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NEW WATERFRONT COMMUNITY IN OTTAWA & GATINEAU

PIPE FABRICATION AND MODULE ASSEMBLY IN BC & ALBERTA

SUMMIT AIR’S NEW CALGARY BASE & JETS

BUILDING ONE OF NORTH AMERICA’S LARGEST DREDGES

THEGLOBEFALL 2017 VOLUME FIFTEEN — ISSUE ONE

CONNECTING NORTH

AMERICA

Ledcor Technical Services (LTS) experienced a surge of growth in 1993, when we were the first to design a plow system that buried fibre optic cable along CP Rail’s right-of-way. Some twenty variations later, our plow could clear the track for traffic in less than ten minutes, and get back on just as fast. This new and considerably inexpensive technique earned us our first cross-Canada contract, building a 3,000-kilometre line from Edmonton to Toronto. We have been doing business the same way ever since – with innovation, quality and safety.

Over the past three decades we have continued to make investments in our telecommunications business that increase efficiency, add value and bring cost savings to our clients. Whether that is converting our vehicle fleet to natural gas, outfitting all our technicians with tablets or creating entirely new services to meet a specific client’s needs. LTS’ entrepreneurial spirit ensures each client receives custom solutions.

Today, LTS is one of our fastest growing business divisions. Last year we relocated LTS’ U.S. head office to Austin, Texas, to better serve our geographically diverse client base that takes us to all corners of North America.

Inside this issue of The Globe we offer you a snapshot of LTS’ growing telecommunications business.

Sincerely,

Dave Lede Chairman & CEO

COMMUNICATIONS20 Mackenzie Valley Fibre Link

TRANSPORTATION21 New Calgary Base & RJ-100’s

LEDCOR CARES22 RMHCNA Fuel For Families Lunch Program23 Ledcor Employees Raise $1.4 million23 Korol Cup Supports Students

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CONNECTING NORTH AMERICA

BUILDING6 Teck Acute Care Centre Opens7 ULI Awards8 Versus9 Grosvenor Ambleside10 New Horizon Mall11 Diamond House12 Zibi13 Costco Brooklyn

OIL & GAS14 Grande Prairie Mainline Loop No. 216 Pipe Fabrication & Module Assembly Facility17 Kraken Dredge18 Veresen Midstream Sunrise

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From the Arctic tundra of Inuvik, Northwest Territories, to the country music capital of Nashville, Tennessee, our rapidly growing telecommunications division is currently building infrastructure and servicing networks in communities all over North America.

Travelling to new territories has been the nature of our telecom work for decades. Ever since we built the first long-haul fiber optic networks in the nineties, which took us across Canada, the USA, and Western Europe – this division of our business continues to take us to more locations than any other.

The renaissance of fiber optic networks, driven by the desire for more bandwidth and higher quality connectivity, is what’s spurring growth for our telecommunications business at the moment. Service providers are continuously innovating to meet consumers’ insatiable demand for data. High-speed internet is now seen as necessary public infrastructure. We are currently working with The Commonwealth of Kentucky to bring high speed internet state-wide. In the private sector, we are seeing many

internet-based companies proactively upgrading the bandwidth of their networks.

But our work doesn’t stop at building networks. We are also in demand to service networks and assist with sales of telecommunications services. We currently have one of the largest independent field engineering workforces in North America with over 1,000 technicians and 50 logistics depots across Canada and the USA. Ledcor’s end-customer sales team is revolutionizing the way that telecommunications services and network infrastructure are sold; operating as a seamless extension to our clients’ business and recognized as a high performance force in the telecom industry. Our sales service is a major value-add to our clients’ business.

Our ability to quickly set-up-shop or rapidly deploy our field force anywhere, anytime, is part of the reason clients seek out Ledcor. Our innovative approach to our work and high-quality results are what keep our clients coming back. Again and again.

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LEDCOR SERVICE COVERAGE

RECENT NETWORK BUILDS

POINTS OF PRESENCE

USA LTS HEAD OFFICEAUSTIN, TX

CANADA LTS HEAD OFFICEVANCOUVER, BC


In Fall 2016, we relocated our US LTS head office to Austin, Texas. Its central location will allow us better access to the southern and mid-west states.

