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4 .....Irving Oil Home Office

6 .....Irving Oil Parking Garage

9 .....Maritime Electric

11 ....St. FX Mulroney Hall

12 ...The Spence School

14 ...NS Highway Projects

15 ...Ellenvale Run Watercourse

16 ...Citizen’s Bank

17....Petroservice Home Office

18 ...Promenade Neuf

19 ...Hobson’s Landing

24 ...Schnitzer

25 ...TransAqua

27 ...Irving Oil Refinery

28 ...St. James Place

29 ...CN Quinpool Bridge

30 ...The Stairs at Queens Marque

30 ...Rebar Projects

32 ...Bill Thorpe Walking Bridge

33 ...Town of Rothesay

34 ...Prince Edward Square

35 ...Moosehead Breweries

36 ... Architectural Precast Residential Projects

38 ...Commercial Properties

43 ...National Precast Day

43 ...Social Media Update

44 ...Bursaries

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39 ...Technology: BIM/VIM

40...Safety: 2019 Safety Awards

41 ...Safety: Above & Beyond Initiative

42 ...Environment: A Greener Future

public &community

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20 ... Precast Concrete Marine Structures

profiles

45 ...Retirement Lane

46 ... Employee Appreciation Celebration

49 ... Ocean Capital Leadership Program

50 ...OSCO Golf

50 ...OSCO Picnic

51 ...Fresh Faces

51 ...Congratulations

3 ..... Message from the President

52 ...Our Locations

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As we approach the end of 2019, I’m pleased to report that our group

has been firing on all cylinders. Every line of business has experienced a good book of work and is looking to forward to a strong 2020. Both our Canadian and American markets are contributing to this optimistic outlook.

The beginning of the year started out somewhat tenuous when the American Institute of Steel Construction, on behalf of its fabri-cator members, filed an antidump-ing and countervailing duty petition against Canada, China and Mexico. USA-based trade actions against Canadian steel fabricators are not

new: the AISC tried similar trade petitions in 1988 and 2001. In both instances, they were unsuccessful.

For this recent AISC petition, after submitting Canadian trade data to the U.S. Department of Commerce, the DOC has initially concluded that no unfair trade has occurred be-tween our two countries and that no antidumping or countervailing duties should be assessed against Canadian fabricators exporting into the USA. This is very good news for Canadian steel manufacturers and, although the DOC is not finalized its determination yet, we are hopeful that their initial finding will not be changed or over-turned. On the other hand, in the case of China and Mexico, most of its fabri-cators were hit with high antidumping and/or countervailing duties.

We are looking forward to, once again, the historically stable, fair-trade relationship with our good neighbours to the south. As such, we will continue to bid and manufacture steel and

concrete components for our valued customers in the United States.

On the safety front, we have imple-mented a new policy of requiring chin straps on all safety helmets to hold them in-place in the event of a fall. In addition, we are also moving towards the use of Type II hard hats which give users additional protection from side impacts to the skull. The use of better headgear in our manufactur-ing plants and construction sites is something we feel passionate about. I have spoken many times in the past about making the right choices when we perform our work; how OSCO Construction Group team members should always rank the importance of what they’re doing as follows: “Safety, Quality, Schedule, Cost”. We need to do everything we can to improve

the chances of avoiding injury to our employees, subcontractors and invited guests. This defines who we are as a company and what we really believe in. Co-operation by all parties

Message from the President

“I have spoken many times in the past about making the

right choices when we perform our work; how OSCO

Construction Group team members should always rank

the importance of what they’re doing as follows: “Safety,

Quality, Schedule, Cost”... This defines who we are as a

company and what we really believe in.”

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Irving Oil Home Officecontributed by: Luke Johnson P.Eng., PMP, GSC

The Irving Oil Home Office proj-ect is now substantially complete

and the building is fully occupied. This multi-year construction project involved every division of the OSCO Construction Group. The Home Office is not only a landmark in the City of Saint John but is a world class building using state of the art material, systems and construction techniques.

The building is beautifully designed and constructed, utilizing many natu-ral materials both inside and out. The Indiana limestone façade will weather beautifully and become more vibrant with time. Hampstead granite from right here in the Saint John region was used extensively throughout the project. The main floor includes rift-cut white oak wall panels and Adair limestone flooring quarried in Quebec. Moncer white oak flooring is used throughout the building. The center atrium brings natural light into the building, provides interconnec-tion between the floors and is visually stunning from both inside and out of the building.

The impact of this project extends outside of the boundaries of the property. The surrounding streetscape

was redeveloped as part of this proj-ect, including heritage street lights, brick pavers and specially selected red oak trees. A soil cell system was installed below the sidewalk, consist-ing of a structural matrix to support the sidewalk above, with adequate soil volume to ensure the new trees can grow to their full potential. Red oaks are known to grow exceptionally tall and provide spectacular red autumn foliage. Hampstead granite was used for granite curbs and tree surrounds, as well as a granite sett fan pattern at the main entrance to the building.

During construction, desktop, tablet and smartphone based software was used to improve coordination and collaboration between trades, the construction management team, con-sultants and the owner. The building’s structural, mechanical and electrical systems were all modeled using 3D revit modeling software. Bluebeam, Fieldwire and Navisworks software proved to be excellent tools to man-age the huge volume of project data.

Cutting edge technology was not just used to facilitate construction but incorporated into the building as well. Leading edge audio visual technology and communications systems provide

numerous options to Irving Oil for business meetings, conferences and town hall sessions. The building mechanical and electri-cal system provide various levels of fail-over protection modes, allowing business critical operations to con-tinue regardless of the state of external service provid-ers. These measures in-clude generator power, UPS systems, redundant and diverse internet services.

Currently the construction team is cleaning up minor deficiencies, completing commissioning activities and working on some changes to the rear terrace landscaping. Final documentation is also being compiled, such as as-builts and maintenance manuals. LEED doc-umentation is also being submitted as required, to confirm the buildings LEED certification. Although these activities might seem minor, they are important to complete correctly, as the building moves into its operational phase of life.

Congratulations to all involved, for an-other successful team project!

Project Wrap-up:

FCC Construction joined EllisDon in 2016 as joint venture partners to manage the construction of the new Irving Oil Home Office. The project is located on the corner of King Square South and Sydney Street in Saint John, New Brunswick.

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Irving Oil Parking Garagecontributed by: Alex Linero P.Eng.,

Kim Doggett & Dave Dunnett P.Eng.

W ith the construction of Irving Oil’s world-class Home Office

in Uptown Saint John, NB, came the need for additional parking. A new, 327-vehicle precast concrete garage was designed to address that need. Like the new office building, the architectural design of the garage was provided by B+H Architects, with overall structural design provided by Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd.. Construction of the new garage was managed by Maxim Construction Inc.

and the Project Management was provided in part by CBCL Limited, working in conjunction with Irving Oil’s Project Management Office.

As with many urban projects, the location presented logistical compli-cations which needed to be taken into consideration. Located within Saint John’s Heritage Conservation area, it was important that the new structure both blend with its surroundings, yet complement Irving’s new Home Office building. The new parking structure off King Street East is also located on a tight lot, framed on three sides by;

Saint John Fire and Rescue Services Headquarters, Old No.2 Engine House Museum, the former Pro-vincial Courthouse heritage building and St. Malachy’s Memorial High School.

The OSCO Construction Group is proud to have played a significant role in the construction of the new parking structure, providing and installing rebar, ready-mix concrete, and precast concrete components.


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Rebar

Ocean Steel Rebar worked with gener-al contractor Maxim Construction Inc. at the new parkade. Installation began in early April 2019. In total, Ocean Steel Rebar supplied & installed 117 tons of rebar, supplied and installed several hundred position Grip-Twist® mechanical couplers, and supplied approximately 5500 sq.ft of wire mesh.

Ocean Steel Rebar is an authorized distributor for BarSplice Products Inc. and is the only company in the Maritimes with the swaging machine required to install BarGrip® style couplers. The coupler product used on this project, Grip-Twist™ Posi-tion Coupler, is a swaged splicing and anchorage system that incorporates

the use of self-locating taper threaded ends on rebar components for quicker field assembly. Because the parts are swaged to the bars and the threads are formed on the couplers instead of the reinforcing bars, there is no loss of cross-sectional area and the ultimate design strength of the reinforcing system is maintained.

Ready-Mix Concrete

OSCO Concrete delivered approxi-mately 1100 m3 of concrete to Maxim Construction for the foundation of the Irving Oil Parkade. The cast-in-place concrete supply started in the spring of 2018 and was substantially com-pleted by the fall.

Among the many challenges for our

drivers was the small, tight footprint for the building, between Leinster St. and King St. East. A smooth delivery had to be coordinated between the site and the batch plant in order to have the minimal number of trucks on site without stopping the pours.

Precast Concrete

Strescon was contracted to design, fabricate and install 269 architectural and structural precast members for the new parkade.

The exterior face of the precast panels used a specific combination of Endicott “thin” brick inlays to match the heritage appearance of the local architecture, as well as limestone col-ored concrete to visually connect the

The largest and heaviest pieces were the lite-walls, which were approximately 48’ long x 10’-6” high x 1’ thick, weighing 68,000 lbs. Overall precast production required 2,315 m3 of concrete, 442,802 lbs. of reinforcing, and 90,000 individual thin bricks.


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parkade to the new Irving Oil Home Office building.

To determine the appearance of the desired brick veneer, Strescon fabri-cated a series of architectural mock up panels for the owner’s team to review. Various sizes, colors, textures and suppliers of thin brick in-lays were sourced and cast into 4’x4’ samples for viewing. The result was a 50/50 blend of two bricks supplied by Endicott Clay Products Company. A rubber form liner was used during production to lock the bricks in place during casting and ensure a consistent and even brick pattern was achieved. The rubber liner was custom made to fit the desired brick, and limit movement during casting. The architectural limestone concrete was accented by false joints to create a two foot by one-foot block pattern to simulate hand laid lime-stone blocks.

One of the biggest challenges with the job involved handling, shipping, and erecting monolithic three-story panels with large window openings. The design had to be meticulous to avoid issues such as cracking or warping, as the panels were moved through the process from production to erection. Due to the large window openings, the exterior panels were required to ship on their edge to eliminate poten-tial damage to exterior face finishes. This required careful coordination between Strescon’s shop, the erec-

tors (Strescon Atlantic) and the carrier (Sunbury Transport).

Precast production began in February 2018 and was completed in August 2018. During this time, Strescon produced: 83 load-bearing and non-load-bearing panels; 124 double tees; 6 columns; 7 shear-walls; 12 lite-walls; 26 stairs and landings; 3 solid roof slabs; and 8 beams.

All precast stairs and landings were fabricated in Borcherdt Concrete’s shop, while the remaining pieces were cast at Strescon’s Saint John facility. The largest and heaviest pieces were the lite-walls, which were approxi-mately 48’ long x 10’-6” high x 1’ thick, weighing 68,000 lbs. Overall precast production required 2,315 m3 of con-crete, 442,802 lbs. of reinforcing, and 90,000 individual thin bricks.

Strescon Atlantic began installation on August 13, 2018. A 300-ton Manito-woc 2250 crawler style crane sup-plied by Irving Equipment allowed for smooth transition between the various pieces and locations. Crane setup took place on King Street East over the weekend to avoid interferences with peak traffic days. Precast installation commenced at Stair Tower #1 located along Leinster Street (South West). In-stallation proceeded in 6 main phases, each of which involved building a full section of the garage from top to bot-tom. The crane crawled North after completing each phase.

Prior to erection, Strescon Atlantic

coordinated with Calvin Gray (Gratec Engineering LTD) to plan and execute the engineered bracing plan. Due to limited access along the east and west elevations, Strescon fabricated thirty movable dead-men weighing 17,000 lbs., each to be able to withstand the brace loads exerted by the exterior precast panels. Once each phase of the structure was sufficiently stable, temporary bracing was removed, and the dead-man were leap frogged north along with the crane, to be used on subsequent pieces. The last precast piece was hoisted into place on Sep-tember 25th, 2018.

The fabrication and erection of the precast garage was completed ahead of schedule, which allowed other trades access to their work earlier. This effort was greatly appreciated by both General Contractor and owners.

Thank you to our Strescon project team for making this project happen ahead of schedule and on budget; Project Manager, Alex Linero; Lead Detailer, Serge Boudreau; Strescon Atlantic Foreman, Brad Johnson;

Lead Engineer, Calvin Gray P.Eng.

(Gratec Engineering LTD.).

Project Completion

The completed precast garage officially opened its doors on March 4th, 2019, which coincided with phasing in employees to the new Irving Oil Home Office Building located only a few meters away.

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contributed by: Kim Doggett

Maritime Electric Com-pany Limited (MECL) is

Prince Edward Island’s pub-lic electrical utility. Over the last several years, MECL has completed numerous renewal and expansion projects to upgrade aging infrastructure and boost transmission capacities.

