 for the full story of the restoration of one of Saint John’s historic military landmarks.

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3 Message from the President

priorities 4 Safety: Stretch Program

5 Group Safety News

6 Quality Control Updates

7 Environment: Greening Our Precast Processes

projects 8 Ocean Steel Bridges the Gap Penniac Bridge & McAdam Railway Line

10 Newly Restored Landmark Opens its Doors FCC Construction wraps up work on The Ordnance Building

12 Bins, Chutes & Ducts Ocean Steel dedicating more resources to growing structural platework

market

13 UNBSJ OSCO Group leaves its mark on local university campus

14 Pipe Division Update: Profile on Stormceptor 14 Wing Greenwood Healthcare Facility; Point Pleasant Park; Memorial

University Parking Garage; Goose Bay Airport

16 IOR Energy & Utilities Maintenance Facility

17 Hatheway Labour Monument

18 Courtney Bay Terminal Dock 1

19 A Golden Opportunity OSCO fabricates steel for Nugget Pond Milling Facility

22 Rebar Update Misc Jobs; Route 1 Gateway Project; Syncrolift & Submarine Shed

25 Fuel Gas Containment Project

25 Irving Oil “Refresh” Project

26 Pouring it On: Ready Mix Project Updates Kildare Bridge; Strescon Architectural Batch Plant; Darnley Bridge; West-

wood Apartments; Dr. George Dumont Hospital

28 Picadilly Update

30 York Miscellaneous Metals Updates

31 FCC Takes on Electrical & Cabling Contract for New Data Centre

31 Saint John Interchange

profiles 20 Customer Profile: PCL

public & community 36 Helping Hands

36 Habitat for Humanity OSCO Concrete donates ready-mix for Rothesay home

36 Take Our Kids to Work Day

37 Building Futures in Uganda Ocean Steel shop electrician takes an eye-opening journey to Uganda

people 32 25 Year Club Dinner

33 OSCORS Employee Recognition Dinner

34 Recruitment Initiatives

35 Home Grown Talent FCC takes proactive approach to finding skilled tradespeople

38 Holiday Lunches

39 Irving Hockey League

39 Upcoming Events

39 Fresh Faces

39 Congratulations

40 Our Locations OSCOconstructiong r o u p

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Message from the President The OSCO Construction Group has a long history of successful projects in the heavy industrial construction sector. In several recent editions of Connec-tions, we have featured the Picadilly Potash Project in Sussex, N.B.. Although Ocean Steel has done some very large industrial contracts in the past, this proj-ect will be the largest structural steel project in our history. We’re very proud that our customer, AMEC/ Cementation/ Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, chose to single source the entire struc-tural steel package with Ocean Steel given the very competitive steel market. I can only attribute this to the extraor-dinary performance by our engineer-ing & drawing, projecting, purchasing, fabrication, erection and associated supporting personnel. At the same time, several of our other divisions have also received repeat work at the Picadilly Potash Project, including civil construc-tion, reinforcing steel, precast concrete, electrical and instrumentation. All of the aforesaid experience has significantly enhanced our group’s reputation in the mining sector. Currently, Canadian mining is expe-riencing one of its biggest growth peri-ods ever recorded. Numerous projects have been announced in all regions of Canada to obtain such commodities as iron ore, zinc, copper, gold, potash and other valuable resources. High demand for Canada’s minerals from emerg-ing countries, such as China and India, should ensure that this industry will invest in some major construction proj-ects for many years to come. Over the past several months, we have attended several mining trade shows and visited

with many influential EPC contractors and engineers to promote our services. As highlighted in this edition, this has allowed us to expand our reach into western Canada, northern Ontario and

Newfoundland to participate in several mining projects. At the same time, the tar sands development in Alberta has also come back to life with the rapid escalation of oil prices. We believe this is another important opportunity for our structural steel group to obtain work in the future. Both of these heavy industrial markets are vital for our structural steel busi-ness given the depressed local market conditions in Atlantic Canada and the United States. Unfortunately, the Ameri-can market remains slow with very little private capital investment. We don’t see much improvement to this situation until sometime in 2012. Our plant in Bing-hamton, New York is still struggling to obtain local work; instead it has found some success in the Bermuda market. In contrast, the Maritime market remains reasonably good for all our other divisions. Our ready mix, precast

concrete, electrical, civil construction, instrumentation and reinforcing steel businesses all have healthy backlogs go-ing into the summer months. Overall we have weathered the

worst financial recession in recent memory stronger than ever. As high-lighted in the previous edition, we have a large capital investment program underway in several of our businesses. We plan to continue to diversify our geographic markets, customer base and products & services. Yet, we will at all times remain focused on what we do best: “To provide our customers with valued construction solutions using our expertise in the design, manufacture & installation of building components.” In these times of great turmoil, many opportunities for our group will emerge. With our highly talented people and experience, no doubt the future for the OSCO Construction Group will continue to be bright.

Hans O. KlohnPresident, OSCO Construction Group

We’re very proud that our customer, AMEC/Cementa-tion/Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, chose to single source the entire structural steel package with Ocean Steel given the very competitive steel market. I can only attribute this to the extraordinary perfor-mance by our engineering & drawing, projecting, purchasing, fabrication, erection and associated supporting personnel.

Whether you work in construction, manufacturing, retail, or health care, the most common injuries in any work place are Musculoskeletal Injuries (MSI), often referred to as “Pulls and Strains”. These are the sprains, strains and tears of soft tissues including muscles, ligaments, tendons, nerves, blood vessels, and joints. The primary risk factors include overexertion, re-petitive motions, and postures. When diagnosed, these injuries cover a wide variety of conditions including carpal tunnel syn-drome, tendinitis, and bursitis. Unfortunately, Musculoskeletal Injuries are not only the most common form of work place in-juries, they also result in the most lost time and are the number one type of recurring injury. Sadly, evidence from the lasting impacts of these injuries is easily recognized on many work sites. Too many experienced workers have accepted the suffer-ing, directly caused by workplace injuries, as just a part of their job. Unfortunately, for the most part, this suffering may well be endured long after retirement. Recognizing the seriousness of this issue, the OSCO Construction Group explored options to reduce their rate of MSIs. Initiatives included having quarterly toolbox meetings focused on safe lifting and postures, updating our video library, adopting safe lifting weight objectives, and identifying areas and tasks at risk. After researching available programs, the “Stretch Program” was first introduced, on a trial basis, at one of Marque Industrial’s job sites during a project at the Irving Oil Refinery. During this trial run in the Spring of 2010, the pro-gram was monitored closely by senior management, supervi-sors, and the Safety Department. The objective of the Stretch Program is to reduce the risk of MSIs by performing a series of “General Muscle Warm-ups” and “Tension-breaker Stretches” at the start of each shift. The initial training for this activity includes education about body mechanics and postures. This information, when correctly ap-plied, also reduces the risk of incurring injury. The warm-ups and stretches typically take less than ten minutes to complete. Of course there were some anticipated challenges during the introduction of the program. These challenges, however, were quickly overcome. We also experienced some unex-pected positive outcomes, the most obvious being a boost in

employee morale. Employees, as a group, are getting together before their shift with a common focus and starting the day on the right foot. Many participants have taken the initiative to personally thank Management and the Safety Department, stating they believe they feel better and more alert since be-ginning the program. Some have even confided that they are stretching at home and encouraging their family members to do the same. One year has passed since Marque Industrial started the Stretch Program at Irving Oil Refinery. Since this time the program has received many accolades and recognition from our client and from other contractors. In fact, similar Stretch

Programs have since been implemented by almost every other contractor under the Major Projects Division at the Irving Oil Refinery! Today all Marque Industrial projects and sites are par-ticipating in and enjoying the benefits of our Stretch Program. Following these positive results, we commenced a similar program with Ocean Steel Rebar Division during the summer of 2010 and, most recently, Strescon Saint John in February 2011.

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contributed by KELLY WILLISTON

Many participants have taken the initiative to personally thank Management and the Safety Department, stating they believe they feel better and more alert since beginning the program.

Coming Soon to a Site Near You...

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Group Safety News

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Congratulations to Strescon’s Bedford Plant

for working 2 YEARS

without a lost time accident!!!

Congratulations to Allstar Rebar for working

2 YEARSwithout a lost

time accident!!!

Congratulations to Borcherdt Concrete for working 2 YEARS

without a lost time accident!!!

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Quality Control Updatesp r i o r i t i e s : q u a l i t y

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QUALIT Y CERTIF IED

STEEL STRUC TURES

One Mile House Viaduct contributed by CHRISTINE GILBERT

Strescon Saint John Ready Mix helped supply the concrete in the summer of 2010 for the substructure of the One Mile House Viaduct Project. Quality control lab technicians tested the plastic properties of the concrete leaving the plant to ensure it was within specifications. At this time, concrete samples were also made for testing the compressive strength of the concrete at 7, 28 and 56 days. This winter, Strescon Saint John Precast was busy fabricat-ing size 1800 New England Bulb Tees (NEBT) for the superstructure. Fifty-four bridge girders were required for three different structures. Quality control staff was responsible to ensure all bridge girders met New Brunswick Department of Transportation Specifications. PCI certified inspectors were responsible for checking the beam line set up and to monitor the stressing of strands. They also checked all of the steel reinforcement, inserts and hardware to ensure it was sized and located correctly prior to form assembly and prior to concrete being placed in the form. Inspectors tested the concrete to ensure it was within specification prior to being discharged into the forms. These tests include determining the air content (CSA A23.2-4C) and slump (CSA A23.2-5C) of the concrete. If the con-crete meets the specifications for air and slump, samples are made for compressive strength tests. These compressive strength tests are performed prior to releasing the strand (approx 16 hrs), at 7 days and

at 28 days. After the concrete is discharged into the forms inspectors must check the location of grade dowels and L-bars and launch data loggers to record concrete curing temperatures. Concreate USL Ltd. began erection of these girders in February.

Route 1 Gateway Project contributed by CHRISTINE GILBERT Route 1 in South Western New Brunswick is a major passageway from the Eastern US to Atlantic Canada. The Route 1 Upgrade Project involves the construction of new sections of four-lane highway, new structures and selected upgrades along existing sections. Strescon Saint John Precast fabricated size 1000, 1600 and 1800 NEBT girders for five new structures for this project. Bridge girders are exposed to chlorides and freezing and thawing conditions and therefore the concrete used to make the bridge girders must meet strict performance requirements. Quality control lab technicians performed trial mixes prior to the project starting to ensure the con-crete met these requirements. The concrete was tested for chloride ion penetrability (ASTM C1202), compressive strength (CSA A23.2-9C) at early and late ages and air void analysis of the hardened concrete (ASTM C457). Quality control lab technicians also have to ensure that the concrete will meet the placement and finishing requirements. Shipping of these girders to site began in late February for erection by Dexter Construction Company Ltd. Strescon’s Saint John Pipe facility has been fabricating pipe for culvert sections since August 2010.

Greening Our Precast Processes


Quality Employees = Quality ProductsMerit Supervisor Training Program This spring, Ron Rathje and Jordan Thompson of FCC Construction successfully completing the extensive Merit Supervisor Training Program, designed to teach supervisors how to safely and effectively improve the efficiency of their teams.

Concrete Delivery Professional CourseThis winter, OSCO Concrete sent Christie (Fred) Beshara and Thomas Price to the ACA (Atlantic Concrete Association) Concrete Delivery Profes-sional Course in Moncton. This full day certification course focuses on five key areas: Product Knowledge, Environmental Awareness, Customer and Company Relations, Safety and Vehicle Maintenance and Operations.