LEDCOR SERVICE COVERAGE

RECENT NETWORK BUILDS

POINTS OF PRESENCE

USA LTS HEAD OFFICEAUSTIN, TX

CANADA LTS HEAD OFFICEVANCOUVER, BC


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TECK ACUTE CARE CENTRE NOW OPENPROVINCIAL HEALTH SERVICES AUTHORITY

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA. In October, The Teck Acute Care Centre was officially opened by BC Premier John Horgan, alongside healthcare workers and patients.

The LEED®-Gold Teck Acute Care Centre, delivered by P3, is a much needed eight-storey addition to the urban campus of the BC Children’s Hospital and BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre. The building includes an emergency department, 231 private inpatient rooms, a neonatal intensive care unit, birthing, transfusion medicine, medical imaging and much more.

Each area of the building is modelled after a different part of BC with the hope that children, women and their families can feel at home.

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TWO LEDCOR-BUILT PROJECTS WIN GLOBAL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCEVANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA AND TORONTO, ONTARIO. We congratulate Marine Gateway and West Don Lands project groups on their selections for the prestigious Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) 2017-18 Global Awards for Excellence. They were two of 13 winning developments selected from across North America, Europe and Asia as ULI’s Global Leaders in the Future of Urban Development.

Ledcor was the general contractor for Marine Gateway in Vancouver and a Ledcor EllisDon JV was the Design Builder for the West Don Lands project in Toronto.

Marine Gateway (top photo) includes two 26- and 33-storey high-rise buildings, and a neighbourhood plaza. It is Vancouver’s first transit-orientated, mixed-use development directly connected to two major transit stations.

West Don Lands in Toronto (bottom photo) is an innovative urban development project that revitalized 79 acres (32 hectares) of provincially-owned land into a mixed-use master-planned community.

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VERSUSONE PROPERTIES

CALGARY, ALBERTA. At the end of 2016, Ledcor completed the VERSUS residential towers in Calgary’s vibrant Beltline area.

The project includes two towers, one 37-storey and one 20-storey tower, with a shared three-level commercial podium in between. Along with 444 residential suites, the complex offers a media lounge, indoor and outdoor fitness facilities, and a yoga room with an outdoor zen garden.


GROSVENOR AMBLESIDEGROSVENOR

WEST VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA. Construction of the mixed-used facility, Grosvenor Ambleside, is well underway. Built at a scenic waterfront location near Ambleside Park in West Vancouver, the development consists of 98 luxury residential units above a number of business units, which include shops, cafes and restaurants.

A 650 square metre (7,000 square foot) glazed pedestrian galleria, open at both ends, will sit between the two buildings; while public art installations celebrating two of Canada’s foremost artists and modernists, Gordon Smith and Douglas Coupland, will be featured throughout the development.

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NEW HORIZON MALLTHE TORGAN GROUP & MPI PROPERTY GROUP

CALGARY, ALBERTA. The three-storey, 167,000 square metre (1.8 million square foot) mall will house over 500 boutique stores, a banquet hall, food court and more. Five minutes north of Calgary, the mall will be the first of its kind for the city—an international shopping centre inspired by the design and shopping experience most common in East Asian markets.

Ledcor’s scope of work includes full construction of the development; the project is expected to be complete by mid-2018.


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DIAMOND HOUSEGOLDEN HEALTH CARE INC.

WARMAN, SASKATCHEWAN. Golden Health Care’s Diamond House includes 100 units, 11 sun-rooms, greenhouses, a coffee shop, an exercise studio and a hair salon. The facility is home to a number of assisted-living residents, providing a range of services from 24-hour personal care to short-term care.

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ZIBIWINDMILL DEVELOPMENT GROUP & DREAM UNLIMITED CORP.

OTTAWA, ONTARIO & GATINEAU, QUEBEC. Situated on the banks of the Ottawa River, Zibi is a mixed-use, community development located in both Ottawa, ON, and Gatineau, QC; something that has never been done before. The 36-acre, sustainability-driven development will include low- and high-rise condominium towers and townhomes, commercial and office space, waterfront plazas and outdoor squares, recreational facilities and more.

Ledcor’s role as construction manager for the development will include pre-construction services and overseeing construction on each project as approved. The first phase of this multi-phased, 15-year redevelopment includes soil remediation, demolition, site services installation, 23,000 square metres (250,000 square feet) of residential and 9,300 square metres (100,000 square feet) of commercial and office space.


