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Change is in the Air Medicine Hat Regional Airport expands toaccommodate potential carriers

Healthy Options Medicine Hat’s hospital expansion means better carefor citizens and an injection of jobs in the city

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Contents

On the cover

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

Executive Director’s Message – Lori Breum ............................................................................................6

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

MHCA 2013 Executive and Directors .........................................................................................................8

MHCA 2013 Members .................................................................................................................................. 10

Message from the CCA: Groundwork Laid – Michael Atkinson ........................................................ 20

Message from the Mayor – Norm Boucher ............................................................................................ 21

2013 Alberta Construction Association update .................................................................................... 22

Earn your Gold – Gold Seal Projects increase professionalism and profile ..................................23

keeping it fresh – Medicine Hat & District Chamber of Commerce ...............................................24

Building Strong – After five years, the Canadian Home Builders’ Association of Medicine Hat is growing .........................................................................................................................26

Look At Me Now – the Medicine Hat Construction Association’s office gets a makeover ........27

Going for the Gold – MHCA member Brad Hill achieves Gold Seal certification .........................29

Change is in the Air – Medicine Hat’s Regional Airport expands to accommodate potential carriers ...........................................................................................30

fly Me to the Hat – New aviation hangar in Medicine Hat nears completion ................................32

Healthy Options – Medicine Hat’s hospital expansion means better care for citizens and an injection of jobs in the city ...................................................34

Electricity in the Gas City – Medicine Hat Regional Event Centre to open in 2015 ......................38

tap into Services – Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (HERC) in Medicine Hat offers a full-service shop ..............................................................................................44

Participaction in Action – Medicine Hat’s family Leisure Centre boasts more opportunities under one roof .............................................................................................46

New on the Street – Pilot project gets green light and kick starts downtown redevelopment ............................................................................................. 50

Better flow – New interchange to reduce collisions and traffic congestion ..................................53

Learning More – New school for Medicine Hat on the horizon ........................................................58

Map It Out – How can a land surveyor help you? .................................................................................59

New Partnership – Robertson Implements and Medicine Hat New Holland Ltd. form a partnership and purchased the assets of Milliken farm Supplies of taber ......................60

MHCA Member Benefits, Information, and Application ........................................................................61

Index to Advertisers ......................................................................................................................................66

Back Row (left to right): John Rodermond, Buck Heath, George Manning, Dean Kop-perud, Pat Ries; Middle Row (left to right): Doug Bide, Barry Bitz, Hugh Bice, Frank Hilgendorf; Front Row (left to right): Pat Basso, Sabrina Mueller, Lori Breum; Missing: Warren Schneider, Hieland Mayzes, Robin Kurpjuweit

4 Medicine Hat Construction Association 2013

MHCA President’s Message

2012-2013 has seen many changes, and some challenges, for the

Medicine Hat Construction Association (MHCA), and the city. June’s major flood, which caused significant damage to many cities in Alberta, also touched our own city. While many homes near the river and some commercial and city buildings were impaired, everyone in the community came together and helped to save as many buildings and infrastructure as possible, with local construction companies at the forefront to help save bridges and build-ings. Our local companies are also involved with the rebuilding of the affected areas.

We at the MHCA have also felt this sense of community and cooperation from the construction industry. We have done a complete renovation of the office, which has changed the atmosphere and gives a more professional look to our association. I’d like to thank everyone in the associa-tion who volunteered their time or helped out with donations of materials, cash, and/or new furniture. Without the support of the members, as well as other local compa-

nies this project would not have happened. We would also like to thank Hieland

Mayze for his past two years serving as the president of the MHCA, and all the work he did over the course of his term.

The construction association welcomes Sabrina Mueller, our new administrative assistant, who will welcome everyone with a smile when you come into the office.

Members Then and NowMHCA relies on their membership, as

much as they depend on the association. We have seen several long-term construc-tion members retire in the past couple years. Brian Booth, Immanuel Moritz, Tim Oland, and Richard Oster have all been very active with the association. Their help growing the MHCA will not be forgotten. We also have a few mem-bers who have been with the association since 1965 and are nearing their 50 year milestone. Albert’s Floor & Carpet Ltd, Capital Glass Ltd, Moritz Masonry & Tile Ltd, Plato’s Superior Roofing Ltd., and Wahl Construction Ltd. have supported the MHCA for almost half a century,

showing the value of being part of an as-sociation that represents their industry.

There are also several new members for the 2013 year which we’d like to thank for joining our association. With these new members our membership increases to 100 full members, and 28 associate members. A strong membership is key to our associ-ation’s success, and will benefit everyone.

City ChangesThe City of Medicine Hat has made

many changes over the past year to help improve the permitting process. These changes have resulted in faster permit reviews and quicker approvals. They have also made major changes to the Land Use Bylaw, and had asked for in-put from the MHCA and its members to help improve the Land Use Bylaw and make it more user friendly for everyone involved. You can view the Land Use By-law on the City of Medicine Hat’s website.

Some new capital projects have also been started in the past year with notable proj-ects being a new wing at the hospital, addi-tion to the police station, new event centre, new school in Southridge, changes to the Trans-Canada Bridge, and a new overpass.

Locally, the economy is slowly picking up and the area has seen a few new projects start and many renovations to existing buildings have been completed. I have also heard that the oil field, which is very impor-tant to our area, is gearing up for more work in the last quarter of 2013, which will bring more work for our construction industry.

Together as an association with our members we look forward to the future of the industry in southeastern Alberta and Medicine Hat. n

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Executive Director’s Message

I would like to thank the members and directors of the Medicine Hat Construction Association for all

their help and guidance in the past year since I have taken over as executive di-rector. After working at Inland Concrete for 18 years it was a challenge starting this new profession. But, after my first year, things are starting to come togeth-er, although there is still much more to learn. A special thanks to Pat Basso from Advance Design & Construction Ltd. and Jay Jay Timmons from Art’s Exca-vating. Without your help, patience, and direction it would have been much more difficult. I would also like to thank Lorraine Neumayer for all her help updating our website. Lorraine resides in Edmonton and has graciously donated her time as we need her. You can view the website at

www.telusplanet.net/public/mhca.I would like to welcome Sabrina Muel-

ler to the office as our new administra-tive assistant. Sabrina is born and raised in Medicine Hat and has many years experience in the construction world. She has joined our team to help me with the weekly bulletins and the office du-ties. She also is running her own horse therapy business doing electro-acuscope therapy on the side and we are happy to have a positive hard working individual on our team.

With COOLNet being our main com-ponent with the local construction asso-ciations, we will be offering online train-ing in the fall. We would like everyone to be comfortable with the program since it is your one-stop shop for all your ten-der information. All feedback regarding COOLNet or the MHCA operations are

always appreciated.I’d like to thank everyone who has

participated in the golf tournaments in the last two years either by putting in a team, sponsoring an event, or donating prizes. Also thanks to all those who sup-ported the Christmas party as well.

Finally, once again, I’d like to thank all the members who donated their time, money, and materials to renovate the MHCA office. Thanks to all your gener-osity and hard work the association now has a more professional place in which to do business. I invite you to come down and use our planroom, or just take a peak at the stunning stone accent wall as well as the rest of the facility.

Because of these members, the asso-ciation’s functions are successful, and hopefully 2014 brings even more partici-pation. n

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Past Presidents

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

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

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

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MHCA 2013 Executive

PRESIDENTBARRY BITZMid-West Design & Construction Ltd. Tel: (403) 526-0925Fax: (403) 529-6990

1st VICE PRESIDENTHUGH BICEBice & Sons Drywall/ Stucco Service Ltd.Tel: (403) 527-7688Fax: (403) 527-7220

STANDARD PRACTICES COMMITTEE REPHUGH BICEBice & Sons Drywall/ Stucco Service Ltd.Tel: (403) 527-7688Fax: (403) 527-7220

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

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENTHIElAND MAYZESMayzes Masonry Inc.Tel: (403) 527-2816Fax: (403) 527-2850

TREASURERpAT BASSoAdvance Design & Construction Ltd.Tel: (403) 580-5054Fax: (403) 580-5072

GOVERNMENT ACTION COMMITTEEREqUESTING A volUNTEER

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

A.C.S.A. DIRECTORpAT RIESLMT Enterprises Ltd.Tel: (403) 527-6287Fax: (403) 527-6094

WCB COMMITTEEDoUG BIDEGVN Structures Inc.Tel: (403) 548-3100Fax: (403) 548-3500

COOLNET REPHIElAND MAYZESMayzes Masonry Inc.Tel: (403) 527-2816Fax: (403) 527-2850

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MHCA 2013 Directors

DoUG BIDEGVN Structures Inc.Tel: (403) 548-3100Fax: (403) 548-3500

RoBIN kURpjUWEITSolid Rock Fencing Ltd.Tel: (403) 526-2213Fax: (403) 528-2204

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

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORloRI BREUMMedicine Hat Construction AssociationTel: (403) 527-9700Fax: (403) 526-0520

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTSABRINA MUEllERMedicine Hat Construction AssociationTel: (403) 527-9700Fax: (403) 526-0520

Directors

MHCA Staff

FRANk HIlGENDoRFKurt’s Iron Works Ltd.Tel: (403) 527-2844Fax: (403) 529-0131

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

BUCk HEATHPad-Car Mechanical Ltd.Tel: (403) 528-3353Fax: (403) 528-3367

ALTERNATE DIRECTOR GEoRGE MANNINGDutch Bros. Paints Co. Ltd.Tel: (403) 527-5051Fax: (403) 526-9670


MHCA 2013 Members

Advance Design & Construction Ltd.jeff Sohn, Clarence Briggs, patricia Basso23 Southwest Drive S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8E7Tel: 403-580-5054 | Fax: 403-580-5072www.advancedesign.caGeneral contractor

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

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

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

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

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

Atron Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Ltd.Ron Melnik/Garth Stark2319C - 10 Avenue S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8G2Tel: 403-502-0936 | Fax: 403-526-4625Refrigeration contractor

Baumann’s Ventilation & Plumbing Ltd.Raymond/Clayton Baumann79 Southwest Drive S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8E8Tel: 403-529-9744 | Fax: 403-580-5509www.baumanns.caMechanical contractor - heating, plumbing, air conditioning and gas fitting

BCA ServicesCollin Burton/Terry ThorlaksonBox 310Tilley, AB T0J 3K0Tel: 403-501-0030 | Fax: 403-501-0020www.bcaservices.caOilfield maintenance & construction

Benchmark Geomatics Inc.Dale jesse, Adam Thompson105 - 2201 Box Springs Blvd NWMedicine Hat, AB T1C 0C8Tel: 403-527-3970 | Fax: 403-527-3908www.benchmarkgeomatics.comLegal land surveyors, commercial & residential construction surveys

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

Bice & Sons Drywall/ Stucco Services Ltd.Hugh Bice2055 Bullshead RoadMedicine Hat, ABMailing Address: Box 23044Medicine Hat, AB T1B 4C7Tel: 403-527-7688 | Fax: 403-527-7220Drywall & stucco

