spring & summer 2012

The biannual newsmagazine of t he OSCO Construction Group Picadilly Potash Mine Update

• OSCO Group Welcomes New Companies • Alberta Steel Modules • • Co-Location in Cambridge • Bank of Montreal • Moosehead • pg.9 pg.10 pg.36

What’s Inside... spring & summer 2012

3 Message from the President 24 Red Rose Tea Building Lobby Renovations  FCC Construction 7 Special Announcement: Welcome to MacLean”s Ready-Mix & Maclean’s Trucking 25 Maximizing Infrastructure Dollars: How Strescon helped Fairfield, ME achieve success without cost of outside contractors 39 Coming Events 26 Co-Location: BIM and Co-Location for a Model 40 Our Locations Project Ocean Steel selected to join team bringing Cambridge, MA project to reality priorities 28 Rebar Division Update Misc Jobs; Turtle Creek Dam Expansion; Shaunslieve Apartment Complex 4 Group Safety News 29 CIBC Bank Building 5 Safety Essentials FCC Construction, Ocean Steel, OSCO Rebar, Strescon & OSCO Concrete 6 Quality Control Spotlight: Saint John Cruise Terminal II 30 Atlantic Wallboard 35 Environmental Report Card Marque Construction 30 Miscellaneous Metals Division Update 31 Mixing Up a Match in Dieppe, NB projects Strescon rises to the challenge of matching 20 year old precast on expan- sion project 8 Alberta Oil Sands Project: Ocean Steel

9 Waterloo House, Bermuda: Ocean Steel public & community 10 Welcome Back, BMO: FCC Civil Division prepares heritage building for the return of its original tenant. 32 Connecting with the Community 12 Brewing Up and Expansion at Moosehead Steel Program May Utilize Ocean Steel Shop for Work Term Training; Helping Hands; Kids to Work Day; Movember Marque Construction 13 One Person’s Trash is Another Person’s Clean Energy 34 Connecting with our Clients Strescon e-newsletter; Gerald Grassby takes over New England precast Ocean Steel Corp provides steel for the 2nd largest landfill gas to en- sales from Doug Cringan ergy facility in the US

14 Picadilly Potash: Mine Supply Air Building; Production & Service Shafts; Production & Service Headframes; Misc E & I; Zone C Liner people 17 OSCO Sends Steel to Saskatchewan Potash Mine 35 Employee Recognition Awards 18 2135 Tons of Steel & Many Miles Later, Snow Lake 36 25 Year Club Welcomes 6 New Members Project Winds Down: Ocean Steel 38 Irving Hockey League Action 20 Irving Oil Refinery:Mid Continent Crude Offloading; Lighting Panels; New Modular Complex; FCCU CO2 Analyzer Upgrade; East Saint 38 Congratulations Melissa Patterson John Terminals Interceptor Trench Sump System; Plant 45 Pump House 38 Holiday Lunches 22 Pouring it On: Ready Mix Project Updates 39 Fresh Faces OSCO Safety, Quality & Schedule; Capital Acquisitions; Busy winter for Halifax construction 24 300,000 Square Feet & Counting 39 Congratulations group Strescon supplies Strescore for 3rd building at CFB Gagetown

CONNECTIONS is the biannual magazine of the OSCO on the cover... Construction Group, published every Spring and Fall to share Ocean Steel’s Rebar division is currently working on news and information with our valued customers & employees the Zone C Liner at the Picadilly Potash Mine. This Comments and submissions are greatly appreciated and may be sent to tricky installation requires rebar to be placed in a shaft the editor/designer: Tammy Legacy, c/o OSCO Construction Group approximately 900 meters underground. 400 Chesley Drive, Saint John, NB • Canada • E2K 5L6 email: [email protected] 2 CONNECTIONS • Spring & Summer 2012 www.oscoconstructiongroup.com Message from the President

This year should prove to be another ex- now have a total of 11 ready mix facili- we are encouraged with the activity we citing one for our group. Although work ties in the Maritime provinces: 2 in New currently see in the New England region. in New Brunswick has slowed consider- Brunswick, 4 in Prince Edward Island ably, we see good opportunities in other and 5 in Nova Scotia. In our concrete In our construction sector, we are areas of Canada and to some degree in sector, one of our goals is to make our keeping our civil, electrical and instru- the United States. In our local eastern sales volume in the ready mix concrete mentation crews busy; this is despite the Canadian market, the Halifax region business equal to that in the precast aforementioned slowdown in the New is expected to enjoy significant activ- concrete area. We are well on our way Brunswick economy. This is another ex- ity with the recent award by the federal to making this happen! The ready mix ample of the reputation we have earned government of the $25 Billion shipbuild- business is also highly complementary together with our customers. ing contract to the Halifax Shipyard. At to our growing rebar business; wherever One of the main differentiators today the same time, Newfoundland is still ready mix concrete is consumed so is between a company and its competitors going through a robust construction reinforcing steel. These businesses also is the ability to execute. Many business- cycle from the offshore oil and mining are great complementary products to es today have spent much time and ef- industries. Out in western Canada, we structural steel and precast concrete: fort on strategy and planning; but when remain involved with projects associated if our customers aren’t using steel or it comes to getting things done, they with the oil tar sands in Alberta and the precast for a project, then we can offer fail. If our competitors are executing potash mines in Saskatchewan. a cast-in-place concrete alternative.

As our geographic reach grows, we Many businesses today have spent much time and effort on strategy and planning; have adapted our but when it comes to getting things done, they fail. If our competitors are executing procedures & better than we are, then eventually we will fall to the wayside. processes to suc- cessfully execute projects further and further from our We are also pleased to see steady better than we are, then eventually we facilities and our home territory. We improvement in the structural steel and will fall to the wayside. For this reason, have also increased our marketing and precast concrete markets in the eastern our Group highly values EXECUTION: sales presence across Canada which United States. We have recently landed the discipline of getting things done. has opened up new opportunities for several jobs in the Boston area for both As we look to 2012, we will continue our structural steel business. These steel and architectural precast concrete to align our processes and recognition initiatives would not have been possible wall panels. This has helped our Conk- systems towards this discipline on our without the dedication and willing- lin, New York steel facility to finally get mission of “providing our customers ness of our employees to adapt to the a reasonable backlog of work and to with valued construction solutions using changing market conditions. meet our required production targets. our expertise in the design, manufacture It’s been a long and tough road for our & installation of building components”. At the same time, we continue on our employees in New York and I want to path of enhancing and diversifying our thank them all for sticking with our product mix. We recently announced group during the past few years to make the acquisition of another ready mix it through this very severe recession in company; MacLean’s Ready Mix Con- the United States. Although the mid-At- Hans O. Klohn crete, based in Prince Edward Island. We lantic market is still not back to normal, President, OSCO Construction Group

www.oscoconstructiongroup.com CONNECTIONS • Spring & Summer 2012 3 priorities: safety & quality Group Safety News

Congratulations to Dave Brown of Ocean Steel’s Saint John, NB shop, winner of some great door prizes at the safety celebrations for 50,000 safe manhours. Dave is shown on the right, being congratulated with General Manager, Harrison Wilson.

fasciitis involves pain and inflamma- Congratulationswithout to Strescon-Bedford a Lost Time Accident! tion of a thick band of tissue, called 550,000 hours the plantar fascia, that runs across Change for the Better the bottom of your foot and con- toes and squatting much like they did contributed by KELLY WILLISTON nects your heel bone to your toes. on last summers camping excursion. Alan shared that, over the years, he We demand it, we crave it, but when Of course, the intent was never to had tried to alleviate the condition - it gets here, many of us instinctively embarrass or make anyone uncom with pain killers to no avail, so he - resist it...”Change” can be a challeng fortable, but we knew we were asking just accepted the pain as part of his ing aspect for many of us. a lot of our workforce. For the most life. Remarkably, Alan says that the part, the response was actually very pain associated with this condition The OSCO plants have been partici - good. Sure, it took a little convincing, lessened to the point of almost non- pating in the Stretch Program for but the motive was always to reduce existence, which he attributes entirely the better part of a year now. This the amount of soft tissue injuries. to the stretches in our program! group of workers is highly skilled, For Alan, a side effect of the Stretch experienced, and for the most part, Why? Because something we clearly Program has been being able to carry extremely long term employees. recognize is that, our employees are out his day without pain, so he now These workers have repeatedly our most valuable resource. We need also starts his weekends by perform - produced some of the highest quality them. We need them healthy. ing our stretches as well. (For those workmanship some of our clients And so, after days turned into weeks of you wondering, Alan believes the have ever seen. They are highly and weeks into months, most have calf stretches we perform, has been focussed on getting their work done now accepted the Stretch Program the key stretch to his success.) in an efficient, no-nonsense way. We as routine. For many, this change definitely expected some resistance. It is a great perk when we hear that was easily adopted. Some have even - - a participant not only reaps the ben We asked our workforce to start each shared personal stories of how par efits of the program in the workplace, day by joining their co-workers in a ticipating in the Program has actually but that their quality of life is also pre-job stretch session before com- improved a pre-existing condition or positively affected. mencing their work. Then we asked just made them feel better in general. our Supervisors to embrace the start Ocean Steel would like to thank all Recently Alan Horncastle, Stores of each shift by standing front and of their employees and staff who Keeper at Ocean Steel in Saint John, center with all eyes focused on them, participate in the stretch program, for - shared that he had suffered over the as they lead the group through stra being open minded and adaptable last several years with a condition tegic stretches that would have them members of our team. known as plantar fasciitis. Plantar reaching for the sun, touching their

4 CONNECTIONS • Spring & Summer 2012 www.oscoconstructiongroup.com priorities: safety & quality SafetyEssentials contributed by ROB FELTUS The OSCO Group has implemented several safety initiatives in the past few years and are currently in the process of introducing a major systematic safety promotion that will tie everything together. Known as “Safety Essentials”, this promotion clearly states our expectations for the actions of supervisors and workers, and will be supported through: posters & banners; inclusion in Safety Programs and Hand- books; articles in corporate internal & external magazines; and a set of seven Toolbox Talks, as a total training package. The six “Safety Essentials” are: • Plan the Job • Follow the Rules • Watch your Back • Stay Alert • STOP & Correct • Communicate

In analyzing our incidents, in terms of type, causation, and costs, we have identified these six “Safety Essentials” as the model that will significantly reduce injuries. As such, they encompass the key elements of our Safety Program. We have also developed five “directives” for each “essential”, which provide a summary of what each means.

Plan the Job Follow the Rules Watch your Back Stay Alert STOP & Correct Communicate • Risk Assessment • Wear the correct • Pre-shift stretches • Mind on job / Eye • HOUSEKEEPING (A • Discuss concerns / JSA PPE • Proper lifting on task clean workplace is with your Supervi- • Procedures, Prac- • You must be trained • If too heavy or too • Policy on Alcohol a safe workplace, sor first tices, Permits • Ask if you don’t awkward – get help and Other Drug Use cleanliness vs. order) • Discuss unresolved • Tools & equip- know • Push, don’t pull • Manage fatigue • Report hazards concerns with Safety ment (right tool for • No shortcuts • Point your toe – • Look out for co- • Report near misses Rep / H&S Commit- the job, inspection • Consider the conse- don’t twist workers – especially (the injury you tee Member before use) quences new ones prevent may be your • Participate in Tool- • Emergency Plan About 40% of inju- • Avoid complacency own) box Meetings • Manage change Over 50% of injuries ries are soft tissue • Fix what you can – • Refuse unsafe work (new risk assess- are a result of not injuries (STIs), also Over 1/3 of injuries as soon as you can • Report injuries & ment) following estab- known as sprains & are caused by “Lack • YOU are responsible exposures lished procedures strains. Over ½ of of safety awareness” (accountability) Direct Causes of and practices: not these are to the back, factors, such as: “im- Injuries result from injuries result from properly wearing PPE shoulders, & neck. proper motivation”; Each time somebody multiple causes – Substandard Actions (10%); improper lifting; STIs are the most mind not on the job; corrects a hazard, we need to identify (75%) and Substan- taking shortcuts; not costly injuries to both eye not on the task; the probability of and share informa- dard Conditions following the rules; or the employee and eyes not on co-work- injury decreases. tion. The Internal (25%). Planning not knowing the rules. employer. OSCO has ers; complacency; Safety is a shared Responsibility System, establishes a correct These are basic com- taken several initia- fatigue; or effects responsibility and which is the founda- course of action and pliance issues that, tives in recent years of alcohol & drugs. each person must un- tion of Canadian identifies and corrects all too often, are not to reduce this type of Although supervisors derstand and accept Occupational Health substandard condi- properly addressed. injury; most recently, are instructed to and their responsibilities. and Safety (OH&S) tions. By identifying Our workers need to the implementation of expected to take steps Although pre-shift Acts, only works when risk, planning instills understand that non- “pre-shift stretches”. to instill safety aware- planning identifies there is Open Com- safety awareness at compliance is not Feedback from work- ness in their workers, and corrects hazards munication, Active the start of each shift. acceptable. Supervi- ers that participate all workers have a identified at that point Participation, and sors need to take a in these pre-shift personal responsibil- in time, other hazards Cooperation between proactive approach in stretches is that this ity to stay alert to the present themselves all Parties. The OH&S correcting deviations exercise sets the activities and condi- during the course of Act identifies both from our established tone for the shift and tions around them. the shift. As depicted rights and respon- safety program. contributes to safety Both supervisors and in the recent WHSCC sibilities associated awareness. workers need to be (NB) promotion, how with communications. diligent in watching many people will walk Communication is a and coaching new by the exposed nail factor in the previous employees, who are (without clinching five “essentials” and, far more likely to incur or removing it) until as such, provides the injuries. someone is impaled? key to this safety pro- “What you allow, you motion program. approve”.

