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		<title>Outma Cultural School (2010)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Western Industrial Contractors are happy to display our early images of our newest project in the Okanagan. This First Nations school sits on a plateau overlooking the City of Penticton in British Columbia, with breathtaking views across Skaha Lake and Lake Okanagan. The client’s design brief required that the building grow from the landscape and reflect the traditions of the Okanagan People. The colour palette and soft curvaceous forms mimic the textures and patterns of the rolling hillsides that flank the valley. The forms flow in and over each other, most evident on the west façade where the roofs roll over and seamlessly transition into walls. These forms have been peeled back at entrances, revealing the interior spaces while providing much needed shade. The organic form language continues through to interior spaces where rooms appear to open up within the crevasse of shifting geological forms, suggesting the evolution of tectonic displacement. Benches, display cases, and classroom entrances will be carved out of these forms as though the building was only inhabited long after the structure’s masses had finally settled. This language culminates in the dramatic education room being dedicated to teaching the Okanagan People’s language, history and art. With interactive sound [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wicltd.com/outma-cultural-school/</link>
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		<title>Duchess Park Opens</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Western Industrial Contractors, and it&#8217;s team, have completed construction at the new Duchess Park Secondary School in Prince George, British Columbia. Congratulations to everyone who helped make Duchess Park a Success! Our image gallery of the school will be up shortly.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wicltd.com/duchess-park-opens/</link>
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		<title>Brilliant Dam (2010)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Work has begun at Brilliant Dam, just outside of Castlegar, BC. A brief synopsis for this project is to remove deteriorated concrete and replace with new concrete on the spillway and spray wall. A wooden engineered stair tower has been designed and constructed to allow access to the areas for rehabilitation. Engineered platforms will be tied in to the stair tower in eight foot lifts. Special considerations must be taken over environmental issues as the nearby water is a habitat for sturgeon. In the fall we will be re-doing the concrete face on the forebay wall. Inserted pictures show the engineered stair tower in place.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wicltd.com/brilliant-dam-2010/</link>
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		<title>WIC Hands out scholarship</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Brian Savage hands out  a $2500.00 cheque for a newly created scholorship by Western Industrial Contractors. The award goes to the students who achieve in the area of environmental activism and stewardship.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wicltd.com/wic-hands-out-scholarship/</link>
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		<title>Gateway April 3 update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A current update for our Gateway project, in Prince George BC. Also included are updated photos of the projects. Activities and Progress Activities – Period of Mar 30 – Apr 03, 2009 WIC Activity * Continued siding for the CC East wing North side. * Started siding for the CC Core. * Installing room doors for the CC South wing. * Installing resident washroom accessories for the CC West wing. * Started resident washroom accessories for the CC South wing. * Completed CC South patio decking ready for membrane. * Completed patio railings steelwork for the CC East balcony. * Continued installing FRP panels for the CC Serveries. * Completed permanent stair treads for stairway C in CC East wing. Dry Wall &#038; Tee Bar Ceilings * Continued framing bulkheads for the AL West wing. * Continued framing ceiling and bulkheads for the CC Core second floor level. * Continued taping bulkheads for the CC Core. * Continued wall board for the AL East wing. * Boarding for stairways D &#038; H in CC Core. * Taping &#038; finishing for stairways to mechanical rooms in CC wings. * Taping &#038; finishing Stairway C in CC East wing. * Continued insulation [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wicltd.com/gateway-april-3-update/</link>
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		<title>Duchess Park Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An update to our Duchess Park School project, with construction photos. Update for March 2009. Duchess Park Report March 2009 Project Images Site images on the progress thus far. Trade Contractors on Site - Bryant Electric - Christman Plumbing &#038; Heating - Excel Acoustics - Excel Ventilation - Farr Installations - Prince Sheet Metal - West Central Fire Protection - Harris Rebar Average Weather Conditions - High (+3˚) to (-5˚) Site Weekly Activities Civil Workers: - Site drainage maintenance and snow removal - Clean Up Carpenters: - Removed hoarding from the South end of Phase 1 - Removed hoarding from the Stairwell 4 - Removed hoarding and shoring from Line J - Stripped column bases and prepared to pour - Straighten bleacher beam Sub Trades: - Farr Installations finishing roof Phase 3 - Farr Installations installed structural steel in Phase 4 - Farr Installations welded beam clips in Phase 2 - Christman Plumbing &#038; Heating roughed in 1st &#038; 2nd floor of Phase 1 - Christman Plumbing &#038; Heating installed conduit under windows in Grid Line 4 - Excel Acoustics framed in Phase 1 on the ground floor - Excel Acoustic started to laying out track and framing in Phase [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wicltd.com/duchess-park-update/</link>
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		<title>Gateway Community Pictures</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is a current update for our Gateway project, in Prince George BC. Also included are 20 photos of the projects current status. Pictures of our large scale Activities and Progress Activities – Period of Mar 23 – Mar 27, 2009 WIC Activity * Continued siding for the AL West wing. * Continued siding for the CC East wing North side. * Installing room doors for the CC West wing. * Installing room doors for the CC South wing. * Installing resident washroom accessories for the CC West wing. * Continued modifying AL Core wall panels to accommodate ducting. * Completed CC West patio decking ready for membrane. * Installing decking for the CC South wing balcony. * Completed patio railings steelwork for the CC West &#38; South wings. * Completed installing FRP panels for the kitchen. * Started FRP panels for CC Core main floor servery. * Installed corridor door frames for the AL Core. * Installed last two windows for the CC Core. * Installed CC Chimney cap steelwork. Dry Wall &#38; Tee Bar Ceilings * Continued dry wall for the CC Core. * Continued dry wall for the AL West wing. * Completed framing ceiling and bulkheads [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wicltd.com/gateway-march-update/</link>
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		<title>Baymag</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Project Description : Baymag the producer of calcined magnesia has awarded a 6 million dollar contract to the WIC group for the expansion of their Plant #2 In Exshaw Alberta. This plant is adding a second multiple hearth furnace (calciner), baghouses,8 steel storage silos, a process building, and penthouse to increase their calcining capacity production by 70,000 tonnes of calcined magnesia due to the demand from the tar sands and cattle industry. Pictures :]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wicltd.com/baymag/</link>
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		<title>Upper Bonnington</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Job Description : The concrete refurbishment of the old tailrace. This work is a prelude to the up grade of the installation at a future date. Our office in Castlegar is performing this work.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wicltd.com/upper-bonnington/</link>
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		<title>WIC builds  Duchess Park</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WIC Gets The Nod To Build New $36.5 Million Dollar Duchess Park School, a $36.5 million dollar contract. The new 900 student school will feature a gymnasium that is larger than usual with the capicty for three courts, a 220 seat teaching auditorium that can be used for music, drama study and performances. It will have operable windows in every classroom, and plenty of natural daylight. The new school will feature an abundance of glass to allow unprecedented natural light into a high school. Many library features and common areas will maximize socializing and studying abilities. A 220-seat teaching auditorium will also be part of the finished product. A library, study space and open areas where students can realize the best Social and Study Opportunities. The new Duchess Park secondary school will be built using state-of-the-art environmental construction designs. The new school will be LEED Gold certified, the first of its kind in Western Canada. Energy and lighting costs will be reduced by upwards of 60%. Once the new school is built the old facility will be demolished. That is expected to take place by June 30th, 2010. Survey work has already started on the site and the new school [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wicltd.com/wic-to-build-new-duchess-park-school/</link>
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