Strescon Makes Green Choices for New Batch Plant

L-R: Christie (Fred) Beshara, David Dunnett, and Thomas Price

L-R: Jordan Thompson and Ron Rathje

contributed by DAVID BISHOP

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Any time you replace old equipment, you have a prime op-portunity to improve the environment at the same time. When you replace appliances you should look for the ones with the best energy ratings, when you replace your car, you take the gas mileage into con-sideration. In fact, replacing older equipment is probably the best opportunity to reduce your environmental impact. Strescon Saint John is currently replacing its architectural batch plant with a new state of the art one. In addition to standard building permits; this project required wetlands permits because it is close to Marsh Creek; as well as a new environmental operating permit. At Strescon we don’t just comply with regulations, we take the opportunity to do things better and reduce our environmental footprint. To start, the new plant replaces fuel oil with natural gas; this not only sig-

nificantly reduces our carbon emissions but allows us to remove four oil tanks and the associated risk of spills that could contami-

nate the soil and Marsh Creek. We also installed a Stormceptor® in the storm sewer

at the new plant. This device (marketed by Strescon) removes any oil and solids that that may be washed off the site during a rain storm, before the storm water reaches the creek.

The most impressive addition was including a reclaimer with the new plant. The reclaimer allows us to reclaim and reuse most of the aggregate, cement material and water that was previously lost from the process and had to be disposed of

or treated. This unit not only makes our new plant much more environmentally friendly, but saves

money. Strescon is proud to be taking such a proactive

approach to waste reduction and reduction of environmental impact. Doing so, demonstrates that we are not only concerned about our company’s future, but the future of our planet.

Route 1 Gateway Project

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After nearly 20 years away from the bridge market, Ocean Steel has successfully completed the fabrication and delivery of a 25-girder bridge for Dunbar Construction to install at the Pen-niac Stream near Fredericton, N.B.. A faltering structural steel market in the U.S. gave OSCO the opportunity to re-open their doors to a wider range of projects in Canada. This step back into the bridge market however didn’t come without challenges. Everyone had to reintroduce them-selves to the bridge construction codes and our manufacturing procedures and policies had to be revisited and updated to suit changes in fabrication methods, equipment and consumables. To aid in this process, Ocean Steel enlisted the services of Bridge Specialist Bill MacLeod who offered up his extensive experience to Ocean Steel.

Penniac Stream Bridge The bridge at Penniac Stream is a 25-girder bridge (5 girders wide x 5 girders long) span-ning over 400’ from abutment to abutment. The largest girders were nearly 8’ deep x 85’ long and weighed in at a little over 23 tons each. In addi-tion to the main girders, Ocean also fabricated an assortment of K-frames, diaphragms and braces to complete the bridge structure. Because of the size of some of the largest girders, special permits and shipping arrangements had to be made and the loads ready to go out early in the morning under police escort. Dunbar Construction has recently finished erection of the bridge girders just in time for

spring so that they can proceed with the remain-ing work needed to get the bridge ready to be opened along with the new stretch of highway.

McAdam Railway Line Ocean Steel also recently supplied three shop-assembled railway bridges for NB South-ern Railway’s (NBSR) McAdam rail line. This line stretches across the province of New Brunswick and is a highly used set of tracks. The detailing for this project was complete and fabrication began at the end of August, with the last bridge loaded onto an NBSR railcar for delivery in November. Ocean Steel not only supplied the 3 fully assem-bled bridges but also all required anchor bolts and some custom machined bearing / shoe plates. The total project weight was 29.5 tons of steel with the bridges weighing in at 8.5, 15 and 6 tons respectively. The McAdam bridges provided two key chal-lenges. Firstly, Ocean Steel had to fabricate all of the members as plate girders made from fracture critical grade 50 weathering steel. The fracture critical component added some additional steps in all processes including detailing, material pro-curement, fabrication and quality inspection. Assembly provided the second challenge. The installation of the machined shoe plates re-quired special attention. Each plate had a custom taper machined into it, to account for the slope of the existing bridge piers. Getting the taper correct was critical to ensure proper alignment once they were installed.

Ocean Steel Bridges the Gap

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contributed by JASON PRESLEYOcean Steel Bridges the Gap contributed by JASON PRESLEY

Constructed in 1842 for Saint John’s British Army Garrison, the Ordnance Building housed weapons and military supplies. Its last military resident occupants, New Brunswick’s reserve naval unit, HMCS Brunswicker, moved to new headquarters in 1995. The building was designated a Heritage Conservation Property in 2009. The process has begun to officially recognize the Ordnance Building as a National Historic Site and designate it as a Local Historic Site.

Commercial Properties Limited purchased the Ordnance Building in 2009 and restored both the exterior and interior. The exterior was restored in a manner representative of its long service in the defence of Saint John. The building’s interior retains many of its original components in a contemporized fashion.

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Since 1842

This past January 19th saw the official reopening of Commercial Proper-ties’ newest landmark office space - The Ordnance Building located at 274 Sydney Street, in Saint John, NB. Cutting the ribbon at the Grand Opening, was the Minister of Wellness, Culture and Sport for the Province of New Brunswick, Trevor Holder, pictured with the President of Commercial Properties, John F. Irving to the left and the Mayor of Saint John, Ivan Court to the right. Also in attendance was Elizabeth Weir, president and CEO of Efficiency New Brunswick, who presented Commercial Properties with a plaque in recognition of the exemplary work done on the project. “The Ordnance Building has had an interesting past and now, thanks to this extensive restoration, this 170-year-old building will have an even more interesting future as one of the most energy-efficient commercial buildings in the province.” she said. (as quoted by Mike Mullen for the Telegraph Journal - Jan.20, 2011)

FCC Construction served as the Construction Manager for this extensive project.

FCC Construction Wraps Up Work on The Ordnance Building

Newly Restored Landmark Opens its Doors

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• Sandstone Walls – the deteriorating three foot thick exterior walls required eight months of masonry repair and restoration to bring them back to their original natural beauty.

• Copper Mansard Roof – the roof and copper eavestroughing were repaired and once again service all four sides of the building.

• Windows – aluminium storm windows were replaced favouring wood frame units with panes sized to exact specifications of the originals.

• Entrance – the massive double door facing Sydney Street has been restored, with authentic pieces, including the original hinges, bolts and metal cladding.

• Open Space – the building was returned to its original floor plan with minimal interior walls, and exposed massive wood beams or iron columns supporting the upper floors.

• Natural Light – windows surround the building on all floors, and a re-invigorated skylight sheathed in copper streams light into the building.

• Walls - on many of the walls original wainscoting was reinstalled, including the window nooks at the south end of the building, and bead board covering the walls in the lobby.

• South Stairway - a small fireplace was discovered on the second floor, saved and restored to its original form.

Outside Inside

The Ordnance Building was restored to high energy efficiency standards and is the first building of its kind to achieve Efficiency NB’s new Prescriptive Path with the Start Smart program for commercial construction.

The building has potential to be over 30% more energy efficient compared to those constructed to the minimum requirements of the Model National Energy Code. The Ordnance Building’s energy efficient features include:

• Highly efficient heating, cooling and air exchange system and controls that oper-ate based on building occupancy creating a temperature controlled environment.

• Occupancy sensors automatically control lighting for maximum energy savings.

• The windows are of original design and true to the aesthetics of the building, but are three times more energy efficient than standard windows (Energy Star rating of 3.1).

Green Restoration

Military ArtifactsBeneath floorboards, a team from New Brunswick Archaeological Services discovered artifacts deposited during the time of the great fire, including bayonets, trigger mechanisms and other military

hardware. These items are to be archived for future study in the Archaeological Collections of the Province of New Brunswick, and will be available for display.

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Bins, Chutes & Ducts In addition to fabricating and erecting structural steel frames for the industrial market, Ocean Steel has often supplied various structur-al platework products that have been integral to the specific project, such as bins, chutes, ductwork, stacks, tanks, penstocks, etc. The mining industry is currently very active and, as such, Ocean is encountering plenty of opportunities to continue to grow this product mix. Such is the case with the recently awarded Lalor project in Snow Lake, MB for Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting, whereby Ocean will supply and erect 1500 tons of structural steel, as well as the ore

bin, arc gates and dump chutes. The OSCO Construction Group recognized long ago the im-portance of 3D Building Information Modeling, and has incorporated these practices into it’s operations using SDS2/Design Data for struc-tural steel and Tekla for precast concrete frames. To further this initiative, Ocean is currently working with a major software vendor that will develop 3D models of structural platework as shown by the pictures below. These models will allow for more accurate material and labor estimates, effective portrayal of value engineering concepts, and the ability for the end user to incorporate into a 3D frame model if required.

Ocean Steel Dedicating More Resources to Growing Structural Platework MarketContributed by BERNIE BLAKELY

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UNBSJ

Established in 1785, the University of New Brunswick (UNB) is among the oldest public universities in North America and the old-est English-language university in Canada. UNB has more than 11,400 undergraduate and graduate students distributed among its Fredericton and Saint John campuses. Established in 1964, UNB’s Saint John cam-pus (UNBSJ), has grown considerably over the past 40+ years, both in enrolment and facilities. The OSCO Group is honoured to have worked on many areas of UNBSJ’s campus (marked in red on the map at left), including:

G. Forbes Elliot Athletics Centre: structural steel & precastWard Chipman Library: structural steel & precastWilliam F. Ganong Hall: structural steel & precastGanong Hall Lecture Theatre: structural steel & precastForbes Elliot Athletics Centre: structural steel & precastKC Irving Hall: structural steel, reinforcing steel & precastSir Douglas Hazen Hall : structural steel & precastCanada Games Stadium Grandstand: precast2004 Tunnel Expansion: reinforcing steelEnglish Language Training Center (now SJ College): reinforcing steelDalhousie Medicine New Brunswick: reinforcing steelNBCC-SJ Allied Health Centre: reinforcing steel

This past winter, Strescon and OSCO Rebar continued the Group’s involvement, providing precast achitectural wall panels and reinforcing steel on the UNBSJ Commons Building for Dora Construction. The Design/Preliminary work for the precast began in May, 2010, with production beginning on July 26th. At a rate of 7 pieces per day, production ran for approximately 30 days. Erection commenced on No-vember 16th. In addition to the precast wall panels, the new building’s envelope consists of precast column covers and precast logia panels to create the entrance breezeway seen in the photograph below. The proj-ect required 198 in-shop pours to make 165 precast pieces. Two and three stage pours were used to create U and L shaped panels to fully enclose the steel structure where required. The unique architecture of the building required Strescon’s erectors and engineers to be extremely creative with the connections to the steel, creating multiple connec-tions up to 18” long, and utilizing hundreds of pre-welded clips. Erection was completed in December. OSCO Rebar provided 129 tons of rebar and 23,000 square feet of mesh for the Commons building.

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Protecting Our Natural Resources

• Wo rk in g With Cl i e nt s to Pr ov i d e N ew a n d Cu s to m ize d S o lut i o n sP I P E D I V I S I O N U P D AT E

contributed by DAVE WEBB

With each rainfall, stormwater col-lects and carries pollutants from paved surfaces to our natural wa-ter resources, threatening both the environment and public health.

Stormceptor is a recognized leader in stormwater treatment, offer-ing a range of versatile treatment systems that effectively remove stormwater pollutants. The culmi-nation of extensive research and more than 15 years’ industry expe-rience, over 40,000 Stormceptor units protect natural waterways worldwide every day.

New Healthcare FacilityWhere: Canadian Airforce - 14 Wing

Greenwood, NS When: Fall 2010Who: Gary Parker Excavating Limited

Gary Parker Excavating was selected as the earth works contractor for the new Health Care Facility at 14 Wing Green-wood in summer of 2010. For Strescon, this order consisted of pipe, manholes, and two Stormceptor units, as well as precast trench covers. The trench covers were manufactured by sister company, Borcherdt Concrete in Yarmouth, NS. The engineers for the project, O’ Halloran Campbell, selected a STC-2000 and a STC-300 to treat storm water runoff from the site. The project had very demand-ing requirements for the performance of the storm water treatment units, as do all National Defense projects but it was also a LEED design, making it an ideal fit for Stormceptors.

The base at 14 Wing Greenwood has a number of other Stormceptors installa-tions on previous projects, such as their new training facility and their recent fire hall project. Gary Parker Excavating has installed four Stormceptor units on vari-ous projects in recent years and we look forward to working with them again.