www.oscoconstructiongroup.com CONNECTIONS • Spring & Summer 2012 5 priorities: safety & quality Quality Control Spotlight:

Strescon Mason, Kevin Bass sandblasts a top panel for one of the large three piece arches. Saint John Cruise Terminal II contributed by JORDAN MacNEILL

trescon Saint John’s precast division is ing materials ratio and workability currently fabricating architectural arch (slump); two of the most important Spanels for the new Saint John Cruise parameters for the consistency and Terminal II on the uptown harbourfront. A appearance of the finished product; total of six large 3-piece arches, three smaller set it aside from other architectural 2-piece arches, and 31 base panels are being batch plants. Compressive strength produced for erection in mid May 2012. cylinders are made with each panel where the first is broken within 15 to 20 The intricate design of the arches provide Strescon’s hours to ensure the strength is adequate for Quality Control inspectors with the exacting task of check- the product to be released from the form. The ing the elaborate formwork to ensure all dimensions conform additional cylinders are broken at 7 days to monitor the strength to the shop drawings. They are also responsible to check that all gain, and at 28 days to ensure that design strength is met or hardware, inserts and reinforcing steel are compliant to size and exceeded. location before the concrete is placed. The specialty pieces for this project use a blend of both white and The high-quality specialty concrete for the pieces is being grey Portland cement, with specifically chosen aggregates. They batched out of the new state-of-the-art architectural batch plant. are then finished with a combination of medium and light sand- Strescon’s lab technicians have been testing the plastic proper- blast to achieve the desired aesthetic appearance. The finished ties of the concrete on a daily basis to verify slump, air content product is inspected one last time for final verification of dimen- and compressive strength, conform to project specifications. This sions and appearance before approval to proceed with shipping. will ensure that the concrete used for the panels is of the highest quality, as well as demonstrate the new batch plant’s ability to efficiently produce quality con- Strescon’s lab technicians have been testing the plastic proper- crete with utmost consistency. The new plant’s ties of the concrete on a daily basis to verify slump, air content ability to batch to specific water to cement- and compressive strength conform to project specifications.

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STEEL STRUCTURES

6 CONNECTIONS • Spring & Summer 2012 www.oscoconstructiongroup.com special announcement HereWeGrowAgain! OSCO Group Welcomes MacLean’s Ready-Mix & MacLean’s Trucking

The OSCO Construction Group is pleased to announce the Concrete name in the local eastern PEI market under the OSCO acquisition this April of MacLean’s Ready Mix Concrete and Concrete brand. MacLean’s Trucking based in Montague, PEI from the MacLean family. These companies, started in 1953, consist of: The senior management team has been retained to continue with the business going forward. Mr. James Reid will be joining Ready Mix Concrete: Two batch plants in Montague and Souris our Group as PEI Operations Manager with overall responsibility which serve the eastern PEI region; a fleet of 10 ready- for all ready-mix plants on PEI and will be reporting to David mix trucks and 2 stone slingers. Bancroft, General Manager for Ready-Mix. In addition, Mr. Doug MacLean has been hired to continue to run the Ma- Trucking: A fleet of 24 tractors and 47 trailers delivering general cLean’s Ready-Mix operation as he as done so well in the past. A freight primarily through eastern Canada. review of MacLean’s Trucking is also ongoing.

OSCO Concrete already has a significant presence on PEI with Please join us in welcoming the MacLean’s businesses and all its its Schurman Concrete ready-mix operations in Summerside employees to the OSCO Construction Group. We look forward and Charlottetown. With this purchase, the OSCO Concrete to enhancing our existing service for ready-mix concrete in the trade name will now include 11 ready-mix plants throughout PEI market. the Maritime Provinces: 2 in New Brunswick; 4 in Prince Edward Island; and 5 in Nova Scotia. We also operate one of the largest Stay tuned for future issues of Connections, when we’ll be concrete pumping fleets in the Maritimes. providing more information about these new additions to our Group, as well as an in-depth profile of our expanding Ready- The business will continue to use the MacLean’s Ready-Mix Mix operations.

www.oscoconstructiongroup.com CONNECTIONS • Spring & Summer 2012 7 projects Alberta Oil Sands Project Ocean Steel Ships Steel contributed by Modules 3000 Miles BERNIE BLAKELY contributed by RICHARD HECKEL

In the Fall of 2011 Calgary-based Flint Energy Services was awarded a module fabrication contract by Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL) for a steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) expansion oil sands project near Fort McMurray, Alberta.

Ocean Steel & Construction Ltd. was awarded the supply of 23 of the several modules required. Once assembled, the modules were further dressed with electrical and mechanical equipment by Flint in their modularization yard located near Edmonton.

Modular construction is recognized as a necessity in the oil sands due to the harsh work environment. In addition, as local resources in the oil sands market area of Northern Alberta are quickly depleted, the need for modularization in construction allows developers to dramatically expand availability of resources to speed up product to market.

Deliveries for the 3000 mile, four day journey started in February and continued to April, 2012. Our plant in New York also fabricated some modules that required an accelerated delivery.

Owner: Canadian Natural Resources Limited Customer: Flint Energy Services Ltd. www.flintenergy.com Engineer: Jacobs Canada www.cnrl.com www.oilsands.alberta.ca

What are Oil Sands? millions of years ago from the remains of chains in the oil, leaving behind only the tiny creatures buried in the seabed of an molasses-like bitumen. Oil sands are a mix of naturally occurring ancient ocean that covered Alberta. Warm bitumen, a thick, sticky oil, and abrasive sand. Alberta sits atop the largest known deposit of temperatures, combined with the slow Each sand grain is coated by a layer of water oil sands in the world. The sands are sourced accumulation of thick layers of silt and sand, and a layer of heavy oil, which forces producers in three main areas: the Athabasca, Cold Lake, pressure cooked these remains and converted to constantly search for efficient ways to pry and Peace River, which combined cover a them into oil. This oil eventually migrated, apart these components. 140,800-square-kilometre area. saturating large areas of sand near the surface. Geologists speculate that the oil sands formed Bacteria then feed on the lighter hydrocarbon Source: Energy Resources Conservation Board

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contributed by WaRICHARD HECKEL te rl o o

Waterloo House is a Commercial and Apartment/Condo Building set on a picturesque bay on the Island of Bermuda. D & J ConstructionHouse awarded Ocean Steel Corporation of Conklin, New York, the fabrication and delivery of 980 tons of structural steel for this five-story building. This project started in January of 2011 and the final delivery of steel was received in Bermuda on March 26, 2012. Ocean Steel’s Saint John Detailing department detailed the steel, in conjunction with the input of the Engineering department for the connec- tion design.

As of early April, the erection of this building was well under- way, with about 80% of the building completed up to the roof. The building consists of straight framing to the roof, where there is a complex hip and valley framing for the roof steel. The erector of the steel is very pleased with the fit up of all the steel. A job well done to all that worked on this project.

Blue Skies & Palm Trees for Ocean Steel

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contributed by RICK WILLISTON

Welcome Back BMO! FCC Civil Division Prepares Heritage Building for the Return of its Original Tenant

Commercial Properties Limited has John Fire of 1877, the Domville Build- the corner stone. Senator Domville was teamed up with the Bank of Montreal to ing was the Saint John masterpiece of a member of the Canadian Senate for return the bank’s operations to the build- architects John William Hopkins and eighteen years, and is the only Canadian ing that was their original Saint John, Daniel Wily. Following the fire, Saint Senator to have been born in Honduras. New Brunswick home in the late 1800’s. John had the opportunity to rebuild its He was also the founder of the Saint business core and the Domville Building John Public Library, which was the first Originally called the Domville Build- was key to this re-building. The build- free, tax based, library in Canada. ing, it is now owned by Commercial ing was built to house both the Bank of Properties and forms part of the historic Montreal and the Maritime Bank. The Saint John Daily News reported Centerbeam Block. Prominently located on the 26th of November 1877, that the at the corner of King and Prince William The building was named for Senator building “is to be built of Cleveland streets, this building has lots of history. James Domville, who owned the land stone which will make a handsome Designed and built after the Great Saint on which the building was built and laid front; the basement is to be of granite.”

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Today this stonework is still impressive. • Roman arched windows are the majority of the work required is in HistoricPlace.ca lists some of the build- crowned with ornate keystones the interior. The work has included sig- ing’s character-defining elements as: • Sandstone construction nificant demolition and some structural improvements required to accommo- • Elements and massing that imply the FCC Construction’s Civil Division is date the installation of a new vault and fortitude of the era’s bank buildings managing the construction required ATM Machines. The interior of the build- • Temple design to return the Bank of Montreal to this ing will be completely renovated, hous- • Doric columns on the 1st storey and historic building. FCC is managing all of ing the Bank’s main branch on the first Corinthian columns on the 2nd and the base building work for Commercial floor and offices on the second floor. 3rd storeys Properties, as well as the tenant fit-up The work commenced on site in March • Coat of arms in the curved pedi- for the Bank of Montreal. 2012 and will be complete in July 2012. ment above the central door has a rampant lion with inscription “Qui Commercial Properties undertook to By mid summer, the Bank of Montreal Stat Caveat” have the exterior of the building re- will have returned to its original home of • Lions head with mane set upon the stored during the summer of 2010, so 134 years ago. pediment

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Brewing Up an Expansion at Moosehead

& Largest Independent Brewery. Moosehead President, An- drew Oland, explains “We’re a multi-generational business and we’re making decisions for the long term. We’re not thinking about the next quarter, or even the next year. This is a long- term decision and when businesses look at things over the long term, they make the appropriate investment decisions.”

Construction on the building expansion was completed in January 2012, followed by a 7 week equipment installation period in February. The $20-million project will help the brew- contributed by CANDACE GALBRAITH ery upgrade its packaging facility to improve efficiency and In September of 2011, Moosehead Breweries began a $20-mil- better compete in the industry. lion expansion project at their Saint John, NB plant. The build- ing housing Moosehead’s main bottling line was made larger Marque Construction’s Industrial Division has been working to accommodate the installation of new modern packaging on projects at Moosehead Breweries for a number of years. equipment, including: a state of the art bottle labeller; carton When the expansion started, Marque became involved with packer; inspection equipment; and conveyors. the required demolition, relocation and repair of some of the existing equipment & services required to accommodate the This is a very significant investment made by a Saint John expansion. Marque performed this work utilizing their pip- family-owned company. Moosehead Breweries competes in efitters, welders & electricians under the direction of Doug an aggressive beer industry and is proud to be Canada’s Oldest Johnson & Rob Leger.