COSTCO BROOKLYNCOSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. Ledcor completed renovations to the two-story Costco store, a project taken over by Ledcor from a previous general contractor, to ensure the scheduled completion time was met.

At the time of the takeover the project was four months behind schedule. Ledcor recovered two months of this delay by working two or three shifts per day, seven days a week. We completed all renovation work while the store maintained high levels of customer traffic with zero recordable incidents.

Costco has been a valued client of Ledcor for over 25 years, with hundreds of projects completed across both Canada and the United States.

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GRANDE PRAIRIE MAINLINE LOOP NO.2 – MCLEOD RIVERTRANSCANADA PIPELINES LTD.

FORT MCMURRAY, ALBERTA. As a part of TransCanada’s 2017 NGTL System Expansion Project, Ledcor was awarded the Grande Prairie Mainline Loop No.2, the McLeod River Pipeline section.

The section includes approximately 36 kilometres (22 miles) of large-sized, 48-inch diameter pipe paralleling existing NGTL pipeline systems. At its peak, approximately 750 Ledcor employees were on the job. Phase 1 was completed in mid-2017, while phase 2 includes hydrostatic testing, facility construction and commissioning support.

The mainline loop is one of seven projects to be completed for the pipeline expansion, which includes five loops, covering 230 kilometers (143 miles), as well as two compressor station unit additions.

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NISKU, ALBERTA. Our 60-acre pipe fabrication and module assembly facility in Nisku, AB, hit the ground running in 2017, completing a number of large-scale assignments for various projects and clients.

Normally shipping out 25 to 30 modules per month, the facility shipped over 70 modules over the course of six weeks — at times sending out six in a single day.

Designed for maximum efficiency and cost effectiveness, the impressive complex includes 1,860 square metres (20,000 square feet) of indoor warehouses, 3720 square metres (40,000 square feet) of indoor pipe fabrication facilities, 745 square metres (8,000 square feet) of environmentally-friendly sandblasting and painting shops, and 2,325 square metres (25,000 square feet) of tradesman facilities.

Thanks to the significant effort from the Nisku team, they produced extraordinary results, leading to satisfied clients and a great start to 2017.

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THE KRAKEN DREDGESUNCOR ENERGY

FORT MCMURRAY, ALBERTA. “The Kraken” is one of the largest dredges ever assembled in North America. 18 metres (60 feet) wide and 40 metres (130 feet) long, with a dredge ladder that weighs over 170,000 kilograms (375,000 pounds), the Kraken is the first of its kind to work in Alberta’s oil sands region.

The installation included 17 pontoons, electrical houses, a jib crane, pump, gear and motor machinery, and multiple structural access points.

The Kraken’s job is to pump mature fine tailings out of Suncor’s south tailings pond, making it available for their tailings reduction operation. Driven by a 3,500 horsepower motor, the electrical power is sourced directly from base plant operations. The project was executed and completed with zero recordable incidents.


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DAWSON CREEK, BRITISH COLUMBIA. Located approximately 25 kilometres (16 miles) northwest of Dawson Creek, BC, the Veresen Midstream Sunrise Sweet Gas Plant is the largest gas plant built in Western Canada in the past 30 years.

As one of two contractors on site, Ledcor completed part of the civil and concrete work, as well as structural steel installations, mechanical equipment installations, piping and electrical.

All pipe fabrication and module assembly took place at Ledcor’s Nisku facility. These modules were then transported to the site, which now houses over 130 structural steel modules, some stacked four modules high. Thanks to the efforts of our Nisku team, all the modules were prepared and shipped on schedule.

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MACKENZIE VALLEY FIBRE LINK GOES LIVETHE GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES. Along with the Premier and Cabinet of The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) and project partner NorthwesTel, Ledcor celebrated the launch of the Mackenzie Valley Fibre Link (MVFL) earlier this summer.

The 1,154-kilometre (717-mile) fibre line between High Level, AB, and Inuvik, NT, was completed in March 2017. It connects six communities in the Mackenzie Valley to high-speed internet and state-of-the-art telecommunications infrastructure; facilitating improved delivery of health, education and social services to remote communities.

Northern Lights General Partnership (NLGP), a consortium led by Ledcor Development Ltd., LTS Infrastructure Services Limited Partnership (a Ledcor company) and NorthwesTel, was awarded the contract in 2015 to build, operate and maintain the P3 project for two decades.