Point Pleasant ParkWhere: Point Pleasant Park Parking Lot –

Halifax, NSWhen: Summer / Fall 2010Who: Ocean Contractors Limited

Halifax Regional Municipality tendered a parking lot upgrade for Point Pleasant Park and awarded the contract to Ocean Contractors Limited. An important part of the project was a storm water treatment unit, required to treat storm water runoff from new drainage system being installed on the site. Although Stormceptor was not the specified treatment unit on the plans, we were able to work with the contractor and consultant and offer a STC-300 in lieu. This unit easily met the needs of the site for storm water quality and most importantly to the contractor, their schedule and cost requirements.

The materials for the project were manu-factured and shipped to the site quicky to meet the contractor’s demanding schedule for completion.

Highlighting Four Recent STORMCEPTOR Installations in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland-Labrador

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• Wo rk in g With Cl i e nt s to Pr ov i d e N ew a n d Cu s to m ize d S o lut i o n s

Memorial UniversityWhere : New Parking Garage - Memorial

University - St. John’s, NLWhen : Winter 2010Who : Mechano Construction Limited

Strescon was contacted by a consulting firm from Newfoundland, Quadratec, for information on a storm water quality unit to treat runoff from a new parking structure. The runoff would potentially contain a significant volume of sediment and hydrocarbons. Sediment enters the parking structure on tires of parking cars, while hydrocarbons can build up a drop at a time from leaking vehicles, before being washed into floor drains during heavy rains or routine cleaning. If left untreated, these pollutants eventually make their way to the storm drain and the environment. This creates an ideal application for a Stormceptor. Stormceptor excels at removing fine and coarse sediment, along with the removal of free oils from the run-off, without the addition of other absor-

bent materials to the system. A STC-750 was selected by the client as the appropriate unit and was shipped to site in January. The unit also included an oil level alarm that will be installed to alert maintenance crews anytime the oil storage capacity is nearing preset limits, allowing for clean out in a timely manner.

Goose Bay AirportWhere : Goose Bay Airport – Air Terminal Building Project – Goose Bay, NLWhen : Winter 2010Who : Colby Management Inc.

Colby Management contacted Strescon to provide a STC-750 for its contract to expand and upgrade the Goose Bay Airport Air Terminal Building. Freight was a major factor for this item, as shipping to Labrador is very expensive. The contrac-tor was able to arrange for consolidation of the load with other required materials for their project and the STC-750 shipped out to the site in Fall of 2010.

Highlighting Four Recent STORMCEPTOR Installations in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland-Labrador

Stormceptor® world-renowned performance Stormceptor is synony-mous with stormwater treatment technology.

Across North America, Australia, New Zealand and Japan, Stormcep-tor systems are helping developers, municipalities and business owners meet their water quality objectives.

No matter the model, no matter the site, no matter the weather, Stormceptor systems effectively capture and contain sand, sediment or oil from stormwater to safely meet specific effluent requirements.

Its versatility and flexibility are matched only by its efficiency. Stormceptor Systems can be tailored for practically any site conditions and storm water treatment quality requirements specified by our cli-ents. Units can be custom designed to capture and retain large volumes of free oils, and sized to treat large sites up to 20 ha +.

Strescon and Stormceptor are ready to continue providing the most comprehensive storm water quality management units available, while meeting our customers’ needs and schedules.

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IOR Energy & Utilities Maintenance Facilitycontributed by

ABBEY DUGUAY

FCC Construction commenced work on the new Energy &

Utilities Maintenance Facility (EUM Facility) at the Irving Oil Re-

finery in November, 2010. The project consisted of two separate

buildings: a modular personnel facility and a Pre-Engineered

Maintenance Shop. The owner requested a fast construction and

turnover to the end user which required expediting and co-op-

eration by all parties involved.

The Energy & Utilities group at the Irving Oil Refinery has

evolved over the years from a collection of separate teams, to a

combined group more involved with strategic planning, energy

management and asset management. With increasing competi-

tion in the industry as well as extremely tight margins, it is im-

perative over the long term to implement strategies for increas-

ing the efficiency and reliability of equipment and infrastructure,

while managing costs. In addition, the energy expended to pro-

duce a marketable product must be monitored and minimized

where possible. Improving the reliability and process functions of

the energy & utilities equipment will help lower the overall cost

of producing the final product.

The EUM Team was in need of an updated facility to help

them improve on the delivery of their service and perform the

necessary tasks associated with their work. The new Personnel

facility provides a base of operation supplemented by new locker

rooms and a fully functional lunch room. The Maintenance Shop

Facility is well equipped with Jib Cranes, steel work benches,

welding machines, compressed air distribution system, storage

bins, power tools and equipment, washroom and PPE Vending

Machines. An electrically operated rollup steel door provides

easy access to the shop for delivery and removal of equipment

for service. The project was completed in April 2011.

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IOR Energy & Utilities Maintenance Facility

Warren Franklin Hatheway was a strong labour advocate who lived in Saint John, NB from 1850-1923. Before he died, he deeded 73 acres of land in the Millidgeville area to the labour people of the city. In the 1980’s the land was sold and the money from the sale was placed in “The Hatheway Trust.”, admin-istered by representatives of the Saint John District Labour Council and the Saint John Building and Construction Trades. In 2006, a partnership between the Hatheway Trust and the Saint John Horticultural Association enabled the restoration of Lily Lake Pavillion at Rockwood Park. In return, the building was renamed the W. Frank Hatheway Lily Lake Pavilion, and part of the building became the W. Frank Hatheway Labour Exhibit Centre. This April 28th, Saint John will see the unveiling of the “April 28 Day of Mourning Monument”, in honour of all workers who have been killed or injured on the job. Jointly designed by sculptor Darren Byers and artist Fred Harrison, the new monument will be located outside the Labour Exhibit Center. The National Day of Mourning is observed in Canada each April 28th. It commemorates workers who have been killed, injured or suf-fered illness due to workplace related hazards and incidents. Marque Construction is proud to have

donated their efforts towards the construction of this important labour monu-ment. As the Construction Manager for the project, Marque coordinated the sitework and foundation construction as well as transpor-tation of the monument from Montana. Other OSCO Group members who donated goods and services to this project include OSCO Rebar and OSCO Concrete, who provided both the reinforcing steel and ready-mix con-crete required to construct the foundation. Marque’s Electrical division also rerouted ex-isting exterior lighting and roughed-in conduit for the new monument lighting. Along with the privilege of being involved with this project, Marque Con-struction will be recognized at the unveiling ceremony as a Platinum Donor. A plaque rec-ognizing the various donors will be mounted nearby.

contributed by LUKE

JOHNSON

“The W. Franklin Hatheway Labour Exhibit Centre was opened in July 2007 with the purpose of displaying workers memorabilia and preserving, promoting and honouring the rich and long history of workers in Saint John. The Centre is more than an exhibit centre, in that it is our goal to educate the public on the important role unions have played in the building of our city and the contri-bution that unions continue to make to the quality of the life we enjoy.”

(www.wfhathewaylabourexhibitcentre.ca)

Hatheway Labour Monument

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Steel: IOL Dock #1Courtney Bay Terminal Dock 1

contributed by MARIO LEBOUTHILLIER

Irving Oil operates two petroleum terminals at the Port of Saint John. Canaport, a crude oil terminal to the east of the harbour itself, receives crude oil through a monobuoy from tankers (up to and including ULCC size) moored offshore. Refined petroleum products are exported from the Courtney Bay Terminal in East Saint John. Both are connected by pipeline to the Irving Oil Refinery. As a secondary function, the Courtney Bay terminal receives and stores caustic soda, which is shipped out in bulk by truck. This past winter, Ocean Steel’s Saint John plant fabricated and erected eighteen (18) Wide Flange girders on Dock 1 at Irving Oil’s Courtney Bay Terminal. The girders needed to be inserted under an existing bridge deck and onto new concrete piers on each side of the bridge. A lifting beam was bolted to one end of each girder and acted as a counterweight when the assembly was lifted, to allow the girder to be extended under the bridge. Lifting points were located so that the girder would be leveled and able to fit under the bridge and over the new piers. Once a girder was in place, the lift-ing beam was unbolted and then re-used for the next girder. An additional challenge was that work had to be scheduled to accom-modate the fact that at high tide the new concrete piers were under water. Whereas this work was performed in January and February, ice buildup on the piers from the high tides was also a concern. Our customer for this project was Gulf Operators, with the crane pro-vided by Irving Equipment.

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The Nugget Pond Milling Facility is located on the Baie Verte Peninsula in Northeastern Newfoundland. Since its first produc-

tion in 1997 on the Nugget Pond deposit, the mill has seen ore from three other gold deposits with almost

1.5 million tonnes of ore processed over its life. Ocean Steel has been there since the begin-ning, when in 1996, they entered into a design-build contract with Brook Enterprises to supply the

concentrator building at the original Nugget Pond mine. The concentrator was the last structure that

Bernie Blakely (then Fabrication Manager at Ocean’s Fredericton facility) ever designed. Now Business Development Manager, Bernie is not only glad to see the original structure still standing, but that the facility has expanded under present owner Rambler Metals & Mining Canada Ltd., and that Ocean Steel is once again supplying the steel. Through its sister company FCC Construction, Ocean sup-plied and installed 395 tons for the new concentrator building

using local erector Skyway Steel. Designed by ADI Novaport International Consultants Ltd. and detailed by Ocean Steel, the structure included horizontal bracing, seven roof trusses, 20600 ft2 of metal deck, 3500 ft2 of grating, and three sets of stairs. Being a rather remote location, it took four days to ship the steel. Shipping company Oceanex provided weekly shipments using roll on / roll off services out of the Port of Halifax, NS. The steel was off loaded at either St. John’s, NL or Corner Brook, NL for transport to the site. Rambler Mines wanted erection to start as soon as possible so that the concentrator would be operational. As a result, winter erection was necessary and the erector had to contend with heavy snow and strong winds. In addition to the weather chal-lenges, the erection required special coordination. Skyway had to leave out sections of structural steel to allow access for erecting mechanical equipment. Skyway erected eight (8) flotation cells for Rambler Mines prior to continuing the erection of the building. Erection started in January and is scheduled to be complet-ed on time in mid April, 2011.

Contributed by THERESA LeBLANC & BERNIE BLAKELY

OSCO Fabricates Steel for Nugget Pond Milling Facility

A Golden Opportunity

PCL

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About PCL The PCL family of companies is a group of independent construction companies which carry out diverse operations in the civil infrastructure, heavy industrial, and buildings mar-kets. Together, these companies have an annual construc-tion volume of more than $6 billion, making them the largest contracting organization in Canada and one of the largest in the United States. PCL currently has offices in 25 major North American centers to support work across Canada, the con-tinental United States, Alaska, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Caribbean. The PCL family is made up of more than 3,300 full-time professional and administrative salaried staff and more than 6,500 hourly trades people. The organization is 100% employ-ee-owned.

News/Developments/Awards In addition to the top rankings PCL has received for out-standing business performance and human resource prac-tices, they continually receive awards of excellence for quality, innovation, safety and community spirit. Most recently, PCL was ranked #3 in MacLean’s magazine’s “50 Best Employers in Canada” (in the top 50 since the list started in 2000). Also this year, they were ranked #38 on the 2011 Fortune Magazine’s “100 best companies to work for in the United States” (they’ve been in the top 100 since 2006)..

