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Changing Things Up New Medicine Hat Regional Event Centre to draw a crowd

Up, Up, and Away Airport expansion on route for 2015 grand opening

Playtime in Medicine Hat Family Leisure Centre gets a timely facelift

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Contents

MEDICINE HAT NEWS PHOTO: ALEX McCUAIG

Transportation Minister Wayne Drysdale gets behind the wheel of a big rig, with Mayor Ted Clugston riding shotgun, during the opening of the $23 million Dunmore Road overpass.

MHCA President’s Message – Barry Bitz, Mid West Design & Construction...................................4

Executive Director’s Message – Lisa Driver .............................................................................................6

Past Presidents – Serving the Medicine Hat Construction Association since 1955 ...................... 7

MHCA 2014 Executive and Directors .........................................................................................................8

MHCA 2014 Member Listings .................................................................................................................... 10

Mayor’s Message – Mayor ted Clugston, City of Medicine Hat ......................................................... 18

CCA Industry Summit – Looking Ahead for Canada’s Construction Industry .................................19

Gold Seal – Continued growth and excellence for Gold Seal Certification ..................................... 21

ACA – Serving Membership on all fronts ............................................................................................. 22

Driving Change – the Medicine Hat & District Chamber of Commerce

working for the future. ..............................................................................................................................24

Strong foundations – Canadian Home Builders’ Association of Medicine Hat

and District pairs with the Chamber for bigger shows. .................................................................26

No flow – flood mitigation – Medicine Hat leads the way. ................................................................28

Changing things up – New Medicine Hat Regional Event Centre to draw a crowd ...................30

up, up, and Away – Airport expansion on route for 2015 grand opening. ....................................34

Playtime in Medicine Hat – family Leisure Centre gets a timely facelift. ........................................38

Special treatment for Maple Avenue Bridge –

High traffic volumes require new measures..................................................................................... 42

Answering the Call – the City of Medicine Hat looks at relocating

and adding fire stations to better serve residents ............................................................................46

there’s No Place Like Southlands – the new development in

Medicine Hat proves to be anything but a cookie-cutter suburb. .................................................48

What Are the Benefits of Design-Build? ............................................................................................... 50

Made in Canada – Interest heats up in new solar thermal energy project.....................................52

Membership Information and Application ................................................................................................55

4 Medicine Hat Construction Association 2014

MHCA President’s Message

T his past year has been one of changes for the MHCA and we are looking ahead with opti-

mism and excitement for the coming year.

With our renovations completed, our members have been enjoying the new office and the welcoming atmosphere our staff has created. I’d like to extend a welcome to Lisa Driver, our new ex-ecutive director, who brings a wealth of experience to the position. Lisa has a background in marketing, communi-cations, PR, and event planning, and is full of energy. She has a lot of ideas on how to improve the association and we

are happy to have her. Lisa has also taken the lead in getting our website changed, as well as promoting the association on LinkedIn and Facebook.

MembersOur members continue to be a prior-

ity this year and with our new staffing team, we are looking to make some up-dates to the association that will benefit all our members, new and old. We have updated our website (www.medhatcon-struction.ca) and created LinkedIn and Facebook pages to raise the profile of the construction industry in Medicine Hat and area. We are looking forward to us-

ing these tools for recruitment, advertis-ing, and for profiling our members to the community.

We are steadily growing in numbers and I would like to welcome and thank the new members who joined us this past year: Global Raymac Surveys, PH Mc-Nally Associates Ltd., and Surehire Inc.

We also have members celebrating long term memberships:35 years Kurt’s Iron Work Ltd.25 years Contempora Construction Inc., Sunwise Engineering Ltd. and South Country Glass Ltd.20 years Lafarge Canada Inc., B.Y.Z. En-terprises Inc. and GVN Structures Inc.15 years ECCO Supply, TBC General Contracting, EMCO Corporation and Transit Paving.Plus many other members celebrating 10 and five years.

City ChangesIt has been a busy year with the city

growing and moving forward with capitol projects like the Events Centre, Trans-Canada Bridge, Dunmore Over-pass, hospital and schools being built or completed this year, these large projects have kept many of our members busy over the past couple years.

Over the last year I have gone to many meetings as a liaison to the City of Med-icine Hat and a member of the Commu-nity Leaders of Southeast Alberta, the focus of the two groups are improved relations with the city and promotion of the city and surrounding community.

I look forward to what the next year will bring and thank you for your sup-port of the MHCA as we continue to grow and help promote the industry in southeastern Alberta. n

WelcomeBarry Bitz, Mid West Design & Construction

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• I m p a c t A t t e n u a t o r s • C r a s h B a r r i e r s •• R o a d M a r k i n g s & E q u i p m e n t • S o l a r F l a s h i n g B e a c o n s & S i g n s •

• U n d e r g r o u n d Tr e n c h S h o r i n g •• S a l t S p r e a d e r s & I c e C o n t r o l • H i g h V i s i b i l i t y S a f e t y A p p a r e l •

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Executive Director’s Message

I am so happy to be a part of the Med-icine Hat Construction Association and want to thank the board, mem-

bers, and Sabrina for welcoming me with open minds and excited energy.

Since I came on board in April 2014, we have moved forward with a lot of changes, the first and most impactful being a complete overhaul and update of our website. If you haven’t had a chance to check it out yet, visit www.medhat-construction.ca. A huge thank you to Partek who partnered with us on this project and did a wonderful job.

A stronger web presence through this site and our social media pages (Face-book, LinkedIn), as well as advertising

capabilities on our new website offer more opportunities for our members to connect with the public and raise their business profiles.

We have been busy in the office, pro-cessing prints, new membership applica-tions, and posting jobs to keep our mem-bers informed and in the running for projects in Medicine Hat and area. I have attended many networking events over the past few months and will continue to do so, promoting the association, build-ing partnerships, and raising awareness of our members and our contributions to expanding this beautiful city.

Next year marks 50 years that the MHCA has served this community and

we plan on celebrating that achievement and moving into the next 50 years with vision, clarity, and excitement!’

It is my goal to make the MHCA an association that connects, promotes, and supports local construction businesses as they continue to grow and succeed in this competitive market.

Thank-you for your support of the MHCA, through your membership, golf sponsorships, meeting sponsor-ships, prizes, feedback, and your use of COOLNet.

The association appreciates all of your contributions and looks forward to what next year brings. n

Executive Director’s MessageLisa Driver

Bay 4, 1335 Trans-Canada Way S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1B 1J1Ph: 403-528-9200 Fax: 403-528-8040

With you every step of the way...

Commercial ▪ Renovations ▪ New ConstructionServicing Southern Alberta and Southern Saskatchewan since 1997.

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Past Presidents

1955-1956 ............................. E.A. Johnson 1957 .............................................. Ted Cote 1958 ..................................... Harry Stewart 1959 ............................... Maurice Knowles 1960 ............................................Jack Fuller 1961 ................................................Ales Ott 1962 – 1963 ............................ Jack Sissons 1964 ........................................ Doug Oland 1965 ............................................J. Huddart 1966 ........................................Elmer Fisher 1967 ..............................................Ed Jackle 1968 ..........................................Bert Maltin 1969 ............................................ Ed Moritz 1970 ...............................................Art Link 1971 ......................................W.J. Morrison 1972 ......................................... Alex Clarke 1973 .................................Frank Westgarth

1974 ........................................... T.E. Oland 1975-1976 ..................................... A. Oster 1977 ........................................Doug Stober 1978-1979 ................................Bill Szakacs 1980 ......................................Lloyd Jackson 1981 .............................. Arnold Niebergall 1982 ............................................ Adolf Leis1983 ........................................Ken Barnard1984 ........................................... J. Boechler1985 ....................................Alex Chisholm1986 ........................................Bill Thieman1987 ...............................E. Vander Heiden1988 ..................................... H. Hilgendorf1989 ........................................... T.E. Oland1990 ........................................ R.R. Smythe1991 .........................................Brian Booth1992 ..................................... Randy Carvell

1993 ..................................Colin Chisholm1994 ......................................Richard Oster1995 ............................... Immanuel Moritz1996 ...............................Hardy Hilgendorf1997 ........................................Ken Padfield1998 ...................................... Jim Lawrence1999 ............................................Rick Wahl2000 ........................................ Russ Rankin2001 ..................................Glenn Congram2002-2003 .................................... Jeff Sohn2004 ...................................Perry De Ruigh2005-2006 ............................... Terry Meier2007-2008 ............................. Tim Padfield2009 .........................................Chris Loran2010 ..............................................Pat Basso2011-2012 ........................ Hieland Mayzes2013 ............................................ Barry Bitz

Past Presidents:

Serving the Medicine Hat Construction Association since 1955

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MHCA 2014 Executive & Directors

PRESIDENTBARRY BITZTel: (403) 526-0925Fax: (403) 529-6990

1st VICE PRESIDENTRoBIn KuRpjuweITSolid Rock Fencing Ltd.Tel: (403) 526-2213Fax: (403) 528-2204

STANDARD PRACTICES CoMMITTEE REPHuGH BICeBice & Sons Drywall/ Stucco Service Ltd.Tel: (403) 527-7688Fax: (403) 527-7220

2nd VICE PRESIDENTwARRen SCHneIDeRArt’s ExcavatingTel: (403) 526-5269Fax: (403) 527-5833

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENTHIelAnD MAYZeSMayzes Masonry Inc.Tel: (403) 527-2816Fax: (403) 527-2850

TREASURERDeAn KoppeRuDQuick Way Electrical (1999) Ltd.Tel: (403) 526-0688Fax: (403) 527-5876

A.C.A. DIRECToRBuCK HeATHPad-Car Mechanical Ltd.Tel: (403) 528-3353Fax: (403) 528-3367

WCB CoMMITTEEDouG BIDeGVN Structures Inc.Tel: (403) 548-3100Fax: (403) 548-3500

Directors/ Committee Reps

Executive

JoHN RoDERMoNDRodermond Enterprises Inc.Tel: (403) 528-9912Fax: (403) 528-9968

AlTERNATE DIRECToR GeoRGe MAnnInGDutch Bros. Paints Co. Ltd.Tel: (403) 527-5051Fax: (403) 526-9670


MHCA 2014 Staff

MHCA StaffEXECUTIVE DIRECToRlISA DRIveRMedicine Hat Construction AssociationTel: (403) 527-9700Fax: (403) 526-0520

oFFICE MANAGERSABRInA MuelleRMedicine Hat Construction AssociationTel: (403) 527-9700Fax: (403) 526-0520

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MHCA 2014 Members

Advance Design & Construction ltd.jeff Sohn, Clarence Briggs, patricia Bass23 Southwest Drive S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8E7Tel: 403-580-5054 | Fax: 403-580-5072www.advancedesign.caGeneral contractor

Albert’s Floor & Carpet (2001) ltd.Al Hiebert1320 Kingsway S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 2Y4Tel: 403-526-6005 | Fax: 403-526-8676albertsfloorandcarpet.comCarpet, flooring, ceramic tile

