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EDITOR’S LETTER

e Canadians don’t give ourselves enough credit.

Admirable traits, such as modesty and collabora-

tion seem to run deeper here above the 49th par-

W allel these days. Yet, our collective, self-effacing

nature plays a key factor in the incredible pace of innovation oc-

curring within Canada’s business community as we near the end of

2020, in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Look no further than Quebec-based L. Nardella Associates’ highly

successful approach to large-scale construction project manage-

ment, built on collaboration (pg.16). The same can be said about

Oakville-Trafalgar’s (Ontario) new cleaner, greener community cen-

tre: a joint effort where city officials and construction departments

successfully teamed up with private architects, engineers and gen-

eral contractors to create this beautiful community-gathering space

(pg.26). Then there’s the herculean completion of Calgary’s Crow-
child Trail Upgrades Project, where a rare, wide-spread alliance of

city officials, citizens made all the difference.

Here’s to Canadian innovation in the face of adversity.

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