lot of meetings to plan things out, and they have a lot of people that are put in place to get the schedule down and get the procurement going. We’ve met numerous times with them in Vancouver, and they’ve come to Prince George as well to meet with us. And of course, we’re always together on the site. All in all, they have a great team, and we really appreciate working for them.” Again, CIF Construction is also currently working on the Quintette coal mine near Tumber Ridge. That mine is quite large and has been around for a while, but was only recently purchased by Conuma Resources with plans to re-open it – not only for the sake of mining coal, but also to provide employment opportunities for people in surrounding communities. “Part of our job was to go in there and pour all kinds of new concrete and build a new conveyor line,” Geoff says. “And what’s exciting is they started running coal onto the trains a few months ago. So they have a lot of people that they’ve hired and are working in the mills now. It’s been a pretty big success story.” Moving forward, CIF Construction hopes to be involved in more success stories like that one. As a company, they really enjoy being involved in projects that make a difference and have a positive impact on nearby communities. Those projects aren’t always going to be mines – they also have a highways division, which is currently doing a job near Chase, BC – but they do expect mining to remain their specialty. ““We’ve been really blessed doing that work with the mining industry,” Geoff says. “We’re fortunate that it’s a strong economy and we’ve developed such great clients in that industry. I think we just want to do more of the same.” “We always want to stick to the roots of what the company was developed as, and that’s basically a concrete company,” he concludes. “We do a lot of earthworks and civil works, too, but the mainstay of our company is concrete. We have our portable batch plants and we have our portable rebar fabrication units, so we can come in and do the foundation right from the ground. We do the excavation and build the formwork and install the rebar and pour the concrete and all that. Right now there’s a lot of opportunity to do that in the mining industry and there are a lot of exciting jobs coming up in the future here.” FEBRUARY 2025
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