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Coldstream Fire Station
G. Douglas Vallee Limited is currently active on a unique project for
Middlesex Centre.  This municipality is
very progressive regarding sustainable design and construction of buildings.
With this goal in mind, Vallee has the role of Project Manager and Prime
Consultant for the proposed fire hall in the community of Coldstream. Working
with our team of specialty designers and sustainability experts, the Vallee
team is working towards the design of a truly sustainable fire hall.

It is our goal to design a truly Net Zero Energy / Carbon Neutral Fire Station.  This means that over the course of a year,
the building will generate an amount of energy equal to or greater than the
amount of energy that the building consumes within a year. We believe that this
may be the first Net Zero Energy / Carbon Neutral fire hall in Canada.

Congratulations to the Lynn Valley Trail Association on the Grand Re-Opening of the 7.5km portion of the trail from Decou Road to Prospect St following bridge repairs and trail resurfacing. At a ceremony on October 20th a plaque was revealed at Silver Lake Park in Port Dover paying tribute to the major contributors who donated to the recent trail upgrades. G. Douglas Vallee is honoured to be one of these donors. On a separate occasion at the Memorial Ball Park in Simcoe John Vallee and Ryan Elliott presented the Lynn Valley Trail Association with our contribution.

Congratulations Marc VandenBussche on winning Norfolk County’s Entrepreneur of the Year award. VandenBussche Irrigation has been a client of ours over several years and several expansion projects. 
Since 2009 when Norfolk County began honouring local entrepreneurs, three of our clients have received the accolade. We also acknowledge past winners Jeff Bouck from atPlay Adventures and Burning Kiln Winery. 
For more on this story please visit Norfolk County’s website at http://www.norfolkcounty.ca/media-releases/entrepreneur-awards-announced.

Miedema Bridge formally located on Concession Road 6 Walpole in Haldimand County has been relocated for use on the pedestrian trail system in the town of Waterford, Norfolk County. The truss bridge will be used to fill a gap in the trail system. As the engineer of record for both Haldimand and Norfolk Counties we are very pleased to have been of service for the preservation of this pony truss.
Please use the link below to view the article published by the Simcoe Reformer on July 3rd.

Luxury condominiums are in the future for Simcoe. We have been working with Urbanera Homes (a division of Activa Group) in designing Argyle Glen – an upscale condominium development that will be located at Norfolk Golf and Country Club. Activa Group and the Club partnered in order to create unique condo living with a maintenance-free lifestyle. 
Activa held an information reception at the Club on October 13th providing perspective buyers with an opportunity to learn more about Argyle Glen. For additional information please visit Argyle Glen’s website.