FCC Coordinates Team Effort on Diamond Jubilee Cruiseship Terminal

fall & winter 2012

The biannual newsmagazine of t he OSCO Construction Group FCC Coordinates Team Effort on Diamond Jubilee Cruiseship Terminal

Irving Oil Refinery • Broad Institute • Topping off 225 Binney Profile on Architectural Precast • Employee Recognition Awards pg.10 pg.19 pg.32

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3 Message from the President profiles

priorities 10 Product Profile:Architectural Precast The Vincent Coleman; King’s Wharf; Royal View Apartments; The Grain- 30 Group Safety News ery; The Trillium 31 Environmental Due Diligence 14 Customer Profile: Fares Inc. 32 Company Profile:MacLean’s Concrete projects A warm hello to our newest Group members; A look back at 59 years of MacLean’s Concrete 4 Diamond Jubilee Cruise Terminal

6 Miscellaneous Metals Division public & community 7 Irving Oil Refinery Mid-Continental Crude project & East Campus Project 34 Connecting with the Community Sculpture Saint John; Steel Day; National Precast Day; Touch a Truck; 15 Zionville Bridge NSCC Award; Pte. David Greenslade Memorial Bursary 16 225 Binney topping off 17 351 Water Street people 18 Broad Institute 37 Hans O. Klohn Honoured with 2011 CPCI Fellow 20 Pouring it On: Ready Mix & Aggregates Updates Award Halifax Airport; Nova Scotia Power Dam Rebuilding; Kennebecasis 38 Employee Recognition Awards Dinner Library Expansion; Sewell-Carleton Parking Garage; Waterside Centre; Leon’s; PEI Dental Clinic 40 Dave Loomer Celebrates 50 Years of Service with 23 Dept of National Defence Ocean Steel 24 Port of Halifax Expansion 40 Retirement Lane Howard Dryden; John Myers; Douglas Cringan; James Milton; Roger 25 Banking on FCC MacDonald; Richard Thibodeaqu; Brian Case; Robert Taylor; Dale Card. Bank of Montreal; TD Waterhouse 42 Group Golf Tournament 26 Re bar Maximum Security Detention Facility; Transportation Discovery Center; 42 Group Picnic Lansing Court Apartment Building; Misc Projects. 43 FCC Softball Champs 28 Picadilly Update 43 OSCO Bursary Winners Raw Water Pumphouse; Diesel Storage Building; Ore Feed Pump; Mine Supply Air Complex. 43 Fresh Faces OSCO 43 Congratulations construction 44 Our Locations group

CONNECTIONS is the biannual magazine of the OSCO on the cover... Construction Group, published every Spring and Fall to share news and information with our valued customers & employees Members of Strescon Atlantic’s erection team set a piece of architectural precast in place for the facade Comments and submissions are greatly appreciated and may be sent to the editor/designer: Tammy Legacy, c/o OSCO Construction Group of Saint John, New Brunswick’s Diamond Jubilee 400 Chesley Drive, Saint John, NB • Canada • E2K 5L6 email: [email protected] 2 CONNECTIONS • Fall & WinterCruise 2012 Terminal. www.oscoconstructiongroup.com Message from the President

market in New Brunswick, other markets building skills between ourselves. To help Looking back offer great promise, such as Labrador & with this, we have started monthly “team over 2012, we’ve had a busy summer and Newfoundland. building” management meetings in all of fall. Our ready mix division was very busy our Group Sectors. At the same time, we in the Halifax market with record volumes. We’re also encouraged to see the signifi- are revamping our MicroSoft SharePoint Given the size of the Halifax market, we cant activity in the Boston area; particu- corporate networking website to allow for are in the midst of installing a GPS track- larly in the institutional, health science easier sharing of our institutional knowl- ing system for all our trucks and pumps. and high-rise residential segments. We edge between all of our employees. At the same time, we are reconfiguring anticipate that after the American presi- our dispatching system to integrate with dential election more construction will Teamwork remains the most important this GPS tracking to upgrade our level occur along the northeastern Atlantic attribute that we, as an organization, can of service and optimize the usage of our seacoast in Connecticut, Rhode Island and improve. If any one of us fails in fulfilling ready mix fleet. New York. This should enable the Ocean the important role we play, then we all fail as a group. It’s not about Although in New Brunswick Teamwork remains the most important attribute individuals with the best per- the ready mix market slowed formance: it’s about how well considerably, the market in that we, as an organization, can improve. If any the team works together! PEI remained fairly steady. one of us fails in fulfilling the important role we The acquisition of MacLean’s We want all team members Ready Mix Concrete has gone play, then we all fail as a group. to understand what role they extremely well. We are very can play in helping the entire pleased to have this well run organiza- Steel plant in New York State to stay busy; OSCO Group to succeed. At tion join OSCO Concrete. Both Doug especially with the Canadian-to-American the same time, we need to better explain and John MacLean have stayed with the dollar projected to remain at par. what overall impact a team member’s ac- company and continue to provide the tion may have beyond just what happens great service they have been noted for in The uncertain economic times in North in a particular department. For example, eastern PEI. At the same time, James Reid America and the European Union makes designing something that’s easy to fabri- has assumed the duties of PEI Operations moving from one construction jurisdic- cate but more expensive to ship or install Manager and this has allowed our services tion to another vitally important to our fu- is not necessarily a win for the team! in PEI to be coordinated throughout the ture success. For this reason, we continue I want to once again thank all of our team province. to work hard at developing our skills to open and service more geographic mar- members for their significant contribu- In our structural steel and precast kets. This starts with identifying opportu- tions to making 2012 another successful concrete divisions, we have undertaken nities in new markets, timely marketing & one for the OSCO Construction Group. projects located in several geographic sales efforts to win contracts and building I am looking forward to the challenges markets throughout Canada and the a strong project management infrastruc- of 2013 and I know with the talent and eastern United States: from Boston; to ture to service these distant markets. dedication in our organization that it will Halifax; to St. John’s; to Fort McMurray. be another successful year for us all! Geographic diversity continues to play Without good communication and team- an important role to ensure we continue work between all of our departments & to find profitable opportunities for our divisions, we would not have been successful in making this happen. I believe steel and precast concrete sectors. As Hans O. Klohn some markets slow down, like our local we need to develop even stronger team- President, OSCO Construction Group www.oscoconstructiongroup.com CONNECTIONS • Fall & Winter 2012 3 projects

The Saint John, New Brunswick With the first ship scheduled to waterfront continues to grow arrive at the terminal on Septem- with the construction of the ber 5th 2012; and design only Diamond Jubilee Cruise Terminal. Diamond beginning in the fall of 2011; it Named in honour of Queen Eliza- was recognized that this project beth’s 60th anniversary on the was on a very tight schedule. It British throne, this new project was critical that FCC Construc- was initiated by the Port of Saint Jubilee tion work closely with both the John to meet the growing needs Client and the design team to of both the Disney cruise ship line solve scheduling, cost control, and the cruise ship industry in and constructability issues. De- general. Construction of the new spite many design details, added terminal started in late November Cruise scope and working through 2011 and was completed in Oc- winter weather on the Saint John tober 2012. FCC Construction’s waterfront, the ship arrival date civil division provided construc- remained unchanged. tion management services from the early design phase through Terminal Through teamwork, careful plan- project completion. ning and efficient work on site, the first Disney cruise ship was The new terminal is located on able to arrive as scheduled. Since Water St., just south of the exist- then, the terminal has continued ing Marco Polo Cruise Terminal. to serve the various cruise lines This contemporary facility offers and passengers who call on the a number of amenities for tour- Port of Saint John while FCC contributed by: ists visiting Saint John. These Construction completed work Carl Blanchard, features include a 400 ft. ped- on site. Tim MacDonald, Dave Dunnett, way, which is used to safely and STEWART TOTTEN & Stephane Belanger efficiently offload cruise ship- pas While the project was delivered sengers, washroom facilities, and both on schedule and within budget, “safety first” contin- a large assembly area where pas- patio. The upper roof features a ued to be the approach taken sengers can sign up for tours of South- patio which is open to the public on site. Overall, this ern New Brunswick. The terminal also and provides a spectacular view project was completed contains space which will be accessible of the Saint John waterfront with zero lost time to the general public. The second level and an opportunity for an up has a rentable banquet room serviced close view of visiting cruise ships. by a full kitchen as well as a roof top

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accidents, which is a great accom- Terminal. The precast consisted of plishment for a project of this size. 31 plinth panels, 6 large arches and Following the proper safety regula- 3 small arches. Strescon Qual- tions, conducting on-site orienta- ity Control department worked tions and ensuring all site person- closely with FCC, Saint John Port nel wore proper PPE, were key Authority and Toss Architecture strategies to meeting this target. which resulted in a precast sample being approved for use on March The FCC Project Team consisted of 13th. The approved sample Construction Manager Bill Wood- consisted of two separate finishes house, General Site Supervisor and multiple pigments to achieve Daryl Ross, Sitework Supervisor a blend between the architectural Rob Murphy and Site Administra- brick and reflective glass windows tor Robin Young. Project estimat- as seen on the building. ing and tendering was carried out by Shauna Miller and Kyle Due to the building enclosure Blanchard. requirements, Strescon engineering and Strescon Atlantic devised A special thanks to all of the site connections that did not pierce and office staff for pushing this the building exterior seal. All con- project forward to it’s success- nections were located between ful completion. Special thanks the building exterior framing and especially goes out to Daryl Ross the inside face of the precast. and Bill Woodhouse who spent many extra hours of their own time A successful precast fabrication during the week and week-ends to was the result of Strescon’s new make sure deadlines were met. We batch plant being able to precisely have built a great business rela- batch repetitive mixes as well as tionship with our client and a great Strescon’s Quality Control depart- deal of thanks must go to Daryl ment and shop personnel ensur- and Bill for their efforts. Thanks Just wanted to send out a thank you ing quality product was produced. guys! Precast fabrication began in late for all the hard work and effort you March and was completed by the In addition to the prominent role and your teams have put into having the end of May. that FCC’s Civil Division played in Terminal ready for today. It has been the construction of the Diamond amazing to see it all come together in Precast installation consisted of 2 Jubilee Cruise Terminal, other phases, the first phase was to install members of the OSCO Construc- such a short time. The Port greatly the large and small arches in May tion Group contributed products, appreciates what has been accomplished. and the second phase to install the including: Ready-Mix Concrete & smaller plinth panels in July. Tyler O’Rourke P.Eng. Precast Concrete on the building; Port Engineer, Saint John Port Authority as well as Precast Pipe and Rebar • elsewhere on site. Ready-Mix Concrete I just wanted to echo Tyler’s comments OSCO Concrete’s Strescon-Saint Precast Concrete and pass along my thanks to each of you, John plant started supplying Ready not only from myself but also on behalf Mix concrete for this project in The new Terminal was constructed January 2012. The concrete mixes with a structural steel framework of the President and CEO. September 5th was always a tough date to work used were of a normal variety, but clad with masonry and precast the interior slabs utilized a con- panels. Strescon Saint John was towards, but it was critical that this not crete mix which enabled it to be awarded the contract to supply and fall back for so many reasons. The termi- ground down and polished, leaving install 10,200 sq.ft. of architectural nal looks fantastic, and you should all be a terrazzo-look to the floors inside. precast for the Saint John Cruise very proud of your accomplishment. continued on next page...

Andrew Dixon, CITT Sr. Vice President, Planning and Development & Acting President and CEO, Saint John Port Authority www.oscoconstructiongroup.com CONNECTIONS • Fall & Winter 2012 5 projects

The exterior concrete at the entrance ing environmental Rebar incorporated an exposed aggregate mix products which chosen by the architect to blend in with included: four 750 www.sjport.com Ocean Steel’s Rebar divi- the interior Polished concrete look. In diameter catch sion also played a role in this total, 2600 cubic metres of Ready-Mix basins; five 1050 di- project, as a subcontractor was supplied over a period of 8 Months. ameter catch basins; to Paul & Bruce Martin Limited. one standard 1050 OSCO Rebar provided 36 Tons of rebar Pipe valve chamber; and four custom 1800 for five 175-Ton bollards at the Diamond diameter valve chambers with custom Jubilee and Long Wharf sites. Work on Strescon’s Pipe division was also part of covers and custom valve chamber pads. the project began in July and the bol- the Cruise Ship Terminal team, provid- lards were completed this fall.

Miscellaneous Metals Division

contributed by CHRIS BANKS, CET NB, E. Cummings Contracting, 9.4 tons of struct. steel.

• Underground Material Handling • Logging Bridge (21ft), Atholville, NB, Phase 1, Hoppers and Chutes c/w liner AV Cell, 2.8 tons of struct. steel. wear plates, Penobsquis, NB, PCS Potash, 121.8 tons of plate work. • Westmorland Substation, Saint John, NB, Saint John Energy, 8.1 tons of • New Transfer Bridge, Port aux galvanized struct. steel. Basques, NL, Brook Construction, 30.2 tons of misc. metals. • Production Headframe Replace- ment Steel, Penobsquis, NB, PCS Pot- • Extension to St. Andrews Wharf, ash (old site), 2.1 tons of struct. steel. St. Andrews, NB, GW Doucette Construc- tion, 20.2 tons of struct. steel. • House Beams, various locations in NB, General Contractor, 7.2 tons of struct. • Craig Brook Bridge, Perth Andover, steel.