Since Prince Edward Island has no natural energy supply resources oth-er than wind energy (which currently provides up to 25% annual power supply), the island must rely on off-island sources. In the late 1970s, two sub-marine cables were installed to allow the island to purchase electric-ity from New Brunswick. During this time, most of the switching stations and transmissions lines were upgrad-ed. The electrical needs in the 1970s were approximately 95 megawatts. Over the last 40 years, that need has increased to 262 megawatts. To meet the increased demand, MECL in-stalled two new submarine cables in 2017 (The Interconnection Upgrade Project). This represented the largest construction project for Prince Ed-ward Island since the Confederation Bridge. The new cables will allow for

a maximum capacity of 560 mega-watts and will also allow for future export of Prince Edward Island’s growing wind energy resources.

This increased demand and newer capability for larger electrical trans-mission also required renewal of switching stations and transmission equipment. Over the last several years, Ocean Steel Rebar has worked on various projects including sev-eral with general contractor Brumac Construction Ltd. Projects with Bru-mac included the Capacitator Bank (Charlottetown, August 2018 – 5.16 tons rebar); the Mount Albion Substa-

tion (Mount Albion, October 2018 – 12.12 tons); and most recently, the Lorne Valley Switching Station (48 tons of rebar).

The transmission line that runs between Charlottetown, Scotchford and Lorne Valley is one of the oldest lines on the island. It has never had any major updates or rebuilds since installation; only minor repairs due to weather damage or vandalism. In fact, the Lorne Valley Substation was one of several locations that had copper stolen in April 2018; the Lorne Valley theft resulted in 12,000 cus-tomers losing power for several days

did you know?Prince Edward Island’s first electrical generating station

opened in Charlottetown in 1886 and was owned by a Mon-

treal based company which formed The Prince Edward Island

Electric Company. The plant’s maximum capacity was 150

kilowatts. Summerside government formed their own electri-

cal company and opened a generating station in 1897 but the

majority of Prince Edward Island did not receive electricity until

after WWI. In 1918, Maritime Electric bought out both companies

and has been in operation ever since!



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while wires were replaced.

The Lorne Valley Switching Station located at 4494, 48 Road, Route 5 is currently being completely replaced with a much larger substation. The project is expected to cost approxi-mately $2.8 million dollars. Ocean Steel Rebar began work at Lorne Valley in June 2019 and supplied and installed rebar for the control building, as well as numerous foundations for the transmission equipment, generator pad, and cable trenches. Ocean Steel Rebar completed the rebar installa-tion over a three-month period and Brumac Construction was happy to in-form us that the project finished ahead of schedule! Brumac sent Ocean Steel Rebar the following comments upon completion of this project:

“...a quick note to tell you how pleased we are with the re-cent work completed at our Lorne Valley project for Mari-time Electric. We completed all our concrete work two weeks ahead of schedule. Gary and Ricky were great to work with and when needed we were

able to get a little boost from Steve and crew. We could not have met this schedule without their help. Speed is one thing, but I also want to stress that the rebar was completed with great accuracy also! ... We are very pleased with all the Ocean Steel crew!... Again, thanks to all of you for your help in making this project a success for us”.

Austin MacDonald, Brumac Construction Ltd.

Ocean Steel Rebar looks forward to continuing work with Brumac Construction in the very near future as we prepare to work on the MECL Crossroads Control Building in Strat-ford and the West Royalty Substation Feeder Addition.

Special thanks to everyone for a job well done!

Project: Detailer: Brent DeMerchant; Project Manager: Josh Fowler; Placing Foreman: Steven Dawe;

and Ironworkers Local Union 842 for Ocean Steel Rebar Services.

working at our facilities or at our jobsites is greatly appreciated.

Our implementation of Oracle’s Human Capital Management application, which we have named “Homebase”, is also proceeding as scheduled. With this new Cloud-based software, our team members can get Homebase access on any mobile device anywhere with a Web connection. One key objective, recog-nizing that work and home life can’t be separated, is to allow our employees to organize & balance their personal &

professional lives in a more rewarding & meaningful way.

We have successfully completed our employee personal & talent profiles, payroll & benefits, career goals & de-velopment, absence tracking and talent recruiting. We are presently configuring the learning and onboarding modules. After that, compensation, performance rating and talent review & succession have been planned.

Another key objective with Homebase is to better manage our human capital to identify, recruit, develop and retain the talent we need to create winning

businesses, develop great people and build better places as we continue to grow and expand our footprint.

It goes without saying, none of our progress to-date would have been made without the engagement and dedication of our team members, customers and suppliers. We thank you all for your support and loyalty to the OSCO Construction Group.

Hans O. KlohnPresident, OSCO Construction Group

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St.FX Mulroney Hall

Contributed by: Matt MacDermid

Saint Francis Xavier University located in An-tigonish, Nova Scotia, is currently wrapping

up construction of Mulroney Hall, a 75,000 ft2 facility that will be home to the Mulroney In-stitute of Government. Named after Canada’s former Prime Minister (1984-93) the Institute will be dedicated to the study of public policy and governance at the undergraduate level. It will be the only one of its kind in Canada.

Designed by Moriyama & Teshima Architects, with Barrie & Langille Architects and Gordon Ratcliffe Landscape Architect as local architec-tural sub consultants, our client, EllisDon Cor-poration constructed this project over the span of 2 years. Borcherdt Concrete and Strescon’s Bedford plant were pleased to contribute vari-ous precast concrete products to the project.

The awards came in stages. Initially, archi-tectural precast concrete window sills were awarded to Borcherdt Concrete. There were 83 sills required of various lengths, in a light grey color with a light sand blast finish. The sills were produced, then delivered to site and installed by Darim Masonry.

Soon thereafter, EllisDon approached us to help develop the design of precast stairs for their landscape work. Ten foot wide stair units were required, complete with reveals for nosing strips, and provisions for installation on cast-in-place concrete piles. After award, the stairs were produced at both Strescon and Borcherdt. All stairs (11 pieces in total) were delivered in unison and installed by EllisDon.

Borcherdt was then approached by Gordon Ratcliffe, Landscape Architect to assist with the design of a re-tread project for the Ceremonial Flag Plaza (an extension of the Mulroney Hall project). This area is being developed as a larger green space area that will become a central focal point for the campus. The treads include traction strips embedded in the stair nosing and had a light sandblasted texture. The treads were successfully installed by MacIvor and Stewart Masonry.

The Right Honorable Brian Mulroney was present September 18, 2019 for the grand opening of Mulroney Hall. This landmark building will be a focal point on campus for years to come.


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The Spence School Athletic Facilitycontributed by: Jason Presley &

Brendan Clancy, P.Eng.

Founded by Clara B. Spence in 1892, New York City’s The Spence School

is an independent, college-prepara-tory day school for girls in Kindergar-ten through Grade 12, with separate campuses for the Lower and Upper Schools. Spence has a long-standing reputation for academic excellence and admits approximately one in 10 applicants. Students are drawn from the five boroughs of New York City as well as New Jersey, some commuting as long as three hours a day.

The Spence School is currently building an athletic and educational facility—Spence 412—at 412 East 90th Street. The facility will include a reg-ulation-size gymnasium for volleyball

and basketball; nine squash courts, including an exhibition court; a mul-tipurpose room for the performing arts; as well an ecology center and outdoor education space.

Ocean Steel

Ocean Steel is enter-ing the final phases on their portion of the Spence School Athletic Facility proj-ect. The Gilbane Building Company contracted Ocean in February 2018 for the supply and installation of the structural steel, steel stairs and metal decking. In addition, Gilbane also enlisted OSCO to take care of the supply (done by Strescon Limited) and installation of precast planks, walls and stairs.

The steel portion of this project con-sists of 675 tons of structural steel; two misc. metals pan stairs complete with rails (supplied and installed by Metro Iron Contracting Inc.); and over 8 squares of metal decking.

Though issued as separate con-tracts by Gilbane, this project was still looked at by them as a team project. In fact, Strescon was asked

to come in on this project, their first in New York, to work closely with Ocean Steel on the coordination of the precast and steel.

The on-site work was originally set to commence in January 2019, but was pushed into June due to site issues. Despite the delay, Metro Iron has been able to progress very quickly with the steel and precast site work.


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For the most part, this was a fairly straightforward steel project, however there was a lot of design, detailing and planning that went into the 3 large stick-built trusses; from dealing with the design cranks, to shipping very large truss components, to coming up with a successful shoring /de-shoring plan that everyone on the design team was happy with.

As this was a very tight project site, there was also a lot of teamwork that went into successfully shipping the steel and precast loads to site, as well as site coordination to allow the steel and precast work to carry on around other trades deliveries etc… Within the next few weeks, OSCO/Metro should be wrapping up their work on site. Thus far, it has been a very suc-cessful project aided by minimal on-site errors and very few fit-up issues with the steel and plank components.

The steel detailing was completed by Les Dessin Trusquin, engineering was completed in-house at OSCO, and steel fabrication was done at OSCO’s Saint John and Fredericton plants. This project was the first time OSCO

worked with Gilbane and Metro, and and we hope this successful project leads to many more projects together in the future.

Strescon & Borcherdt

Strescon’s scope included the fabrica-tion and transportation of a variety of precast products, including 10 Solid Slabs, 702 hollowcore planks (both 8” & 12” thick), 24 Bleacher Seats, 20 Structural Solid Wall Panels & 4 Stairs. The hollowcore planks will be part of the structural flooring & roofing system throughout all 7 levels of the building. All other precast products will be part of the structure support-ing and demarking the elevated stands in the gymnasium area.

Precast production took place be-tween February and May of 2019. All precast was fabricated in our Saint John shop except for the stairs, which were manufactured by our sister company Borcherdt Concrete Prod-ucts, located in Yarmouth, NS. All the precast then embarked in a long journey down to New York, NY, travel-ling over 978 km before reaching their

destination (1,153 km for the stairs fabricated in Yarmouth, NS). Overall, precast production required over 615 m3 of concrete and 57,000 lbs of reinforcing.

One of the challenges was the Archi-tect’s vision for the exposed underside of the precast floor system. The team understood that while this product is considered a structural option, extra care was taken to minimize typical wear-and-tear caused by storage, handling and erection. Once best practices were established, we focused on collaboration with Ocean Steel by exchanging 3D Models to avoid errors and guarantee smooth installation.

Finally, the location was addressed by contracting out Durso Trucking Services Inc. to stage and shunt all loads going to the project site. Precast had to fit perfectly the first time, to avoid delays. With multiple yards throughout New York, the loads were available for Ocean Steel’s precast erector, Metro Iron/Valcon Steel, to call in as needed. Precast installation began in late June, with completion expected in October 2019.

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OSCO Concrete Tackles NS Highway Projectscontributed by: David Marcatilli

Highway 101 Concrete Repairs

In the Fall of 2003, St. Lawrence Cement completed the second

stretch of concrete surface on Nova Scotia’s HWY 101. The 11 kilometers of concrete road is located between Mount Uniack and Ellershouse, and operated with minimal maintenance until 2019. In the Spring of 2019, Cumberland Paving was awarded a contract to replace various concrete panels and reprofile other sections on the highway. This work was complet-

ed between June and October 2019. With a ready-mix plant located 10 to 20 minute from the site, Cumberland made the choice to have OSCO Con-crete supply the 890 cubic meters of project-specific concrete to site.

The key concrete specifications were the requirements to achieve 20 MPa concrete in 12 hours, in order to allow each section to be re-opened for traf-fic in that time; and a Flexural strength of 4.85 MPa in 28 days. Working with those parameters, Chris Yurchesyn, OSCO’s Quality Control Manger, was able to produce a mix that achieved an average strength of 20.46 MPa in 12 hours over the course of the project;

as well as a Flexural strength that aver-aged over 6.00 Mpa.

Working with Cumberland, Den-nis Peach, OSCO’s Plant manager, and his team in Windsor were able to supply concrete pours ranging in size from 15 meters to 90 meters in a timely and efficient manner.

Cumberland Paving, lead by Site Man-ager, Heath Baker, was able to com-plete the extensive work while leaving at least one lane open to traffic during HWY 101’s busy tourist season.

Highway 103 Twinning

Transportation Infrastructure and Renewal Nova Scotia, (TIR), has had a long-standing plan to twin the 3 major highways in Nova Scotia, 101, 102 and 103. The second phase of this twinning began in 2018. One of the larger tenders in this project was completed by Dexter Construction, stretching approximately 8 km, from Exit 5 on Hwy 103, to Exit 5A. The tender included road construction, a lot of blasting and crushing, and 4 bridge structures, which Dexter chose OSCO Concrete to supply.

The project required 2100 cubic meters of 45 MPa HPC concrete, with pumping using all of our booms, from 36 to 52 meter. The largest single pour, as well as OSCO’s largest single pour of HPC concrete, was 382.26 meters for the Mersey Road bridge, which spans the 103.

