work, infrastructure and utilities installations, mine development,damconstruction, drilling and blasting, major highway construction, and site reclamation. In addition, as previously mentioned, Arthon also owns and operates two quarries where they develop and produce their own on-site aggregate sources – those include the Crawford Quarry in Kelowna and the Sandhill Mine and Quarry in Kitimat. From the Crawford Quarry, they supply blue granite aggregate products at competitive prices to both residential and commercial clients in the Okanagan. Meanwhile, the company’s Sandhill resource is ideally situated to support development projects in northwest British Columbia and the resource has supplied quality aggregates in the local market over the past 70 years. Currently, on the contracting side, Arthon is focused on projects in the private resource sector. In recent years, they have done premine development, as well as work within existing mines. One of their latest projects, for instance, involved providing significant safety upgrades to an old, closed mine. According to Keith, those private resource clients tend to choose Arthon because of their ability to problem-solve. “These projects are not typically straightforward,” Keith explains. “They can be challenging; they can be complex. You don’t always know what you’re getting into. That doesn’t scare us.” “We have a really experienced, knowledgeable team that’s NOVEMBER 2023
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