Company History PCL was founded in 1906 by PEI native, Ernest Poole in Stoughton, Saskatchewan. Ernest, a shrewd businessman with long-term vision, laid the groundwork for the PCL organiza-tion, based on the solid prairie ethics of excellent workmansh-hip, fair business dealings and good value for one’s construc-tion dollar. By 1919, rapid expansion had resulted in “Poole Construc-

tion Company Limited” becoming the largest general contrac-tor in Saskatchewan. The year 1932 saw the Poole family - and company headquarters - move to Edmonton, Alberta (where the North American Headquarters remains today). By that time, they were taking on projects in Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia. Ernest sold the company to sons John and George in 1948. Further expansion ensued, with more than 26 major projects completed in the Northwest Territories between 1957-1974. 1963 saw expansion into Manitoba, followed by entry into the Ontario market in 1972, and the U.S. market in 1975. 1975 was also the year that Poole achieved construction vol-ume of $136 million, making them the largest general contrac-tor in Canada at the time (which they remain today). The Poole brothers sold Poole Construction Limited to employees in 1977. At that time, the Great-West Life Assurance Company of Winnipeg purchsed 15 per cent of the company. The company became 100 per cent employee owned in 1990 when Great-West agreed to sell their stake back to PCL. The company name was changed to PCL Construction Limited in 1978, and by 1982, PCL’s construction volume had topped $1 billion. PCL’s first aquisition of an external construction com-pany occurred in 1995, with the purchase of Monad Contrac-tors Ltd., in Burnaby B.C., followed by the aquisition of Forest Construction Ltd., of Edmonton, Alberta in 1998. Their first U.S. aquisition occurred in 2002, with many more aquisitions to come. By 2005, PCL had grown to it’s current size, just in time to celebrate its 100th Anniversary in 2006.

Year Corporate Value 2010 ...... $5,197,753,0002009 ...... $6,328,110,0002008 ...... $6,110,035,0002007 ...... $5,425,947,0002006 ...... $4,653,386,000

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L-R: Central Nova Scotia Civic Centre, Truro, NS; RCMP Division ‘H’ Headquarters, Dartmouth, NS; West Antigonish High School, Antigon-ish, NS; Life Sciences Research Project at Dalhousie University in Hali-fax, NS; Canadian Coast Guard Headquarters, Dartmouth, NS; Juno Tower at CFB Stadacona,Halifax, NS; PCL website (www.pcl.com)

Atlantic Canada PCL entered the Atlantic Canadian market in 1968, with the completion of the Royal Bank Main Branch Building in Halifax, NS. Since 1969, PCL has completed over $850 million in projects in Atlantic Canada, $165 million of that in the com-mercial sector in Halifax. In 2000, PCL completed construc-tion of 15 schools, under a $130-million, design-build public/private partnership (P-3) program. Shortly after than, on Aug. 1, 2002, PCL opened a permanent district office in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, to better serve the Atlantic Provinces and their national clients.

PCL Community Involvement Since establishing the Atlantic Canadian office, PCL employ-ees have taken the initiative to give back to their community. At right is a photo of some of the PCL’ers who volunteered their time for a “Day of Caring” during the Fall of 2010 at Metro Community Housing on Gottingen Street. Metro Community Housing Association is a non-profit, community based agency providing support and residential services to persons who have experienced mental health difficulties. Employees spent the day building a planter, placing plants, curbs, pavers, trimming trees, cleaning the yard, building a walkway and putting together a new picnic table. Additionally, PCL is heavily involved with the United Way, Big Brothers/Big Sisters and the IWK Hospital Foundation.

OSCO Group Partnerships Members of the OSCO Construction Group have been pleased to work with PCL on a number of projects since their entry into Atlantic Canada. A partial list of these projects include:

StresconP3 Schools - Various locations in NSNSCC Expansion - Kingstec Campus, Kentville, NS

HIAA Airport Terminal Expansion / Modifications - Halifax, NSCanadian Coast Guard HQ Building - Dartmouth, NSRCMP Division “H” Headquarters - Dartmouth, NSCarleton Sewell Parking Garage -Saint John, NB

BorcherdtJuno Tower, CFB Stadacona - Halifax, NSP3 Schools - Antigonish, NS.

Allstar RebarSyncrolift Project, CFB Halifax - Halifax, NSCanadian Coast Guard HQ Building - Dartmouth, NSCommunity Living Units - Dartmouth, NSHIAA Airport Terminal Expansion / Modifications - Halifax, NSHanger 14, CFB Greenwood - Greenwood, NS

Sackville / Bedford Ready MixSyncrolift Project, CFB Halifax - Halifax, NSCanadian Coast Guard HQ Building - Dartmouth, NSCommunity Living Units - Dartmouth, NS

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Rebar Division Updatecontributed by GREG TIMS & DAWNE GRANDY

INDUSTRIALShops & Warehouse Elevated Slabs - Pot-ash Mine - Bird Const.: 37 Tons rebar

Oyster Holding Facility - Richibucto, NB – Village Sea Products: 26 Tons of rebar

Wet Mill Elevated Slabs - Potash Mine - Opron Maritimes: 234 Tons of rebar

Masonry Reinforcing, SE Correctional Facility - Shediac, NB - Darim Masonry: 32 Tons of rebar

Rail Car Unloading Facility, IPP - Saint John, NB - Gulf Operators Ltd.: 33 Tons rebar

Rte 1 Gateway Maintenance & Storage Sheds - Musquash, Springdale, Waweig, NB - JW Lindsay: 69 Tons of rebar

Soccer NS - Phase 2 - Halifax, NS - JW Lind-say - 9.09 Tons of Rebar

Atlantic Center of Agri-Innovation - Bible Hill, NS - Avondale Construction - 23.81 Tons of Rebar

Queens Place Rec Center Panels - Dart-mouth, NS - Cameron Contracting - 46.20 Tons of Rebar

Camp Aldershot - Kentville, NS - Buildon Construction - 35.18 Tons of Rebar

Parkland at the Gardens (Shannex) - Hali-fax, NS - Jetco Contracting - 108 Tons Rebar

Wood Street Centre - Truro, NS - Bird Con-struction - 46.59 Tons of Rebar

INSTITUTIONALGym Addition - Perth Andover, NB - Bird Const.: 32 Tons rebar, 139 sheets of mesh

NBCC Moncton, Welding Shop Addition - Moncton, NB - Avondale Const.: 27 Tons of rebar

New BioScience Building - St. Andrews, NB – Marco Maritimes: 277 Tons of rebar

Grant Harvey Center - Fredericton, NB - Foulem Const.: 271 Tons of rebar, 451 sheets of mesh

Saint John Law Courts, Slab Work - Saint John, NB - Bird Const.: 61 Tons of rebar, 977 sheets of mesh

Loch Lomond Villa Nursing Home - Saint John, NB - Bird Const.: 99 Tons of rebar

Kings Transit - New Minas, NS - JW Lindsay- 1.86 Tons of Rebar

Bridgestone GCR - Antigonish, NS - Bird Construction - 11.34 Tons of Rebar

Stock Order - Dartmouth, NS - Bird Stairs -

The Route 1 Gateway Infrastructure Project is currently being completed through the province of New Brunswick’s third “Public-Private Partnership” for the design, financing, construction, operation, maintenance and rehabilitation of a highway. Dexter Construc-tion, on behalf of the provincial and federal governments, is constructing 55 km of the new four-lane highway as part of the Route 1 Gateway, due to be completed by July 31, 2013. The project involves upgrades to existing sections of Route 1, focussed on the cor-ridor carrying traffic from the US border (St. Stephen, New Brunswick/Calais, Maine) to the Trans-Canada Highway in River Glade, NB.. The project will also include the installation of 104 linear kilometers of wildlife fencing along the highway. Once complete, Dexter will handle the responsibility of operating, maintaining and rehabilitating 235 km of highway (including the 55km to be constructed) for 30 years. Dexter Construction Company Limited (Dexter) is a privately owned construction company of the Municipal Group of Companies. Based in Bedford, Nova Scotia, Dexter is the largest highway builder in Eastern Canada and has offices throughout Atlantic Canada. Ocean Steel’s rebar division is currently supplying and installing reinforcing steel on 11 segments of the Route 1 Gateway project for Dexter. OSCO Rebar began fabrication of the 2200 tons of rebar at the end of September of 2010. The work consists of sev-eral structures throughout Route 1, starting in the Saint Andrews area and ending near Penobsquis. The structures vary from concrete culverts and piers, to compete bridge structures.

OSCO Rebar Supplies 2200 tons of Rebar for Route 1 Gateway Project

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Rebar Division Update96.58 Tons of Rebar

New Wash Pad - Bedford, NS - Dexter Construction Company Ltd. - 11.93 Tons of Rebar

BRIDGES & WHARVESWharf Reconstruction - Mabou, NS - Su-perior Contracting: 20 Tons of rebar

Deck 1 Trestle, East Saint John Terminal - Saint John, NB - Gulf Operators Ltd: 34 Tons of rebar

Route 1 Gateway Project – Riverglade to St. Stephen, NB - 37 Structures - Dexter Const.: 2400 Tons of rebar

Victoria Beach Wharf - Annapolis Royal, NS - Spicer Construction - 9.96 Tons of Rebar

COMMERCIALSobeys Elmood Drive - Moncton, NB - DORA Const: 35 Tons of rebar

BioCommons Development - West Roy-alty, PEI - MacLean Const.: 26 Tons of rebar

Sewell St. Parking Garage - Saint John, NB - PCL Constructors: 131 Tons of rebar

Hampton Inn Panels - Dartmouth, NS - Cameron Contracting - 16.89 Tons of Rebar

Apartment Bldg BD-09 - Dartmouth, NS - Basswood Developments Ltd - 497 Tons of Rebar

Kings Landing Building A - Dartmouth, NS - Dartmouth Cove Developments - 553 Tons Rebar

Kings Landing Building B - Dartmouth, NS - Dartmouth Cove Developments - 546.33 Tons of Rebar

Ocean Steel’s Rebar Division is currently providing rebar for the Madawaska Dam Modernization project for CRT Construc-tion in Edmundston, New Brunswick. Ocean Steel began working on the project in March of 2010 and will provide approximately 800 tons of rebar for the new powerhouse and for upgrades to the existing infrastructure.

The original dam, built in 1917, needs exten-sive upgrades in order to meet future energy requirements. Ocean Steel’s Rebar Division is expected to complete their scope of work early in 2011.

Ocean Steel’s Rebar Division Updates the Madawaska Dam

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Marque Industrial UpdatesIrving Pulp & Paper May Shutdown: Irving Pulp and Paper is in the process of preparing for their annual Spring shutdown, which will start May 1st and be completed May 8th. The pre-shut work started on March 15th and will continue until the shut down starts. Marque’s Industrial Division will be working on several project during this time. In Sub-33A, Marque will be remov-ing an existing transformer and disman-tling and lifting a 9 ton transformer into an existing substation. Marque electri-cians will also relocate 500MCM 5KV cable and assemble a new section of 5KV distribution equipment and connect it to existing equipment. They will also be installing power and controls to accom-modate the new chiller. In the Recovery Building, for the Soot Blower Upgrade Project, Marque’s Industrial Division will be installing the new substation, PLCs, VFDs, MCCs and all associated cabling.

Lake Utopia Paper Hog Boiler and ESP: As part of the final stage of the installation of a Biomass Boiler or “Hog Fuel Boiler” project at the Lake Utopia Paper Mill in St. George, Marque’s Industrial Division was awarded their 4th contract as part of this major project, the electrical and instrumenta-tion contract for the Hog Boiler and ESP. The electrical included: the installation of all instrumentation to electrical instru-ments; installing the electrical in the precipitator (ESP); and installing 60 elec-trical instruments throughout the boiler. The instrumentation included installing the tubing for the 25 transmitters and 10 control valves. In addition, they were to install the drain tubing from the 4-door cells to the floor drains of the hog boiler. The project began on Feb 3rd and was completed on March 31st. During this time, the client approached Marque with additional work with a very short time frame. With only three days allotted, the men completed installation of 1” and ¾”

water supply lines to sample units and also installed drain lines to sample units.