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Ellenvale Run Watercourse Rehabilitation Project: Phase 2contributed by: Dave Webb

D uring the winter of 2019, Halifax Water tendered

Phase 2 of its Ellenvale Run Watercourse Rehabilitation Project – Sections 1 & 2. The project scope was to rehabilitate the watercourse flowing through a residential neighborhood in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, which was the natural path for storm water from Lemont Lake to Morris Lake. Running through a residential neighborhood, sections of the channel had been built up and reinforced against seasonal flows over the years, using a variety of retaining wall structures, timber, gabions, and sheet piling.

The importance of preventing any blockage and subsequent flood-ing of the watercourse when storm water was running at high flows, was

paramount for Halifax Water and the residents. After much study, it was decided that solution would be to line the natural channel with open top precast units that could take the flow, while holding back the resi-dent’s properties.

A great deal of care was taken by the consultant, Design Point Engineering and Surveying, to develop a solu-tion that would be consistent along the multiple properties, provide the required structural capacity, carry the required storm water flows, and maintain an appealing appearance for the residents’ properties, while keeping the stream bed in as natural a state as possible. In fact, the design and tender called not only for flow dissipation pools, artificial riffles and boulders to be placed in the stream bed, but the native stream bed

material was excavated, moved off site, stored in an artificial pond and then reinstated in the bottom of the precast channel upon completion of installation. This was done in order to preserve any algae and microbial life that existed in the environment and return it to its natural habitat.

The project called for installation of approximately 130 meters of precast trench liner, and a box culvert located under John Cross Drive. The project was awarded to Strescon Bedford’s Pipe Division in mid-April, by Brycon Construction Limited.

The 125 precast liner pieces were manufactured at Strescon’s Bedford plant in a variety of shapes and sizes, including many wedge-shaped units, located at corners to create bends and follow the existing stream align-


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contributed by: Trevor Watters

The Citizens Bank Project at 200 Station Drive is a four-story office building located

on the upper campus of University Station, a mixed-use development in Westwood, Massachusetts. The building is comprised of a four-story structural steel frame and composite concrete floor totaling 100,000 square feet.

Ocean Steel was contracted by Cranshaw Construction, a general contracting and construction management company, to supply and install 612 tons of structural steel and 97,400 square feet of metal decking. The building also includes 1,800 linear feet of galvanized relieving angle system to support the brick veneer, and 3 transfer girders weighing 13 Tons each.

Ocean Steel commenced work on site August 28th, 2019 and is forecasting to be complete by the end of October 2019. Fabrication was performed at our Fredericton facility. Ocean Steel has teamed up with American steel & Precast Erector’s for the installation portion of the scope.

ment. The precast channel lining was approximately 4.3 metres wide and varying heights up to 3.1 metres high, to suit the neighboring properties. The liner design called for precast elements to have a “faux stone” pattern on the interior vertical faces, to provide a more natural and appealing appearance. The interior bottom of the channel incorporated small baffles designed to help secure the natural stream bed material in place and prevent erosion during normal storm water flows, once returned from storage at comple-tion of the project. In addition to the liner, 19 metres of 3 metre wide x 2 metre tall box culvert was also manufactured at the Bedford facility.

Production of the box culvert was completed by mid-June as

production of channel liner pieces began, finishing up in early August. Brycon set a very fast pace on site, completing installation of the 125 channel liner pieces in less than 20 days, and the box culvert during a single morning. This rapid pace of installation speaks to the contractor’s experience and the on-time-as-re-quired supply of precast structures, possible only with careful coordination of plant production and the contrac-tor’s preparation on the site.


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Petroservice Head Office

contributed by:

Bill Woodhouse P.Eng., M.Eng.

Petroservice is a service, distribution, installation

and construction company in the petroleum and fluid handling indus-try. Headquartered in Saint John, NB, Petroservice has grown consider-ably since it began in 1985, and now reaches across Canada with loca-tions stretching all the way to Alberta. Petro Service Limited’s head office and Atlantic distribution warehouse is located at 79 McIlveen Drive in Saint John. After many years in their current location, it was time for an update.

FCC Construction was asked by the building owner, Commercial Prop-

erties Limited, to provide a design-building solution for Petroservice’s office expansion and renovation. FCC partnered with M.A. Stevens Inc. (In-terior design), Peerless Consulting Ltd. (Mechanical) and RSEI Consultants (Electrical) to develop the redesign of the office space. The scope of the project included the complete demo-lition of the existing office, lunchroom and washroom facilities, which were approximately 6600 sq.ft.. The floor plan was then reworked to accom-modate an expanded office space, revised washroom layout, additional private offices, meeting space and a significantly larger lunchroom. With the expansion, the office and wash-room space was increased to 8100 sq.ft and the lunch room to 1050 sq.ft. In addition to the interior expan-sion, FCC also added an outdoor patio space for staff to use during the

warmer months.

Work on this project began in late April of 2019 and wrapped up in September. While work was be-ing performed, all staff temporarily moved to a trailer village which was set up by FCC prior to the start of work. Included in the scope were new interior finishes (flooring, casework, ceilings) upgraded HVAC/Plumbing and controls systems, and electri-cal (power, communications, secu-rity). With their office expansion now complete, Petroservice will be able to continue to grow in a modern and productive work environment.

Key personnel who worked on this project for FCC were Mary Ann Gates (Administration), Rob Murphy (Site Superintendent), Brent Samson (Estimating), and Bill Woodhouse (Project Manager).


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Ocean Steel Rebar Limited is currently working on a 7-story apartment building named Prom-

enade Neuf located at 200 Acadie Ave in Dieppe, NB. Construction Manager for this project is Amico Construction (2018) Inc. on behalf of owner Triquest Investments Inc.

This 75-unit multi-use residential building on the riverfront will contain one level of underground parking, with additional space on the main level for parking as well. There will also be 12,000 sq.ft. of space on the main level allocated for retail, commercial or office space, facing Acadie Avenue.

The apartments will be located on levels 2 to 7, and offer the op-tions of 2 bed/2 bath or 3 bed/2 bath, ranging in size from 1300-1800 sqft. Each unit will also have its own balcony.

Ocean Steel Rebar was awarded the reinforcing steel package in early May of this year. Work began May 20th with 3 tons of rebar for the crane base. In June, Ocean Steel Rebar supplied & installed 76 tons of rebar for the foundation columns and walls. In July, a total of 48 tons was completed for the Level 1-Columns, Level 1-Slab Pour 1, and Level 2-Columns.

August saw the completion of 65 tons of rebar for Level 1-Slab Pour 2 and 3, as well as Level 3-Columns. September and Octo-ber were busy months as well, with 105 tons of rebar installed for Level 2-Slab Pours 1 to 3, as well as Level 3-Slab Pour 1 to 3.

Work is currently progressing on Level 4, and Ocean Steel Rebar expects to be completed reinforcing steel installation by early Spring 2020.

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contributed by: David Leskie

The largest city in Maine, Portland was first settled by Europeans in

1632 as a fishing and trading village. These days, the city has become a tourist hot spot. Portland’s Old Port district is known for its 19th-century architecture and nightlife. The city has also developed a national reputation as a mecca for “foodies”, and was named “Restaurant City of the Year” by Bon Appétit Magazine in 2018.

Not surprisingly, the Old Port has become a magnet for residents eager to enjoy the lifestyle of the area. The Hobson’s Landing project between York and Commercial streets, is one of the most recent additions to the residential market. The new develop-ment is located at the former site of Rufus Deering Lumber Co., which sold its lumber yard in November 2016 after more than 160 years at that location.

Being built by Reger Dasco Properties, Hobson’s Landing is a high end residential building

(from one bedroom apartments to four bedroom penthouses) with views of the Fore River and Casco Bay. It is expected to open by September 2020 with a first phase consisting of 85 con-dominium units and 6,000 square feet of office and retail space.

Ocean Steel provided steel for the new complex. Construction is being over-seen by general contractor Consigli Construction Co. Inc,. with project managers Bert Kiesow and Michelle Bailey orchestrating the details from planning through construction. Design of the steel structure was executed by Archetype Architects and Veitas & Veitas Engineers.

Ocean Steel was awarded the struc-tural steel contract in February 2019. Construction started in May of 2019

and steel erection was scheduled for completion in August. This project presented some unique challenges for the team, both procedurally and site-specific. The thermal breaks on the precast balconies utilized Fab-reeka TIM® Pads, manufactured from a fiberglass-reinforced laminate com-posite. Site-wise, Hobson’s Landing is located on a busy commercial street in Portland. Restrictive traffic manage-ment plans needed to be adhered to as Ocean Steel coordinated material deliveries. There were also live power lines adjacent to the building that needed to be carefully worked around during the erection process. Some of the steel is less than 20’ away from these live 12.47 KV power lines, which required additional precautions to meet OSHA compliance.

In total, OSCO provided 900 Tons of structural steel and 2000 squares of deck for this project. OSCO subcon-tracted the steel erection to Bouchard Steel Erectors.

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product profile: precast concrete marine structures


Precast Concrete Marine Structures

contributed by: Andrew Levatte

When we think of infrastructure we not only think of roads, but also

bridges, wharves, dams, drinking water, wastewater and storm water systems, as well as infrastructure buildings such as schools, hospitals and libraries.

Regulatory authorities are realizing that high quality precast concrete compo-nents from certified precast facilities can be used to minimize disruption to the public during construction. The use of precast concrete components for many new or replacement bridge, wharfs, dams and/or water and sewer projects, have demonstrated signifi-cant reductions in cost, construction time, reduced impacts on traffic flow and the environment, as well as long service life performance.

Few building materials available today offer the economy, flexibility and reli-ability of precast prestressed concrete. Precast infrastructure components include elements such as: beams, I-girders, bulb tees, double tees, stemmed members, box girders, solid slabs, full or partial depth bridge deck slabs, tunneling components, con-

ventional and integrally insulated wall panels, hollowcore slabs, stairs, seating members, railroad ties, piling, sheet piling, piling caps, retaining wall ele-ments, median barriers, parapet walls, sound barriers, vaults, box culverts, pipe and manholes. The scope of ap-plications is unlimited.

Long LastingPrecast concrete infrastructure com-ponents provide durable construction, especially when precast prestressed concrete components are used. A continuous evolution of new material technologies has produced concrete with enhanced resistance to corro-sion, chlorides, fire, weather extremes, chemical attack, accidental damage and the determined efforts of van-dals. Precast prestressed concrete will provide reliable, durable, long-term performance in extremely harsh conditions that can otherwise destroy other materials.

Fast ConstructionInfrastructure projects must be built expeditiously in order to reduce the impact on the public. Precast concrete

components achieve this goal, with plant fabrication proceeding while site preparations are underway. The ability to cast and erect precast components, even in winter weather, minimizes costly weather delays. Fast construc-tion means earlier completion, which results in significant cost savings.

InnovationPrecast concrete infrastructure com-ponents use technologies that impact aesthetics, durability, initial and long-term costs, speed of construction, efficiency and safety. Bridges utilizing integral full or partial depth, precast concrete decks, achieve high span-to-depth ratios, creating slender, aestheti-cally pleasing structures with increased clearances.

For years, the typical design of a short to medium span bridge was adjacent box beams at 4’ (1219mm) wide. It would take 8 box girders to make a typical 10m wide bridge. Box girders also had limitations working well with some bridge replacements, and had difficulty handling utilities across the width of the bridge. The box beam was also very difficult to manufacture,



due to the hollowed-out core. Installa-tion wasn’t much easier, due to align-ment of the transverse post-tensioning ducting, plus grouting procedures involving the shear key.

NEXT beam: In 2006, PCINE techni-cal committee saw a need to revisit the design of short to medium span bridges. Through consultation with the technical committee members, the NEXT beam shape (North East Ex-treme Tee) was soon born. The shape is a beefier double tee shape, 12ft wide by 3’ deep, with stems just over 13” to 15” wide, that can handle spans from 45ft to 90ft.

There are three different NEXT beam flange options, type D, E and F. Type D is the full depth option, which of-fers the full bridge deck. This option will have pour strips tying the NEXT beams together in the field. The Type E flange is a composite system, with a 4” to 5” flange and projecting stirrups. A 4” to 5” CIP topping is poured in the field tying the whole bridge together. The Type F flange offers an immediate working platform to form up and pour the bridge deck on.

The NEXT beam shape has multiple advantages; With a 12ft wide deck you only need three sections to make up a typical 10m wide bridge. It is much

easier to manufacture and less pieces to install, saving the customer a great deal of money over the box beam. The shape is also much safer, as it provides an immediate working platform once installed. For longer length bridges (over 90ft) Box Girders are still used.

Sydney Marine TerminalWith the cruise ship industry constantly growing, the city of Sydney com-missioned a study on the viability of building a second cruise ship terminal. Having only one berth limited the number of ships that they could attract annually. With the rich history found in Cape Breton such as the Fortress of Louisbourg, the Alexander Graham Bell Museum in Baddeck, the Min-ers museum in Glace Bay, the city of Sydney itself, plus the scenery in the Cape Breton Highlands, it was soon determined this would be an econom-ic boom for the area. In September of 2018, Sydney’s dreams finally came true with the award of the tender to construct a second marine terminal located immediately north of the exist-ing terminal in the South Arm of the Sydney Harbour, to Zutphen Contrac-tors of Mabou Cape Breton.

