Major facility construction
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Selected industrial assignments from 1989–2008: the systems, equipment and operating interfaces behind a wider construction history.
DATED INDUSTRIAL REFERENCES
The work between major capital projects.
A facility’s life includes expansions, repairs, equipment replacement and essential utility work. JV Driver’s historical register documents that breadth across Western Canada. These entries retain the client names and periods used in the record and describe the specific assignment; they do not expand a limited package into a whole-facility claim.
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HISTORICAL INDUSTRIAL SCOPES
Pipeline, pumping and terminal work
Mechanical packages, station equipment and operating-system modifications.
| Period | Client / location | Documented assignment |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Interprovincial Pipe Line West Souris, Manitoba | Substation upgrades and pump/motor replacements under System Expansion Program II. |
| 1998 | Interprovincial Pipe Line Edmonton, Alberta | Station work at the Edmonton facility. |
| 1998 | Foothills Pipe Lines Southern Saskatchewan | General mechanical work and upgrades to four plants for the East Leg expansion. |
| 1997 | Interprovincial Pipe Line Cactus Lake, Saskatchewan | One pump addition and two pump replacements on Line 1. |
| 1996–1997 | Interprovincial Pipe Line Gretna, Manitoba | Civil and mechanical packages for a pump-unit addition. |
| 1996 | Interprovincial Pipe Line Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba | Ten pump change-outs for Line 13. |
| 1996 | Interprovincial Pipe Line Kerrobert / Cactus Lake, Saskatchewan | Three pump-unit additions. |
| 1995 | Chevron Canada Hatch Point Terminal, British Columbia | Diesel-system upgrades. |
| 1994 | Interprovincial Pipe Line Regina, Saskatchewan | Stony Beach metering-station work. |
| 1994 | Interprovincial Pipe Line St. Leon, Manitoba | Line 3 volume-balance and containment-berm work. |
HISTORICAL INDUSTRIAL SCOPES
Industrial water and effluent systems
Civil, underground, mechanical and piping scopes for mill water and treatment facilities.
| Period | Client / location | Documented assignment |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Western Pulp Port Alice, British Columbia | Replacement of a 48-inch mill-water line. |
| 1994 | Crestbrook Forest Industries Skookumchuk, British Columbia | Mechanical work for a colour clarifier. |
| 1993 | MacMillan Bloedel Port Alberni, British Columbia | Underground services for an effluent-treatment plant. |
| 1993 | MacMillan Bloedel Harmac, British Columbia | Effluent/water-reduction project and sludge-dewatering mechanical and piping work. |
| 1993 | Canadian Pacific Forest Gold River, British Columbia | Water-reduction piping. |
| 1992 | MacMillan Bloedel Port Alberni, British Columbia | Civil contract for an effluent plant. |
| 1992 | MacMillan Bloedel Harmac, British Columbia | Splitter-box civil and underground-services contract. |
| 1991 | Fletcher Challenge Canada Crofton, British Columbia | Separate civil and general mechanical packages for a secondary effluent-treatment plant. |
| 1991 | Cariboo Pulp & Paper Quesnel, British Columbia | General contract for an effluent-treatment plant. |
HISTORICAL INDUSTRIAL SCOPES
Chemicals and industrial gases
Process piping, oxygen systems, chemical handling and supporting plant works.
| Period | Client / location | Documented assignment |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Suncor Energy Fort McMurray, Alberta | MCU/MVU piping. |
| 2004 | Nova Chemicals Joffre, Alberta | Site-utility upgrades. |
| 1998 | Dow Chemical Canada Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta | General mechanical work in the fractionator and waterblock areas. |
| 1997 | Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Kitimat, British Columbia | Liquid-pitch project. |
| 1997 | Praxair Canada Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta | Phase III civil contract for the T640 oxygen plant. |
| 1994 | Dow Chemical Canada Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta | HCP brine-pond drain lines. |
| 1993 | Dow Chemical Canada Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta | Deluge improvements and HCP off-site pipeline work. |
| 1993 | Praxair Canada Grassland, Alberta | Oxygen-delivery system. |
| 1993 | Praxair Canada Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta | Nitrogen pipeline and metering facility. |
| 1991 | Praxair Canada Crofton, British Columbia | Oxygen-plant mechanical/piping work and cold-box erection. |
| 1990 | Praxair Canada Elk Falls, British Columbia | Oxygen-plant mechanical and piping work. |
| 1990 | Canadian Oxy Harmac, British Columbia | Mechanical and piping installation for a sodium-chlorate plant and its tank farm. |
HISTORICAL INDUSTRIAL SCOPES
Mill production and recovery systems
Production equipment, pulp processing, tanks and recovery-system work.
