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PEOPlE AT WORK
LEDCOR PROJECts BRinG nEW JOB OPPORtunitiEs
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Dear Friends,
In 2011, the ledcor family expanded from 4,700 employees to over 7,200 across
North America. This growth has come from our work in winning an increasing number
of projects, as well expansion of the company itself with new branch offices and
our newest division, ledcor Resources and Transportation.
To attract so much new talent within the communities where we do business,
ledcor’s human resources department launched a new recruitment campaign that
has been a great success in filling a diverse range of positions.
our people in hR continue to support ledcor’s employees—new and seasoned alike—
to ensure that ledcor remains a great place to work. our most valued asset has
always been our people, and that’s why we have worked so hard to create a culture
focused on safety, innovation, sustainability, and giving back.
It looks like our approach is working well. over the past year, we’ve been
acknowledged with several employer awards, including the Financial Post’s
“Ten best Companies to Work For” and the North bay business Journal’s
“best Places to Work in the San Francisco bay Area.” These awards are a credit
to our employees and to our values-driven workplace culture.
In this issue of The Globe, we will give you a glimpse of what our people are up
to by taking a look at some of our key projects from coast to coast.
Sincerely,
Dave lede
chairman & ceo
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FEATURES
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large-scale projects fuelled by a record number
of new hires, including South Fraser Perimeter
Road, Guildford Town Centre, Millennium Mine and
the CIbC Pan/Parapan American Games Athletes’
Village/Canary District.
8 BuiLDinG IKeA Richmond Store, helemano Facility,
Refinery optimization Center, Finning Maintenance
Facility, Fort McMurray Airport, Royal Alberta
Museum, UbC Pharmaceutical Sciences building
13 inDustRiaL Pipe Fabrication and Module Assembly
14 REsOuRCEs & tRansPORtatiOn Aurora Jet Partners
launches in Canada
AURORA JET
PARTnERS
A different kind of private travel for
companies and individuals.
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AWARDS
COMMUnITy
bob Walker takes
home two major awards.
Supporting the Alberta
Children’s hospital
Foundation.
16 Lts Fiber optic builds
17 hiGhWays highway 63
18 aWaRDs Two Awards for bob Walker, Refinery
Project wins Safety Award, honorary Degree for
Don breen, Camas Gardens wins excellence Awards
20 COmmunity Supporting the Alberta Children’s
hospital Foundation
15 PiPELinE Northern Integrity Digs
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LEDCOR FEATURE
SOUTH FRASER
PERIMETER ROAD
Province of British Columbia / Fraser Transportation Group
Metro Vancouver, British Columbia.
Work is more than half-way completed on the
South Fraser Perimeter Road, a $1.3 billion
transportation infrastructure project serving the
Metro Vancouver region.
The route will be a major step towards improving
Metro Vancouver’s road network, removing heavy
truck traffic from local roads, reducing travel times
through the region, and improving access to major
trade gateways and industrial areas.
The 4-year design and construction process includes
a new 34 km (21 mile) four-lane highway on the
south side of the Fraser River, with connections to
Highway 99, Highway 91, the Trans-Canada Highway,
the Pattullo Bridge, and the Golden Ears Bridge.
The project is expected to create 4,000 construction
jobs as well as 7,000 long-term jobs in manufacturing,
light industrial, and small business operations in
Surrey and Delta. The federal government is an
important contributor to the expansion, providing
$365 million in funding for the project.
It’s the largest civil construction project that Ledcor
has worked on in BC’s Lower Mainland.
Traffic is scheduled to be on the road in 2013.
The BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
awarded the project to the Fraser Transportation
Group, a consortium that includes Ledcor, Dragados,
BelPacific and Vancouver Pile Driving as contractors.
The project also includes a twenty-year commitment
to operate and maintain the road, which will be
carried out by ACS Infrastructure Canada and Ledcor.
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GUIlDFORD TOWn
CEnTRE EXPAnSIOn
ivanhOÉ CamBRiDGE
surrey, British coluMBia. Guildford Town Centre has
launched the second phase of its $280-million expansion and
redevelopment project, and is seeking to become the first
leeD® Gold-certified shopping mall in Canada.
When construction work is completed in the summer of
2014, the mall will become one of Metro Vancouver’s largest
shopping centres. In addition to 75 new stores and a new
Walmart Supercenter, the expansion includes a 965-seat
food court complemented by several restaurants, as well as
new escalators, elevators, and updated décor.
ledcor is taking full advantage of recycled and locally
sourced construction materials, and about 80 percent of the
construction waste will be diverted for recycling. Thanks
to upgraded systems throughout, the mall is expecting to
reduce its energy use by 64 percent and water use by 40
percent. There will also be dedicated bicycle storage and
charging stations for electric vehicles.