The new terminal will be constructed of 7 intermediate breasting dolphins, 4 intermediate bents, and 1 on-land

abutment with 11 spans of 3 NEXT beams tying everything together.

Work is well underway with dredg-ing complete, along with the on-land abutment, bents 5 through 1 plus Breasting Dolphins 7 through 5. All 33 NEXT beam girders have been produced, with 21 girders shipped to site and installed. Zutphen Contrac-tors only have Breasting Dolphins 4 through 1 to construct before the project wraps up.

Port Charlottetown Port Charlottetown is undertaking a berth expansion project which began in June of 2018, with project comple-tion anticipated later this fall. The berth expansion project will extend the exist-ing berth space by 270m, which will allow for two vessels up to 330m to berth simultaneously. In order to com-plete the expansion, various stages of construction are required. The project consists of four additional mooring buoys and four additional breasting dolphins. Pile driving in the harbour is required for this installation. The vibratory method of pile driving will be utilized to minimize noise levels.

The objective of this project is to ac-commodate existing and new port business, via cruise, aggregate and






petroleum importation. The berth expansion will allow two 330-meter vessels to be tied up simultaneously. This will alleviate cruise vessels having to anchor, minimizing embarking and debarking times on ships, allowing passengers to spend more time on PEI.

In June 2018, McNally Construction awarded Strescon the supply of 10 - 838mm high x 1206mm wide and 29.14m long box girders. The gird-ers were manufactured the winter of 2018, and are scheduled for delivery in the fall of 2019.

The precast/prestressed box girders span between Dolphin D2 and D3 and Bent B1 located at the center of the two Dolphins. With work progressing on site, installation of the box girders should occur later this fall.

Richibucto Wharf Reconstruction

This project involves the replacement of existing structure at Richibucto, New Brunswick’s small craft harbour. Work includes partial removal of the existing wharf, including: pile extraction to accommodate new H-Pile installation and pile cap installation; installation of steel bearing and batter H-Piles; placement of reinforced concrete pile caps; supply and installation of precast NEXT Beam girders; placement of reinforced concrete deck topping; plus supply and installation of wharf accessories, including HSS wheel guard, waterline, and expansion joint.

In October 2019, Strescon Limited was awarded the supply and delivery of 24 Type 28F precast/prestressed concrete NEXT beams, from L. Breau & Sons Ltd.. Fabrication of the NEXT beams is slated to start later this fall.

Wharf Reconstruction, Val-Comeau, NB

This project involves the replacement

of existing structures at Val-Comeau’s small craft harbour. The work includes: complete removal of existing wharf stem (cribwork structure); installation of steel bearing and batter H-Piles; placement of reinforced concrete pile caps; supply and installation of precast NEXT Beam girders; partial removal of existing wharf tee to accommodate new berlin wall; supply and installation of berlin wall; placement of reinforced concrete deck topping; and supply and installation of wharf accessories, including HSS wheel guard, timber fender piles and wales, ladders, and expansion joints.

In June of 2019, Strescon was award-ed the supply and delivery of 9 Type 28F precast/prestressed NEXT beams from Titanium Construction Ltd.. Production and delivery of the NEXT Beams are slated for this fall.

Point Tupper Marine TerminalWhen Nova Scotia Power needed to upgrade their coal unloading operations in the Strait of Canso, they opted for a marine terminal adjacent to their thermal generating station in Point Tupper. In order to suit the

demanding project schedule and budget requirements, a design-build contract was implemented. The terminal is located in 18m of water and is designed primarily to handle 77,000 DWT Panamax class vessels, with the ability to accommodate 160,000 DWT Cape-size vessels. Coal is unloaded with a state-of-the-art high portal rail-mounted gantry crane supplied by E-Crane International.

The 134m long main wharf is com-prised of three concrete caissons, 32m long x 22m high, connected by 19m spans supported on prestressed girders. Two mooring dolphins are also constructed with concrete cribs, and the conveyor to the shore is car-ried on a 428m long steel pipe pile approach structure.

The loading from the gantry crane was so extreme that three bridge girders had to be connected using cast-in-place shear keys in order to support the rail system over the 19m span. Two rows of 3-girder supports were used, plus a center girder to help support the bridge deck. Precast deck slabs were also used, preventing the need for costly and dangerous formwork that would have been required to pour


the bridge deck. Once the slabs were in place, they had a safe working platform to set up bulkheads for the cast-in-place deck slab pour. The top surface of the deck slabs were raked to create a com-posite bond with the cast-in-place bridge deck, reducing the overall slab thickness required.

Strescon’s NS plant supplied 14 - 1800mm New England bridge girders (approxi-mately 933 ft total) plus 32 - 7” solid deck slabs (approximately 3650 sq.ft) on this project.

Battery WharfThe Battery Wharf mixed-use develop-ment along Boston’s inner harbor featured a precast concrete structural system fabricated by Strescon. The $148-mil-lion project included 104 condominiums, a 150-room Regent International hotel, an 18,000 sq.ft spa, 40,000 sq.ft of retail space and an underground parking garage for 376 cars. The wharf project extended the shoreline out into the harbour, creat-ing a courtyard around which the build-ings were focused.

The courtyard was supported by a Euro-pean designed-precast concrete system. Although used widely in Europe, this was the first time the system had been adapted for the US.

The innovative design created a structur-ally secure platform, featuring precast concrete solid slabs, beams, pile caps, perimeter beams and specially designed “troughs”. The troughs were 4-foot-deep U-channels, placed on precast concrete piles and supported temporarily with steel members. Reinforcing steel was run through the channel and precast concrete slabs were then laid over the top. The hol-low center was then filled with concrete, and another 3” of concrete was poured over the slabs. Due to the complicated logistics of working along the harbour, the components had to be set from a barge.

The courtyard also included precast concrete parapet panels around the edges as a safety barrier for traffic and pedestri-ans. Condominium and hotel structures were then built facing the courtyard.



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Schnitzer SustainabilityOcean Steel Participates in Environmental Upgrades for Recycler

contributed by: David Leskie

Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. All three are incredibly important

for the environment, and few companies take them more seriously than Schnitzer Steel Industries. Sus-tainability is at the core of what they do and how they operate: from their core business of recycling, to their electri-cal consumption (almost 80% comes from renewable sources), to treating and recycling stormwater on-site. This current project is no exception.

A global leader in the metals recycling industry, Schnitzer has been creating value through recycling since their founding in 1906. Schnitzer provides the complete cycle of reuse across their company. Their auto and metals

recycling business collects, process-es, and resells a wide variety of scrap metal for new metal production to mills and foundries around the world, as well as provides recycled auto parts for retail customers. They also have a steel manufacturing business, which utilizes scrap metal to produce high-quality reinforcing steel and wire rod for the construction industry.

Schnitzer currently operates 96 auto and metals recycling facilities in 23 states, Puerto Rico, and Western Canada.

Methuen Construction of Plaistow, NH was recently contracted to carry out a significant project for Schnitzer’s location in Everett, Mas-sachusetts. The project will modern-

ize the existing facilities and environ-mental control systems.

Ocean Steel is working with Methuen Project Manager, Cody Barnes, to make the desired modifications through evaluation of connections in existing service building structure, connection design, detailing, design and supply of stairs, fabrication of 335 Tons of structural steel, as well as deck and grating supply.

One of the more atypical products OSCO is supplying is 7 tons of Color-Galv coated steel, a patented, high-performance liquid architectural color coating system that is factory-applied on hot dip galvanized steel. ColorGalv is available in any color and is war-rantied for twenty years against rust. In this case, all exterior ladders and handrails were done in safety yellow.

OSCO began detailing this project in August of 2018, with the first steel delivery in November. Erection was carried out by Rose Steel.


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contributed by: Corey Landry

As highlighted in the Spring 2019 issue of Connections, Trans-

Aqua is currently undertaking a $90.4 Million modernization upgrade to their Wastewater Treatment Facility, situated on the banks of the Petit-codiac River in Riverview, NB. OSCO Concrete’s Moncton Division has been supplying Ready-Mix concrete to the project since August 2018. In addition to successfully complet-ing Phases 3C & 4, in December of

2018, OSCO was awarded the con-tract to supply concrete for Phases 3A, 3B & 5.

The first of sixteen base-slab pours for the Bioreactor (Phase 3A) started on April 19th, 2019, with the final base slab poured on August 14th, 2019. These pours required additional equipment, principally the 38 metre pump from

Halifax & PEI, numerous times. Many of these pours took 10-14 hours to complete, which required start times between 3 and 4am. The entire base slab required a total of 6663m3 of 35 MPa Class C-1 shrink-minimizing 1.5-inch aggregate concrete.

There are thirty separate wall pours

Project Update: TransAqua Project

“Total concrete delivered between March 20th, 2019 (mud slab for Bioreactor) and September 26th was 12,520m3.”


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scheduled to be completed. The walls of the Bioreactor are 8.3m tall, half of which have cat-walks located above that elevation. The center tunnel will be poured in an additional twenty pours. Wall and Tunnel pours range between 80-240m3 each, varying in widths and heights. Twenty of the thirty-six walls are to be com-pleted by October 31, 2019.

The Blower Building (Phase 3B) com-menced in September 2019. At press time, the base slab, interior columns, and three walls had been poured on the basement sub-structure. The blower building sub-structure is scheduled to be complete by Octo-ber 31, 2019. Scheduled completion of the building is April 2020.

The final phase of the project, Phase 5 - UV Disinfection Building, will commence in April 2020. The plan over the winter is to have one or two pours per week, to finish the walls and tunnel in the Bioreactor. Phase 5 will be the focus of 2020. Total concrete delivered between March 20, 2019 (mud slab for Bioreactor) and Septem-ber 26, 2019 was 12,520m3.

Marque @ the Refinery contributed by:

Tara Urquhart


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Marque Construction is involved in several ongoing projects at the

Irving Oil Refinery in Saint John, New Brunswick. Current projects include: #1 Deaerator; Pyle Panel Replacement; Jet Shipping and Tankage; temporary power for tank life extension; and tem-porary power for the CUI mitigation project. Marque has been assisting the refinery with electrical and instrumen-tation installations for these projects.

#1 Deaerator The #1 Deaerator vessel is beyond the end of serviceable life and is being replaced. Marque was involved with the demolition of electrical and instru-mentation of the old vessel and will be assisting with the new installations required. The new installations include lighting, receptacles, cables, electric heat tracing, cable tray and instrumen-tation associated with this replacement.

PYLE Panels Electrical PYLE Panels are being re-placed in three units at the Refinery. This is necessary because replace-ment parts for the existing panels are no longer available. A PYLE panel is a distribution panel designed for use in hazardous locations. Many of these

panels were installed 35-plus years ago, and because of their age and design, do not meet the requirements set by IOR. The associated transform-ers are also being replaced. All circuits will be verified on the existing panel. Temporary power will be required for both normal and critical circuits. Some of the PYLE panels supply power to electric heat-tracing which in turn heats critical processes within the as-sociated process unit. Coordination with operations will be critical during the power cutover stage of the project.

Jet Shipping and Tankage

The jet shipping and tankage project involves changes to existing infra-structure to maximize the shipping and storage capabilities of the jet shipping system. Marque has assisted with the electrical and instrumenta-tion changes required to tank 213 as it transitioned to jet fuel service. Marque also participated in the installation of overflow protection instrumenta-tion and control panel for tank 301 and tank 303. Marque has additionally assisted with the change in the pump being used, and installed the required grounding, instrumentation and elec-trical infrastructure.

Temporary Power: Tank Life Marque has been supplying temporary power for several tanks that are being upgraded by Lorneville Mechanical to extend the life of the tanks. Typically, a tank would be removed from service, then cleaned and purged prior to any physical work being performed on the tank. Only when the absence of any harmful substances or vapors has been proven, can work commence. Access to the tank interior is gained by cutting a section of the tank side out. This opening has to be of sufficient size to allow for large equipment to be taken inside. Ventilation and climate control are extremely important for both the safety and working environment, for those personnel required to perform their tasks on the inside of the tank. At this point, Marque is required to provide power for the lighting packs, heater units and ventilation units. Marque has personnel available for maintenance of this equipment and of-ten is requested to assist with downed equipment as quickly as possible, so that schedules are not affected.

After all the power requirements have been met, LMC is tasked with inspect-ing the tank for deteriorated metal, corrosion, defects to both interior and

St James Placecontributed by: Jeff Kyle.

St. James’s Episcopal Church’s sanctuary stands at an intersection significant to the history of Cambridge,

Massachusetts and on the site of the former Davenport Tavern, at Massachusetts Avenue and Beech Street. St. James’s was founded in 1864, and has been a significant landmark for well over a century — both in the Porter Square community and in the lives of its parishioners.