| Period | Client / location | Documented assignment |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Weyerhaeuser Canada Grande Prairie, Alberta | Recovery-boiler work. |
| 2004 | Weyerhaeuser Canada Grande Prairie, Alberta | Stock-preparation system upgrade. |
| 2004 | Weyerhaeuser Canada Prince Albert, Saskatchewan | CNCG piping installation. |
| 1997 | Eurocan Pulp Kitimat, British Columbia | Third-train washing line. |
| 1997 | Avenor Gold River, British Columbia | Recovery-precipitator piping. |
| 1996 | Avenor Gold River, British Columbia | TMP modifications and bale-line equipment installation. |
| 1996 | Cariboo Pulp & Paper Quesnel, British Columbia | Pulp acid-gas scrubber. |
| 1996 | Avenor Gold River, British Columbia | Chlorate tank and pump installation; HDPE acid/caustic piping. |
| 1995 | Weyerhaeuser Canada Grande Prairie, Alberta | Recausticizing retrofit. |
| 1994 | Harmac Pacific Harmac, British Columbia | Weak-black-liquor storage tank. |
| 1993 | Crestbrook Forest Products Skookumchuk, British Columbia | Pulp-machine rebuild and new bleach-plant work. |
| 1993 | MacMillan Bloedel Harmac, British Columbia | Chemiwasher mechanical and piping installation. |
| 1991 | Fletcher Challenge Canada Crofton, British Columbia | Phase I recausticizing mechanical and piping work. |
| 1990 | Fletcher Challenge Canada Crofton, British Columbia | Mechanical/piping installation for bleach-plant and Belpond upgrades. |
| 1989 | Fletcher Challenge Canada Crofton, British Columbia | Rebuilding eight batch digesters and constructing boiler/ancillary-building foundations. |
HISTORICAL INDUSTRIAL SCOPES
Shutdowns, repairs and plant tie-ins
Defined work on existing assets, including outage-related mechanical and piping tasks.
| Period | Client / location | Documented assignment |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Weyerhaeuser Canada Slave Lake, Alberta | Blender replacement, including shutdown work. |
| 2004 | Weyerhaeuser Canada Grande Prairie, Alberta | Alberta Energy Project work, including shutdown activities. |
| 2004 | Suncor Energy Fort McMurray, Alberta | Geosol corridor and system tie-in piping connections. |
| 1997 | MacMillan Bloedel Powell River, British Columbia | Piping tie-ins. |
| 1995 | MacMillan Bloedel Powell River, British Columbia | Turbine repairs. |
| 1994 | Weldwood of Canada Hinton, Alberta | Thick-stock pump shutdown work. |
| 1994 | Cariboo Pulp & Paper Quesnel, British Columbia | Evaporator shutdown, heat-exchanger/scrubber modifications and green-liquor tank rebuilding. |
| 1994 | Cariboo Pulp & Paper Quesnel, British Columbia | Terry turbine piping replacement. |
| 1993 | Canadian Pacific Forest Gold River, British Columbia | Steam-piping tie-in shutdown. |
| 1991 | Fletcher Challenge Canada Crofton, British Columbia | Prime contract for a mill shutdown. |
| 1989 | Fletcher Challenge Canada Crofton, British Columbia | Seal-tank installation and tie-ins. |
HISTORICAL INDUSTRIAL SCOPES
Wood products and bulk handling
Plant construction packages, foundations, conveying and dust-control systems.
| Period | Client / location | Documented assignment |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Footner Forest Products High Level, Alberta | Building foundations for an OSB plant. |
| 1995 | Tolko Industries High Prairie, Alberta | General contract for an OSB plant. |
| 1995 | Weyerhaeuser Canada Grande Prairie, Alberta | Kiln and dust-control upgrades. |
| 1995 | Westshore Terminals Vancouver, British Columbia | Shiploader coal-collection system. |
| 1994 | Tolko Industries High Prairie, Alberta | Energy-equipment foundations. |
| 1994 | MacMillan Bloedel Harmac, British Columbia | No. 1 woodroom infeed conveyor. |
| 1994 | Rader Companies Port Alice, British Columbia | Hog-fuel dryer project. |
| 1990 | Fletcher Challenge Canada Crofton, British Columbia | Chip-handling system. |
| 1989 | Canadian Pacific Forest Gold River, British Columbia | Hog-fuel conveyor foundations. |
HISTORICAL INDUSTRIAL SCOPES
Additional mining scopes
Specific processing and underground-service assignments.
| Period | Client / location | Documented assignment |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting Flin Flon, Manitoba | Concentrator-expansion work. |
| 1999 | Cameco Northern Saskatchewan | Underground freeze piping at McArthur River. |
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Explore plant upgradesBased on the work-history register dated June 18, 2008. Periods follow its historical completion entries; some related scopes are combined for readability. Client names are historical. These references do not indicate current contracts or current facility ownership.
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