2022 Award for Community Service

 

 

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The nominees for the 2022 Award of Excellence for Community Service are:

Mainroad Mid-Island Contracting LP

Orange Bridge Project

Riverbend Bridge in Port Alberni, known locally as the Orange Bridge for its original colour, crosses the Somass River as part of the Highway 4 corridor and enters the Tseshaht First Nation, where the Alberni Indian Residential School operated nearby between 1900 and 1973.

The bridge was painted in a silver undercoat in the mid-1990s. After hearing from residential school survivors, the Tseshaht First Nation indicated they would like support to return the bridge to its original orange as a reminder of the community’s painful past, as well as a symbol of their resilience. Mainroad Mid-Island approached their leadership to offer their support by acquiring the paint and supplies and developing a traffic management plan to successfully execute the project.

On September 27, 2022, ministry staff joined Mainroad and members of the Tseshaht First Nation to paint the concrete bridge abutments and barriers, adding the words “Every Child Matters” to the barrier leading up to the Tseshaht First Nation administrative office. In addition, Mainroad participated in the placement of cedar boughs on the bridge top in preparation for the observance of the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. Mainroad Mid-Island Contracting contributed to this opportunity to create a meaningful monument out of a bridge that was once a symbol of trauma.

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Emil Anderson Group

Emil Anderson Group

Emil Anderson Maintenance and Emil Anderson Construction are part of the Emil Anderson Group, which provides contributions to its local communities.

Emil Anderson Group provides direct and local contact for community service and funding nominations. The program focuses on children and youth programs, community enhancement and support, education, development, and training and disease prevention and research.

Emil Anderson’s employees directed financial and in-kind contributions to support community events and programs. Some of these include the Canadian Red Cross British Columbia Floods and Extreme Weather Appeal, Chilliwack Flight Fest, Cultus Lake Days, Emil Anderson Awards at High Schools in Hope, Valemount and McBride, the Emil Anderson Legacy Forest, Hope Brigade Days, Hope Concerts in the Park, Hope Golf Club Flood Recovery, and Riverboat Days (Terrace).

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NorLand Ltd.

Financial and in kind contributions to many organizations

NorLand Ltd. community support falls in line with their shared purpose: Helping Build Enduring Communities, Together.

NorLand Ltd. has demonstrated their commitment to community service through the following initiatives: supporting students through scholarships; supporting the CKNW Kids’ Fund; sponsoring CCW and supporting Women in Construction with bursaries; participating in the BC Centre for Women in the Trades’ Be More Than A Bystander program; fundraising for the Dixon Transition Society; sponsoring the CFB Shilo Command Team Golf Tournament and Supporting Our Troops; cleaning up along River Road in Delta and employee neighborhoods; hosting diversity and inclusion events for employees; supporting families through the NorLand Kids Club; donating to Surrey Hospitals Foundation; sponsoring the Bear’s Lair on the Aboriginal Peoples’ Television Network; participating in “Adopt-A-Street” cleanups; and fundraising for the Canada-Ukraine Foundation.

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Yellowhead Road & Bridge (Vanderhoof) Ltd.

Cluculz Lake Volunteer Fire Department lot improvement

Yellowhead Road & Bridge (Vanderhoof) Ltd. supported their community by responding to the needs of the Cluculz Lake Volunteer Fire Department (CLVFD). Having recently taken possession of a new fire hall whilst operating with a nominal budget, CLVFD was in significant need of community supports for the creation of a compact lot around their fire hall such that the space could be used for training and storage of fire-fighting equipment.

In early August of 2022, Yellowhead Road & Bridge (Vanderhoof) Ltd. dispatched not only a series of heavy equipment to the firehall but also a significant amount of crush and other material for the creation of this lot. Free of charge, Yellowhead Road & Bridge (Vanderhoof) Ltd. turned an unusable space into an aesthetic and highly functional area to the benefit of their community.

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Mainroad Mid-Island Contracting LP

Orange Bridge Project