Holmes & Brakel
It’s what’s on the inside that countsWhen Rick Holmes started pursuing his career, he wanted to be an architect. What Rick really enjoyed was actually building and working with people. Rick says his father had a shoe business that he worked part-time in while studying, and while he knew retail wasn’t ...
Atlantic Beef Products
Atlantic Beef Products turns over new leafThe meat and dairy industries have experienced a palatable shift in consumer spending; customers are more educated on where their meats are coming from, how they have been treated and whether or not they have been pumped full or hormones. They want to know that ...
Bioriginal
Essential for our HealthIn our world of 24-hour stores with row upon row of fridges, freezers and vacuum-packed dishes, it is fair to say that food tends to be readily available. But what if ready-made meals, take out restaurants and salad boxes simply aren’t giving us what we ...
Bothwell Accurate
On top of the commercial world for 80 yearsBased in the Greater Toronto Area, Bothwell-Accurate is one of the oldest and most experienced companies to provide roofing and waterproofing services to commercial buildings in the region.In business for more than 80 years, Bothwell-Accurate has completed over 40,000 projects, which has given them the ...
Captain Dan’s
Captain Dan’s Specialty Seafood - Hooked on qualityA major player in the fishery industry, as both a manufacturer and as an exporter, while employing about 500 to 600 people, Captain Dan’s has seen more than 15 years of business growth, beginning as a small processing company in 1994.Processing east coast seafood, primarily ...
ComFact Corporation
Canada’s source for a skilled labour forceComFact Corporation is Canada’s provider of short-term or long-term professional laborers. Unlike a regular temp agency, ComFact’s skilled tradespeople are highly qualified, dependable, flexible and come with background in the shipbuilding, offshore, light and heavy construction and manufacturing industries.Robert McAllister, Chairman, explains the sort of ...
County of Stettler
A water master plan for the massesIn the words of Leonardo da Vinci, “Water is the driver of Nature,” and in the County of Stettler, Alberta, there is a new rural water master plan in place to deliver and distribute the resource to residents throughout the area; The County of Stettler ...
Exall Energy Corporation
A new oil discovery in Exall’s expert handsBased in Canada, Exall Energy Corporation is a junior oil and gas exploration and production company developing a number of currently producing, long life oil and gas assets—assets located in the prolific Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin (mainly Alberta). The company, which was formed in December ...
MacLean Engineering
A legacy of service and supportFounded in 1973, MacLean Engineering still operates under the careful eye of owner and founder Don MacLean, whose passion for mining engineering has lent itself to the steady growth of one of Canada’s leading equipment development companies. Since its beginning, MacLean Engineering has continued to ...
FM Windows and Doors
Excellence of product and serviceA family owned business that began manufacturing its product 1978, FM Windows and Doors is a Greater Toronto Area based company specializing in the manufacturing and installation of vinyl replacement windows and doors.Beginning as a family owned business more than 30 years ago, FM Windows ...
Fundy Region Solid Waste Commission
Landfill as a ResourceSince 1997, the New Brunswick based Fundy Region Solid Waste Commission has lived by a three pronged rule. “When I was brought on four years ago, the main goal was to increase the landfill life and its self sustainability,” said General Manager Marc MacLeod. “And ...
Greater Moncton Sewage Commission
“My greatest strength was that I did not have any previous knowledge of the industry,” says Ron Leblanc, Chairman of the Greater Moncton Sewage Commission (GMSC), of its inception in 1983.Asked to participate as a volunteer on the Board of Directors of GMSC, Leblanc states ...
Golden Band Resources
Developing the La Ronge Gold BeltIt was a year ago that IRJ first spoke with Golden Band Resources, to find out about the company’s impressive suite of projects on the La Ronge gold belt. La Ronge has a significant history in Saskatchewan, catching the attention of miners in the late ...