Allmar Inc.john DouvisUnit #3, 753 - 15 Street S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 4W5Tel: 403-504-1994 | Fax: 403-504-5733www.allmar.comHollow metal doors & frames, hardware, washroom, access

Amron ConstructionCoy olson#8, 1500 South Highway Dr.S.E.Redcliff, AB T0J 2P0Tel: 403-548-3137 | Fax: 403-548-7200www.amronhomes.comGeneral contractor

Amtech Aeronautical limitedCraig Martin678 Prospect Drive S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 4C1Tel: 403-529-2350 | Fax: 403-526-7486www.amtech-group.comHVACR automation, automation & controls

Art’s Excavatingwarren Schneider3278 - 17 Avenue S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1B 4B2Tel: 403-526-5269 | Fax: 403-527-5833www.artsexcavating.comHeavy equipment & trucking of aggregates

Atron Refrigeration & Air Conditioning ltd.Ron Melnik/Garth Stark2319C - 10 Avenue S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8G2Tel: 403-526-2992 | Fax: 403-526-4625Refrigeration contractor

Baumann’s Ventilation & Plumbing ltd.(Raymond/Clayton Baumann)79 Southwest Drive S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8E8Tel: 403-529-9744 | Fax: 403-580-5509www.baumanns.caMechanical Contractor - Heating, plumbing, air conditioning and gas fitting

BCA ServicesCollin Burton/Terry ThorlaksonPo Box 1929Brooks, AB T1R 1C6Tel: 403-501-0030 | Fax: 403-501-0020www.bcaservices.caOilfield maintenance & construction

Benchmark Geomatics Inc.Adam Thompson, Graeme Teeare105 - 2201 Box Springs Blvd NWMedicine Hat, AB T1C 0C8Tel: 403-527-3970 | Fax: 403-527-3908Legal Land Surveyors, Commercial & Residential Construction Surveys

Berger’s Plumbing & Company Inc.Rob & lorrie Berger119 Southwest Drive S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8E8Tel: 403-528-2082 | Fax: 403-527-4348Plumbing, gas fitting, hot water, heating

Bice & Sons Drywall/ Stucco Services ltd.Hugh Bice2055 Bullshead RoadDunmore, AB T1B 0K9, Box 23044, Medicine Hat, AB T1B 4C7Tel: 403-527-7688 | Fax: 403-527-7220www.biceandsonsdrywall.comDrywall, Steel Framing, Suspended ceilings, Exterior stucco, EIFs

Bighorn Construction (2005) ltd.Chris FriesenBay 11, 941 South Railway St. SEMedicine Hat, AB T1A 2W3Tel: 403-504-0175 | Fax: 403-504-1337www.bighornconstruction.caGeneral contractor

Broersen Construction ltd.john Broersen747 Parkland DriveBrooks, AB T1R 0M3Tel: 403-793-0688 | Fax: 403-501-3483Roadbuilding, Snowplowing, Grading, Earthmoving

BurncoDale peterson645 - 17 Street S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 4X6Tel: 403-527-6800 | Fax: 403-528-2556www.burnco.comConcrete supplier

B.Y.Z. Enterprises Inc.Mat Zmurchyk#102 - 1686 - 32 Street S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1B 3N8Tel: 403-526-9172 | Fax: 403-488-1134General Contracting, Excavating, Earth Moving, Utility Installation

C.K. Sheet Metal Inc.Mike/Cindy Keeler#1, 790 - 23 Street S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8R6Tel: 403-526-9528 | Fax: 403-529-5645www.cksheetmetal.caHVAC

Can Doo Excavating Services ltd.Brian & joy Kalmring757 - 17 Street S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 7R6Tel: 403-504-6958 | Fax: 403-529-2615Excavating services, snow removal, landscape, deep utilities

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MHCA 2014 Members

CanDrill Solutions Inc.Chad Goldade#7 - 900 Highway Ave.Redcliff, AB T0J 2P0Tel: 403-487-5040 | Fax: 403-487-5041www.candrill.caEnviromental/Geo-technical drilling

Capital Glass Ltd.Darcy Pocsik1288 Brier Park Road N.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1C 0B7Tel: 403-527-3331 | Fax: 403-526-1986Windows, doors, glass & glazing

Carpet One (Medicine Hat) Ltd.Les Costea578 South Railway Street S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8T2Tel: 403-504-4446 | Fax: 403-526-4482www.carpetone.comLino, Ceramic Tile, LVT, Laminate, VCT, Carpet, Area Rugs

Cee Gee Southern Inc.Rick Hanson/Gene Weber1843 - 32 Street S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1B 3N9Tel: 403-527-1054 | Fax: 403-528-2914www.ceegee.caExcavating, grading, gravel and heavy hauling

CertaPro PaintersDarren & Bob Jacques1048 Allowance Avenue S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 3G8Tel: 403-526-6197 | Fax: 403-504-1636www.certapro.comPainting

Comtech Communication TechnologiesScot McAlpine918 - 18 Street S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 7T4Tel: 403-548-7501 | Fax: 403-548-7572Communications, wireless, wired,scada, 2-way, tower services, radio, scada, 2-way, tower services, radio

Concept Plumbing Ltd.Shawn/Jenny Yanke851 Industrial Ave. S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 3L7Tel: 403-580-8191 | Fax: 403-528-1425www.concept-plumbing.caPlumbing & gasfitting

Contempora Construction Inc.Jim Schmidt/Kevin Erb1614 - 32 Street S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1B 3N8Tel: 403-527-9345 | Fax: 403-526-2358www.contemporaconstruction.caGeneral contractor

Davis Excavating & Contracting Inc.Joey Davis6 Stone Crescent S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1B 3K9Tel: 403-928-0909 | Fax: 403-526-9302Excavating

Davison Excavating Ltd.Clayton/Landon DavisonBox 879Medicine Hat, AB T1A 7G8Tel: 403-527-8972 | Fax: 403-527-8972Excavating

DEL Communications Inc.David Langstaff/Jason StefanikSuite 300, 6 Roslyn RoadWinnipeg, MB R3L 0G5Tel: 204-667-0376 | Fax: 204-668-4241www.delcommunications.comPublishing

Design Flooring CentreKevin & Roy Brooks#4, 1335 Trans Canada Way S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1B 1J4Tel: 403-528-9200 | Fax: 403-528-8040www.designflooring.caFlooring, ceramic tiles, carpet

D.L. Nagel Excavating Ltd.Darrell & LeeAnne NagelBox 702Medicine Hat, AB T1A 7G6Tel: 403-502-3512 | Fax: 403-526-9034www.dlnagelexcavating.comExcavating

Dutch Bros. Paints Co.Ltd.Peter Manning1275D - 30 Street. S.W., P.O. Box 533Medicine Hat, AB T1A 7G4Tel: 403-527-5051 | Fax: 403-526-9670Painting

Elhart’s Electric Ltd.Mark Elhart954 - 19th St. S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 7X1Tel: 403-528-9809 | Fax: 403-527-4685www.elhartselectric.comElectrical contractor

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MHCA 2014 Members

EMCo CorporationDoug Cooper2359 - 9 Avenue S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8R4Tel: 403-526-8205 | Fax: 403-527-9136www.emcoltd.comPlumbing & Heating

Falcon Contracting 2011 ltd.Rick Armstrong644 - 16 Street SWMedicine Hat, AB T1A 4X1Tel: 403-487-5442 | Fax: 403-487-5344General contractor

Falke Construction Services (2011) Inc.Chris & jen loranP.O. Box 1345Medicine Hat, AB T1A 7N2Tel: 403-528-8862 | Fax: 403-526-6940Brick, block, stone, ceramic tile

Fortress Fabrications ltd.Sean & Tracy Herter1348 Brier Park Way N.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1C 1T2Tel: 403-528-3091 | Fax: 403-528-3602www.fortressfab.comStructural & Misc. Steel, Steel Fabrication & Erection

Fox SafetyTim Fox#4, 1611 Broadway Ave. EastRedcliff, AB T0J 2P0Tel: 403-548-8147 | Fax: 403-548-8159Industrial sign manufacturer & installation

Gas City Drywall & Acoustic Ceilings ltd.Chico Glauser#5, South Railway Street S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 2W3Tel: 403-529-1717 | Fax: 403-526-1558Steel stud framing, insulation, drywall, tape, t-bar & painting

Global Raymac SurveysReal Comeau#124 1310 Kingsway Ave S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 2Y4Tel: 403-526-6300 | Fax: 403-526-1540www.globalraymac.caConstruction Surveys/Layouts, As-built/Site Surveys, Oil Field Surveys

Goehring Construction ltd.Grant Goehring47 Southwest Drive S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8E8Tel: 403-527-6884 | Fax: 403-529-1037General contractor

Grassroots landscaping & Irrigation ltd.Ron Smythe1566 Gershaw Drive S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8E2Tel: 403-526-2645 | Fax: 403-529-0742www.justaddwater.caLandscaping, underground sprinklers, irrigation

GVN Structures Inc.Bruce vine/Doug Bide/Doug TurnerBay #1, 1611 Broadway Ave EastRedcliff, AB T0J 2P0Tel: 403-548-3100 | Fax: 403-548-3500www.gvnstructures.comMetal building supplier & erector & General contractor

Gyp-Tec Drywall Inc.wayne Straub701 Kingsway Avenue S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 2X3Tel: 403-527-3777 | Fax: 403-527-3163www.gyptechdrywall.comDrywall, painting, t-bar ceilings

Hranco Industries ltd.larry/Cody Millington1554 Brier Park Cr.N.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1C 1Y8Tel: 403-527-4190 | Fax: 403-526-1509www.hranco.comStructural Steel Fabrication, Pressure Piping Fabrication, Heavy Duty Mechanical, Sandblasting &Painting, Dangerous Goods Carrier Inspections, Commercial Vehicle Inspections, In-house Engineering

Industrial Backhoes ltd.Harvey/Ryan neigum1686 - 32 Street S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1B 3N8Tel: 403-529-6665 | Fax: 403-526-2056www.industrialbackhoe.comGravel, sand, roadwork, etc.