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Around the Refinery On-Site With OSCO Construction Group Members at the Irving Oil Refinery

tray. New motors and Variable Frequency Drive controllers were installed and commissioned. Thousands of feet of Mid-Continental Crude: electric heat tracing was installed and is ready for operation. New instrumentation and control systems have Ocean Steel been placed in service. contributed by MARIO LEBOUTHILLIER & BERNIE BLAKELY The project schedule required specific equipment becom- Cheap western crude prices are driving the North Amer- ing operational while other scope of work remained under con- ican oil industry to find creative ways to ship oil east where struction in the same areas. This presented its own unique chal- refineries are struggling to remain competitive. lenges, particularly with safety to all involved on site, as rail car traffic increased. As rail cars were shunted (moved into or out The Irving Oil refinery in Saint John, NB is working on their of position) worker access to the site was limited to non train own solution. Canada’s largest oil refinery, Irving Oil has been car areas. Marque employees needed to perform prefabrication bringing in crude from the west by rail to supply its 300,000 work outside the area, in order to remain productive and on barrel-per-day refinery in recent months and is working on schedule. At the time of this writing, Marque has just received inking long-term supply contracts for continental crude. the last work order for this project. The entire project will be completed within a few weeks, on budget and on schedule. Ocean Steel’s Saint John, NB; Fredericton, NB; and Conklin, NY fabrication plants have been working together to fabricate and install approximately 63 tons of structural and miscellaneous steel for the Mid Continent Crude Offloading Project. ESJ Rail Spur Lines

The last portion, comprising 302 pieces of handrails in various At the East Saint John Terminals, a major project called the ESJ lengths, was delivered in mid-October. Irving Oil had some Rail Spur Lines has transformed the face of the Irving property very urgent delivery requirements for this project, which at the south-east corner of Courtenay Causeway and Bayside required Ocean’s office, plant, and field employees to step Drive into a brand new train car unloading facility. Spur lines are up and work overtime hours, in order to meet the customer extensions from the main rail line. Irving Oil required this facil- deadline. ity to become operational as soon as possible to take advantage of the increased availability of Mid-Continental Crude oil. Marque Construction Marque’s scope of work involved a total relocation of the existing ESJ Terminal 12,470V electrical service. The new overhead contributed by PETER HIGSON cabling and hydro poles have been installed skirting the spur line unloading facility and are now connected to the newly In the last edition of Connections, we wrote about Marque’s installed underground service cabling. Connection and energiza- involvement in the Mid-Continental Crude Project at the Irving tion of the new service involved major planning, permitting and Oil Refinery’s train car loading facility. The project required scheduling with Saint John Energy, NB Dept of Public Safety, City Marque to install thousands of feet of new cabling and cable continued on next page...

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of Saint John and ongoing ship traffic/operations at the ESJ Ter- installation of thousands of feet of instrument cabling and cable minals. Marque employees endured inclement weather as well as tray as well as new instrument junction boxes, new instruments, a long, hard day and night as the final stages in the project were and rework of pneumatic tubing. Marque has scheduled 8 days completed. The facility is now operational and Irving Oil opera- for final connections and commissioning of the equipment. This tions will be receiving upwards of 40 rail cars per shunt. Marque’s work will ensure the fail safe operation of these units should an scope of work will be ongoing, installing permanent lighting, upset to daily operations occur. During the turnaround Marque control systems and electric heat tracing. As was mentioned in will begin working on the F12601 Furnace Safety Upgrade Proj- the Mid-Continental Crude project, the safety of Marque employ- ect located in the South Process Area. Although much of the ees and all will be paramount as rail car traffic increased. scope of work will be performed post-turnaround, some installation such as cabling and cable tray must take place while the furnace is out of service as under normal operating conditions it Central Satellite Logic would be too hot and too dangerous to work on. Over the last several months Marque has been successful in Manager Upgrade Project meeting the schedules for project completion required by IOL. The annual Fall Turnaround (annual scheduled maintenance We would be remiss if we did not mention the long hours and shutdown) at the IOR will start mid September. Marque is well hard work performed by Marque employees, supervi- into its pre-turnaround work on the Central Satellite Logic sion and IOL coordinations person- Manager Upgrade Project. The work in the Central Satellite, nel. Many Thanks. #3 Crude Unit and recently upgraded Visbreaker Unit involves

www.irvingoil.com New East Campus Project Comes contributed by ABBEY DUGUAY to Life at the Irving Oil Refinery & DAN MAZEROLLE

In the current economic climate, small Construction to manage the project. as voice lines to Grandview Avenue. This and large businesses alike must take the new service will also provide for the necessary steps and action to weather The East Campus Engineering Facility new Guard House at the Gate 8 entry the storm. This is especially true for is the latest and largest installment of a just north of the new building as well as industries such as petroleum, where modular office concept at the Refinery. future development to the west. A new downturns in a specific market can have TOSS Solutions, the project Designers, 8 inch fire line was also included for a debilitating effect on margins, profits developed a modular office approach protection of all structures in the East and bottom lines. to meet operational needs and align Campus area. with the Refinery’s dynamic space Irving Oil Limited, in response to the requirements moving forward. The exterior of the building has challenges of the economy, has target- The structure is composed metal cladding to match the ed the reduction of recurring costs to of 18 office modules joined finish on surrounding struc- reduce overall expenditures. Four years by two service modules. To tures. All building services are ago, several groups working at the Re- add a twist to the project the located in the three foot crawl finery were relocated to a rental space Designers created three distinct space below each level, making in the Saint John city core. This was in- sections, each offset from the installation a difficult challenge. tended to be a temporary location until other by 20 feet and 4 feet in elevation. the completion of the new Corporate This allowed the structure to take ad- The project began in June 2012, with Head Quarters on Long Wharf. Once vantage of the natural grade where the the first two modules arriving on site again the downturn in the economy building is located, minimizing site work July 16th. Due to the scheduled Turn- back in 2008 resulted in the new office and foundation depths. around at the Refinery beginning mid structure being shelved. To allow the September, IOL required the Project relocation of personnel to a more per- To support the new complex as well Solutions Group on site by September manent location, IOL made the decision as the previous modular office directly 15th. The balance of personnel reloca- to construct a new office building on south, new service infrastructure was tions would occur on October 15th and Refinery property and contracted FCC installed for water and sewage as well October 23rd. After much planning,

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hard work and long hours, the design sound masking system, network cabling, and construction teams were able to OSCO Group Teamwork network cabinet and UPS back-up. complete the building on time to accommodate the aggressive schedule. In addition to the Project Management Work on the East Campus building skills of FCC’s Civil Division, other OSCO involved the installation of new sus- Along with the East Campus Engineer- Group members involved in this project pended direct/indirect interior lighting ing Facility, another structure directly included: OSCO Concrete’s Strescon-SJ throughout, a 600amp 208volt service across Grandview Avenue (former Tech- plant, who supplied ready-mix for all entrance, fire alarm system, sound nico Building) was completely reno- foundation work, and OSCO Rebar, who masking system and new decorative vated to accommodate the Document supplied and installed reinforcing steel surface mounted convector heaters as Management Group. This group was for foundations. well as new floor communication rack relocated to the newly renovated office and UPS back-up. on September 8th, requiring many long FCC’S Electrical division provided the hours by the construction team. electrical on this project. In July, Ron In parallel with the installation of the Rathje and his team began the renova- electrical equipment, over 28,000ft of We are now in the final completion tion at both buildings. With the Septem- Cat6 data cabling and 15,000ft Cat5e stage with personnel relocated, grass in ber completion date already in sight, voice cabling was installed in the 3ft place, trees planted, picnic tables ready his team wasted no time beginning the crawl space for the new workstations. and final yard lighting arriving. FCC is electrical interior demolition of the ex- proud to have been involved with the isting 3,000 square foot Grandview Ave. An enormous amount of coordination development and construction of the building. This building was brought back was needed to complete this project on East Campus Project and look forward to life with new suspended direct/indi- schedule. FCC electrical team super- to assisting with future develop- rect lighting throughout, new 200amp visor Ron Rathje and his lead hands ments. 208volt distribution panel and new Denny Lowe and Ben Kilpatrick as well decorative surface mounted convec- as the other electricians, worked long tor heaters as well a days and multiple weekends to successfully complete this project on schedule.

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Product Profile: Architectural Precast No single construction method lends itself to a more dazzling array of architectural treatments than precast prestressed concrete. Rich aggregates, decorative shapes, reveals and attractive stone and masonry veneers can all be employed to express a wealth of architectural detail.

contributed by: KINNON BONA

is difficult to imagine an archi- concrete projects a quality appearance tectural style that cannot be and offers years of maintenance free ADVANTAGES: It VERSATILITY expressed with this material. Precast operation. With Strescon Limited’s architectural concrete is not only compatible with all precast concrete wall panels, the pos- structural systems, it can be designed Quality precast concrete, produced and sibilities are endless. Adding a cornice, a to harmonize with and complement all erected under stringent quality controls, bullnose, reveals, or various colour and other materials. Precast has the design effectively resists corrosion and damage texture options, provides design flexibili- flexibility of shape, colour and size in and retains its good looks for years with ty to create unlimited looks for buildings. virtually any finish or texture. Designs no significant staining, discoloration or can range from historical to contem- surface decay. Required maintenance is SPEED OF CONSTRUCTION porary and project a strong distinctive low - saving plenty of money and incon- The sooner a building is completed, the image. The use of architectural precast venience over the life of the structure.

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The Trillium

controlled CSA/PCI certified plant under a chemical retarder is put down so that the highest quality control standards. the concrete won’t set at the face of Our quality control department ensures the panel. This leaves the aggregated that every piece meets the custom- exposed with a very natural finish. ers specifications as well as the highest industry standards. HEAVY SANDBLAST A heavy sandblast will take away most of ECONOMICAL the concrete, exposing more of the ag- There are many different options for gregate, giving the panel a natural look making architectural precast concrete with a very consistent colour. the economical cladding choice for your building. By consulting with Strescon MEDIUM SANDBLAST Limited in the early conceptual stages of A medium sandblast has the same design, we can help create an efficient process as the heavy sandblast but it and cost effective building while keeping exposes less aggregate and shows more with the design requirements. Making concrete and sand. This allows for the economical choices such as textures, ag- colour in the sand along with the colour gregates, panel-size and shapes, colours in the aggregate to be showcased. and panel repetition will help with the overall cost. The speed of construction LIGHT SANDBLAST also improves the cost by enclosing your After the architectural concrete panel building quicker. is set and taken out of the bed, it is sandblasted. A light sandblast gives the ENERGY EFFICIENCY architectural concrete panel a com- Building green energy-efficient build- pletely different look. By exposing very ings are becoming a high priority in the little of the aggregate and more sand construction industry and using archi- and concrete, it gives the panel a very tectural precast concrete panels will help smooth finish, showcasing the colour you obtain that goal. The high thermal of the sand. While this finish can be very mass of concrete keeps the fluctuations attractive, it is more difficult to achieve a of temperature outside, while controlling consistent colour throughout the panel. the temperature inside. Precast concrete can also help gain points towards LEED certification by producing little waste RECENT PROJECTS: Halifax, NS is currently experiencing the in our plants, using local materials and biggest apartment building boom in creating a low maintenance and durable decades. Not surprisingly, many devel- cladding system. opers are turning to Strescon’s precast concrete for their projects, such as the Precast concrete offers many different high-profile examples below. colours and textures, from a basic form grey through to a stained formliner finish. Careful selection of finishes can turn The Vincent Coleman a basic building design into an award Sitting next to one of the major railways winning masterpiece. It is not uncom- into Halifax, it’s fitting that this upscale sooner it can earn income for the owner. mon to have precast elements with apartment building is named after a train When using architectural precast con- more than one finish. Some of the most dispatcher and one of the many heroes crete, work can continue on the job site common finishes are listed below. throughout the year with minimal delays from the Halifax explosion – Vincent caused by weather or material schedules Coleman. The building can be clad in a fraction FINISHES: This 9-storey, 124 unit building was of the time compared to other cladding EXPOSED AGGREGATE constructed in 2010-2011 on an open site materials - saving time and money. Natural stone used as an aggregate in concrete can be a beautiful thing, and next to the St. Andrew’s Community Cen- tre on Bayer’s Road. It now acts as one of HIGH QUALITY CONTROL an exposed aggregate finish can ac- the first and most welcoming views when Precast/Prestressed Architectural wall complish that. When the architectural entering Halifax from the highway. panels are manufactured in a climate concrete panel is set in the casting bed, continued on next page... www.oscoconstructiongroup.com CONNECTIONS • Fall & Winter 2012 11 product profile: architectural precast

