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OCR Readers’ Choice Awards:
Ottawa Construction
Congratulations to all our regional winners!
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hospital partnership
e recently announced the winners of the Ontario Con-
struction Report Readers’ Choice Awards.
We’d like to take this space to congratulate all our re-
gional winners. Below are pictured our Gold Prize winners
from the GTA region.
Congratulations to all our GTA winners, and thank you
all for participating in these awards. For a complete list of
all winners, including Silver and Bronze Prize winners, and
a complete list of sponsors, see this month’s issue of the On-
tario Construction Report.
Battlefield Equipment Rentals (Niagara Falls): Gold
Prize winner for Best Equipment Rental Provider. Picture
not available.
Brydes Landscape Architecture (Guelph): Gold Prize
winner for Best Landscape Architect or Landscape Designer
Labour Ready Temporary Labour Services (Barrie):
Gold Prize winner for Most Effective Construction Labour
Pictured Left to Right: Jay Reid, Senior Vice Presi-
Agency
Merit Contractors (Niagara):
dent of Labour Ready; Terri Buttigieg, CSR - Labour
Gold Prize winner for
Ready Branch Niagara Falls; and Logan Stewart, Multi-
Green Project of the Year (Southbrook) and Best All-
Market Branch Manager - Labour Ready St. Catharines
Around Construction Project of the Year (Southbrook). Pic- / Niagara Falls. Absent from Picture: Kris Beal, Opera-
ture not available. tions Specialist - Labour Ready Branch St. Catharines.
Reid & DeLeye Contractors Ltd. (Courtland): Gold
Prize winner for Best All-Around General Contractor
It takes a committed community to provide the neces-
sary funds for a hospital to not only grow, but prosper and
improve it’s level of care.
No one needs to be told the importance of a well-spon-
sored, well-equipped hospital. For The Ottawa Hospital,
however, the stakes are even higher. Not only is the hos-
pital providing state-of-the-art health care in the Ottawa
region and eastern Ontario, but its cancer unit and re-
search is having an impact on the fight against cancer,
worldwide.
On March 31, The Ottawa Hospital Foundation invited
community partners to their annual President’s Dinner,
where they recognized outstanding contributions to the
hospital which has allowed it to continue its ground-
breaking research into cancer treatment.
Pictured is a design by Paul Brydges, of Brydges Land- The Ottawa Construction News, represented by pub-
Reid & DeLeye Contractors Ltd, stood out from the
scape Architecture. His use of natural stone gives his lisher Mark Buckshon, editor Matthew Desrosiers and ad-
crowd this year as Ontario's Best All-Around Contractor.
designs a very natural feel. vertising representative Cindy Pilgrim, received special
recognition at the event.
For a little over a year, The Ottawa Construction News
SMPS Ontario launches with first T3 event
has been providing The Ottawa Hospital Foundation
space to use as they need. With the OCN’s readership, the
foundation is able to target the construction industry and
thank them for their participation in various initiatives,
STAFF WRITER – The GTA Construction Report
donations, and other roles played in improving life for
Canada’s first Society for Market
Ottawa Hospital patients.
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ing Professional Services (SMPS)
“We’re not in a position to donate big dollars to the
chapter held its inaugural event – T3
foundation, so I decided to help in the best way I am
(Third Thirsty Thursday) – in March,
able,” said Buckshon. “It may not seem like much, but
and chapter representative Jessica
it’s our way of working with our community, and it gives
Rowen says the evening proved to be
the hospital a way to communicate directly with the con-
successful.
struction industry, and thank them for their contribu-
“We had a mixed gathering of ar
tions.”
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chitects, engineers, and others from
Susan Doyle, president and CEO of The Ottawa Hos-
several firms,” said Rowen, who
pital Foundation, said Buckshon’s is a valuable contribu-
works at HOK Architects in Toronto.
tion to their efforts.
“The idea of the T3 is to be very infor
“We are so grateful for our strong partnership with
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mal, to review what we’ve done so far
Mark Buckshon and The Ottawa Construction News,”
,
needed to set up the Ontario chapter,
what we‘ll do in the future, and to de-
which currently has 19 members.
Doyle said. “Your ongoing collaboration helps us to
velop networking opportunities.”
The next T3 is scheduled for April
showcase the incredible work of our volunteers and
SMPS, with more than 7,000 mem-
16 at the Brant House, 522 King St. W
donors, and to inspire our community to support The Ot-
.
bers and dozens of chapters in most
in Toronto. “These monthly network-
tawa Hospital.”
major U.S. cities, represents marketing
ing events are meant to be casual so
Buckshon said the award will be placed on his wall in
professionals within the A/E/C (Archi
please stop by at your convenience,”
the office, a reminder to all staff of how their work ben-
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tecture, Engineering and Construction)
the SMPS Ontario website says. “We
efits the community.
industries.
assume most (visitors) will begin to ar
“My staff work hard to put these papers together every
-
Rowen said it took about two years
rive around 6 p.m.”
month, and it’s nice to show them how their dedication is
of hard work for chapter organizers to
Further information is available at
paying off in our community.”
complete the paperwork and processes
http://www.smpsontario.org.
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