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Robertson Bright RBI Insight COMPANY VISION With offices strategi- cally located across Canada and the Unit- ed States, RBI will be the leading provider of electrical & communi- cation solutions in the Industrial / Commer- cial / Institutional mar- ketplace. COMPANY MISSION Through the strength and integrity of our team, we will provide our services on time, on budget, every time. The First Word From WB….. If you look at the RBI vision statement it says; with offices strategically located across Canada and the United States; RBI will be the leading provider of electri- cal & communication solutions in the In- dustrial / Commercial / Institutional mar- ketplace. I think most would agree it sounds pretty good, but what does it mean and how are we going to get there? As I have noted before, we are not interested in growth for growths sake alone. The purpose be- hind the vision is to allow us to fulfill our mission, in short, to best serve our cli- ents. I'm sure you have noticed in recent years, the world is getting smaller, infor- mation travels around the globe at the click of a button on a keyboard, or just a simple screen touch. World news is visi- ble to everyone, everywhere, seconds after it happens. Business is being done the same way. In years gone by manufacturing and ser- vices were isolated to specific regions, not any more. Take the latest Boeing 787 Dreamliner as an example, the wings are produced in Japan, the fuselage sections are built in Italy, the engines are built in the UK and the passenger doors are manufactured in France. Many other parts are produced world-wide and then all parts are assembled at the Boeing Campus in Seattle in just 3 days! Our clients are involved in many such projects, working all over Canada, the United States and elsewhere around the globe. If RBI wishes to be relevant for the next 10, 20 and 30 years, we have to position ourselves to be capable of ser- vicing our clients wherever they are, not just where we would like them to be. It's a big vision that will take a lot of work to accomplish. But like any big project it will be accomplished one step at a time, and it will be accomplished by people like you and me. I am committed to the vision, and intend to do my part in seeking out acquisition opportunities in key cities in Canada and the United States. I am also committed to see our existing offices grow organically by strengthening our teams with better training, and providing the required resources necessary to sup- port the growth. We will grow, simply be- cause we have a great team, and great teams win. This is an exciting time, are you ready for it? If so join me, and help make RBI the best service provider we can be. Wally Budgell President, RBI this issue The First Word P.1 Business Development P.2 General Management P.2 Mississauga Report P.3 Charity Corner P.3 Peterborough Report P.4 Calgary Report P.5 RBI Safety Matters P.5-6 Kitchener Report P.6 Las Vegas Report P.7 Birthdays P.8 ISSUE 09 Summer 2012

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Robertson Bright

RBI Insight

COMPANY

VISION

With offices strategi-

cally located across

Canada and the Unit-

ed States, RBI will be

the leading provider of

electrical & communi-

cation solutions in the

Industrial / Commer-

cial / Institutional mar-

ketplace.

COMPANY MISSION

Through the strength

and integrity of our

team, we will provide

our services on time,

on budget, every time.

The First Word From WB…..

If you look at the RBI vision statement it says; with offices strategically located across Canada and the United States; RBI will be the leading provider of electri-cal & communication solutions in the In-dustrial / Commercial / Institutional mar-ketplace.

I think most would agree it sounds pretty good, but what does it mean and how are we going to get there? As I have noted before, we are not interested in growth for growths sake alone. The purpose be-hind the vision is to allow us to fulfill our mission, in short, to best serve our cli-ents.

I'm sure you have noticed in recent years, the world is getting smaller, infor-mation travels around the globe at the click of a button on a keyboard, or just a simple screen touch. World news is visi-ble to everyone, everywhere, seconds after it happens.

Business is being done the same way. In years gone by manufacturing and ser-vices were isolated to specific regions, not any more. Take the latest Boeing 787 Dreamliner as an example, the wings are produced in Japan, the fuselage sections are built in Italy, the engines are built in the UK and the passenger doors are manufactured in France. Many other parts are produced world-wide and then all parts are assembled at the Boeing Campus in Seattle in just 3 days!

Our clients are involved in many such

projects, working all over Canada, the United States and elsewhere around the globe. If RBI wishes to be relevant for the next 10, 20 and 30 years, we have to position ourselves to be capable of ser-vicing our clients wherever they are, not just where we would like them to be. It's a big vision that will take a lot of work to accomplish. But like any big project it will be accomplished one step at a time, and it will be accomplished by people like you and me. I am committed to the vision, and intend to do my part in seeking out acquisition opportunities in key cities in Canada and the United States. I am also committed to see our existing offices grow organically by strengthening our teams with better training, and providing the required resources necessary to sup-port the growth. We will grow, simply be-cause we have a great team, and great teams win.

