News

It’s been a long time coming but construction on the Waterford Skate Park is set to break ground in the spring of 2024. Vallee is proud to be part of this exciting project that will provide a space for kids and adults alike to stay active, build their skills, and create an amazing community of support. As an avid BMX rider and Civil Engineering Technologist, Vallee’s Matt Alderson has developed the grading plan and site layout, as well as assisted with the design as an in-kind contribution. Read more about the project, including comments from Matt, here.

What’s better than one P.Eng. designation announcement? TWO!

Please join us in congratulating Natalie Biesinger, P.Eng. and Braden Ongena, P.Eng. on their newly minted professional designations from Professional Engineers Ontario – four-plus years of education and hard work has culminated in this milestone. We’re proud to have you both on the Vallee team and look forward to seeing your continued growth and achievements.

As part of our mission to build better communities, we were honoured to present our annual donation to the The Salvation Army Simcoe Community Church‘s Christmas Hamper program this morning. This invaluable 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. Thank you to the volunteers, staff, and everyone involved with the Christmas Hamper program who help to build a better community! Pictured: Jean Montgomery, Andrew Vallee, Lieutenant Stephen Frank, and John Vallee.

We are proud to announce that Vallee has been selected by the City of Brantford to provide our consulting services on the demolition and reconstruction of the maintenance shop at Walter Gretzky Golf Course. Our work will include conceptual design, site plan approval, design development, and construction contract administration, and we’re honoured to be entrusted with this project to make a great local golf course even better.

Norfolk County council approved a bylaw change and amendments to the Official Plan, making way for a mixed-use development on Queensway West. Read more from the Simcoe Reformer here.

It’s official!

We are proud to announce that Andrew Vallee has received his designation from Professional Engineers Ontario and is now a fully licensed Professional Engineer. As many others who have gone through the process themselves can attest, this is no small feat and requires an incredible amount of dedication and drive, which are two qualities Andrew unequivocally possesses and demonstrates on a daily basis in his work.

Congratulations, Andrew!

A proposal for a mixed-use building to be built on Queensway West in Simcoe was well-received by Norfolk County councillors after G. Douglas Vallee Limited presented plans on behalf of HFW Holdings Limited at a recent public hearing committee meeting, adding further support to the development. Read the full story from the Brantford Expositor here.

A major housing development has been approved by Norfolk County council, allowing a local developer to proceed with the 256-unit subdivision in Waterford’s west end. Read more from the Simcoe Reformer here.

Our very own Director of Structural Engineering, Ryan Elliott, spoke to Rotary Club of Norfolk Sunrise last week in hopes of garnering some support for the future development of the Cst. John Verral Memorial Bridge on Queensway East and our local parks and trail systems. Read more about the presentation here.

After a Smiths Falls heritage building destroyed by fire earlier this month was initially recommended to be demolished, Vallee’s Ryan Elliott, P.Eng., BDS, C.E., was called in to provide an inspection and a second opinion. Read more about his findings and the results here.