The redevelopment will contribute to the local economy,
creating 4,000 jobs during the construction period and at
least 750 new permanent retail jobs upon completion.
With leeD® Gold certification in sight for the expansion area,
Montreal-based Ivanhoé Cambridge is relying on ledcor’s
proven record in green building.
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LEDCOR fEatuRE
MIllEnnIUM MInE
COnSTRUCTIOn
sunCOR EnERGy
Fort McMurray, alBerta. As part of our
current five-year contract with long-time client
Suncor energy, ledcor is now carrying out civil
construction on an as-requested basis by Suncor
at the company’s Millennium oil sands mine north
of Fort McMurray.
A RECORD yEAR FOR
HIRInG AT lEDCOR
Current work includes stabilization and construction
of tailings dykes, removal and stockpiling of
reclamation material, and construction of haul roads,
pipe corridors, electrical right of ways, and engineered
drainage structures, as well as other services.
north aMerica. In 2011, ledcor attracted more
than 9,400 employees, and is projecting similar hiring
demands in the years to come. To meet our growing need
to attract high-quality talent in the communities where we
do business, ledcor unveiled a new recruitment brand to
position ledcor as a top employer and a great place to work.
“I (We) bUIlT ThIS” is an extension of the corporate brand
and captures the pride we feel about the work we do at
ledcor individually and together as a team.
To ensure that we can continue building lifetime clients
through an excellent workforce, we are using various
marketing initiatives to attract job seekers and promote
ledcor’s work culture and what we have to off er to
potential employees.
The new brand can be seen in print, online, and radio
advertising in niche and local markets, as well at job fairs
and trade shows in communities across North America.
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CIBC Pan/Parapan
American Games
Athletes’ Village/
Canary District
Dundee Kilmer Developments / Infrastructure Ontario /
Waterfront Toronto/TO2015
TORONTO, ONTARIO. When 10,000 athletes,
coaches, and officials arrive in Toronto for the 2015
Pan/Parapan Am Games, they’ll be the first
people to hang their hats in a new sustainable
development on Toronto’s waterfront.
Afterward, the area will be transformed into a
beautiful, mixed-use community that will include
the Canary District, affordable housing, George
Brown College’s first student residence and a new
YMCA. This new neighbourhood is being constructed
on an under-utilized section of the 32 hectare
(80 acre) West Don Lands.
Dundee Kilmer Developments agreed on a
fixed-price contract with the Province of Ontario
worth $514 million dollars to design, build and
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finance the project. Ledcor formed a joint venture
with EllisDon, called EllisDon Ledcor PAAV Inc. to
construct the new facility designed by an Integrated
Design Team, which includes Kuwabara Payne McKenna
Blumberg Architects, architectsAlliance, Daoust
LeStage, and MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects.
The development is expected to create and support
5,200 jobs, 700 of which will be in the construction sector.
All the new buildings have been designed to achieve
LEED® Gold certification. Facilities required in time
for 2015, but not part of the long-term needs of
the West Don Lands community, will be built as
temporary structures.
For more information about the Canary District please
visit www.canarydistrict.com.
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The Dundee Kilmer Developments Integrated Design Team is led by the
joint venture of architectsAlliance (aA) and Kuwabara Payne McKenna
Blumberg Architects (KPMB), working in association with Daoust Lestage
Architects, and McClennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects.
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IKEA richmond STORE
ikea CANADA
Richmond, British Columbia. On April 25, IKEA Canada
opened its massive new 31,000 m2 (334,000 ft 2) Richmond
store, built by Ledcor. This is the latest opening in a period of
heavy expansion that will bring three new stores in one year.
With this recent wave of stores, IKEA decided to focus strongly
on sustainability, and is committed to buildings that are 40%
more efficient than the last store built by Ikea in 2004.
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The Richmond store features a geo-exchange heating
and cooling system, a rooftop garden for staff to grow
vegetables, and a mix of solar power, efficient lighting,
occupancy sensors, skylights, and other measures to
maximise energy efficiency. To make sure that it continues
to lead the way in sustainability, IKEA is also measuring
their water, energy and waste against national and global
benchmarks on a regular basis.