East Saint John Terminals Vapour Recovery Units Project: Marque was recently awarded the contract for the electrical and instru-mentation work on this project. These vapour recovery units consist of several parts: the Sequencing Valve Skid; Booster Blower Structure; Vacuum Pump Structure; Absorbent Pump Skid; and three Drums each. The project covers work from the VRU substation to 2 Vapour Recovery units and the Vapour Blower Unit and fiber optic cable to the terminal control room. This work involves the installation of: a PLC cabinet; local control panels; instruments; area lighting; electric heat tracing; connec-tion of VFD’s; cable tray and offtray; power and control cables; fiber optic cables; eth-ernet cables; and QA testing. All this is be-ing installed on the 2 Vapour recovery units and the VRU Substation. Work is to start the beginning of May to the latter part of July.

contributed by CANDACE GALBRAITH & ROBERT CAMPBELL

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Halifax’s Fleet Maintenance Facility - Cape Scott will soon be handling two Navy ships at a time thanks to a $28.1 million Government of Canada contract. PCL Constructors Canada Inc. (PCL), of Dartmouth, N.S., is currently upgrading the Syncrolift facility and building a permanent submarine maintenance facility at CFB Halifax. The project entails upgrading the existing jetty’s electrical and mechanical mounts, which are required to support docking work periods on the Syncrolift. The project will also upgrade the Syn-crolift’s five pairs of inshore winches, replacing associated support structures, transfer systems, and the electrical control system.

A permanent submarine maintenance facility is being built adjacent to the Syncrolift, to allow FMF Cape Scott personnel to perform maintenance in a more functional and controlled man-ner, and provide a more efficient and safer working environment. Allstar Rebar is currently working with PCL to upgrade the Syncrolift facility. The project commenced in summer 2010 and required Allstar to pre-tie rebar pile cages up to 18 meters long prior to shipping to site. Allstar Rebar will be supplying 383 tons of rebar and 20,000 square feet of wire mesh for the new subma-rine shed. Work at CFB Halifax is expected to be completed by summer 2011.

Cape Scott Syncrolift & Submarine Shed contributed by DAWNE GRANDY

Marque Construction’s Industrial Division is in the midst of completing a very exciting project which began in March 2010. This project is Fuel Gas Containment (FGC) at the Irving Oil Refinery. Marque is currently completing the electrical and instrumentation portion of this project. This project commenced with approximately ten people and is now making a strong finish with over seventy individuals. Expected completion is April 14, 2011. When complete, this project will allow the Irving Oil Refinery to operate more ef-ficiently. Refineries convert crude oil into high value products such as gasoline, diesel, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), and petrochemical feedstocks. After squeezing as much saleable product from the crude oil as possible, there remains a light gas stream, typically known as refinery fuel gas, which is too light for any of the high value products. The refinery fuel gas (predominately made up of a mixture of hydrogen, methane and ethane) is recycled back into the plant and used as fuel to fire the process heaters. As energy prices continue to increase, refiners are placing more and more emphasis on energy optimization within their plants. Common areas for energy improvement are: fired heater efficiency improvement; improved process heat integration; and steam and power optimization. As energy savings projects are implemented, the amount of fuel gas that the process heaters require is reduced. This results in the flaring of refinery fuel gas. The economics associated with the wasting of refinery fuel gas in a flare, not to mention the environmental restrictions on flaring,

make the incremental energy project wholly unattractive to the re-finer. Therefore, many refineries are looking for cost effective ways to reduce the amount of fuel gas being produced in the refinery to begin with. Systems are now available to reduce excess fuel gas by pro-ducing a liquid hydrocarbon stream for use in gasoline production or for sale as LPG. In addition to recovering LPG, a hydrogen en-riched stream is produced that can be used at the refinery. Marque

is pleased to be part of such a crucial unit at the Irving Oil Refinery. While Marque has been in the process of installing thousands of feet of cable tray, heat tracing, and over a hundred thousand feet of cable, they have never once lost sight of the value of safety. Many obstacles had to be overcome, including maintaining prog-ress as we worked through the winter – refinery construction work is primarily outdoors. Completion schedules required our man-power to peak in early January and maintain through to late April. Because of the relatively small footprint of the unit, co-ordination with other trades was an ongoing priority. Daily Safety Audits & Safety Meetings were implemented to ensure everyone went home uninjured every day. Marque continues to be a leader in electrical and instrumenta-tion, in the industrial setting, today, tomorrow, and in the future.

contributed by TARA URQUHART

While Marque has been in the process of installing thousands of feet of cable tray, heat tracing, and over a hundred thousand feet of cable, they have never once lost sight of the value of safety.

Fuel Gas Containment Project

contributed by MOLLY KNORR

Every few years FCC Construction and Irving Oil Marketing team up to complete an upgrade program on their Convenience

Stores. In the past we have worked together on the “Coffee Program”, as well as the “Branding” of the major-

ity of sites in Eastern Canada. Most recently, Dick Babcock com-pleted some minor renovations to over a dozen Convenience Stores throughout NFLD, PEI & NS. FCC has now been tasked with carrying out another program, what we are calling the “IOM Refresh Project”. Convenience stores - 19 in total, throughout NS, PEI & NB – will have finishes and handi-

capped accessibility upgrades. In some cases not only the store, but the restaurants and truckers areas are slotted for some work. Most of the work will happen inside, including ceramic floors and washrooms, paint and ceilings. In most cases, not only will the interiors look and feel new, they will reflect the colours of Circle K, bringing an entirely new colour and finish scheme. “Refresh” does seem applicable. The sites have all been scoped and tendered, and the majority will start construction early in April 2011. As always, projects evolve. We are now looking at 3 locations in PEI where significant renovations to the entire store layout are being consid-ered, as well as adding scope to some of the more prominent locations. The goal is to have all sites “Refreshed” and running normally in time for the summer break or by the end of June 2011.

Irving Oil “Refresh” Project

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Kildare Bridge: This past fall, Schurman Concrete worked on the new Kildare Bridge Replacement Project in PEI, for Noye & Noye LTD.. Schurman supplied 500 cubic meters of concrete; 450 cubic meters of which consisted of 45 Mpa high performance concrete. The concrete pours started in September. On Novem-ber 29th, Schurman completed the most challenging part of this project, when they supplied the contractor with 260 cubic meters of 45 Mpa heated high performance concrete for the bridge deck, done in one continuous pour. The Kildare Bridge is over an hour travelling time one way from the Schurman plant. To accomplish the continuous pour, the first of 12 trucks began delivery at 1am in the morn-ing, with the last truck returning to the plant at 6:30 pm. The Kildare Bridge Job was completed on schedule and was open to traffic just before Christmas 2010.

Architectural Batch Plant: OSCO Concrete’s Strescon-Saint John plant has just finished the bulk of the foundation work for the new Precast Architec-tural Batch Plant at Strescon-Saint John. On Friday April 15th, a 300 cubic meter Slab was placed to enable Strescon to now proceed with the erec-tion of the batch plant, which has been arriving from Italy during the winter months. There are a few more minor concrete pours to be done and then erection is scheduled to start in May. The batch plant is to be in operation this summer.

Darnley Bridge: On January 28th, 2011, Schur-man’s Summerside plant began the first pour for the new $5 million Darnley Bridge replacement project, for Highfield Construction Limited, in Darnley, PEI. Schurman provided 168 cubic meters of 35 MPA High Performance Concrete on the deck of the bridge. Because of the winter weather, Schurman had to sequester the section of the bridge deck to be used and completely enclose it so they could heat the concrete before the pour could take place. Two more pours have taken place since - the latest of which, took place on April 19th, by which time the enclosure was no longer needed. The fourth and final pour will take place around the 3rd week of May. In total, Schurman will have supplied approx 1000 cubic metres of ready-mix. The bridge will be open for traffic early in June.

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Ready-Mix Updates

Dr. George Dumont Hospital

Westwood Apts: OSCO Concrete HRM is currently working on a new 10 storey apartment building for Westwood Developments. OSCO Concrete began pouring the project in December of 2010 and will provide a total of 6500 cubic meters of concrete upon the projects completion. The Apartment complex is located on the corner of Almond street and Glad-stone street in Halifax, NS. The job is located in a residential neighborhood so due to time bylaws concrete has to be placed as quickly as possible so all slabs, approximately 5000 meters, will need to be pumped into place.

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contributed by JEAN BOURQUE

OSCO Concrete’s Strescon-Moncton Plant has been con-tracted by General Contractor, Pomerleau, to supply concrete to the new $25 million Dr. George Dumont Hospital’s Energy Centre. Work started in Nov. 2010 with a completion date of Feb. 2012. The project is comprised of a main mechanical building with an approximate foot print of 1,400 sq.m. and a mechanical service tunnel, linking the new Energy Centre to the existing hospital. Foundations for the mechanical building were poured during the winter months. Project Manager Lorin Robar and Assistant Project Manager Carlie White were able to keep the project mov-ing ahead on schedule, despite the harsh winter weather (record-breaking snow fall amounts) that were experienced in Moncton during January and February. Pours for the cast-in-place tunnel were started in early March. The tunnel will be cast-in-place in 40 foot sections. Karsten Kratzmann, project superintendant, hopes to have a minimum of three 40-foot sections completed on a two week cycle. Phase 1 of the tunnel is expected to be completed sometime in June. Existing grade and lack of space will necessitate the driv-ing of sheet piling for Phase II of the tunnel. This will create some challenges for the cast-in-place concrete operation, due to space limitations and the need for continued access to the hospital’s re-

ceiving area. The driving of sheet piling is due to commence in the spring, with the pouring of concrete to follow behind. Completion of the tunnel is scheduled for sometime in November. All of the concrete for the cast-in-place tunnel will have to be pumped. Strescon will be utilizing its 28 m Schwing concrete pump and, when needed, will be ready and able to meet site challenges with the wide range of pumps in OSCO Concrete’s fleet. Once the project is complete, the Strescon-Moncton Plant will have supplied approximately 3000 cubic meters of concrete, of which 2000 cubic metres will have been cast-in-place for the approximate 400 lineal metres of tunnel. This is the third expansion project of the Dr. George Dumont Hospital over the last 1.5 years. The first project was the expan-sion to the bunkers for radiation therapy at the Oncology Centre. Avondale Construction was the General Contractor, with Strescon-Moncton supplying approximately 1000 cubic metres of concrete, in the fall of 2009 and the first half of 2010. Strescon-Moncton also started supplying concrete to the PET-CT Scan expansion in the fall of 2010. Approximatly 1000 cubic meters of concrete will be needed for this project, which is being done by Foulem Construction Ltee, with a completion date in the fall of 2011.

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The $1.7 billion Picadilly Potash Mine expansion project outside Sussex, New Brunswick, continues to provide work for many OSCO Construction Group members, as subcontractors to both AMEC Americas Limited and Cementation Canada Ltd.. To date, we have provided: Project Management services; supply and erection of structural and miscellaneous steel; supply and placing of reinforcing steel; instrumentation installation; and precast concrete.

Construction Divisioncontributed by KAREN MacVICAR, ROBERT CAMPBELL, & DAN COLWELL

Wet Mill: With the successful comple-tion of the compaction building located on the Penobsquis side of the PCS potash site, Marque crews, both electrical and mechani-cal, have moved to begin work on the instru-mentation for the existing mill or the wet mill as it is commonly called.

This work will modify the existing circuits to provide feed for the new compaction building and will also handle future addi-tional tonnage of flotation concentrate slurry (potash) from the new mine currently being constructed on the Picadilly side. This project will require the installation of tubing, tray and cables with 5 day - 10 hour shifts.

Marque will be involved in the installa-tion of a number of instruments within the existing plant as well. These devices, once completed, will be monitoring the many processes that are required for the produc-tion of potash. Marque crews are working

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side by side with both the main contractor on site, Locker-bie & Hole, as well as the engineering company AMEC and the client PCS to ensure the successful completion of this project. The wet mill is an operational plant which presents challenges, but Marque’s crews has a number of successful years of experience working in the various mills in the province.

As on all of Marque’s sites, safety is in the forefront with each shift beginning with the tool box talks, hot topics and the stretch program.

This expansion, along with the construction of the new head frames on the Picadilly side of the mill, is driven by the world ‘s ever increasing demand for potash. Potash is mined from natural deposits and is used primarily as a crop nutrient. Potash is also used to make industrial goods rang-ing from food products to soaps.

Current production from the existing mill is 800,000 tonnes per year. 95% of the product is shipped by rail to PotashCorp terminal at the port in Saint John for export with the remaining is shipped by rail for domestic mar-kets.

