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SELECT EARTHWORKS PROJECTS

From complex excavations to restored ground.

Selected Earthworks projects across Western Canada, delivered through difficult terrain, active sites, environmental constraints and demanding project requirements.

01

Well-Site Excavation, Rocky Mountain Foothills

2026

Capability Applied

Energy, Oil & Gas→

Difficult terrain, year-round road bans and freeze/thaw cycles. We delivered 90,000 tonnes through the toughest conditions.

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02

3D GPS Guided Excavation, Southern Alberta

2024

Capability Applied

Energy, Oil & Gas→

Sub-surface 3D GPS model guiding excavation to 40° slopes. 96,000 tonnes of impacted soil, with a wellhead and artesian spring protected throughout.

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03

Site Remediation, Edmonton

2023

Capability Applied

UST & Tank Removals→

Demolition, UST removal and impacted soil excavation at a retail fuel site. Neighbouring businesses stayed open throughout.

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04

Remedial Excavation & Bank Restoration, Calgary

2020

Capability Applied

Environmental Construction→

7,000 tonnes removed from a historic landfill on the Bow River bank. Bioengineered bank restoration and fish habitat enhancement followed.

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05

Site Remediation, Slave Lake

2023

Capability Applied

Shoring Excavations→

7 m shored excavation behind a cantilever secant wall at a former maintenance facility. 4,800 tonnes removed from an active neighbourhood.

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For remediation and treatment decisions, the Strategy Navigator walks through your site conditions and shows which treatment paths they point toward.

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· The reasoning behind every technology that surfaces

· A shareable link that reopens the same strategy

· A downloadable strategy brief at the end

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