News

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.

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 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.

G. Douglas Vallee Limited is very proud to announce that our firm, in partnership with Archaeological Research Associates Limited, has been awarded a four-year assignment to provide Architectural and Structural Engineering services for Metrolinx Heritage Projects!
Metrolinx is a crown agency of the Government of Ontario, reporting to the Ministry of Transportation. It was created to improve the coordination and integration of all modes of transportation in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). The Metrolinx mandate includes delivering the best possible transportation service (i.e. GO Transit) today while leading the way to an even better, more convenient, service tomorrow; making the best possible use of public transportation investment dollars; and measurably improving the quality of life in the region.
Our Principal Architect, Melissa Stickl, OAA, and our Director of Structural Engineering, Ryan Elliott, P.Eng., are excited to keep growing our firm and reaching for great projects like the ones this partnership will provide.

G Douglas Vallee Limited is excited to welcome John Iezzi to our Civil Engineering department as the Manager of Land Development. John is a licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) and brings experience working in both the consulting engineering industry and the municipal engineering field.
Welcome to G. Douglas Vallee Limited, John!

G. Douglas Vallee Limited is excited to announce that the County of Brant has selected our firm through a competitive RFP process for the design of Potter Drain Culvert Rehabilitation and Chapman Culvert Replacement.
G. Douglas Vallee Limited has provided bridge and culvert design services to the County of Brant since 2012, and we are very pleased to continue working with the County of Brant. We are eager to contribute to the local economy in the County of Brant, while navigating the challenges presented by COVID-19.

G. Douglas Vallee Limited is excited about the progress
of the Simcoe Street Bridge Rehabilitation project in Tillsonburg; the final
stages of construction are underway, and the project is approximately one month
ahead of schedule. Thank you to the Town of Tillsonburg and our entire team for their
collaborative efforts to make this project run smoothly!
 For more information, check out this article from The Tillsonburg News.

G. Douglas Vallee Limited is
excited to announce our teaming with Archaeological Research Associates Ltd.
for the Strategic Conservation Plan for the Henley Bridge on the QEW! The
Henley Bridge is the highest scored heritage bridge in Ontario, and is a
designated heritage bridge of provincial significance.
The Henley Bridge is famous
for its hand-carved stone monuments, as well as its association with rowing and
the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta; the bridge was also officially
‘opened’ by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother) in 1939 while
still under construction. This formidable open spandrel concrete arch bridge
also marks the gateway to the very first divided highway built in North
America.
We are honoured to be selected
and proud to perform this important heritage work for the Ontario Ministry of
Transportation.

G. Douglas Vallee Limited is pleased to provide an update
with the ongoing work for the bridge on Highway 19 (Simcoe-Oxford Street) spanning
the Big Otter Creek in downtown Tillsonburg. Stage 2 of the project has begun,
and we are happy to report that work is continuing on schedule and on budget.