I.W. Kuhn Environmental ltd.Roger Didychuk, jarrod Kuhn, jordan Kuhn, Todd TurnerBox 75Acadia Valley, AB T0J 0A0Tel: 403-372-8005 | Fax: 403-972-2280Earthmoving

JayCo Builders Inc.jason/Chris Friesen#517 - 8th Ave.Medicine Hat, AB, Mailing address: Box 296, Bow Island, AB T0K 0G0Tel: 403-545-6048 | Fax: 403-545-6084www.jaycobuilders.caCommercial & multi family & residential contractor

Jake’s Drywall ltd.jake Forsyth27 Stratton Place S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1B 0G3Tel: 403-504-6778 | Fax: 403-488-2690Drywall

Jim’s Electric (2006) ltd.jim lawrence143 Southwest Drive S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8E8Tel: 403-529-2566 | Fax: 403-529-2582electrical

Kae West Contracting Inc.Kelly Toews/Kent unruhBox 2650, 1055 Elk Ave.Pincher Creek, AB T0K 1W0Tel: 403-627-4481 | Fax: 403-627-4482www.kaewest.comConcrete placement & finishers

KCB Excavating ltd.Kevin/Cheryl KalmringNE 36-11-6-W4Mailing address: Box 20057 Kensington P.O., Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8M4Tel: 403-502-9329 | Fax: 403-527-4203Underground Deep Utilities

Kost Fire Equipment ltd.Mel williams677 - 14 Street S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 4A2Tel: 403-527-1500 | Fax: 403-527-8334Kitchen fire suppression, fire suppression, fire sprinklers installation & inspecction


MHCA 2014 Members

Kurt’s Iron Works ltd.Hardy/Frank Hilgendorf933 - 19 Street S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 0B2Tel: 403-527-2844 | Fax: 403-529-0131www.kurtsiron.comStructural steel fabrication & erection

lafarge Canada Inc.Rick Sluggett2, 11524 Range Road 52Cypress County, AB T1B 0K7Tel: 403-526-3337 | Fax: 403-526-9342www.lafargenorthamerica.comConcrete Supply

lMT Enterprises ltd.Terry Meier/jim Taylor2235 - 2 AvenueDunmore, AB T1B 0K3Tel: 403-527-1562 | Fax: 403-527-6094Paving, sand, gravel, roadwork

M.J.B. Enterprises ltd.Gordon Gukert601 - 17 Street S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 4X6Tel: 403-527-3600 | Fax: 403-529-9480www.mjbenterprises.caGeneral contractor

M & R Contractor ltd.Gideon/Sherry Mandel1363 - 32 Street S.W.Medicine Hat, ABMailing Address: 7 Turner Green S.E., Medicine Hat, AB T1B 4K1Sales: Tel: 403-504-8668 | Fax: 403-529-2366 Accounting: 403-504-5649 | Fax: 403-528-2370www.mandrcontractor.comMetal Building Erectors

Main Floor Carpets ltd.Ken Straarup/Stan Foreman#4, 645 South Railway St. S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 2V8Tel: 403-527-9900 | Fax: 403-529-6380Flooring

Mayzes Masonry Inc.Hieland Mayzes/Ken Rutley7 Cottonwood Bay S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1B 4R3Tel: 403-527-2816 | Fax: 403-5272850Masonry, ceramic tile

Mid-West Design & Construction ltd.Barry Bitz/Buck Smith1065 - 30 Street S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1B 3N3Tel: 403-526-0925 | Fax: 403-529-6990http://www.mwdconstruction.comGeneral contractor

Moritz Masonry & Tile ltd.Andrea Moritz1006 South Railway Street S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 2W2Tel: 403-527-3673 | Fax: 403-529-9732www.moritzmasonry.caCeramic tile, wood, gas, electric fireplaces, gas fireplaces & stoves, pellet stoves, concrete block, hebron & IXL brick, paving stones and sidewalk slabs

Prestige Window & Door, manufacturer of premium windows & doors.25 Brier Estates Way Medicine Hat, AB T1C0B2

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MHCA 2014 Members

Mountain Stone ContractingKelly Diamond1205 Yuill Street S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 0Z5Tel: 403-977-0914 | Fax: 403-504-0178Stone, brick, block, tile installation

Mudrack Concrete Ltd.David Mudrack/Dennis Mudrack1870 - 6th Avenue SW, Bay #2Medicine Hat, ABMailing address: Box 40062 SouthridgeMedicine Hat, AB T1B 4S6Tel: 403-928-2184 | Fax: 403-528-1098Concrete sidewalk, curb & gutters installers

NewRock Developments Inc.Rob Whitten/Jason Cave671 Industrial Avenue S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 3L5Tel: 403-529-1023 | Fax: 403-529-1059www.newrockhomes.caConstruction of Single & Multi-Family Homes

Nick Linden Construction (1979) Ltd.Rod Buick149 - 2 Avenue Dunmore, AB T1B 0K3Tel: 403-527-0433 | Fax: 403-526-9586Trucking, excavating & road maintenance

Pad-Car Mechanical Ltd.Tim Padfield/Buck Heath3271 - 17 Avenue S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1B 4B1Tel: 403-528-3353 | Fax: 403-528-3367Mechanical, sheet metal

Pahl Fire Protection Ltd.David/Quentin Pahl1355 Brier Park Cr. N.W.Medicine Hat, ABMailing address: P.O. Box 2608Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8G8Tel: 403-952-1642 | Fax: 403-526-7635pahlfireprotection.comAutomatic Fire Sprinkler Systems: (Design, Installation, Inspection & Service of Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems)

Parkview Masonry Med Hat Ltd.Don MunroBox 1324Medicine Hat, AB T1A 7N1Tel: 403-526-0471 | Fax: 403-526-0019Masonry

Peerless Building ProductsWayne Herman1301 Porters Hill S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 3M8Tel: 403-527-5700 | Fax: 403-526-1717www.peerlessproducts.caRoofing, metal roofing, siding, cladding, spray polyurethane foam, insulation, arch sheet metal

Penrose General contractors Inc.Darcy Durksen/Shauna Egan614 - 17th Street SWMedicine Hat, AB T1A 4X7Tel: 587-289-0109 | Fax: 587-289-1853www.penrosecontractors.comGeneral contractor, concrete contractor

Plato’s Superior Roofing Ltd.Duane Plato1320 - 7 Avenue S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 7K7Tel: 403-527-4439 | Fax: 403-529-0117www.platossuperiorroofing.comRoofing

Ply GemLeroy Friesen/Dean Ressler1887 - 6 Avenue S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8C3Tel: 403-526-2520 | Fax: 403-526-2510www.plygem.caWindow & exterior door manufacturer

Premier Fencing & Bobcat Service Ltd.Dan ComptonBox 1081Brooks, AB T1R 1B9Tel: 403-633-1212 | Fax: 403-362-4712Chain Link & Vinyl Fence Construction & Retail Sales, Electric Gate Operators, & Installation, Dog Runs, General Bobcat work

Quick Way Electrical (1999) Ltd.Bill Baker127 Southwest Drive S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8E8Tel: 403-526-0688 | Fax: 403-527-5876Electrical

Rodermond Enterprises Inc.John/Evelyn Rodermond1052 - 32nd St. S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1B 4E6Tel: 403-528-9912 | Fax: 403-528-9968www.rodermondenterprises.comGeneral contractor

Sanatec EnvironmentalChris Laing21 Saskatchewan Dr. N.E.Medicine Hat, AB T0J 2P0Tel: 403-548-7300 | Fax: 403-548-7905www.sanatecenvironmental.caVacuum trucks/sewer cleaning/ portable toilets

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MHCA 2014 Members

Shortgrass Ecosystems ltd. Shawn TorkelsonPO Box 1659Brooks, AB T1R 1C5Tel: (403) 633-0487 | Fax: (403) 793-8822Hydroseeding, reclamation, fencing, weed spraying, mowing

Solid Rock Fencing ltd.Robin Kurpjuweit2040 - 11 Avenue N.W.Medicine Hat, ABMailing address: #3 - 3271 Dunmore Rd SE, Suite 707Medicine Hat, AB T1B 3R2Tel: 403-977-7625 | Fax: 403-528-2204 www.solidrockfencing.caGeneral contractor

South Country Glass ltd.Gary leis#2, 645 South Railway St. S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 2V8Tel: 403-529-1890 | Fax: 403-529-0706Windows, doors, glass & glazing

South Rock ltd.Trevor nabeP.O. Box 460Medicine Hat, AB T1A 7G2Tel: 403-548-3961 | Fax: 403-548-7740Paving, roadwork, sand, gravel

Spider Electric ltd.Mark Simmons2217 - 10 Avenue S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8G1Tel: 403-529-9315 | Fax: 403-504-9335Electrical

Starks Plumbing & Heating & Electrical ltd.Albert & warren Stark724 - 14 Street S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 7G2Tel: 403-527-2929 | Fax: 403-527-3414Mechanical, electrical, sheet, metal, excavating

Steep Rock ltd.Doug BaumanBox 1255Medicine Hat, AB T1A 7M9Tel: 403-529-9668 | Fax: 403-529-9659Gravel, sand & rock supply & delivery & custom crushing

Sub organic Investigations ltd.Gary/Donna/Travis Chandler11032 Range Road 52Cypress County, AB T1A 0K7Tel: 403-526-6939 | Fax: [email protected] testing,caison drilled piles, helical screw piles

Techmation Electric & Controls ltd.Ron Roth315 Mitchell Street N.E.Redcliff, AB T0J 2P0Tel: 403-548-6224 | Fax: 403-548-6525www.techmationelectric.comElectrical & instrumentation

Telus CommunicationsFred weinheimer456 - 5 Street S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 0N1Tel: 403-529-3494 | Fax: 403-527-7308Communications supplier

TBC General ContractingScott wilson/Chris little102, 1720 - 10 Avenue N.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1C 0G9Tel: 403-526-0343 | Fax: 403-526-9184www.tbcinc.caResidential & Commercial Construction

TGK Irrigation ltd.Tarek/Teraint Khan30 - 2350 Beta AvenueBurnaby, BC V5C 5M8Tel: 604-841-3124 | Fax: 604-323-2390Irrigation and civil works

The Electric Company Contractors ltd.Shane Chisholm873 - 15 Street S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 4W8Tel: 403-526-1459 | Fax: 403-504-8037Electrical

Titan Contract Welding ltd.Matthew & Kerry weilandBox 19Wardlow, AB T0J 2M0Tel: 403-566-2436 | Fax: 1-888-370-4960Steel manufacturing & fabrication

Trademark Roofing ltd.D’arcy & April vanniniBay C, 71 Southwest Dr. S.W.Medicine Hat, ABMailing Address: 1885 - 20 Ave. S.E., Medicine Hat, AB T1A 3X6Tel: 403-952-8497 | Fax: 866-292-9556www.trademarkroofing.caRoofing, siding, soffit, eavestrough

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MHCA 2014 Members

Transit Paving Inc.Dean Dinning/earl Morgan3047 Gershaw Dr. SWMedicine Hat, AB T1B 4P8Tel: 403-526-0386 | Fax: 403-526-9488Paving, curbs & gutters, sidewalks

Wahl Construction ltd.Rick wahl830 - 15 Street S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 4W7Tel: 403-526-6235 | Fax: 403-526-0728General contradtor

Western Foundations and Const. Service Inc. (Formerly BRC Construction Inc.)Brian RobinsonBox 1348 Redcliff, AB T0J 2P0Tel: (403) 529-2803 | Fax: (403) 504-2351General contractor, foundations

Wolseley Canada Inc.john Hieb1721 - 10 Avenue S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 7M9Tel: 403-527-8851 | Fax: 403-527-9473Mechanical supplier

ZedTeeEl limitedjayul patel750 - 3rd St. S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 0H7Tel: 403-580-7447 | Fax: 403-580-7464www.ZedTeeEl.caServers, networks, computers, wireless network, telephone, wiring

ASSoCIATE MEMBERS

Alberta WorksKim Meunier/Melanie FriesenRoom 5 - 346 - 3rd St. S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 0G7Tel: 403-529-3683 ext 5 | 403-529-3595Fax: 403-529-5296www.humanservices.alberta.caJob Placement Agency

