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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-
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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