b'CAREER PROFILEDEPARTMENTDedicationto the family firmFor Shannon Burrows of Weeks Construction, its all about the ties that bind Q:What is your position and what are your responsibilities? oversee occupational health and safety as part of the team, covering I jokingly introduce myself as The Sister as we are now movingWSIB, benefits and health promotion for our staff.intothefourthgenerationofthefamilybusinessWeeksQ:What is it about your job that other people wish they got Construction Inc. My two brothers and my dad, who have givento do?their lives to this business, are the movers and shakers. My father still works the quarries, and now my nephews are entrenched here,Im not exactly sure to be honest! I think the perception is that Ive and in a family business, there are no titles. Its family. Its hardgot it easy because, well, Im family, I work in an office, and I work and you simply do what needs to get done. My main respon- came back to something my grandfather, father and brothers have sibilitiesareasanadministrator,includingworked so very hard to build into what it is today. In our industry, financial management, risk manage- sometimes there isnt a lot of value placed on that when so much ment, human resources, govern- of what our industry prides itself on is that outside workthe ment relations and, as I am abuilding of things, creating things, being so hands-on. The hard registerednurse,I alsophysical labour, working in all kinds of weather and conditions, Top: Ken Weeks, Owner/President (2nd generation); Second row, L-R: Chris Weeks, Darcy Weeks, Shannon Burrows (3rd generation); Front row, L-R: Jacob Weeks, Spencer Weeks (4th generation)WINTER 2021AVENUES 37'