of 1.2 million person hours of con- struction work over the next 48 months, the company says. Civil work has begun to prepare the NEWFOUNDLAND EllisDon appoints Kirk Saunders as Newfoundland manager EllisDon has announced the ap- pointment of Kirk Saunders as its buildings group’s area manager for Newfoundland and Labrador. The company says Saunders has progressed through the industry since he started his career in 1993, from jun- ior project manager to president of a Newfoundland and Labrador general contracting group. Olympic Construction wins close to $1 million in health authority court case Newfoundland and Labrador will give close to $1 million to Olympic Construction after the company won a court case against the Eastern Re- gional Integrated Health Authority. Earlier, a court ruling said the health authority breached its tender contract with Olympic Construction for an ex- tension to the Janeway Children’s Hospital in St. John’s. The health authority appealed that decision, but on April 10 the New- foundland Court of Appeal upheld the original ruling. $4 million contract to develop adult additions treatment centre Anchorage Construction has re- ceived a $4 million contract from Newfoundland and Labrador for the development of the Harbour Grace adult addictions treatment centre. The centre is expected to be com- pleted by the end of 2015. The project will include 18 resident bedrooms and support areas, clinical and therapeutic spaces. The company will also upgrade the building’s HVAC and plumbing/electrical systems. PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND Souris beach development nears completion Construction is on target for the new development at Souris beach, CBC reports. The project, located at the town's en- trance, involves a new boardwalk, re- tail shops, playground, washrooms, and picnic area. Work began last fall and the final details are expected to be completed by July. “Now there is going to be a nice boardwalk, a nice seawall, a place for the kids to wash their feet, enhanced toilets, of course the boutiques, the ice cream shop. It's all going to en- hance the entrance to the town,” deputy mayor Denis Thibodeau, was quoted as saying. Charlottetown budgets $175,000 for roundabout construction Charlottetown plans to build a roundabout at the Vogue Optical inter- section where three different streets intersect in a rotary-like design. Recently, city council passed its an- nual budget, setting aside money to buy land in the former neighbourhood of Sherwood. The city has budgeted $175,000 this year to buy one more piece of land and pay for the engineering de- sign. The Canadian Design and Construction Report — Summer 2014 – 31 ATLANTIC CANADA site for construction of a continuous digester. The existing chip handling equipment will also be replaced with state-of-the-art technology as part of JDI's ongoing investment to stay com- petitive in the global market environ- ment. This project phase will create 450 direct and indirect construction jobs. He has completed approximately $500 million of construction projects in the Newfoundland and Labrador and Caribbean regions. Previously, he was president of Anchorage Contract- ing Ltd. and general manager of Moss Group between 2007 and 2014. There, Saunders was responsible for the gen- eral direction of four multi-discipline contracting firms with operations throughout Newfoundland and Labrador, and approximately 120 em- ployees. EllisDon says Saunders’ appoint- ment reflects the company’s commit- ment to the development and growth of its operations in the region