Medicine Hat Construction Association 2013 MEMBERS

Baumann’sVentilation

& Plumbing Ltd.Furnaces, Air Conditioners,Plumbing and Gas Fitting

BUS: (403) 529-9744FAX: (403) 580-550979 Southwest Drive SWMedicine Hat, Alberta T1A 8E8

Drywall / Stucco Services Ltd.• Insulation (Batts / Loosefill)• Boarding / Taping• Texture Ceilings• T-bar Ceilings• Steel Framing

• Exterior Acrylic Stucco• Skip Trowel Or Float Finish• Detail / Foam Build Outs• Parging• Eifs System

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MHCA 2013 Members

Bighorn Construction (2005) Ltd.Chris Friesen#201, 1741 Dunmore Road S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 1Z8Tel: 403-504-0175 | Fax: 403-504-1337General contractor

BRC Construction Inc.Brian Robinson35 Penland Way S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1C 1X2Tel: 403-529-2803 | Fax: 403-504-2351General contractor, foundations

Broersen Construction Ltd.john Broersen747 Parkland DriveBrooks, AB T1R 0M3Tel: 403-362-4613 | Fax: 403-362-4642Excavating

Bryco Projects IncScot Brydon, Rob Brydon, Ron percyUnit 113, 4268 Lozells AvenueBurnaby, BC V5A 0C6Tel: 604-422-0046 | Fax: 604-422-0047General contractor

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

B.Y.Z. Enterprises Inc.Mat Zmurchyk1686 - 32 Street S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1B 3N8Tel: 403-526-9172 | Fax: 403-526-2056Heavy construction

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MHCA 2013 Members

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

Can Doo Excavating Services Ltd.Brian & joy kalmring757 - 17 Street S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 7R6Tel: 403-504-6958 | Fax: 403-529-2615Excavating services, snow removal, landscape, deep utilities

Capital Glass Ltd.Darcy pocsik1288 Brier Park Road N.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1C 0B7Tel: 403-527-3331 | Fax: 403-526-1986Windows, doors, glass & glazing

Carpet One (Medicine Hat) Ltd.les Costea578 South Railway Street S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8T2Tel: 403-504-4446 | Fax: 403-526-4482www.carpetone.comLino, ceramic tile, LVT, laminate, VCT, carpet, area rugs

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

CertaPro PaintersDarren & Bob jacques1048 Allowance Avenue S.E.Medicine Hat, AB Mailing Address:1274 - 24 Street S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 3G8Tel: 403-526-6197 | Fax: 403-504-1636Painting

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

Concept Plumbing Ltd.Shawn/jenny Yanke885 Spruce Way S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1B 4M7Tel: 403-580-8191 | Fax: 403-580-8194www.concept-plumbing.caPlumbing & gasfitting

Contempora Construction Inc.jim Schmidt/kevin Erb1614 - 32 Street S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1B 3N8Tel: 403-527-9345 | Fax: 403-526-2358General contractor

Creative Floor Coveringsjerry McNamara/Don Downey1023 Trans Canada Way SEMedicine Hat, AB T1B 1H9Tel: 403-527-7727 | Fax: 403-527-4369Flooring retail

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Environ TechnologiesRandy Wright220 Ranchman Cres. N.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1C 0E5Tel: 403-952-0837Air balancing, testing

Falcon Contracting 2011 Ltd.Rick Armstrong, Barbara kenworthy644 - 16 Street SWMedicine Hat, AB T1A 4X1Tel: 403-487-5442 | Fax: 403-487-5344General contractor

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


MHCA 2013 Members

Fortress Fabrications Ltd.Sean & Tracy Herter1348 Brier Park Way N.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1C 1T2Tel: 403-528-3091 | Fax: 403-528-3602www.fortressfab.comStructural & misc. Steel, steel fabrication & erection

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hranco Industries Ltd.larry/Cody Millington1554 Brier Park Cr.N.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1C 1Y8Tel: 403-527-4190 | Fax: 403-526-1509www.hranco.comStructural steel fabrication, pressure piping fabrication, heavy duty mechanical, sandblasting &painting, dangerous goods carrier inspections, commercial vehicle inspections, in-house engineering

Industrial Backhoes Ltd.Harvey/Ryan Neigum1686 - 32 Street S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1B 3N8 [email protected]: 403-529-6665 | Fax: 403-526-2056www.industrialbackhoe.comGravel, sand, roadwork

Ironrock Construction Ltd.kelly Toews, formerly Southalta BasementP.O. Box 539Bow Island, AB T0K 0G0Tel: 403-545-6099 | Fax: 888-768-0129www.ironrockconstruction.ca

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

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

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

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

Kae West Contracting Inc.kelly Toews/kent UnruhPO Box 2650Pincher Creek, AB T0K 1W0Tel: 403-627-4481 | Fax: 403-627-4482Concrete placement & finishers

Kaulkmaster Inc.Troy Harms/jon Shaw29 Sillak Cres. S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1B2 P9Tel: 403-527-2930Mechanical insulation, firestopping & sealing

KCB Excavating Ltd.kevin/Cheryl kalmringBox 20057 Kensington P.O.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8M4Tel: 403-526-2374 | Fax: 403-527-4203Underground deep utilities

Kimball Flooringjoel kimball5 - 602 Clay Avenue S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 3K2Tel: 403-526-6055www.kimballflooring.comSupply & install of flooring

Kost Fire Equipment Ltd.Mel Williams677 - 14 Street S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 4A2Tel: 403-527-1500 | Fax: 403-527-8334Kitchen fire suppression, fire suppression, fire sprinklers installation & inspecction

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

L & M Aluminum Products Ltd.Scott lust517C North Railway Street S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 2Z2Tel: 403-527-5331 | Fax: 403-528-2735Aluminum windows, doors, glass & glazing

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

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

M & R Contractor Ltd.Gideon/Sherry Mandel1363 - 32 Street S.W., Medicine Hat, ABSales: Tel: 403-504-8668 | Fax: 403-529-2366Accounting: 403-504-5649 | Fax: 403-528-2370Mailing Address: 7 Turner Green S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1B 4K1www.mandrcontractor.comMetal building erectors

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

CURTIS LAMBSprinkler Systems Installer, Back Flow Prevention, Inspections, AFA Qualified

677 - 14 Street S.W. Phone: (403) 527-1500Medicine Hat, AB T1A 4V5 Fax: (403) 527-8334Email: [email protected] Cell: (403) 952-6226

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

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

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

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

Mudrack Concrete Ltd.David Mudrack/Dennis Mudrack1870 - 6th Avenue SW, Bay #2Medicine Hat, ABTel: 403-928-2184Mailing address:Box 40062 SouthridgeMedicine Hat, AB T1B 4S6Concrete sidewalk, curb & gutters installers

NewRock Developments Inc.Rob Whitten/jason Cave671 Industrial Avenue S.E. Medicine Hat, AB T1A 3L5Tel: 403-529-1023 | Fax: 403-529-1059General contractor

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

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

Pahl Fire Protection Ltd.David/quentin pahl1355 Brier Park Cr. N.W.Medicine Hat, ABTel: 403-952-1642 | Fax: 403-526-7635Mailing address:Tel: 403-952-1643P.O. Box 2608Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8G8Automatic fire sprinkler systems: (design, installation, inspection & service of automatic fire sprinkler systems)

Panther Mechanical Services Inc.David/lise ErfleBox 699Medicine Hat, AB T1A 7G6Tel: 403-832-2578 | Fax: 403-832-2581Mechanical, sheet metal

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

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

Penrose General Contractors Inc. (formerly Medican Construction)Darcy Durksen/Shauna Egan1870A - 6 Avenue S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 7X5Tel: 403-526-3477 | Fax: 403-526-3843www.penrosecontractors.comGeneral contractor, concrete contractor

Plato’s Superior Roofing Ltd.Duane plato1320 - 7 Avenue S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 7K7Tel: 403-527-4439 | Fax: 403-529-0117www.platossuperiorroofing.comRoofing

Ply GemChad Davidson1887 - 6 Avenue S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8C3Tel: 403-526-2520 | Fax: 403-526-2510www.plygem.caWindow & exterior door manufacturer

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MHCA 2013 Members

Premier Fencing & Bobcat Service Ltd.Dan Compton440 Canal Street E.Brooks, AB T1R 1B9Tel: 403-362-4816 | Fax: 403-362-3712Fence supplies & construction

Pro Comm SolutionsSimon Neigum/jason Melhoff627 Kingsway Avenue S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 2W8Tel: 403-527-5555 | Fax: 403-526-1422www.procommsolutions.caPhone systems, data/ computers, data cabling, security, cctv, mobility/ cellular, audio/ video, door access control

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

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

Shortgrass Ecosystems Ltd.Shawn TorkelsonBox 194Duchess, AB T0J 0Z0Tel: 403-633-0487 | Fax: 403-378-4584Hydroseeding, reclamation, fencing, weed spraying, mowing

Silverback Heating and Sheet Metal Inc.Martin Schultz921D Smelter Avenue SEMedicine Hat, AB T1A 3N6Tel: 403-527-4941 | Fax: 403-527-4961HVAC, mechanical

Solid Rock Fencing Ltd.Robin kurpjuweit2040 - 11 Avenue N.W.Medicine Hat, ABTel: 403-977-7625 | Fax: 403-528-2204Mailing Address:#3 - 3271 Dunmore Road, S.E., Suite 707Medicine Hat, AB T1B 3R2www.solidrockfencing.caGeneral contractor

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

South Rock Ltd.Trevor NabeP.O. Box 460Medicine Hat, AB T1A 7G2Tel: 403-548-3961 | Fax: 403-548-7740www.southrock.caPaving, roadwork, sand, gravel

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

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

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

Sub Organic Investigations Ltd.Gary/Donna/Travis Chandler11032 Range Road 52Cypress County, AB T1A 0K7Tel: 403-526-6939 | Fax: 403-526-6939Cell: 403-548-4102 | 403-952-0516Soil testing, caison drilled piles, helical screw piles

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

Telus CommunicationsFred Weinheimer456 - 5 Street S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 0N1Tel: 403-529-3494 | Fax: 403-527-7308Communications supplier


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Terraltalaura Shivak/Chris Brooks557 - 18th Street S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8C4Tel: 403-488-0404 | Fax: 403-488-0405www.terralta.netPluming, mechanical, renewable energies

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

TGK Irrigation Ltd.Tarek/Teraint khan30 - 2350 Beta AvenueBurnaby, BC V5C 5M8Tel: 604-841-3124 | Fax: 604-323-2390Irrigation and civil works

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

Titan Contract Welding Ltd.Matthew & kerry WeilandBox 19Wardlow, AB T0J 2M0Tel: 403-566-2436 | Fax: 403-566-2435Steel manufacturing & fabrication

