giving back to Indigenous communities. Some of the ways we give back include community donations, employment, contracting opportunities and volunteering. Supporting Indigenous communities in and around the areas we work is very important to us.” An illustration of Norcon’s capabilities is its current project, a major mine reclamation project with over 1,500,000 m3 of earth to move using 40 pieces of equipment and 50 personnel on the project at peak. Norcon is also in the last stages of a major pipeline project where it completed pad and road construction for two facilities along the pipeline. This project included excavation, backfill, gravel installation, culvert installation, asphalt paving and concrete foundations requiring 20 pieces of equipment and 30 personnel on site at its height. Adds Woelders, “We recently completed a 140-hectare pipeline clearing project where we executed all the stumping, grubbing and burning. Crews worked day and night for three months all winter with a fleet of excavators ensuring the work was completed ahead of the pipeline contractor ensure zero delay.” Within the group of companies, there are 400 pieces of new and well-maintained equipment. “There are offices, shops and laydowns scattered throughout Alberta that support all of our projects,” says Woelders. “Having access to a large equipment fleet and multiple locations throughout Alberta 49 AUG 2023 | BUSINESS ELITE CANADA
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