The current Saint James’s Episcopal Church Preservation and Redevelopment project will transform the Church property, while preserving the historic Church sanctuary. The mixed-use development by Acorn Holdings will include: a LEED certified, handicapped accessible Parish House, directly connected to the church and garden; a restored church garden space; 46 new residential units, including 5 affordable units; 62 under-ground and 2 at-grade parking spaces; and roughly 2,000 square feet of retail space.

Three floors of condominiums will be constructed above the new 11,400 sq.ft. Parish hall that will house classrooms for children’s programs, a library, a neighborhood food pantry, and music practice rooms. In a unique agreement between Acorn Holdings and the church, the project will include a passageway from the church to the new building for church personnel to access their new parish hall on the main level of the residence.

Ocean Steel was contracted by Nauset Construction to provide structural steel for the main level, which allows for the underground parking, as well as for the first floor of the building. The upper floors are built from wood, with small amounts of steel posts and lintels, also provided by OSCO. In total, Ocean Steel supplied 244 tons of structural steel, along with 49,600 square feet of steel deck. Installation began on June 10th, 2019 and was completed by the end of July.


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exterior coatings, and repair as necessary. Many of the tanks have a floating roof which under normal operating conditions, moves up and down depend-ing on the amount of product contained within. Once these tanks have been de-inventoried, the tank roof, obviously, would be required to be supported in order to perform work on the floor and the roof itself. A net-work of cribbing must be installed at critical locations to avoid warping to the structure as well as maintain-ing a level to avoid misalignment with tank walls. It is at this point that the roof seals and roof drains are in-spected and repaired if required. Marque is then called in again, to install electric heat tracing and sump pit heaters where necessary.

The service time for a tank can be anywhere from a few weeks to several months, dependent on the repairs required and, therefore, the requirements for temporary power can be extensive. Supply of power to each tank is required for welding packs, lighting, and all manner of tools and equipment, and can present a challenge when the tanks are a substantial distance from a substation.

Temporary Power: CUI Mitigation Marque has been providing temporary power for the CUI mitigation project on several columns. This is to ensure that work may easily be performed at several elevations. CUI stands for corrosion under insulation. It refers to any corrosion that takes place on industrial equipment that is normally covered by an insulating layer. Insulating material is placed over pipes to keep the system efficient and to protect workers form accidental burns. Unfortunately, the tiny space between the pipe and the insulating mate-rial can create the perfect environment for rampant corrosion. Even in applications where the pipes themselves may not gather condensation during operation, it is also possible for outside moisture to seep into the space through the insulation. Over time, this corrosion can become so widespread that leaks and other damage happens. CUI mitigation is any process by which CUI can be slowed down or prevented. One way to treat CUI is to have pipes painted or coated. Most industrial paint solutions are durable enough to prevent moisture from seeping in or causing peeling. Having pipes painted is relatively inexpensive and can provide years of protection.

Marque Construction is delighted to be able to assist the refinery with the electrical and instrumenta-tion required on so many projects. We look forward to a productive relationship in the future and will continue our focus on safety, customer service and proficient and specialized installations.

McAllister Place Conversion

contributed by: Dave Dunnett P.Eng..

It’s the end of an era... the former Sears store at

McAllister Place in Saint John, NB is being renovated by Bird Con-struction to make way for new tenants.

The original Sears building was one of

the nicest panel jobs that Strescon had produced and it was hard to watch them be destroyed. Strescon Ready Mix had also supplied the Ready Mix concrete for the original building.

The new building will be a smaller footprint, as it was reduced on the rear and the old Sears Service Centre was completely removed. We are now

progressing nicely with the rebuilding phase and the new concrete volume is expected to exceed 1000 cubic me-tres. The project is expected to take over a year to complete.

It is rumoured that the Brick Furniture Store and a couple other businesses will occupy the new space.


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Allstar Rebar started fabrication in April

2019 for repairs to the CN Bridge on Quinpool Road in Halifax. The repairs were essential in order to continue meeting requirements associated with current rail activity and associ-ated safety standards.

The project closed roads from the Armdale roundabout to Connaught Avenue, a stretch of road that nor-mally accommodates 27,000 vehicles a day during rush-hour traffic. The detour took vehicles, including buses, onto Chebucto Road, to Connaught and back to Quinpool.

This was the first project for Allstar with J. Mason Contracting Ltd.. Allstar provided 54 tons of rebar and 37 sheets of mesh (3552 sq.ft.) for the project. The work was projected to end in mid-August, but was completed ahead of schedule, on July 29th.

CN Quinpool Bridge Rehabilitation contributed by: Venessa Alward


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RESIDENTIAL

75 Unit rue Acadie; Dieppe, NB; Amico Construction, 586 Tons of rebar, 22,700 sqft mesh.

Toogood Apartment Com-plex; Moncton, NB; Bay Con-struction + Management, 58 Tons of rebar, 14,700 sqft mesh.

Central Park Condo’s Phase 2; Rothesay, NB; Kent Building Supplies, 92 Tons of rebar.

51 Unit Fieldstone Court;

Fredericton, NB; WSC Colpitts Developments, 25 Tons of rebar.

Residential Development Building A; 3314808 Nova Scotia Limited, 67 Tons of rebar, 35,520 sqft mesh.

MU1; 3313021 Nova Scotia Limited, 577 Tons of Rebar, 25,760 sqft mesh.

Residential Development Building D; 3314808 Nova Scotia Limited, 67 Tons of rebar, 35,520 sqft mesh.

40 Unit Apartment Build-ing; Cedarmount Devel-opment, 66 Tons of rebar, 19,952 sqft mesh.

35 Farringdon Way; Jetco, 97 Tons of rebar, 101,280 sqft mesh.

Woodmans Grove #6; Polycorp Properties Inc., 69 Tons of rebar.

INDUSTRIAL Maintenance Shop X Area;

Roscoe Construction, 44 Tons of rebar.

Lorne Valley Switch Station; Lorne Valley, PEI; Brumac Con-struction, 50 Tons of rebar.

Organigram Phase 9C; Monc-ton, NB; Acadian Construction Ltd, 71 Tons of rebar.

Canada Post Expansion; Dieppe, NB; Acadian Construc-tion Ltd, 36 Tons of rebar.

Irving Tissue Sub Station;

contributed by:

Greg Tims & Venessa AlwardRebar Projects


The Queen’s Marque district is locat-ed at the edge of Halifax Harbour,

bound by Prince, Lower Water and George Streets. Known historically as Queen’s Landing, the site has a rich military, marine and mercantile past and has been at the core of Halifax since its founding in 1749 .

Currently under construction, the

new Queen’s Marque District repre-sents an almost $200 million private investment in the region, and will include retail, public art, dining, of-fice, residential, hotel and parking. The project is being spearheaded by Armour Group Limited, in partnership with NS Crown Corporation, Develop Nova Scotia, who owns and maintains the public space.

The commercial space at Queen’s

Marque is designed to be one of the most progressive office buildings in the country and will have a distinct Atlantic Canadian character. The proj-ect will also feature Atlantic Canada’s first ultra-luxury boutique hotel. The public will enjoy 75,000 square feet of outdoor space, featuring large granite steps that will gently ease into the At-lantic Ocean; sure to be appreciated as a popular summertime destination upon completion. Evocative of the

The Stairs at Queen’s Marque


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Saint John, NB; Gulf Operators Ltd, 22 Tons of rebar.

Cavendish Potato Breed-ing Centre; Kensington, PEI; Foulem Management, 30 Tons of rebar, 12,300 SF mesh.

Atlas Truss Renovations; Moncton, NB; Maxime Con-struction, 53 Tons of rebar, 10,100 sqft mesh.

Lake Utopia Paper Refiner & Digester Building; Utopia, NB;

JD Irving Ltd, 63 Tons of rebar.

Manure Tank; Albany, PEI; G.E. MacNeill Contracting Ltd, 31 Tons of rebar.

RETAIL & COMMERCIALCanadian Tire; Yarmouth, NS, rcs Construction, 20 Tons of rebar.

Prince Edward Square Parking Rehabilitation Phase 4A & 4b; Saint John,

NB; Hickey Brothers Ltd, 112 Tons of rebar.

Regent Mall Renovations; Fredericton, NB; Bird Construc-tion Group, 34 Tons of rebar.

INSTITUTIONALSt. Andrews Community Centre; PCL Constructors, 20 Tons of rebar, 38,080 12,300 sqft mesh.

5CDSB Integrated Health

Centre Addition; Oromocto, NB; Pomerleau Construction, 43 Tons of rebar.

Great Enlightenment Bud-dhist Institute Society Din-ing Hall; Montague, PEI; 72 Tons of rebar.

BRIDGES & WHARVESTurcot Interchange; Mon-treal, PQ; Kiewit Canada Inc, 551 Tons of rebar.

historic Queen’s Landing that once served Halifax Harbour, the steps will form the centrepiece to Queen’s Marque.

In order to provide a high-quality Centerpiece to Queen’s Marque that will stand the test of time and the harsh environment of Halifax Harbour, the Armour Group approached Strescon to provide a granite-clad stair system from precast concrete. The high quality concrete designed for the marine environment will protect the granite for years to come. Strescon’s Halifax plant provided 3 precast raker beams, 22 granite-clad precast steps and 14 granite clad precast enclosure panels.

contributed by: Brendan Clancy P.Eng.

Fredericton’s Bill Thorpe Walking Bridge is currently undergoing a

four month repair and refurbishment project. The project is intended to revitalize the popular walking bridge which is crossed by an estimated 600,000 pedestrians each year.

The former railway bridge was constructed in 1938 to replace the original train bridge which opened in

1889. In March of 1996, the final train crossed the bridge, and in 1997, the bridge was converted into a pedes-trian bridge. The bridge was officially closed on September 18th, 2019 and will re-open in January of 2020.

During a recent city council meet-ing, the closure of the bridge and its resulting critical schedule was discussed by Fredericton’s Assistant Director of Engineering and Opera-tions who noted;

“We’ve done a lot of work on this project to try and make it as time sensitive as possible. The systems we have in place are designed to minimize the impact, make sure it’s a long-term fix,”

One of these systems is a prefab-ricated concrete deck supplied by Strescon Limited. Intended to reduce delays due to weather and other unforeseen circumstances, prefab-ricated precast deck units were cast in advance of the demolition phase, and made ready to be installed as required. Dunbar Construction Ltd. awarded Strescon the scope to fabri-cate and deliver 290 of these precast concrete deck units, spanning ap-proximately 581 meters.

Strescon’s Saint John facility began transporting the units to holding areas located at the project site, and Dunbar’s storage facility outside of Fredericton, NB at the end of Sep-tember. By pre-installing the attach-ment hardware prior to placement of the deck units, Dunbar saves valuable schedule time and budget; minimiz-ing the difficult access-restricted work, to fasten the units to the refurbished steel structure. Once the supporting structure was ready to be loaded, Dunbar began installing the deck units onto the steel frame.

As there is no bridge deck to work on, each precast unit placed creates the deck, and the travel path, for the following pieces. As installation progresses towards the mid-span, the time to travel each piece will increase. For this reason, Dunbar will place the units in five phases, alternating between the North and South sides of the bridges and eventually meeting in the middle. The installation began from the North, while demolition of the South side was on-going. A second crew will trail the precast installers, attaching rails, wooden decking, light posts and other second-ary attachments. Strescon expects delivery of all precast units to be complete by early November 2019.

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Bill Thorpe Walking BridgeStrescon Helps Ensure Another 80 Years of Service

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contributed by: Stewart Totten

Rothesay is situated in the Kennebecasis Valley, a quick 15 minute drive east from the City of Saint John, NB. The

town of approximately 11,659 (2016 census) is one of the most attractive living environments in Atlantic Canada. The Coat of Arms preserves the connection to the Duke of Rothe-say who first named the area over 150 years ago.

Due to development and increased pressure on the storm sewer system, Church Ave in the heart of the Town of Rothe-say required an upgrade and rerouting of the undersized storm sewer piping. EXP Services was hired to do the design and the tender was issued in March of 2019.

TerraEx Inc, a large civil contractor from Saint John NB, was the low bidder. Amongst other items, the original design called for 10 storm manholes of 2100mm (84”) diameter with 500m of 1200mm (48”) diameter concrete pipe to be installed in place of the existing 600mm and smaller. The owner re-quested cost savings proposals from the low bidder and after discussion with Strescon Limited’s Concrete Pipe Division, it was proposed to use Concrete Pipe T-base structures, in lieu of some of the large manholes.

Access to underground piping systems is required every 100m, or when a pipeline changes direction. These access points are typically made with manholes. 1200mm diameter pipe requires 2100mm diameter manholes, which typically requires a crane to set in place. T-base structures, on the other hand, incorporate the vertical shafting on top of the pipe, giving access to the pipe without the large manhole needing to be placed. This results in savings due to the lower cost of the structures and the lower cost of installation; a smaller trench can be excavated and cranes are typically not needed. The T-bases also connect the same as the balance of the piping, so no grouting is required, providing additional savings. From a designer’s standpoint, when you use a T-base rather than a manhole, hydraulic losses through the manhole are minimized, since you are dealing with a piece of pipe and not a typical manhole.

