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leniency but, work-wise, it had to be done
before winter.”The projects were still com-
pleted on time but after what was by all
accounts a very strenuous period, Heavy
North took this event as a time to re-exam-
ine their business.
NEW HEADQUARTERS IN
EDMONTON
“During the evacuation, we decided to
move our headquarters to Edmonton,”
says Sawh. “At first, this was a temporary
move, because Fort McMurray has always
been home to us. But during that time,
Steve and I examined the business—
and had to think outside the box,” contin-
ues Sawh. “We saw that it made sense
to move our head office to Edmonton,
and keep a branch office in Fort Mac. We
looked at the structure of our organization
and how we would communicate with our
businesses being in different cities.”
“And it’s given us additional opportunities,”
says Bolen, “not only for pursing work, but
also for attracting highly-skilled talent.” Ed-
monton is a centre of a million people, ten
times larger than Fort McMurray. “It also
brings us closer to our partners in Calgary,
so it closes that gap and has given us a
Steve Bolen, President & CEO and Raj Sawh, Vice President of Operations
