The Construction Association of Nova Scotia is celebrating our 150th anniversary in 2012. Celebrations began at out 149th Annual General Meeting in September 2011 at Atlantica Oak Island Resort.
Please click HERE to read the full-book version of 'A History of CANS from 1862' which includes articles on the following:
The Brookfields
The Ropers
The MacMillans
The Gillises
The Dumaresqs
The Hydrostones
Tidal Power
Tilt-Up
The HDCA at 100 Years
Bid Depository of Nova Scotia
The Inter-Relations Committee
Cape Breton Island Builders' Exchange
Construction Labour Relations
Construction Accident Prevention
Apprenticeship Training
Defence Construction Canada
... and more!
CANS HONOURARY LIFE MEMBERS
Please click on the names below to read each Honourary Life Member article.
The Construction Association of Nova Scotia recognizes companies that have held continuous membership for more than 25 years by presenting them with the Bowman Award.
The Bowman Award is named after Earle Bowman of Fundy Construction--a past President and an Honourary Life Member of CANS. Fundy Construction (Halifax, Nova Scotia) itself has had a long tradition of involvement and support for CANS. Six individuals from the company served as president -- A.S. MacMillan in 1932, G.W. Miller in 1941-43, A.E. MacMillan in 1959, Earle Bowman in 1966; Wilf Giffin in 1973 and Les White in 1983.
2004 Nedco Atlantic, Diiv. of Rexel Canada Electrical Inc.
2009 Norm Smith Electric Ltd.
1999 Nova Tile & Marble Limited
2007 Nova Wood Products Ltd.
1999 Ocean Contractors Limited
1999 Ocean Steel & Construction Ltd.
2005 Olympia Tile International Inc.
1999 Otis Canada Inc.
1999 Overhead Door of N.S. Ltd.
1999 Parker Kaefer Inc.
2011 PMC Roofing Limited
1999 Preston Phipps Inc.
1999 Provincial Electric Ltd.
2003 Ray Hartlin Painting & Decorating Ltd.
2009 Road Savers Maritime Ltd.
2011 ROCLAN Construction
2007 RKO Steel Ltd.
2009 Rodney Enterprises Ltd.
1999 Roscoe Construction Ltd.
2010 Russel Metals Inc.
2010 SABIC Polymershapes
2000 Sagadore Cranes & Equipment
1999 Scotia Tile & Terrazzo Ltd
1999 The Shaw Group
2009 Siemens Building Technologies Ltd.
2007 Siemens Canada Limited
1999 South Shore Ready Mix Ltd.
1999 Stanhope Simpson Insurance Ltd.
2004 Stott Aluminum Corp. Ltd.
2009 Superior Propane Inc.
1999 Bruce Sutherland Associates Ltd.
2004 Sydney Landscaping & Nursery
2001 Tartan Drywall Limited
2003 Tate Construction Ltd.
2001 Terra Nova Landscaping Inc.
2011 Timberlake Construction
1999 ThyssenKrupp Elevator
1999 Truefoam Limited
2011 Twin City Insulation Contractors
2005 Twin City Painting (1979) Limited
1999 United Rentals
2001 V.J. Rice Concrete Ltd.
2008 VCI Controls Ltd.
1999 Ven-Rez Products Ltd.
2011 Victaulic Co. of Canada
2004 VICWEST
2004 Viking Fire Protection Inc.
1999 Vipond Fire Protection
2009 W. Eric Whebby Limited
1999 Wade Atlantic Limited
2002 Waterworks Construction Ltd.
1999 Wesco Distribution Canada Inc.
1999 Western Plumbing & Heating Limited
2003 Will-Kare Paving & Contracting
NSCC Partnership Overview
On June 13, 2007, CANS announced a partnership with NSCC a commitment to raise $2.5 million in support of student awards to commemorate our 150th anniversary as an association. To accomplish this, CANS is relying on our members and the industry to rally together for this unified goal. This $2.5 million endowment goal with the NSCC Foundation will provide student scholarships and bursaries at Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC).
As of January 2010, CANS member companies and industry organizations have committed $1,300,000 to NSCC scholarships as part of our campaign. A list of contributors can be found below.
These awards will help attract students to construction-related programs to meet the growing needs of the construction sector.
“A highly skilled workforce is not only the backbone of the current economy, but the means by which the province will be able to realize its full economic potential,” said Joan McArthur-Blair, President, NSCC. “Working with CANS on this important issue is a natural fit for NSCC. This is an extraordinary partnership that benefits NSCC students.”
David Oulton, General Manager of Marid Industries, a member of the CANS Board of Directors and a recent addition to the Board of Directors of NSCC’s Foundation has taken on the role of Chair for this campaign.
“CANS is committed to helping close the skill shortage here in Nova Scotia and what better way to accomplish this goal than with a strong commitment to NSCC,” says Oulton. “CANS has 700 member organizations and is positioned well to make a bold statement about the industry’s value to Nova Scotia.”
INDUSTRY INVESTORS
As of January 2010:
A.B. Mechanical Limited
Allied Insurance Brokers Inc.
Atlantic Crane & Material Handling
Atlantic Digital Reproductions Inc.
Atlantica Mechanical Contractors
Avondale Construction
Bird Construction
Black & McDonald
Bluenose Insurance Brokers
Blunden Construction Ltd.
BMR Structural Engineering
Bond & Coolen Contracting Limited
BPA Financial Group
Canam
Cape Breton Glass Ltd.
Cape Breton Island Building & Construction Trades Council
Cement Association of Canada
Cherubini Metal Works Limited
Claude Langley, Friends of
Conrad Brothers Limited
Daeco Contracting Ltd.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Design & Construction Institute of Nova Scotia
Dexter Construction Company Ltd.
DORA Construction
Eastern Fence Erectors Ltd.
Eastin Projects Ltd.
J. R. Eisener Contracting Limited
Elmsdale Landscaping Limited
Fitz's Construction Ltd.
Fraser & Hoyt
Garian Construction Ltd.
Graham Construction Limited
Graybar Canada - Harris & Roome
Guildfords
Harris Rebar
Higgins Construction
Himmelman Contractors Limited
Ironworkers Local 752
Irving Equipment
J. Mason Contracting Ltd.
J.W. Bird & Co. Ltd.
J.W. Lindsay Enterprises Ltd.
Lynk Electric Limited
Marid Industries Limited
Markland Associates Ltd.
MacDougall Steel Erectors Inc.
McInnes Cooper
Merit Contractors Association of Nova Scotia
Mills Heavy Hauling
Nova Scotia Construction Labour Relations Association
Nova Scotia Construction Safety Association
Ocean Contractors Limited
PARKER KAEFER INC.
PCL Constructors Canada Inc.
RCS Retail Construction Specialists Inc.
RKO Steel
Roclan Industries Ltd.
Roynat
Russel Metals Inc.
Sackville Concrete
The Shaw Group Limited
Stevens Group of Companies
Trans-World Distributing Limited
Trifos Design Consultants
Truefoam Limited
Ultramar Ltd.
VICWEST
Wade Atlantic
Waterworks Construction Ltd.
Western Plumbing & Heating Limited
Wilcraft Concrete Services
Winbridge Construction Limited
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS AT NSCC
The following are student scholarship awards made available by donations to the Building Futures Industry Campaign. For details on the scholarships, please visit the NSCC website, www.nscc.ca.