Following the proposal, the project was awarded to TerraEx, who awarded the pipe and manhole supply to Strescon in the middle of April. Shop drawings were prepared, reviewed by the contractor and the designer, then put into production. The first product was delivered to the site on April 29th and as of press time, the project is ongoing.

Town of RothesayStrescon Pipe a Perfect Fit for Tricky Project


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Items of note include:

The project site crossed one of the town’s major arteries with storm, sanitary and water upgrades. The piping was also required to go under a main rail line that had 2 trains a day and could only be shut down for approxi-mately 40 hours. Sequencing was very im-portant, to cut down on public disruption. By working with Strescon’s project management, production, and shipping, all issues were minimized. By using T-base structures which could be set in place by excavators rather than cranes, timing was easier to organize for the contractor, and there was less disruption for the people in the neighborhood.

Due to the slope of the ground, the shafting on the T-base structures were all custom-set on the pipe, to ensure that once the pipe was set at the proper grade (up to 5%), the shafting would remain vertical.

Variable cover thickness over some of the pip-ing was ideally suited to the use of concrete pipe, which has the strength built in, rather than relying on specialized fill to protect the pipe or carry the load. Concrete can accommodate ei-ther large fills or minimal cover without special designs or installation requirements.

Due to the minimal cover on the pipe, one intersection in particular, at the corner of Hampton Road and Church Ave., was a challenge to design and construct, but with cooperation between the design engineer, the contractor and Strescon, two custom 750mm double-bend structures were manufactured to give both a vertical and a horizontal change in direction.

This project required the design, manufacture and supply of the following Strescon products:

• Over 500m of 1200 diameter pipe in both 65D and 140D (for the train crossing)

• 7 - 1200 diameter custom T-base manholes (5 of these with bends)

• 4 - 2100 diameter custom storm manholes

• 1 - custom headwall and outlet grate

• 2 - custom double bend 750 pipe

• Various other standard products needed on a large complex job such as this.

Prince Edward Square Parking Deck


Ocean Steel Rebar is currently working on the last phase of

the Prince Edward Square Park-ing Deck in uptown Saint John, with contractor Hickey Brothers Ltd.

Work on Phase 4a/4b began in early July and is expected to be completed by December 2019. Phase 4 is the replacement of columns, drop panels, and approx. 25,000 sq.ft. of slab re-placement, for a total of 112.47 tons of rebar.

Ocean Steel Rebar also worked on Phases 1 through 3.

Phase 1 was completed in Fall/Winter 2017 - This phase was contained to the outside park-

ing deck and saw columns and 10,000 sq.ft of structural slab replaced. Ocean Steel Rebar supplied and installed 53.08 tons of rebar.

Phase 2 was completed in Spring/Summer 2018 – This phase saw another 10,000 sq.ft of the underground parking structure replaced. Ocean Steel Rebar supplied and installed 51.08 tons of rebar.

Phase 3 was completed in Summer 2018 – This phase was for another 10,000 sq.ft of the underground parking structure. Ocean Steel Rebar supplied and installed 47.65 tons of rebar.

Prince Edward Square opened in April 1973 and was Saint John’s first enclosed mall.

Project Update:


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Moosehead Goes Mobilecontributed by:

Bill Woodhouse P.Eng., M.Eng.

FCC Construction has continued to work with Moosehead Breweries

Ltd. to provide construction expertise on some very unique and exciting challenges for our project group.

First, in the spring of 2019 the Moosehead marketing group reached out to FCC with an ask to build a por-table bar shipping container! The con-cept, which had been implemented a year before by their marketing group in Toronto, was a pop up bar housed inside a shipping container that could be easily transported between festivals and events. Having worked on ship-ping container projects previously, FCC felt it was up to the challenge.

The project started with a review of the existing shipping container to develop an understanding of the features that worked, and where im-provements could be made. FCC then completed the revised design and quickly got underway with construc-tion to ensure the product was ready for a summer launch. The portable bar features a pop-up steel and aluminum “Moosehead Light” sign, flip-up serv-ing window, fold down stainless steel serving counter, and stainless steel

bins and stands for drinks on ice. The back bar features two kegerators with stainless steel tops and taps, as well as storage cabinets with stainless coun-ters. The portable bar can be directly connected to a power source, but also comes complete with a whisper-quiet generator that can be quickly plugged in to power the unit. The portable bar was launched into action at the Festi-val Western de Saint-Quentin in July, and continued touring the province all summer at festivals and events throughout New Brunswick.

In summer of 2019 the Moosehead marketing group, along with one of their agencies, Influence Marketing of Toronto, reached out with a concept for a portable “tiny lodge” for use in their Toronto market. Similar in con-cept to the portable shipping con-tainer bar, the tiny lodge would travel between events, invoking a sense of the Maritimes for Ontario custom-ers. Influence Marketing presented some initial design concepts, which FCC then modelled and designed to achieve the look and feel they were looking for. FCC then partnered with local tiny home builder Wee Bitty Builders Inc., to complete the con-struction of the unit. The portable lodge features a fold-down aluminum and wood patio, appliances, sink, heat

pump, washroom and shower, all packed in a condensed foot print. It can be neatly packaged up and easily transported from one event to the next. The tiny lodge was first unveiled at the Toronto’s Festival of Beer in late July, and continues to make stops throughout the GTA.

The FCC team enjoyed the challenge of working on these non-traditional projects and appreciates the continu-ing opportunities provided by our client, Moosehead Breweries.

“FCC Construction immersed themselves in the Moosehead brand and led the concept development and construction of two engaging brand experiences that captured the attention and respect of today’s beer consumers.”

Karen Cousins, Director of Marketing & Innovation, Moosehead Breweries

Al Gagnon Photography


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• Multiple textures• Multiple mixes• Multiple colours• Multiple shapes• Multiple panel types

Trinity in Cascades Park

Trinity in Cascades Park Trinity in Cascades Park Trinity in Cascades Park

3-10 Broad Street 3-10 Broad Street 3-10 Broad Street


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Trinity in Cascades ParkTrinity in Cascades Park is a new, three building development from Mosaik Properties. An escape to a semi-rural neighbourhood, blend-ing urban amenities with outdoor accessibility. Each apartment building captures the beauty of the neigh-bourhood and offers residents access to Kearney lake and close proximity to surrounding park trails.

With building one (The Avia) com-plete, Mosaik Properties focused their attention on building two (The Apsen) a 106 unit 6 story apartment building with 1½ levels of under-ground parking. Construction of the concrete structure is nearing com-pletion, with Architectural Precast Concrete cladding scheduled to start installation early November.

Strescon was awarded the Architec-tural Precast Concrete cladding in May, 2019. Production of the 111 pan-els started in September, with the final panel being poured just before instal-lation commences in early November.

The contrast between the light sand-blast white panels with dark exposed aggregate accents, and the charcoal

panels with white exposed aggregate accents, will make this building pop just like building one.

Harbour Isle Buildings 2 & 3Set on one of the last available pieces of waterfront on Halifax Harbour, there will never be another master-planned mixed-use waterfront village like Harbour Isle. The private 22-acre oceanfront enclave on Wright’s Cove is right next to Dartmouth Yacht Club, and just minutes away from Burnside Business Park. Harbour Isle will be comprised of condominiums and townhomes with exclusive ameni-ties; rental apartments; commercial space; as well as grocery stores, cof-fee shops, restaurants and more; with waterfront trails and the best views on the harbour.

Building two (The Seapoint) and building three (The Campden) started construction the winter of 2019, with the Architectural Precast Concrete cladding being awarded to Strescon in May, 2019. Construction of the 211 precast panels will start early Janu-ary 2020, with installation tentatively slated for late spring.

3-10 Broad StreetConstruction of this 106 unit Resi-

dential Apartment Building started late summer 2018 with opening slat-ed for spring / summer 2020. Block 3-10 Broad Street, Bedford West, NS. is being built by Star Vistas Inc.

This six story apartment building with one level of underground parking, will be clad with brick on the ground and second levels, and with Archi-tectural Precast Concrete cladding on the remainder of the building. Strescon was awarded the Architec-tural Precast Concrete cladding in April of 2018. Fabrication started in mid-February this year and finished up in early May.

Construction of the concrete structure wrapped up at the end of September, with precast installation starting the first week of October. All 113 panels were installed in only 8 days. With winter just around the corner, Star Vistas Inc. can now focus their attention on the interior of the building. No other building material can enclose a building this quickly.

The warm beige colour of the Architectural Precast Concrete panels with light sandblast finish and medium sandblast accents, plus the radius top at the roof, will help to set this building apart.

Architectural Precast Residential ProjectsStrescon’s architectural precast panels provide the perfect combination of artistic

expression and old-world detail, with economy, energy efficiency and quality control. It’s no wonder that it is the product of choice for high-end residential projects.


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Commercial Properties @ Red Rose

contributed by: Abbey Duguay P.Eng.

As their core business continues to grow

and expand, Commercial Properties Limited (CPL), in Saint John, New Brunswick, also outgrew their operating space at 58 King Street. The opportunity to relocate to the Red Rose Building at 12 Smythe Street proved to be the answer to their space requirements.

The iconic Red Rose Building, con-structed in 1903, served as the Tea Hub in Saint John in its early years. Following the end of the Tea business, the structure was eventually restored as a heritage building and converted into office space. CPL purchased the property in 2009 and has continued to improve and maintain this

important historic structure located in the downtown core.

The fourth floor had a vacancy offer-ing 5,400 sq.ft. of open usable space. Office design and development was provided by LVT Design, with an open office concept and minimal conven-tional private offices. Continuous runs of exterior windows offer abundant natural light and desirable views of the Saint John Harbour.

The new layout provides two large conference rooms and a project room, all equipped with the latest technology and large wall mounted flat screens. Only two private offices were constructed, with the balance of open office space sectioned in two ar-eas, by systems partitions open along the west side. The opened area utilizes

two large collaboration tables purchased

and constructed in Scotland.

Due to the nature of the structure’s low ceiling heights, it was a chal-lenge to install the HVAC system heat pumps and ductwork, as well as the lighting fixtures and power distribution lines. Existing cable tray was used for wire distribution and supplemented where required. The non-level flooring system also required special treatment to accom-modate the glass wall systems used for the Meeting Room and Confer-ence Room.

The project execution was com-pressed to allow CPL to relocate from their King Street location ear-lier than scheduled, with all trades working longer days and weekends to accommodate. The move was completed over the weekend of July 27th, including the relocation of the IT systems and furniture.

Key personnel for this project included: Project Manager, Abbey Duguay, P. Eng.; Superintendents, Nick McQuade & Larry Ross; and Contract Administrator, Deborah Walton.


priorities | technology


FCC Embraces Digital Technology with Dedicated Department

BIM-VDC: the Evolution of Construction

contributed by: Kyle Blanchard P.Eng.

In the construction industry, in-novation through digital tech-

nologies are transforming the way that we plan, design, construct and operate in the built environment. This digital transformation will result in time savings, increased quality, improved safety, greater sustainability and waste reduction. New processes like Offsite Construction, digital workflows and the adoption of new automation technology are propel-ling the industry into a more produc-tive and efficient future.

The OSCO Group has taken the initia-tive to innovate by digitizing our con-struction processes and moving more of our on-site construction activities to factory-built environments. As part of this objective, FCC Construction is pleased to announce the creation of our Building Information Modelling

(BIM) & Virtual Design in Construction (VDC) department. In January 2019, FCC appointed Kyle Blanchard as the BIM/VDC Manager, who will be leading this new endeavor by the con-struction sector of the OSCO Group.

In establishing this new department, Kyle has spent the last 10 months learning and adopting these new technologies, and is now working to implement the digital workflows into the way that we run our con-struction projects. More recently, Kyle welcomed Nic Thompson to the team; a recent Civil Engineering graduate from the University of New Brunswick. Nic worked alongside Kyle and the FCC team at the Saint John Safe Clean Drinking Water project last summer during his co-op term, gaining valuable experience on the award-winning project. Nic has been a great addition and has made an im-

mediate impact on the department by increasing our capacity and helping to grow our knowledge and expertise in this new and developing field.

Since its inception, the BIM/VDC department has made significant developments in our ability to create and analyze 3D digital designs using software such as Autodesk’s Revit & Navisworks. FCC is now using this 3D data on several local projects to analyze the validity of design elements; provide interdisciplinary coordination; do site logistics planning & scheduling (4D); and supply model-based cost estimating (5D) for our clients. As we continue developing our proficiencies with this incredibly immersive virtual design software, coupled with our long-standing construction expertise, FCC is now capable of offering a service to our clients like nothing we’ve done before.

contributed by:

Carrie Watson-Mawhinney

The OSCO Construction Group

recognizes the importance of

protecting our most valuable

resource—our people!! We strive

to create a healthier and safer

workplace by continually improv-

ing our safety management

systems. The dedication of our

employees, managers and safety

department are critical in identify-

ing safety hazards, promoting

understanding and adhering to

safe work procedures which

continually builds upon our safety

culture. Each year, we are proud

to recognize our operational

divisions and employees who

foster this culture and focus on

incident prevention. Congratula-

tions to this years award recipients

on a job well done!!