Trademark Roofing Ltd.D’arcy & April vanniniBay C, 71 Southwest Drive S.W.Medicine Hat, ABTel: 403-952-8497 | Fax: 866-292-9556Mailing Address:1885 - 20 Avenue S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 3X6www.trademarkroofing.caRoofing, siding, soffit, eavestrough

Transit Paving Inc.Dean Dinning/Earl MorganBay #3, 1686 - 32 Street S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1B 3N8Tel: 403-526-0386 | Fax: 403-526-9488Paving, curbs & gutters, sidewalks

United Utility Services (2010) Ltd.lloyd Burt/Carl FortinBox 1238Brooks, AB T1R 1C1Tel: 403-501-0123 | Fax: 403-362-7703www.unitedutility.caElectrical construction

Wahl Construction Ltd.Rick Wahl830 - 15 Street S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 4W7Tel: 403-526-6235 | Fax: 403-526-0728General contradtor

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

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

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

Alberta WorksTracy Heebner/kim Meunier/ Melanie FriesenRoom 5 - 346 - 3rd Street S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 0G7Tel: 403-529-3683 ext 5 | Fax: 403-504-2191Job placement agency Alta-Wide Building Supplies (Medicine Hat) Ltd.Eugene Stehr/Ralph Currie/ Andrew kidd877 - 16 Street S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 7E5Tel: 403-527-2655 | Fax: 403-527-2658Lumber supplier

ATCO Structures & LogisticsGarry Blashyn-Regional Manager-AB285044 Bluegrass DriveRockyview County, AB T1X 0P5Tel: 403-292-7249 | Fax: 403-292-7252www.atcosl.comMobile/modular/site offices/lavatories Bartle & Gibson Co. Ltd.john langill2021 - 10 Avenue S.W.Medicine Hat, ABTel: 403-527-3565 | Fax: 403-526-8264www.bartlegibson.comMechanical & electrical supplier Brokerlink Inc.Albert lee132 - 4 Avenue S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8B5www.brokerlink.ca

Cervus Equipment– Material Handling Div.Dennis Wold#1 - 1771 - 30 Street S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1B 3N5Tel: 403-527-5593 | Fax: 403-527-6483www.cervusequipment.comRent construction equipment City of Medicine HatStan Schwartzenberger580 - 1 Street S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8E6Tel: 403-525-8838 | Fax: 403-502-8038www.medicinehat.caPlanning, building & development services department Days Inn - Medicine Hatleslie Squires24 Strachan Court S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1B 4R7Tel: 403-580-3299 | Fax: 403-580-3297www.daysinnmedicinehat.caHotel (accommodation) Defence Construction CanadaRick ElchukBox 120Ralston, AB T0J 2N0Tel: 403-544-4562 | Fax: 403-544-3428Government


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ECCO SupplyDoug james101, 26 Southwest Drive S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8V1Tel: 403-527-3226 | Fax: 403-528-3269www.eccosupply.caHVAC supplier Eecol Electric Corp.jon judd921 - 18 Street S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8S7Tel: 403-527-7189 | Fax: 403-527-5076www.eecol.comElectrical supplier

Guillevin International Co.Dwayne Thomson15 Southwest Drive S.W/Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8E7Tel: 403-529-2444 | Fax: 403-527-5314electrical supplier Hat Building SuppliesArnold Boles2101 - 10 Avenue S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8B7Tel: 403-526-6854 | Fax: 403-526-7762Lumber supplier Hertz Equipment Rental CorporationGary power2230 - 9th Avenue S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8E9Tel: 403-528-2801 | Fax: 403-528-2898www.hertz.comEquipment rental Inland ConcreteRon Schimpf/Stacey Warriner5229 TWP RD 122Medicine Hat, ABTel: 403-526-2222 | Fax: 403-529-1715Mailing Address:Box 70Medicine Hat, AB T1A 7E5www.inlandcanada.comConcrete supplier

Koncrete Construction GroupSheldon Guckert/Brent Guckert603 Hwy 21 North, Box 156Maple Creek, SK S0N 1N0Tel: 306-662-3610 | Fax: 306-662-2718www.koncreteconstruction.comSupply concrete & aggregate plus equipment rentals Lafarge Canada Inc.Rick Sluggett2, 11524 Range Road 52Cypress County, AB T1B 0K7Tel: 403-526-3337 | Fax: 403-526-9342www.lafargenorthamerica.comConcrete supply

Lakeview Hotels & ResortsGreg McCartney2, 1100 Redcliff Drive S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 5S5Tel: 40-527-2275 | Fax: 403-527-7842Hotel Medicine Hat Collegepresident-Dr. Ralph Weeks, Danny Wilson299 College Drive S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 3Y6Tel: 403-529-3981 | Fax: 403-504-3516www.mhc.ab.caCollege/trades department Medicine Hat & District Chamber of Commercelisa kowalachuk413 - 6 Avenue S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 2S7Tel: 403-527-5214 | Fax: 403-527-5182

Medicine Hat Drywall Supply Ltd.Everett vander Heiden1650 Broadway AvenueRedcliff, AB T0J 2P0Tel: 403-548-3965 | Fax: 403-548-3966Building materials supplier MNP LLPMatthew May, CABox 580, 666 - 4th Street S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 7G5Tel: 403-502-8474 | 403-878-0129Fax: 403-526-6218Chartered accountants/business advisors

Sunwise Engineering Ltd.kenzie liefso530 - 5 Street S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 0N3Tel: 403-527-2965 | Fax: 403-527-6867www.sunwise.caMechanical and electrical consulting engineering

Thomson, Schindle, Green Insurance and Financial Services Ltd.Stuart Green/ken Schindle100 Chinook PlaceMedicine Hat, ABTel: 403-526-3283 | Fax: 403-526-8082623 - 4 Street S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 0L1www.tsginsurance.comInsurance broker

Town of Redcliff#1, 3 Street N.E., P.O. Box 40Redcliff, AB T0J 2P0Tel: 403-548-3618 | Fax: 403-548-6623Municipality United RentalsBill phillips#2, 2350 S. Highway Drive S.E.Redcliff, AB T0J 2P0Tel: 403-580-5000 | Fax: 403-580-5001Equipment rentals & contractor supply sales Westburne Electric SupplyDon Scott814 - 23 Street S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8R6Tel: 403-526-2866 | Fax: 403-580-1838Electrical supplier Western Financial GroupChad Fai459 - 2 Street S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 0C4Tel: 403-526-2885 | Fax: 403-527-9291www.westernfinancialgroup.ca Insurance


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After years of consistent lobbying by CCA and its partner associations, it appears the message regarding

the need for consistent and sustained in-vestment in our core public infrastructure has finally permeated the thinking of pub-lic policy makers in Ottawa.

The most recent federal budget high-lighted as much, and marked an ongoing shift in the mentality regarding infra-structure in Canada.

When faced with deficits, the typical re-action from governments was to cut back, or ultimately eliminate capital spending. While this strategy may have helped in the short term, it neither addressed the need for ongoing infrastructure investment, nor did it fully recognize the importance of these assets as they relate to economic performance.

The result? Years of persistent and consistent neglect, which ultimately cre-ated the infrastructure deficit that Canada

faced at the start of the new millennium.Much of this decline began in the late

1980s, followed by the recession and re-structuring of Canada’s manufacturing sector brought on by the implementation of the new Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agree-ment. As a result, government revenues dropped and aggregate spending of capi-tal assets sank to levels not seen since the early 1900s.

Even despite years of record economic growth by the year 2000, governments saw money better spent on improving the country’s social safety net, healthcare sys-tems, as well as through the introduction of strategic tax cuts.

While the problem was becoming more apparent in the public eye, it could only be solved through a concerted and concen-trated effort from like-minded organiza-tions and constituents.

To address this, municipal governments and the Canadian construction industry

began an intense lobbying effort as early as 2006. The consistent message of renewed infrastructure investment eventually led to the federal government launching the first Building Canada Plan, investing more than $33 billion over seven years into infrastructure.

Combined with the matching provin-cial and municipal contributions, the total reinvestment on the part of Canadian gov-ernments grew to over $50 billion. While these investments were clearly not enough to eliminate the massive cumulative 30 years of infrastructure deficit, they were robust enough to halt any further deficit growth and permitted governments across the country to begin the renewal process.

Recognizing the importance of this in-vestment, and to avoid the possibility of any backsliding, CCA and its provincial partners mounted an extensive and broad campaign aimed at securing the renewal of the current federal infrastructure pro-gram. The release of the “Canadian Infra-structure Report Card” and the “At The Intersection” report helped enhance this message, and in March of 2013, we were rewarded with the announcement of the new Building Canada Plan in Budget 2013.

The new federal budget makes a further $47 billion investment in infrastructure modernization. As well, it commits a fur-ther $17 billion toward the modernization of federal infrastructure assets, including $7 billion for First Nations infrastructure and $10 billion for federal assets such as roads, bridges, ports, airports and border infrastructure.

In all, over $70 billion over the next 10 years has been committed to infrastruc-ture renewal, likely over $100 billion when provincial, municipal and private sector matching funds are included. n

CCA Message

Groundwork LaidThe construction industry is rewarded with new infrastructure dollarsBY MICHAEL ATKINSON, PRESIDENT, CANADIAN CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION


Mayor’s Message

I would like to offer my congratulations to the Medicine Hat Construction Association on the publication of its 2013 magazine as we look forward to another great year. Alberta Construction Highlights indicate that employment is returning to 2007 levels and the industry continues to expand. Workers are in high demand as the northern oil sands continue to recruit workers to fill vacancies from the ever expanding project. In our communities demographics are sustaining housing activity as the younger generation of professionals in Alberta start their lives together, buying homes and starting families. City Council believes a large part of our role in government involves keeping our residents working. This enables them to afford homes and use local commercial and retails services, thereby spurring the economic development of our community. We are training City of Medicine Hat staff to grow with the changing needs of our residents such as learning about and incorporating sustainable communities, buying and participating in recycling and re-using with our solid waste collections, recycling facilities throughout the city, as well as the use of recycled materials in such things as our sidewalks and within city facilities. Indeed, Council’s attempt to proceed with building the Medicine Hat Regional Event Centre was two-fold; offer our community employment opportunities during construction and throughout the operations phase by hiring concession and facility workers. This will result in a better quality and size of venue to host better shows to entertain us. That feature then becomes a welcome inclusion in our community’s portfolio when enticing people to relocate to our city. Economic Development has become a priority for City Council and we are examining ways to improve our prospects. We want to draw and retain attractive business and productive industry to the community. We continue to re-examine our current strategies and evaluate where they can be more productive and efficient or if there are better, more effective ways to coordinate our efforts toward economic development. The philosophy that I have maintained throughout my time as mayor is that of listening to our residents and welcoming feedback from all interested parties. Our residents come from all walks of life and are often subject matter experts in their line of work. Any thoughts or suggestions they provide to assist us to be effective in our services and efficient in our revenue and spending is welcome at any time. Our community is the most important to all us that live here. By working together and learning from each other, we all become better at what we do. Thank you once again for the opportunity to provide a few words on behalf of Medicine Hat City Council.

