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This holiday season, G. Douglas Vallee Limited decided to give back to the community by supporting local families and donating to the Salvation Army’s Christmas Hamper program. This program partners with community-based organizations, service groups, and churches to ensure individuals and families throughout Norfolk County are supplied with the food needed to prepare a festive Christmas meal.

The Salvation Army, which began its work in London, England, in 1865, has grown substantially since its first endeavours and continues to have positive effects within our local community. We thank all of those who are part of this organization and wish all of its members a Merry Christmas and all the best in 2023.

The City of Thorold and G. Douglas Vallee Limited are
excited about the upcoming build of the new 16,000-square-foot District 1 Fire
Station in Thorold, Ontario. August 11, 2022, marked the groundbreaking
ceremony for this event; construction is anticipated to begin in early
September of this year with an estimated completion in mid-2024. The facility
will be Thorold’s new fire headquarters, also functioning as an Emergency
Operations Centre, and will house 88 fire staff, along with 21 career and 25
volunteer firefighters.

Learn more about this project here.

After 32 years, the Simcoe Toyota dealership is now in the process of expanding. In February of this year, the family-run business started construction of a new dealership which will be more than double its current size. This new building, expected to be finished in August 2023, will still have the same Queensway address but will boast a brand new face.

More details are available in this article from the Simcoe Reformer.

Waterford Trail Pedestrian Bridges has been featured as the cover story of the provincial newsletter for the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals. Our own Ryan Elliott wrote the article with the photographic cooperation of the Waterford Heritage & Agriculture Museum and local amateur photographer Joe Postill.

This cluster of four bridges (Thompson Overpass, Black Bridge, Miedema Bridge, and East Gap Bridge) form an integral part of the Shadow Lake Trail system and the revitalization of downtown Waterford. All of the bridges were proudly designed by the Structural Team at G. Douglas Vallee Limited!

You can read the story by clicking here.

We want to take this opportunity to thank Mark Martynowicz
and Yvonne Martin for their many years of dedication and hard work here at G.
Douglas Vallee Limited and wish them both the very best on their retirement.

Mark Martynowicz, Director of Architecture, has been with
Vallee since 2006. Licensed by the Ontario Association of Architects, Mark
brought over 35 years of design and consulting experience with him. His
portfolio was impressive and recognized while working on projects such as
elementary and secondary schools with the BHNCDSB and GEDSB, fire/EMS stations
ranging from as close as Norfolk County and as far as Township of Severn,
various medical facilities, and extensive industrial facilities, including Toyotetsu
and Unilever. Mark was a valuable asset to our team and his experience,
ability, and knowledge will be greatly missed. Congratulations on your
retirement; we wish you the very best as you begin your new adventure.

Yvonne Martin started with G. Douglas Vallee Limited in 1998
at our original Park Road office, where her job ranged from helping the
technicians doing fieldwork to completing accounting and HR responsibilities.
As the company expanded, Yvonne’s focus turned to Finance and HR. She continued
with that for many years and, in 2021, decided it was time for her retirement.
She has been a woman that wore many hats while at Vallee and will be greatly
missed. Congratulations on your retirement; we wish you the vest best as you
begin your new adventure.

The Coldstream Fire Station, upon which Vallee served as Project Manager and Prime Consultant, was featured on the Local Authority Services blog in a post written by Scott Mair, the Municipality of Middlesex Centre’s Director of Community Service. Read on to learn how the innovative project came together and how it’s not only meeting its Net Zero expectations, but exceeding them!

G. Douglas Vallee Limited is pleased to announce that Jamie Smith has earned his Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation! We look forward to Jamie’s continued contributions to our Civil Engineering team, now licensed as a Professional Engineer!
Congratulations to Jamie for earning his P.Eng. designation!

G. Douglas Vallee Limited is proud to announce that Matt Alderson has earned his Certified Engineering Technologist (C.E.T.) designation. Matt has been a valuable member of the Vallee team since 2013 as a member of our Structural bridges and culverts group. 
Congratulations to Matt for earning his C.E.T. designation!

G. Douglas Vallee Limited is pleased to announce that Norfolk County has selected our firm for the design of the reconstruction of Colborne Street North in Simcoe through a competitive RFP process. The award of this contract continues our long-standing relationship with Norfolk County and we look forward to continuing with this successful relationship.