This is an exciting time, are you ready for it? If so join me, and help make RBI the best service provider we can be.

Wally Budgell

President, RBI

this issue The First Word P.1

Business Development P.2

General Management P.2

Mississauga Report P.3

Charity Corner P.3

Peterborough Report P.4

Calgary Report P.5

RBI Safety Matters P.5-6

Kitchener Report P.6

Las Vegas Report P.7

Birthdays P.8

ISS UE

09 S u m m e r

2 0 1 2

Business

Development

Fostering Passion

I am so fortunate to have grown up

in a home where first and foremost I

knew without a doubt that my sister

and I were loved by our parents. A

strong component of that love was

encouragement. As far back as I

can remember they were always

there for us and rooting for us at

every opportunity when we tried to

learn new things. With my parents

now well into their eighties and me in

my (cough cough) fifties, I have

reflected back many times as to

what impact this encouragement has

meant to me in my adult life.

I also know with that encouragement

came risk on their part. I will give

you two of potentially hundreds of

examples.

I remember “selling” my parents on

the idea of what a nuisance it was

for them to have to manually close

the curtains in our rec room down-

stairs. They knew I was up to some-

thing once again and with knowing

Leadership

We foster an environment

of responsibility and ac-

countability.

We teach.

We make a difference.

We find solutions, and are

resourceful.

Our Culture

Robertson Bright Inc. is

truly about people. We are

after all, serving people in

our business, and in their

businesses.

We are passionate about

the preservation of our cul-

ture and we don't just talk

about it, we mean it. From

the beginning, we were

clear about what was im-

portant to us and what we

wanted our culture to be.

This doesn’t mean we won’t

make mistakes or have set

backs, but it does mean we

have a clearly defined way

of doing things. We know

that some people simply

won't be happy working

here, and that's ok. We are

looking to attract and retain

those who thrive in this type

of environment.

smiles agreed. This required a trip

to the local Canadian Tire store for

the needed additional parts. These

new parts in combination with things

around the house including a small

motor and other pieces from my

beloved Meccano set came together

nicely, and there they had it; auto-

matic curtains...that is of course until

I needed that motor for something

else a couple of months later....

Another necessary home improve-

ment I “convinced” my Mom on was

how great it would be if she had an

intercom beside their bed upstairs in

our side split home down to the rec

room. This not only required a trip to

Radio Shack, taking apart my tape

recorder, but also drilling some holes

to route the wiring. (As I recall my

parents probably weren’t at home

when the drilling part of the project

was performed. I may have forgot-

ten to tell them that part of the pro-

ject scope.) Regardless, it all

worked out and we had our intercom

which I am sure was used several

times until once again the vital

parts had another new, more im-

portant purpose!

Among other things, I know the

fostering of my various passions

and young inquisitiveness by my

parents was a significant factor in

my entering the electrical trade in

the first place. Once in the trade

my continued passion to learn, plus

support by some great co-worker /

mentors along the way only further

convinced me this was one of the

best, most interesting, most diverse

and engaging fields in which to

build a career.

As a company, we at RBI work

hard at “fostering passion” at all

levels within this great field of elec-

trical and communications world to

ensure we deliver the optimum and

appropriate solutions to our cus-

tomers. As the bar is constantly

being raised technically both by

available product offerings and

installation methodologies, all with-

in a strong Health & Safety mind-

set, this must be in our daily DNA

to not only survive but to thrive in

support of every project.

And when a client has been given

the right solution on budget and on

time, we have helped them to

thrive, and thereby circle of busi-

ness continues....

Dave Graham,

VP Business Development

Dave Graham

VP Business Development

As this is my first contribution to the

RBI Insight, I think it’s important that

my first order of business is to say

thank you to everyone for welcoming

me so warmly into the RBI family.

During my first few days I was in-

credibly fortunate to join RBI just as

the team was in the middle of pre-

paring a proposal on a National level

for a long term RBI client. I was able

to witness the team from across the

country rapidly gathering information

from suppliers, vendors and many

sites across the country to meet the

very tight time constraints of the

deadline. The excitement was palpa-

ble as was the stress, but everyone,

either on conference call or in the

room remained calm and focused on

the goal. There were some late

nights and early mornings that week

but no one was complaining, again

focused on the goal of delivering the

proposal on time. In the absence of

complete information and time the

proposal was very professionally

prepared and delivered as promised

on time to the client.