TRANSPORTATION

CALGARY, ALBERTA. Summit Air announced the opening of an operating base at the Calgary International Airport (YYC) to support its growing footprint in Western Canada. In addition, they announced the acquisition and deployment of its first AVRO RJ-100 jet aircraft in early 2017, and their second in late 2017.

Summit Air provides fly-in, fly-out crew and equipment movement solutions to a number of mining clients in Canada’s north, using a fleet of jet and turboprop aircrafts. Alongside Calgary, they have operational bases in Edmonton, AB, and Yellowknife, NT.

The AVRO RJ-100 is an elongated version of the RJ-85, a high performance, short-haul passenger jet. It has a fuselage that is 10 feet longer, housing a seating capacity of 111.

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‘FUEL FOR FAMILIES POWERED BY LEDCOR’ PROGRAM RENEWED EDMONTON, ALBERTA. Since 2013, Ledcor has sponsored the Ronald McDonald House Charities® Northern Alberta (RMHCNA) lunch delivery program, where Ledcor volunteers prepare and deliver healthy lunches each week to families staying at local hospitals in the Edmonton area.

To date, Ledcor volunteers have delivered over 21,225 lunches, putting in more than 800 hours of work, through the program. It is a small token of support that Ledcor is proud to provide to ease the strain of families whose children are experiencing medical challenges and long hospital stays.

Due to the success of the program, Ledcor has committed to expanding the lunch program over the next three years, adding support to the Royal Alexandra Hospital and Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital.

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EMPLOYEES RAISE $1.4 MILLION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ACROSS CANADA AND THE U.S. Ledcor’s employee giving campaign raised $1.4 million CAD for more than 100 charities in Canada and the US. The annual campaign was fueled by the slogan “What’s in Your Heart?” and was dedicated to helping children in need face difficult social and medical challenges.

All Ledcor offices across North America joined together to raise funds through employee contribution and fundraising activities, which were corporately matched dollar for dollar. The money was donated to a range of charities, from children’s hospitals and hospices to food banks, front-line community organizations, and family support services.

Some areas of donation include: medical equipment, creating opportunities for children with disabilities, providing families access to food, and supporting children living with juvenile diabetes, Crohn’s disease, cystic fibrosis, and autism.

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KOROL CUP CREATES OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTSKELOWNA, BRITISH COLUMBIA. Hockey players from across Ledcor’s offices made their way to Kelowna for a weekend of team building at the 12th annual Korol Cup Hockey Challenge.

The Korol cup is a fundraising initiative inspired by Trevor Korol, a young enterprising member of the Ledcor family who passed away from a tragic plane crash in 2008. In collaboration with Trevor’s father, a fund was established to provide scholarships at Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) for deserving technology students. Two additional endowment funds were established at South Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) and British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT).

Over 100 Ledcor employees from 11 different cities represented five teams, while a number of Ledcor’s partners also participated.

To date, the initiative has raised over $300,000 CAD, with 56 scholarships awarded.


PEOPLE. LEDCOR IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE FOLLOWING SENIOR MANAGEMENT PROMOTIONS AND HIRES

AUSTINSteven Pecorella Vice President, US Field Services Ledcor Technical Services

EDMONTON Randy Daggitt Senior Vice President, Energy, Mining & Industrial

Corey McIvor Vice President, Site Services

Chris McClorg Vice President, Highways

IRVINEPat Patterson Chief Operating Officer, Development Ledcor Properties

RICHMONDGrant Mebs Vice President & General Manager, Barging Operations Ledcor Resources & Transportation

VANCOUVERCandice Alderson Senior Vice President, Legal

Ian Brown Vice President, Forestry Operations Ledcor Resources & Transportation

Lau Ching Vice President, Estimating Industrial Construction

Kirk Chen Chief Operating Officer, Western Canada Ledcor Construction

Dave LaVaille Vice President, Indigenous Affairs Business Development

Gary Lewis Chief Operating Officer, Central Canada Ledcor Construction

Andrew Mackay Vice President & Associate General Counsel, Legal

Iain Morris Chief Operating Officer, Ledcor Technical Services

Andrew Voysey Chief Operating Officer, Investments & Finance Ledcor Properties


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