Norm Boucher, Mayor


2013 ACA Update

The Alberta Construction Asso-ciation (ACA) is working on a number of files on behalf of in-

dustry. Priorities in 2013 include:

Government Advocacy• Maintaining predictable, consistent,

and adequate provincial and municipal investment in infrastructure.

• Keeping training clear of labour-rela-tions issues. The ACA is opposed to public funding of apprenticeship train-ing by third parties.

• Providing practical recommendations in response to the Alberta Government should they wish to promote to con-tractors utilization of apprentices for government-funded projects.

• Continued advocacy for sensible im-migration programs. While federal programs to support permanent immi-gration for the skilled trades are very positive, restrictions to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program are not. The ACA is pleased that Alberta Appren-ticeship and Industry Training has responded to ACA recommendations and has recognized the Irish “FETAC Level 6” credential in lieu of hours in the trade for a number of commercial trades. The ACA continues to advocate that Apprenticeship approve waiving the requirement for Alberta Qualifica-tion exams for FETAC Level 6 creden-tial holders.

• Strengthened partnerships with school boards, post secondaries, and with other construction associations for policies and programs to support the development of a skilled domestic con-struction workforce.

• Educational best practice seminars for public procurers of design and con-struction services.

• Collaborate to provide industry advice to Alberta Infrastructure

Safety/ WCB • Input to Occupational Health and Safe-

ty’s Worksafe Alberta strategy• Continued input to implementation of

occupational health and safety admin-istrative penalties and worksite tickets.

• Dialogue with the WCB concerning interpretation of Refusal of Modified Duties policy. WCB has advised em-ployers that it is required to apply no fault throughout the life of a claim, even where employee refusal to accept modified work stems from situations where the employer believes it has ter-minated an employee for just cause. The ACA will be requesting the WCB undertake a review as to the applicabil-ity of no fault as it applies to employee actions subsequent to the acceptance of the initial claim.

Standard practices • Recommendations for two changes to

the Alberta’s Builders’ Lien Act (BLA): mandatory annual progressive release of holdback, and Crown bound to BLA

• Advocacy with Alberta Health Services and other owners for adoption of in-dustry standard practices. The ACA applauds Alberta Health Services for accepting ACA recommendations to implement June 1, 2013 public tender openings for stipulated price contracts. Dialogue continues concerning the bal-ance of the ACA’s recommendations.

Research and Technology • Service partnerships with Productivity

Alberta.• Initiatives with aceBIM (Alberta Cen-

tre for Excellence for Building Infor-mation Modeling).

• Partnerships to showcase the applied research capabilities of Alberta colleges and technical institutes.

The ACA’s effectiveness in serv-ing industry has always relied on the generous contributions of expertise from its volunteers, drawn from the member-ship. The ACA continues to work at im-proving connections with the grassroots to better understand your needs and work to your benefit. With your con-tinued support, we will share continued success and meet the uncertainties of tomorrow. n

2013 Alberta Construction Association UpdateBY BOB ROBINSON, CHAIRMAN, ALBERTA CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION


Gold Seal Projects

With the construction season now underway, firms look-ing to new and innovative

ways to gain additional exposure while improving the overall skill set and pro-fessionalism of their management staff can consider registering their project as a Gold Seal Project.

Across the country, Gold Seal Projects are a reflection of experience, compe-tency, and excellence in the management of construction. In these projects, a firm works with their local construction as-sociation and the Gold Seal Certification program to jointly promote Gold Seal as part of a construction project. The ob-jective is to educate non-certified work-ers about Gold Seal Certification and to honour those who have earned their cer-tification by the end of the project.

“We’ve seen a growing number of in-terested firms in Canada who want to ex-plore how they can register a Gold Seal Project,” said Barry Brown, chair of the Gold Seal Committee. “Gold Seal Proj-ects help increase a project’s exposure and the tangible benefits of certifying employees are felt well beyond a project’s completion. It is a great marketing tool, as well as an excellent way to promote ongoing excellence within a company.”

Any construction company that would like to promote their excellence in the management of construction and would like to promote Gold Seal certifi-cation are encouraged to participate in the program. The process is quite simple, whether it is through contacting the lo-

cal construction association, or filling out the form on the Gold Seal website.

There are a number of benefits to reg-istering a Gold Seal Project, including co-branded promotional material, the opportunity to be featured on the Gold Seal Certification website, and media ex-posure through press releases, websites, and social media.

At the same time, staff members re-ceive new learning opportunities, in-cluding optional onsite workshops for management staff and contractors, and Gold Seal Certification ceremonies for those that have earned their Gold Seal Certification during the project. The end result—the completion of a Gold Seal Project—is project certificates for all involved, including general contractors, owners, subcontractors, and all other as-sociated parties.

“As construction firms and owners continue to see the value of Gold Seal Certification, we are anticipating an in-creasing number of projects to be regis-

tered as Gold Seal Projects,” adds Brown. “Gold Seal Certification continues to be recognized as the industry’s most re-spected certification and Gold Seal Proj-ects are reflective of that. They are a great way to promote the work that we do to those in our industry and to those out-side of it.”

More information about Gold Seal Projects can be found at goldsealcertifi-cation.com/projects/.

Last Call for Senior Practitioners

Until the end of 2013, construction management professionals, with more than 15 years of experience as estima-tors, owners’ project managers, project managers, or superintendents, and who meet the educational requirements, can apply for a GSC as a Senior Practitioner without challenging the Gold Seal Certi-fication exam.

Visit goldsealcertification.com/certi-fication-gsc for details and to apply. n

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Chamber of Commerce

The Medicine Hat & District Chamber of Commerce’s focus over the 2012-2013 year was to

“take a fresh look,” chosen to encourage past and present members to take a fresh look at the Chamber of Commerce. We are working to connect with our busi-ness community, promote our organi-zation and what we’re providing to our members, and how we can make a dif-ference moving forward by unifying and working together as one voice for our community. We are focused on revital-izing, rejuvenating, and injecting a sense of energy into the Chamber of Com-merce and into our community.

We have a strong and active team with plans to continue to strengthen our or-ganization and region and to provide a refreshing look at the way in which we do business and what we actively pursue in order to serve our local businesses. We are committed to providing tangible, valuable benefits in order to make our member’s investment provide returns to their business. In addition, we continu-ing to advance our efforts and make a different in government policy in order to alleviate and ease the business process.

We continue to enhance our advo-cacy efforts at a local, provincial, and national level. Part of this strategy has been achieved by strengthening and encouraging ad hoc subcommittees, opening up our Business Advocacy op-portunity to all members for participa-tion, enhancing our policy development process, continuing to strengthen our reputation and voice by communicat-ing policy wins, and reaching out in our advocacy research to our members. We have enhanced collaboration and joint partnerships with key stakeholder organizations and continue to identify key business concerns through surveys, consultations, and planning processes. We are continuing to strengthen our influence and voice locally through mu-nicipal committee participation, policy development, and effective communica-tion internally through our communi-cation channels and externally through media partnerships.

We were pleased to hear the an-nouncement from the provincial gov-ernment that they will be investing in the Highway 1 and Dunmore road inter-change. The announcement came just a

few months after our policy submission to Minister Danyluk and after several talks with ministers about this concern. The Events Centre is moving forward, after several years of advocating for reso-lution and development of this project. Our Development & Infrastructure Fee recommendations were accepted and implemented by the Development & Infrastructure Committee shortly after passing our policy in December 2011, and our involvement in the Land Use Bylaw and Offsite Levy Bylaw revisions have both proven beneficial.

We continue to work towards a vision for economic development in our com-munity and are working towards col-laboration and development of this with our policy recommendations in April 2012.

The Chamber of Commerce has also been actively pursuing solutions for im-prove air service in Medicine Hat, col-lecting letters of support for WestJet’s Regional Service and letters to Air Can-ada requesting improved air service. In follow up to a letter to Air Canada, our chamber, along with the Alberta Cham-bers of Commerce met with the Senior Director of Network Planning for Air Canada to discuss our local concerns. There was information relayed to us that signified that there were some options and opportunities that we could explore that would improve travel for business and we will continue to advocate for this.

We continue to work and advocate on such key issues as Foreign Worker Pro-grams, Land Use Framework, fiscal poli-cies, and Wild Horse Border in addition to our many other active policies. Ad-ditionally, our chamber of commerce is

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active in the budget submission process on a provincial and federal level and was included in the submissions and hear-ings to the Federal Standing Committee on Finance in November 2012.

With a membership of nearly 700 businesses and growing, our chamber continues to work on maximizing mem-bership growth and retention through our focus on strong customer service and engagement. Our implementation plans for membership growth plans include establishing our young profes-sional brand, hYPe – helping Young Pro-fessionals excel, assisting the Medicine Hat College in working with students to connect with and engage in the business community, providing ample opportu-nity for member feedback and discus-sion, developing specific campaigns and opportunities for new businesses and new members, increasing the promotion

of membership referral and recognition programs, continuing to increase the return on investment and value added opportunities for members, and con-ducting regular overall evaluations of chamber best practices.

During 2012, we were able to expand our advertising benefits, and integrate a corporate training package titled Rais-ing the Bar: Employment Training Series. We introduced several new benefits, in-cluding home and auto insurance, spa packages, mobile plan discounts, and mobile media marketing. We increased our member-to-member discount part-ners to reach over 50 partner businesses and have been able to provide additional member benefits through our website and database including enhanced web-site listings for members, job postings, hot deals, community event postings, and banner advertising.

Our communication efforts remain timely and relevant to our members as we build our social media presence on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and You-Tube. Our website is highly regarded by other chambers across the country, and we introduced a blog in fall 2012 to en-hance our search engine optimization and our web presence.

Since our founding in 1900, the cham-ber has been the “Voice of Business,” and has always stood for promoting business, monitoring government, and champion-ing managed growth in the local econo-my. We have been able to oversee many successes and address many challenges within our organization and we con-tinue to strive for further growth and sustainability through our efforts. We continue to strive to offer the advocacy, benefits, and services to help our busi-ness community succeed. n

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CHBA of Medicine Hat

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

tion for five years and has grown to 46 members.

The 2012/2013 Board of Directors is made up of the following team: Garry Ruff – Remax – President; Dawna Schuler – Wahl Construction – Past President; Sherry Brost – RBC - Secretary/Treasurer; Chad Davidson – PlyGem - Second Vice President; Brian Munro – Munro Global Surveys - First Vice President; Directors – Stacey Warriner – Inland Concrete; Joey Baranyay – Emco Corporation; Ken Nielson – Kenco Construction; Sharon McNabb – Draftech Residential; Spencer Lacey – Lacey Homes; Trevor Anhel – RBC Mortgage Specialist; Isaac Dyck – Bravada Homes; Gerhard Brost – Brost Developments.

