5 Issue 4 Winter Edition 2018 BUILD MANITOBA Issue 4 Winter Edition 2018 FEATURES 20  MEMBER MILESTONES WCA member career and business achievements 32  THE BEST IN BUILDINGS The Manitoba Building Expo’s expert panel shares their insight on cutting-edge construction, design and commercial interiors 36  WATCHING IT GROW Checking in on Canada’s Diversity Gardens 39  CHERISHING CHURCHILL Churchill Marine Observatory expected to be a global hub for Arctic ice research 42  RISING TO THE CHALLENGE 300 Main comes to Winnipeg Square 46  FLUID FAÇADE Inside the Inuit Art Centre’s visionary design DEPARTMENTS 7  FROM OUR CHAIR By Peter Grose 8  FROM OUR PRESIDENT By Ron Hambley 10  WCA NEWS 16  WCA EDUCATION 24  CCA REPORT 26  BENCHMARKS 27  CONSTRUCTION SAFETY ASSOCIATION OF MANITOBA NEWS 50  AROUND MANITOBA 56  FACTS & FIGURES 58  PROFESSIONAL SERVICES DIRECTORY TABLE OF CONTENTS 36 LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK Send us your feedback on our magazine buildmanitoba@winnipegconstruction.ca Cover photo: Front row (L-R): Dom Costantini, Vice President & District Manager, Bird Construction; Joel Glogowski, Project Manager, Bird Construction; Archie Pronger, Vice President Operations, Assiniboine Park Conservancy; Mike Peters, Pre-Construction Manager | Senior Project Manager, Bird Construction. Middle Row: Doug Corbett, Executive Architect Canada’s Diversity Gardens, Assiniboine Park Conservancy; Adam Rice, Site Coordinator, Bird Construction; John Siwicki, Safety Coordinator, Bird Construction; Wayne Martin, Superintendent, Bird Construction; Bruce Keats, Chief Operations Officer, Assiniboine Park Conservancy. Back Row: Travis Paul, Operations Manager, Bird Construction; Gerald Dieleman, Project Director, Canada’s Diversity Gardens, Assiniboine Park Conservancy; Joel Klyn, CDG Structural Steel Superintendent, Bird Construction. Photography by Dan Harper Photography