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one who works here. Clients like Bell appreciate that about us.” “They know if they ask us to do something, we’ll figure out how to get it done,” he continues. “If they have a problem, they know we’re the ones that can help them solve it. We welcome a challenge. We have built a reputation for that. That’s why our relationships have lasted so long.” Colin has been with Pickard Constructions since 1990, so he’s observed much of the com- pany’s growth first-hand. For example, Colin was there in in 1993, when the compa- ny was awarded Bell work be- tween Wawa and Thunder Bay, and began their expansion northward. At that time, they purchased their first rock drill for the purpose of drilling holes for telephone and hydro poles – they have since amassed one of the largest fleets of rock drills in Ontario, and they have done drill work across the province for numerous different hydro utilities. Back in 1997, the company was awarded Bell contracts in the Sudbury and Sault Saint Marie areas, and their expansion con- tinued. Eight years after that, in 2005, they established an office in Huntsville, again spurred by their work with Bell. They were awarded additional major con- tracts in 2011 for North Bay, and 2015 for South Western Ontario. In 2009, Pickard Construction started their first large scale fi- ber-to-the-home (FTTH) build in Mount Forest for Wightman Telecom. That represented a new frontier for the company. They since completed more than 20 small and large FTTH projects in towns and cities in- cluding: Palmerston, Drayton, Lucknow, Clinton, Bayfield, Owen Sound, Collingwood, Kin- cardine, and Chatham. Their customers have included: Bell Canada, Wightman Telecom, Tuckersmith Communication, Hurontel, Mornington Commu- nications, and Bruce Telecom. THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE CANADA