Alta-Wide Building Supplies (Medicine Hat) ltd.eugene Stehr/Ralph Currie/ Andrew Kidd877 - 16 Street S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 7E5Tel: 403-527-2655 | Fax: 403-527-2658Lumber supplier

ATCo Structures & logisticsGarry Blashyn-Regional Manager-AB285044 Bluegrass DriveRockyview County, AB T1X 0P5Tel: 403-292-7249 | Fax: 403-292-7252www.atcosl.comMobile/Modular/Site offices/lavatories

Bartle & Gibson Co. ltd.john langill2021 - 10 Avenue S.W.Medicine Hat, ABTel: 403-527-3565 | Fax: 403-526-8264www.bartlegibson.comMechanical & electrical supplier

Brokerlink Inc.Albert lee132 - 4 Ave. S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8B5Tel: 403-527-4444 | Fax: 403-529-6651www.brokerlink.caInsurance - Business, Home & Auto

Cervus Equipment – Material Handling Div.Dennis wold#1 - 1771 - 30 St. S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1B 3N5Tel: 403-527-5563 | Fax: 403-527-6483www.cervusequipment.comForklift Sales & Rentals, Telehandler Sales & Service, Aerial Lift Platforms Sales & Service, Operator Training

City of Medicine HatStan Schwartzenberger580 - 1 Street S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8E6Tel: 403-525-8838 | Fax: 403-502-8038www.medicinehat.caPlanning, building & development services department

Days Inn - Medicine Hatleslie Squires24 Strachan Court S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1B 4R7Tel: 403-580-3297 | Fax: 403-580-3299www.daysinnmedicinehat.caHotel (Accommodation)

Defence Construction CanadaRick elchukBox 120Ralston, AB T0J 2N0Tel: 403-544-4562 | Fax: 403-544-3428Government

ECCo SupplyDoug james101, 26 Southwest Drive S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8V1Tel: 403-527-3226 | Fax: 403-526-3866www.eccosupply.caHVAC Supplier

Eecol Electric Corp.jon judd921 - 18 Street S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8S7Tel: 403-527-7189 | Fax: 403-527-5076Electrical supplier

Guillevin International Co.Dwayne Thomson15 Southwest Drive S.W/Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8E7Tel: 403-529-2444 | Fax: 403-527-5314Electrical supplier

Hat Building SuppliesArnold Boles2101 - 10 Avenue S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8B7Tel: 403-526-6854 | Fax: 403-526-7762Lumber supplier

Hertz Equipment Rental CorporationGary power2230 - 9th Ave. S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8E9Tel: 403-528-2801 | Fax: 403-528-2898www.hertz.comEquipment Rental

Inland ConcreteRon Schimpf5229 TWP RD 122Medicine Hat, AB, Mailing Address: Box 70Medicine Hat, AB T1A 7E5Tel: 403-526-2222 | Fax: 403-529-1715www.inlandcanada.comConcrete supplier

Koncrete Construction GroupSheldon Guckert/Brent Guckert603 Hwy 21 North, Box 156Maple Creek, SK S0N 1N0Tel: 306-662-3610 | Fax: 306-662-2718Supply concrete & aggregate plus equipment rentals


MHCA 2014 Members

lafarge Canada Inc. Ron Gertner2, 11524 Range Road 52Cypress County, AB T1B 0K7Tel: 403-526-3337 | Fax: 403-526-9342www.lafargenorthamerica.comConcrete Supply

Medicine Hat CollegeDanny wilson299 College Drive S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 3Y6Tel: 403-529-3844 | Fax: 403-504-3521www.mhc.ab.caCollege/Trades Department

Medicine Hat & District Chamber of Commercelisa Kowalachuk413 - 6 Avenue S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 2S7Tel: 403-527-5214 | Fax: 403-527-5182www.medicinehatchamber.com

Medicine Hat Drywall Supply ltd.everett vander Heiden1650 Broadway AvenueRedcliff, AB T0J 2P0Tel: 403-548-3965 | Fax: 403-548-3966Building materials supplier

MNP llPMatthew May, CABox 580, 666 - 4th St. S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 7G5Tel: 403-502-8474 | 403-878-0129Fax: 403-526-6218Chartered Accountants/Business Advisors

PH McNally Associates ltd. pat Mcnally, joel and Connor Mcnally373 Aberdeen St SEMedicine Hat, AB T1A 7N2Tel: 403-527-5772 | Fax: 403-527-4834

Sunwise Enginering ltd.Kenzie liefso530 - 5 Street S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 0N3Tel: 403-527-2965 | Fax: 403-527-6867www.sunwise.caMechanical and Electrical Consulting Engineering

Surehire Inc.Kyle powell105-1424 Southview Dr. S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1B 4E7Tel: 1866-944-4473Occupational Testing Services

Thomson, Schindle, Green Insurance and Financial Services ltd.Stuart Green/Ken Schindle100 Chinook PlaceMedicine Hat, ABMailing Address: 623 - 4 Street S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 0L1Tel: 403-526-3283 | Fax: 403-526-8082www.tsginsurance.comInsurance broker

Town of Redcliff#1, 3 Street N.E., P.O. Box 40Redcliff, AB T0J 2P0Tel: 403-5483618 | Fax: 403-548-6623Municipality

United RentalsBill phillips#2, 2350 S. Highway Drive S.E.Redcliff, AB T0J 2P0Tel: 403-580-5000 | Fax: 403-580-5001Equipment rentals & contractor supply sales

Westburne Electric SupplyDon Scott814 - 23 Street S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8R6Tel: 403-526-2866 | Fax: 403-580-1838Electrical supplier

Western Financial GroupChad Fai459 - 2 Street S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 0C4Tel: 403-526-2885 | Fax: 403-527-9291www.westernfinancialgroup.caInsurance

WSP Canada Inc. Suite 110, 1222 Brier Park Rd NWMedicine Hat, AB T1C 0B7Tel: 403-528-8818 | Fax: 403-528-8917www.wspgroup.comEngineering

BUllETIN MEMBERS

A. Plus Equipment Rentals ltd.Dennis Christie/Clayton wenzel2431 - 10 Avenue S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8G2Tel: 403-526-0002 | Fax: 403-526-4593Equipment rental

Modern Industrial Rentals (1978) ltd.Henry Fournier1119 Brier Park Drive N.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1C 1S9Tel: 403-526-6076 | Fax: 403-528-2798Equipment rental

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Mayor’s Message

on behalf of city council I would like to thank the Medicine Hat Construction Association for

the opportunity to address the indus-try and its members through its annual publication.

The City of Medicine Hat continues its forward momentum in the building sector by taking the lead on projects to support growth, encourage economic development, and facilitate job creation in the community.

The Medicine Hat Regional Event Centre construction is well underway and is on target to open in Septem-ber 2015. Construction activity can be viewed 24/7 on the Event Centre website at www.mheventcentre.ca by clicking on the Live Feed Camera link on the home page. The Event Centre will offer a mod-ern and comfortable environment for spectators to enjoy WHL hockey and a multitude of concerts, family shows and touring acts.

Consultation and discussions on the new seniors centre continues through the planning and development stag-es. The initial architectural plans were

revealed to the public almost a year to the day that the existing Veiner Centre flooded. The opening of a new senior centre is anticipated in 2016.

Flood-related activity, including re-pairs to damaged homes and public in-frastructure, as well as construction of permanent flood mitigation measures continues. Upgrades to existing infra-structure such as the Maple Avenue Bridge are also underway.

I am most excited about moving for-ward with development at 603 First Street. The prospect of seeing a building on that site was one of my election goals. Site development at this location will maximize downtown growth opportu-nity while integrating with the form and character of the area.

Propelling construction activity for-ward are the provincially funded and managed construction projects now in progress in our city, which include the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital expan-sion, the Dunmore Road and Highway 1 overpass interchange, and the final phase of the Trans-Canada Highway Bridge reconstruction. City council is

looking forward to these projects being completed and in use.

Recently, the Conference Board of Canada released its Mid-Sized Cities Outlook 2014, which included an over-view and economic forecast for Medi-cine Hat. The report indicates our econ-omy has and continues to improve at a moderate pace and efforts continue to attract investment, support expansion, and diversify and grow the local econ-omy. Wage growth has remained strong and the job market has bounced back with an increase in the labour force. Sol-id growth is anticipated in the residential and commercial construction industry, with slower but still solid results in the goods sector.

With economic development as one of council’s strategic priorities, the Down-town Development Incentive Program is a resounding success. The program provides commercial and interest-free grants to downtown area businesses for renovations, new construction and im-provements. These types of construction upgrade projects are contagious and as the economy continues to strengthen, more and more businesses are seeing the value of investing in upgrades and im-provements in the downtown core and throughout the community as a whole.

City council is pleased with the re-sults of city and community construc-tion projects over the past year. This activity contributes to council’s efforts to promote economic development and to provide high-quality infrastructure and amenities to enhance our distinctive community and excellent quality of life for our residents. n

GreetingsMayor Ted Clugston, City of Medicine Hat


CCA Industry Summit

The Canadian Construction As-sociation Industry Summit ex-plores key trends and develop-

ments that may impact construction.What will the Canadian construction

industry look like in 2019, and what are significant issues that will impact the industry?

These were some of the questions posed to more than 70 partner asso-ciation staff and board members from across the country at the Canadian Con-struction Association Industry Summit.

The summit, held in conjunction with the Canadian Construction Association board of directors meeting in June 2014, was part of an industry environmental scan that will facilitate the association’s strategic plan development for the next five years.

The two-day session was facilitated by an outside organization, as well as CCA Chair Serge Massicotte. During that time, participants were given opportuni-ty to discuss with one another the vari-ous issues they see impacting the Cana-

dian construction industry, both now, and in the future.

The summit featured two compo-nents, designed to engage participants in lively and relevant conversation.

The first was a series of roundtable dis-cussions regarding the future of Cana-da’s construction industry. At randomly assigned tables, participants conversed about some of the major themes impact-ing the industry, and that would play a significant role in the industry’s future.

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Summit was to consolidate those discus-sions under seven different themes. From there, participants were encouraged to discuss themes of particular interest to them - such as labour, globalization, or technology - and help determine why those themes were critical to the success of the Canadian construction industry.

“The Industry Summit provided a great opportunity to examine the issues of importance to our industry, and to have broad conversations on where our industry is heading,” says Serge Massi-cotte, 2014 Canadian Construction As-sociation chair. “Throughout our two days of meetings, we heard about a num-ber of trends that will impact our indus-try. As the national voice of construction in Canada, the Summit served a valuable purpose to help guide our association in the coming years.”

The seven themes deemed critical to the success of the Canadian construc-tion industry were:

Business PracticesIt was felt that evolving procurement

methods, payment terms, contract ar-rangements, and the poor quality of project documents were all areas of crit-ical importance to the success of Cana-da’s construction industry.

Business SuccessionWith an aging workforce, increased

retirement, the introduction of younger workers, and the changing dynamic of Canadian firms, business succession will be a very important theme in the coming years to ensure the success of the Cana-dian construction industry.