12 CONNECTIONS • Spring & Summer 2012 www.oscoconstructiongroup.com projects One Person’s Trash Is Another Person’s Clean Energy Source

Steam Turbine (STG) Building in August the street from the Ocean Steel Corp. Provides of 2011. STG Building and the CTG Air Inlet Structures. Steel for the 2nd largest The main contract was for the fabrica- This project is a natural Landfill Gas to Energy tion, delivery and erection of the STG gas collection, that will Building (approximately 170 tons of help fuel the STG Build- Facility in the United States steel), which contains a small power ings power plant. Trusquin plant. The detailer for this building was Inc. provided detailing for this contributed by RICHARD HECKEL Trusquin Inc., while Ocean Steel’s Saint part of the project, while Ocean Steel’s John Engineering department Engineering department provided the In January, 2011, Broadrock Renewables provided connection design for the 46 tons of LLC, along with Rhode Island Resource the de- steel required. Recovery Corporation and DCO Energy, sign for announced the ground breaking for a the con- The facility is expected to be completed new landfill gas-to-energy generating nections. and in operation this year. The output plant at Central Landfill in Johnston, Daniel Marr of the new facility will be purchased by Rhode Island. The new and Son are National Grid, pursuant to a long-term expanded facility will off take agreement. have renewable energy generating capacity of The Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corpo- 40 MW. ration is a quasi-public corporation created by statute in 1974. The statutory purpose of “Landfill gas-to-energy the Corporation is to provide solid waste and recycling services for municipalities and technology businesses in the State. This $50 million op- eration is the State’s only major disposal site and is funded solely through fees for services.

the erectors Broadrock Renewables LLC is involved in produc- for this entire project. ing clean energy solutions across a broad range Since the award of of technologies. Broadrock Renewables’ portfolio is at the the original contract, of projects currently consists of landfill gas fueled forefront two additional areas of steel were added. electricity generating facilities in California and of efforts Rhode Island, each of which is currently being The first added area was the adjoin- redeveloped. to reduce ing Combustion Turbine Generator site green- (CTG) Structures, which are made up of DCO Energy, LLC is a proven leader in the devel- house gas four supporting galvanized steel frames opment of Central Energy Centers, Combined emis- consisting of 50-foot long truss framing Heat and Power facilities, Landfill Gas to Energy sions... and Biomass projects, whether as a design/build for each structure, and bridging framing or a design/build/own/operate project. The between each unit of air inlet fram- facili- ing. Ocean Steel’s Saint John Detailing ties at this landfill will and Engineering departments detailed provide a clean electricity equivalent that the steel and designed the connections is capable of powering almost 24,000 for this portion of the project, which homes.” said Randy Holmes, Chief Execu- required about 117 tons. tive Officer of Broadrock Renewables LLC. The second additional batch of steel is DCO awarded Ocean Steel Corporation for the Gas Cleaning & Compression with the structural steel contract for the (GCC) Pipe Rack Support, located down

www.oscoconstructiongroup.com CONNECTIONS • Spring & Summer 2012 13 projects PicadillyPicadilly PotashPotash As profiled in previous issues, the $1.7 billion Picadilly Potash Mine expansion project outside Sussex, New Brunswick, continues to provide work for many OSCO Construction Group members, as subcontractors to both AMEC Americas Limited and Cementation Canada Ltd.. To date, OSCO Group members have provided: Project Management services; supply and erection of structural and miscellaneous steel; supply and placing of reinforcing steel; instrumentation installation; and precast concrete.

www.potashcorp.com/about/ facilities/potash/ new_brunswick www.amec.com/ picadilly.htm Mine Supply Air Building

contributed by RICK WILLISTON & TOM COUGHLAN FCC Construction: Civil Division FCC Construction first established an on-site presence at the Picadilly project in June 2008. FCC’s current challenge is the management of the construction of the Mine Supply Air Building. The construction of this build- ing progressed well through the winter, with recent milestones including: the completion of the structural steel by Ocean Steel; and the comple- tion of the precast concrete wall panels and hollowcore by Strescon. The 80 ton chiller was also received and installed in the building, while the roofing has been completed, along with the interior concrete block walls. The piping has commenced and is progressing well. The next major com- ponent of construction will be the electrical, which has just been awarded to FCC’s Electrical division.

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Ocean Steel: Platework Division Ocean Steel’s Fredericton Plant will have the pleasure of fabricating 167 tons of plate work for the Production & Service Shaft Loading Pocket Steel.

The plate work for each shaft will consist of a diverter chute and gate with shaft, to direct the materials to the measuring boxes which The need for this building to be completed and operational have guillotine gates is quickly approaching, as Cementation’s miners make great on them to release progress underground. The schedule for completion of the the materials to the Mine Supply Air Building is this summer. discharge chutes.

Despite numerous on-site challenges, the FCC Construction Both shafts require almost Management team has been able to meet the needs of this identical plate work, other than a significant project through great teamwork. The FCC team; slightly larger diverter chute and gate Dan Fox, Dwight Edgett, Greg Gormley, Heather Mack- on the Service Shaft. Total tonnage enzie, Ed Walton, Hudson Vallieres, Paul McIntyre, Troy includes 82 tons for the Production Hanley and Rick Williston. Shaft and 85 tons for the Service Shaft. Marque Construction: Industrial Division The diverter chutes, measuring boxes and discharge chutes will all be Marque Industrial will be working as a sub contractor to FCC fabricated in panels and be lined with Engineering to complete the Instrumention portion of the hardox 450 wear plate, bolted to the 10mm (3/8”) outer skin Mine Supply Ventilation Electrical & Instrumentation Package. plate. Assembly of panels will take place on-site for smooth installation.

Production & Service Shafts Fabrication in the shop commenced in early April, with delivery of measuring boxes for the Production Shaft contributed by MARIO LEBOUTHILLIER & CHRIS BANKS scheduled for late May. The diverter chute, measuring boxes & discharge chute for the Service Shaft are expected to Ocean Steel: Structural Steel Division be delivered in late July. The balance of plate work for the Ocean Steel’s Saint John and Fredericton shops will fabricate Production Shaft; the diverter chute & the discharge chute; approximately 244 tons of structural steel for the Production are scheduled to be delivered in late November. Shaft and 264 tons of structural steel for the Service Shaft for the underground portion of the Picadilly Mine Site. Both shafts will be used to bring the Potash to the surface, and are similar Production & Service in construction design except for a few details. Headframes Fabrication on the Production Shaft started in March and first deliveries are expected to start at end of May, with the loading contributed by DAN MAZEROLLE pocket area around the Measuring Box. The remainder of the production shaft steel will resume deliveries in mid November. FCC Construction: Communications Division FCC’s Communications division recently completed the con- Detailing on the Service Shaft started in early March and deliveries tract for the installation of communication and power cabling to site are scheduled to begin in June, working from the bottom to 38 IP phones and 28 network based cameras, as well as of the shaft, all the way to the top by the end of August. continued on next page... www.oscoconstructiongroup.com CONNECTIONS • Spring & Summer 2012 15 projects

the installation of Stainless Steel PLC and Network cabinets Our second major task was the installation of over 12,000 feet throughout both the Production and Service Headframes at of armoured Cat6 shielded cabling and over 3,000 feet of ar- the Picadilly Site. moured power cable, routing through the unique and complex cable tray system throughout both Headframes, in order to Our first major task was the installation of four stainless steel put the IP telephones and network based cameras online. The network cabinets and six stainless steel PLC cabinets, located IP telephones required an armoured Cat6 shielded cable and on various levels of the 300 foot tall Headframes. The network were terminated with a unique Cat6 shielded industrial modular cabinets housed both Category 6 shielded cabling and fiber jack mounted on stainless steel boxes, while the network based optic cabling, as well as a UPS backup system for the IP tele- cameras required one Cat6 shielded cable and Power cable, phones and network based cameras. The PLC cabinets will be terminated with Cat6 shielded modular jacks inside a large used to control different instrumentation equipment through- fiberglass junction box. Each armoured Cat6 and power cable out the Headframes. was terminated with a stainless teck connector, complete with corrosion boot to protect against potential contamination.

Our final major task involved installing over 2,500 feet of single mode armoured fiber and 2,500 feet of multi mode fiber to link the Headframe’s network cabinets to Picadilly’s main net- work system. Each network cabinet housed a 24-strand multi mode and a 48-strand single mode armoured fiber optic cable, routed through the complex cable tray system in the Head- frame, down through the utilidor/tunnel, to their final resting network cabinet in the Headframe’s electrical room, called the E-House. The long fiber run was approximately 520 feet.

FCC’s communication team, lead by supervisor Ron Rathje and foreman Nick Kilpatrick; alongside team members Denny Lowe, Stephan Vivier, Ben Kilpatrick, John Allen, Dave Foster and Daniel Kilpatrick; worked together to complete the project on time without issues. continued on next page...

16 CONNECTIONS • Spring & Summer 2012 www.oscoconstructiongroup.com projects continued from previous page... Misc E&I Zone C Liner contributed by TOM COUGHLAN contributed by STEPHANE BELANGER Marque Construction: Industrial Division Ocean Steel Rebar Division Marque Construction’s Industrial division was recently award- Ocean Steel Rebar is providing the steel for the new Zone C ed contract CP 75 to supply & install the electrical & instru- liner at the Potash Mine for Cementation Canada. The concrete mentation requirements for: the Raw Water Pump House; liner will extend the length of the loading pocket at the mine, the Diesel Storage Area; & the Emergency Generators Build- and acts as a supporting structure to facilitate the removal of ing. Marque will be a subcontractor to OPRON Construction the potash. OSCO Rebar will be supplying and installing the Maritimes. equivalent of 145 tonnes of “GFRP” rebar (specialized fiberglass rebar used in corrosive environments). Work on the project be- Marque Industrial has also been awarded contract CP 85 by gan in February 2012. Installation for this job is particularly tricky AMEC. This scope of work will include a variety of projects, as the rebar must be placed approximately 900 meters under- from parking lot lighting to the Picadilly ore feed pump install. ground and is being done in shifts. The Zone C liner is expected to be complete in May.

Ocean Steel has been contracted by Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, to fabricate steel for the PCS Allan Surface OSCO Sends Steel Project. Ocean Steel’s Fredericton plant will be supplying steel for the upgrade of the existing structure of the mill in Allan, Saskatchewan, which includes fabricating, painting and deliver- to Saskatchewan ing approximately 350 tons of structural steel, steel grating & FRP grating for the renovations. Potash Mine Ocean Steel & Construction’s contract started out at 176 tons of steel, which included the Bucket Elevator Structural Package, Stair Tower Package and Mill Package A. The project has since contributed by JEFF KEITH grown to include Mill Packages B, C, D, E, F & G. Ocean Steel was recommended to PCS Allan by Amec Americas Ltd., based on our performance at the PCS Picadilly Project.

Detailing for this project was done by ProDraft & CadMax. The first shipment arrived in Saskatchewan on February 13th, 2012 with the last shipment currently scheduled for June 11th.

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2135 Tons of Steel & Many Miles Later, contributed by Snow Lake Project Winds Down JASON PRESLEY

As the month of March came to a close, OSCO construction manager to finish machined parts Ocean Steel found itself wrapping up off the final few details. Project 1262: Bin House: 417 tons of work on the Hudson Bay Mining & structural steel, 23 square meters Smelting (HBMS) - Lalor Mines Proj- This was a great project for OSCO. It of grating, 16 stair treads and 145 ect in Snow Lake, Manitoba. The final was our first work in the province of square meters of decking delivery of steel was made on March Manitoba and has become a great mar- 6, 2012, as our erector, MacDougal keting tool to use with future customers Project 1263: Headframe: 640 tons of Steel Erectors (MSE), came back from as we continue to bid and be awarded structural steel installed, 43 tons of turn around for their last stretch of work in the western provinces. “leave out” steel, 21 square meters work. The rest of March consisted of The Project Tallies: of grating and 292 stair treads putting in the last few pieces of steel Project 1264: Aux Cage House: 62 tons Project 1258: Hoist House: 580 tons and applying the finishing touches to of structural steel and 4 stair treads the steel work which included final bolt of structural steel, 150 square me- ups and touch up painting. ters of grating, 28 stair treads and Project 1265: Collar House: 95 tons 152 square meters of decking of structural steel and 3.5 square March also saw huge progress in the meters of grating cladding and trim work, as the remain- Project 1259: Arc Gates: 19 tons of Project 1266: Annex: 60 tons of struc- ing panels and overhead doors went plate work tural steel in, giving the structures a completed Project 1260: Ore Bin: 75 tons of plate look. The last of the steel erection crew work In addition to supplying steel for these members left site on March 31st, leaving Project 1261: Dump Chute: 150 tons of projects, OSCO was responsible for behind a small cladding crew and the plate work including many specialty the supply and installation of: all wall

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“Our erection and cladding crews have been on site since early July 2011, working 7 days a week - 12 hours a day, with no major safety incidents, contributed by www.hudbayminerals.com JASON PRESLEY and this speaks volumes on the quality of work which was performed.”