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LEDCOR BuiLDinG
TACTICAl
EQUIPMEnT
MAInTEnAnCE
FACIlITy
u.s. aRmy CORPs Of EnGinEERs
heleMano, haWaii. Construction has wrapped up
on the new 5,300 m2 (57,000 ft 2) tactical equipment
maintenance facility at the helemano Military
Reservation near Wahiawa, hawaii.
The Army Corps of engineers facility includes parking,
a storage building, a hazardous material building, and a
deployment building. Aside from construction, ledcor’s
crews handled site grading, heavy-duty concrete paving,
building foundations, and site utilities.
The site presented some sizable challenges—including silty
soil, natural slope, and daily rain—all of which were met
with some creative, cost-effective solutions in the field.
REFInERy
OPTIMIZATIOn
CEnTER
ChEvROn
el segundo, caliFornia. ledcor’s work continues on
with Chevron’s new blast-resistant Refinery optimization
Center (The RoC) in el Segundo California.
The RoC project started in the summer of 2011, this
3,700 m2 (40,000 ft2) building is a major expansion within
the Chevron refinery which is located next to the main
administration building. This facility will allow Chevron
to consolidate four other small control buildings into one
location which will allow them to control the entire refinery
from this central location. This state of the art blastresistant design is a new technology for Chevron.
Since 2004, ledcor has worked together with Chevron
on over 80 light industrial construction projects across
North America.
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LEDCOR BUILDING
TRUCK
MAINTENANCE
FACILITY
Finning (Canada)
Fort McKay, Alberta. When completed in September
2012, this large-scale maintenance facility will house a
range of heavy haul and track equipment, including four
50-ton, six 20-ton, six 30-ton and sixteen 5-ton cranes
suspended in its 16 bays.
To stabilize the foundation, Ledcor used continuous flight
auger piles, with slabs in some areas measuring 50 cm
(20 inches) thick.
The finished project will also include a double-bay wash
facility, 2,800 m2 (30,000 ft2) of office space, a 350-person
change facility, training and conference space, and a tool
crib and storage area. Ledcor is also building a stand-alone
fuelling station and exterior covered warehouse area on
the 10 hectare (25 acre) site.
AIR TERMINAL
BUILDING
Fort McMurray Airport Authority
Fort McMurray, Alberta. Travellers to Alberta’s
northeast will soon be greeted by a whole new airport
experience when they land. Ledcor’s work on Fort
McMurray’s new three-level, 15,000 m2 (160,000 ft 2)
air terminal is well underway.
When it opens in 2014, the terminal will not only be a
major functional improvement but an aesthetic one as
well—with plenty of wood, stone, and glass providing a
warmer and more welcoming feel.
Located on a greenfield site just south of the current
airport, the terminal is designed to comfortably handle
the community’s 700,000 annual air passengers. With
an eye on Fort McMurray’s fast growth, the terminal
has been designed to be expanded again in the
future if required.
The old terminal will remain in service, with a focus on
charter flights.
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LEDCOR building
ROYAL ALBERTA MUSEUM
Government of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta. Ledcor has been awarded the
contract to build the Royal Alberta Museum, a brand
new natural and human history museum right in the
heart of downtown Edmonton.
The Ledcor Design-Build (Alberta) Inc. team of Ledcor,
DIALOG and Lundholm Associates Architects was selected
following the evaluation of four proponents shortlisted
for the project. An expert review panel, which included
architectural and museum industry professionals, evaluated
the proposals based on design, ability to deliver the project,
and the best value for the budget.
It will be a provincial museum well equipped for the future
—a museum with more room, accessibility, and public transit
connections. It will become an iconic institution respected
around the world.
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“This is the right design for our new museum,” said Ray
Danyluk, then Minister of Infrastructure. “It truly expresses
our province’s history, landscapes and potential. The concept
leaves no doubt that the Ledcor team understands Alberta,
and Albertans. Like our province, our new museum will
represent the best of what the world has to offer, celebrating
our past, our present and our future.”
After considering a number of plans to expand on the existing
museum—which sits outside of the capital city’s core in the
neighbourhood of Glenora—the decision was made to move
to a greyfield site closer to public transit routes and a number
of other cultural institutions; such as, the Art Gallery of
Alberta, which was built by Ledcor and opened to the public
in January 2010.
The $340 million Royal Alberta Museum is expected to open
in 2016.