Royal View Apartments the grainery

The Vincent Coleman King’s Wharf Buildings A and B

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Concrete was introduced by the ancient stalled on the front face of the building. LEED registered, multi-unit residential Romans and was used as a primary ma- development in Atlantic Canada. terial in Roman architecture. Although For “The Keelson” (Building ‘B’) Strescon a very old material, concrete is still very provided 56 – 6” solid architectural To achieve the LEED points neces- relevant to modern architecture. The precast pieces. Both buildings used sary for that distinction, the developer Vincent Coleman exhibits a lot of Ro- white cement, along with local sand and and the architect chose to incorporate man style references, such as arches, aggregate providing a clean and modern miscellaneous architectural precast on cornices and columns, to create a very look for the new development. the exterior of the building. Precast gave Romanesque looking building - a classic them points both for using local materi- look that never goes out of style. Royal View Apartments als that produce very little amounts of waste, and for being a product with In order to achieve this look, the archi- Located in an up-and-coming area such a long life-span. tect worked with Strescon Limited to of Halifax, Mount Royale, Royal View provide the precast concrete - a prod- apartments will be ready for occupancy Altogether, Strescon Limited and uct known for its quality and consis- by the end of 2012. Located between Borcherdt Concrete provided 184 - pre- tency as well as design flexibility needed the new entrance to Bayers Lake and cast architectural panels and 435 - Mis- to create the architectural features. Dunbrack St., Mount Royale has been cellaneous precast components includ- Strescon provided 262 (51,636 sq.ft.) ar- developing quickly over the past few ing accent squares and balcony covers. chitectural precast concrete wall panels, years, with high-end homes and apart- The light sandstone colour grounds the with 96 of those pieces being decorative ments. The market for high quality rental building and blends very nicely with the cornice panels. accommodations has been very com- brick exterior. petitive in the Halifax area and they are King’s Wharf in high demand. The name Royal View The Trillium Apartments is very fitting, considering Buildings A and B the building is located on the highest Named after a flower that is found in peak in Halifax, giving the occupants one Halifax’s Public Gardens, The Trillium The King’s Wharf development is lo- of the best views in the city. was completed in early 2012. A 19-sto- cated on the waterfront of Dartmouth, rey, 84 unit residential and commercial Nova Scotia. Sitting directly on the edge In order to make this apartment stand building, The Trillium brings new mean- of Halifax Harbour this neighborhood out among the rest, the architect and ing to upscale urban living in Halifax. is quickly becoming one of the most developer chose architectural precast With beautiful views from all sides and cutting-edge and sought after neigh- for the exterior of the building. Working a location within walking distance of borhoods in the city. The development with Strescon, the developer and the any amenity, this building has brought is designed to have all amenities located architect came up with a final design new life to one of Halifax’s most popular in one convenient area, making a new which included 164 pieces of solid 6” areas. definition for high-end urban living. wall panels and 38 pieces of solid 6” There will be a marina, boutiques, a cornice panels with a buff medium The Trillium was designed and built boardwalk along the water, as well as 4 sandblast finish and light sandblast by W.M. Fares. During the conceptual new luxury apartment buildings. bands. The bands around the window stage of the design, W.M. Fares turned as well as the cornice feature add a very to Roy Willworth, one of Halifax’s most Buildings A and B, located on the east- distinguished look to the precast wall renowned architects (in association with ern side of the property are known as panels. These features, combined with DRKR Architects) and an avid supporter “The Anchorage” and “The Keelson”. the access to all amenities, the spacious of the precast concrete industry, to help These buildings are sitting along the and modern apartment features and the with the design of the building. Shubenacadie Canal and Halifax Har- emerging surrounding area, gives this bour and are going to be the first build- W.M. Fares approached Strescon about building a new level of luxury. ings to be completed and occupied. using Architectural precast concrete panels as an exterior cladding on the Using architectural precast concrete on The Grainery upper floors. Strescon worked closely the exterior of these buildings allowed with the architects during the design State-of-the-art and sustainable designs the blending of the contemporary and phase to ensure that the most efficient are quickly becoming the most essen- modern themes of King’s Wharf. It also design was achieved, without taking tial requirements when designing an gave them an efficient and sustainable anything away from the appearance urban, upscale apartment building. The exterior cladding system. of the building. In the end, the precast Grainery, located in the South end of blended perfectly with the glass and For “The Anchorage (Building ‘A’) Halifax, has continued with this trend. It brick used on the rest of the building. In Strescon provided 126 – 6” solid ar- is within walking distance of downtown all, Strescon provided 152 solid architec- chitectural precast pieces. Included in Halifax, and close to all amenities. The tural panels and 23 cornice panels. those, were radius panels that were in- building is the first privately developed, www.oscoconstructiongroup.com CONNECTIONS • Fall & Winter 2012 13 customer profile:

ticated, high-end real estate projects. Fares’ current project, King’s Wharf in Dartmouth, is a $500 million, mixed- use residential community, designed to feature: 1,300 residential units; a 200 room hotel and convention centre; and 230,000 square feet of retail, dining, entertainment, office and commercial space, on the Halifax Harbour.

Set in what used to be the Dartmouth shipyards, developer Francis Fares’ plan was to bring a new upscale development to the coastal town of Dartmouth. Francis first came up with the idea for this project in 2006. It was one of those incredible opportunities that have never been seen before, and Francis brought a vision to the project that was about Customer Profile: youth, vigor, excitement and a modern international way of living in our city.

“We’re building a community where people of all ages and groups can work, live Fares Inc. and enjoy the harbour. The future has arrived for Dartmouth, it is so exciting. The potential for economic development in downtown Dartmouth is incredible.”

The King’s Wharf site has southern exposure to the harbour entrance and great views, but the special, unique feature of this property is the water. Because the property included 20 acres of pre-confed- eration water, regulations allow Fares to build right out onto the water - something which couldn’t be done anyplace else.

“We envision this development as a Changing the Skyline of Halifax Harbour mixed use community where people can work and play. They can walk down and buy their fresh produce, they can go to As the developer of Dartmouth, Nova from Saint Mary’s University and currently the baker, do their banking, or be close Scotia’s most high-profile development sits on the Board of Directors for the Hali- to health care facilities. It is like building in years, Fares Inc. is garnering a lot of fax Chamber of Commerce. a community one piece at a time. It will attention. The King’s Wharf project is not have all the services of a small town. It’s only creating an entire “community” on a Working with key partners, Fares Inc’s a sustainable community. It’s residen- piece of previously under utilized water- fully integrated team manages all criti- tial, office, retail and institutional all put front property, but it is changing both the cal components required to undertake together in the right proportions. It will shoreline and the skyline of the city. large-scale, mixed-use developments including financing, design, construction, be alive in the day time and alive in the Headquartered in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, marketing and sales. night time. The quality of life is all there, Fares Inc. is lead by Francis Fares. Raised everything that you need, will be built in Lebanon; Francis Fares immigrated to Fares Inc. has been transforming ad- right in.” Canada in the late 1980’s, where he has dresses into destinations for over 20 King’s Wharf has been designed to lived for the past 23 years. He holds a years and has a reputation for consis- experience, first and foremost the view, Masters Degree in Business Administration tently developing and managing sophis-

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but the idea was also to bring the view and the oceanfront feel inside. “There is a lot of interest in being able to have your own boat outside your door. Kings Wharf will have its own marina, including a high speed water taxi.”

“It will be quite a unique live, work, play experience that we don’t have right now. I can’t imagine anyone who wouldn’t want to live at Kings Wharf. This certainly will be an iconic development. We’ve designed an iconic tower that is 33 stories high on Halifax Harbour with 360 degrees of views, nothing but water from all angles.” Zionville Bridge This development shows confidence in Greater Halifax, which is very positive contributed by: Mario LeBouthillier & Bernie Blakely in terms of long term stability. The time is now right for a development like this one. It’s a win, win for everybody. It will The Saint John, NB plant has become very efficient over the last few years in be a win, win for the residents in the fabricating plate girders, which are becoming increasingly common in commer- new project. It will be a win, win for the cial building frames as architects become more creative. This development has businesses in the project. . allowed us to revisit the local bridge market where recently we were awarded the Penniac Stream bridge, and the McAdam Railway Line bridge (see Connections There are a lot of post cards out there Spring & Summer 2011). that will have to be reprinted, because there will be a new view of Halifax Har- Our latest addition to this list is the Zionville Road Route 8 Underpass, located a bour around the world and it will include few kilometers North of Fredericton, NB for the company Dunbar Construction and feature the tower at Kings Wharf. Ltd. Ocean Steel’s Saint John shop supplied four main girders with shop attached shear studs. The main girders were six feet deep and 148 feet long after field Teaming up with Strescon splicing. In addition to the main girders, Ocean also fabricated six abutment diaphragm Kings Wharf Buildings A and B are plate girders, intermediate WT K-frames, and WT lateral braces required to com- Strescon’s first jobs with Fares Inc.. For plete the structure. The total weight was 121 tons. Fares, the reasons for going with Precast was speed of erection “They were able Detailing started in December 2011 with fabrication starting near the end of Feb- to enclose their building quicker allow- ruary 2012. The steel was delivered mid August 2012. ing them to get started on the interior work”; and aesthetics “They were looking for a sleek modern appearance which precast was able to achieve” According to Fares, they have received many positive comments on the design of their first two buildings. Teaming up with AllStar Rebar

AllStar Rebar, Kings Wharf buildings are not their first work with the developer. In addition to supplying over 1000 tons of rebar for Buildings A & B combined, they had previously supplied rebar for both a 14-unit apartment building and a 27-unit condo building on Crown Drive in Halifax.

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225 Binney topping off

contributed by: JASON PRESLEY

Ocean Steel is currently wrapping up work on the 225 Bin- ney building in Cambridge, MA for Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc., in cooperation with the contractor Consigli Construction Inc.. The Binney Street Building will be an office space for client Biogen Idec Inc., and is being built as a combination of new structure and the retrofit of existing structures as part of an overall Binney Street rehabilitation currently underway in Cambridge. Ocean Steel began work on the project in October of 2011, including detailing, consulting and fabrication (which began in January 2012) and Steel Erection (which commenced June 7, 2012). Ocean Steel supplied and installed close to 1600 tons of structural steel, 800 tons of joists and 4200 square feet of deck including all accessories. Erection of the main new building ended in mid Octo- ber 2012, with some retrofit inside of an existing building and the tower crane infill steel work to follow. This project was OSCO’s first BIM (Building Information Model- ing) project. What makes this process unique is that all work was completed 100% in our steel model and the model was then issued to the EOR for approval of the pieces within the model for use in fabrication. No shop drawings or erection plans were required. Since there are joists on this 8 floor project OSCO received and im- ported model files from the joist manufacturer into weekly model uploads. Not only were the models used in the steel fabrication approval process but also in the coordination process for clash detec- tion with all of the various trades who running their ducts, piping or electrical components around and through our steel and joists. On September 10, 2012 Consigli Construction Co., Inc. held the customary topping off Ceremony where a white painted beam signed by all of the workers was hoisted into position in front of a large crowd of onlookers including upper management from Alex- andria Real Estate Equities, Inc. and the Mayor. The new building is expected to be ready for it’s tenants in late 2013.

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fall of 2011 marked the official ground-breaking of 351 The - the first new office building in downtown St. John’s Newfoundland in more than 25 years. Developed by East Port Properties Limited and designed by PHB Group, 351 marks the beginning of a new age in the city’s waterfront development. “We are pleased to offer downtown St. John’s a building that incorpo- rates the latest sustainable practices, for a truly healthy, efficient and interesting working environment.” says East Port Properties 351 President John W. Lindsay. While architecturally designed to encompass the long-standing Water heritage of Water Street charm, 351 will also incorporate the best of today’s newest technologies. It is the first sea water heated and cooled building in Newfoundland and Labrador. A Canada Green Building Council LEED® registered building, 351 has been de- Street signed to achieve Gold level certification. This stunning new development includes an innovative six-storey, 165,000-square-foot office tower above prime retail and commer- Strescon cial space, and a 446-car garage. Supplies Precast Strescon Limited’s Precast Division supplied the parking garage. Production on the precast components started on September Parking Garage 29th, 2011 and was completed on April 11th, 2012. for Downtown In total, Strescon supplied 1061 precast pieces and 22 steel Delta- Newfoundland beams. The precast pieces supplied included: 351 double tees; 85 columns; 61 inverted tee beams; 1 rectangular beam; 42 shear- Development walls; 49 load-bearing spandrels; 48 non load-bearing spandrels; 54 stairs & landings; 101 load-bearing walls; 9 curved spandrels; and 260 Strescore planks. contributed by: J.P. LaCHANCE This project was truly a team effort. The inverted tee beams and Strescore planks were produced at the Strescon Saint John Plant; the stairs & landings were produced at the Borcherdt Plant; and the rest of the precast pieces were produced at the Strescon Bedford Plant.

Precast installation and erection was done by American Steel & Precast Erectors and began on April 2nd. Erection finished on June www.threefiftyone.ca 22nd and is now open for cars. Com- pletion of the 351 project is set for 2013.

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new Broad Institute Project at 75 Ames Street in The Cambridge MA is located in the heart of Kendall Square. Formally affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as well as Harvard University and its affiliated hospitals, the Broad Institute is a genomic medicine research center. The institute is named after Eli and Edythe Broad, and allows collaborative, cross-disciplinary research between physicians, geneticists, and biologists.

The new facility will consist of a 15-story building accounting for more than 375,000 sq ft. Of this, 250,000 square feet of research and administrative space will be provided, through a series of connector bridges, to Broad’s existing headquarters at 7 Cambridge Center. www.broadinstitute.org The development will also include ground level retail space. www.suffolkconstruction.com STRUCTURAL STEEL

In early January 2012, Ocean Steel was awarded the contract by Suffolk Construction Company Inc. of Danvers, MA to supply and erect: 5400 tons of Structural Steel and Plate Work; 350,000 square feet of decking; and 3700 square feet of grating. The expansion is being built adjacent to and over an existing parking garage.