GlobalizationAs economies around the globe de-

velop closer ties, globalization will con-tinue to have an effect on Canada’s con-struction industry. Whether through the changing structure of the industry, or the introduction of foreign firms to the Canadian marketplace, the theme of globalization will impact the industry at home, and abroad.

GovernmentIn the coming years, government rela-

tions will play a critical role for CCA and its partner associations. This includes maintaining a positive image of the in-dustry, while ensuring a strong correla-tion exists between a healthy Canadian economy and a strong, vibrant Canadi-an construction industry. Government leadership will be required to bring to fruition key resource development and trade-enabling infrastructure.

InfrastructureWith infrastructure remaining a criti-

cal component of a strong economy, and a number of assets reaching the end of their useful service life, the role of infra-structure renewal and funding will be important to the success of the construc-tion industry in Canada.

LabourThe need for skilled and trained la-

bour will be critical if the Canadian con-struction industry is to meet anticipated demand in the coming years. Training, education, and promotion are all im-portant to ensure Canada’s construction firms have the workforce they will re-quire in the coming years.

TechnologyAs technology continues to evolve and

change at a rapid pace, the adoption of tools and techniques to increase produc-tivity, attract workers, and provide ser-vice to clients will all be important for the Canadian construction industry.

With these seven themes in mind, the Canadian Construction Association will embark on its strategic planning in fall 2014. From there, a new plan will be set in place to help guide the association for-ward as it continues to support its mem-bers in “Building Canada’s Future.” n


Gold Seal Projects

Interest in Gold Seal Certifica-tion remained strong over the last year.

The Gold Seal Certification program – the industry’s most highly respect-ed certification program related to the management of construction – contin-ued to grow in 2013, with more than 700 construction professionals from across Canada submitting applications to pur-sue Gold Seal Certification.

In total, more than 8,000 individu-als have received their certification in the Canadian construction industry, and the certification program contin-ues to be recognized for its promotion of excellence in the management of construction.

“We have continued to see interest in Gold Seal Certification, not just from construction professionals, but from owners of construction projects across Canada,” says Barry Brown, chair of the National Gold Seal Committee. “It is a certification that showcases ongo-ing professional development, as well as an established competency that is welcomed on any construction project. Those who have achieved certification understand the inherent value that Gold Seal Certification brings.”

In addition to the number of appli-cations received, there was also an in-creased interest in registering Gold Seal Projects. A Gold Seal Project is a joint effort from the project owner, the con-struction firm, and the local construc-tion association to promote Gold Seal

Certification and certify those working on the project. It also provides added vis-ibility to the project through the distri-bution of marketing materials, as well as events to celebrate those being certified.

“Gold Seal Projects are another means through which we have seen increased interest in the Gold Seal Certification program,” adds Brown. “Those construc-tion firms that have included Gold Seal as part of their human resource strategy and their employees can proudly pursue certification in a very team-oriented en-vironment. At the same time, the added exposure at the completion of a project helps to further showcase the profession-alism of Gold Seal Certified individuals.”

The past year also saw increased mar-keting efforts to ensure the program re-mains a relevant and engaging program. These new efforts included the distri-bution of posters and literature across Canada, ongoing improvements to the goldsealcertification.com website, and the release of testimonial videos on the

Gold Seal Certification YouTube Chan-nel (youtube.com/GoldSealCert).

“The testimonial videos provided a great means to speak to Gold Seal Cer-tified professionals across Canada, and get a very real understanding of their feelings about the program,” explains Brown. “In all cases, the sentiment was the same: Gold Seal Certification has helped distinguish them in their careers, and it is highly respected across the in-dustry spectrum.”

While the past year saw growth for Gold Seal Certification, 2014 has so far continued those same trends. Increased interest in the program is being demon-strated through applications and inqui-ries from across Canada, as Gold Seal Certification remains the gold standard in certification for the management of construction.

For more information about Gold Seal Certification, visit goldsealcertification.com or email [email protected]. n

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Alberta Construction Association

The Alberta Construction Asso-ciation (ACA) continues to serve members on a number of key

fronts.

Government advocacyThe ACA Summit in early April 2014,

with senior staff from key government partners was a very successful oppor-tunity to look to future challenges and areas for joint action. The ACA’s board

will hold a strategic planning retreat as a follow-up.

Key areas of advocacy delivered through meetings with ministers, MLAs, and leadership candidates include:• Maintaining predictable, consistent,

and adequate provincial and municipal investment in infrastructure.

• Ensuring project timing and procure-ment is appropriate and reflects market conditions.

• Keeping training clear of labour rela-tions issues.

• Employer leadership in apprenticeship training to avoid unintended conse-quences arising from utilization of ap-prentices as a condition of contract.

• Temporary foreign worker and perma-nent resident immigration programs that meet the unique needs of Alberta’s economy. Assessing training systems in other countries for transferability of

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The Medicine Hat & District Chamber of Commerce’s focus over 2013-2014 was “driving

change”; a reflection of the activities and accomplishments the organization has achieved over the past year. We stepped into high gear over the past year in sev-eral areas and it was certainly one of our busiest advocacy years to date. We have invested much time and energy in our focus on municipal advocacy and lobby efforts and have been involved in several large issue specific endeavors. In partic-ular, direct feedback and involvement from our members drove the Chamber to successfully advocate for positive change in the areas of red tape reduction, land use, and offsite levies to name a few.

The policy Municipal Red Tape was ad-opted by the board of directors on March 20, 2013, and the Chamber continues its commitment to ensuring that estab-lished businesses who want to expand and grow have the opportunities to do so

in southeast Alberta. The Medicine Hat & District Chamber of Commerce was also pleased to see the results of an over year-long consultation and review of the City’s Land Use Bylaw. We diligently reviewed and made various recommen-dations with regards to appropriate and achievable guidelines that the business community requested to see included in the updated bylaw. We were pleased to see our work culminate in the final ap-proved land use bylaw, which passed at city council in August 2013.

In addition to the land use bylaw and red tape reduction, the Chamber of Commerce has also been an advocate for improved regional air service and is part of the air service development working committee. We saw the successful adop-tion of a provision for an offsite levy de-velopment benefit to encourage future development and business investment. We continue to be actively involved in physician attraction and retention to en-

sure our community has access to qual-ity primary health care, knowing the re-sidual impact that it has on business and labour recruitment initiatives.

We know that there has been much discussion about local economic devel-opment and the Chamber continues to encourage the development of a compre-hensive municipal economic develop-ment strategy. We have invested a great deal of time into the impacts of non-res-idential property assessments and have requested that certain measures, process and procedures are put in place to miti-gate reoccurrence of substantial influx-es, unpredictability related to costs and the impacts that increased assessments and subsequently taxation imposes on business. We have encouraged the mu-nicipal government to put policy into place regarding municipal engagement, and have advocated for accountabil-ity in the City of Medicine Hat Land Development.

Another large scale project was our involvement in the Provincial Municipal Government Act Review and the subse-quent development of 33 recommenda-tions that the Chamber of Commerce put forward as required updates and provisions for a more transparent, con-sistent and effective municipal gover-nance model.

We were pleased to finally see the Medicine Hat Events Centre move for-ward, as the Chamber of Commerce has been lobbying for this progress since 2009, and the Medicine Hat Destina-tion Marketing Organization came to fruition with the support of the Cham-ber through its Medicine Hat Tourism Policy. We also saw the completion of

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our co-sponsored policy on Provincial Highway Planning and the Economic Impact Considerations, as well as the fi-nal construction of the Highway 1 and Dunmore Road Interchange Project.

The Chamber continues to look at business development and barriers to business investment, on a municipal provincial and federal level and have several policies that the organization ac-tively lobbies for on all levels of govern-ment. In particular over the past year, there has been investment of time and interest in issues such as the Wild Horse Border Crossing and Foreign Worker Programs both provincially and federal-ly. The Temporary Foreign Worker pro-gram specifically is a significant concern and is seeing a great deal of unnecessary and over regulated change that will sig-nificantly impact our business commu-nity. We continue action and advocacy on this issue, with the assistance of our provincial and federal counterparts.

As communication is an integral part of any organization, we continue to in-vest in and develop our communications strategies. We are pleased to see over 2,000 subscribers to our e-newsletter in which we can connect with the business community on upcoming events, advo-cacy issues and business news. Couple this with our website, blog and social media channels and you have a targeted business outreach that is unparalleled and ever increasing.

The Chamber strives to engage, sup-port, and grow our membership by de-livering exceptional networking and business development opportunities, as well as provide the opportunity for our business community to connect per-sonally with government leaders and decision makers. Through our political luncheons, forums and roundtables, Business After 5, and Networking Before Nine, we have an outstanding mix of op-portunities to connect business to busi-ness and business to government.

Our recent partnership with the Ca-

nadian Home Builders’ Association of Medicine Hat and District has also pro-vided exponential growth and increased interest in our locally hosted trade shows. This show has continued to grow and we are focused on developing our themed areas, attracting new exhibitors and ensuring that those tried and true exhibitors stay engaged and involved in our shows.

We are also proud to host the annu-al Business Awards each year, awarding businesses in 14 categories, as well as our esteemed Award of Excellence. This high-caliber, sophisticated event for our business community has seen local suc-cesses flourish through the ever growing number of nominees and the well over 500 attendees that come out to recognize and support those nominated.

The Chamber is fuelled by the voice of its members, and we will continue to seek your input, participation, and feedback

in our efforts to continue to strengthen the role that the Chamber of Commerce plays. We are proud to be a catalyst in driving change in several areas of criti-cal importance to our members through research, evaluation, and recommenda-tions to municipal government, while also remaining active with our provin-cial and national counterparts on advo-cacy issues that affect businesses in our region. We have a strong and dedicated board of directors, and one of the most dynamic and forward-thinking opera-tions teams who provide our members with the highest degree of service, ad-vocacy, and representation at all levels of government. As the voice of the business community, we are committed to pro-viding the many benefits and opportuni-ties designed to help our business sector grow and prosper, and we look forward to continuing this momentum in the up-coming year. n

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The Canadian Home Builders’ Association of Medicine Hat and District has been in oper-

ation for six years and has 51 members.

The 2013/2014 Board of Directors is made up of the following team:

Brian Munro, Global Raymac Sur-veys – President; Garry Ruff, RE/MAX Medalta Real Estate – Past President; Chad Davidson – Brost Developments – First Vice President; Ken Nielson, Kenco Construction – Second Vice President; Sherry Brost, Brost Developments – Sec-retary/Treasurer; Dawna Schuler, Wahl Construction – Director; Isaac Dyck, Bravada Homes – Director; Joey Ba-ranyay, Emco Corporation – Director; Spencer Lacey, Lacey Homes – Director; Trevor Anhel, RBC Mortgage Specialist – Director.

Our members gather every other month for either a 12 p.m. Lunch N’ Learn or a 5 p.m. networking event. The Lunch N’ Learns consist of industry-spe-cific presentations followed by lunch. At our regular meetings a lot of network-ing, as well as sharing of common prob-lems and solutions is done.