GraceKennedy Foods
GraceKennedy foods are packed with the flavour of the CaribbeanThe aisles of Canada’s grocery stores tell the Canadian story best: A smorgasbord of ethnicities, flavourful and diverse. It’s what makes Canada so great. Representing the Caribbean culture in food is GraceKennedy Canada, a subsidiary of GraceKennedy Jamaica, which deserves the distinction as one of ...
Hanson Building Products
North America’s leader in building product supplyHanson Building Products North America is one of the world’s largest suppliers of building products for the construction industry. The company boasts 150 facilities and approximately 4,500 employees in North America, servicing builders, architects, contractors, engineers, cities and public authorities for commercial, residential and industrial ...
Labrador City
Marks its 50th year and reflects on its growth2011 will be a year of celebration as Labrador City marks its 50th anniversary–the city that has been forged out of the earth, with the community being built out of and around the iron ore mining industry.Populated by people drawn initially for work in mining ...
Laricina Energy
Founded in 2005, Calgary-based Laricina Energy is focused on creating value through developing a diverse portfolio of oil sands assets that leverage technology, in-house expertise and the opportunities offered by pursuing lesser known, less mature projects. In only five years, the company has established five ...
Market Spotlight: RIM
RIM introduces the TorchAfter much anticipation from BlackBerry users, this week Research In Motion introduced to the market the BlackBerry Torch Smartphone—the first to feature the BlackBerry 6 operating system. The phone offers a touch screen, an easy-to-use keyboard and a rich WebKit Browser. The keyboard on the phone ...
Mount Royal University
Learning the ropesFor the last 99 years, Mount Royal University has invested in the lives of its students and community members. Founded as a college in 1911, Mount Royal started as a private, Methodist institution. At first, the college simply offered the credentials that the community needed, ...
Niagara College
Redevelopment ProjectThe redevelopment master plan at Niagara College isn’t just about “bricks and mortar”—it’s about improving student life for better socialization and interaction, while maintaining focus on studies.“We cannot undervalue the importance of student life going hand in hand with the academics,” said Dan Patterson, President ...
Northern Sunrise County
A toast to Northern Sunrise County and partners’ new Regional Water SystemResidents of the Northern Sunrise region will be receiving drinking water from their new water treatment plant within weeks. The Northern Alberta communities of Northern Sunrise County (NSC), the Village of Nampa, and Woodland Cree First Nation (WCFN) have formed a collaborative partnership (NEW Water ...
ProGreen Demolition
Taking down the old to make way for the newProGreen Demolition Inc. is considered to be one of the most innovative demolition contractors there is. The company serves the Greater Toronto Area and surrounding regions—and from the press they’ve already attracted, it’s clear they’re doing something right. The company boasts, as its competitive edge, their ...
Safeguard Business Systems
Comprehensive business management solutionsFor more than 50 years, Safeguard Business Systems has provided more than 600,000 North American small business customers with the right selection of products and services through 270+ independent distributors. From cheques, forms and filing systems to full-colour printing, promotional products, business apparel and Web ...
Sunnybrook Hospital
Building on Building & a New Program for the PeopleThere’s expansion afoot at Toronto’s Sunnybrook Hospital, where this vital hub for Ontario healthcare is literally building towards its future. At the heart of this is the M-Wing Expansion which includes adding four new floors, fitting out two of those floors and accommodating the new ...
York-Durham Sewage System
Taking the full lifecycle approachThe York Durham Sewage System (YDSS) is a project that was literally decades in the making. The idea for the centralized sewage treatment system dates back to 1965, when the Province of Ontario decided that no additional sewage treatment plants could be built on the ...
The Frobisher Inn and Explorer Hotel
Experience the warmth of Canada’s arctic hotelsA lot of times when people think about the Arctic, visions of polar bears, igloos and snow-covered barren land ensue. Those images aren’t necessarily inaccurate, but they don’t represent all that goes on in the Great White North. The Arctic is Canada’s last frontier and, ...