The members gather the second Tues-day of each month for either a luncheon or an evening meeting held at the Medi-cine Hat Real Estate Board. These meet-ings consist of an industry-specific pre-sentation followed by regular business. Lunch ‘n’ Learn sessions and special dinner meetings are held sporadically throughout the year.

The CHBA/City Liaison Committee have been meeting monthly to discuss topics of common interest. These ses-sions have proven to be both productive and effective. Just as in the previous year, a Town Hall dinner meeting was held with representatives from the Planning, Building & Development Services de-

partment topics such as lot development, permit process, off site levies, and grade compliance were discussed.

The third annual Top Hat Awards banquet honoured excellence in the resi-dential building industry. The evening was a huge success with the increase in sponsors and the most guests and mem-bers in attendance. Builders and general members were able to showcase their businesses in specific award categories and received an award and, more im-portantly recognition and advertising for their companies. A new category “Greenest Builder” was implemented and awarded by the City of Medicine Hat. Congratulations to the winners in each of the award categories for 2013 (see below).

CHBA Medicine Hat’s largest fund-raiser, the Fourth Annual Home Show, took place on April 12-14, 2013. This was the association’s most successful year with over 100 exhibitors and over 5,000 people in attendance. The Board of Di-rectors are considering various options

for the fifth home show in 2014. The association’s 2013 Parade of Homes

was also well recieved. Fourteen builders with 15 homes committed to build in four subdivisions – South Vista Heights (Wahl Construction), Hamptons (Am-ron Homes, Bosch Built Homes, Bravada Homes, Deluca Homes, NewRock Devel-opments, Remcon Builders), Southlands (3D Builders, Jayco Builders, Kenco Con-struction, Lacey Homes), Desert Blume (Belcore Homes, Brost Developments, Winport Homes) and Valleydale (Ne-wRock Developments).

Paula Herrington, the CHBA’s execu-tive officer, has completed her first year with the association and has been en-joying every minute. The previous EO, Lindsay Whyte, has stayed on as the as-sociation’s bookkeeper.

If you are interested in becom-ing part of CHBA Medicine Hat, contact Paula at 403-977-6722 or [email protected], or visit us online at www.chbamedicinehat.com. n

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Building StrongAfter five years, the Canadian Home Builders’ Association of Medicine Hat is growing.BY PAULA HERRINGTON


MHCA Office Renovation

Sometimes when you’re busy help-ing others construct their proj-ects, your own work gets put on

the back burner. After serving the Medi-cine Hat Construction Association and their members for almost 20 years, the association’s office required some TLC,

not only to upgrade its appearance, but to become more functional for the staff. And, thanks to the cooperation of mem-bers, and non-members, the building has become an even more professional place for the city’s construction industry to meet and do business.

Look At Me NowThe Medicine Hat Construction Association’s office gets a makeover.


MHCA Office Renovation

The newly renovated office features three plansroom tables, separated by walls for privacy, as well as an additional space for an office and storage. Old car-pet was replaced by new tile, dated fur-niture by aesthetically appealing pieces, and a stunning stone accent wall now greets clients as they come in the door.

Everything from the floor up, so to speak, was donated, along with the manpower to put all the pieces together.

“Our renovation project manager, Hugh Bice from Bice & Sons Drywall/Stucco Services Ltd., approached all the members and he had a great response. It then branched out and members donat-ed their time and had suppliers donate materials,” says Lori Breum, executive director, Medicine Hat Construction Association. “Our sincere thanks so all those who donated their time and money, we greatly appreciate our new space.” n

The MHCA would like to thank the following companies for their generous support of time, money, and materials:

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Gold Seal Certification

When Brad Hill left his job on the rigs in 1985, he had already been hospitalized

twice. The problem, according to Hill, was a lack of on-the-job safety orienta-tion and training—a feat that ultimately redirected him toward a career in the safety sector.

“From my experience, safety stan-dards have really come a long way since then, especially in the last 10 years,” the safety officer says of his time on the rigs. “The place I worked for is much better now. Safety seems to be spreading from the oil and gas industry into construc-tion. For various reasons, I got into the safety world and I really enjoy it.”

Today, Hill works as a safety offi-cer for pipeline construction firm Toro Projects Inc., while occasionally offer-ing consulting services at his brother’s business, Hill Raiser’s Landscaping Inc. Add to that, Hill is currently realizing

his long-time entrepreneurial dream—owning his own consulting firm, COR Safety Consulting. It is a venture that he says requires much dedication and plan-ning, and in preparation for this new direction, the safety officer has garnered much in the way of safety certification: the Alberta Construction Safety Asso-ciation’s (ACSA) Safety Officer certifica-tion, the National Construction Safety Officer (NCSO) certification, and most recently, the Canadian Construction As-sociation’s (CCA) Gold Seal certification.

“First and foremost, it was just trying to improve my resume and be able to distinguish myself among the masses by pursuing Gold Seal,” he shares. “To pass the Gold Seal exam just says something about the quality of safety professional.”

Like Hill, thousands of Canadians in the construction profession have sought out additional safety training as a means of professional development. High on many lists is the CCA’s Gold Seal Certification (GSC) program, a soon-to-be industry standard for construction management pro-fessionals. Developed by industry for industry, the GSC program is a comprehensive Canadian certi-fication program for estimators, project managers, superintendents and construction safety coordina-tors that focuses on best practices in safety and management.

A minimum of five-years’ expe-rience is required for admittance into the 45-day self-directed pro-gram that focuses on key topics in

industry, communication, environment, and management. Often final exams are facilitated by the local construction as-sociations, as was the case with Hill.

“MHCA have been very helpful, right down to hosting the exam,” he recalls. “Lori Breum took it upon herself to be the proctor of the exam. I didn’t have to travel far to write it, which was great, and she made all of the arrangements with the CCA. I was the only one writing it in Medicine Hat.”

With Gold Seal under his belt, Hill is now pursuing auditor’s status through Enform and hopes to work on further safety designations. All in preparation for the future, he says, and so far, it is paying off.

“I like being my own boss - the con-sulting part of it appeals to me. And I plan to get the training so I’m a sought-after consultant,” he says. “Safety has changed and continues to change, and that’s a good thing.” n

Going for the GoldMHCA member Brad Hill achieves Gold Seal certification.BY JILLIAN MITCHELL


Medicine Hat’s Regional Airport expandsto accommodate potential carriers. BY MELANIE FRANNER

Current expansion plans at Medicine Hat’s Regional Airport have the locals excit-ed about the possibilities that

lie ahead. Not only will the 520-square-metre addition bring a much-needed enhancement to the building, but it will also serve to put Medicine Hat on the ra-dar, so to speak, of other regional carri-ers looking to get into new markets.

“The original terminal building was built in 1980,” explains Jeff Huntus, air-port manager, Medicine Hat Regional Airport. “Since then, the level of ser-vice and passenger expectations have changed dramatically, not to mention the new security provisions that were put in place after 911.”

Calling all FlightsThe Regional Airport’s only existing

carrier, Air Canada, currently offers four flights a day from Medicine Hat to Cal-gary for a total of approximately 30,000

passengers a year. The changes being sought in the airport terminal’s redesign will open the doors to other potential carriers.

“The original capital request was put in the city’s 2014 budget,” states Huntus. “This was based on our three-year bud-get cycle. At the time, we had no inkling that WestJet was about to announce the creation of a regional airline.”

Once news of WestJet’s plans got out, Huntus and his team were on the plane and meeting with the WestJet crew in person.

“Once we met with WestJet, we made the recommendation to our city council to have the capital request brought for-ward a year and city council agreed with our recommendation.”

As a result, the $5.3 million expan-sion project is expected to be completed by the fall of 2014. The city is paying for a portion of the required funds from its reserves, but the majority of the money

will come from the province’s Municipal Sustainability Initiative.

“The project is expected to go to ten-der later this summer,” states Huntus. “We’re allowing up to a year for the com-pletion of the project but personally, I think we can do better than that.”

A Terminal Cause for Excitement

At the heart of the Regional Airport’s expansion plans is the enlargement of the existing departure lounge from its current capacity of about 25 passengers.

“This expansion project was devel-oped with WestJet in mind,” explains Huntus. “In order for them to even con-sider adding Medicine Hat to their re-gional service plan, we would need to be able to accommodate a minimum of 78 passengers in our lounge. This expansion will allow for that – and more.”

According to Huntus, WestJet will start accepting delivery of its smaller

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fleet of planes later this year. At that point, they will formalize their routes.

“In truth, I wouldn’t expect Medicine Hat to start at the top of their list,” notes Huntus. “But, at the same time, we cer-tainly have good market potential.”

Working out the DetailsHired in December 2012, Ferrari

Westwood Babits Architects is the firm tasked with the responsibility of re-de-signing the existing terminal building.

“We’ve already gone through the conceptual phase of the redesign,” adds Huntus. “I’m optimistic that we’ll have shovels in the ground in early fall.”

Essentially, the airport’s new addition will allow for a redesign of the interior space to accommodate: an increase in the size of the departure lounge; imple-mentation of in-bound and out-bound baggage handling services; support for any expanded air services, including new carriers; and streamlining of the se-curity process.

“We’re looking to revitalize the air-port and give it a more, open and airy feel, with a lot more natural light,” ex-plains David Cocks, Intern Architect, Ferrari Westwood Babits Architects. “We’re aiming for a lighter and brighter space.”

The redesign will not involve any exte-rior demolition, aside from the existing wall between the old building and the new addition.

“The way the design works is that the addition can be built first, with airport services moved into the new area while the existing terminal is renovated,” continues Cocks. “Given the amount of space being added through the addition, we were able to come up with a design that would simplify the phasing and construction process.”

One of the more interesting features of the redesign is that the regional airport will remain open for business through-out the construction.

“We won’t skip a beat,” states Huntus. “It’s part of our plan to stay open. And it

should be user-friendly throughout the whole time.”

Blue Skies AheadThe residents of Medicine Hat may

have had some of their excitement quelled with the results of a recent study undertaken by SNC Lavalin Inc. that found that the costs to extend the air-port’s runway (and thus accommodate larger aircraft and new carriers) would be very high in relation to the additional

revenues anticipated. But, there is no de-nying that fact that there is a lot of public anticipation and fervor behind the rede-sign of the existing terminal building – and the potential of new carriers that the redesign will bring.

“People are tremendously excited,” concludes Huntus. “Ideally, we would like to be able to welcome a new airline to our city when we officially cut the rib-bon at our expansion ceremony.” n

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Condominiums for airplanes - never a dull day in the world of Mid-West Design & Construction Ltd, as the team’s latest project suggests.