The CHBA/City Liaison Committee have been meeting bi-monthly to discuss topics of common interest. These ses-sions have proven to be both productive and effective. Just as in the previous year, a Town Hall meeting was held with rep-resentatives from the Planning, Building & Development Services department. Topics such as lot development, permit process, off-site levies, and grade com-pliance were discussed.

The fourth annual Top Hat Awards banquet honoured excellence in the

residential building industry. The eve-ning was a huge success with sponsors, guests, and members in attendance. Builders and general members were able to showcase their businesses in specific award categories and received an award and, more importantly recognition and advertising for their companies. Con-gratulations to the winners in each of the award categories for 2014 (see on next page).

The association’s 2014 Parade of Homes is well under way and is sched-uled to run September 10th to October 5th. Nine Builders have committed to build in the following five subdivisions: Desert Blume – 12 Links Place (Belcore Homes); Harlow – 30 Harris Street SW (Brost Developments); Southlands – 152 Somerset Road SE (NewRock Develop-ments), 452 Somerside Place SE (Remcon Builders), 97 Somerset Mews SE (Win-port Homes); South Vista Heights – 219 Sterling Crescent SE (Wahl Construc-tion); The Hamptons – 596 Vista Dr SE (Amron Homes), 300 Hamptons Way SE (Bravada Homes), 308 Hamptons Way SE (Lacey Homes).

CHBA Medicine Hat’s largest event, previously named the Home Show has been dropped in favour of joining forces with the Medicine Hat & District Cham-ber of Commerce to create a single spring and fall show that is bigger and better. The Canadian Home Builders Associa-tion Medicine Hat, is pleased to become part of the Great West Home & Leisure Show on October 24- 26, 2014, at the Cy-

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press Centre and the Sunshine Home & Garden Show which takes place February 27 to March 1, 2015, at the Cypress Cen-tre. The CHBA has a designated area in each show titled the HOME Centre. Visit chbamedicinehat.com for further details!

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There is nothing that strikes fear into the hearts of Albertans like the threat of flooding during

springtime. The city of Medicine Hat is no exception.

“Our community butts up against the mighty South Saskatchewan River, which is uncontrolled by a dam system and at the beck and call of Mother Na-ture’s rainstorms and spring run-offs. And this fact is not just theoretical: we have endured four major floods in the last 20 years alone, all of which have caused devastation and mayhem to citizens and property,” explains Stan Schwartzenberger, commissioner of de-velopment and infrastructure with the City of Medicine Hat. “Old residential and industrial areas have been particu-larly vulnerable to high water.”

Historically, people in Medicine Hat have dealt with flooding in two ways: they have moved to higher ground or added flood protection measures. The City had also developed a flood protec-tion plan intended to deal with vulner-able parts of the community, but little progress had been made on that front.

Until June of 2013.Last year’s flooding and the physical

and emotional chaos which ensued pro-vided the catalyst for the City to move forward with more detailed talks and concrete strategies, he adds. “The re-sponse this time was more resolute.”

In fact, that fall, city council gave di-rection for the development of a compre-hensive flood mitigation plan. The plan is now essentially complete and moving ahead. A number of provincial approvals

are in place for the initial phases and the finer details are being ironed out for the remainder. The plan is targeted for com-pletion by fall 2016.

The most visible dimension of the plan will be the building of berms. There are eight project areas on the books – six on either side of the South Saskatchewan River to protect land and people close by (one was built this past spring to pro-tect the electrical generation and water treatment plants) and two other projects to protect against creek (Seven Persons Creek and Ross Creek) flooding. They are being built to a “1:100 year event flood level” standard which means there will be a one per cent chance of a flood hap-pening in any given year which would reach that level. Where the need exists, additional height will be constructed to

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effectively protect to a 1:200 event level which is well above any recorded flood levels in the province. Where permanent height cannot be achieved, there will be plans in place to add structures like mus-cle walls or Hesco bags. Both these tem-porary structures were used successfully during this year’s flooding.

The province of Alberta will fund the six berm projects to the tune of $9 mil-lion; the City will submit two further pro-posals to protect the creek areas. “There are really positive indications they will be approved,” says Schwartzenberger.

Sealable gates and doors will be built into parkades to keep water from infil-trating those areas, greatly reducing any damage to vehicles and mechanical sys-tems. Storm water protection initiatives are also part of the plan. The province will fund both these projects.

Since fall 2013, the City has also pro-vided private property owners with the opportunity to apply for funding for the installation of sanitary sewer isola-tion valves to prevent flood waters from backing up into their homes through the

sewer system.“We want to take every step possible to

reduce the chance of flooding,” he states. “Whatever it takes, we will do. We want to demonstrate that every part of Medi-cine Hat is a safe place to invest in, mon-etarily and personally.”

It will take serious money to do that. City council approved a $1-million bud-get for the isolation valve program, for example. The City is committed to and proud of its timely flood mitigation ven-ture. “We got out of the gate quickly. We are probably leading the pack in the province.”

But they didn’t do it alone.The business community (contrac-

tors and sub-contractors) responded to protection initiatives in a prompt and responsible fashion. “It really speaks to how everyone steps up to the plate and has an emotional investment in the com-munity – its present and future,” says Schwartzenberger.

Before finalizing the flood mitiga-tion plan, the City hosted open houses and community workshops to solicit

thoughts and technical ideas. There were open and honest discussions about how berms, for example, fit into the protec-tive, but also the cultural and aesthetic fabric of the community. “There was strong participation and excellent feed-back. Residents took ownership of the challenge,” he says.

Further, the province is ensuring that flood mitigation plans along the en-tire river system are coordinated so no projects upstream will negative impact the downstream communities and vice versa.

Schwartzenberger has been working for municipalities, including larger ones like Calgary, for years. He particularly enjoys the opportunities associated with smaller cities.

“You can make decisions in a nim-ble way, following through and quickly streamlining and adjusting to new con-ditions,” he says. “The future of Medicine Hat is bright. I look forward to working with my colleagues to continue positive-ly impacting people’s lives.” n

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Things UpChanging

A lmost everyone knows the game of ice hockey is near and dear to most Canadians. And for the

residents of Medicine Hat, that game is about to get more interesting. Construc-tion is underway on a new and improved facility that will not only be home to the Western Hockey League’s (WHL) Med-icine Hat Tigers, but will also open the door to new opportunities to host major sporting, music, and industry events, such as concerts, ice skating competi-tions, trade shows, and the like.

“Our current arena averages between two to four non-hockey events per year,” states Grant MacKay, the City of Medi-cine Hat’s project lead. “With the new fa-cility, we’re looking at holding upwards of 40 to 50 such events per year.”

Bring in the NewBuilt in 1971, the existing Medicine

Hat arena has proven to be a bit small for the WHL games and is lacking in the amenities provided in more modern-day facilities.

“There aren’t any club seats or oth-er premium seating options,” explains MacKay. “There isn’t a restaurant or suf-ficient washrooms either, just very limit-ed food, and beverage options in a very cramped concourse.”

The decision to either upgrade the old arena or build an entirely new facility was a difficult one but one that eventual-ly went in favour of the new build – espe-cially when the prospect of hosting other major non-hockey events came into play.

“The facility will be run by a third-par-ty operator that better understands tour-ing shows and promotional events,” adds MacKay. “By bringing in someone that already runs other facilities, we’re hop-ing to attract an increased number of

events so that we can make the facility financially successful.”

Part of the responsibilities of this third-party operator will be to secure naming rights and other types of spon-sorship opportunities, an initiative al-ready being met with some success.

A new beginningThe 20-acre site for the Medicine

Hat Regional Event Centre (MHREC) will provide ample room for park-ing and for the construction of a large, 198,000-square-foot facility with state-of-the-art amenities. These include ceil-ing rigging, a back-of-the-house stage area, retractable seating on the stage end, requisite dressing rooms and flex rooms, and a state-of-the-art sound and enter-tainment system, including a new video board.

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increase from the current 4,006 to 6,129 and will include 22 private suites, two community suites, 350 club seats, and eight Loge boxes or semi-private suites.

“The new facility has also been de-signed so that if we need to expand at some point in the future, we can add an additional 930 seats,” state MacKay.

The MHREC has a budget of $74.9 million, of which $64.9 million will come from the City’s Reserve Funds and grant proceeds, with the additional $10 million to be raised through local fund-raising efforts.

The $61.4 million design-build con-tract was awarded to PCL Construction Management Inc. in June 2013. Occu-pancy is scheduled for August 2015.

“We partnered with PBK Architects on this one,” states Greg Sheremeta, project manager, PCL, who adds that the architectural firm has since rebranded their organization, changing its name to Architecture | 49. “We felt they comple-mented our organization in that we had worked together previously on the de-sign build of the Abbotsford Entertain-ment and Sports Centre. We built a good relationship on that project and we’re able to utilize resources from the project forward to this one.”

The fact the new facility will be home to the anchor tenants, the WHL Tigers, in addition to hosting a variety of other events called for a different approach to the building design.

“We made sure to focus on the viewing points throughout the entire building,” states Sheremeta. “We needed to ensure that everybody had the best line of sight throughout the facility. When planning a multi-purpose event centre such as this facility, we also had to take into consid-eration the acoustical design.”

A new landmarkThe exterior of the new MHREC will

feature a dramatic front entrance with floor to ceiling glass, along with 17 vary-ing roof elevations. Local art will also be a big feature of the facility.

“We wanted to showcase this build-


ing as being not just another WHL-style arena,” explains Sheremeta. “It will be a very visual, prominent building for any-one travelling the TransCanada high-way. And it will be the cornerstone of

the new Box Springs Business Park so we wanted to come up with a very strong conceptual design.”

PCL began construction on the new MHREC in September 2013. The struc-

tural steel was completed this summer, with the insulated metal panels com-mencing installation in August.

On the groundFalke Construction Services Inc. was

awarded the masonry contract for the new MHREC. The locally based com-pany started working on the project in the beginning of June and expects to have most of its staff of 13 onsite for the duration.

“We’re responsible for all of the interi-or concrete walls and the brick veneer,” explains Chris Loran, owner, Falke Con-struction Services. “This is a large-scale project for us and will necessitate a lot of our resources.”

Loran goes on to say that there is a lot of infrastructure work occurring in Medicine Hat at the moment, making for busy times for the subtrades. Still, that being said, he’s happy to be working on the MHREC in particular.

“It’s nice to see the local trades com-ing onboard for projects like this,” he says. “It’s especially nice on this project because this is a building that we will more than likely be visiting in the years to come. It will be a good feeling to be associated with a building like this one.”

Although based in Calgary, Perry Ol-son, project manager for electrical con-tracting company Canem Systems Ltd. is also excited about the project.

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“We worked with PCL and the de-sign engineers to come up with the most cost-effective way for this project to go ahead from an electrical point of view,” explains Olson, who adds that the company is responsible for all of the in-frastructure, lighting, sound, data, and security for the new building. “There’s a lot of pre-cast concrete and structural steel involved with this building, which means it will be a while before we have full access. Until then, we are restricted to mostly underground work. We may hit a peak of 20 once things progress.”