and roof cladding; Thaler anchors; roof Project 1289: 41 tons of structural steel Fabrication of structural steel and snow fences; man doors; windows; and 32 tons of plate work including plate work: Ocean Steel Saint and all overhead doors required to many specialty machined parts John and Fredericton Plants as complete each of the buildings exterior well as some subcontracted work façade. This project has been a great success, completed by MacDougal Steel thanks to all of the hard work and long Erectors While on site, OSCO was also able to hours from various parties. Our erec- Fabrication of machined items: Mari- pick up work from the sinking con- tion and cladding crews have been on time Industrial Machining tractor, Dumas Mining. We played an site since early July 2011, working 7 Local fabrication for site items: Fron- important role in the coordination and days a week - 12 hours a day, with no tier Industries final design of the sinking steel compo- major safety incidents, and this speaks Construction Managers: Don Pellerin nents and their tie-in with the perma- volumes on the quality of work which and Cliff Williams nent Headframe steel. This was very was performed. challenging, as we needed to work with Steel Erection Crew: MacDougal Steel both the sinking steel design require- A big THANK YOU to the Erectors ments from Dumas, as well as their ef- people who made this Cladding Supply and Erection: Sub- contractors to MacDougall Steel fect on the permanent design provided project such a success: by Stantec. Some of the Headframe Erectors steel had to be left out until after Steel Detailing: Ocean Steel Detail- Grating and Treads Supply: Borden sinking was complete. In many cases, ing office as well as some sub- Metal Products temporary sinking steel was provided contracted work completed by Decking Supply: Vicwest and installed by OSCO. MacDougal Steel Erectors

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contributed by PETER HIGSON & ABBEY DUGUAY Irving Oil Refinery Construction Division Keeping Busy at Canada’s Largest Oil Refinery

Mid Continent Crude Lighting Panels FCCU CO2 Analyzer

Offloading Marque Construction has also been Upgrade involved with replacing 30 year old power Marque Construction is currently involved Marque Construction’s Electrical panels in the Refinery’s 220 and 125 in the Mid Continent Crude Offloading and Instrument Divisions combined plants, with newer more reliable panels Project at the Irving Oil Refinery - a resources to replace the outdated CO2 and transformers. The work requires project with an extremely aggressive analyzer at the FCCU (Fluid Catalytic a coordinated effort between Marque schedule. The project revolves around the Cracking Unit). Marque installed: a new and IOL operations, as the circuitry availability of a raw product called Alberta CO2 analyzer unit; tube bundle sample over the years has been modified and Bitumen and the Refinery’s capability to system; power and signal cabling; and a panel schedules have not been updated. offload via railcar at the existing train car new tray infrastructure, approximately Although challenging, the investigation facility. Raw product currently consists 100’ up the FCCU exhaust stack. The new and isolation of the circuitry was of light crude, which switches to heavy system will prove to be an environmental essential to complete safe and successful crude during warmer months. Both are control asset for the refinery. demolition of existing equipment, as shipped via railcar to IOR directly from well as to achieve a clean, reliable and the suppliers in Alberta. Viability is based accurate installation. East Saint John on volume received at the IOR. At project completion, IOR will be able to receive Terminals Interceptor several dozen rail cars daily. New Modular Office Trench Sump System Complex Marque is involved with the installation Environmental projects have been a of new pump motors and associated Marque Construction has installed big part of Marque’s success over the large power and control cabling. The a new 12,470 volt service system last few years, including the recent cable pulls themselves are well over including cable, switchgear and power Dehexanizer unit, HATGU project and 1200 feet in length, involving critical transformer, to replace an old temporary Vapour Recovery Unit to name a few. cable pulling strategy as well as cable power service supplying power to several Marque is currently working on another splicing at strategic locations. Cable tray, facilities. The new system will allow small environmental project at East cable for new control systems, and new power to be supplied to a new office Saint John Terminals, the Interceptor lighting to maintain the safety of 24/7 complex, currently under construction, Trench Sump System, which is nearing operations is currently being installed. as well as the existing facilities from a completion. Marque has installed several Marque will also install several thousand central distribution center. hundred meters of power and control feet of electric heat tracing on both new cabling, as well as cable tray and electric and reworked piping systems - itself a Coordination between facility owners heat tracing. Once commissioned, crucial part of the system, as product was essential for final and permanent the system will control and reclaim temperature is critical with the heavier cutover from temporary supply. Day to groundwater at the ESJ Terminals. products during cooler months. day activities for Major Projects group, Turnaround group, Energy and Utilities Planning and scheduling of tasks by group as well as ongoing construction Plant 45 Pump House the various trades involves a substantial activities, all had to be considered when coordination effort, and as usual, the Plant 45 Pump House is located in the the final cutovers were to take place and central area of the Irving Oil Refinery. Major Projects group is leading the be successful. way to make this project both safe and The original building was constructed in successful for all involved. the 50’s, with a small extension added to the north end at a later date. The building (approximately 114 feet long

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by 47 feet wide and 25 feet high) was steel upgrade scope, due to an existing electrical frame construction, with precast wall panels substation attached thereto. on all sides. The structure houses several large water pumps which support the Typical of older building upgrades, Plant refining operation in various other plants. 45 Pump House provided both a challenge and a few surprises. During removal of the Operating as a pump house, the interior existing precast wall panels, some precast of the building was extremely humid on sections were deteriorated to a state where a regular basis. Although air ventilators existing panel clips were either missing or were installed on the roof, humidity not connected and the panel was severely levels remained high with condensation cracked. To remove the panel safely occurring on all interior building required the installation of temporary steel components. Over the years this resulted channel supports. Due to the number and in substantial structural steel deterioration location of the pipe penetrations, many at some locations (column lower sections panels needed to be mechanically removed and structural bracings) as well as the using concrete chipping hammers. Intricate deterioration of precast concrete wall access scaffolding was installed both on the panels at connection points. Temporary interior and exterior of the perimeter walls, reinforcements had been installed in recent to allow safe access and working conditions. years to secure the steel and precast, Although a slow process, the demo crew however it was now time for a more worked at a steady pace and was able to permanent fix. remove all of the concrete on schedule.

FCC Construction’s Civil Division was Due to the building’s use as a water called into action. During the project scope pumping station, and the work being development phase, the selection of a completed over the winter months, it replacement exterior skin was discussed was imperative that the building interior at length, due to the interior building temperature be maintained above 5 degrees environment as well as the many wall Celsius. Several steam heaters were set up penetrations for piping and electrical at various locations within the structure and conduit. The north end of the building was insulated tarps were installed around the mostly clear of wall openings other than building perimeter. The enclosure required the overhead door and one man door. various modifications as the steel repairs This allowed us to maintain the precast and new cladding systems were completed. wall panel exterior using full panels from ground to roof level (previous panels After much hard work and many long were stack units). Due to the multitude of days, the new envelope is now complete. pipe and electrical penetrations on the The last item being completed is the east and west walls, masonry concrete replacement of flashings around the various block construction was deemed to be the wall penetrations, after which the access product of choice. After further review and scaffolding on the exterior will be removed. discussion with the client, insulated wall The structure is now weather tight and will panels were considered a better fit with provide many more years of service. shorter installation duration. The south side of the structure was not included in the

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Pouring It On contributed by DAVID BANCROFT Ready-Mix & Aggregates Updates

SAFETY, QUALITY & SCHEDULE “safety first, quality next, then schedule will receive a boost when Chris Yurch- and finally profit”. In keeping with this esyn completes his master’s program Despite strong competition, OSCO’s direction, the ready mix group has con- at Dalhousie University and joins the concrete division has enjoyed a robust centrated its effort in these areas. concrete division later this spring. We year as almost all of Atlantic Canada saw look forward to the technical expertise reasonable construction levels over the Safety programs for the group have he brings to the job. past six months. The competitive nature been overseen by safety officer Mark of the market has reinforced the need to Butt. The two areas that he is currently CAPITAL ACQUISITIONS constantly improve efficiency and quality focused on are training and compliance The streamlining of the decision making in the delivery of our product. General audits. Several driver training courses processes relating to capital acquisitions Manager Don Isnor have been held in the past months with has resulted in the delivery of the four has stressed the intent of raising the level of quality new Western Star Mixers for the 2012 the mantra and certification in the driver fleet. -An other program has Mark routinely visiting construction season before the end of the plants to perform audits to ensure March. This is the earliest delivery that compliance with provincial and the group has seen to date. These mixers federal standards. have all been deployed in the Halifax market to meet the strong demand there. The continued im- A newly acquired 2007-32 meter Putz- provement in the meister boom pump has been painted quality of the prod- in Saint John and delivered to Halifax as ucts we produce well. This pump enabled the company to

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use of 3/8” stone and tetra guard. Tetra Guard is a shrinkage compensating agent that helps to prevent cracks. The 3/8” stone was required to allow the concrete to flow between the cooling pipes that were to be embedded in the slab.

The concrete was pumped with OSCO’s new 47M Putzmeister boom pump, with a second pump on standby to prevent any interruption in the pour, in the event of unforseen circumstances. The con- crete was placed at a 200mm slump to enable the mix to easily flow between the pipes. The oval was divided into four pours and the placements were per- formed in record time. Pump operator Trevor Taylor was responsible for plac- ing all the concrete and was commend- ed by Dexter Construction, the general contractor. As a side note, the stone used for the mix was a natural (not crushed) granite that was produced by OSCO’s MSD Enterprises and specially trucked in.

OSCO Concrete was also involved in the extension of Pier C at the Halifax Con- tainer Port by McNally Construction. For this job, OSCO was required to pump 5930m3 of high performance concrete (HPC) into forms in, or suspended above, the ocean. This HPC required the use of Tercem 3000 cement and non-reactive stone (from MSD) as well as a variety of chemical admixtures. These compo- retire a much older 32 meter pump. This BUSY WINTER FOR HALIFAX nents contribute to the concrete being constant improvement in the age and Fall and winter tend to be a slow time of less permeable, making it more difficult quality of the fleet ensures lower operat- year in the ready-mix concrete business, for the salt water to penetrate and thus ing costs and fewer breakdowns, result- however the fall & winter of 2011/2012 extending the service life of the concrete ing in enhanced customer service. have been a very busy time in the to meet the required 100 year design. Fleet manager Rick Cleveland has Halifax market. The region was fortunate Perennial builder John Kanellakos and been working with Group managers to enough to enjoy a mild winter, which his brother partnered with another long- standardize such operations as painting meant little slow down in the construc- time OSCO customer, Hussein Mausavi. and preventative maintenance services, tion industry. With large projects like of Cresco, to build a new apartment to ensure a consistent level of quality the Emera Oval, Pier C Extension and complex. Known for being the fastest throughout the fleet. Under his direction, apartment building construction, OSCO builder in town, this project did not start all painting is now performed in Saint Concrete had a successful winter. until late in the fall and has run through John in a new facility capable of han- In October 2011, work began on the the winter. From October 2011 to April dling even our largest pumps. Emera Oval, an outside speed skating 2012, OSCO Concrete has delivered The continued push to improve safety, track, at the Halifax Commons site. The 7340 meters for the 6 storey building. quality and schedule (service) we feel will job required 925 cubic meters of 35 MPa This feat is even more impressive when result in the increased efficiency neces- concrete to be pumped around the cool- one considers it was all built without the sary to be successful in today’s market. ing coils to create the surface for the ice. aid of a tower crane, requiring all the This special concrete mix required the concrete to be pumped.

