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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 very 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 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.

G. Douglas Vallee Limited continues to showcase our excellence in fire station design, being selected by the City of Sarnia through a competitive bid process as the Prime Consultant, Architect, and Engineers for the City of Sarnia’s new fire station. This project is currently in the schematic design phase and construction is planned to start in early 2022.

The Township of North Middlesex recently awarded the design of their new Parkhill Fire & EMS Station to G. Douglas Vallee Limited!
This exciting project will combine a new fire station and EMS station within a single facility to serve the community of Parkhill. Vallee’s design experience with both fire and EMS stations was a key factor in Vallee winning this bid, and will be an instrumental component to the success of this project. The project is currently in the schematic design phase, with construct tenders to be called later in 2021.

G. Douglas Vallee Limited was selected through a competitive proposal process as the Prime Consultant, Architect, and Engineering team for the Maryhill Fire Station!
Maryhill is a community within the Township of Woolwich. Their fire station is old and in need of refurbishment. The work will involve demolition of part of the existing station, and the construction of a new addition to improve the functionality of the facility. Schematic design is underway, and construction is expected to commence in 2022.

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!