This was my inauguration into RBI,

three critical qualities for success all

highly visible in week one….. Pas-

sion, Dedication and Talent. These

virtues are what companies strive to

achieve be it a sports franchise, an

investment office, a manufacturing

plant, or an electrical contractor.

General

Management

Tim Noble

General Manager of Operations

It was my pleasure to observe the

team pull together to complete that

proposal and, since then many large

and small opportunities have closed,

and the team continues to exemplify

these three qualities I observed in

my first week, Passion, Dedication

and Talent.

Keep up the great work, and thank

you again for the warm welcome.

Tim Noble

General Manager of Operations

CHARITY

CORNER

This Insight the Charity com-

mittee would like to thank

everyone who donated at the

Canada Day long weekend

Barbeque at the Mississauga

Branch location. We collect-

ed $100.00.Thanks for Brian

Watson for suggesting this

idea. This fund will be desig-

nated for buying gifts for

those in-need at Christmas

time. The RBI Charity com-

mittee will match all funds

raised from this event and

future events.

Just as a follow up from the

last Charity corner, unfortu-

nately Matt Quinn was una-

ble to donate his kidney due

to kidney stones. His

cousin’s dad is also a match

and will hopefully donate his.

The Charity Committee has

made the following donation

since that last issue:

1) Enbridge Ride To Con-

quer Cancer $500. 2) The

Pregnancy Care Centre

$200. 3) First Student Cana-

da $200. 4) Sporting Life

(Kids Camp) $250. 5) Right

To Play $200. 6) Regional

Cancer Centre (R.S.

McLaughlin Durham) $500.

Again we would like to en-

courage more input and

involvement from all employ-

ees.

Please contact us if you have

any ideas, or would like more

information on the donations

made.

Contact Ross or Diana

[email protected]

[email protected]

The grill of the pickup truck was

headed directly for me...and everything inside me way saying "Hey stupid, you know what to

do!...move over". There was no doubt that in my head I knew exactly what I had to do...yet that

grill was still coming for me, and the driver of the truck had an unforgettable look on his face!

You would expect that someone old enough to be a grandfather would have no problem handling

this fundamental task that was practiced a thousand times. But nope, there I was, in a situation I

had spent countless hours trying to avoid.

Two fundamental skills they teach you in driving class: per-fect the coordinated sharp right

hand turn and second, look where you want to go. The first is difficult because of the throttle

position. As you enter the turn, the right hand side of the bar

The Mississauga office has been

a hub of activity this summer with all departments running at full speed. Estimating has been

closing projects each day, as we have seen an increase in tender calls over the last few months.

Our Automation and Control group is very busy with a number

of projects to be completed dur-

ing the summer shutdowns of client’s process equipment. The Service Department has been

steady as everyone has been making sure that all our clients’ needs are being looked after.

Recently we were awarded a large commercial project that we will be starting the design for in

the coming weeks.

It has been great to see every-

one stepping up to help as team members take some much de-served vacation time to recharge

their batteries. I would like to say thank you to all!

Brian Watson,

General Manager

drops and your hand is in an awkward position. Most ends up

rolling on too much power then try and correct and by that time, it is too late. The second is a skill

that follows us from riding a bicy-cle. Built into each us is an un-written rule that our eyes will

lead us. Look where you want to go, and the body will follow. Both rules that I was currently break-

ing as I had too much speed and was looking directly into the chrome grill of the truck.

When you’re in the zone, one with the machine, riding is grace-

ful and elegant as a musician creating beautiful music. Your hands and feet effortlessly flow-

ing over the controls as if you are playing a song on an instru-ment. Right now, my riding was

looking like a hippo in a tutu trying to perform a ballet recital.

As I thought about my situation, I realized that this happens to me not only when I'm on my bike,

but in many areas of my life. We spend time learning, reading and thinking about how we can be

better. How we can handle a situation differently...and then, when we are faced with an

event...spend more time focus-ing on the problem than looking where we need to go!