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Strescon Supplies Strescore for 3rd Building at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown

contributed by GRANT MAXWELL the summer training period. Strescore can be used with almost any building system, including concrete/steel Since 2005, the Government has seen a CFB Gagetown, located in central New - I.C.F., and masonry projects. Strescon need to build three new buildings similar Brunswick, is the second largest military has supplied Strescore for hundreds of to hotel structures, to accommodate the base in Canada. The base and its lodger projects located from Newfoundland to large influx of military personnel com- units provide full-time employment and Rhode Island. ing and going from the base. Strescon’s accommodation to approximately 4500 hollowcore plank (aka - Strescore) was military members and 1500 civilians. 300,000 SQUAREchosen by the design FEET teams on all three & Scope: COUNTING According to Canadian National De- buildings for the floor and roof systems. 2005: Single Quarters Accommodation fence, the total number of personnel at Superior sound and fire ratings make Customer: Maxim 2000 Inc. CFB Gagetown increases dramatically at Strescore an ideal choice for this type of Scope of Work: 127,000 square feet - different times of the year. The increases structure. 1430 pieces of Strescore occur because the training areas and Strescore is a preferred choice for facilities are also used regularly by units 2008: Training Accommodation builders because it is a pre-stressed Customer: Maxim 2000 Inc. from other Canadian Forces bases, concrete slab with round voids running Scope of Work: 127,000 square feet - Reserve units, Cadets, civilian police full length that reduce the weight of the 1700 pieces of Strescore forces, and even American military units slab. Strescon makes slabs that can be from across the nearby border. At any 8”, 10” or 12” thick to suit design loads 2011: Training Accommodation one time, there is normally an additional and required spans. Clear spans usually Customer: Springhill Construction 1000 personnel training on the base and run from 20 feet all the way to 45 feet. Scope of Work: 45,000 square feet - 530 up to 5000 additional personnel during pieces of Strescore Red Rose Tea Building Lobby Renovations

contributed by RICK WILLISTON lobby. This work follows recent building work includes: new partitions; ventila- improvements, including a renovation of tion and electrical modifications; a new Once again, Commercial Properties the 5th floor and repairs and re-painting glass vestibule and tenant entrance; and Limited was looking to make improve- of the wood windows on the west eleva- all new finishes. The addition of new 1x2 ments on their historic Red Rose Tea tion. With the completion of the design foot floor tiles and glass walls, com- Building. FCC Construction was asked to work and selection of the new finishes bined with the original exposed building manage the renovation to the building’s for the lobby project, the work on site columns and exposed brick work, will be commenced Feb. 27th, 2012. key components to the upgraded entry.

The work includes the As the building has numerous tenants removal of par- whose operations cannot be inter- titions, ceil- rupted, the majority of work has been ings, doors, carried out in the evenings, after regular and all business hours. The project is being finishes in managed by Abbey Duguay and super- the lobby vised by Dan Griffin. The project will be area. New complete in late April.

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STRESCON PIPE: Working With Clients to Provide New and Customized Solutions

contributed by DARREN BRIGGS

nyone who has left the comfort of their home recently has certainly Anoticed the undeniable deteriora- tion of our communitys’ highway infra- MAXIMIZING structure. Managing this war of staggering proportions comes down to the effective management of local financial resources, Infrastructure Dollars with the front line of this war residing in our Town offices and City Halls. Commu- How Strescon Helped Fairfield, ME Achieve Success nities need to better utilize their in-house resources to win this war. Without Cost of Outside Contractors Historically, Communities have handled basic road maintenance operations petitors’ marketing in-house, putting major capital improve- campaigns. You ments out to public bid. In today’s brutal can actually As the Town’s crew went to work, it economic times however, there are some see and touch became obvious early on that they forward-thinking communities that are 100 year old expanding their scope of operations to concrete pipe. had found the right solution. They include larger scale projects in an effort to Although plas- were able to not only repair and im- stretch their tax dollars to their limit. tic industries prove the road and stream crossing, may claim The Town of Fairfield in Maine is one such their products but at a fraction of the price of the community. When faced with having to last 100 years reconstruct a failing stream-crossing, proposed contractor cost. or more, those common practice was to use private claims have yet to contractors through the bid process. Af- be seen or proven. ter evaluating the estimated construction Red Rose Tea Building Lobby Renovations costs however, Public Works Director, As the Fairfield project came per foot, which included delivery costs & Bruce Williams, proceeded to develop together, it was determined that a 72” gaskets - technical consulting was merely a plan that would keep his own men and diameter line would be ideal to optimize icing on the cake. Overhead costs such as equipment busy, rather than sitting idly by hydraulic flow through the overall system labor and trucking would have been sitting while outside firms came in to complete and protect the surrounding vegetation idle at the shop, had an outside contrac- the project. and marine life. tor completed the project. Excavator rental fees and gravel stumpage expenses Bruce and Darren Briggs of Strescon met Bruce and the Town rented an excavator to brought the project total to approx. after the Waterville-based engineering lift the approx 15,000 pound, 8 foot sec- $35,000 - roughly HALF of the proposed firm of A.E. Hodson, Inc., suggested Dar- tions. Although a seemingly heavy weight, contractor costs. Considerable savings to ren be called in to consult. Darren evalu- it only required an average size machine the taxpayers and a testament to the often ated the project and worked with Bruce to by today’s standards. The other equip- underutilized talent and abilities that many establish a plan that would allow them to ment necessary included: a small bull- municipalities possess. install a new stream crossing, while keep- dozer; a front-end loader; and compaction ing the existing one in service until the equipment. Fairfield’s excavator removed The future of our infrastructure depends new crossing came online. the existing material, salvaged the clean upon creative and sound management material, then loaded dump trucks with skills. Money has never been tighter and This project soon became business as unusable soils, before backhauling the public scrutiny has never been more usual to Strescon, who manufactures necessary stone and gravel for pipe bed- stringent. Municipalities like the Town of engineered reinforced concrete pipe (rcp) ding and backfill. Fairfield can be proud of their aggressive from 12 inches in diameter all the way up and financially responsible approach to to 12 feet in diameter. Round rcp is one As the Town’s crew went to work, it meeting the needs of its citizens. Strescon of the strongest and longest lasting pipes became obvious early on that they had is proud to be a part of success stories like in existence today with a service life of found the right solution. They were able the Town of Fairfield’s. Contact Strescon 100 years or more in severe duty service to not only repair and improve the road with your infrastructure challenges and applications. RCP’s history is its charm. It is and stream crossing, but at a fraction we will help you create your own success straightforward, tried and true, with none of the price of the proposed contractor story. of the smoke and mirrors found in com- cost. The pipe cost was about $175.00

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BIM and Co-location for a Model Project Ocean Steel Selected to Join Team Bringing Cambridge, MA Project to Reality

Mechanical Engineers: R.G. Vanderweil, Inc. ing; to contracts, purchase orders, change contributed by BOB SMITH General Contractor: Consigli requests, as-builts and completion; is all The Project Construction Co. reliably and digitally coordinated. Program Mgr & VDC Constultant: Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. is cur- Ocean Steel and BIM rently building Alexandria Center at Ken- Tocci Building Corp. Ocean Steel has been utilizing 3D model- dall Square, a $500 million, 1.73 million Structural Steel Fabricator: Ocean Steel ing in our design, detailing and manufac- square foot, 11-acre, build-to-suit science turing of structural steel from the outset. and technology campus. The Process Building information modeling (BIM) is We were one of the first customers of The Alexandria Center’s first building at a process involving the generation and Design Data of Lincoln, Nebraska who de- 225 Binney Street in Cambridge, MA, will management of a digital representation of veloped the SDS/2 3D modeling software. house Biogen Idec when the biotechnol- physical and functional characteristics of In 2004, Ocean Steel made 3D model- ogy company returns its executive offices a facility. The resulting building informa- ing of all structural steel components a to Cambridge in 2013. The world’s oldest tion model becomes a shared knowledge requirement on all our projects. Our in- independent biotechnology company and resource to support decision-making house modelers are very knowledgeable a Fortune 500 company, Biogen Idec uses about a facility from earliest conceptual in creating models for manufacturing, so cutting edge science to discover, develop, stages, through design and construction, BIM coordination is a natural progression manufacture and market biological prod- then through its operational life before its of these skillsets. ucts for the treatment of serious diseases eventual demolition. with a focus on neurological disorders. The SDS/2 structural modeling software Proponents of the methodology say that we utilize in-house is capable of exporting The six-story, 305,000 square foot, envi- companies who use BIM objects and model data for use by various model col- ronmentally sustainable building features virtual design/construction methods to laboration and clash detection software a glass and terra cotta facade, and will design, manage and store & update the packages. incorporate two historic buildings. files related to a construction project, The Team can save time, improve efficiencies and Co-location keep better records. The entire scope of a Because of the project’s fast track sched- Architect: Spagnolo Gisness & Associates project; from design, scheduling and cost- ule, Alexandria’s design and construction Structural Engineers: McNamara/Salvia

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“McNamara/Salvia, Inc. is excited by the 3D shop drawing review process using SDS/2 Global Review Station on 225 Binney Street. The early interaction with Ocean Steel has allowed us to collaboratively solve detailing issues and design to available materials.” team adopted a Highly Collaborative Project Delivery method projects, combined with Ocean Steel’s BIM capability made us the (HCPD) recommended by Tocci. The Architect, Engineer, Gen- logical choice for this project, and allows us to build on that track eral Contractor, and subcontractors selected for the project were record. those whose BIM capabilities and collaborative attitudes were the John Tracy of McNamara/Salvia summarizes: best fit to excel in an HCPD contract delivery method. The HCPD process takes the BIM process to the next level with co-location, “McNamara/Salvia, Inc. is excited by the 3D shop drawing review locating key team members from both the design team and major process using SDS/2 Global Review Station on 225 Binney Street. sub trades in the same place, and ensuring that everyone hears The early interaction with Ocean Steel has allowed us to collab- the same thing at the same time. Even with today’s communi- oratively solve detailing issues and design to available materials. cation technology, nothing beats proximity for simple, effective We hope this project delivery model creates more opportuni- communication. Why wait for the next document set, coordina- ties to encourage owners and developers to consider pairing the tion report, or SK, when your team can simply share information engineering design and detailing packages earlier in the project to and collaborate on the project in real time? accelerate schedules.” Models are developed and exchanged each day, so that everyone “It has helped the process that McNamara/Salvia, Inc. and Ocean has up-to-the-minute information. Steel have a long history of projects together. 225 Binney Street has been a unique opportunity to collaborate earlier in the project It’s not hard to see why building owners have much to gain from and integrate the design, detailing and shop drawing processes digitally managing the construction process: into one.” •  Better informed decisions regarding specifications and costs at the design stage; •  Reduction of design schedule; in this case, 9 months from no design to 100% CD’s and fully coordinated shop drawings vs. 18 months with a conventional scenario; • Fewer design changes as construction gets underway; RFI’s eliminated. Questions answered immediately; issues are re- solved in minutes and hours rather than weeks; • Clash Detection - virtually co-ordinate contract documents and shop drawings to identify and resolve geometric conflicts in advance of construction; • Less waste and fewer delays; • Better scheduling of trades and materials; • Accurate as-builts for future facility management; • Improved communication throughout the process; and • Better documentation for LEED accreditation. Past performance – leading to the future Ocean Steel has worked successfully with McNamara-Salvia, Consigli, and Tocci on a variety of projects in the past, and has provided steel for many of the buildings in the Kendall Square neighborhood of Cambridge. This work history with clients and www.oscoconstructiongroup.com CONNECTIONS • Spring & Summer 2012 27 projects

Rebar Division Update

contributed by GREG TIMS Metro Transit – Ocean Contractors – 59 Commercial & MIKE O’BRIEN Tons of rebar – 70,080 SF Mesh Multi-Tenant Distribution Centre, Monc- Institutional Bedford High School Phase 2 – PCL Con- ton, NB – Rice Const. – 22 Tons of rebar structors – 25 Tons of rebar – 257,600 SF Mesh Nashwaak Villa, Stanley, NB – Simpson Shaunslieve Apartments – Killam Proper- Building Const. – 71 Tons of rebar industrial ties- 438 Tons of rebar – 28,000 SF Mesh Transportation Discovery Centre, Monc- CP75 Doghouse, Potash Mine, Penobs- St Lawrence Residential – Fares Construc- ton, NB – Castle Rock Const. – 34 Tons of quis, NB – Opron Maritimes – 33 Tons of tion – 715 Tons of rebar – 27,200 SF Mesh rebar rebar Pebble Creek Apartment – Southridge Pavillon Sportif, Edmundston, NB – KA- Salt Shed, CFB Gagetown, Oromocto, NB Developments – 308 Tons of rebar – MCO Const. – 123 Tons of rebar – Myview Const. – 21 Tons of rebar 25,600 SF Mesh Springhill Institute Masonry Rebar, Sprin- Irving Oil Refinery, Various Projects, White Point Beech Lodge Reconstruc- ghill, NS – Wildwood Masonry – 47 Tons of Saint John, NB – Gulf Operators Ltd – 25.1 tion – JW Lindsay – 51 Tons of rebar – rebar Tons of rebar 28,640 SF Mesh

Turtle Creek Dam Expansion contributed by STEPHANE BELANGER

Ocean Steel’s Rebar department is currently working on the Turtle Creek Dam and Reservoir Expansion Project in Riverview, NB for Gulf Operators Ltd. The existing Turtle Creek Dam and Reservoir was completed in 1966 and is the primary water supply for Moncton, Riverview and Dieppe. The second dam and reservoir will triple the water storage volume and is projected to meet the growing water supply needs of Greater Moncton area for the next 50 years.