One of the more complex features of the new structure is the use of 12 super columns, each measuring 80 feet long, being carefully placed down through 6 existing floors of the parking garage. Built in halves weighing in at approximately 20 tons per piece, the super columns support the portion of the new structure that overhangs the existing parking garage at the 6th floor. This floor is framed with 19 plate girders, the heaviest sections being 60 feet long and weighing 57 tons.

Aside from site logistics, another major challenge was the aggressive schedule. This was overcome by having all three of our fabrication plants (Conklin, NY; Saint John, NB, &

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Fredericton, NB) working on the project has also solicited the services of High nections is installed in a timely manner. to achieve a continuous flow of struc- Steel Structures Inc in Pennsylvania to tural steel to the site. fabricate and coordinate shipping for 10 Strescon’s Saint John facility began extra heavy plate girders. fabricating the precast in mid August Detailing for all of the shop drawings and is expected to be complete by late was prepared by our in-house Detailing Erection is scheduled to be substantially October. Department. IFC (Industry Foundation complete by January 2013. Broad ex- Classes) files were submitted weekly to pects to move into their new building in The building will consist of 153 pre- Suffolk for their use in coordination with mid – 2014, consolidating much of it’s stressed spandrels and 307 pre-cast all of the trades. The Structural Engi- local operation in the process. column covers / infill panels. The neer, McNamara/Salvia Inc, used a precast panels will be erected by Daniel global review station to stream- PRECAST CONCRETE Marr & Son Co.. Installation is scheduled line the approval process and to begin in late December 2012 and be reviewed shop drawings In December 2011, Suffolk completed by the end of February 2013. directly from our electronic Construction awarded Strescon Strescon’s new sales and construction building model. Limited the contract to supply associate Bryan Myers will be working and install 460 precast units for on-site with Suffolk Construction and Ocean Steel subcontracted the Broad Institute. the erection of the building to Marr to ensure the precast is Daniel Marr and Son Co.. Deck- Strescon has been working installed per schedule and deal ing is being supplied by Vulcraft of New closely with Ocean Steel, with with issues that may arise. York, Inc.. Grating will be supplied by both company’s engineering / Borden Metal Products. Ocean Steel detailing departments sharing internal drawing packages to ensure the precast and steel final con-

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NS Power dam rebuiding

PouringPEI Dental Clinic It On Leon’s Furniture

Halifax Airport

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the concrete temperatures. “This gave For the second year in a row, Nova Sco- Halifax Airport the placing crews more time to work tia Power Inc. issued contracts for major contributed by DAVID BANCROFT with the concrete and helped ultimate power dam restoration work at their St. strengths, as the cooler concrete en- Margaret’s Bay sites near Tantallon, off This past year, the Halifax International sured a more complete hydration of the highway 103. Airport Authority (HIAA) decided to cement”, stated Marcattili. Daeco Contracting, led by Randolph extend the length of its main runway by The first end was completed in early Coombs, was awarded two of the 2000 feet to allow larger cargo planes September and the crews moved to the three contracts issued, which involved to land. The extension was divided be- Zulu gate end. As September pro- demolition and restoration of the exist- tween the two ends and involved both gressed, the weather cooled off and ing Coon Pond and Sandy Lake power asphalt and concrete surfaces. Dexter was able to resume a daytime dams. Work on both sites began for The concrete portions, called ‘blast pouring schedule. The concrete was Daeco in early June, with concrete work pads’ and ‘turning pads’, were con- placed on structed at the extreme ends. “The rigid the ground, concrete pavement can easily handle 450mm thick, OSCO Concrete’s Halifax Operations Manager the extreme wheel loads produced by by two trucks David Marcattili set up an ice station at the plant the slow turning planes without the at a time and added ice to each truck during the loading before it was permanent deformations experienced process to lower the concrete temperatures. by flexible pavements such as asphalt. leveled and The ends of the runway also experi- finished with a “This gave the placing crews more time to work ence extreme heat from the jet exhaust deck machine. with the concrete and helped ultimate strengths, when pilots hold position and bring the Dexter con- as the cooler concrete ensured a more complete engines up to speed. These tempera- struction hydration of the cement”, stated Marcattili. tures have little effect on the concrete”, coordinated explained Dexter’s Project Sponsor. the on-site beginning on July 6, 2012. OSCO Con- Dexter Construction was awarded the concrete placing, which was the largest crete was awarded concrete and pump contract for the extension early in the concrete project that the airport had supply at both sites. spring and subsequently selected OSCO seen in years. Projects of this nature Concrete to supply the ready-mix for are a good fit for Dexter and OSCO, as Coon Pond, the smaller of the two proj- the project. This involved delivering both are large companies that bring ects, required 1300 meters of 30MPa 5500 cubic meters of 35MPa concrete. resources to the table beyond the scope concrete. Sandy Lake, which is still a The work started in June and the first of many smaller companies. work in progress at press time, requires portion proceeded without incident. 2700 meters of 30MPa. All concrete When complete, the longer runway will is and was pumped, utilizing all of our The second round of work, starting allow larger planes to land and provide boom lengths, from the 32 meter to in late August and running into Octo- smaller planes a greater chance to land the 47 meter. Pour sizes ranged from ber, was more challenging. The Au- in poor weather. This project highlights 45 meters to as large as 200 meters gust ambient temperatures were very the superior qualities of concrete as a per day, which sometimes strained our high, prompting Dexter to move the building material and is evidence of the mixer resources, due to the 2-hour pour schedule to nights in an attempt HIAA’s commitment to the future. travel time back and forth. to overcome the heat and prema- ture drying effects of the wind. OSCO OSCO concrete worked alongside its Concrete’s Halifax Operations Manager Nova Scotia Power sister company Allstar Rebar on this David Marcattili set up an ice station at Dam Rebuilding project. Allstar was contracted to supply the plant and added ice to each truck the reinforcing steel to both sites. contributed by DAVE MARCATILLI during the loading process to lower continued on next page...

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Waterside Centre Kennebecasis Library Carleton-Sewell Parking Garage

the concrete structure will have been The new building consists of a support Kennebecasis supplied by Strescon Ready-Mix and structure with a slab-on-grade design. Library expansion Strescon Precast. It is a pre-engineered steel building with metal-clad insulated wall panels. contributed by DAVID DUNNETT Waterside Centre The project began in the fall of 2011, This past summer, OSCO Concrete’s contributed by TRACY DOBSON with the construction of the first half of Strescon-Saint John plant provided ready- the new building. Leon’s continued to mix for the Kennebecasis Public Library For the first time in almost 20 years, a operate their existing business until the expansion in Quispamsis, NB for Bird new office building is being erected in first half was completed this spring, and Construction. The $6 million expansion downtown Halifax. Armour Group has then moved into that new section. The consists of a structural steel framework taken on the task of constructing the old store was then demolished before clad with a combination of siding and new tower, while preserving the façade work continued to construct the second brick veneer to match the existing library. of six historical buildings. The 9-storey half of the store. Waterside Centre will take up the down- OSCO Concrete supplied ready-mix town corner block of Duke, Hollis and OSCO Concrete provided a total of concrete over a three month span for Lower Water Street and carry a price tag 1400 cubic metres of concrete, most of the first section of the project. A small of $25 million. which was poured in four 300+ cubic amount of exterior concrete was also metre pours. poured this fall, during the second phase. Construction began on the building in February 2012, with the reinforcing of The new section opened this fall, dou- the three and four-storey heritage build- bling Leon’s retail outlet space. Sewell-Carleton ings. OSCO Concrete began pouring Parking Garage footings and columns for the structure in May of 2012. A special chemical PEI Dental Clinic contributed by DAVID DUNNETT called kyrton needed to be added to contributed by PAUL BIGGAR OSCO Ready-Mix’s Strescon-SJ plant the concrete in order to provide water- has been supplying ready-mix to PCL proofing for the building. Conventional Early this summer, OSCO Concrete’s Ltd. for the Sewell-Carleton Parking Ga- waterproofing couldn’t be used on this Schurman-Summerside plant complet- rage project in Saint John, New Bruns- building, due to the concrete being ed pouring ready-mix on a new dental wick for the past 1.5 years. poured against the historical structure. office, for General Contractor, Welling- ton Construction. OSCO Concrete is currently pouring slabs Part of the new Provincial Justice Com- for the structure and hopes to have the Located on Central Street in Sum- plex, the garage is also located near 5000 cy poured by December 31, 2012. merside, PEI, the new building houses Saint John’s hockey & entertainment dental offices, a medical center, and arena, Harbour Station. The new $16.5 insurance office retail space. million parking garage will have entranc- Leon’s es on the top of the hill, off Carleton Schurman provided approximately 400 contributed by DAVID DUNNETT Street, and near the bottom of the hill cubic yards of concrete. Construction on Sewell Street. When complete, it will This past summer, OSCO Concrete started in September 2011 and the final provide 446 parking spaces over 7 levels. “poured on the concrete” at the new sidewalk was poured in May 2012. The Leon’s furniture store in Saint John, owners opened their new dental office Upon completion this fall, 100% of NB, for Atlantic Building Contractors. on Monday June 4th, 2012.

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May 2012, Strescon’s Nova Scotia Pipe Division was detention using concrete pipe, the design-build team provided In awarded a contract by Lloyd MacLellan Construction the owner a design that maximized land use, while assuring Services Limited, to supply precast concrete material for the they were installing a high quality product that would offer long Transportation Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Facil- service life. ity (TEME) project; a design-build by Ellis Don and Genivar, located at Willow Park, CFB Halifax, Nova Scotia. The project is This project also required approximately 13,000 square feet a large undertaking for the Department of National Defence, of precast ReCon retaining walls. The largest of the walls is consisting of not only a new building, but also re-routing and over 11,000 square feet and 28’ high at its tallest point. Be- separating the sanitary and storm systems on the site. The cause of the height and site conditions, this large wall needed storm system was designed to direct the storm water off the to be a geo-grid reinforced MSE wall, which presented unique

contributed by DAVID WEBB

DEPT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE

site but to also hold a specified amount of the storm water in challenges due to the location of the new site infrastructure specially designed detention pipes. The site design also had a in relation to the wall. The other three walls on the site were requirement for a number of retaining wall structures in order designed as conventional gravity walls, made possible due to to maximize land usage. the inherent design of ReCon retaining wall blocks, which can accommodate construction of all but the tallest of gravity walls, The contractor had an aggressive schedule due to project without the use of geo-grid. demands and site constraints. Once awarded the contract, Strescon quickly turned around shop drawings and went into Construction continues on the site, with the majority of the production immediately upon their approval. By using the pipe work completed by early Fall 2012 and the largest of the resources of both the Bedford and Saint John pipe facilities, retaining walls still under construction at the time of this article. we were able to meet the demanding delivery schedule our Lloyd MacLellan Construction Services Limited has been able customer required. In total, Strescon provided over fifty man- to accomplish a great amount of earth moving and infrastruc- hole structures from 48” diameter through to 96” diameter; and ture installation in a short time, due to their dedicated staff and nearly four thousand lineal feet of concrete pipe in a variety of years of experience. diameters up to 60”. Strescon has also recently been awarded an additional contract A unique aspect of the project’s pipe work consisted of two by Lloyd MacLellan to supply approximately seventy light pole 60” diameter runs of pipe designed specifically to store storm bases for the project’s site electrical work. Strescon continues water from the site prior to it being released into the municipal to be chosen as precast supplier for large projects such as this, infrastructure. The pipe was supplied complete with capped due to our commitment to meeting our customer’s needs, ends, diameter transition structures and tee bases to allow ac- designer’s specifications and our ability to offer a complete and cess from the surface. By choosing underground storm water varied package of products. www.oscoconstructiongroup.com CONNECTIONS • Fall & Winter 2012 23 projects

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contributed by KINNON BONA

Port of Halifax Expansion Home to the second largest natural har- the South End Terminal to create a sec- overall deck was placed and tied to the bour in the world, as well as the deep- ond post-Panamex container ship berth. stirrups from the Precast SIP slabs. The est in North America, Halifax harbour is By adding 80 meters to this Pier, it would final stage of the process was to pour the ideal port for larger container ships, allow 2 full-sized post-Panamex ships to the cast-in-place concrete on top of the which have become increasingly popular. be serviced at once. Precast SIP deck slabs, tying everything It is the first inbound port and the last together and creating one complete outbound port of call in North America For the expansion of the pier, the sur- concrete member. Overall, Strescon and located only one hour away from rounding area had to be dredged and Limited’s Bedford plant provided 242 the “Great Circle Route” to Europe from approximately 25-metre, high-capacity reinforced deck slabs at 275 mm thick. North America. The Port of Halifax, or steel pipe piles had to be driven into the the Halifax Port Authority, is responsible bedrock to create the gridwork for the Precast concrete SIP deck slabs were an for managing the Halifax harbour and new 80m x 45m pier. Once the piles economical choice for the construction this year will handle over 1,500 vessels were in place, cast-in-place concrete manager because it created an immedi- such as container and cruise ships. pile caps were poured to tie the piles ate working platform, which was espe- together and to form the support for cially essential when working over water. Located in the mouth of Halifax harbour, the precast concrete SIP (Stay In Place) Using highly reinforced, post-tensioned adjacent to Point Pleasant Park, is the reinforced deck slabs. precast concrete slabs also gave the South End Container Terminal, operated pier the strength it needed for the heavy by Halterm Ltd. This terminal has the only Each precast SIP deck slab had a signifi- industrial setting. piers in Eastern North America which are cant amount of steel reinforcing, with capable of handling large, post-Panamex stirrups protruding through the top of The successful use of precast concrete in ships which can carry 15,000 or more the slab. After the precast slabs were in this pier allows this vital port to become containers. In April 2009, the Halifax place, the panel joints were grouted and even more efficient than before, thus en- Port Authority announced that they were post-tensioning of the slabs began. Once suring the prosperity of Halifax harbour going to build a $35 million expansion of completed, the main reinforcing for the for a long time to come.

