Project Contractors Hazelwood Construction Services Inc and Brookfield Asset Management Project Details Powell Penstock 4 Repair Project – Located in Powell River, BC – Completed in March 2016 Scope of Project • Removing and replacing two 50’ segments of pipe from under an existing bridge and log flume • Installation of approximately 350 internal repair…
Project Contractors Seymour Salmonid Society & Global Rope Access Project Details Rockslide in Seymour River creating a blockage hindering fish from migrating upstream – Seymour River BC – ongoing Scope of the Project 50,000 cubic meter rockslide in Seymour River The boulders created a plug in the river that fish could not get past 200…
Project Contractors Cermaq Canada Ltd. and Upland Contracting Ltd. Project Details The contractor needed to remove various sized in situ rocks that were located beside an active penstock. Completed in September 2017. Scope of Project The in situ rocks that had to be removed were directly on an active stream line. Water surrounding the rocks had to…
Project Contractors Vera Industrial Project Details Rock Removal directly below elevated house – located in Thetis Island, BC – completed September 2018 Scope of the Project Remove existing rock and excavate with machine to allow elevated house to be set in place. No blasting using explosives due to destructive effects A house was hauled and…
Project Details Bedrock removal in residential area in between houses – located Vancouver, BC – completed August 2018 Scope of the Project Use non-explosive solutions (GeoBreak Expanding Grout) to heave apart rock to allow for machine excavation Remove rock with less labour intensive approach without the using of permits The rock needing to be broken…
Project Contractors Vera Industrial Project Details Blasting rock in a basement using Nxburst Rock Breaking Cartridges – located Victoria BC – completed April 2017 Scope of the Project Remove rock using a safe, controlled approach using a non-detonating product in Nxburst Nxburst Rock Breaking Cartridges were used to blast a rock in a basement for…
Project Contractors K2 Stone Quarries Project Details Splitting sandstone boulders for stone quarry using Nxburst Rock Breaking Cartridges – located Nanaimo, BC – completed September 2018 Scope of the Project Split boulders without turning rock into gravel. Using Nxburst Rock Breaking Cartridges and lighter charge weights to lift and split the boulders creating higher yield…
Project Contractors Coogar Sales and Services Project Details Lifting and splitting rock using Nxburst allowing for continuous mining possibilities – located in Collingwood, ON – completed September 2017 Scope of Project Produce higher yield for rock blasted Continuous loading and hauling operations Minimal clearance required Due to Nxburst’ low velocity upon ignition, little to any backbreak…