The expansion includes a second dam and spillway tunnel which is being constructed 5km upstream from the existing Turtle Creek Dam and Reservoir. Gulf Operators re- quires Ocean Steel to supply and install 929 tons of rebar. Ocean Steel began installing rebar for the intake structure and the 200 meter long by 4 meter diameter tunnel earlier this month. Ocean Steel Rebar’s scope of work is expected to be completed in late 2012. The entire water expansion project is anticipated to be operational by 2014.

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Rebar Division Update Shaunslieve Apartment Complex

contributed by DAWNE GRANDY

Allstar Rebar is currently providing steel for the new Shaun- slieve Apartments in Halifax, NS for Killam Properties. The new structure will be a two-tower Apartment Complex and CIBC Bank Building will require 437 tons of Rebar and 28,000 sq of Welded Wire Mesh. Allstar began work on the project in December 2011. contributed by RICK WILLISTON

Because of the location of the job site, delivery of the rebar The Construction Management of the new CIBC Bank build- required special coordination among the Allstar team. Large ing in Moncton is approaching completion. FCC Construc- transport vehicles cannot easily access this location, so the tion’s Civil Division has been involved with the base building team is delivering the rebar in smaller segments. The project of this project since its inception, managing the design as is expected to be complete in the fall of 2012. well as the construction. Other OSCO Group Members filled significant roles: Ocean Steel provided the steel design and construction; OSCO Rebar provided all reinforcing steel; Strescon provided the precast concrete column covers; OSCO Concrete provided the concrete supply; and FCC Electrical provided all the electrical.

With the base building down to spring items to complete, the bank Fit-Up of the interior is being completed by Bird Construction. Both will be com- plete for CIBC to be open for business at this new location by April 23rd.

The CIBC signage will put the finishing touch to the exterior of the building which features architectural stone, high alu- minum & glass lantern walls, and alpolic accents and trims.

The construction of this project was managed by Luke Johnson, Daryl Ross and Rob Murphy.

www.oscoconstructiongroup.com CONNECTIONS • Spring & Summer 2012 29 projects Atlantic Wallboard

contributed by KAREN MacVICAR

Marque Construction recently completed electrical and instrumentation support to the Atlantic Wallboard plant located on the east side of Saint John, NB. The plant produces various kinds of gypsum wall board for the Canadian market.

There are two sources of gypsum: one is a by product of oil and coal burning power plants; and the other is as a natural formation of rock. Gypsum from power plants is a high-quality, high- purity product produced when “scrubbers” are used to prevent the release of SO2 gases into the atmosphere. Atlantic Wallboard contributed by CHRIS BANKS, CET sourced its supply of this pure • Production Shaft Loading Pocket form of gypsum from both the Steel Diverter Chute, Measuring Coleson Cove power plant Boxes and Discharge Chute, Pica- located in Saint John and the dilly Potash Project, 82 tons of plate work. Belledune power plant located in northern New Brunswick. In • Service Shaft Loading Pocket the past few years however, with Steel Diverter Chute, Measuring these plants not operating year Boxes and Discharge Chute, Pica- round, and with the anticipation dilly Potash Project, 85 tons of plate work. of decommissioning in the next • Production Headframe Replace- few years, Atlantic Wallboard ment Steel, Penobsquis, NB, PCS Pot- had to look to other sources. ash, 9.6 tons of struct. steel and 550 sqft of fiberglass grating. One naturally occurring source of gypsum is a mine located • Route 1 Gateway Project (highway outside of Windsor, Nova Scotia. Because the gypsum is transported bridges), Saint John – St. Stephen, NB, from Nova Scotia as large rock by railcar, the mill required an expansion Dexter Construction, 16.5 tons of struct. and an upgrade to accomodate it. This rock has to be offloaded from steel. the rail cars by a gradall and put onto a conveyor system, sending it to • IOR RCC Warehouse Renovations, a crusher that produces smaller 3/8” rock. It is then sent to be further Saint John, NB, FCC Construction, 1.8 crushed into a powder similar to the gypsum from the power plants. tons of struct. steel.

Marque Construction was involved in all aspects of this work: from • Lifting Plates for Concrete the rock crushers; to the conveyors; to the instrumentation needed Bridge Girder Beams, Saint John, NB to monitor the product throughout the process. Marque was awarded & Bedford, NS, Strescon Ltd, 14.8 tons of three contracts, which they began in early October 2011. The majority plate. of the work was completed by the end of February 2012. • House Beams, various locations in NB, The first and largest contract, was for the rock unloading portion of General Contractors, 8.4 tons of struct. the plant - a new part of the process. The second and third contracts steel. were for mill upgrades resulting from market demands for products • Rolled Plates, Fredericton & Minto, such as mold resistant and lightweight sheetrock. This work included NB, L&A MetalWorks & Gaddess Industrial, the installation of MCC’s, PLC’s, various motors, cameras, fire alarm 14.5 tons of plate. systems and instruments required to monitor the processes.

Marque’s crews worked alongside the mill employees during the commissioning in December, with the first product being off loaded on December 15th. In total, Marque’s crews installed over 20,000 Miscellaneous feet of cables and 500 feet of tray. As always, Marque’s workers were extremely attentive to the safety issues that can arise when working with a running mill. Metals Division

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Strescon Rises to the Challenge of Matching 20 Year Old Precast on Expansion Project

contributed by KINNON BONA

Mixing up a Match in Dieppe, NB

The Irving building at 100 Midland Drive in Dieppe, New Brunswick, serves as the head office for Midland Transport. The original office building was- con structed over 20 years ago and is still a functional and growing office today.

Strescon Limited produced the architectural wall panels for the original office building at their Bedford, Nova Scotia plant. When Acadian Construction ap- proached Strescon in 2011, they wanted to remove 22 panels from the exist- ing building and install 106 new panels in order to expand 2 levels to create 41,400 square feet of additional office floor space.

The challenge for Strescon was to create a panel that was a match to the 20 year old originals. Strescon Bedford’s quality control department worked closely with Acadian Construction to produce samples until a near perfect match was found and panels were ready to be produced. After removing the panels on the original building in June, the production on the panels began in late-August, and were completed mid-October, when the installation of the new precast began. The new panels were erected in just 11 days and the new addition looks like it’s been a part of the building all along. www.oscoconstructiongroup.com CONNECTIONS • Spring & Summer 2012 31 public & community

New Steel Program May Offer Training Opportunities With Ocean Steel

Ocean Steel is currently working with Eastern College to provide St. John’s, Moncton, Fredericton and Saint John. The Saint John workplace opportunities for students enrolled in the College’s new College Campus of Eastern College is registered and approved by Steel Fabricator/Welder Program. the Dept. of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour for NB.

Known for over 20 years as CompuCollege, Eastern College recent- The yearly program commences May 14th, 2012 and is limited to 12 ly changed their name to better reflect the wide range of programs students per class. In addition to classroom studies, students of the offered today. Eastern College is a nationally recognized institution Steel Fabricator/Welder program will participate in a 4-week work that has been training students for over 25 years in Atlantic Canada, placement in a fabrication shop. Ocean Steel hopes to be able to offering over 40 diploma programs, with college campuses lo- offer opportunities to these students to take this work placement cated in seven major centres: Halifax, Dartmouth, Charlottetown, at Ocean Steel plant in Saint John, NB. The current work term is scheduled to run from Octo- ber 22 through November 16th, 2012, giving the students expo- sure to the realities of the work- place in their chosen field, and allowing them to apply learned knowledge through practi- cal, hands-on training. Today’s skilled trades careers require advanced problem-solving and technological skills. The CNC shop fabrication machinery at contributed by Ocean Steel’s 120,000 square VIVIAN CHAISSON foot plant includes the latest Helping Hands state-of-the-art equipment used in the industry today. OSCO Construction Group is a proud United Way...... 5,000.00 supporter of many organizations and na- Kennebecasis Lions Club...... 1,100.00 Graduates will have opportuni- tional associations who strive to support Canadian Cancer Society...... 400.00 ties in manufacturing, com- and better our communities. Each year, Saint John Theatre Company...... 850.00 mercial and industrial sectors. OSCO employees also receive corporate Saint John Police Association...... 425.00 Graduates who go on to com- sponsorship for their various volunteer American Heart Association...... 500.00 plete apprenticeship and obtain a Certificate of Qualification efforts, family sports activities, fitness Heart & Stroke - NB...... 530.00 with Red Seal, will have addi- pursuits, and in support of fundraising Fundy Trail Cancer Walk...... 100.00 tional opportunities for project for their friends/relatives facing tragedy. SJ Shrine Club...... 400.00 supervision, research and devel- Collectively, we know the financial sup- Carleton Community Centre...... 200.00 opment, or self-employment. port provided by our Company touches Mindcare NB...... 150.00 the lives of many and we are privileged Romero House...... 100.00 By offering work term place- to assist. Hospice Greater Saint John...... 100.00 ments to Eastern College Misc. Sports Sponsorships...... 4,075.00 students, OSCO will not only Following are some of organizations we Symphony New Brunswick...... 500.00 provide much needed work experience, but showcase the have contributed to in the past year: Saint John YM–YWCA ...... 1,000.00 steel fabrication industry and Touchstone Community School... 500.00 Ocean Steel in particular, as potential future employers.

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Steel division’s detailing software (Josh Dugas, Detailer). Every year, the students comment that they enjoy the tour of the Kids to Work Day Ocean Steel Plant, hosted by our Steel Business Development Manager, Bernie Blakely, and this year was no exception. The contributed by VIVIAN CHAISSON students were equipped with safety hats and glasses and, while on the tour, Bernie explained the steel fabrication process, OSCO Construction Group proudly hosted Grade 9 Students introduced them to plant personnel along the way, outlined for National Take Our Kids to Work Day on November 2, 2011. what the various pieces of equipment are for, and showed Each year, Grade 9 students participate in this annual program, them what each machine can do. geared to expose them to various career opportunities. It gives students the opportunity to job shadow a relative for the day The students returned from the plant tour for a pizza lunch with and, we believe, offers a great opportunity to teach students their parents/sponsors and then were invited to job shadow about the importance of safety, no matter what job they them for the remainder of the day. pursue, and teach them how our successful operations work. Sincere thanks to all employees who put presentations Eight of our employees had students who were able to together, made time to present and made the connections with participate this year. We provided the students with half a day of the students. presentations; an overview of our Company (Vivian Chaisson, HR Generalist), general workplace health and safety (Safety Coordinators, Duanne Shanks and Kelly Williston), tips on creating great resumes and practical interviewing skills (Recruiters – Amy Shanks and Ashley Dooks), and examples of our

agreed to give up their upper lip for the month. In support, the OSCO Group pledged that for every em- movember ployee that participated and raised at least $25.00, they would match contributed by MELISSA PATTERSON the $25.00. They also offered an extra paid day off as reward to the Movember - the month formerly known employee who raised the most by as November is responsible each year the end of the month. for the sprouting of moustaches on was thousands of men’s faces in Canada Congratulations to Kevin Young for $6,406.40 ($5531.40 and around the world. With their “Mo’s”, raising the most funds ($908.00) and from employees and these men and the women who support thank you for donating your paid day off $875.00 from the Company). There was them, raise vital funds and awareness for to the cause! Honorable mention should over $38 Million raised in Canada - more men’s health, specifically prostate cancer. also go out to the following employees: than any other country. Prostate Cancer Canada along with The George Lawson ($465.00), Movember Foundation are the men’s Jonathan Westphal ($581.92) and Thanks to everyone for making Movem- health partners of Movember in Canada. Brendan Clancy ($677.00) ber so successful by participating and donating. This past Movember, 36 “men of OSCO” By the end of the month, the total raised

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with our Strescon e-newsletter a hit with subscribers

contributed by KINNON BONA In the summer of 2011, Strescon published its first issue of the “Strescon Post” e-newsletter. Sent to Architects, Engineers, General Contractors and Developers, the e-newsletter is a new marketing campaign designed to bring more attention to our growing company, which is fast becoming a popular addition to people’s inboxes.

