A New Way of Doing Business By Anna Guy Canadian Canadian unions tend to be entrenched in history—many are over 100 years old now. As Canada’s youngest union, the Building Union of Canada’s mission was to forge a “bold new way of doing business” from the onset. The formation of the Building Union of [...]
In Good Company How a bet on cannabis production has turned Smiths Falls into the Cannabis Capital of Canada By Anna Guy At first glance Smiths Falls, Ontario, may seem like a quintessential Eastern Ontario town with its United Empire Loyalist history, proximity to the Rideau Canal, and heritage homes that date back to [...]
Big Business With a Small Town Feel By Anna Guy It’s the largest municipality by area in the GTA and — according to its Mayor—the Town of Caledon has worked hard to balance its exceptional natural beauty even as it celebrates a recent boost in commercial and industrial activity. As part of Peel Region, [...]
Coffee without Compromise By Anna Guy Independent importer, roaster, distributor, and retailer of premium coffee products, Jumping Bean Coffee is growing into one of Canada’s largest Canadian coffee companies. Their focus on producing socially and environmentally responsible products is setting them apart from their competition. Jeff LeDrew started Jumping Bean Coffee company as most [...]
Graham- Metrotown Station and ExchangeUpgrade project For nearly a century, Graham Construction has contributed to the construction industry’s biggest and most innovative projects—in fact, the company’s inaugural project was no less than building railway stations for the Canadian Pacific Railway. Today, Graham is a multi-billion dollar company with a roster of industrial, building, and [...]
Providing Safe and Clean Drinking Water By Anna Guy Established in 1984, the Capital Region Southwest Water Services Commission (CRSWSC) has grown as a regional co-operation to provide clean, safe drinking water to approximately 65,000 residents of seven member municipalities south of Edmonton, AB, including the City of Leduc, Leduc County, Town of Beaumont, [...]
The annual conference of the Canadian Council for Public Private Partnerships brings together global leaders responsible for delivering some of the world’s most ambitious and innovative infrastructure projects. This year’s 26th conference—P3 2018—drew over 1,200 senior public and private infrastructure leaders from across Canada and internationally to share best practises and recognize excellent and [...]
Doing Things the Right Way Click to view Brochure By Anna Guy For Mark Bartkoski, mining is more than a career. It’s a chosen vehicle through which he fulfills his quest, as he calls it, to add value to families. Through his 40 years in mining, Bartkoski has both the insight and hindsight to [...]
Corporate Excellence in Projects and Safety Click to view Brochure By Anna Guy Western Pacific Enterprises Ltd. (WPE) has been widely recognized as a leading electrical contractor for over four decades, working on some of the west coast’s largest projects. Even those unfamiliar with the electrical industry will recognize some of WPE’s most notable [...]
Click to view Brochure The Innu word Naskapi is said to mean "people beyond the horizon”, describing their homeland is what is now northern Quebec and Labrador. A nomadic people for hundreds of years, the Naskapi people were subjected to major relocations for the commercial benefit of the Hudson Bay Company between 1830s and [...]