2019 Safety Awards


priorities | safety


Small Plant Safety (TIE)

OCEAN STEEL REBAR LIMITED

50,000+ hours without a lost time incident

Large Plant Safety OCEAN STEEL - Saint John Plant


Field Safety OCEAN STEEL Erection Division


Ready Mix Safety OSCO CONCRETE NB - Saint John


Small Plant Safety (TIE)

BORCHERDT CONCRETE


Congratulations to this year’s winners on working over

1.24 million hours without a lost time accident!


priorities | safety


contributed by: Duanne Shanks

The evolution of safety never ends; each new day presents

a new challenge to ensure the health and welfare of each employee.

The purpose of the NB Occu-pational Health and Safety Act & Regulations is to protect workers from health and safety hazards on the job. It sets out duties for all workplace parties, and rights for workers. It establishes procedures for dealing with workplace hazards and provides for enforcement.

The OSCO Construction Group

continues to strive to be a leader in safety in many ways. Although the NB Occupational Health and Safety Act & Regulations set the minimal standard to be enforced in the workplace, OSCO has decided to take things to a best practice when it comes to head protection.

When working in construction in New Brunswick, it is a requirement to wear a Type 1 hard hat; mean-ing if something falls from above, it will reduce the risk of a potential serious head injury.

To reduce potential head trauma if

a fall occurs, the OSCO Construc-tion Group has recently changed its head protection policy to in-clude a mandatory chin strap. This will require all employees, subcon-tractors and visitors to use a chin strap attached to a type II hard hat, which is designed to take an impact to the side of the hard hat.

Since rolling out this policy earlier this year, various subcontrac-tors are starting to follow suit and implement the same policy throughout their own companies.

It takes leadership to improve safety!

Above & Beyond Initiative

watch your back communicateSTOP & correct follow the rules stay alertplan the job


priorities | environment


Planting for a Greener Future

contributed by: April Glendenning

C limate change is inevitable. We can bury our heads in the sand

and pretend that there is no such thing, but the proof is all around us. We are experiencing frequent flood-ing in the spring, hotter summers and more challenging winters. With increasing populations and growing cities, comes land clearing for hous-ing and other developments. This growth is slowly having an impact on our landscape and climate. We can each do our part to try and curb the effects as best as we can by reduc-ing the amount of plastic we use, properly separating and disposing of our garbage, and being mindful of how our actions are impacting the environment around us.

Trees are a crucial component of our earth’s well-being. Their roots provide soil stability to decrease ero-sion, they filter the air we breathe, and they release oxygen into the air. Trees also provide us with wood to burn to keep us warm, paper prod-ucts of all types, and lumber to build homes and businesses. Deforestation and forest fires cause environmental problems all over the world and there

is one simple act that every person can perform to help. Plant a tree.

For the past three years, as OSCO’s Environmental Manager, I’ve been recognizing Canadian Environment Week by passing out tree seedlings during the first week of June. The seedlings are purchased during the Irving Tree Nursery Tree Sale in Sus-sex, NB each May. Each year, more seedlings are being purchased due to their popularity with employees. This year, over 500 tree seedlings were handed out to employees in NB, NS and PEI. In previous years, each seedling root base was wrapped in plastic wrap. This year, to lessen our environmental footprint, reus-able bags were purchased to wrap the root bases. Employees were asked to return the bags once the trees were planted, so that the bags can be reused in the coming years. Employees are encouraged to take a picture of their planted seedling to have their names entered in a draw to win prizes.

In total, over the past three years, I have handed out over one thousand tree seedlings for employees to plant. It is so wonderful to hear, “Yay, it’s

tree day” as seedlings are being handed out at OSCO’s various locations. We may not be able to stop climate change; however, we can help slow down the effects of it with every tree that is planted. Each planted tree is one step closer to a greener future.

Deforestation and forest fires

cause environmental problems

all over the world and there is

one simple act that every person

can perform to help. Plant a tree.


public & community


Social Media Updatecontributed by: Tyler Isnor

The OSCO Construction Group is now on facebook! From an HR point of view,

facebook is a great place to reach prospective employees; the average person is on social media every day, not on a career site. Being on facebook allows us to reach a wider audience when it comes to branding our company and recruiting. Make sure to go like and follow our page to keep up with recruiting events, job opportunities and even giveaways!

We are also still on LinkedIn, where we continue to post about our events and recruit for leading edge talent when it comes to our staff positions. Follow our feed to keep up on our news!!


Each year, CPCI (The Canadian Precast Concrete Institute) holds National Precast Day the first week of October, with Precast man-

ufacturers throughout Canada opening up their plants to the design community, as well as local Universities & Community Colleges.

Once again, Strescon Limited held National Precast Day October 3rd and October 4th, opening their plants to local community Colleges and Universities. This year there were 200 students through Strescon’s Bedford Saint John plants for tours.

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Greenslade Bursary

contributed by: Tyler Isnor

E ach year the OSCO Con-struction Group sponsors

an educational bursary draw. The draw is open to children of employees, summer students and co-op students who are pursuing post-secondary education. Three draws are held, each for a $500 bursary.

We are pleased to announce that our 2019 Bursary Recipients are Andrew MacDow, Son of Cindy

MacDow (Strescon Limited), Sarah Fraser, Daughter of John Fraser (Strescon Limited) and Hayley McCarty, Summer Stu-dent (Strescon Limited).

Hayley has been accepted into the Bachelor of Social Work at St. Thomas University, Sarah will be continuing her Bachelor of Science (Pharmacy) at Dalhousie University and Andrew will be continuing his Environmental Engineering degree at Dalhousie University.


Congratulations to Saint John High School Graduate, Evan Luttrel, on

being named the 2019 recipient of the Pte. David Greenslade Bursary, present-ed at the school’s graduation ceremo-nies in June.

This bursary was established by Strescon Limited in 2008 to honour the memory of fallen soldier, Pte. David Greenslade. David was a 2004 SJHS graduate, and the son of Strescon employee, Donald Greenslade. He and five other soldiers were killed in Afghanistan in 2007 while on active duty with the Canadian Armed Forces. Each year Donald and his wife, Laurie Greenslade, attend the graduation ceremonies on behalf of Strescon and present the award to the recipient. A wonderful tribute to a young man who dedicated his youth and life to national service.

We wish Evan Luttrel well in his pursuit of post-secondary learning. Best wishes are also extended to all 2019 Graduates. We wish all of you much success!

NSCC Bursarycontributed by: Tyler Isnor

Congratulations to Danica Naugle, a Civil Engineering Technology student at

the Nova Scotia Community College ~Ivany Campus. Danica is the recipient of the OSCO Construction Group annual bursary, which recognizes outstanding performance in Structural Design. The bursary was presented by the Precast Division’s Business Development Manager, Andrew LeVatte. We wish Danica all the best in her new career and congratulate all the 2019 NSCC Grads!


people


Best of Luck to This Year’s Retirees

from All of Us at the OSCO Construction Group!

contributed by: Stephanie Boone

& Kyla Burry

JEAN PAUL BENOIT

Jean Paul Benoit retired from Strescon-Bedford on Febru-ary 22, 2019. Jean Paul started with Strescon in Saint John, NB in 1994, working with crews in Saint John as well as erection crews throughout the Mari-times. Jean Paul was known for having a wealth of knowledge in the precast world and was a respected teacher and trainer to many of his colleagues. We wish Jean Paul all the best in his retirement.

DONALD GRIMMER

A fond farewell lunch was given to Donald on July 4, 2019 with his coworkers as he prepared for his retirement date on July 7th. After 46 years with Ocean Steel Saint John in the Saint John Structural Steel Plant. Donnie was one of the plants most experienced fitters and was the go-to man for harder fitups, such as trusses and plate girders. Near the end of his career he was assigned to miscellaneous bay handling stairs, ladders, lifting devices and other complicated fit-ups.

We wish Donald all the best in his retirement.

KEVIN HOGAN

Kevin Hogan, a Purchaser for Strescon, retired on May 31, 2019 after 20 years with the company. He spent his career working in various roles in the Purchasing department, includ-ing a Purchasing Agent and a Buyer. We wish Kevin all the best in his retirement.

CATHY PARKER

Cathy retired from Ocean Steel in Saint John as a Procurement Specialist and after 29 years of service. She began her career in Fredericton in the Engineer-ing Department, then moved into Accounting and eventually made her way to Saint John to work in the Procurement Department. Cathy resides in Fredericton and will be focus-ing her retirement on spending time with Family. We wish Cathy all the best in her retirement.

LI LAN POOK

Li Lan Retired on October 17, 2019 as the Contracts Man-ager for Ocean Steel in Saint John after 14 years of service

with the company. She origi-nally started in Ocean Steel as a Project Manager and Connec-tion Designer before she left us and then returned later for the Contracts Manager position. Li Lan is a Professional Engineer, with a master’s in civil engi-neering from the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton. A retirement lunch was held for Li Lan with her team and coworkers on her last day. Dur-ing retirement, Li Lan has been visiting with friends and family in Malaysia and plans to do even more travel with her husband and family. We wish Li Lan all the best in her retirement.

ROY TOTTEN

Roy retired from OSCO Con-crete-Saint John on May 31, 2019. Roy came to us from another local trucking firm, after retiring from the railway in 2006, to get away from the long hours that he was working with the other firm. As it turned out, Roy became one of our best drivers and we could always depend on him. A luncheon was held for Roy with his coworkers at the end of May. We wish Roy all the best in his retirement.


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EMPLOYEEAPPRECIATIONCELEBRATIONcontributed by: Tyler Isnor

Thank you to everyone who at-tended the Employee Appre-

ciation Celebration on June 14th! Highlights from the celebration are outlined on the following pages.

RetireesAs a token of appreciation, Retirement videos were created for all retirees who wished to have one. The videos reflected on the retiree’s careers within OSCO and marked the transition into the next exciting phase of their lives. Sector VP’s, manag-ers, fellow OSCO members and peers were asked to be involved in the filming process to create a memorable and thoughtful video for each retiree. This year, videos were made for Linda Dixon and Brian Maxwell. Other retirees recognized at the dinner were Gary Cyr and Kevin Hogan.

Safety AwardsThe management and staff of OSCO are committed to the safety of our employees and work environments. The work of individual employees, plants and field managers, and the safety

department, are critical in iden-tifying safety hazards, promot-ing understanding and adhering to safe work procedures. It is these hallmarks that maintain our safety culture, for which a col-laborative effort is demonstrated by individuals and the company overall.

Safety Managers, Duanne Shanks and Lou Totino, announced the winners of this year’s plant and field sites who have achieved the lowest OSCO Safety Index (OSI) rates in the past year. We applaud all employee’s efforts and per-sonal commitment to the safety of our people and operations. (Please see page 40 for a full list of winners).

GameWe had two games this year! One was a table game where all employees worked together with their table in a game called “Tribond Game” where employ-ees had one minute to figure out what the common thread was between the three words. The second game of the night was “Minute to Win It” where employ-ees were called onto the stage to answer 10 questions for a chance

to win some money!

Charitable CandyFor the seventh year in a row, the candy for the treat bags was purchased from Freak Lunchbox during their “Candy for Kids” campaign. During the campaign, 100% of the proceeds of their bulk candy sales go to the Freak Lunchbox’s charity of choice. This year’s charity was the Chil-dren’s Wish Foundation. OSCO’s donation this year was $1,156.56.

50/50 DrawFor the sixth year in a row, we sold 50/50 tickets in the weeks prior to and during the dinner. The winner of the draw was able to choose a charity of their choice for the remaining 50% to be donated to. This year’s win-ner was Ron Rathje, who chose the Canadian Cancer Society to receive the proceeds.

Event Feedback For event feedback or sugges-tions, please contact any mem-ber of our planning committee: Tyler Isnor, Madison Spear, Heather Mackenzie, Brittany Gilliss or Bill Woodhouse.


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Professional Development

As a supporter of professional development, the OSCO Construction Group continues

to recognize the ongoing development of our employees. This is an opportunity for everyone to celebrate our collective commitment to pro-fessionalism and learning. Congratulations to the following employees, whose hard work paid off!

Laboni Haque (Strescon): P.E Professional Engineering (P.E.) in Civil (Structural) and P.E. License from the State of Maine

Eric Bordage (Group): Charted Professional Accountant designation (CPA)

Darren Briggs (Strescon): Master of Science Degree in International Logistics Management and “International Maritime Port Manager” Designation

Robert Nilsson (OSCO Concrete): ACA Concrete Delivery Professional Course

Michelle Snider (Group): Payroll Compliance Practitioner Certification (PCP)

Tara Tam (Group): CEBS (Certified Employee Benefits Specialist) Certification

Lou Totino (Group): Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) designation


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In 2016 we launched the first group in the Ocean Capital Leadership

Program. This is an organization wide program which focuses on leadership skill enhancement for our current and future leaders. This facilitator led train-ing, led by Rick Fair of Fairwinds Train-ing and Development covered a variety of topics including performance man-agement, giving and receiving feedback, time management, conflict resolution, change management and more.

