The Construction Source

THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE CANADA Expert Local Sales and Service. FWBlack.com (613) 389-960 • 685 Arlington Park Pl. Kingston eliminating cooling towers. Also, given that the costs for buyers are fixed for 30 years, it will provide “secure, affordable, and reliable energy for decades.” So the Gibbard District is a special project, one that will respectfully transform an historic institution into a vibrant and active space for the future. According to Ben and Nate, the same things can be said of the Picton Terminals redevelopment. The Doornekamp family purchased the Picton Terminals property in 2015, with the aim of revitalizing the existing defunct port – which had been originally built in 1955 – into a modern deep-water facility. At Picton Terminals, the company’s goal was to “resurrect and update the existing infrastructure and add new infrastructure to provider better important and export services to the regional economy.” They also wanted to expand the existing facilities to allow for better, more efficient shipping, and they wanted to equip them to receive a larger variety of products. Over the past five years, the company has come a long way to realizing those goals. Their work is ongoing, but has been extensive to date. So far, their scope has included: renovation of existing offices and shop areas, refurbishment of existing ship loading conveyor systems, the design-build of a new heavy road to handle high frequency heavy haul trucks, the design- build of a new ship-side dock to allow large crane operations discharging vessels; and a whole lot more.