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LEDCOR BUILDING
UBC FACULTY OF
PHARMACEUTICAL
SCIENCES BUILDING
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia. Scheduled to open in
Fall 2012, the new home of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the
University of British Columbia will bring all of the faculty’s
teaching, learning, research, and outreach under one roof
for the first time.
The six-floor, 23,200 m2 (250,000 ft 2) building was designed
by award-winning Montreal architects Saucier+Perrotte with
Vancouver’s Hughes Condon Marler, and built to LEED® Gold
standards by Ledcor.
transportation, energy, water, and materials, with a special
focus on recycled and regionally sourced materials. During
the construction phase, at least 94 percent of waste is being
diverted from landfills.
“We’re going to have some of the best infrastructure for
teaching and learning anywhere on campus,” said Dr. Helen
Burt, the faculty’s acting dean. “State of the art teaching
facilities for small group learning and for larger groups. And
we’re going to have a real pharmacy clinic located in the building.”
Inspired by tree roots excavated from the building site, the
design addresses sustainability in several key areas, including
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LEDCOR INDUSTrIAL
PIPE FABRICATION AND
MODULE ASSEMBLY
Devon ENERGY / Grizzly Oil Sands
Nisku, Alberta. Two major projects for oil and gas
clients are now underway at our pipe fabrication and
module assembly facilities in Nisku.
For Devon’s Jackfish 3 Project outside of Conklin, Alberta,
we are manufacturing 39 piperack modules and 36
equipment modules.
We are also producing 32 modules for Grizzly Oil Sands’
Algar Lake SAGD project, located about 40 km (25 miles)
southwest of Fort McMurray, Alberta.
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Assembly projects for Encana and Imperial Oil are also
currently underway.
Our state-of-the-art fabrication and assembly facilities
are located right next to each other in Nisku, allowing
for minimal handling of material between stages.
The modules we produce have been recognized by our
customers as some of the best in the industry.
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LEDCOR REsOuRCEs & tRansPORtatiOn
AURORA
JET PARTnERS
lAUnCHES
LEDCOR REsOuRCEs & tRansPORtatiOn
Two of Canada’s leading private aviation companies—
Morningstar Partners and ledcor’s opus Aviation—have
completed a merger agreement that launches Aurora Jet
Partners, a new fractional jet ownership and charter business
serving Canadian travellers.
“Companies and individuals are recognizing the benefits of
private jet travel, and particularly fractional ownership, now
more than ever before,” says Vice-President Darryl Saunders.
“As a result of the merger, we can now offer our partners
access to additional aircraft and serve new markets.”
The company provides a full-service flight department
that is responsible for all maintenance, operation and
administration.
before the merger, Morningstar was a successful operator in
the aviation business for over 35 years. The company grew
under the direction and ownership of Don Wheaton Jr. and
Kim Ward.
opus Aviation was launched as a commercial jet charter
business in 2008 and previously operated as the corporate
flight department for ledcor.
Aurora Jet Partners fractional jet ownership model allows
partners to own anywhere from one-eighth to full ownership.
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LEDCOR PiPELinE
nORTHERn
InTEGRITy DIGS
EnBRiDGE inC.
northWest territories. In Canada’s north, ledcor
continues with its oil pipeline integrity dig contract
with enbridge.
digs had to be completed on a tight timeline before access
roads and engineered ice bridges became too soft to support
heavy loads in the spring.
one of the most remarkable series of digs to date took
place in the Northwest Territories, between Norman Wells
and Alberta/Northwest Territory boundary.
Due to the commitment and dedication of the project team,
the project was a resounding success, with zero recordable
incidents and no equipment stranded north of the ice bridges
after the spring thaw.
The camp and work locations were extremely remote, making
this logistically complex work. Temperatures colder than
-40°C (-40°F) were encountered on a regular basis, and the
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To date, ledcor has finished just under 400 digs for enbridge
on the company’s network of pipelines across Canada.
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LEDCOR LTS
FIBer OPTIC BUILDS
Illinois Department of Central Management Services
Illinois. In a push to improve broadband access across
the state, the Illinois Department of Central Management
Services is partnering with local organizations to
install and upgrade fiber optic cables in 55 rural and
under-serviced counties.
More than 400 community anchors—including education,
healthcare, government and public safety institutions—will
be directly connected with over 3,200 km (2,000 miles) of
new or upgraded fiber.
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Ledcor’s portion of the build includes six distinct projects,
totalling around 530 km (330 miles) of construction. We will
also be installing and testing at anchor institutions.