The new 13,400-square-foot hangar at the Medicine Hat Air-port includes five individualized condo bays each at 53 feet wide by 50 feet deep and fully equipped with individual water, sewer, gas, and electrical services. Dual-paned, low-e argon windows, insulated and rated demising walls, and R20 insulation add to the efficiency of the facility built by owner Bar XH Sales, which was then sold to private buyers. Adhering to Nav Canada re-quirements, height, and reflectivity were just some of the con-siderations in the design-build project that features a Behlen pre-engineered FLEX-SYS building package.

Unique to the facility is its size, shares Barry Bitz, Mid-West operations manager and Medicine Hat Construction Associa-tion (MHCA) president. The hangar was built 268 feet wide and

only 50 feet long, which gives it a very long roof line from center to edge.

“The reason the owner did that is that the centre bay would be higher. He has four 15-foot-high by 50-foot-wide doors, and in the middle he has a 20-foot by 50-foot wide door,” says Bitz. “It’s an approach that allots for larger planes in the central bay.”

Construction began in March 2013 and Bitz assures, every-thing is going “really well,” even with city and Airport Author-ity permit wait times. The project is not without its surprises, however, a concrete slab dating back to the site’s 1930s army base that had to be removed prior to construction.

This is the second aviation hangar on airport property for the 30-year-old construction firm. Previously, the team at Mid-West was assisted with Super T Aviation’s 80-foot by 100-foot hangar and accompanying 40-foot by 100-foot office space, both completed in March 2010. With a strong focus on sustainability,

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the existing hanger – a similar Behlen building package – incorporates solar panels, geothermal energy and in-slab heat, and low-energy light-ing, and is prepped and ready to collect rainwa-ter. As well, the building’s interior is a combina-tion of stone, tile, and maple woodwork.

As Bitz suggests, the second hangar will po-tentially incorporate further sustainable ele-ments, such as LED lighting, once the necessary approval from each of the five owners has been garnered.

With offices in Medicine Hat and Calgary and affiliate offices in Lethbridge, and Grande

Prairie, Mid-West Design is primed to continue in this new niche, especially since the airport is projected to expand the terminal in future years.

“Once you start doing a project, you’re more than likely going to get a few more. People see you do a project and they say, ‘Oh, I have some-thing similar. I’ll give them a call,’” says Bitz, who has worked on a handful of hangars in Canada, including one currently building con-structed in Inuvik, Northwest Territories. “It’s a niche field that we’ve been getting into and it sounds like there will be a few more hangar projects coming up in future.” n

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It all started back in 2005. Just as au-tonomous health regions were merg-ing under the Alberta Health Ser-

vices (AHS) umbrella, the Palliser region undertook a review of the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital. It was determined the facility was tight for space and needed bigger suites, a larger delivery depart-ment, and even more diverse services to accommodate the growing needs of the city and its catchment area. The recom-mendation to expand the hospital and to renovate its existing space was approved by the government in 2008 and $220 million in funding was released for the project, explains Larry Raymond, senior project manager for the Southern Al-berta Health Facilities Branch of Alberta Infrastructure (AI).

A long-term care facility, vacated eight

years earlier, was demolished in June 2012 to make room for the expansion. Crews are currently increasing the en-ergy centre capacity for the expanded fa-cility. The expansion of the energy centre will accommodate new electrical switch gears, two new emergency generators and the upgrade of “chillers” in prepara-tion for adding load demand for the ex-tra space.

The entire project will be completed in the winter of 2016.

On the roof of the six-floor, 23,800 square-metre expansion will be a new feature – a helipad. Today, seriously in-jured people are ambulanced from the hospital to the airport where they are whisked to a trauma centre in Calgary, for example. With this new service, pa-tients can exit right from the hospital.

healthy OptionsMedicine Hat’s hospital expansion means better carefor citizens and an injection of jobs in the city.BY COLLEEN BIONDI


The pad will accommodate the size and weight of the new and bigger STARS air ambulance helicopters, Medicine Hat’s HALO air ambulance single-engine craft, and even Canadian Forces’ he-licopters. The pad was put on the roof due to site constraints, to protect mature trees on the ground and to keep disrup-tion to the community at a minimum.

The mechanical penthouse will be on the top floor. The electrical infrastruc-ture will be housed on the fifth floor. Six new surgical suites and six recovery rooms will be on the fourth floor. The third floor will offer labour and delivery services, minor surgery, such as setting a leg, scoping a knee or getting stitches,

and endoscopy rooms. The second floor will offer cancer care and the main floor will be outpatient services, such as renal support and newborn health check-ups, as well as sterile processing.

The emergency department, which will be doubling in size and able to serve 51,000 patients per year, will be a partic-ular challenge, as crews will be dealing with infection prevention and control (IPC) issues and doing all this while a fully-functioning emergency depart-ment is going “100 miles per hour,” says Raymond.

“There are unique aspects to the hospi-tal’s construction,” adds Jason Bengert, construction manager with Stuart Olson

Dominion Construction. Masonry clay products will be featured on the expan-sion’s exterior, a nod to the IXL Brick Factory, which was once operational in Medicine Hat. There is an abundant amount of glass, open space, and natural light which are thought to assist in the healing process.

The interior look and design has yet to be finalized. Colours and finishes will be suggested by the architects (Diamond Schmitt from Toronto and Gibbs Gage from Calgary), then will be reviewed and approved by AI and AHS. “It is a team approach; everyone will have input.”

The team is also tapping into the learning associated with previous ini-


tiatives, says Sean Williams, an AI proj-ect manager on the Medicine Hat build who also worked on the newly-opened South Health Campus in Calgary. When building patient rooms there, the “head walls,” which contain the medical gases, electrical, and data requirements, had to be laid out in a certain order.

A project of this size can be trying for the most accomplished professionals. The contained site means limited space to work the cranes and to park equip-ment. There are sequential deliveries to

consider and IPC measures to be upheld. For example, exhaust fumes need to be monitored so nothing toxic is entering into functional spaces and equipment must have proper scrubbers. Winter weather conditions also can interfere with progress; the mainly-concrete su-perstructure needs to be kept at a tem-perature warmer than five degrees C for curing. Heaters help with that when the air temperature dips below this threshold.

One of the bonuses on the project has

been the workforce. “We have local high-skilled, high-quality labour in the field which we are really happy with,” says Bengert. Over 40 per cent of the sub-contractors are from the area, providing a boost to the economy.

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for example, and you’ve got an undertak-ing needing some serious savvy.

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Medicine Hat Regional Event Centre to open in 2015.BY JILLIAN MITCHELL

Live events are electrifying. From hockey games to rock concerts, the energy is unmatched - a true

one-of-a-kind experience. Which is why at the highly anticipated Medicine Hat Regional Event Centre (MHREC), every seat is poised to be a great seat, close to the action, and with excellent sightlines.

Scheduled to open August 2015, the aesthetically attractive multi-purpose facility is the talk of The Gas City. The multi-storey, brick veneer, and metal-clad building designed by PBK Archi-tects will feature top-grade amenities including up to 22 luxury box suites, two community suites, eight loge boxes, a restaurant/lounge, and ample wash-rooms and concessions. The centre’s at-grade public concourse provides ex-panded circulation space with access to administration offices, ticketing, and a merchandise shop. The event centre’s 360-degree main seating bowl offers several accessible seating options plus retractable seating at the stage end and standing room with a drink rail encir-cling the top of the bowl.

Combined with suites and additional fixed seats in the upper bowl, total open-ing day capacity will offer space for all 6,129 hockey fans—or 7,055 concert-go-ers—of course, with the appropriate leg room and space between seats. The facil-ity has been designed to add another 930 seats in the future as demand dictates.

“A new facility of this size being con-structed on a 20-acre site certainly cre-ates many challenges. Our team of dedicated design and construction pro-

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fessionals will ensure through proper planning and onsite management that every challenge is thoroughly vetted,” says Greg Sheremeta, project manager, PCL Construction Management Inc. “Our construction schedule has been de-veloped to ensure timely management of long lead equipment is properly tracked. Utilization of local trade contractors and suppliers will also be important to en-sure schedule certainty is maintained.”

Featuring a sustainable design, the new facility will seek LEED-Silver cer-tification. As such, mechanical systems are being designed to use integrated en-ergy recovery strategies to minimize the required energy for HVAC and build-ing operations. High efficiency plumb-ing fixtures are also being designed into the new event centre which will use ap-proximately 35 per cent less water than standard plumbing fixtures resulting in a savings of approximately two million litres per year. Reduction of electrical energy consumption has also been con-sidered in the new design by using day-light sensors, occupancy sensors, and scheduled lighting controls. High effi-ciency LED lighting will be provided of-fering best quality and efficient lighting within the main arena bowl.

Significant effort has been taken to en-sure high quality indoor environments are provided for employees, athletes, and spectators. Regularly occupied spaces, particularly offices, have been located on the perimeter of the building to ac-cess daylight. Both the building enve-lope and mechanical systems have been designed to complement one another to create a thermal comfort throughout this modern facility. The building has been situated onsite to progressively capture daytime natural lighting that is being redistributed into the building. To assist with reduction of the building’s air conditioning load, the roofing materi-als being selected will be light-coloured reflectivity.

Construction waste management best practices will be exercised whereby 20 per cent of recycled content will be found in new materials being utilized onsite,


while 30 per cent of the building materi-als will be sourced within the region. The project tends to harvest rocks and boul-ders from the excavation, reintroducing them into the soft landscaped area on-site, and cognizant with the semi-arid region of Alberta, the soft landscaping plant materials being selected will be of native species to the area thus negating permanent irrigation requirements.

“PCL is certainly excited to be the cho-sen design-build contractor,” adds Sher-emata. “Along with our team of highly experienced architects and engineers, we look forward to working alongside local artist Jim Marshall as he creates a memorable sculpture that will be show-cased within the main entrance vesti-bule of the new Medicine Hat Regional Event Centre. As we understand, this brick mural will be a tribute to the City of Medicine Hat, which will be enjoyed by all who comes and visits the new facil-ity in the fall of 2015.”

The Medicine Hat Regional Event Centre will indeed have all the bells and whistles upon its opening in 2015. But, as Grant MacKay, project lead for the City of Medicine Hat recalls, the journey to date has been quite involved. In fact, the nine-year debate bore witness to the project being shelved on two previous occasions.

“In June 2011, City Council reviewed a proposal to build the event centre based upon a feasibility study done in October 2009, however council could not sup-port building a centre with the price tag

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MacKay credits the design-build ap-proach as a key step forward in the proj-ect’s full realization. After the cost-ef-fective option was presented by MHPM project managers, who was contracted by the city to oversee the bidding pro-cess, momentum ensued. As MacKay confirms, council was encouraged by the findings, thereby graduating to the proj-ect’s next step with a design-build com-petitive bid process. In the spring of 2012, MHPM contracted a team of specialists on the city’s behalf to assist in developing the detailed owner’s statement require-ments, a 525-page document finalized in November that became the basis for the design-build request for proposal.