Mississauga Office News

Brian Watson

General Manager

Em-

For ideas, photos, comments or

submissions, please contact:

Irene Moniz at (905) 813-3005,

Ext: 227, [email protected]

Employee Spotlight

Rolf Banninger started with RBI as an apprentice, and

is now our team leader in our Automation and Control

group.

Rolf was born and raised in Brampton and attended

Sheridan College for architecture before entering the

apprenticeship program. Rolf loves to travel especially

when he can take his snowboard.

Rolf and Michelle live North of the city with their two

dogs Finley and Jasmine. When Rolf is not running

around the office, you will find him out on the open

road on his old-school custom motorcycle.

Rolf Banninger

Automation and Controls

It has certainly been a warm

summer for all of us, and on all

fronts a busy summer as well.

In the Peterborough office we

have completed technical de-

sign-build projects at the new

OPP Forensics unit, and the

Canada Revenue Agency build-

ings. Both projects were com-

pleted on schedule and are in

full use.

On the industrial scene we

have ongoing projects at Gen-

eral Motors Oshawa, G.E. Pe-

terborough and Gerdau Amer-

isteel Whitby, (see picture)

most notable being the installa-

tion of a new oxygen producing

facility, and a complete electri-

cal upgrade to Bag-house 3.

Additionally we are pro-

ceeding with major pro-

jects in the healthcare

Peterborough Office

News David Bremner

General Manager

field. One is at Peterborough

Regional Healthcare Centre

(PRHC) and will result in a new

Radiation Bunker to provide

cancer treatment within the

PRHC catchment area begin-

ning in mid 2013. This Radia-

tion Bunker is a long-awaited

facility at PRHC and will be

operated in conjunction with

the new Cancer Centre at Lak-

eridge Health in Oshawa

(LHO). Speaking of LHO, our

second health care project

involves the installation of a

new CT scanner at the Osha-

wa hospital. This perfectly

complements our ongoing F/A,

communication upgrade and

maintenance projects.

On the estimating front we

have been invited to tender on

projects at, OPG Toronto,

Ontario Shores Metal Health

Centre in Whitby and renova-

tions to the emergency depart-

ment at Lakeridge Health Bow-

manville, as well as projects for

a number of our present cli-

ents. We anticipate a very

busy autumn.

David Bremner

General Manager

Employee Spotlight

We have a new kid (we’re being generous here) on the

block! Mark Linton has capably assumed the role of pur-

chaser in the Peterborough office, having previously

worked in machine, inventory and stock control for Quaker

Oats (Pepsico) in Peterborough for 22 years.

Mark has one daughter, Jenny, who will be graduating

from high school in the upcoming semester, and he has

been with his partner Meredith for 13 years. Together they

have built a new home in the Kawarthas North of Have-

lock. It is perfectly situated so Mark can enjoy his spare

time activities including 4-wheeling, hunting and fishing.

We welcome Mark to the RBI group. He has already prov-

en himself to be a worthy addition. Mark Linton - Purchaser

Passion

“Passion is ener-gy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.”

~ Oprah Winfrey

“There is no pas-sion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.”

~ Nelson Mandela

Frederic Audra has been with RBI for the last 3 ½ years in the service team and running pro-jects. He likes the challenges that new job of-fers, the interaction with the different people, and accomplishing goals. His favorite aspect of working with RBI is the telecommunications side of his job.

For rest and relaxation, he and his family enjoy camping, hiking, skiing, climbing, and taking ad-vantage of the Rockies. Frederic actively trains for triathlons and half-marathons. His next goal is to climb Mount Assiniboine!

His family consists of his wife Marisol (studying to be a holistic nutritionist), his 9 year old son Gabriel, and following in his triathlon shoes, his 10 year old daughter Charlotte who has a pas-sion for reading and skiing.

Hot Enough for You? Summer is finally here, and this year it’s packing a punch across much of the North American East. Our folks down in our Las Vegas branch live this reality yearly, but now we are starting to feel the affects of extreme heat on a regular basis. Keep these safety tips in mind to avoid heat stroke, exhaustion, sunburn, and the accidents that occur when your mind becomes foggy.

Some conditions that can limit the ability to regulate tempera-ture include obesity, fever, dehy-dration, heart disease, poor cir-culation, sunburn, and drug (medications taken for high blood pressure, depression, nervous-ness, mental illness, insomnia, or poor circulation) and alcohol use (yes, even from the night before).