The e-newsletter will be sent out bi-annually, in March and August. Each issue will feature a number of items, including: recent news; product and project profiles; and information on any educational items we may be working on.

With internet marketing now such a prominent method of advertising, we hope that this new approach will bring even more attention to our company and the work that we do.

Interested in receiving the Precast Post? Send your email address to [email protected]

Passing the Baton in New England Gerald Grassby Takes Over New England Precast Sales for Doug Cringan

Strescon would like to inform its New England tion in the Boston Area. Jerry started with Ocean customers that after nearly 2 decades of market- Steel in 2002, and was one of the construc- ing and selling Strescon precast products from tion managers for both Ocean Steel and our Burlington, MA office, Doug Cringan officially Strescon. Jerry has 15 years of experi- retired on May 1st 2012. ence in Engineering/Construction and precast and has now officially taken The “go to guy” for New England precast, Doug over as sales associate for New Eng- spent many years in the industry, including 23 years land. Strescon values its customer with SAN-VEL Concrete Corp and 4 years with base, and looks forward to meet- Spancrete Northeast before joining Strescon. Doug ing their precast needs through has been recognized by many developers and Jerry’s expertise. construction managers as being a walking library of knowledge for understanding and building with We wish many years of happy, precast products. healthy retirement to our friend and coworker, Having 45 years experience in precast is something Doug. that is extremely impressive, so Doug’s wealth of knowledge and experience needed to be passed on. For the last 2 years, Doug has been mentoring and preparing Gerald K. Grassby (Jerry) for the Sales Associate posi-

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contributed by EMPLOYEE VIVIAN CHAISSON RECOGNITION

OSCO Construction Group will host the annual Employee goals. This event also allows us to recognize those employ- Recognition Dinner on Friday, May 11, 2012. This evening’s ees in our Group who have notably shown these core com- events are all about celebrating the dedicated service of petencies within the past year through a peer-nominated our employees. Each year at this event, we also take time to and management selected employee awards program. The award for significant years of service,Awards staff retirements, and evening’s formality is balanced with fun prize giveaways and professional development. As an organization, we seek to a corporate game that challenges contestants for a chance cultivate and inspire in our employees the core competen- to win the $1000 Cash Prize. We look forward to this event cies and approaches that allow us to realize our strategic once again this year!

OSCO Environmental Report Card

contributed by DAVID BISHOP Each of our employees can help reduce the environmental impact of their operation and the company. Employee ideas on The numbers for 2011 are in, ways to reduce waste, increase recycling, reducing energy and and the OSCO Construction water usage, are key to our environmental improvement. Group is doing very well in terms of Environmental Perfor- mance.

The graph on the right shows the scores for each of the OSCO Construction Group’s opera- tions for 2011. As you can see, all our operations are doing a good job and each continues to improve over time. The Borcherdt Concrete plant scored best overall in 2011.

The report card measures many things that go beyond simple compliance with rules and regulations. Continuous improve- ment and a focus on sustainability not only make our piece of the planet a little better, but help insure the future of our company.

www.oscoconstructiongroup.com CONNECTIONS • Spring & Summer 2012 35 people 25 Year Club Welcomes 6 New Members

n November 18, 2011, our 25 Year Club members gathered, as Othey do each year, to catch up with one another, enjoy a nice dinner, and welcome the newest members to their special group. Those invited to this dinner have worked 25 or more years as an em- ployee of the OSCO Construction Group and each year OSCO hosts a night just for them. This year, the evening was held at the Delta Brunswick Ballroom in Saint John, N.B., with over 70 in attendance. There are many in our 25 year club who are now retirees, so they always start the evening off arriving early to catch up with everyone they haven’t seen in a while! Everyone then gathers for a group pho- to before heading into the dining area for the meal. Strescon retiree, George Paisley, performed grace and presided over a moment of silence for the members who had passed away during the past year. The evening’s highlight is always the welcoming of new members, and this year was no exception. Six new members were inducted this year: Ron Estabrooks (Ocean Steel SJ), Leo Henry (Strescon SJ), David Drysdale (Strescon Bedford), Steven Robertson (Strescon Bedford), Brent Boyles (Strescon Moncton), and Rod Macintosh spouse was treated to a bouquet of flowers. (Ocean Steel Corporation). Company President, Hans O. Klohn gave a speech detailing There were four inductees able to be present at the evening’s various new projects the Group is involved with, and the positive dinner and each was presented with a watch or clock of their choice outlook for our organization and the industry in the new year. and thanked for their many years of dedicated service, while their The evening wound down with prize draws and each attendee was

Osborne Tatton ...... OSCO...... 1958. Adolph Wahlmann...... STR...... 1964. Paul McDermott...... STR...... 1968. PAST & PRESENT MEMBERS Ian MacKinnon...... OSCO...... 1958. Cecil Maxwell ...... OSCO...... 1964 Chris Hachey ...... STR...... 1969. Hans W. Klohn...... OSCO...... 1955 Douglas Wiggins ...... OSCO...... 1958. George Chapman ...... OSCO...... 1964 Gerald Marks...... STR...... 1969 Raymond Vautour ...... OSCO...... 1955 Jack Williston ...... OSCO...... 1958. Francis Currie ...... OSCO...... 1964 John Doiron...... OSCO...... 1969. Gerald Durley ...... OSCO...... 1955 Norman Oliver ...... OSCO...... 1958. Thomas Hinam ...... OSCO...... 1964 Martin Ryan ...... OSCO...... 1969. Francis Gogan...... STR...... 1955. Don Melvin ...... OSCO...... 1959. Lloyd Ginn...... STR...... 1964 Daniel Vienneau...... OSCO...... 1969. Donald Isnor (Sr. )...... STR...... 1955. Doug Messer ...... OSCO...... 1959. Ralph Whittaker...... OSCO...... 1964. Thomas Hinam...... STR...... 1969. Philip Miller...... STR...... 1955. James Hennessy...... OSCO...... 1959 Roche Galluchon ...... STR...... 1964 Francis Hebert...... STR...... 1969. Charles Williston...... STR...... 1955. Alfred Savoie ...... OSCO...... 1959. John Morgan...... STR...... 1964. Leonard Robichaud...... OSCO...... 1969. Hans Schmidt ...... OSCO...... 1955. Erik Liedstrom ...... OSCO...... 1959. Gunter Unger ...... OSCO...... 1965 Arthur Arnburg ...... Marque...... 1970 John Tobin...... STR...... 1956. Walter McGrath ...... OSCO...... 1959. Thomas Crowley...... STR...... 1965. Peter Cox...... OSCO...... 1970. Leandre Savoie...... OSCO...... 1956 Bertha Arseneau...... OSCO...... 1959. Rose Robertson...... STR...... 1965. Valerie LeBlanc...... Group...... 1970. Thomas Woodman ...... OSCO...... 1956 Robert Griffiths...... OSCO...... 1960. Kenneth Cole...... Marque ...... 1965 Jim McKenna...... OSCO...... 1970 Willard Crowley...... OSCO...... 1956. Dorothy McGrath...... OSCO...... 1960. Harry Walker...... OSCO...... 1965 David Kierstead...... STR...... 1970. Welden Paul ...... OSCO...... 1956. Angelo Knappic...... STR...... 1960 Emerson Cousins ...... OSCO...... 1965 Brian Case...... OSCO...... 1970 Herbert Eichmann ...... OSCO...... 1956. Raymond Vienneau ...... STR...... 1960 Emil Dreyer...... STR...... 1965 Tom Findlay...... OSCO...... 1970 Paul Mackin ...... OSCO...... 1957. Herman Morin...... OSCO...... 1960 James McKinnon ...... STR...... 1965 Fred Brown...... OSCO...... 1971. John Fres ...... STR...... 1957. Joseph Frigault ...... STR...... 1960. James Levine...... OSCO...... 1965. Lionel Hancock ...... OSCO...... 1971. James Mill ...... OSCO...... 1957. Joe McNeil ...... OSCO...... 1960. George Sharpe ...... OSCO...... 1966. Raymond Goguen...... OSCO...... 1971. Ralph Hopps ...... OSCO...... 1957. Gerry Belzil ...... OSCO...... 1961. Vincent Gautreau...... OSCO...... 1966 Pat Oakley...... OSCO...... 1971 Fran Oulton ...... OSCO...... 1957 William Morrow ...... OSCO...... 1961 Maurice Devost...... STR...... 1966 Terry Arseneau...... OSCO...... 1971 Basil Bogle ...... STR...... 1957. Doug Damon ...... STR...... 1961. Andy O’Hearon ...... OSCO...... 1966. Sidney Larusic ...... Marque...... 1971 Archie Moore...... OSCO...... 1958. Gerry LeBlanc...... STR...... 1961. Terry King...... OSCO...... 1966. Walter Forgraves ...... OSCO...... 1972. Ron Goodine ...... OSCO...... 1958. John Cosgrove...... STR...... 1962 Eleanor Thomas ...... Marque ...... 1966 Roger Allain...... STR...... 1972. Roy Davis ...... OSCO...... 1958. Dave Loomer...... OSCO...... 1962. Valentin Cernjak...... STR...... 1966 Joseph Crowley...... STR...... 1972 Walter Patterson ...... OSCO...... 1958. Fred Beckett...... OSCO...... 1962 George Paisley...... STR...... 1966. Hugo Bursich...... STR...... 1972 Gordon Lewis ...... OSCO...... 1958 Eugene Haines...... OSCO...... 1962 Leo Maurice Wallace ...OSCO...... 1967 Joseph Hector...... STR...... 1972 Fritz Klohn...... OSCO...... 1958. Don Eisner...... OSCO...... 1962 Norman St. Coeur...... OSCO...... 1967 Kenneth Underhill ...... STR...... 1972 Zoltan Nevelos ...... OSCO...... 1958. Laurence Seale...... OSCO...... 1963 Grant Maxwell...... STR...... 1967 Rodger Weeks...... OSCO...... 1972 Leonard Kinsella ...... OSCO...... 1958. Guy Daigle ...... OSCO...... 1963 Melvin Peacock ...... OSCO...... 1967. Henry Myers...... OSCO...... 1972 Leroy Hill ...... OSCO...... 1958. Gerald Martin...... OSCO...... 1963 Joseph Ovide Frigault .OSCO...... 1967. Alfred J. Condon...... Schurman....1972 John Boudreau ...... OSCO...... 1958. Bruce Holder...... OSCO...... 1963 Alfred Ward...... STR...... 1968. Wayne Smith...... Schurman....1972 Earl Anderson ...... OSCO...... 1958. Harold Donovan ...... STR...... 1963 Gerald Muise ...... STR...... 1968 Edmund Gallant...... Schurman....1973.

36 CONNECTIONS • Spring & Summer 2012 www.oscoconstructiongroup.com people 25 Year Club Welcomes 6 New Members contributed by VIVIAN CHAISSON

given a copy of our fall issue of Connections Magazine. A great night for a great group 255 Members more Years of of people. See you all next x 25 Years (plus)= than 6375 Service!! year!

