DCC At Work - December 2011

Holiday wishes

Reflecting on the year just coming to a close, I marvel at the multitude of ways that DCC was once again able to collaborate with our Client-Partners and industry stakeholders.

From stocking fish to help keep an on-base reservoir clean, to...

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Lessons learned in Afghanistan applied at home

If you toured the Kandahar Airfield today, you’d never know that DCC had been there for the better part of four years. The desks and filing cabinets are empty, the sensitive files shredded and the hard drives smashed. Even the office sign is back in Canada.

But the fruits of the labours of 63 employees...

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DCC veteran lauds company’s culture and expertise

A chance meeting on a boat ramp in Cold Lake, Alberta, brought the 27-year-old Ron de Vries to DCC in 1983. Ian Martin, a DCC manager and fellow sailor, asked de Vries, who at that time was working in private industry, whether he’d like to join the team helping DND build facilities...

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DCC Esquimalt brought in a Sikorsky-64 Aircrane Helicopter to lift eight heavy air-handling units (AHUs) onto the roof of the fleet maintenance building. Pictured here are (from left to right) Craig Mercier from Stuart Olson Dominion Construction with DCC´s Jon Whiten, Heather Davies, Veronica McEllister and Eivin Hoy.

DCC manages the heavy lifting in Esquimalt

It was likely quite a surprise for the sea cadets peacefully sailing in the harbour off CFB Esquimalt on a Sunday morning in September to be suddenly towed out of the way of the flight path of a very large helicopter and its bulky cargo. Ensuring the safety of these young sailors was just one of a couple of last-minute hitches DCC Esquimalt...

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Creating hope and changing lives: A successful Workplace Charitable Campaign

DCC employees heard James Paul, DCC Workplace Charitable Campaign (DCCWCC) Champion, and stepped up to the challenge. Together they surpassed the national fundraising goal of $65,000...

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DCC comes out on top again

For the second year in a row, Defence Construction has been recognized for the quality of its corporate financial reporting by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA). DCC won the 2011 Award of Excellence in the category for small federal Crown Corporations for its 2009–2010 Corporate Plan and Annual Report.

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