Drink cool water in small amounts frequently. Avoid coffee, tea and caffeinated soft drinks, which cause dehydration. En-sure fresh water is being brought to site. Consult your doctor if you have been prescribed a fluid-restricted diet or diuretics.

Replace Salt and Minerals - Heavy sweating removes salt and minerals from the body. The best way to replace salt and minerals is to drink fruit juice or beverages that are high in elec-trolytes.

Wear Appropriate Clothing and Sunscreen - In the hot sun wear-ing a wide-brimmed hard hat will keep the head cooler and to avoid the direct rays. Sunburn affects your body's ability to cool itself and causes a loss of body fluids. It also causes pain and damages the skin. A variety of sunscreens are available to re-duce the risk of sunburn. Our work requires wearing long sleeve shirts for protection, how-ever choosing one that is lighter in colour and material, such as cotton, will allow some airflow.

Slow down – Very strenuous activities should be reduced, or rescheduled to the coolest time of the day. Why do you think our Las Vegas crews start so early?

Pace Yourself - If you are unac-customed to working in hot weather, start slowly and pick up the pace gradually.

Cool Off - If you do not have an A/C at your work site, consider visiting a coffee shop during your lunch break, or head into the shade to help cool your core temperature . Soaking your head and neck with cool

Summer 2012

Finally after a long damp spring that lasted until July, we are finally having some “Hot” weather, of course with all the rain the pro-ject sites were to say the least “mud-pits”, which of course delayed the buildings. We are now fully engaged with catching up as the com-pletion dates never change. This has meant some new hires and we are still looking for a few more.

Calgary and Alberta is bright! With the major oil related projects steaming ahead everything else is playing catch up which is where our niche in the mar-ket is. So the Calgary crew is working very hard at en-suring that we keep our piece of the action.

Rick McMurray

General Manager

We have been successful in winning several design-build projects, as well as plan and specification projects, which will carry the work load thru well past Christmas. It is al-ways a good sign when you are thinking “how are we go-ing to do this one” but we al-ways find a way.

The future for construction in

Calgary Office News

Employee Spotlight

Frederic Audra

Rick McMurray & Brian Stoddart

General Managers

Continues Pg. 6

Picture Upper Left - Prosser

Construction - the Sam

Livingston Building.

Top and Bottom Right -

Construction of the Tull

Business Park.

With less than six months to go the Waterloo Region Con-solidated Courthouse contin-ues to project a significant presence on the landscape of downtown Kitchener.

The main Architectural, Me-chanical and Electrical rough-ins are complete and the fin-ishes have commenced and continue on all levels. Eleva-

Kitchener Office News Robert Bamford

Senior Project Manager

tors are running, millwork and system furniture continue to arrive on a daily basis.

Courtrooms are progressing well with Ellis Don having handed over 24 of the 30 Courtrooms to RBI for audio visual fittings and finishes. Level #1 audio testing of the audio visual system is ongo-ing with Level #2 testing coin-ciding with the ongoing cleaning program.

The commissioning of the major electrical systems is progressing nicely and in-cludes systems such as Fire Alarm, Electronic Security, Lutron Lighting control, Audio Visual, Emergency Power

Generation, UPS's and Struc-tured Cabling. Mechanical sys-tems including Chillers and Air Handling units are running and equipment startups continue regularly including the Building Automation System.

High profile areas such as the main atrium and public circula-tion areas continue to receive the architectural finishes includ-ing terrazzo and stone wall tile at a rate of knots. (see pictures) The exterior hardscape is taking shape nicely.

Robert Bamford

Senior Project Manager

water will effectively reduce dis-comforts.

Schedule Activities - If you must be out in the extreme heat, plan your activities so that you are outdoors either before noon or in the evening. On a longer term job, shade areas can be readily creat-ed with tarps and shade tents.

Buddy System - When working in the heat, monitor the condition of your coworkers and have someone do the same for you.

Use Common Sense - Avoid hot foods and heavy meals; they add heat to your body. Beware; the mind does not operate properly under adverse conditions. Motor skills, judgment and vision be-come impaired when the body becomes too hot. Ensure job sites are kept clear of clutter and other obstacles to avoid injuries, and use extra caution when using power tools for cutting, coring, or grinding.

Warning signs of heat stroke vary but may include: an extreme-ly high body temperature, uncon-sciousness, dizziness, nausea, and confusion; red, hot, and dry skin (no sweating), rapid, strong pulse, and throbbing headache.

