At ease in the spotlight, Dave Depencier promises to be a man of action in the coming year Having spent his entire lifetime entrenched in and around a predominantly agricultural community of 2,400 in Southwestern Ontario, Dave Depencier is used to watching things grow. Summer jobs as a teen included bailing hay and detasselling corn. […] ... Read more

Digging into the challenges and execution of new excess soil regulations It was a bill he hadn’t expected. Richard Tang, WP Development’s project manager for The Wilmot, an eight-storey, 380-suite condo development in uptown Oakville, had just learned that his excavated soil would have to be sampled and characterized before it could be moved. He’d […] ... Read more

Five variables that can sink your reno estimate Recently, Bricen Sears’ contracting company in Trenton was hired to carry out a seemingly simple kitchen renovation for a client. The work required removing old cabinetry, and as they began the tear-out, a double brick wall behind the cupboards started to crumble. “The only thing holding the […] ... Read more