Better days to comeOnce the state-of-the-art MHREC is

up and operational – both from a WHL and third-party contract operator point of view, city residents will have a lot of opportunities to visit the dramatic, amenity-rich venue.

“I think the biggest changes between the old arena and the new facility are

the provisions being made to hold other types of events,” concludes the City’s MacKay. “A lot of people here are

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Build it and they will comeThe first phase of the terminal ex-

pansion project will see the building of an additional 5,500 square feet of space.

This construction work has been ongo-ing and already, the steel framing has been completed, the roof is on, the con-crete is poured, and the plumbing and utilities have been roughed in.

“Once the addition is complete, we will temporarily relocate all of the air-port operations into the new facility so that the existing building can be com-pletely renovated,” explains Huntus.

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The second phase will consist of the renovations to the existing terminal.

“One of the challenges we’re facing with this project is the need to have the existing facility remain fully operational during the construction and renovation phases,” notes Huntus. “It has created some interesting challenges but so far, they have all been manageable.”

Once complete, the terminal expan-sion and renovation project will offer a variety of upgrades including: improved passenger-handling capabilities to sup-port larger aircraft loads; improved air-line counter space to accommodate more

than one airline; enhanced arrivals, de-partures, and waiting areas; additional offices for airlines, airport management, and car rental services; advanced bag-gage handling systems; upgraded kitch-en and restaurant facility with shared seating area overlooking the runways; additional washrooms; and enhanced amenities for travellers.

The improvements are anticipated to encourage new airlines, as well as new passengers, to use the terminal. Current-ly, Air Canada operates four flights a day to Calgary.

“We typically have about 35,000 pas-

sengers a year,” states Huntus, who adds that the new expansion project is expect-ed to help increase that number. “Results of the study that the airport has done showed that for every person who flies out of Medicine Hat, there are almost four other people who will drive to Cal-gary to catch their flight. That’s a great untapped market and we’d like to do our best to encourage people to fly local.”

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“The addition itself is fairly typical in that it is a standard construction, with conventional metal,” explains Coy Ol-son, general manager. “The renovation

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In the neighbourhoodOne of these local subtrades is Jim’s

Electric Ltd. The company has been a staple of the Medicine Hat landscape since 1984 (the last eight of which have been under the current name) and has 34 staff.

“It’s nice to have a project right next door to your office,” states Jim Law-rence, owner, who adds that the airport work will require between two to four of his crew. “We started onsite a couple of months ago and are responsible for all of the electrical work, which includes all of the infrastructure, lighting, sound, data, and security for both the addition and existing terminal building.”

Lawrence anticipates that his compa-ny’s work will wrap up in the spring of 2015.

Baumann’s Ventilation & Plumbing

Ltd. is another local subtrade working on the project. The company was created in 2000, and already has some 36 staff.

“We’re responsible for all of the hot water, heat, ventilation, and some of the cooling in the new building and in the existing building,” explains Clay Bau-mann, owner, who adds that services have already been connected between the two buildings. “We got onsite about a month ago and will have between four and six guys on site for the duration. Right now, we’re focused on above-ground plumbing, ventilation and the exhaust system for the new kitchen.”

Baumann describes the airport work as typical and as a mid-sized project for his company.

“Everything has been going very smoothly,” he notes. “Aside from the weather not cooperating – given the cold winter we had – things have been going very well.”

A new lookThe airport expansion project has

come a long way since the crews began erecting the steel structure in March 2014. Already, the new building is tak-ing shape and the old terminal is fast ap-proaching its transformation phase.

When the new facility does open in the spring of 2015, it will do so to a new era of air travel for the residents of Med-icine Hat.

“We’re trying to showcase the history of Medicine Hat throughout the facility,” states Huntus. “We’re going to use local artwork in the interior to tell the history of Medicine Hat. We’re also going to try to make the exterior of the building a re-flection of the community. It will be an interesting dynamic and something that everybody can appreciate.”

And, if all goes according to plan, the spring grand opening of the Medicine Hat Regional Airport will coincide with the announcement of additional carriers.

“It’s something that we continue to work on,” concludes Huntus. “It’s top-of-mind at all times.” n

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It is time for a change, says Grant MacKay, employee of the City of Med-icine Hat and the project lead on the

initiative. The FLC building has been around since 1999, so needs not only a new look but additional services and ac-tivities. The sports field adjacent to the facility (known as the Methanex Bowl) is being transformed as well in response to the community’s growing interest in and use of outdoor sporting facilities. Both projects are key components of a recre-ation master plan which was developed

in 2011 to help prioritize recreational fa-cility development for the city.

The new FLC building (estimated completion date will be June 2016) will have several impressive dimensions.

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courts. Change rooms will be located on this level as will four flex rooms in-tended to be used for fitness classes from yoga to Zumba. The top floor will be a four-lane, 200-metre regulation (as per International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) standards) track, suited not only for casual recreation but

for competitive use by local or visiting track and field groups. There will be half-moon spaces at both ends for stretching, fitness equipment and storage. When all is said and done, there will be over 17,000 square feet of fitness space on the second level of the new complex – a big change from the 1,000 square feet of space cur-

rently offered.There will be a new twin field house

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Finally, more amenities (concessions, washrooms, change rooms for athletes and officials, storage) will be needed to serve the needs of those using the FLC and the adjacent sports field. Planners decided to forego a standalone build-ing for an attachment to the west end of the FLC so they could meet the needs of both areas. There will be amenities in the main area of the FLC as well, so if there is a major event happening at the complex (a basketball tournament, for example), there will be double the service options for all involved.

The entire initiative will increase the indoor service and activity space from 90,000 square feet to 218,000 square feet. The outside look of the expansion will be a modern-grey metallic panel system with various accent tie-ins aimed at re-

maining consistent with, but very differ-ent from, the look (burgundy and teal green) of the original building.

In the fall 2013, the Methanex Bowl sportsfield began its own reconfigura-tion. In response to the increase in the number of high school and junior rank football games being played there, the community switched out its natural turf with synthetic turf to make it more available and safer for players.

Because of the sloppiness of spring break-up, teams cannot get onto natu-ral fields until approximately May 1. The season lasts until only October when turf is then subject to freezing, making fields hard, and dangerous. “Getting tackled on frozen turf is like getting tackled on an asphalt parking lot,” ex-plains MacKay.

Every athlete wants to play on the best field and artificial turf offers that. By trading to artificial turf, you have fields that are in play even after it snows be-cause you can clear it quicker and more

efficiently and any that remains melts faster on artificial product. It is a 24/7 environment for players and an “excel-lent playing surface for a multitude of sports in addition to football, such as soccer and rugby.”

The City is getting very positive re-views about the new turf, in particular about its safety and playability (the field is dead-flat with no bumps). “It is a good calibre field,” he adds. “It is really enjoy-able to play on.”

More bleachers have arrived for the newly-designed field, adding an addi-tional 1,000 spectator seats to the ex-isting 500 viewing spots. They will be installed in November (or perhaps into the spring) so as not to interrupt the season or block the current press box. A new press box will be installed after the bleachers are in place. The entire Meth-anex Bowl upgrade component is ex-pected to be completed by spring 2015.

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W ith an average of 14,000 ve-hicles per day travelling the city’s Maple Avenue Bridge,

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bridge’s first major overhaul. And it’s an overhaul that is expected to extend its lifespan by up to 50 years.

“The Maple Avenue Bridge is the city’s main river crossing,” explains Chris Coslovich, project engineer, City of

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Construction on the $9-million proj-ect began in May 2014, and is expected to be completed by late November 2014.

The project itself will include several components including: a new and more durable bridge deck; rehabilitation of various elements of the bridge struc-ture; widening the multi-use sidewalk on the east side of the bridge; installing

a cyclist railing along the west side of the bridge; intersection improvements; roadway paving rehabilitation; replace-ment of poor sidewalk and curb; and replacement of catch basins and leads to improve drainage.

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general contractor for the project. Senior Project Manager Peter Jokinen has lots of experience with this type of work.

“The bridge is actually quite sound,”

he states. “The main structure and the beams are in good shape. The road sur-face, on the other hand, has had a lot of wear and tear. And the sidewalk on the east side required expansion.”

According to Coslovich, the surface treatment on the bridge will be different from the usual asphalt.

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South Rock Ltd. is one of the subcon-tractors involved on the project. The company is responsible for the intersec-tion road work located on either side of the bridge, as well as milling to remove the old asphalt from the bridge itself.

“We came on site and started with the milling of the bridge deck asphalt,”

explains Trevor Nabe, estimator. “Once we’ve finished that, we’ll tackle the north intersection, which is the less congested of the two intersections.”

Nabe suggests that his crew of up-wards of 20 people (milling and paving workers) will be on site for about four weeks in total.

Lights, signals, actionAn important part of the bridge reha-

bilitation project is the work required on the traffic lights located at the two main intersections on either side of the bridge.

“The project also includes intersection upgrades at both ends of bridge, which

will improve traffic flow across the bridge and meet the traffic demands for the next 20 to 30 years,” notes Coslovich.

“We’re responsible for the installation of the underground electrical infrastruc-ture for the two new intersections, which includes 10 new street light bases, eight new traffic light bases, two new traffic controller bases, and two pedestrian crossing bases with all associated con-duits,” explains Wes Franks, Medicine Hat Branch manager, D.A. Electric Ltd., adding the company was on site in April of this year and expects to be finished in the fall. The company has, on average, four crew on site at any one time.

“It’s a fairly traditional traffic control project but it is a very busy intersection,” continues Franks. “We’ve had to re-duce the number of traffic lanes by half and will further reduce that by another quarter once we get to the heart of the project.”

One of the more challenges aspects of the bridge rehabilitation and traffic intersection work has been the need to keep the road open to vehicular and pe-destrian traffic at all times.

“Our men are aware of the hazards of being in such close proximity to the traffic,” states Franks. “We’ve made them aware of the situation and of how they can mitigate the associated risks, which is by staying behind the traffic cones and using the flag people.”

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As one of the more important wa-ter crossing in the city, Maple Avenue Bridge is well deserving of all the special construction attention currently under-way. Come December, the bridge will be able to showcase its various improve-ments and to begin life anew as a signif-icant vehicular and pedestrian artery for the people of Medicine Hat – an artery that will be around for many years yet to come. n


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The city of Medicine Hat is growing and so too are its boundaries. This means that the City’s ability to pro-vide timely emergency response services to its citizens

is also changing.A 2010 Strategic Plan called for the addition of a fourth fire

station to be added to the city’s mix, but thanks to the use of innovative, leading-edge technology – like traffic preemption, Mobile Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) and Geographical In-

formation System (GIS) – that fourth fire station can now be put on the back burner for another six to eight years.

Instead, a new plan will see Fire Station 2 relocated from its current location at Dunmore Road to Trans-Canada Way in the south end of the city. Phase two of the plan will see Fire Station 1 relocated to the north of the South Saskatchewan River. And the future of the existing Fire Station 1 building remains to be decided.

Everything old is new againThis new plan will allow the City to increase its current cov-

erage from 82 to 95 per cent to residents residing within the response areas. By delaying the need for Fire Station 4, the plan will save $2.5 million annually in operating costs.