Potash Corp is the world’s largest fertilizer company by ca-pacity, producing the three primary crop nutrients, potash, phosphate and nitrogen. As the world leader in the produc-tion of potash, they are responsible for 20% of the global supply.

Service and Production Headframe E-Houses: Marque was recently awarded the CP76-Picadilly Production & Service Headframe E-Houses - Elec-trical contract to install all equipment in the main electrical rooms (called E-Houses) for the permanent power supplies for the Service Headframe and the Production Headframe. Each of the E-Houses is divided into rooms. 1 - Trans-former Room contains the 13.8kV Disconnect and 2.5 MVA transformer and the 600V switchgear for the Headframe and the ABB Hoist Drive Transformer and Excitation Trans-former. 2 - MCC Room where the MCC’s, Power Panels, PLC, UPS and Communication Panels are located. 3 - Drive Room for the Hoist Drive Controls. 4 - HVAC Room For HVAC Equipment. There is an area outside for 2 Air-cooled Condensers for the HVAC system. Each E-House has a basement which allows access to the Utility Tunnel System which interconnects almost all the buildings on the Pica-dilly Site.

Marque’s work involves: providing interior and exterior lighting; power outlets; heating system; fire alarm system; cable tray system; some control panels; cabling inside each building; and interconnect cable between both building for emergency power. Marque is to install: the 2.5 MVA transformer; 13.8kV 600Amp Disconnect Switch; 600V Switchgear; 2 MCC’s; PLC Cabinets; Communication Cabi-net; UPS System; motor control stations; lighting panels; and transformers in each of the E-Houses. Marque will also provide power cabling and disconnects to the air-cooled

condensers and the HVAC system. Work is to start Mid-May and finish in Late September.

PCS Surface Grout Plant Silo: In the spring of 2010, FCC Construction approached PCS with an offer to assist with any project work that they might have outside of the major expansion. As a result, they came to us with a request to install a flyash silo at their surface group plant, located some 1.5 km down the road from the main mine site.

Flyash and cement are mixed with brine (salt water) to cre-ate a grout mixture which is then pumped to the working levels 1500 feet below ground. This grout is used to reduce the amount of water flowing into the mine. 85% of potash mines in the world are eventually closed down due to water problems. The Cassidy Lake mine is a local example.

FCC provided project management for the mine from concept development through to construction manage-ment and start-up. The concept of using a rotary feeder and pneumatic conveying of the flyash was inspired by a similar installation at the Strescon plant in Saint John. Local consultants Bill Mayberry and E&I Engineering of Fred-ericton provided engineering services. A used flyash silo was modified for this application and installed on a new foundation. The new rotary feeder, piping, electrical and controls were installed and the unit put into service in early January, 2011.

Brian Maxwell, Dick Babcock, Bill Woodhouse, Robin Young and Dan Colwell worked on various aspects of the project.

Precast Concrete Divisioncontributed by BRENDAN CLANCY

Strescon began work on the Picadilly project in January, 2010 and are currently in the final stages of erection. Over the past months, Strescon has provided precast concrete panels (insulated and solid), precast beams, columns and hollowcore, for multiple buildings.

Due to the high levels of chlorides present from the chemi-cal processes of the mine, and the humidity of the local area, all exterior precast had to be produced from a con-crete mix rich in CNI (corrosion inhibitor).

Wet Mill: During the design of the remaining 149 insulated panels to enclose the wet mill building, Strescon was asked to provide an additional 25 solid panels and hol-lowcore to create two stair towers, and two external tank enclosures. Strescon has completed fabrication of these items, and is set to begin erection immediately following Ocean Steel’s completion of the structural steel supports.

Service Head and Production Head: Service head: erection began January 17th, with the erection of load bearing wall panels, columns, beams, and a hollowcore roof. Erection was

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• LALOR MINES PROJECT (ARC GATES, ORE BIN & DUMP CHUTES), Snow Lake, Manitoba, Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd, 200 tons of fabricated plate work.

• LIFTING PLATES FOR CONCRETE BRIDGE GIRDER BEAMS, Saint John, NB & Bedford, NS, Strescon Ltd, 32.1 tons of plate.

• PRINCESS MARGARET BRIDGE, Fredericton, NB, SNC-Lavalin Construction, 29.3 tons of struct. steel plates.

• S.J. HARBOUR BRIDGE MEDIAN BARRIER STEEL FORMS, Saint John, NB, Strescon Ltd, 11.8 tons of plate.

• CHIP HANDLING FACILITY WHARF, Dalhousie, NB, Irving Equipment, 7.3 tons of struct. steel.

• #14 BELT CONVEYOR TAKE-UP ENCLOSURE STRUCTURE, Penobsquis, NB PCS Potash (old site), 7.3 tons of struct. steel.

• PIPE RACK BEAMS & ANCHOR BOLTS, Pe-nobsquis, NB, E.J. Cunningham Ltd, 3.3 tons of struct. steel.

• WHARF BRACKETS, Pennfield, NB MSI-Marine (Maritime Dock), 4.8 tons of plate.

• REBAR FORM TRUSSES FOR RTE 1 GATEWAY PROJECT, Saint John, NB, Ocean Steel Rebar, 2.7 tons of rebar.

• HVAC SERVICE PLATFORM @ I.O.R., Saint John, NB, FCC Construction, 1.1 tons of struct. steel.

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completed February 11th. Winter erection provided the usual challenges of snow, ice, and cold weather. However, Strescon’s erection division, Strescon Atlantic, was still able to complete the Service Head Erection on schedule.

Production head: The second of the E-House’s was the Produc-tion Head building, and it was designed similar to the Service Head Building. Strescon Atlantic was able to use lessons learned in erecting the previous E-House to aid in its erection. The pro-duction head building started erecting on March 7th, and was completed by the end of March, ahead of schedule.

Steel Divisioncontributed by JEFF KEITH

Wet Mill: OSCO completed Phase 1 of the Wet Mill (Grids S - E) with 2,250 tons of structural steel and trusses. Phase 2 (Grids E - A) 3,575 tons is mostly erected with a few members remaining to be installed and coordinated. The 705 ton Phase 3 (Grids A - A.2) is well underway with erection scheduled to be completed by mid May. The Emergency Generator Bldg (98 tons) has also been erected with turnover scheduled for early May.

Other scheduled work for this area includes the Wet Mill Utility Racks (70 tons), Condenser Access Platform (17 tons), Service Shaft & Production Shaft E-House Platforms (12 tons), Waste Oil Shed (4 tons) & Utility Rack PR500 - 505 (100 tons). Work onsite is projected through to July 2011 for these projects.

Raw Ore Building: The 1600 ton Building / Bin re-started erecting on March 14th of 2011. The 198 bin panels, 14 rigid frame bin columns, and seven rigid frame bin beams have all been installed and the standard structural shapes & sizes will be erected by early May. Field welding of the bin is planned to commence in May 2011. The anticipated 11,666 linear feet of weld to be per-formed onsite (approx 4.5 tons of filler metal) will keep OSCO erection busy into the fall of this year.

Wet Mill Shops and Warehouse: Both the 796 ton Wet Mill Warehouse and the 1050 ton Wet Mill Shops Building have been substantially completed and turned over.

Salt Storage Shed: Structural Steel for the Salt Storage Building, East & West Wall Infill (690 tons) and the Tripper Con-veyor Walkway (155 tons) is now finished. A removable walkway remains to be installed inside the Salt Storage Building within the coming months.

Area 300, 305 & 315 Penobsquis Side Existing Mill: Ocean Steel has completed working on the expansion and upgrade of the PCS Penobsquis existing mill. The Cyclone & Low Voltage MCC Building, Medium Voltage MCC Building, HVAC Building, Stair Enclosure, Bucket Elevator Dog-house, Yard Utilities Box Truss and supply only Precipitator & Load Center Electrical and Mechanical Buildings have all been substan-tially completed and turned over to the client.

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Saint John Interchange This past winter, Strescon’s Precast division was awarded the contract from Concrete USL Limited to provide the girders for the new interchange in Saint John. Strescon supplied 54 precast 1800 NEBT girders for structures B, D and E for the One Mile Viaduct project.

Detailing of the girders was completed by Strescon’s detailing depart-ment, with fabrication taking place between November 03, 2010 and January 28, 2011. The Contractor began receiving girders on February 28, 2011 and was expected to complete installation this past March.

FCC Takes on Electrical & Cabling Contract for New Data Centre

contributed by DAN MAZEROLLE

In September 2010, FCC Electrical was awarded the primary electrical contract for the Province of New Brunswick’s new Data Centre Secondary Site renovation project, located in an existing 10,600 square foot commercial rental complex in Fredericton, NB. This project had a number of interesting challenges, including the removal and replacement of the existing service entrance with a new 1600amp, 600volt service, complete with multiple tenant utility metering units. This task had to be completed while minimiz-ing power interruptions to existing tenants. Another major task was the installation of a backup “Unin-terruptable Power Supply” (UPS) system. This massive, sophisti-cated UPS system consisted of (2) 160kVA UPSs, (1) 320kVA 600v - 120/208volt UPS Transformer, (1) 1200amp - 208v maintenance bypass cabinet and a 1200amp parallel tie cabinet with 4000lbs of batteries. In addition, we were tasked with installing a 600kw diesel generator weighing close to 7 tons inside the building. While this electrical project was underway, FCC’s estimating department was able to successfully land the contract for the com-

munication / fiber optic portion for this new facility. We thought the electrical portion had some unique systems but the communica-tion portion proved to top this. Our communication contract involves the installation of unique Panduit pre-connectorized Category 6 copper and Corning fiber backbone cabling systems. It also required the installation of (19) Full-size 400lb communication cabinets, each having its own cabinet mounted Power Distribution Unit (PDUs), and 270 feet of specialty fiber runner tray system. Once completed, the data center’s fiber backbone will be comprised of (324) strands of multi-mode fiber and (240) strands of single mode fiber. The copper backbone will be comprised of (15) 6xCat6 10Gig UTP cables, all of which are factory pre-terminated and field routed either between the Aliant entrance facility room and the data centre, or between the (19) new server cabinets. FCC’s electrical team lead by supervisor Rick Hetherington and foremen Delbert Noble working together with the FCC com-munication team lead by Ron Rathje and Jason Johnson are cur-rently hard at work with the Prov. of New Brunswick IT department to achieve a mid April completion date.

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The OSCO Construction Group’s annual 25 Year Club Dinner was held at the Saint John Trade & Convention Center on November 25, 2010. This was a special year for the 25 Year Dinner Club. It was not only the year that the President became a member, but the year we inducted Borcherdt and OSCO Concrete, the newest companies to join our growing Group. The evening began with many laughs and memories as the mem-bers mingled during the reception with long time friends, followed by the largest group photo in the history of the 25 Year Club. George Paisley presided over grace before the meal, followed by a moment of silence for employees who had passed away. Guests were then treated to a delicious dinner buffet put on by the Hilton staff, followed by the presentations recognizing the newest members to have reached the milestone 25th year of service. Strescon General Manager, Don Isnor took the stage and pre-sented the 2010 Strescon inductees with their awards as well as an acknowledgement to their significant others. The new members wel-comed into the club from Strescon, Saint John were: David Dunnett,

John Jones, Stewart Totten, Gaetan Vaillancourt, and Vernon Wilson. Gregory Currie was the one new inductee from Strescon Bedford. General Manager, David Bancroft then took the stage to present the OSCO Concrete and Borcherdt inductees with their awards. The inductees of OSCO Concrete were: Leo Cox, Daniel Mailman, and Randsford White. Borcherd’s inductees were: Bernard Harrington, Eric LeBlanc, and Richard Thibodeau. Ocean Steel General Manager, Harrison Wilson took the stage next, to present awards to the Ocean Steel’s inductees: Randy Gallant and William Gates. Manager of Administration, Jim Isnor, was next to take the stage to present to the lone 2010 Group Services inductee, Tim Logan. John Irving then took the stage and delivered a speech for the induction of our President, Hans O. Klohn. The evening closed with John Irving and Hans O. Klohn drawing for door prizes and everyone picked up a copy of Connections on the way out. Congratulations to all our 2010 25 Year Club Inductees!