Darryl Kingston...... OSCO...... 1973. Donat Richard...... OSCO...... 1976 Eric Nolan...... STR...... 1980 John Sparks...... OSCO...... 1984 Denis Brideau...... STR...... 1973 Delbert Mason...... OSCO...... 1976. Gary Cairns...... STR...... 1980 Bruce Beckett...... OSCO...... 1984 Joseph Mullin...... STR...... 1973 Gerard Rioux...... OSCO...... 1976 Richard Roy...... STR...... 1980 Christine Boyd...... Strescon...... 1984 Donnie Ritchie...... OSCO...... 1973. Joseph Caissie...... OSCO...... 1976 Donald Greenslade...... STR...... 1980 Mike Lewis...... OSCO...... 1984 Gordon Haines...... OSCO...... 1973 Brian Lane...... OSCO...... 1976 William Davis...... Schurman....1980 Leo Cox...... OCAL...... 1985 Jack Delaney ...... OSCO...... 1973 Stephen Taylor...... OSCO...... 1976. Jim Isnor...... Group...... 1981 Gregory Currie...... Strescon...... 1985 Steve MacNeill...... OSCO...... 1973 Lawrence Maloney...... OSCO...... 1976. Joyce Murray...... Group...... 1981 David Dunnett...... Strescon...... 1985 Donald Grimmer...... OSCO...... 1973 Clarence Allain...... OSCO...... 1976 Jeff Price...... Group...... 1981 Randy Gallant...... OSCO...... 1985 Richard Melanson...... OSCO...... 1973 William Bennett...... STR...... 1976. John Hilchey...... STR...... 1981 William Gates...... OSCO...... 1985 John Hachey...... STR...... 1973 Rick Gavel...... STR...... 1976 Doug Murphy...... STR...... 1981 Bernard Harrington...... Borcherdt....1985 Robert Gogan...... STR...... 1973 David Irvine...... OSCO...... 1976 Jim Johnson...... FCC...... 1981 John Jones...... Strescon...... 1985 George Grass...... OSCO...... 1974 Kenneth MacLean...... Schurman....1976 Ron Theriault...... OSCO...... 1981 Hans Olaf Klohn...... Group ...... 1985 Howard Dryden...... OSCO...... 1974 Harrison Wilson...... OSCO...... 1977 Ronald Basque...... STR...... 1982 Eric LeBlanc...... Borcherdt....1985 Gorden MacQuarrie...... OSCO...... 1974 Bruce Durley...... OSCO...... 1977 Kevin Basque...... STR...... 1983 Timothy Logan...... Group ...... 1985 Raymond White ...... Marque...... 1974 Tim Latter...... OSCO...... 1977 Abbey Duguay...... Marque...... 1983 Daniel Mailman...... OCAL...... 1985. Robert Dunham...... STR...... 1974 James Anderson...... STR...... 1977. Randy Malin...... STR...... 1983 Richard Thibodeau...... Borcherdt....1985 Clinton Swim...... STR...... 1974 Alden Killen...... STR...... 1977 . Ron Ward...... Marque...... 1983 Stewart Totten...... Strescon...... 1985 George Gray...... OSCO...... 1974 Vince Davis...... OSCO...... 1978 David A. Hume...... Strescon...... 1984 Gaetan Vaillancourt...... Strescon...... 1985 Herb Stanley...... OSCO...... 1974 Donald Dorey...... STR...... 1978 Norman D. Hazelwood.Strescon...... 1984 Randsford White...... OCAL...... 1985 Jack Rackley...... STR...... 1974 Raymond Drisdelle...... STR...... 1978 Michael Belding...... Strescon...... 1984 Vernon J. Wilson...... Strescon...... 1985 Philip Thompson...... STR...... 1974 John Paul Gionet...... OSCO...... 1978 Fernand Duguay...... OSCO...... 1984 Ron Estabrooks ...... OSCO...... 1986 Gerald Duguay...... Marque...... 1974 Barry Harrison...... STR...... 1978 W. Wayne Morgan...... OSCO...... 1984 Leo Henry...... Strescon...... 1986 Jean H. Richard...... Marque...... 1974 Edward Hebert...... STR...... 1978 Gary Bogle...... Strescon...... 1984 David Drysdale...... Strescon...... 1986 Charles Wedge...... Schurman....1974 Laurie LeBouthillier...... STR...... 1978 Kenneth Parlee...... OSCO...... 1984 Steven Robertson...... Strescon...... 1986 John A. Hume...... Schurman....1974 John Marks...... STR...... 1978 James F. MacFarlane.....OSCO...... 1984 Brent Boyles...... Strescon...... 1986 David Murray...... Schurman....1974 Kevin McGrath...... STR...... 1978 Bruce Gogan...... Strescon...... 1984 Rod Macintosh...... OSCO Corp...1986 Paul Biggar...... Schurman....1974 David Oliver...... OSCO...... 1978 Carl Parlee...... OSCO...... 1984 Lawson Murray...... Schurman....1975 Keith Wedge...... Schurman....1978 Michel Roy...... Strescon...... 1984 Sandra Garnett ...... Marque ...... 1975. Harold Cavanaugh...... OSCO...... 1979 Michael Atkinson...... Strescon...... 1984 Audrey Knodell ...... OSCO...... 1975. Clarence Savoie...... OSCO...... 1979 Lorenzo Sr. Savoie...... Strescon...... 1984 Jessie Smith...... OSCO...... 1975. Don Isnor (Jr.)...... STR...... 1979 Douglas Oliver...... OSCO...... 1984 Tom Adams...... OSCO...... 1975 Terry Hoar ...... Marque...... 1979 Malcolm Belding...... Strescon...... 1984 Karl Butler...... OSCO...... 1975. Gerry Higgins...... Group...... 1980 Michael D. Eroh...... OSCO...... 1984

www.oscoconstructiongroup.com CONNECTIONS • Spring & Summer 2012 37 people Irving Hockey League Action Congratulations Melissa! contributed by GREG OSMON contributed by MELISSA CONDLY

The Irving Hockey League is a local recreational On November 16, 2011, the OSCO Group’s league that runs from mid October through mid Melissa Patterson became the proud March on Sunday afternoons at the Lord Beaverbrook recipient of the “New HR Leader Award” Rink (LBR) in Saint John, New Brunswick. presented at the Atlantic Canada Human Resources Awards banquet in Halifax, NS. The league consists of 8 teams: FCC; Ocean Steel; Strescon; Gulf Operators; Irving Oil; Local 213; Jacob’s; This award is presented to a promising and Irving Equipment. The stipulated rule is that 50% HR professional at an early stage in their of the team’s players must be employed from the Irving career, who has demonstrated through affiliate sponsoring the team. their actions and behavior, that they are committed to their profession by: This year’s division 1 winner was the Irving Equipment team who defeated the Ocean Steel Hawks to win the • Participating in professional associa- best of three series in two straight games. The division 2 tions or extra-curricular activities with winner was the Irving Oilers who defeated the Strescon an HR focus Sharks in the best of three series in three games. • Demonstrating initiative in applying human resources knowl- edge and skills Ocean Steel Hawks finished the regular season in nd2 place, • Consistently demonstrating respect for others, objectivity, pro- Strescon Sharks in 5th place & FCC Chiefs placed 8th overall. fessionalism, ethical practice • Promoting appropriate application of HR principles FCC Roster: Ben Kilpatrick, Dave Harrison, Jason • Influencing others with respect to the value of HR Johnson, Steve Adams, Justin McAdam, Scott Patterson, Melissa has worked very hard in her role as OSCO Group Benefits Jon Allen, Chandler McDevitt, & Daniel Kilpatrick Administrator, to position herself as a benefits expert and a con- Ocean Steel Roster: Randy Gallant, Mike Jones, Pat sumate HR professional. She has shown considerable effort and Ouellette, Adam Fraser, Len Andrews, & Peter Dougay commitment to education, and has proven her value to both her team and her customers time and time again. Strescon Roster: Chris Thompson, Nick Hatt, Jason Brown, Scott MacMichael, Mike Neill, Brendan Clancy, We are very proud of Melissa’s accomplishment - please join us in Justin Bell, Luke Ferguson, Wade Osmon, Frank Godsoe, & congratulating her on this great achievement! Tom Hinam

Once again, Company President, Hans O. Klohn hosted team presented prize draws for a variety of great gift cards the annual holiday lunches for staff employees in New throughout the meals, and everyone received their copy Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Kicking off the celebrations of the Fall and Winter issue of Connections at the end of on November 30, 2011, the Nova Scotia staff employ- the celebration. ees had dinner at the Comfort Hotel in Halifax. This was followed by a week of daily lunches held at Head Office Mr. Klohn spoke to each group about the successes of the building in Saint John, providing employees with a won- companies over the past year and his sincere appreciation derful variety of meals catered by River’s Edge Catering. for the work that each group does. The president also On December 16, 2011 the beautiful waterfront Delta spoke of his projections for the upcoming 2012 year and Fredericton Hotel served as the backdrop for the Ocean expressed his well wishes for a safe, happy and prosper- Steel Fredericton staff employees. The final two holiday ous new year for employees and their families. lunches were held at the Strescon Saint John office build- A special thank you to all employees who volunteered ing, and were also catered by Rivers Edge Catering. their time and talents to assist in decorating for this year’s The President and members of the company’s executive festive season! Holiday Lunches Holiday

38 CONNECTIONS • Spring & Summer 2012 www.oscoconstructiongroup.com people FRESH FACES OCEAN STEEL congratulations! William Wilson...... Detailer Josiah Matthews ....Designer in Training Congratulations to Erica Haines Trevor Watters...... Project Manager Family Additions: (Ocean Steel) who married Darrell Jose Oliveira...... Shop Foreman Congratulations to Jason Johnson Campbell on September 25, 2011 OSCO GROUP SERVICES (Kennebec Construction Services) in Hampton, NB. and his wife Angela who had a Susan Ogden....Payroll /Benefits Analyst baby girl in November, 2011! Congratulations to Chris Fulton Mike Neil...... Accounting Specialist (OSCO Group Services) who mar- Fred Stewart...... Technical Analyst Congratulations to Jonathan ried his new bride, Laura on June Nick Hatt...... Promotion – I.T. Manager Westphal (OSCO Group Services) 25, 2011 on Cape Breton Island, NS. and his wife Sarah who had a baby STRESCON BEDFORD girl in February. Eric Dahr...... Runner /Stores Assistant Congratulations to Dawne Grandy Engagements: STRESCON SAINT JOHN (Allstar Rebar) and her husband Congratulations to Vanessa Klohn Troy, who welcomed a baby boy (OSCO Group Services), who will Enrique Silveyra...... QC Inspector on February 29th, 2012 – a little be marrying fiancé David Clark on David Nowak...... Design Engineer brother for Alexis, named Ethan May 1st Dennis Washuck...... QC Inspector Derek Grandy (7lbs - 13oz)! Congratulations to Chris SACKVILLE CONCRETE Congratulations to Scott MacMi- Thompson (OSCO Group Services) Lesley Robinson..... Office Administrator chael (OSCO Group Services) and who recently got engaged to his wife, Heather, who had a baby Monique Theriault. The happy boy on April 3rd, named Reid Ar- couple will be tying the knot on nold Richard weighing 8lbs, 6ozs. July 20th, 2013 at Saint Anthony’s church in Fredericton. COMING EVENTS Congratulations to Linda Dixon (York Steel) who welcomed grand- daughter Mischa Claire McMullan Aug 11...... Company Picnic on December 5th. Parents are Tricia Applause: Sept 15...... Group Golf Tournament & Patrick McMullan of Petawawa. Congratulations to Jean Guy Par- Nov 7...... Take Our Kids to Work Day ent (Ocean Steel) who recently Nov 9...... 25 Year Club Dinner attained his Welding Supervisor Nov 28...... Bedford Holiday Lunch Marriages: certification through the Canadian Dec 3-11..... Saint John Holiday Lunches Welding Board (CWB). Dec 8...... OCAL Holiday Party Congratulations to Chelsea Mc- Dec 12.....OSCO-Conklin Holiday Lunch Guire (OSCO Group Services) and Congratulations to Fred Wood- Dec 14...... OSCO-Fred Holiday Lunch Jason Presley (Ocean Steel) who cock and Bill Nantel, Ready-Mix were married on November 11, truck drivers with OSCO Concrete’s 2011, in Saint John, NB. Strescon-SJ plant. Fred and Bill AUGUST both recently passed their “Con- Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat SEPTEMBER Congratulations to Allister Mood Sun crete Delivery Professional” course Mon Tues (OSCO Group Services) and his 1 2 3 4 Wed Thurs through the Atlantic Concrete Fri new bride, Karlee, who were mar- 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Sat Association. This now makes a 2 ried on January 3, 2012 in Las 3 4 1 total of 6 of Strescon-SJ’s current 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 5 6 Vegas! 9 10 7 drivers who have completed this 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 11 12 8 16 13 Congratulations to Steve Adams 17 18 14 15 training. 26 27 28 29 30 31 23/30 19 20 (OSCO Group Services) who mar- 24 25 21 22 Congratulations to Dave Loomer, 26 27 ried Christina Miller on October 1, 28 29 who is about to reach the 50 Fri Sat 2011 in Saint John, NB. NOVEMBERWed Thurs Mon Tues DECEMBER YEARS OF SERVICE mark! Dave Sun 3 Sun 1 2 Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Congratulations to Heather Wilen joined Ocean Steel as a detailer 9 10 7 8 1 (FCC Construction) who married on July 1, 1962. Over the years he 4 5 6 15 16 17 2 3 4 5 6 Peter MacKenzie on November 5, has also worked as a checker, chief 12 13 14 7 8 11 24 9 10 2011 in Saint John, NB. draftsman, assistant chief drafts- 21 22 23 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 20 man, and senior checker. 29 30 16 17 18 19 20 26 27 28 21 22 25 23/30 24/31 25 26 27 28 29

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