APRIL 2014
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TURY OF SERVING
A’S LAND SURVEYING AND
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
By: Mudeeha Yousaf
W
ith a history predating to the
early 1900’s, Barnes & Duncan
is the oldest Land Surveying
firm in Western Canada and specializes in
servicing the engineering and construction
industry with its multidisciplinary approach
and geospatial technology. The firm was pur-
chased by Christian Korell, Principal, in 1998
and over the past 16 years, Korell has been
able to strategically grow and diversify the
firm in the industry by taking a proactive ap-
proach by implementing relevant technolo-
gies and growing skilled staff through the ac-
quisition of several other firms to meet the
demands of the stringent market. Today the
Manitoban company is an amalgamation of
five firms: Barnes & Duncan, Atkinson Sur-
veys, W.A. Beattie & Associates, Michalenko
Surveys and Wilson & Neal.
PROJECTS & SERVICES
Over the course of a decade, Barnes and Dun-
can has been able to maintain their traditions
and values; though diversified their services
for an industry-wide focus and has expanded
to add Civil and Municipal Engineering, and