“By doing the design-build process, we were able to both articulate to prospec-tive bidders the functional requirements and establish what council was prepared to invest into construction,” he says. “We wanted the centre to be not only the home of the Medicine Hat Tigers, but also to be a multi-purpose centre used for concerts, tradeshows, conventions and other types of family events. It was about undertak-

ing a design process that allowed City Council some cost certainty.”

After careful analysis, the Box Springs Business Park, a 416-acre commercial property development located in north-west Medicine Hat adjacent to the Trans-Canada Highway, was accepted as the most cost-effective location for the new centre. Initially, a 20-acre parcel had been donated in 2006 by the business park own-ers, and through additional negotiations a final site for the MHREC was secured on the park’s southeast corner. A written agreement with the Box Springs Business Park was finalized in December 2012 and the city soon moved forward with the design-build process. Of the 11 firms that expressed interest in the MHREC project, three were shortlisted to receive the actu-al request for proposal: PCL Construction Management Inc., Stuart Olson Domin-ion and Ventana Construction.

After proposal presentations and de-tailed analysis, the $61.4-million design-build contract was awarded to PCL Construction Management Inc. this past June (the City has also budgeted another $13.5 million to cover offsite development costs, project management and consult-ing fees, plus all furniture, fixtures and equipment, bringing the total budget to $74.9 million). In addition, an operator contract was awarded to SMG Canada

ULC, who will handle all operations and marketing of the facility.

As MacKay confirms, project funding from multiple sources – a major com-munities facilities program grant, $2.4 million; event centre reserve/commu-nity capital reserve, $62.5 million; and community fundraising or debenture borrowing, $10 million - allotted for the state-of-the-art facility’s realization. To date, MacKay reports plenty of enthusi-asm from the public.

“The community will have a modern facility that will be equipped with all of the amenities that you would typically ex-pect to see in a state-of-the-art event cen-tre,” MacKay says. “Perhaps most notably, the new facility will have proper clear-ances, staging areas and flex-use spaces to support touring shows, which our current arena does not have.”

At this time, the fate of the 43-year-old Medicine Hat Arena has not yet been decided. Though the 4,006-seat facility was damaged by floods in June 2013, it will reopen in the fall for hockey season as scheduled. Should the construction schedule of the MHREC hold, the pro-posed new event centre will be home to the Medicine Hat Tigers’ Hockey Club for the 2015-16 WHL season. n


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“Connectivity is key,” he says. “A family can go together—the daugh-ter might be playing ringette in one of the arenas, the son might have a soc-cer game in the field house, mom and dad might go ride the bike or go for a swim in the pool—so it really becomes a family-oriented centre.”

To date, public receptivity has been positive, as MacKay reports, and the fa-cility’s current sports groups are whole-heartedly on board the project—the consensus being a general excitement about the expanded, modern facility. Though there was some public concern about the city pursuing an upgrade ver-sus constructing a new facility in the opposite end of town, MacKay is quick to cite the advantage of the favoured centralized location.

“One of the key drivers for expand-ing this facility versus going to an en-tirely new location is there certainly is some economies of scale. One of the trends you see in communities these days is the development of these large multi-purpose facilities with one set of overheads (administration, mainte-nance, etc.) and a strong connectivity between the spaces.” n

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Pilot project gets green light and kick starts downtown redevelopment. BY MELANIE FRANNER

The 10-year downtown redevelop-ment plan that city council ad-opted in 2009 is now underway.

Council’s recommendations have been given the official go ahead via a pilot project aimed at improving the down-town streetscape. This project, which fo-cuses on the 600 block of 2nd Street SE, will set the stage for future construction work expected to follow in the years to come.

The Initial Phase“City council decided to start with 2nd

Street for a couple of reasons,” explains Chris Coslovich, project engineer, City of Medicine Hat. “One, there are quite a few vacancies within the 600 block so we’re trying to jumpstart redevelopment there. Also, we don’t want to jump in and proceed with enhancements throughout the entire downtown. We want to make sure that the proposed enhancements are economically feasible and that the downtown businesses and general public are onboard with the changes.”

The scope of the work included in the $1.6 million budget to be done on the 600 block of 2nd Street SE includes surface enhancements that will widen and improve sightlines at the mid-block crossing; the installation of “bulb-outs”

(curb extensions) at the intersections for improved pedestrian safety; new plant-ers and other boulevard treatments; the replacement of trees; and the conversion of existing gas lamps to LED lights.

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placement of the storm sewer and water-main systems.

“Both of these utility services have ex-ceeded their useful service life,” explains Coslovich. “So seeing as we were already going to be doing work in that area, it made sense to replace them at the same time.”

In the TrenchesMJB Enterprises Ltd. is the general

contractor that has been awarded the streetscape and utility work. Construc-tion Manager Gordon Gukert describes the project as representing one of the company’s more significant ones of the year.

“We worked with the city on the revi-talization of 1st Street a couple of years ago,” states Gukert. “In comparison, this project is only one block so it’s smaller in size but it is larger in scope. It also in-volves a lot more businesses.”

For this reason, the project has a very tight frame.

“Due to the Spectrum Festival that

takes place in the area every year and the gas line work that is currently being done on 1st Street in the general vicin-ity, we can’t start the project until mid-June,” adds Gukert, who admits that the tight time frame is one the project’s big-gest challenges. “The city would like to have it all wrapped up in two and a half to three months for the sake of the exist-ing businesses and to get the vegetation in the ground before winter.”

Although the 600 block of 2nd Street SE will be closed to vehicular traffic dur-ing the streetscape and utility work, the

city plans to offer temporary, free cus-tomer parking for businesses during the construction. The area will remain open to pedestrian traffic during this time.

Part of the work that will go into the surface enhancements includes detailed brick work on the architectural planters, varied stamped concrete designs for the pedestrian crosswalks, and a bronze in-lay feature in front of the historic Mon-arch Theatre.

To accomplish all this in the given time frame, Gukert anticipates that his crew will consist of between eight and


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“The gas lamps have been around for about 25 years so they have reached the end of their lifespan,” explains Richard

Stock, project engineer, City of Medicine Hat, who adds the existing gas lamps burn 24/7. “The new LEDs run just at night and they will consume a lot less power. Between energy and maintenance costs, we anticipate a savings of between 60 to 70 per cent.”

In all, a total of 41 gas lamps are be-ing replaced in this area. The imple-mentation program began in late April and concluded in late May. The cost to replace the maps, which also includes the cost of a new power supply unit, is around $400,000.

“We’re planning to convert all of the gas lamps in the downtown area, includ-ing Riverside Park, over the next two years,” states Stock, who adds that this

will total approximately 320 lamps. The cost to do so, which includes some pole treatments and other periphery items, is expected to be around $2.5 million.

Moving ForwardWith the current pilot project already

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New interchange to reduce collisions and traffic congestion.BY MELANIE FRANNER

The $23 million construction proj-ect that will see a new interchange at Highway 1 and Dunmore Road

will bring with it many benefits, not the least of which is reduced traffic congestion for the locals.

“This project is significant in size not just for the people of Medicine Hat but for the people who are travelling through that section of the TransCanada Highway,” states Nancy Beasley Hosker, spokesperson for Alberta Transportation. “Highway 1 is part of our national highway system and is an essential component for Albertans and tourists travelling across the province.”

The Nitty GrittyConstruction on the Highway 1/Dun-

more Road interchange officially began on April 22 of this year, which is a quick start date given the project has only been on the books of Alberta Transportation for three years. The functional planning study was completed in 2010, with the Request for Proposal going out in 2011. And in 2012, the design work was awarded to Stantec Inc., a company that specializes in pro-viding professional consulting services in a variety of industry segments, including planning, engineering, architecture, and project economics for infrastructure and facilities projects.

In essence, the construction project will include the building of four new ramps and two new bridges that will carry the Trans-Canada Highway over Dunmore Road, with two sets of lights at the ramps of Dun-more Road. The project will also include grading and embankment work, the instal-lation of new storm sewer drainage lines

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“One of the more interesting features about this project is that the elevation of Dunmore Road is going to practi-cally stay the same as what it currently is,” explains Beasley Hosker. “This will

minimize impact on local residents who live in the community or near the in-terchange. Once the work is completed, local motorists will simply go under the bridge and then continue on their way.”

Other interesting aspects of the proj-ect include the use of LED lights on the ramps’ lighting standards. These lights are said to have a longer lifespan than

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“It’s a nice-sized project that we pleased to be involved in,” states Larry McGregor, vice president, South Rock, who notes that there are some interesting features about the project. “A unique aspect to this job is the use of the new bridge off-ramps as detours for the Highway 1 traffic while the bridges are being built on the existing Highway 1.”

Construction is expected to be completed in the fall of 2014, weather permitting.

Better FlowThe new interchange will allow free-flowing

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“This project made it on the list through the basis of improving our core transportation network and meet-ing the needs of the community,” concludes Beasley Ho-sker. “It was initially identified as a priority project and its priority status has been maintained.”

Travellers who are passing through Medicine Hat or locals who are going about their daily routines will soon see the results of Alberta Transportation’s planning via the new interchange now under construction and soon to deliver on its promise to improve traffic flow and traf-fic safety. n

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In the fall of 2014, the City of Medi-cine Hat will have a new school grac-ing its educational landscape. The

Dr. Roy Wilson Learning Centre (named for a late and well-loved educator, histo-rian, and school trustee from the com-munity) will serve 600 students from kindergarten to grade nine.

As the community grows, so will the school. Modular classrooms will be in-corporated as needed to provide educa-tion for up to 900 students into the fu-ture. These structures are nothing like what we remember back in the day. They are open and bright, as “technologically savvy” as anywhere else in the school, and seamlessly attached to the main

building, says Tracy Larsen, public af-fairs officer for Alberta Infrastructure. “The way they are hooked up and the way they look inside, you cannot tell you are not in the school anymore.” They also can be readily relocated to other sites, as enrollments decline or increase.

This school is one of 12 to be built in a bundle in south-central Alberta under a P3 (public-private partnership) model. The contract is with a consortium called ABC Schools Partnership, which will design, build, finance, and maintain the schools for 30 years (school boards own and operate the schools). Partners in-volved with ABC include: HOCHTIEF Solutions AG and Concert Infrastruc-ture Limited (finance), Turner Construc-tion Company, Clark Builders, Stantec Architecture Limited and Stantec Con-sulting Limited (design and build) and Ainsworth Incorporated (maintenance).

That single contract means ABC can buy materials in bulk, provide keen over-sight of the project’s scope, and move faster with a sub-contract team already in place – completion is estimated to be up to two years faster than a traditional model of delivery – to serve the needs of Medicine Hat.

“It means we will take a much stron-ger look at every component within the building to make sure we are building the best product possible to meet our ob-jectives,” says Scott McGeachy, general manager of ABC.

The P3 concept started with ring road developments in Calgary and Edmonton; to date, 28 Alberta schools have already been constructed using this framework. Building this particular bundle will cost $288.78 million dollars. The cost savings to taxpayers, as a result of the efficiencies mentioned, will be close to $43 million.