Warning signs of heat exhaus-tion vary but may include: heavy sweating, muscle cramps, weak-ness, headache, nausea or vomit-ing; and paleness, tiredness, and dizziness.

What to Do - If you see any of these signs, have someone call for immediate medical assistance while you begin cooling the victim. Get the victim to a shady area. Cool the victim rapidly using whatever methods you can. For example, immerse the victim in cool water, or spray with cool water from a garden hose; sponge with cool water; or if the humidity is low, wrap the victim in a cool, wet sheet and fan him or her vigorously. Monitor body temperature, and continue cooling efforts until the body temperature drops to 38°C or 101 / 102°F. If emergency medical personnel are delayed, call the hospital emer-gency room for further instruc-tions. Get medical assistance as soon as possible.

Sometimes a victim's muscles will begin to twitch uncontrollably as a result of heat stroke. If this hap-pens, keep the victim from injur-ing himself, but do not place any object in the mouth and do not give fluids. If there is vomiting, make sure the airway remains open by turning the victim on his or her side.

These self-help measures are not a substitute for medical care but may help you recognize and re-spond promptly to warning signs of trouble. Your best defense against heat-related illness is prevention.

RBI Safety Matters cont’d

Safety is a choice, and one worth making.

"WRCC Coming Together"

Diane Roy -

Journeyman Electrician / Safety Rep

Employee Spotlight

Diane Roy has been with RBI since January of 2011 in the capacity of Journeyman Electrician. She is also serv-ing as the Health and Safety Rep for the WRCC site. Di-ane got her chance to join the trade when she entered into a program that encouraged females to become electri-cians, and hasn’t looked back. She earned her Journey-man’s license approximately 5 years ago.

So far she has worked on numerous commercial projects, as well as a school, a high-rise seniors building, and the Woodstock Toyota facility, before making her way to the courthouse..

Diane was raised in the Cambridge / Preston area. She has two grown children, and twin grandchildren. She en-joys reading, crafts and winter camping.

Finally, Fire Station 106 for the City of Las Vegas is complete and com-missioned! The pictures here hope-

fully show the beauty of the prod-uct we helped create over the last 10 months. The grand opening was held on July 17 with all kinds of City of Las Vegas dignitaries in attendance including the Mayor herself. While we are glad to have this one behind us we look forward to the opportunity to engage in more work with the City of Las Vegas in the coming months. Addi-tional Fire Stations and a compre-hensive remodel of the City Build-ing Department facility are some of the work we will be pursuing later this year. We also recently com-pleted a top to bottom remodel of a 2 story bank office for the United

an uptick in the quality and quantity of projects being released for bid. While we continue to look for opportunities locally, we have identified some out of town and we are pursuing those as well. It seems that perhaps some other areas of Nevada may start to see some significant growth with larg-er international companies seeking to grow in Nevada. We want to thank the local and North of the border RBI group for assisting us with our contin-ued growth in this market! At the next writing we should be able to say that we have closed the Regional Justice Center 3rd and 4th remodel as well. Best wishes for a safe and happy summer.

Greg Crader

General Manager

Duane Roederer—Foreman

Duane Roederer has been with RBI in various capacities for 2 years, and has been a licensed electrician for 16 years. Duane served his apprenticeship in California and Nevada, and brings a diverse background to RBI in many different specialties in the commercial work realm.

Duane currently serves as field foreman on our Children's Dis-covery Museum project. He boasts an extensive background in lighting control and has been able to put that knowledge to good use on this project as it is 80% lighting, with some very challenging installations and fixture types. It is not uncommon to get emails and texts from Duane in the evening and week-ends as he seems to always be thinking about his project.

When not working, Duane and family including his 3 year old daughter Marley enjoy Chuck-E-Cheese and dirt bikes. An avid outdoorsman, Duane can be found deep sea fishing, and never misses an opportunity to spend time at Dumont Dunes (not far from us here in Vegas). We look forward to many more years of being able to benefit from Duane's work ethic and desire to "Do it Right"!

Way with Korte Company. This remodeled facility will house oper-ations staff for the United Way here in Las Vegas. Pictures of this project will be available on the website soon. A remodel of judges chambers at the Regional Justice Center has been completed as well since the last Insight, on the 1st floor with Cobblestone Con-struction.