The new fiber backbone will support speeds of up to 1.6
terabits per second—hundreds of times faster than the
current network.
These projects are expected to employ up to 100 people
from local communities.
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LEDCOR HighwayS
HIGHWAY 63:
WANDERING RIVER TO
SOUTH OF HOUSE RIVER
Alberta Transportation
Northeast Alberta. Construction is underway on a
36 km (22 mile) section of Highway 63 north of Wandering
River, part of a highway-twinning project that is designed
to improve safety for motorists on one of Alberta’s
busiest highways.
For the current portion of construction, Ledcor has been
awarded our largest-ever granular base course and asphalt
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paving project. Over 1 million tonnes (1.1 million short tons)
of product will be placed during the summer of 2012.
In total, Alberta Transportation plans to twin 240 km
(150 miles) of highway between Fort McMurray and the
junction of Highway 55 near Grassland, at a total cost of
about $1 billion.
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LEDCOR awards
TWO AWARDS
FOR BOB WALKER
Calgary, Alberta and Savannah, Georgia.
Ledcor’s own Bob Walker has taken home both the
prestigious 2012 Alberta Construction Person of the Year
Award and the Canadian Construction Association (CCA)
Community Leader Award.
Bob is the vice-president of Ledcor Construction for
northern Alberta, and over the years has played a key role in
some of Edmonton’s highest-profile construction projects,
starting with city hall in 1992. His most recent projects
include the recently completed Art Gallery of Alberta and
Epcor Tower as well as the new Royal Alberta Museum.
The Alberta Contractor of the Year Awards were presented
in Calgary by Merit Contractors Association, Alberta
Roadbuilders and Heavy Construction Association, and
Alberta Venture magazine.
This year’s CCA Community Leader Award was presented
in Savannah, Georgia and is designed to recognize the
contributions of people across Canada whose work benefits
their communities and the industry as a whole.
Bob’s extensive volunteer activities include serving as chair
for the Kids with Cancer Society in Edmonton, on the Senate
for the University of Alberta, as a member of the Women in
Construction Committee for the Northern Alberta Institute
of Technology, and on the City of Edmonton’s Business
Advisory Committee.
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REFINERY PROJECT
WINS SAFETY
AWARD
El Segundo, California. Ledcor’s US Construction
division has been honoured with an achievement award
from Chevron for their safety performance at the Chevron
Refinery Optimization Center project in El Segundo.
The site team included Ron Walden, Frank Elroy, David
Steinbrook and Joe Kim, who were recognized alongside
the project’s subcontractors for having zero incidents
or injuries.
Chevron also noted that this project is the cleanest and
most organized they have ever seen in the refinery.
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HONORARY
DEGREE FOR
DON BREEN
Edmonton, Alberta. Don Breen, president of Ledcor
Industrial, has been presented with an Honorary Bachelor
of Technology in Technology Management from the
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT).
Don has played an integral role in the continuing
partnership between Ledcor and NAIT, reflected in the
recent creation of the Ledcor Group Applied Research Chair
in Oil Sands Environmental Sustainability at NAIT.
NAIT is one of Canada’s leading polytechnics, with almost
80,000 registrations worldwide in key areas including
science, technology and the environment, business, health
care and trades.
CAMAS GARDENS
WINS EXCELLENCE
AWARD
Victoria, British Columbia. The Camas Gardens
supportive housing project has been honoured with an
Excellence Award in the community category at the Victoria
Real Estate Board 2011 Commercial Building Awards.
The development includes 44 units of supportive housing
for people at risk of homelessness and was designed to
LEED® Gold standards. This project sought to communicate
the diversity of the surrounding neighbourhood with an
architectural solution that is both durable and welcoming.
Ledcor Construction Victoria was the General Contractor on
this project.
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LEDCOR COmmunity
SUPPORTInG THE
AlBERTA CHIlDREn’S
HOSPITAl FOUnDATIOn
calgary, alBerta. For the fifth year in a row, ledcor
Construction Calgary has had the privilege of helping the
Alberta Children’s hospital Foundation with their Caring for
Kids Radiothon.
Ten of our team members answered the phones for the
early morning rush hour on Thursday, February 9th. Gino
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limongiello, emily Deschner, Karra bridger, bob hildenbrandt,
hope Johnson, Randy Januszewski, Ryan Thomson, Alyson
Strong, Jessica Workman, and Tyler Gutwald were all on hand.
The foundation reached an all-time high of just over $1.9
million in donations and pledges, which will be used for new
surgical equipment.
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