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This year’s Employee Recognition Dinner, the “OSCORS”, will be held on Friday, May 13th. The OSCORS is our opportunity to show our appreciation and thank our valued employees, for the hard work and dedication that they show throughout the year. The red carpet will once again be rolled out at the Marco Polo Cruise Terminal on Saint John’s gorgeous waterfront. The evening will begin with a reception giving our employees an opportunity to mingle with those that they may not get to see on a day-to-day basis. Our guests will then enjoy an amazing buffet provided by the Saint John Hilton. It will then be time to recognize those employ-ees that truly were stars within each of our four sectors (concrete, construction, group services, and steel). We will make special pre-sentations of service pins and to those who have retired in the past year. We will also honor our commitment to safety by recognizing the plants with the best safety record during the last year, and will recognize those that have furthered their professional develop-ment through certifications and licensures in the past year. The evening will end with a return of our favorite game show host, Steve Adams (Group Services), who will host a fun game for guests to compete to win prizes!

Employee Recognition Awards Best Actor/Actress • Typically bestowed upon the best performing employee in a sector• This employee demonstrates extraordinary work ethic and main-

tains a positive outlook when faced with adversity• They are able to stay focused on the task at hand even when they

are in a position that requires them to multi task• This employee is dedicated to problem solving and has the drive

to overcome obstacles within the sector by promoting change and continual process improvement

Best New Actor/Actress • This employee is new to the company or their position• This employee shows great potential within their role by accept-

ing challenges willingly and always being eager to learn something new

• They always maintains a positive attitude which makes them stand out as an asset within the sector

• This employee is performing ahead of the normal learn-ing curve compared to other new employees

Best Director• Whether in a supervisory position or not this

person stands out as a leader• This employee helps provide direction to others

within the sector and is known as a “go-to” person• This employee is influential within the sector and

is responsible for improved morale among employees• This employee takes pride in their work and always

gets things done

Career Achievement Award • This is awarded to one employee in the Group that has

made a long-lasting commitment to the company• This employee is extremely reliable and always produces

high quality consistent work• This mployee is highly respected by fellow employees

because of their experience within the company and is frequently used as a resource for other employees

• This person has gone above and beyond for the com-pany time and time again and is valued for their experience, dedication and overall accomplish-ments.

A Night toCelebrate Our Group’s Stars

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OSCO Lunch & Learn: Every year OSCO Recruiters and other staff members reach out to students in the Maritimes taking courses pertaining to our industry. One group of students OSCO has continued to reach out to are the Civil Engineering Technology students at NBCC Moncton. This year OSCO held a series of “Lunch and Learns” for the second year students and a Career Day for the first year students. Each “Lunch and Learn” session was hosted by one of our three operational sectors whose purpose was to bring real world information to the students. The first session was held January 19th. Rick Williston,

of FCC Construction, spoke to the 42 students and 4 staff members in atten-dance about estimating. The instruc-tors mentioned after the presentation how grateful they were to have some-one currently working in the industry give the students an eye opening pre-sentation of the challenges estimators face. The second session was held Janu-ary 26th. This session was hosted by the concrete sector. Strescon’s Quality Manager, Christine Gilbert, presented on the durability of concrete containing supplementary cementing materials. The third and final “Lunch & Learn” session was held on February 9th, hosted by the Steel Sector. Ann Eagles, who has been in our Steel Detailing Department for over 10 years and is a graduate of Moncton’s Civil Engineering Technology Program,

returned to her old haunt to give the students and staff a De-tailers perspective of both the highlights and challenges in the industry.

OSCO Career Day: OSCO’s next contact with NBCC Moncton’s Civil Engineering Technology program was on March 30th when the first year students were bussed to our plants for the 2nd Annual OSCO Career Day. OSCO Career Day is an opportunity for the first year Civil Engineering Technology students to see the environment, industry and types of positions available to them following graduation. Each student is exposed to all 3 of our operational

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Skilled tradespeople are hard to find and as a result, FCC’s Electrical Communications Division has taken the approach to build our labor resources from the ground up with “Home Grown Talent”. With the current shortage of journeymen electri-cians in the work force and the ever increasing pres-sures to complete projects in shorter periods of time, we have shifted our approach and gone searching out young people who possess the proper skill sets and long term aspirations of a career as a construction electrician. When FCC hires these young people, they start out at the entry level, learning FCC policies, procedures and safety programs. They also spend time working closely with and learning from our highly skilled electricians, foremen and supervisors, gaining valuable work experience. Once accepted into the N.B. Apprenticeship Pro-gram, the up-and-coming electricians must success-fully complete four school periods (Blocks) over a four year period, as well as 9000 hours worth of on-the-job practical training. Once the apprentice has success-fully fulfilled their apprenticeship requirements, they are eligible to write their interprovincial exam to become Red Seal Journeymen Electrician. It takes a lot of hard work, commitment and dedi-cation to achieve this journeyman status. FCC would like to give a shout out to the following employees who have started and completed their apprenticeship entirely with FCC: Clint Graham, Dave Harrison, Stefan Vivier, Adam Brochu, Dru Smith, Aaron Johnson, Jason Johnson, Nick Kilpatrick, Ben Kilpatrick and Dave Yorston. The following employees have also “started from the ground up” with FCC and are currently working hard to complete the apprenticeship. - Mike King, Denny Lowe, Colby McDermott, Tyler Fanjoy, Dave Foster, John Cronkite, Geoff Bateman, Nathan Cossaboom, Rob Fox, Dan Kilpatrick, John Allen , Nick Blanchard, Jamie Morgan and Ryan Duncan.

FCC Takes Proactive Approach to Finding Skilled Tradespeople

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sectors. The day began with our Construction Sector educating the students on construction project management. Ocean Steel then showed the students how a structure is detailed and how drawings are made. Following these presentations, students were taken for a tour of the Ocean Steel shop, which helped them put detailing into perspective. The students then went to Strescon, where the students enjoyed a movie created by Strescon’s Project Management Team, on the process of a job from sales to post mortem. They were also shown a demonstration of the precast 3D modelling software - Tekla, before being taken on a tour of Strescon’s shop and Quality Control department.

Steel Trades: OSCO also met with students in the steel trades at CCNB Bathurst and NBCC Moncton. Ocean Steel’s Plant Man-ager Troy Hawkes and Assistant Plant Manager Allister Mood with Plant S uperintendants Marven Jordan and Tim Latter, had the students at NBCC Moncton work on a project. The proj-ect started with the Steel Fabrication course reading the drawings and piecing the structure together. The small structure then was given to the welders who welded it.

Electrical Engineering & Technology: On February 28th, the OSCO IT Team invited the Saint John NBCC Electrical Engineering classes to our head office at 400 Chesley Drive where Nick Hatt and Jason Comeau spent 2 hours showing the stu-dents the vast amount of IT opportunities within our companies.

School Visits: The OSCO Recruiters and staff members visited a number of schools this year. In addition to the schools previously discussed, we visited with Mechanical Engineering Technology stu-dents at both the New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Community Col-leges, as well as with with Civil Engineering Technology students in Nova Scotia. Our recruiters also attended several school job fairs.

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Helping Handscontributed by ROBIN KILPATRICK

The OSCO Construction Group values its relationship with the communities they live and work in. Over the past year, the Group has made many donations to a vari-ety of organizations, fundraisers, charities, and sports teams. In addition to the many smaller donation/sponsorship contributions they’ve made, the following are groups who have received larger donations:

St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation .....$16,500United Way ............................................ $5,000Misc Sports Sponsorships....................$4,225

The Give (SJ Regional Hospital) ....... $2,000Atlantic Ballet Theatre Company .......$1,500Kennebecasis Lions Club ..................... $1,100Sussex Sharing Club................................. $750Canadian Cancer Society .......................$650Tree of Hope ..............................................$500Saint John Theatre Company ................ $425Saint John Police Association ............... $375

The OSCO Construction Group is fortunate to have employees who do much to improve their communities and the lives of those who live there and is honored to assist in these efforts.



The OSCO Construction Group is a proud participant of the National “Take Our Kids to Work Day” program. This program of-fers employers an opportunity to host Grade 9 students to educate them about potential career paths. Hosted by the Human Resources Department, this past year’s event was held at both the OSCO and Strescon Head Office locations in Saint John on November 3rd, 2010. The students who were stationed at the OSCO Head Of-fice started off the morning with a safety talk delivered by Duanne Shanks in preparation for a tour of the Ocean Steel Plant. They were then divided into 2 groups and provided with the proper safety gear to get their day started. HR provided an overview of the day, followed by a presentation on the Group and the many careers that contribute to its day-to-day operations. Then Donnie Ritchie (Ocean Steel) gave a wonderful presentation on detailing and the importance of getting the job done right, before Theresa LeBlanc (Ocean Steel) provided great information regarding project management. Next up were Bill Woodhouse (FCC) and Jordan Thompson (FCC) who talked about Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED), an internation-ally recognized building certification system which emphasizes the importance of environmentally –friendly construction initiatives. The students then took a tour of the OSCO Head Office building where

Tim Logan (Group Services) delivered an extremely informative talk on the Group’s computer servers and provided a tour of the server room. Ian Hudson (Group Services) provided the students with information about working in the Accounting department and the importance of finances within a corporation. The parents/sponsors of the students and all volunteers then gathered for a lunch of pizza and pop. After lunch, it was time for the students to job-shadow their parent/sponsor for the duration of the afternoon. The students who were stationed at Strescon started off the morning job-shadowing parents/sponsors. A lunch was provided for all participants. Jim Milton (Strescon) and Duanne Shanks (Group Services) gave a presentation on safety within the workplace. The students then were provided with safety gear and headed out into the yard for a general tour. Steve Adams (Group Services) talked to the students about the process and importance of building credit. The day went very well and was greatly enjoyed by everyone. The OSCO Construction Group appreciates all of the employee help in making the day so enjoyable and informative for the partici-pants. We wish all the participating students the best of luck in their future chosen careers and hope that we were able to provide some guidance to help them along the way.

Take Our Kids to Work Day contributed by ROBIN KILPATRICK

OSCO Concrete Supports Habitat for Humanitycontributed by DAVE DUNNETT

Since at least 1998, OSCO Concrete’s Strescon-Saint John Ready-Mix plant has been donating concrete to each Habitat for Humanity home built in the greater Saint John area. Strescon is proud to have contributed once again to a Habitat House this past fall. The first Habitat House that has been built in the Rothesay area, it is also the first modular style building that was built off site. The building was pre-built in sec-tions at the Rothesay Netherwood School campus by students and volunteers. It was then transported to the site and set on the foundation we had poured 6 days prior.



Building Futuresin UgandaOcean Steel Shop Electrician Takes an Eye-Opening Journey to Uganda When Darryl Kingston left Ocean Steel’s Saint John shop for a three week trip to Uganda this past February, he had no idea what a huge impact it would have on him. State-sponsored schooling in Uganda stops after grade 6, so the only options for children wishing to con-tinue their studies are private schools. The majority of Uganda’s children can-not afford such a luxury. Bishop McAllister College (BMC) is a boys and girls boarding school locat-ed in Kyogyero, Uganda. It houses over 800 students, ranging from grades 5 to 13. Run by Uganda’s Anglican Church, the non-profit school relies heavily on sponsorship. Currently, approximately

120 of the students are sponsored - mostly by New Brunswickers. The majority of the sponsored students are orphans whose parents have died of illnesses such and Malaria or Aids. The yearly tuition of $400 includes schooling, room and board. While this amount may not seem like much to us, in a country where the average yearly salary is under $300/year, it is out of reach for most. Darryl and his wife Rosemary began sponsoring children at the school 8 years ago, . They are currently sponsoring 7 children (plus another 2 “temporary” ones). Their latest spon-sored child arrived at BMC with no

“Many of the children had never eaten a piece of candy and many had never seen a camera. The giggles and sounds of laughter from the children were contagious when he would play back the videos to them. Some had never seen a picture of themselves.”