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Banking On FCC contributed by LUKE JOHNSON 1st and 2nd floors were completely reno- ing improvements were completed with vated and BMO moved in on July 13th. Commercial Properties Limited as the As any person who has undergone The bank had been occupying an older client. Rob Murphy and Luke Johnson a renovation can attest, it’s generally space in the uptown area and are thrilled managed the project with key support much harder than building from scratch. to be in a brand new space. from Rick Williston and Shauna Miller. Dealing with the “surprise elements” that inevitably crop up behind floors and The project schedule was very demand- walls from decades (and in some cases, ing. Starting in late March extensive TD Waterhouse centuries) past, requires a complex set structural improvements were required TD Waterhouse recently needed space of skills and knowledge. to allow for the removal of an existing for their Private Investment Advice In addition to new-builds such as the branch in Bridgewater Nova Scotia. After Diamond Jubilee Cruise Terminal, FCC’s leasing space from Commercial Proper- Civil Division has a great amount of ties Ltd., TD contracted FCC Construc- experience doing renovation and retrofit tion for the Construction Management of work, both in heritage buildings, such their new premises. as their recent work for the Bank of Located in Commercial Properties’ build- Montreal, now located in the heritage ing at 135 North Street in Bridgewater, block at 2 King Street in Saint John, New the construction scope consisted of a Brunswick; and in new buildings, such typical tenant fit-up with: new partitions; as the TD Wealth offices in Bridgewater, mechanical and electrical; and all new Nova Scotia. Whether a project is a new vault and installation of a new 80,000 finishes. There were also special require- build, a heritage renovation, or a modern pound vault. Base building electrical and ments for security, data and commu- retrofit, customers can bank on FCC. mechanical upgrades were required to accommodate the renovation includ- nications to support their ing fire alarm upgrades, new electrical operations. Bank of Montreal service and 2 new roof top air handling TD’s deadline to have opera- units. The renovation itself included ar- As profiled in the spring issue of Con- tions moved in and up and chitectural components such as ceramic nections, the Bank of Montreal recently running in the new space for tile floors, ABM millwork, teller millwork, moved back to their original Saint John September 24th set for the aluminum doors and partitions. (dating back to the late 1800s), NB tight schedule, which FCC location at the foot of King Street. FCC The renovation totaled 5000 sqft. FCC met with success. Construction was contracted to oversee Construction was retained as a Con- the project. struction Man- ager by PCL Over the early spring and summer Constructions. months FCC completed the renovation. Base build- Existing unoccupied spaces on both the

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contributed by STEPHANE BELANGER & The current building and new center DAWNE GRANDY combined, will expand the space to 31,000 square feet and will feature: new exhibition galleries; an interactive exhibit on all modes Maximum Security of transportation; an education center; gift shop; café; and an interior public plaza Detention Facility designed to preserve the 1916 sandstone façade of the former City Hall. Ocean Steel’s Rebar division is currently supplying rebar for the new New Maximum The new Transportation Discovery Centre is Security Housing Unit at Renous Prison expected to attract thousands of additional for Pomerleau Contracting. Located in Re- visitors to the Moncton Museum annually. nous, New Brunswick, the new building will Using an engaging and largely interactive be a 96 bed maximum security housing unit. approach, the new Centre will illustrate the Upon completion of the facility, Ocean Steel fundamental role transportation has played will have provided 201 tonnes of Rebar. The in shaping the history and growth of Monc- project is expected to be complete in the Fall ton, and would highlight the City’s posi- of 2014. tion as the transportation hub of Atlantic Canada. Transportation Discovery Center Lansing Court Ocean Steel’s Rebar division recently supplied Apartment Building 34 tons of rebar to Castle Rock Construction, Allstar Rebar Nova Scotia Limited started for the Transportation Discovery Center in fabrication in July 2012 for the new 6 story Moncton NB. The construction of the project apartment building in Russell Lake on Baker began in March of this year and will be com- Drive in Dartmouth. We are providing 629.72 pleted in the summer months of 2013. tons of Rebar and 48,960 sqft of Welded Wire Rebar

Misc Rebar Projects contributed by GREG TIMS & DAWNE GRANDY

Institutional Cruise Ship Terminal Enhancements, rebar, 10,080 SF of mesh Saint John, NB – Paul & Bruce Martin TEME Facility, EllisDon, Halifax, NS. 549 50 Bed Living Unit, Westmorland Insti- Limited, 36 Tons of rebar tute, Dorchester, NB – Foulem Const., 40 Tons of rebar, 10,334 SF of mesh Tons of rebar, 34,000 SF of mesh Ecole Moncton Nord, Moncton, NB – Foulem Const., 118 Tons of rebar, 104,200 Industrial Centre for the Arts, Mount Allison Uni- SF of mesh versity, Sackville, NB – Ellis Don, 95 Tons Rail Spur, ESJ Terminal, Saint John, NB of rebar, 82,000 SF of mesh New Riverview School, Riverview, NB – – Gulf Operators Ltd, 99 Tons of rebar Pomerleau Const., 112 Tons of rebar, 103 Compost Garage, Moncton, NB – Avon- Kennebecasis Park School Addition, 200 SF of mesh Rothesay, NB – Castle Rock Const. Ser- dale Const., 36 Tons of rebar Lincoln Elementary School, Lincoln, NB vices, 26 Tons of rebar, 16 300 SF of mesh Nepisiquit Dam Renovation, Nepisiquit, – Springhill Const., 112 Tons of rebar Nursing Home, Grand Manan, NB – NB – Sunny Corner Enterprises, 55 Tons Maricon Const., 68 Tons of rebar CFWOS Addition, CFB Gagetown, NB – of rebar Maxim Const., 44 Tons of rebar Fire Station #1, Miramichi, NB – Geni- BOG Recovery, Canaport LNG, Saint build Const., 34 Tons of rebar, 12,800 SF Maximum Security Housing Unit, Re- John, NB – Arthur Sivret et Fils, 82 Tons of mesh nous, NB – Pomerleau Const., 202 Tons of rebar of rebar Ecole Regionale de Saint Andre, Saint Belledune Terminal, Belledune, NB – NB Andre, NB – Simpson Bldg Cont., 51 Tons Bedford High School (Phase 2), PCL Power, 46 Tons of rebar of rebar, 17,200 SF of mesh Constructors Canada Inc, Bedford, NS. 24 Seawall Relieving Platform, Charlotte- Ecole St. Bernadette, Moncton, NB – Tons of rebar, 257,600 SF of mesh town, PEI – J & T VanZutphen, 28 Tons of Marco Maritimes, 81 Tons of rebar, 23,500 Queens General Hospital, Avondale rebar SF of mesh Construction, Liverpool, NS. 83 Tons of D2/D5 Retaining Wall Replacement, Af-

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Lansing Court Mesh. We currently have the 3rd floor complete.

The building is located on a lot with poor soil conditions and therefore mechanical couplers are being used. The couplers provide a mechanical splice system whose strength is independent of the concrete which surrounds it, thereby providing true structural continuity. The building shearwalls contain what is known as “plastic zones” so that the building is flexible and can move due to soil bearing capacity.

This project is a joint partnership between the Chedrawe and the Tannous families, with each family having a father and son on the project team. Allstar Re- bar Nova Scotia Limited’s site foreman is Ryan Delong. Ryan has completed several multi-storey projects for Allstar, most recently the 340 Ton Pebble Creek apartment building in Dartmouth. Ryan has met the new challenge of the couplers and a fast paced schedule to date, cycling a complete floor every 10 days.

Allstar Rebar expects to have the building complete by early January 2013.

finity Contracting, 59 Tons of rebar Coachworks & Autochoice, JW Lindsay, Villa II Limited, 504 Tons of rebar, 36,000 Central Heating Upgrade, Dora Con- 36 Tons of rebar, 11,100 SF of mesh SF of mesh struction, 60 Tons of rebar, 14,080 SF Residential Lansing Court, Blue Iron Developments, mesh 629 Tons of rebar, 48,960 SF of mesh Rochford Condo’s, Charlottetown, PEI Commercial – Kent Bldg Supplies, 31 Tons of rebar, 11 BridgES 500 SF of mesh MID West Business Centre, Moncton, NB Fletcher Hebb Bridge, The Shaw Group, – Rice Contracting, 34 Tons of rebar 101 Sunset Place, Dieppe, NB – Im- Hebbville, NS. 45 Tons of rebar meubles Vision Realty, 43 Tons of rebar, Building C, Corbett Centre, Fredericton, Metro Transit Dartmouth Bridge, Ocean 10,000 SF of mesh NB – Milestone Developments, 31 Tons Contractors, Dartmouth, NS. 59 Tons of of rebar Shaunslieve Apartments, Killam Proper- rebar, 70,080 SF of mesh SMS Equipment Building, Wabush, NF & ties, Halifax, NS. 437 Tons of rebar, 28,000 Lab – DORA Const., 72 Tons of rebar SF of mesh Dams White Point Lodge Reconstruction, JW St. Lawrence Residential, Fares Con- Coon Pond Dam Refurbishment, Daeco Lindsay, White Point, NS. 51 Tons of rebar, struction, Halifax, NS. 715 Tons of rebar, Contracting Ltd, St. Margaret’s Bay, NS. 39 28,640 SF mesh 27,200 SF of mesh Tons of rebar St. Lawrence Commercial, WM Fares, Pebble Creek Apartment, Pebble Creek Sandy Lake Dam Refurbishment, Daeco 211 Tons of rebar, 24,000 SF of mesh Developments, Dartmouth, NS. 318 Tons Contracting Ltd, St. Margaret’s Bay, NS. 70 of rebar, 27,520 SF of mesh Tons of rebar Sunlife Financial Bldg, Bird Construc- tion, 87 Tons of rebar, 52,480 SF of mesh Lot BW06 Basswood Run, Woodbury

www.oscoconstructiongroup.com CONNECTIONS • Fall & Winter 2012 27 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 AMEC Americas Limited, Cementation Canada Ltd., and Opron Construction. 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.

instruments. A total of over 7000 feet of cables were installed. Marque had to tie into the existing 13,800 volt switch as well, working in conjunction with PCS to perform this. This building was required to be completed by the end of July and Marque worked along side of the various contractors to complete this Picadilly time line successfully. Diesel Storage Building: Chamco prefabricated the Diesel Storage building, which is located on the Picadilly side of the site. The building will supply the diesel fuel requirements for the equipment and vehicles operating at the site. There is also a storage tank that the mill will use to store their waste Update fuel. The majority of the work for this building was instrumentation, with Marque’s electrical crews install- The expansion project at Potash Corp’s New Bruns- ing: cables; exterior lighting; heat tracing; motor controls wick facility; a strategically important facility because of and cable tray work; and installation of very large cables in its logistical advantage to Latin America; includes the develop- a trench from the Diesel Storage building to the production ment of a new mine and wet mill. head frame electrical building. Marque’s instrumentation crews installed instrument tubing, supports and instruments. The project includes replacing the existing 800,000 tonne mine with a new 2 million tonne mine, requiring the construc- Emergency Generator Building: tion of two new shafts (one personnel and materials shaft and The largest of the buildings under this contract is the Emer- one production shaft). In addition to constructing a new mill, gency Generator Building. This building will be providing expansion of the existing mill includes increasing compaction electrical power backup, through two 3,000 Kilowatt genera- capabilities and constructing a new brine pipeline, electri- tors. This building also required cables to be entered in two cal substation and various other supporting buildings and trenches, one from the Concentrator Building and the other structures. Construction is expected to be complete by early from the Salt Shed, with a number of these being very large 2013. Upon completion of ramp-up, operational capability is 3-conductor, 500mcm, 15,000 volt cables. One of the fiber expected to increase from 800,000 tonnes to approximately cable reels was so large that a crane was brought in to lift it. In 1.8 million tonnes annually by 2015. total, 12,000 feet of cables were installed in the trenches. This work was made more challenging by a combination of the un- usually high temperatures and humidity this summer, as well as Construction Division a number of flying and stinging insects that made their nests contributed by KAREN MacVICAR inside the cable reels the men had to handle.