“The structural steel phase of Dr. Roy Wilson has now been completed,” ex-plains McGeachy. The next phase will include building exterior walls, roofing, and pouring concrete for the first and second floors. The plan is for hard and soft landscaping, the windows and clad-ding - the building envelope, essentially - to be up ‘before the snow flies.’ Then workers will be concentrating on doing drywall, millwork and finishing issues. “But we can do that during the winter months.”

The building will meet or exceed LEED Silver certification, offering more space with natural daylight, as well as lower energy costs. There will be high-efficiency boilers and hot water heaters and a reflective roof to minimize a “heat island effect.” Ventilation systems will improve air quality and circulation. All adhesives, sealants, paint, and coatings will contain low levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Over 10 per cent of building material will contain recycled content and over 75 per cent of construc-tion waste will be diverted from landfills.

The new school, which will be located in the neighbourhood of South Ridge, will join a Catholic school, and a YMCA which are already onsite. The plan is for Dr. Roy Wilson Learning Centre to share common ground with these two facili-ties (like gyms and sports fields) and to expand resources (there is talk that a fu-ture Y expansion may connect to Dr. Roy Wilson) for broader usage.

“This opens up multi-use options for the larger community,” says Larsen. “It will provide a state-of-the-art school for the kids who live there, provide that community connection and help fami-lies flourish for years to come.” n

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How can a land surveyor help you?BY ADAM THOMPSON, A.L.S., BENCHMARK GEOMATICS INC.

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The surveyors check into the existing manholes. Horizontally they’re good, but vertically we notice they need to be raised 0.25 metres to match design. Did they grade this lot to match existing manholes instead of design? Maybe the engineers lowered the site and we have old plans?

Before starting on curbs, we retrace the boundaries and find pins marking

the north drainage easement. We found them next to the fence and recently dug up. Overland drainage raises concern for this lowered lot. We soon realized our client set his building from the wrong survey pins and is 3.5 metres too far south. He told us everything he did was relative to the building so it’s safe to as-sume over three metres of his parking lot

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The new partnership, in Alber-ta, will have three dealerships (Medicine Hat, Brooks, and

Taber) that will operate under the name Robertson Implements Alberta.

The officers of the partnership are Doug Robertson CEO, Gail Halderman, president and general manager, and Jim Robertson secretary-treasurer.

“The new partnership will put us into a strong position to compete even more effectively within the changing and in-creasingly competitive equipment land-

scape. We are committed to continue our focus on our customers, and parts and service that will create excellent growth prospects for all involved,” says Robertson.

Robertson Implements is part of the Robertson Family Group which has several divisions in Saskatchewan that includes: Robertson Implements with dealerships in Swift Current, Moose Jaw, and Shaunavon. Robertson Motorsports of Swift Current which is a Yamaha and Arctic Cat Motor Sport dealership in-

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Membership Information

GOVERNMENT LIAISON:The Medicine Hat Construction Association (MHCA) is dedi-cated to providing effective representation and quality services to its member firms who are General Contractors, Trade Con-tractors, Manufacturers and Suppliers of goods and services to the construction industry. MHCA provides a strong collective voice to Government and specifically monitors Municipal Gov-ernment activities on a continuing basis maintaining the lines of communication with key municipal departments.

ALBERTA CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION: Membership with MHCA provides your firm with an automatic membership with the Alberta Construction Association (ACA). The ACA was created to facilitate joint action at the provincial level on behalf of its members. The ACA also serves the indus-try in responding to national issues through membership in the Canadian Construction Association. ACA leads Alberta’s construction industry through government advocacy, industry practices, and promotion of a skilled workforce.

CANADIAN CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION: Membership with MHCA also provides your firm with an au-tomatic membership with the Canadian Construction Associa-tion (CCA). CCA acts as your liaison with the Federal Govern-ment of Canada.

PLAN ROOM: Membership with MHCA offers your firm access to our Plan Room. Every year hundreds of sets of plans and specifications arrive and are available for viewing. These plans represent large and small commercial, institutional and industrial projects open to tender throughout the greater Medicine Hat area, and the Province of Alberta.

COOLNET (Construction Opportunities On-Line Network): The Electronic Plan Room (EPR) has been developed by the con-struction industry in Alberta through the co-operative efforts of the local construction associations. As a member of MHCA you can access information on any project that’s on-line. You can view plans, specifications, addendums, bidder’s lists, pre-bid notices of projects and bid results. There is so much infor-mation right at your finger tips. You can save time and money by viewing projects on-line. As a member of MHCA you will receive a COOLNet password and user ID.

WEEKLY BULLETINS: MHCA keeps you informed on the activities relating to your In-dustry. This information is communicated to you through our weekly bulletin which includes not only the Medicine Hat area but contains projects from many other Alberta and Saskatch-ewan areas and is disseminated to member firms. MHCA also circulates a bi-weekly MERX bulletin with projects listed from Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia.

THE MEDICINE HAT CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATIONThe Medicine Hat Construction Association was started in 1955. We are dedicated to providing effective representation and

quality services to our members who are general contractors, trade contractors, manufacturers and suppliers of goods and services to the industry.

As a member of the Medicine Hat Construction Association you are represented at all three levels of government - locally by Medicine Hat Construction Association, provincially by the Alberta Construction Association and nationally by the Canadian Construction Association on such issues as lien legislation, apprenticeship and training, environment, and own forces construction.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to call our office.

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NETWORK WITH OTHER LEADERS/ESTABLISH VALUABLE BUSINESS CONTACTS: MHCA organizes several social events annually. These events provide your firm with an opportunity to meet and socialize with fellow members - contractors, suppliers, owners, architects and engineers. The following is an outline of our calendar of events:• General Meetings • Spring Golf Tournament • Fall Golf Tournament • Christmas Festivities Dinner and Dance

CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: These Documents are for sale to both member and non - mem-ber firms; however, member firms can purchase their docu-ments at preferential prices.

COMMISSIONER OF OATH:MHCA has a staff member who is authorized by the Province of Alberta as Commissioner of Oaths. As many of your docu-ments feature this requirement, member firms may obtain this service through our office free of charge.

BLUEPRINT COPIER: We have 2 blueprint copiers (plotters) available for use at a re-duced cost for members. We are able to print in colour or black and white. We can print as large as 42”. Just email us or bring in your file and we will print whatever you need.

MEETING/CLASS ROOM: MHCA in partnership with Alberta Safety Construction Asso-ciation (ASCA) has meeting room seating fourteen (14). This room is available for use by firms on a reservation basis, and is offered to members at a reduced cost.

CSTS (Construction Safety Training System): The MHCA offers this course to any member or non-mem-ber. We have 3 computer stations for your convenience. There should be nothing more important to a company than to ensure its workers go home safely to their families at the end of each work day. CSTS can help make this happen.

ASCA (Alberta Construction Safety Association) COURSES: ASCA hosts a variety of courses in the meeting room. The scheduled courses are detailed in the MHCA weekly bulletin and on the ASCA website http://www.acsa-safety.org or by calling 1-800-661-6090.

MHCA MAGAZINE ANNUAL PUBLICATION:The publication of the MHCA magazine contains information on the construction industry in and around Medicine Hat. This is designed as a handy desk copy for all your reference needs plus great advertising for your company listing.

WEBSITE:Your firm name, address and website will be posted on our web-site for viewing.

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Index to Advertisers

Advance Design & Construction Ltd. ...................................................42

Aecon Infrastructure Group ................................................................... 31

Alberta 1 Call ..............................................................................................57

Alberta Blue Cross ...............................................................................OBC

Alberta Construction Safety Association ........................................... 20

Alberta Motor Association ........................................................................6

Alberta Roofing Contractors Association .............................................51

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

Allmar International ..................................................................................58

Alvarez & Garcia Services Ltd. ..............................................................49

Amtech Aeronautical Ltd. ........................................................................63

Bartle & Gibson Co. Ltd. ..........................................................................37

Baumann’s ventilation & Plumbing Ltd. ............................................... 10

Benchmark Geomatics Inc. ....................................................................59

Bice & Sons Drywall / Stucco Services Ltd. ..................................... 10

Big foot Metal Systems .......................................................................... 40

Burnco Rock Products Ltd. .....................................................................19

Candrill Solutions Inc. ............................................................................... 11

Capital Glass Ltd. ...................................................................................... 40

Contempora Construction Inc. ...............................................................28

D.A. Electric Ltd. ...................................................................................... 46

Daves flooring Installations ....................................................................49

Design flooring Centre ..............................................................................5

Ecco Heating Products Ltd. ....................................................................25

Electrical Contractors Association of Alberta ....................................57

Gas City Drywall & Acoustics Ceilings ............................................... 54

Gyp-tec Drywall Inc. ................................................................................23

Hertz Equipment Rental ......................................................................... 44

HR Solutions ..............................................................................................43

Inland Concrete ...........................................................................................6

IronRock Construction .............................................................................52

Jake’s Drywall Ltd. .................................................................................. 46

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

Johnston, Morrison, Hunter & Co. LLP ...............................................57

kae West Contracting Inc. ....................................................................... 14

kost fire Safety ......................................................................................... 14

LMt Crane ................................................................................................ IBC

Logic Lumber (lLeth.) Ltd. .......................................................................49

Merit Contractors Association ...............................................................53

Meyers Norris Penney LLP ....................................................................36

Mid West Design & Construction Ltd. ...................................................33

Minuteman Press ..................................................................................... 66

MJB Enterprises Ltd. ................................................................................19

MMfX2 Steel................................................................................................41

Moritz Masonry & tile Ltd. .................................................................... 66

Munro Global Surveys ............................................................................ 48

Pahl fire Protection Ltd. ..........................................................................57

Parkview Masonry (Medicine Hat Ltd.) .................................................15

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

Plato’s Superior Roofing Ltd. ...................................................................15

Ply Gem .......................................................................................................47

Prestige Windows and Doors................................................................ 54

Quick-Way Electrical (1999) Ltd. .............................................................13

Robertson Implements............................................................................ 60

Shoemaker Drywall Supplies .................................................................13

Shortgrass Ecosystems Ltd. ..................................................................42

Solid Rock fencing ................................................................................... 16

South Rock Inc. .........................................................................................55

Southwest Oil & Gas Ltd. ........................................................................55

Spider Electric Ltd. ...................................................................................56

Starks Plumbing Heating Electrical ........................................................5

Surehire ......................................................................................................45

target Products Ltd. ..................................................................................19

tBC General Contracting ....................................................................... 66

terralta Inc. ................................................................................................56

the Law firm of W. Donald Goodfellow QC .......................................45

timber-tech truss Inc. ............................................................................56

transit Paving Inc. ......................................................................................5

Weir Construction Ltd. ...............................................................................4

Western financial Group ....................................................................... IfC

Wolseley Mechanical Group ....................................................................45

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