With closing these projects out we needed to begin anew and we did just that on the “Lied Discovery Children’s Museum” located in downtown Las Vegas adjacent to the new Smith Center for Perform-ing Arts. Old Vegas - the down-town area - is undergoing a pretty intense facelift, and this new Chil-dren’s Museum is going to be a big draw for tourists and locals alike with fun and educational things for young people to explore. This 60,000 sq. ft. tenant improvement is located over 3 floors with an adventure climbing attraction that will allow kids to climb up nearly 70’ high to view the Vegas skyline through rooftop windows. The climbing attraction is being con-structed by a company from Van-couver B.C. and we will be wiring it as well. With a $700k lighting package the trim-out of this project will be “interesting”. We are looking forward to it!

Future projects include a small office/lab at a local chlorine plant, and rebuilding the electrical ser-vice for one of the State Military installations here in town. The economy continues to recover here and we have started to see

Las Vegas Office News

Greg Crader

General Manager

Every great dream begins

with a dreamer. Always remem-ber, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the

stars to change the world.

~ Harriet Tubman

"I can't imagine a person becom-

ing a success who doesn't give this game of life everything he's

got."

~ Walter Cronkite

Employee Spotlight

Calgary - #2 215-36th Avenue N.E., Calgary, AB, T2E 2L4 Mississauga - 2875 Argentia Road, Unit 1, Mississauga, ON, L5N 8G6

Tel: 403-277-3077, Fax: 403-230-3986 Tel: 905-813-3005, Toll Free: 1-877-813-3005, Fax: 905-813-8878

Kitchener - 154 Duke Street East, Kitchener, ON, N2H 1A7 Peterborough - 618 Neal Drive, PO Box 1048, Peterborough, ON, K9J 7A5

Tel: 519-578-3005, Fax: 519-578-3008 Tel: 705-742-5447, Toll Free: 1-866-442-5447, Fax: 705-742-3139

Las Vegas - 452 E Silverado Ranch Blvd # 172, Las Vegas, NV, 89183-6290

Tel: 702-914-2290, Fax: 702-914-2237

Mississauga

Garry F. Bennett Oct 18

Dennis Bolen Aug 11

Colin Burton Sep 09

John Challacombe Sep 18

Kristen M Defreitas Aug 30

Frank Didio Sep 26

Andrew Grant Oct 07

Justin Lenarcic Oct 29

Christian Patrick Lowden Sep 27

Gregory E Newton Sep 27

Guri Panesar Oct 31

Michael W. Quinn Aug 06

G Scott Steinhauer Oct 13

Michael A. Watkins Aug 25

Jennifer A. Watson Oct 05

~I have no special talents. I am only passionately curi-

ous.”

– Albert Einstein

A great leader’s courage to fulfill his vision comes

from passion, not position.”

– John Maxwell

Calgary

Johny Andric Oct 30

Duncan Clark Sep 09

Matthew Draper Aug 19

Zachary Greenough Oct 21

Chris Jonathan Sep 07

Steven Piche Aug 25

Randall Rivers Sep 07

Brian Stoddart Aug 06

Joe Voros Sep 24

Kitchener

Steve Baker Oct 01

Biniam Bazezew Oct 18

Gary Boudreau Aug 19

Danny Fulford Sep 16

Eric Guindon Sep 06

Frank Habenicht Aug 03

David R Hicks Sep 11

Mark Hogg Oct 24

Kyle Lambertz Aug 03

Dennis Landry Sep 18

Benjamin Legault Aug 15

Gerald McKinlay Oct 22

Corey Miller Aug 24

Dave Pagden Oct 25

Jonathan L Pelletier Oct 04

Greg Pritchard Oct 27

Chad Seim Oct 11

Wayne Smith Aug 07

Ted Stoddart Oct 03

Steven A. Thomson Sep 29

Head Office

Irene Moniz Oct 04

Vernon Presley Oct 25

Peterborough

Jamie Cameron Aug 08

Robert Clemens Sep 27

Scott Dickson Aug 14

Chad Dunford Oct 29

Christopher McIntyre Aug 03

Donna M Plumpton Oct 30

Mike Riddell Aug 30

Rene Vella Oct 29

Birthdays

Branch Office Locations:

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Las Vegas

Travis Gerling Oct 18

Mitch Jones Oct 17

Rene Jorge Rodriguez Sep 16

Leonardo Velazquez Sep 16