With the main project at the PCS potash site in Sussex reaching As this building will be providing essential emergency back the final stages of construction, Marque’s crews are busy with up power, there were many large pieces of equipment that work, both on the electrical and the instrumentation sides. In Marque had to install, including: MCC’s; High early March of this year, Marque was awarded a contract by voltage switchgear; transformers; Opron Construction to work on the three buildings related to UPS systems; fire alarm system; project CP75: the Raw Water Pumphouse, the Diesel Storage PLC’s(Programmable Logic Con- Building and the Emergency Generator Building. trols); lighting panels; disconnect switches; interior and exterior light- www.potashcorp.com/about/ facilities/potash/ Raw Water Pump House: ing; and disconnects and controls for new_brunswick The Raw water pump house is located on the Penobsquis the heating and cooling systems and picadilly www.amec.com/ side of the potash site. This new pump house will provide the the diesel control stations. In total, www.opron.com water supply to the existing mill as well as to the new expan- Marque installed over 2000’ of cable sion located on the Picadilly side. Although the building itself tray and over 33,000 feet of cables in this building. was very small, there was a large amount of electrical equipment to be installed, including: MCC’s (Motor Control Cen- Ore Feed Pump: ters); transformers; fire protection system; interior and exterior Another project that Marque’s crews were working on during lights; and a UPS (Uninterruptable Power Supply) system and the same time frame was CP85 the Ore Feed Pump project

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which included cabling for two new pump motors, controls, Tower and Propane Tank Farm. The infrastructure will deliver a instruments, lighting and cable tray being installed in the exist- total of 400,000cfm of air flow to the underground mines for ing mill on the Penobsquis side. Marque’s crews were also both heating and dehumidification. responsible for installing new sections to an existing MCC. This 6,000 square foot, two-story building will be the home There are many challenges when working in an operating plant to: (2) 15kv Power Transformers; (2) 15kv Fusible Loadbreak and many of them are safety issues, which our crews handled Switches; (2) 5kv Autotransformer Type Motor Starters; (1) with the due diligence needed for the safety of all concerned. 1200amp 5kv Switchgear c/w Arc Flash Plenum; (1) 3200amp During the outage for the mill this summer, Marque was asked 600volt Loadcenter c/w with Arc Flash Plenum; (2) 600volt by AMEC if they could install a number of cables prior to start Motor Control Centers and (3) 600volt Variable Frequency up. As always, Marque’s crews met the challenge. In total over Drives that will power (2) 300hp Supply Fans; (1) dual 957kW / 11,000 feet of cables were installed in very congested areas. 1062kW Chiller; 100hp primary and 150hp secondary circulat- ing pumps; along with (2) 60hp Cooling Tower Fans. Marque also installed the new street lighting on the Picadilly and Penobsquis sides of the PCS mine site, new parking lot Besides our major task of the installation of the high and medium light poles, tunnel lighting under the highway and lighting voltage equipment is the installation of over 200 feet of double- control panels. tier combination steel / stainless steel and 300 feet of single tier stainless steel cable tray, that will house over 11,000 ft of power Mine Supply Air Complex: cables, 28,000 ft of control cables and 3,000 ft of fiber cables. contributed by DAN MAZEROLLE FCC electrical project supervisor Rick Hetherington, foreman In May 2012, FCC Electrical was awarded the contract by Ce- Delbert Noble, Tim Schotanus and John Arnold, together with mentation Canada Ltd., to provide electrical and instrumenta- their team of electricians and apprentices, are diligently work- tion infrastructure to a new Mine Supply Air Building, Cooling ing to achieve a November startup date.

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initiatives such as pre-job briefs, place share the responsibility for toolbox talks, field level risk assess - the health and safety of persons at the workplace. Health and safety Safety Is... ments, and the associated need for - documentation. legislation often states “the employ er shall …”, then “the employee shall contributed by Rob Feltus Safety is common sense: The …”, then “the employer shall ensure This will be the last article from Mr. Fel - reality is that common sense is that the employee shall …”. In other tus. He will be retiring in the spring. not so common. Accident reports words, we are all in this together identify many contributing factors and we each have a role to play. We all know what safety is. The which could have been avoided surprising thing is that we have a When if people had actually used some Safety is a culture: hard time defining it. Ask any group common sense. These actions and workers go past simply looking of people to describe what safety - conditions are usually obvious in after themselves and start look is and we will get a lot of different hindsight. Why are they not seen ing out for each other, it can be answers. None of these answers are beforehand? said that a “safety culture” exists. necessarily wrong but some may Another measure is who is talking be more right than others. Here are Safety is subjective - In the about safety. Top management and some definitions and comments to same way that we all have differ- workers are always talking about consider: ent definitions of Safety, we all have safety, but when mid-management - different opinions about what is safe is regularly discussing safety, this is Safety is freedom from unac and what is not (common sense?). certainly an indication of a safety This - ceptable risk (a State): When asked about any specific culture. A culture can not be cre is obviously true, but it does not activity or condition, answers range ated or changed overnight, so address assessment of risk or how from “not safe enough” to “too safe” when it exists we should recognize we determine what risks are not ac- (whatever that means). What would the efforts that have been made for ceptable. This definition asks more the consequences be if everyone this accomplishment. questions than it answers. followed their own ideas of what is, - and is not, safe? Safety is a moving target: Safety is control of acciden This was a Connections safety topic This is a tal loss (an Action): Safety is following the rules: back in 2006. National workplace marginal improvement over the To avoid the chaos associated with injury statistics indicate rates at previous definition, but it does not people left to their own devices, about half of those ten years ago. define how accidental loss is con- rules (standards) must be estab - This is why our safety policies show trolled or who controls it. lished. We can all have our own a commitment to “continuous Safety is the state of mind by opinion of the rules (subjective), but improvement”. The many initiatives which all persons are con- we must all agree that the rule is the we have implemented over the past stantly made aware of the rule (objective). To ensure that rules few years have helped us maintain possibilities of injury at all are followed, the employer must pace with the improvements in the national injury rates. times: this is certainly more pas- provide training, reinforcement, and - enforcement. sionate than the previous two defi Safety is going home, with- nitions. Neil George (1908-1988), Safety is a shared responsi- out injury, at the end of the a member of the Canadian Mining bility: The Internal Responsibility shift: this is the most common Hall of Fame, originated this defini- System is based on the principle answer when we ask “what is your tion as part of his famous 5 Point that all who can affect the health definition of safety?”. It is probably Safety System. This system formed a and safety of persons at a work- the best. foundation for many modern safety

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contributed by DAVID BISHOP monthly inspections of any systems which have even the slightest poten- I came upon the description of due tial to pose environmental risk. These diligence below a few years ago; I inspections are documented by the can’t remember where; but to me it operations and are included in the gave a rather eloquent de- evaluation of each site in our Envi- scription of the process. ronmental Report Card. In addition, the ground water “Due diligence around all our ready- requires one to mix operations prepare for Congratulations to Strescon-Bedford are periodically risks which are sampled and without a Lost objectively fore- tested by an in- seeable, that 600,000Time hours Accident! dependent third is, those risks party. At some which a reason- of our facilities, ably thoughtful the storm water person can foresee runoff around our flowing from the plants is also tested. By company’s operations” taking such precautions, Due diligence is a legal problems can be quickly term that is used in identified, evaluated and a number of busi- corrected. ness contexts. In What does exercising the environmental due diligence do for context, it applies to us as a Group? It helps the OSCO Group when ensure we meet the purchasing new assets, as terms of our environmental well as when controlling permits, reduces the chances environmental risks at our of an environmental incident, operations on a daily basis. and affirms us as good environmental Why do we need to maintain due dili- citizens of the community, retaining gence from an environmental point our public image and the perception Congratulations of view? Each operation has inher- of our customers. In the long term, ent environmental risk and we need exercising due diligence increases to York Steel to manage those risks. By managing not only our environmental sustain- our risks, we reduce our liability and ability but our financial sustainability minimize the potential negative im- by reducing the chances of an inci- on 50,000 safe pacts on the environment that could dent and reducing waste. come from our operations. working hours! At the OSCO Group, each of us plays How does the OSCO Group man- a role in ensuring we protect the age such risks? In addition to our environment and our futures on a day operations’ personnel exercising due to day basis by keeping the risks in care on a daily basis, we also have mind as we work.

www.oscoconstructiongroup.com CONNECTIONS • Fall & Winter 2012 31 company profile: MacLean’s Concrete A Warm Hello to our Newest Group Members!

In the Spring 2012 issue of Connec- ing MacLean’s employees to the OSCO George Docherty, Mixer Driver tions, the OSCO Group announced the Concrete ranks, bringing with them Harold Green, Tractor Trailer/Mixer acquisition of MacLean’s Ready-Mix and 260 years of combined service! Driver MacLean’s Trucking based in Montague, John MacLean, Mixer/Tractor Trailer PEI, from the MacLean family. Jamie Reid, PEI Operations Manager Driver Doug MacLean, Montague Plant Walter Morrison, Mixer Driver/Pump With the addition of MacLean’s, OSCO Manager/Batcher/Dispatcher Operator Concrete now includes 11 ready-mix Tracey Welsh, Office Manager Eldon King, Tractor Trailer Driver plants throughout the Maritime Prov- Doug King, Shop/Mixer Driver Edward McCarthy, Tractor Trailer Driver inces: 2 in New Brunswick; 4 in Prince Boyd MacLean, Shop/Mixer Driver Francis Brothers, Mixer Driver Edward Island; and 5 in Nova Scotia. We John King. Mixer Driver Scott Mellish, Mixer Driver also operate one of the largest concrete Darren MacLeod, Mixer Driver Brett MacLean, Labourer pumping fleets in the Maritimes. Richard MacKay, Shop/Mixer Driver/ Margo Stewart, Office Assistant Batcher/Pump Operator Rhonda MacLean, Office Assistant We’re excited to welcome the follow- Gary Betts, Mixer Driver

left to right: Tracey Welsh, Walter Morrison, George Docherty, Jamie Reid, Darren MacLeod, John King, Boyd MacLean, Doug MacLean, Harold Green, Eldon King, Richard MacKay, John MacLean and Doug King. Missing from photo is Gary Betts.

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the company started a for-hire trucking business, filling in the gaps by hauling it’s own product. This division of the A Look Back at 59 Years company grew from it’s humble begin- nings to a 25 truck fleet operating in the maritime provinces, throughout Canada of MacLean’s Concrete as well as the United States. The MacLean family is extremely proud What started in 1953 with a $97 mixer There is no doubt that the industry has of the business that they have built over purchased from the Eaton’s Catalogue changed over the last 55 years, but the almost 60 years, as well as the dedi- for the manufacturing of concrete company still uses the same basic ready cated staff that have worked hard right blocks, grew to become one of eastern mixed concrete principals now that it along beside them to provide excellent Prince Edward Islands leading privately did then. What started as a seasonal service to all of their customers. owned companies. ready mix operation in the 60’s with 3 mixer trucks has grown to a year round In April of 2012, in order to ensure the Dick MacLean started the company in operation with two locations, a state of continuation of local concrete service 1953 building concrete blocks in a yard the art batching plant, a fleet of ready in the Kings County area, the MacLean on the Montague waterfront. For years, mix trucks, and 2 stone slingers. Family sold the company to OSCO these blocks were used in the construc- Concrete & Aggregates, though the Ma- tion of schools, commercial buildings, With the growth of ready mix concrete cLean family is still involved in the daily and homes throughout PEI. demand came the increased need for operations of the plant. Doug continues the supply of sand and gravel. In the to manage the concrete plant, John can In the mid to late 1960’s Mr. MacLean late 1960’s the company purchased a be found most days behind the wheel of saw the concrete market shift away from tractor trailer and began hauling it’s own either a ready mix truck hauling a load blocks and towards poured concrete aggregates. In the years that followed, of concrete or a tractor trailer hauling foundations. It is at that time that the they added several trucks and continued sand or gravel and Dick continues his MacLean’s got into the manufacturing to haul sand and gravel. In 1988, in an tradition of coming into the plant every- and supply of ready mixed concrete. attempt to improve winter cash flow, day, only now just for a visit. www.oscoconstructiongroup.com CONNECTIONS • Fall & Winter 2012 33 public & community

Sculpture Saint John

The OSCO Construction Group is proud to have been one of the major sponsors of Sculpture Saint John this past August & September. For six each other and weeks, the Saint John, NB waterfront played from the sym- host to six sculptors from around the world, posium setting. chosen to create large works of public art In addition to for Saint John & and its surrounding com- learning new munities. Chosen from over 150 applicants, techniques, the sculptors hailed from the countries of sculptors gain valuable exposure to different concepts Bulgaria, Japan, Georgia, and Germany. One and other cultures. local sculptor from Hampton, NB, Jim Boyd, was among the successful applicants. During these events, the public are able to share the experience and gain a sense of what it takes to create The first sculpture symposium of the a sculpture. The finished work then becomes a perma- modern era was held in Austria in 1959. nent part of the community’s landscape. In addition to Since then, sculptors have gathered at the City of Saint John, final sculptures from this event various places around the world to were installed in the sponsoring communities of Rothe- practice their art and to learn from say, Quispamsis, Grand Bay-Westfield, and St. George, New Brunswick.

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National Precast Day contributed by KINNON BONA

This fall, Strescon Limited once again took part in National Precast Day. CPCI’s National Precast Day has been extremely successful throughout the country. During the event, precast plants open their doors to students and customers and take them on guided tours through their plants and offices. -At tendees receive an educational experience as well as exposure to the wide range of precast concrete products produced. Seeing things first-hand allows students to really understand how things work, better preparing them for the industry after graduation.

On October 10th, Strescon’s Bedford plant welcomed 160 September 28, 2012 students from the Nova Scotia Community College from pro- CISC Steel Day grams such as: Architectural Engineering Technician, Drafting- Architectural, Civil Engineering Technology, Construction Ocean Steel’s Saint John plant Management Technology and Carpentry. On October 26th, once again opened their doors to 60 additional students from Dalhousie Engineering came, with the community this past Septem- approximately 50 students from the St. FX Engineering course ber, during Steel Day. expected in November. Over 30 members of the Design At Strescon’s Saint John plant, 40 Civil Engineering students and Construction industry partici- from Université of Moncton will be visiting to do tours of the pated in a number of activities and office, pipe plant, and precast plant, as well as our new archi- STEELDAY presentations put on by OSCO tectural batch plant. www.SteelDay.ca management and staff.