“A successful learning organization is a company that facilitates the learn-ing of its members and continuously transforms itself. Only 60% of North American employees feel that their em-ployers provide sufficient opportunities for developing their technical and soft skills.” Said Rick Fair, program facilitator. “To OSCO’s credit they have a strategic vision of becoming a learning organiza-tion and investing in their people.”

After 96 hours of in class time, gradu-ating Participants from across Ocean Capital and their leaders were invited to the Employee Appreciation Celebra-tion on June 14th to be presented with their completion certificate. In total, 24 participants successfully completed the program.

Based on years of service from Jan 2019 to Dec 2019

5 YearsJames MacDonald

Scott Groom

Timothy Hinam

David Safford

Duane Buchanan

Andria Goguen

Luciano Totino

Roger Curtis

Kane Davidson

Josh Armstrong

Justin MacLean

Jeffrey Hayes

Susan Doucet

Craig Kindred

Robert Thompson

Jason Soucy

Scott Jones

Justin Francis

Jonathan Sullivan

Derek Goucher

Chase Larsen

Scott Carlson

Brian Way

Christopher Logan

Stefan Mader

Shelley McNamara

Jonathan Aube

Bradley McShane

Vincent Martel

Donald Henderson

David Diminutto

Randel Rackley

Darryl Morrison

Gary Tibbits

Jamie Jones

Brady Clark

10 YearsDavid S. Putnam

Luke Johnson

Nickolas McQuade

Jason Brown

Amy Cairns

Joshua Fowler

Michael Jacquart

Abdul Maftah

James McKeever

Michael Aylward

Cory McNamara

James Lowthers

Lois Roy

Derrick Woo

Chad Muscat

Andrew Gabriel

Madison Spear

Hibbert Dryden

Josh Dugas

Adrian S. Webb

Denis Poirier

15 YearsJamie Reid

Jamie Patterson

Terry Cernjak

Jeffrey Cormier

Megan Webber

Shawn Jennings

Paul Stevens

Jeffrey Sharpe

David Harrison

Albert Doyle

Ron Margeson

Jayna Presley

Heather MacKenzie

Ben Kilpatrick

Vanessa Klohn

20 YearsTracy Dobson

Lawrence Hiltz

Branford Parsons

Keith McManus

Norman Godin

Stacey Galbraith

Chelsea Presley

Carrie Watson-Mawhinney

Norma Little

Gregory Tims

Jean-Guy Parent

Norman Kinslow

Francis Dube

Christie Beshara

Kevin Young

Margaret Eagles

Matt Love

25 YearsJean Bourque

Terry Garland

Edwina Thurston

John King

Jody Hunter

Peter Roy

Anthony Jennings

Leandrea Dicks

Alvin Belyea

Douglas Clarke

Douglas Renfrew

Robert Smith

Tim Ganong

Douglas Thompson

30 YearsSylvia Fowler

Lorne MacMillan

George Lawson

Brian McLaughlin

Brent DeMerchant

Peter Dougay

Beverley Sarty

Danny Rogers

Thomas Coughlan

Rosemary Carrier

35 YearsBruce Gogan

David Hume

Eric Leblanc

Bernard Harrington

Carl Parlee

Wayne Morgan

Christine Boyd

Michael Eroh

Bruce Beckett

40 YearsLeo Cox

Donald Isnor

Terry Hoar

45 YearsDavid Murray

Daniel Jordan

Service Awards

Ocean Capital Leadership Program

“I found the training to be not only interesting, but relevant and concise. In our busy work schedules, it is hard to find time for personal and management training, this course is worth it,“

Steve Adams, OSCO

“To OSCO’s credit they have a strategic vision of becoming a learning organization and investing in their people.“

Rick Fair,Fairwinds Training and Development


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Steve Adams, OSCO

Pam Brown, OSCO

Brendan Clancy, Strescon

Keegan Drummond, Source Atlantic

Bruce Earle, Source Atlantic

Heather Fox, FCC Construction

Lisa Frazee, Ocean Steel

Candace Galbraith, FCC Construction

Bill Gates, Ocean Steel

April Glendenning, OSCO

Sajjadul Haque, Strescon

Nick Hatt, OSCO

Leanne Kristoffersen, Petro Services

Brian Lavigne, Source Atlantic

Steve MacLean, Source Atlantic

Craig Matthews, Source Atlantic

Daniel Mazerolle, FCC Construction

David Safford, FCC Construction

Megan Scott, Commercial Properties

Cassandra Theriault, Acadia Broadcasting

Scott Vincent, Source Atlantic

Carrie Watson-Mawhinney, OSCO

Roderick Weagle, Source Atlantic

Bill Woodhouse, FCC Construction

Ocean Capital Leadership Program

Congratulations on the hard work of our recent graduates!

contributed by:

Stephanie Boone


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This year’s annual OSCO Picnic was held on Saturday, August 10th at the

Oak Point Campground. We had an-other successful year with almost 1450 employees and guests registered for the event! This event is a way for us to show our appreciation to our employ-ees and their families for all their hard work and dedication to the company. We hope everyone had a fun filled day by enjoying the delicious BBQ and activities - a big thank you to everyone who made it out!

While the BBQ was firing up burgers, sausages and other yummy treats, DJ

contributed by: Chelsea Presley

The rain and wind from Hurricane Dorian didn’t slow down our

employees from playing in the annual company golf tournament held on Saturday, September 7th at the Sussex Golf and Curling Club. Even though we were extremely wet, it did not damper our spirts from enjoying a round of golf with our fellow coworkers. After drying off, the employees were excited to relax and enjoy the amazing meal by Timberland Catering. After the meal, each employee received a prize, and some were lucky enough to win a door prize.

Door Prize Winners:Gary McLaughlin (Ocean) $100.00 Canadian Tire Card and Hydrangea

Rick Martin (Ocean) $100.00 Canadian Tire Card and Hydrangea

Monique Walsh (Group) $100.00 Canadian Tire Card and Hydrangea

Jeff Keith (Ocean) $100.00 Canadian Tire Card and Hydrangea

Mark Shaw (Str-Atlantic) $100.00 Canadian Tire Card and Hydrangea

Randy Gallant (Ocean) Husqvarna Trimmer

Larry Ross (FCC) One-night stay-Holiday Inn Express SJ

Jason Presley (Ocean) Digital Power Inverter

Tournament Winners:Closest to the Pin for the Women: Monique Walsh (Group)

Closest to the Pin for the Men: John Jones (Strescon)

Longest Drive for the Women: Andria Goguen (Group)

Longest Drive for the Men: Eric Bordage (Group)

Tournament Winners: Chris Greer, Mark Shaw and Callum Young (Strescon with a score of 60)

Congratulations to all of you for a game well played and we look forward to seeing you next year!

Group Golf Challenge 2019


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congratulations!FRESH FACESOcean SteelPenny Lucas ...................... Procurement Associate (SJ)William Christensen...........Connection Designer (SJ)Isaac Bayne .................................................... Detailer (SJ)Jill Stewart ..................................CNC Programmer (SJ)Shelby Gallant ..............................Project Manager (SJ)Derek Poirier .................................Plant Foreman (Fred)Kristy Waalderbos .......................Quality Manager (SJ)

OSCO Group Services Sebastien Cormier ...... Technical Support Team LeadAmanda Preshyon ................Payroll & Benefits AnalystSushen Basak..........................................Billing Specialist

StresconElena Farrah .......................Procurement Specialist (SJ)Amanda Wiggins .......................................... Detailer (SJ)Liam Murphy ..................................Project Manager (SJ)Shane Duguay .............. Quality Control Inspector (SJ)Geoff D. Sommerville ......Quality Control Inspector (SJ)Sylvia Grigat .............. Quality Control Inspector (Bed)

OSCO Concrete Lorraine Baxter ...........................Billing Specialist (Bed)

FCCNicholas Thompson ................................BIM Specialist

Ocean Rebar Amanda Goldie .....................................................DetailerAllison Ryan .................................... Project Coordinator

Family Additions:Congratulations to Melanie Melanson (Group Services) who welcomed new grandaughter, Piper May Beshara on July 24th 2019. Piper weighed 8lbs 11oz, and her parents are Melanie’s son, Bailey Beshara and his fiancé Samantha Beckwith.

Congratulations to Jonathan Byrne (FCC), and his wife Stacey who welcomed Jason Byrne, their second child, on August 29 2019 weighing in at 7lbs 7oz.

Congratulations to Kyle Blanchard (FCC), and his wife Emily who welcomed a new baby girl - Audrey Marie Blanchard on June 23rd of this year. Audrey is also a new grandchild for Carl Blanchard (FCC).

Applause:Congratulations to Duanne Shanks (Group Services) who

recently received his certificate in Occupational Health & Safety from the University of New Brunswick.

Congratulations to Kristen Shaw (Group Services) who recently received her MBA from the University of New Brunswick.

Congratulations to William Christensen (Ocean Steel), who was part of the UNB team that attended the 2019 Canadian Na-tional Steel Bridge Competition, along with 17 other teams from Canada & around the world. His team placed 12th out of 18 teams. He also will be presenting his Senior Design Capstone Project at the CSCE Annual Conference. His team placed first at UNB in the Civil division.Nick Thompson (FCC) was also on the team.

Congratulations to Brent Samson (FCC) who recently received his P.Eng designation.

Duffy kept the crowd entertained and you could see the kid’s colorful faces from our talented face painters! Adults were also able to try their luck at our auction tent - congratulations to this year’s winners:

Auction Winners:Justin Francis (FCC): Vacation Day

& $500 Irving gas Card

Vanessa Buckley (Ocean): $500 Visa Card

Gerald Dugay (Retiree): Fitness tracker

Melissa Rice (Ocean): Movie Night Out

Jason Johnson (FCC): $150 Amazon Gift Card

Barry McCullough (Ocean): $150 Amazon Gift Card & Non-Stick Cookware

Abbey Duguay (FCC): Keurig

Melanie Melanson (Ocean): Propane Fire Pit

Mark Shaw (Strescon Atlantic): 2 Gravity Lounge Chairs

George Paisley (Retiree): Samsung Tablet

William Seely: $100 Canadian Tire Gift Card

Aaron Jewett (Ocean): Bose Speaker

Frank Godsoe (Strescon): Activity Set

Darryl Morrison (Ocean): OSCO Water Bottles

Carl Parlee (Ocean): Cordless Drill Kit

Linda Edison (Group): Portable Charger

Thank you to our committee members Amy Cairns, Tyler Isnor, Jenny Gionet,

Stephanie Boone, Serge Landry and Joan Hackett who worked hard to organize the picnic throughout the year, and for arriving bright and early to help- we couldn’t have done it without you! Putting on a huge event like this means all kinds of help is needed throughout the day, and we want to thank everyone who came along to help us out in any way they could. Eastern Trades College were also on hand to volunteer, and did a great job making the day run smoothly. A donation was made to the College in the amount of $1,287.35!

Thank you to those who could join us and make our company picnic yet another success. See you all next year!

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 Office40 Burlington Mall Road, Suite 207Burlington, MA • USAPhone: (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 53 Shaw Road, Conklin, NY • USA Phone: (607) 584-7500 Member Since • 2004

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

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

STRESCON LIMITED - New England Sales Office40 Burlington Mall Road, Suite 207Burlington, MA • USAPhone: (781) 221-2153 Member Since • 1991

BORCHERDT CONCRETE PRODUCTS Office & plant 326 Hardscratch Road, Brooklyn, NS • CA Phone: (902) 742-7811 Member Since • 2008

READY-MIX (OSCO Concrete):

OSCO CONCRETE NB - Saint John plant 101 Ashburn Lake Rd., Saint John, NB • CA Phone: (506) 633-8877 Member Since • 1963

OSCO CONCRETE NB - Moncton plant1212 Berry Mills Rd, Moncton, NB • CAPhone: (506) 858-7110 Member Since • 2004

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

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

MACLEAN’S READY-MIX - Montague plant 669 Queen’s Road, Montague, PE • CAPhone: (902) 838-2925 Member Since • 2012

SACKVILLE CONCRETENova Scotia office & plant 17 Estates Road, 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

GLENHOLME READY-MIX - plant 749 Little Dyke Road, Glenholme, 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

AGGREGATES:OSCO AGGREGATES 749 Little Dyke Rd, Debert, NS • CA Phone: (902) 662-3722 Member Since • 2008

OSCO AGGREGATES 248 Canaan Mountain Road, Canaan Mountain, NS • CAPhone: (902) 546-2373Member Since • 2014

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

REBAR: OCEAN STEEL REBAR LIMITED Saint John office & 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) 832-0917 Member Since • 2008

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