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| Donation to Local Food Banks |
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| The holiday season is upon us once again. For many of us, the holiday season brings a sense of gratitude for the things that we have, along with the awareness that there are many in our community who are struggling to make ends meet. We, at Rapid-Span, recognize the challenges that many communities have gone through in the past year. In lieu of sending our customers cards or gifts this holiday season, we have chosen to donate to our local food banks. The local food banks are in great need in our area this year as demands have increased significantly. Families that have never previously visited a food bank are finding that they need some extra help through these economically challenging times. We hope you support our decision to assist our local communities and wish you all the best in the New Year. Thank you for your continued support. |
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| Adams River Bridge Opens |
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| The new $9 million Adams River Bridge officially opened Friday. The Adams River Bridge is part of the main transportation corridor through the scenic north Shuswap and is used year round by about 5,000 residents and tourists, as well as commercial logging and service delivery traffic. Rapid-Span supplied the structural steel girders. |
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| New Pitt River Bridge opens to traffic |
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| The new Pitt River Bridge connecting Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows and the Tri Cities opened Sunday morning. Monday morning's commute should see less traffic congestion for the almost 90,000 vehicles that make the crossing each day. Rapid-Span provided some of the steel and precast components. The new bridge is a cable-stayed structure, which minimizes the number of piers in the river and their impact on the river ecology. The 16-metre clearance will allow boat traffic to travel underneath. The $198 million span has been in the works since 2006 and includes an interchange to replace traffic signals at the Mary Hill Bypass. It's the first completed project under the province's Gateway Program. |
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| Here We Grow Again |
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| In the next few months, there will be some changes at Rapid-Span’s head office in Armstrong. Renovations are getting underway to add three new offices to the main building. The offices will house the drafting department. |
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| Sun Peaks Skier Overpass |
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| Rapid-Span was recently awarded the precast supply for the Sun Peaks Lookout Skier Overpass. The scope of the project is a 17 metre span concrete box stringer over Valley Drive in the area of the Lookout Subdivision at Sun Peaks. Completion of the project is scheduled for the fall of 2008. |
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| Longest Girder shipped from Rapid-Span |
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| The longest girder to date left Rapid-Span, on its way to Calgary, AB for the West Nose Creek Ramp. The length was 152’-9”. |
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| Pitt River Bridge and Mary Hill Interchange Project |
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| Recently, Rapid-Span Precast was awarded the supply of the deck panels on the new Pitt River Bridge.
The Pitt River Bridge and Mary Hill Interchange Project will replace the Lougheed Highway and Mary Hill Bypass Intersection.
The new Pitt River Bridge will have six lanes with the capacity to add two more lanes in the future.
The height of the new bridge will provide up to 16 metres of clearance over a 100 metre wide shipping channel in the Pitt River.
The bridge design incorporates a dedicated bicycle and pedestrian pathway thus improving safety.
The project is scheduled to be completed in 2009.
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| Rapid-Span Hires New Purchasing and Logistics Manager |
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| We are pleased to announce that Randy Brooks has joined Rapid-Span as the Purchasing and Logistics Manager. Mr. Brooks has over 35 years experience in Logistics, and he will have the overall responsibility of ensuring that all of Rapid-Span’s unique shipping requirements are met. Mr. Brooks will also be taking over Purchasing for Rapid-Span. Mr. Brooks will be working at the Armstrong Headquarters. |
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| East Toba and Montrose Hydroelectric Projects |
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| The East Toba and Montrose Creek Hydroelectric Projects are located on two sites upstream of the Toba River in Toba Inlet, north of Powell River. Once complete, the power projects will generate 196 megawatts of clean, renewable electricity that will meet the needs of 70,000 homes on average per year.
Rapid-Span will be supplying 11 bridges on the 60km of access roads. The remoteness of this project has created some unique shipping scenarios with the materials having to be barged to a staging area. It is estimated that more than 130 barge trips will be made during the 3 year construction phase. |
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| Rapid-Span Hires New Operations Manager! |
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| We are pleased to announce Greg Thiessen has joined Rapid-Span as Operations Manager. Mr. Thiessen has over 25 years of manufacturing experience in a number of industries. He has held a variety of senior management positions in manufacturing prior to joining Rapid-Span. Mr. Thiessen has overall responsibility for our manufacturing operations and brings strong operational and organizational skills, as well as extensive industrial relations experience to our growing bridge team. Mr. Thiessen will be working at the Armstrong Head Quarters. |
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| Rapid-Span Purchases New Crane |
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| Rapid-Span's General Manager, Gene Reimer, is pleased to announce the company has purchased a 75t Grove RT875E crane. The new crane has been scheduled to work at Rapid-Span's precast facility in Armstrong, BC. |
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| Rapid-Span Welcomes New Chief Financial Officer. |
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| Rapid-Span is pleased to welcome new C.F.O, Mike Moore. Mr. Moore is a graduate of Simon Fraser University. He has extensive experience in public and private accounting. He is experienced in entrepreneurial business, corporate governance, corporate finance, and mergers and acquisitions. |
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