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The event brought together vehicles to be able to bring it to Saint John,” said ranging from fire trucks, ambulances, Executive Director Sharon Amirault. Touch a Truck race cars and motorcycles; to RVs, dig- Amirault also said community groups contributed by DAVE DUNNETT gers, big rigs and more. and companies, including OSCO Con- crete, readily jumped aboard to support This past September, Saint John’s chil- “Touch a Truck is quickly becoming one the event. dren and the young-at-heart had the of the most popular family events in exciting chance to climb on and sit in North America and First Steps is thrilled Since it opened in 2002, First Steps has the vehicles of their dreams, during the offered housing, counselling, support inaugural “Touch a Truck” event. and a family to more than 270 pregnant and parenting young women who had Proceeds supported First Steps Housing no safe place to live. First Steps has Project Inc., a transitional housing facil- housed 179 babies, graduated 40 young ity for pregnant youth and their infants women from their high school program, who don’t have a safe place to live. gone through 5,500 cases of formula and 230,000 diapers.

L-R: Dalia Dajani & L-R: Don Steven Hall Greenslade (Strescon), Andrew Vail, Laurie Greenslade

OSCO Excellence Award Private David Greenslade contributed by contributed by DALIA DAJANI & ANDREW Levatte Memorial Bursary VIVIAN CHAISSON This past June, Dalia Dajani (OSCO Group Services) Congratulations to Andrew Vail, the 2012 recipient of the presented an award on behalf of OSCO Construction Private David Greenslade Memorial Bursary. This Memo- Group for excellence in Civil Engineering Technology and rial Bursary was established in 2007 by Strescon Limited, to Structural Design to Steven Hall, a graduating student at honour the fallen military son of Strescon employee, Donald the Nova Scotia Community College. Greenslade (Strescon SJ) and his wife, Laurie Greenslade. PTE. David Robert Greenslade, a former student of Saint The OSCO Excellence Award is presented to the second John High School, was a member of the Royal Canadian year student with the highest average in the Civil Engi- Regiment (2RCR), and died while on active duty with the neering Technology program (Structural Design). Gradu- Canadian Armed Forces in Afghanistan on Easter Sunday, ates from this program have a variety of employment April 8, 2007. opportunities within the OSCO Construction Group, including: quality control; laboratory analysis and testing Strescon Limited is proud to fund this $1500 bursary pre- of materials; structural design/detailing; estimating; project sented each year by Don and Laurie Greenslade to a deserv- management; production; technical sales; plus numerous ing graduating student of Saint John High School. This year’s support roles for the operations. recipient, Andrew Vail, is attending St. Thomas University in Fredericton this fall to begin studies towards his Bachelor of OSCO Construction Group wishes all the students at Arts Degree with a major in Criminology. We wish Andrew NSCC the best of luck in the beginning of their careers. great success as he pursues his continued education.

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Hans was always a proponent of the importance for Regional activities, and during his term he led the move to embed the role of Chapters in to the CPCI bylaws. Today, there continue to be six Hans O. Klohn active chapters across the country.

The Pathway to the Future during Hans’ term as Chairman was “Creating a Digital Building Model”. Leaders were Richard Honoured With Geissler – International Association of Interoperability and Chuck Eastman – Georgia Tech. The session focussed on “PC 3-D”. 3-D modelling has always been a passion for Hans and he has led his own company, Strescon, successfully down this path for 2011 CPCI some time. Following a steel conference on BIM in 1999 chaired by Chuck Eastman, Hans saw a need for BIM in the precast industry. As a Fellow Award result, in 2001 a Precast Concrete Software Consortium (PCSC) with 18 US and 5 Canadian companies was set up. The goal was to develop a digital information strategy for precast concrete This past May, The Canadian Precast Concrete Institute (CPCI) construction. The group was led by Professor Chuck Eastman chose OSCO Group President, Hans O. Klohn as the 2011 recipi- and Hans became chairman of the executive committee. In ent of the CPCI Fellows Award. 2005 Tekla Structures released their PC-3D precast concrete software developed in conjunction with PCSC . A Tekla Precast The objective of the award of FELLOW of the Canadian Precast/ Users Group was then formed. Prestressed Concrete Institute is to honour current or former CPCI members for outstanding contributions to the industry and Research under Hans’ term as Chairman included the “Sand- to CPCI. Service to the industry is considered in areas of educa- wich Panel” research at the University of tion, research, design, production, quality, erection, marketing Alberta by Dr. Dave Rogowsky and and management and candidates for the award shall be or have related seminars co-sponsored by been either employees of Active or Associate member firms, Pro- CPCI and Dow. fessional or Affiliate Members of CPCI, or retired CPCI staff. Hans has been recognized for his past contributions in a voluntary We are pleased to welcome leadership role with CPCI, his ongoing support, and continued Hans as our most recent innovation in the precast prestressed concrete industry. Fellow award recipient. He joins an esteemed list of past Below is the transcript from the CPCI Award Ceremony: recipients.

CPCI is pleased to announce the recipient of our 2011 Fellow Award as Hans O. Klohn. Hans O. Klohn joined the CPCI Executive in 1997 and served as the Chairman of the Board from 1999 to 2000.

During his term in office, Hans realized the importance of Marketing to the institute and was instrumental in having the Board commit to an annual marketing budget of $117,000. Thanks to Hans, this has enabled the institute to continue our focus on marketing, and today our annual marketing budget exceeds $170,000.

Programs introduced under Hans’ tenure as Chairman of the Board included direct mail, media and advertising to name a few. He also embraced e-marketing and it was during his term as Chairman that CPCI introduced the e- marketing colour and texture selection guide.

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2012 EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION

contributed by VIVIAN CHAISSON

annual Employ- tered by the Hilton Hotel. Awards were mance; and Outstanding Management. OSCO’s ee Recognition presented throughout the evening and Congratulations to all of our 2012 Dinner was held this year on Friday, May OSCO Group President, Hans O. Klohn, nominees and award recipients. 11, 2012 at the Marco Polo Cruise Ter- gave the keynote speech in which he minal in Saint John. This event is held discussed the company’s operational As usual, after the formality of the each year for staff employees to rec- and market growth, current projects, awards and dinner are complete, the ognize their years of service and their and highlighted some key results from evening takes on a different atmo- special efforts in the areas of safety, our recent Employee Opinion Survey. sphere with the annual Corporate professional development and per- Game challenge in which employees formance. Additionally, the evening is Each year, our organization strives to and their guests compete to walk an opportunity to bid formal farewells honour employees who have shown away with prizes and a door prize of to employees who have retired within outstanding performance over the last $1000.00 cash. This year, our in-house the past year. We had a great turnout year. Employees are given the oppor- game show host, Steve Adams (Group of employees and their guests at this tunity to nominate those they would Services) entertained the room as usual event, with over 185 in attendance. Our like to see considered for recognition and worked with contestants to solve resident Master of Ceremonies, Ber- and our executive management team license plate word puzzles. Many of the nie Blakely (Ocean Steel) once again awards the recipients in three major guests went home with great prizes and presided over the evening’s program, categories: Outstanding New Employee we congratulate all of our winners. which began with a buffet dinner, ca- Performance; Outstanding Staff Perfor-

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ProfessionalDenny Lowe (KCS)...... DevelopmentCertified Journeymen Electrician ServiceName AwardCompany Pin s Nathan Cossaboom (KCS)...... Certified Journeymen Electrician Shonda L. Burgess .. FCC ...... 5 Geoff Bateman (KCS)...... Certified Journeymen Electrician Chris Carmichael .... Group ...... 5 Kristy Waalderbos (Ocean Steel)...... Certified Welding Inspector Level 2 Vivian Chaisson ...... Group...... 5 Dave Oliver (Ocean Steel)...... Coating Inspector Level 1 Karen Stears ...... Group...... 5 Stan Boudreau ...... Marque...... 5 Allister Mood (Ocean Steel)...... Coating Inspector Level 1 Steven Spicer ...... OCAL ...... 5 Greg Carrier (Ocean Steel)...... Coating Inspector Level 1 & Certified Welding Supervisor Mario LeBouthillier .Ocean ...... 5 Ed McCashion (Ocean Steel)..Coating Inspector Level 1 & Certified Welding Supervisor Cliff Williams...... Ocean ...... 5 Gillian Young ...... Strescon-SJ...... 5 Jean Guy Parent (Ocean Steel)...... Certified Welding Supervisor Craig M. Reid...... Strescon-Bedford. 5 Melissa Whelan (Group Services)...... Group Benefits Administrator Designation Lorne Hanson...... York...... 5 Amy Ames-Slipp...... Strescon-SJ...... 10 Jason Wile ...... Strescon-Bedford.1 0 Stephane Belanger.. Ocean...... 15 Troy Hawkes...... Ocean...... 15 Donald Pellerin...... Ocean...... 15 Derek Huskins...... Strescon-SJ...... 15 Gerald Hebert...... Strescon-SJ...... 15 BillRetirement Davis...... RecognitionGeneral Manager, Schurman Keith Burke...... Strescon-Bedford.15 Maurice Devost...... Maintenance Supervisor, Strescon-Saint John John Yeo...... Strescon-Bedford.15 Joe Rector...... Steel Sector Controller, OSCO Group Services Mike Hazlewood...... Strescon-SJ...... 25 John Hilchey...... Strescon Bedford.30 Jim Milton...... Safety Coordinator, OSCO Group Services Joyce Murray...... Group...... 30 Brian Case...... Estimator, Ocean Steel Saint John Jeffrey Price...... Group...... 30 Harrison Wilson...... Ocean...... 35 Terry Arseneau...... Ocean...... 40 Terry King...... Ocean...... 45 Dave Loomer...... Ocean...... 50

Pins are based on the years of service as of May, 2012 OutstandingReco New Employee gnitio nDistinguished Award Achievement sAward: Performance Award: Outstanding contribution during the Josh Dugas (Steel) upgrade of the Company’s Oracle E9 Jeff Murphy (Concrete) System: Bill Woodhouse (Construction) Ulrike Long (Corporate) Ashley Dooks (Corporate) George Gamble (Corporate) Melissa Condly (Corporate) SafetyAwardsLarge Plant Safety...... Strescon Bedford Outstanding Staff Performance Award Steve Adams (Corporate) Field Safety...... FCC Civil Tim Ganong (Steel) Owen Vlug (Corporate) Ready Mix...... Schurman Summerside Brendan Clancy (Concrete) Tim Logan (Corporate) Most Improved...OSCO Fredericton Plant Adam Sarchfield (Construction) Ron Margeson (Corporate) Mark Butt (Corporate) Scott MacMichael (Corporate) Monique Walsh (Corporate) Outstanding Management Award Nick Hatt (Corporate) The Intent of Recognition Ron Estabrooks (Steel) Kerri Scott (Corporate) In addition to conveying an appreciation Pam Ogden (Corporate) Gaetan Vaillancourt (Concrete) for a job well done, the purpose of publicly Luke Johnson (Construction) Manitoba Job Site: Exemplary contri- recognizing good work is to encourage Steve Adams (Corporate) bution made at the job site in Manitoba more good work. Projects and programs for the Hudson Bay “Lawlor” Mine are the obvious outcomes of our employ- Project: ees’ efforts; but the way each employee Cliff Williams (Ocean Steel Corp) approaches his/her work is just as impor- Don Pellerin (Ocean Steel SJ) tant to celebrate.

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Best of Luck to This Year’s Retirees from All of Us at the OSCO 50 Years Construction Group! of Service! Howard The OSCO Construction Group’s 55+ years of success in the Dryden construction industry is remarkable, but what may be even more Howard Dryden was remarkable is that the company recently had the opportunity to a faithful employee with celebrate the 50 years of service of one of its employees, Dave Loomer. Ocean Steel & Construction for over Dave has worked in the Ocean Steel Detailing office for most of his 38 years. Howard held the positions of Fitter career with OSCO, beginning as a Detailer and eventually taking on his Special, Angle Master Operator, and BDL Opera- current role of Checker. To celebrate this amazing milestone of dedicat- tor while working with Ocean. He was not only ed and loyal service within the Group, Dave was treated to a luncheon one of the first BDL operators, he was also a hosted by his coworkers in the Detailing Department in June. founding member of the union pension, and held the title of the Union President for multiple terms. Harrison Wilson, General Manager of Ocean Steel and Construction Now that Howard is comfortably settling into his Ltd, Hans O. Klohn, Group President, and Hans W. Klohn, Chairman retirement, he will be enjoying more time with his were also on hand to present Dave with his diamond-studded service kids and grandchildren. We wish all the best to pin to recognize his valued contribution to the Group’s success. The de- Howard on his retirement, and are thankful for his partment’s Engineering Drawings Manager, Ron Estabrooks, on behalf lengthy service to the company. of the Department, presented Dave with an engraved plaque and model train with miniature steel beam replicas in recognition of the types of steel products that Dave detailed for so many years. Dave’s team also John Myers presented him with an autographed caricature photo of his department For two decades John was a loyal Truck Driver for co-workers. A presentation of old photos ran throughout the wonder- Schurman Concrete. During his time with Schur- ful lunch. man, John was an excellent service provider, OSCO is fortunate to have had Dave’s dedicated service and expertise in loved by both customers and fellow employees. these past 50 years and we thank Dave for his incredible contribution to the Company’s historic success.

