The Construction Source

MAY 2021 he recalls. “It may not have been safe, but I fell in love with construction that day.” Eric’s building career officially began in Upsala, Ontario, where he got started renovating the two main restaurants in town. He moved to B.C. in 2003, initially for a summer job, but ended up sticking around. In 2007, he struck out on his own and formed Northern Legendary Construction. From the start, Eric knew he wanted to be doing larger projects, but he also knew he’d have toprovehimself on smaller jobs first. After a few years of doing residential construction and remodelling, he was able to break into commercial projects and expanded his service. Since then, Northern Legendary Construction has continued to grow steadily in size and reputation, and has successfully completed a number of high profile local projects. Today, the company focuses primarily on civic and municipal jobs, on projects varying greatly in size and value. Their largest project to date was valued at more than $6 million. Meanwhile, on the lower end of the spectrum, they will take on jobs valued as low as $100 per ticket if it’s for an existing client. “Once someone hires us, we like to stick with them,” Eric explains. “Reliability is key for us. It’s a big part of why we’ve been successful.” “We don’t like to say ‘no,’” he adds. “If a client calls us and says their furnace is out, and they ask if we can deal with it, our answer is ‘Yes, we’ll be there right away.’ We don’t do furnace servicing, but we have subcontractors who do, and we’ll meet them there and make sure it gets done.” “We always have the client’s best interests in mind,” he says. “That’s why they trust us.” According to Eric, Northern Legendary’s reliability and responsiveness are two of the main factors that set the company apart. A third factor is Photo: Ernie Webster