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Aug 6: ........Company PicnicSept 17: .....Group Golf TournamentNov 2: ........Take Our Kids to Work DayNov 4: ........25 Year Club DinnerDec 1: .........Bedford Holiday LunchDec 3: ........OCAL Holiday PartyDec 5-13: ..Saint John Holiday LunchesDec 13: ......OSCO-Conklin Holiday LunchDec 16: ......OSCO-Fred Holiday Lunch

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The OSCO Construction Group hosted the 2010 holiday lunches for staff employees in Saint John, Frederic-ton, and Bedford starting on November 29th and continued throughout the month of December. First up was the Bedford locations who enjoyed their holiday lunch at Inn On the Lake in Fall River, NS, followed by a week of decadent holiday lunches at the OSCO Head Office building, catered by River’s Edge Catering. Then it was Ocean Steel Fredericton, who had a beautiful lunch held at the waterfront Delta Hotel. Last but not least, the holi-day lunch crew from River’s Edge Cater-ing set up at Strescon Saint John for the last two days of holiday lunches.

Draws were held throughout ev-ery lunch by various members of the Executive for a variety of gift cards and of course a multitude of holiday poin-settias. Company president, Hans O. Klohn, spoke to each group in atten-dance about the successes of the Com-pany and his appreciation of the work that each group does on a day-to-day basis. The president also spoke of his projections for the upcoming 2011 year and of course he expressed his well wishes for a happy and healthy new year for employees and their families. A special thank you to all of those that volunteered their time to help decorate for this festive season!

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worldly possessions other than a pair of pants. Such stories are com-monplace in Uganda. In addition to the students at BMC, Darryl and Rosemary are sponsoring a boy in university this year. In the years that they’ve been sponsors, only a couple of children have not gone on to university after BMC. Bishop McAllister College has strong Saint John, NB connec-tions. The Rev. Canon Paul Jeffreys, an Anglican priest originally from Lakewood Heights, Saint John, NB, currently serves as the Rector there. Three years ago, Darryl’s wife, Rosemary became the Chair-person for the Child Sponsorship Committee in New Brunswick. In addition to sponsors, the school is always looking for general dona-tions to help build much needed infrastructure. While in Uganda, Darryl did some much needed wiring of computer labs, classrooms, dormitories and offices. According to Rosemary, the children were quickly attracted to Darryl and his tools, but what drew them the most, were his bags of candy and his video camera. “Many of the children had never eaten a piece of candy and many had never seen a camera. The giggles and sounds of laughter from the children were contagious when he would play back the videos to them. Some had never seen a picture of themselves.” Darryl and Rosemary remarked that while in Uganda, they didn’t see one child with a toy. “These children have no personal poses-sions, but are so well-mannered, kind and loving and always have smiles on their faces. Watching them play with nothing was very emotional and humbling for Darryl and me as we were reminded of how much we, as Canadians, have to be grateful for.” stated Rose-

mary. “They brought tears to my eyes” Darryl said with sincerity. “They brought out something I didn’t know I had in me”. “I wasn’t very anxious to go there at first, but now I can’t wait to get back.” He and Rosemary are already planning their next trip over.

Are you interested in hearing more about Bishop McAllister College? Rosemary can be emailed at [email protected]

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COMING EVENTS

CONNECTIONS • Spring & Summer 2011

congratulations!Family Additions:

Pat Bagley (FCC Construction) and his wife Monica wel-comed Kya Addison Bagley on November 22, 2010 weighing 8lbs 12oz

Nick Kilpatrick (FCC Con-struction) and his wife Coeby welcomed a new baby boy, Graeden Brensen Grant Kil-patrick on January 19th.

Nathan Cossaboom (FCC Construction) and his wife welcomed 7lbs 5oz. baby boy, Sialas on February 9th.

Jason Presley (Ocean Steel) and Chelsea McGuire (Group Services) welcomed a new baby girl, Myla Christena Pres-ley weighing 7lbs and 3oz. on February 9th at 9:35pm.

Jeff Connors (Allstar Rebar) and his wife Tracy welcomed a beautiful baby girl on March 1, weighing 7lbs 11oz.

Angela Hickie (Strescon) and Chris Greer (Strescon)welcomed a new baby boy James Brody Greer on Janu-ary 7, 2011 weighing 7lbs 5ozs.

Engagements:

Steve Adams (Group Ser-vices) recently announced his engagement to Christina Miller. Steve and Christina will be saying their vows on October 1, 2011, at Saint John Cathedral.

Melissa Patterson (Group Services) has gotten engaged to Tim Whelan. Melissa and Tim are planning to get mar-ried on August 25, 2012 in

French Village, NB.

Applause:

Congratulation’s to Stefan Vivier, Dave Yorston, and Clint Chaulk (FCC Construc-tion) for successfully complet-ing their Electrical Apprentice-ship.

Congratulation’s to Jody Corbin (Group Services) on receiving his Apple Certified Support Professional (ACSP) as well as his Apple Certified Technical Coordinator (ACTC). Great job!

Congratulations to Nathan Isnor (Group Services), who became an Apple Certified Support Professional 10.6 this past December.

Congratulation’s to Lori Li (Ocean Steel) who recently received her Professional Engi-neer License from the Com-monwealth of Massachusetts.

Congratulation’s to Carrie Watson, Melissa Patterson, and Ashley Dooks (all Group Services) on receiving their Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP).

Congratulation’s to Dennis Paisley and Jordan MacNeill (both Strescon-SJ) for success-fully completing their ACI Level One.

Congratulation’s to Justin McAdam (Group Services) for receiving his Certified Credit Professional in October 2010.

Congratulation’s to Tara Tam (Group Services) for receiving her Payroll Certification.

FRESH FACESOcean Steel: Sam Handspiker ..........................................Rebar Detailer

Megan Mugford ...................Project Manager - Erection

Allister Mood (Promotion) .......Assistant Plant Manager

Tracy Case .............................................Document Runner

Ocean Steel Fredericton:Ed McCashion .............................................Shop Foreman

Cheryl Parenteau ................Sales & Inventory Associate

OSCO Group Services:Nathan Isnor ..........................................Technical AnalystDarrel Short ......................................... Safety CoordinatorWendy Doran ............................ Administrative AssistantDeanna King .......................... Switchboard/Receptionist


Irving Hockey League The Irving Hockey League is a local recreational league that runs from October through March on Sunday afternoons at the Lord Beaverbrook Rink (LBR) in Saint John, New Brunswick. The regular season runs 14 weeks (all teams play against each other twice). The league consists of 8 teams: FCC; Ocean Steel; Strescon; Gulf Operators; Irving Oil; Irving Refinery; Ja-cob’s; and Irving Equipment. The general rule is that 50% of the team’s players must be employed from the Irving affiliate sponsoring the team. Upon completion of the regular season, the league is separated into two (2) divisions, with the top four going into division 1, and the bottom four to division 2. An elimi-nation playoff round decides which teams move on to a best of three round to decide the years league champions. This year’s division 1 winners was IRVING EQUIPMENT, who defeated IRVING OILERS in three games. This year’s division 2 winners were the FCC CHIEFS who defeated GULF OPERATORS in three games. Ocean Steel placed 2nd overall in Division 2, along with The Streson Sharks placing 4th. FCC ROSTER: Ben Kilpatrick, Dave Harrison, Clint Gra-

ham, Colby McDermott, Gary Chamberlain, Jason Johnson, Steve Adams, Scott Graham, Ernie Roy, Justin McAdam, Rob Fox, Nick Blanchard, John Allen

OCEA N STEEL ROSTER: Randy Gallant, Peter Dougay,

Vince Davis, Mike Jones, Pat Ouellette, Adam Fra-ser, Len Andrews, Dayne Ring

STRES CON ROSTER: Brendan Clancy, Mitchell McFar-

lane, Justin Bell, Luke Ferguson, Mike Neil, Chris Thompson, Wade Osmon, Billy Haines, Dave Moore, Jody Hunter, Jason Boyne, Frank Godsoe, Tom Hinam

contributed by VANESSA KLOHN & GREG OSMON

Our LocationsSTRUCTURAL STEEL:OCEAN STEEL Corporate office & SJ plant 400 Chesley Drive, Saint John, NB • CAPhone: (506) 632-2600 Member Since • 1955

OCEAN STEEL - New England Sales Office25 Burlington Mall Road, Burlington, MA • USA Phone: (781) 221-2152 Member Since • 1991

YORK STEEL - Plant & service center 550 Wilsey Road, Fredericton, NB • CAPhone: (506) 444-7989 Member Since • 1995

OCEAN STEEL CORPORATION Office & plant 53 Shaw Road, Conklin, NY • USA Phone: (607) 584-7500 Member Since • 2004

REBAR: OSCO REBAR SERVICES Saint John plant 400 Chesley Drive, Saint John, NB • CA Phone: (506) 632-2600 Member Since • 1955

ALLSTAR REBAR NOVA SCOTIA Office & plant 48 Duke Street, Bedford, NS • CA Phone: (902) 835-0882 Member Since • 2008

PRECAST:STRESCON LIMITED Corporate Office & SJ plant101 Ashburn Lake Rd., Saint John, NB • CA Phone: (506) 633-8877 Member Since • 1963

STRESCON LIMITEDBedford office & plant

131 Duke St., Bedford, NS • CA Phone: (902) 494-7400 Member Since • 1978

STRESCON LIMITEDNew England Sales Office25 Burlington Mall Road, Burlington, MA • USA Phone: (781) 221-2153 Member Since • 1991

BORCHERDT CONCRETE PRODUCTS Office & plant RR#4, Hardscratch Road Yarmouth, NS • CA Phone: (902) 742-7811 Member Since • 2008

READY-MIX (OSCO Concrete):

STRESCON READY-MIXSaint John plant 101 Ashburn Rd., Saint John, NB • CA Phone: (506) 633-8877 Member Since • 1963

STRESCON READY-MIX Moncton plant1212 Berry Mills Rd, Moncton, NB • CAPhone: (506) 858-7110 Member Since • 2004

SCHURMAN CONCRETE Summerside office & plant 240 MacEwen Rd, Summerside, PE • CA Phone: (902) 888-4331 Member Since • 2004

SCHURMAN CONCRETE Charlottetown office & plant 412 Mount Edward Road Charlottetown, PE • CA Phone: (902) 628-0127 Member Since • 2004

GLENHOLME READY-MIX - plant RR #1 • Debert, NS • CA Phone: (902) 662-3722 Member Since • 2008

ANNAPOLIS VALLEY READY-MIX - Plant 20 Park Drive, Windsor, NS • CA Phone: (902) 798-2291 Member Since • 2008

TRISTAR CONCRETE - plant 23557 Hwy 7Sheet Harbour, NS • CA Phone: (902) 885-2358 Member Since • 2008

SACKVILLE CONCRETENova Scotia Office & plant 17 Estate Drive, Lower Sackville, NS • CAPhone: (902) 864-3230 Member Since • 2008

BEDFORD READY-MIX - plant 414 Bluewater Rd., Bedford, NS • CA Phone: (902) 835-0882 Member Since • 2008

OSCO AGGREGATES M.S.D. Enterprises Ltd.749 Little Dyke Rd, Glenholme, NS • CA Phone: (902) 662-3722 Member Since • 2008

GC CARTAGE 400 Chesley Drive, Saint John, NB • CAPhone: (506) 632-2600 Member Since • 2004

CONSTRUCTION:FCC CONSTRUCTION - office 400 Chesley Drive, Saint John, NB • CA Phone: (506) 632-7800 Member Since • 1960

MARQUE CONSTRUCTION - office400 Chesley Drive, Saint John, NB • CA Phone: (506) 634-1144 Member Since • 1966

KENNEBEC CONSTRUCTION - office 400 Chesley Drive, Saint John, NB • CA Phone: (506) 632-7800 Member Since • 1994

Documents

The biannual newsmagazine of t he OSCO …...The Ordnance Building celebrated its Grand Re-Opening this past January. See page 10 for the full story of the restoration of one of Saint