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LaPrairie Works Oilfield Services (LWOS) Haul                                             LaPrairie Works – Snowplows Group































        time business partner, Jim Feragen, is CFO; son,        be where we are today, says Scott. Diversification

        Clifford LaPrairie, is President and COO of the         has played an important role too—helping to
        mining and aggregates divisions; Brother-in-law,        withstand difficult economic times and the

        Kelly McManus, is President of Transportation and       inevitable ups and downs the industries experience.

        Highway Operations; Brother, Reagan LaPrairie, is       “When one division has slowed, we have focused on
        Vice-President, Operations of the Crane and Heavy       another,” says Scott.

        Hauling Divisions; sister, Roachelle LaPrairie, is

        Vice-President, Finance and Administration and          SERVICE AREAS
        cousin Carl LaPrairie, is Senior Vice-President,

        Business Development.                                   LaPrairie Group of Companies currently has seven

                                                                operating divisions with locations across Western
        “It means a lot to us that we have been able to grow    Canada and northeastern United States. “We are

        our businesses while keeping the same fearless          able to offer our customers service anywhere
        outlook and family values that got us where we are      they need it, through our ‘LaPrairie Advantage’—a

        today,” says Scott.                                     one-stop-solution for all their project needs,” says

                                                                Scott. “If a customer needs something hauled and
        Over the past 40-years, the importance of               installed, we have them covered with our crane

        entrepreneurship, innovation and diversification        and heavy hauling divisions. If a customer needs
        have stood out. The spirit of entrepreneurship and      aggregate sourced and placed, we can do that. We

        innovation is strong within our LaPrairie culture.      aim to provide our customers a simple solution

        Without a dedicated employee team, we would not         to their onsite challenges. LaPrairie Crane, our


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