“Compliance with national standards for fire response cov-erage is very important for the community,” notes Merete Heg-gelund, chief administrative officer, City of Medicine Hat. “As the city grows and spreads out, we feel that there is a need to relocate fire stations and deploy the most current technolo-gies for traffic pre-emption and route optimization so that fire trucks can reach all parts of the city within acceptable response

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times. The relocation of existing fire stations is less expensive than adding new facilities and crews, so this is a prudent step for all concerned.”

Phase OneThe first phase of this multi-year plan is to build a new Fire

Station 2 in the city’s south end. A budget of $6.5 million has al-ready been approved by city council. The new station, in which construction would get underway in late 2014, will be approx-imately twice the size of its current facility and will house the additional complement of staff (reallocated from other fire sta-tions) and equipment.

“Our initial plan was based on maintaining Fire Station 1 and using it as the department headquarters, as well as storage for our seasonal and reserve fire suppression equipment,” explains Brian Stauth, fire chief, City of Medicine Hat. “But because of a reduction of fleet requirements through the use of more multi-purpose vehicles, and with the opportunity of building a newer, larger Fire Station 2, we are now considering whether to move fire administration, prevention, and training staff into the new station so we can sell or repurpose the original Fire Station 1 building.”

This decision, adds Stauth, will be made by mid-2014.

Waiting for the green lightIt’s a decision that is being closely monitored by BRZ Partner-

ship Architecture Inc., the architects tasked with designing the new Fire Station 2.

“We were awarded the contract a little over two months ago,” states Trevor Floer, principal and architect. “Fire Station 2 was originally built in 1978, and has reached the end of its life. We were asked to design a new facility that would remain current and would represent the specific identity of Medicine Hat.”

According to Floer, the new Fire Station 2 is currently expect-ed to be just over 11,000 square feet.

“The primary program information for the new Fire Station was contained within the RFP document and was modeled after Fire Station 3, which was built about 10 years ago,” says Floer, who adds that it is now up to his team to design an appropriate

facility that will meet the expectations inherent in being locat-ed in such a prominent location, while still efficiently meeting those essential program requirements. “It’s an exciting project for the city and we’re happy to be a part of it.”

Phase TwoAlthough the decision to maintain or sell the existing Fire

Station 1 remains undetermined at this point, the plan to relo-cate it to the north side of the city has already been decided. This phase two will take place in 2017.

The monies derived from the sale(s) of these buildings will help cover the costs of the two construction projects (which is estimated to be $13 million in total). The City has also attained grant money from the province’s Municipality Sustainability Initiative.

“We currently have 84 staff,” concludes Stauth. “There’s no doubt that everyone is excited about the prospect of moving into a newer, bigger and more suitable space that will better meet our needs. Right now, however, we are focused on making a decision about the long-term use of Fire Station 1. Once that decision is made, it will be a matter of finalizing the design of Fire Station 2 and moving full speed ahead.” n

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The final phase of this innovative res-idential development in south Medicine Hat is currently underway by the City of Medicine Hat, while new homeown-ers have already moved in and are busy turning house into home.

This prime real estate begins with a superb location that many suburbs are missing: within walking distance to many amenities, including major shop-ping retailers and restaurants; close proximity to the Heritage Trail System; and its only a few quick turns on to the Trans-Canada Highway.

In most new suburban areas you’ll find basic single-family home designs facing a mirror image on the other side of the street. But Southlands has a variety of mixed uses that can accom-modate a range of housing, including single family and multi-family homes, townhouses, and duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes. This setting suits a va-

riety of demographics and family styles, providing Southlands with a diverse population.

Plus, instead of looking out on to grey streets, homes in parts of the develop-ment face treed pedestrian corridors. All vehicular access to these homes is re-stricted to the lane. “It encourages people to get out and walk, and there’s less con-flict between vehicle and pedestrians,” says Jane Zwicker, sales and marketing officer with the department of land and properties for the City of Medicine Hat.

Getting out and moving is easy with so much to do and see in Southlands. Instead of having to get in a vehicle and drive to enjoy green space or take part in

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holiday events, residents can stay in their own backyard and celebrate together on Celebration Hill.

“We came across, during construc-tion, some organic material, so we ended up having this additional organic mate-rial and we decided it was an opportuni-ty to leave the sill and shape it into a hill where neighbours can come and gather,” says Zwicker, who is focused on bringing the best sub-divisions forward for Med-icine Hat.

Zwicker anticipates Celebration Hill will become the area’s go-to spot for long weekend festivities and block parties, and a regular meeting space for families, friends, and neighbours.

The developers’ focus on green space is further reflected in the community’s water feature. Currently under construc-tion, it will include a meandering creek, complete with rocks and vegetation, feeding into an irrigation pond. Weather permitting, residents can walk around or sit by its peaceful banks in 2015.

Wide open spaces can be found in the large play field, perfect for a game of catch or football, and younger kids will burn off extra energy on the new play struc-ture. In addition, an area has been allo-cated for flexi surface, which can be used by the community for outdoor summer activities, as well as an outdoor skating

rink when the weather turns cold. (The actual flexi surface is an out-of-scope project that would require community fundraising prior to construction.)

“There are many important corner-stone features here – Celebration Hill, the water feature, play equipment, an open play field – that the community can be proud of having in their neighbour-hood,” says Zwicker.

More than 20 years after the City of Medicine Hat purchased the Southlands area, this once outlying neighbourhood is now the centre of a strong, vital com-munity. It has become an area that is anything but cookie-cutter. n


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“The first was to do project optimization and preliminary engineering to ana-lyze the best way to integrate the ener-gy into the power plant and to perform preliminary engineering to support cost estimates and detailed design. The second phase covered the detailed de-sign and construction. And the third phase is to monitor the operation over 12 months and compare it to expected performance.”

Bowers began working on the project in fall 2011.


“One of the significant features of this project is our choice of heat transfer flu-id,” he explains. “We’re probably one of the only parabolic trough installations in the world that isn’t using the standard diphenyl:diphenyl oxide-based fluid. That’s primarily because of our northern climate. After much deliberation on fluid performance, cost, safety, operational im-pacts, and environmental considerations, we decided to go with an alternative fluid that had a much lower risk of freezing.”

Building a one-of-a-kindDesigning the project certainly re-

quired some expertise, as did the actual construction.

“We had been working with the City’s power department on the installation of two of their Combined Cycle Power Gen-erating units,” explains Darryl Wacker, practice leader, Stantec Consulting Ltd. (formerly Cascade Management Inc.), the company that would eventually do some of the preliminary estimates and take on the initial project and construc-tion management role.

“Finding good subcontractors for the installation work wasn’t too difficult for some of the more common system com-ponents, like the piping, foundations, and the heat exchangers,” continues Wacker. “What proved a little more chal-lenging was sourcing the solar collectors

themselves. We ended up performing a detailed evaluation of potential suppli-ers, including visiting some of the ven-dors to actually view their installations.”

All systems goBy spring 2014, construction was

complete and the pre-commissioning phase began.

“At this moment, all of the equipment has been installed and we’re ready to go,” explains the City’s McLean. “We’re just waiting for the final approvals from the Alberta Boiler Safety Association. Once we get that, we can flip the switch.”

And the renewable energy industry will be watching – one of whom will be WorleyParsons’ Bowers.

“We are confident that it will meet the capacity requirements of the funding commitments, which is to generate 750 kWe of electricity,” he says. “What we’re unsure of at this point is whether it will meet our targeted annual CO2 reduc-tions. All of our theoretical annual per-formance estimates are based on average historical weather and solar radiation information. Actual performance will depend on the weather, solar radiation, how the combined cycle is dispatched and how the operators choose to run the combined cycle and solar plants.”

And those results have the capacity to make or break a truly one-of-a-kind, only-in Canada project that has already generated much attention around the globe.

“We will release our data as we go for-ward so that everyone who wants to stay on top of the project can do so,” adds McLean. “At the end of 18 months, we will compile a final report. And at that point, we will make the decision whether to keep going, to expand the project or to discontinue operations.”

Whatever the decision, the people of Medicine Hat will have proven them-selves as innovative crusaders, willing to demonstrate their commitment to find-ing renewable energy alternatives for Canada – and beyond. n


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Advance Design & Construction Ltd .......................................... 11

Ag Plus Mechanical ..................................................................... 33

Alberta Blue Cross .............................................................36, OBC

Alberta Construction Safety Association ................................ 55

Alberta Motor Association .............................................................4

Alberta One Call ........................................................................... 37

Alberta Roofing Contractors Association ................................ 53

Alberta traffic Supply ....................................................................5

Allmar International...................................................................... 23

Amron Homes .............................................................................. 32

Amtech Aeronautical Ltd ............................................................20

Bartle & Gibson Co. Ltd ............................................................... 41

Baumanns ventilation & Plumbing Ltd .................................... 34

Benchmark Geomatics Inc ......................................................... 36

Bice & Sons Drywall ...................................................................40

Big foot Metal Systems .............................................................. 42

Burns valkenburg & Associates ................................................ 19

Capital Glass Ltd. ........................................................................... 14

City of Medicine Hat ..................................................................... 28

Connections Career & Safety Services Ltd. ........................... 17

Contempora Construction Inc. ....................................................21

D.A. Electric Ltd. ............................................................................ 51

Daves flooring Installations ....................................................... 47

Design flooring Centre ..................................................................6

Electrical Contractors Association of Alberta ........................40

Gas City Drywall & Acoustics Ceilings Ltd. ............................ 29

HR Solutions ................................................................................. 27

Industrial Backhoes Ltd. .............................................................. 17

Inland Concrete ............................................................................. 55

Jakes Drywall Ltd. ....................................................................... 46

Janzen Builders ............................................................................ 43

Johnston, Morrison, Hunter & Co. LLP ................................... 23

kae West Contracting .................................................................. 38

kost fire & Safety ........................................................................ 47

LMt Enterprises Ltd. ..................................................................IBC

Logic Lumber (Leth.) Ltd. ............................................................ 51

Meyers Norris Penny .................................................................. 35

Mid West Design & Construction Ltd .......................................22

Minuteman Press .......................................................................... 14

MJB Enterprises Ltd. ................................................................... 25

Pahl fire Protection Ltd. ............................................................. 42

PCL Construction Management Inc. ............................................7

Platos Superior Roofing Ltd. ...................................................... 52

Ply Gem .......................................................................................... 39

Prestige Windows & Doors ......................................................... 13

Quickway Electrical Ltd. .............................................................44

Solid Rock fencing ...................................................................... 54

South Rock Ltd. ............................................................................. 15

Speedpro Signs ............................................................................ 28

Spider Electric Ltd. ...................................................................... 34

Starks Plumbing & Heating & Electrical Ltd .......................... 32

Sub Organic Investigation Ltd ....................................................40

Surehire.......................................................................................... 29

target Products ............................................................................ 37

tBC General Contracting ............................................................ 38

the Law firm Of W. Donald Goodfellow Q.C. ......................... 13

timber-tech truss Inc ................................................................. 52

Weir Construction Ltd. .................................................................. 18

Western financial Group (MHS) .............................................. IfC

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