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He was a team player who was always helpful when needed. John has now moved to Edmonton, Alberta to be closer to Richard Thibodeau his family, and is looking forward to spending more time with Although Richard’s official position at Borcherdt Concrete was his children, grandchildren, and wife. We wish John the best as a welder, he developed many other skills throughout his of luck on his retirement, and we thank him for his hard work, 35 years with the company. In addition to his welding duties, and many years of dedicated service. Richard participated in form production, set-up, mixing, pouring, rail production & installation, delivery, and maintenance. Richard’s jolly nature will be missed at Borcherdt, but we’re sure Douglas Cringan his grandchildren and hobbies will keep him busy. As he gets Douglas Cringan was with Strescon’s Burlington, MA office for settled into his retirement Richard will likely spend plenty of over eighteen years. He was an excellent sales executive for time working on his antique car collection and at his gun club. the company, and a well respected man in the industry. Doug’s Richard’s experience, knowledge and innovation will be greatly personality and abundant field knowledge allowed him to build missed at Borcherdt Concrete Product Limited, and we wish strong customer relations. He was a thoroughly great employee him the best of luck on his retirement. and is described as a wonderful person to have around. Now that Doug is retired he has even more time to actively partici- pate in his grandchildren’s lives. Thank you, Doug for your many Brian Case years of service, and best of luck on your retirement. When Brian first started off at Ocean Steel & Construction he worked as a detailer, before accepting a transfer to estimating. For Forty-One years, Brian was a loyal employee for Ocean, James Milton always working hard to get estimates out on time and put- After working several years at the Saint John Sugar Refinery, ting in the extra time to do so. In his earlier years, Brian was a Jim took on the role of Safety Coordinator with Ocean Steel, participant of the company softball team, and always joined in looking after the safety needs at both the Saint John and Fred- for company curling fun. Now that Brian is retired, he will have ericton plants. Jim most recently took on the same role at our plenty of time to watch the Seadogs games, and car races with Strescon Saint John plant, where he was working at the time of his wife, Sharon. We would like to thank Brian for his hard work his retirement this past spring. Jim was known as a happy, and dedication to the company, and we wish him the best of hardworking employee who was dedicated to the luck in his retirement. safety of all employees. He has now retired to a pleasant life of motorcycling, gardening and traveling. We would like Robert Taylor to thank Jim for his dedicated years of Robert Taylor was a Bedford Ready Mix Truck Driver for nearly hard work, and wish him the best of a decade. Robert could always be counted on to have a fellow luck to in his retirement! colleague’s back and offer a joke to lighten the atmosphere, always keeping people laughing. Rob now enjoys spending time on his motorbike and other activities he enjoys. We would Roger MacDonald like to thank Robert for his dedicated years of service, and wish Roger was not only a Bedford Ready Mix Truck Driver him the best of luck on his retirement! who was great with customers and delivery schedules; he was the trusted Golf Tournament organizer for OSCO Concrete, giving it the name “Golf Classic”. Roger was an Dale Card employee who was seen as an optimist; always striving for Dale was considered to be one of the best Layout men while he people to see the glass half full rather than empty. He mo- worked at Ocean Steel Corporation. Although this reputation tivated his colleagues with his happy-go-lucky personality. was earned through lots of hard work, Dale made it appear ef- Now that he is retired, he and his wife Judy are planning fortless. He was always conscientious of others opinions and to get some substantial traveling done. We wish Roger the ideas, and was clever enough to apply everyone’s input into a best of luck on his retirement and travels. We are grateful project. Dale was a go-to-guy who was always willing to give a for your hard work. hand if one was stuck in a jam. We would like to praise Dale for his efforts, thank him for his many years of dedicated service, and wish him luck, and enjoyment in his retirement.

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contributed by ASHLEY HENWOOD

It was a beautiful day at this year’s annual OSCO Construc- tion Group Golf Tournament, held at the Sussex Golf and Curling Club in Sussex, New Brunswick. On September 15th nearly one hundred employee golfed their way around the 18-hole course, followed up with a mouth watering Barbecue Dinner at the clubhouse, and with the help of our amazing sponsors, got to leave with a prize! Also, big congratulations to this year’s Tournament winners: Chris Greer (Strescon), Brad Johnson (Strescon), Derek Huskins (Strescon), and Gaetan Vaillancourt (Strescon). A special thanks to our generous prize sponsors:

A & R Concrete Drilling, Anixter Canada, Architecture 2000, Black’s Transfer Ltd., Bayview Trucks and Equipment, Capital Cad supplies, Chandler, Crandall Engineering, Deloitte, East- ern Reinforcing, Frank Fales & Sons Ltd., Harris & Roome, J. O’Brien Home Improvements, Katelyn Courier, KIMCO Steel Sales Ltd., LITECO Electrical Distributors, Manulife Financial, Mills Heavy Hauling, Milltown Trucking co. Ltd., Person- nel Search, Pinacle Agencies, Praxair Distributors, Safway Services Canada, Saint John Energy, Scholton’s Landscaping, SSAB Americas, Stantec, The Guarantee Company of North America, and Vipond Fire Protection.

contributed by ASHLEY HENWOOD The OSCO Construction Group was pleased to host the annual Company Picnic in Oak Point, NB on Saturday, August 11th. Nearly 800 employees and their families braved mother nature’s mist and threatening clouds this year to get out to the picnic to enjoy a great day of a BBQ Meal, games, inflatables , waterballs, airbrush tattoos, and petting zoo. A huge thank you to those employees and summer students who volunteered their time at this event; your time and effort to assist us with the smooth operation of this event is very much appreciated. We hope children, teens and adults alike all had a great day despite the weather!

42 CONNECTIONS • Fall & Winter 2012 www.oscoconstructiongroup.com people FRESH FACES congratulations! Ocean Steel - Canada Shane Jones...... Designer in Training Family Additions: her husband Ernie, who got Dave Wheaton...... Shop Foreman married on July 14th, 2012 in Jeff Kyle...... Detailer Congratulations to Bill Wood- Saint John. house (FCC) and his wife Ocean Steel Corporation Laura who welcomed 9lb, 10oz, Congratulations to Cory Mc- Brayden Henry Woodhouse on Namara (Strescon-Bedford) Maurice Payeur...... Plant Superintendent Sept. 19, 2012. who married Erin MacDonald on October 6, 2012 in West OSCO Group Services Congratulations to Len An- Bay Road, Cape Breton ,NS. Sarah Durley...... Accounting Specialist drews (Ocean Steel-SJ) and Krista Collins...... Payroll and Benefits Analyst his wife on the birth of their Engagements: Pam Ogden...... Promotion – Payroll Manager third child, 9lb, 9oz. Ameila Congratulations to Josh Tina Blair...... Transfer – Safety Admin Assistant Catherine Andrews, who was Dugas (Ocean Steel-SJ) who Keri Tyner...... Accounting Specialist born on Aug. 28,2012. recently got engaged to Can-

Congratulations to Michael dice Doherty. FCC CONSTRUCTION Redmond (Strescon SJ) and Andy Miller...... Civil Estimator his wife, who are proud new Applause: Frank Smith...... Electrical Estimator parents of Domenic Carter, born on April 20th, 2012. Congratulations to Amanda Legere (Group Services) and STRESCON SAINT JOHN Congratulations to Amanda Scott MacMichael (Group Legere (Group Services) and Alex Linero...... Project Manager Services) who will both be re- Jon Morine (Group Services), Geri Green...... Maintenance Planner ceiving their CMA designations proud new parents of 10lb, Ariel Gagnon...... Detailer this November. Chris Yurchesyn...... Concrete Quality Manager 10oz, Coy Anderson Scott Mo- Courtney Chiasson...... Detailer rine, born on Nov. 5th, 2012. Congratulation to Cory Mc- Dave Thompson...... Precast Sales Associate Namara, Dave Bonin and Mike Payzant of Strescon’s Bed- Marriages: OSCO Concrete ford plant, for obtaining their Congratulations to Lois (Co- provincial overhead travelling Doran Gilbert...... Branch Manager holan) Roy (Strescon-SJ) and crane operators certificates. Leigh Toner...... Safety Coordinator OSCO Congratulates 2012 Bursary Winners contributed by ASHLEY HENWOOD

Each year the OSCO Construction Group sponsors an educational Bursary draw open to children of Group employees who are pursuing post-secondary education. Two draws are held, each for a $500 bursary.

We are pleased to announce that our 2012 Bur- sary Recipients are Rachael Meagher, daughter contributed by FCC Softball Champs! ROXANNE WALSH of Paul Benoit (Strescon Bedford), and Nicholas Boyles, son of Brent Boyles (Strescon Moncton). The FCC Shockers won their Division Championship this year. The team consists of 11 FCC Construction Employees Rachael is currently taking her 2nd Year of studies and 3 family members. Pictured back row (l-r): Dave Foster, for the Licensed Practical Nurse Program at NSCC, Darcy Budrow, John Allen, Denny Lowe, Brent Craft, Craig while Nicholas is taking a BA at St. Thomas University. Kilpatrick, Jeff Walsh. Front row (l-r): Ron Rathje, Dave Yorston, Nick Kilpatrick, Jason Johnson, Dan Kilpatrick. Congratulations to both, and we wish them best of Absent: Pat Bagley & Ben Kilpatrick. luck with their future studies.

www.oscoconstructiongroup.com CONNECTIONS • Fall & Winter 2012 43 Our Locations BORCHERDT CONCRETE PRODUCTS GLENHOLME READY-MIX - plant STRUCTURAL STEEL: Office & plant RR #1 • Debert, NS • CA RR#4, Hardscratch Road, Yarmouth, NS • CA Phone: (902) 662-3722 OCEAN STEEL Phone: (902) 742-7811 Member Since • 2008 Corporate office & SJ plant Member Since • 2008 400 Chesley Drive, Saint John, NB • CA ANNAPOLIS VALLEY READY-MIX - Plant Phone: (506) 632-2600 20 Park Drive, Windsor, NS • CA Member Since • 1955 READY-MIX (OSCO Concrete): Phone: (902) 798-2291 OCEAN STEEL - New England Sales Office Member Since • 2008 STRESCON READY-MIX 25 Burlington Mall Road, Burlington, MA • USA Saint John plant OSCO AGGREGATES Phone: (781) 221-2152 101 Ashburn Rd., Saint John, NB • CA M.S.D. Enterprises Ltd. Member Since • 1991 Phone: (506) 633-8877 749 Little Dyke Rd, Glenholme, NS • CA YORK STEEL - Plant & service center Member Since • 1963 Phone: (902) 662-3722 550 Wilsey Road, Fredericton, NB • CA Member Since • 2008 STRESCON READY-MIX Phone: (506) 444-7989 Moncton plant Member Since • 1995 1212 Berry Mills Rd, Moncton, NB • CA CONSTRUCTION: OCEAN STEEL CORPORATION Phone: (506) 858-7110 FCC CONSTRUCTION - office Office & plant Member Since • 2004 400 Chesley Drive, Saint John, NB • CA 53 Shaw Road, Conklin, NY • USA SCHURMAN CONCRETE Phone: (506) 632-7800 Phone: (607) 584-7500 Summerside office & plant Member Since • 1960 Member Since • 2004 240 MacEwen Rd, Summerside, PE • CA Phone: (902) 888-4331 MARQUE CONSTRUCTION - office PRECAST: Member Since • 2004 400 Chesley Drive, Saint John, NB • CA Phone: (506) 634-1144 STRESCON LIMITED SCHURMAN CONCRETE Member Since • 1966 Corporate Office & SJ plant Charlottetown office & plant KENNEBEC CONSTRUCTION - office 101 Ashburn Lake Rd., Saint John, NB • CA 412 Mount Edward Rd, Charlottetown, PE • CA 400 Chesley Drive, Saint John, NB • CA Phone: (506) 633-8877 Phone: (902) 628-0127 Phone: (506) 632-7800 Member Since • 1963 Member Since • 2004 Member Since • 1994 STRESCON LIMITED MacLEAN’S READY-MIX Bedford office & plant Montague office & plant REBAR: 131 Duke St., Bedford, NS • CA 669 Queen’s Road, Montague, PE • CA Phone: (902) 494-7400 Phone: (902) 838-2925 OSCO REBAR SERVICES Member Since • 1978 Member Since • 2012 Saint John plant 400 Chesley Drive, Saint John, NB • CA STRESCON LIMITED SACKVILLE CONCRETE Phone: (506) 632-2600 New England Sales Office Nova Scotia office & plant Member Since • 1955 25 Burlington Mall Road, Burlington, MA • USA 17 Estate Drive, Lower Sackville, NS • CA Phone: (781) 221-2153 Phone: (902) 864-3230 ALLSTAR REBAR NOVA SCOTIA Member Since • 1991 Member Since • 2008 Office & plant BEDFORD READY-MIX - plant 48 Duke Street, Bedford, NS • CA 414 Bluewater Rd., Bedford, NS • CA Phone: (902) 832-0917 Phone: (902) 835-0882 Member Since • 2008 Member Since • 2008