Fall, 2010 — TOWERS LIFTED WITH EXPANDED CAPACITY UNIT 
Connacher Oil and Gas has two new evaporator towers secured in place at its Algar Oil Sands Project, thanks to an engineered lift that took a year of planning and some careful work on the ground …more
June 30, 2010 — LAPRAIRIE CRANE HELPS FUND EXCAVATION OF DINOSAUR IN BC
LaPrairie Crane has donated money to assist with the excavation of BC’s first complete dinosaur, buried near Tumbler Ridge. The duckbill dinosaur, or hadrosaur, was a plant-eater from the Cretaceous Era …more
June 09, 2010 — LAPRAIRIE DONATES THIRTY TONNES OF SAND TO GOLF COURSE
LaPrairie Group of Companies has donated thirty tonnes of sand to Tumbler Ridge Golf and Country Club in Northern BC. Canadian Silica donated the sand, while LaPrairie Works provided the trucking …more
January, 2010 — KNOWING THE RISKS OF WORKING ON ICE
Occupational Health & Safety Magazine pages 18-21: Kelly McManus – VP of HR, Health, Safety & Loss Control at LaPrairie Group of Companies – contributes to an article offering best practice advice for operating safely on ice.
November, 2009 — BIG OIL: LAPRAIRIE CRANE’S BIG LIFT IN ALBERTA
Cranes Today, the international trade publication, features LaPrairie Crane’s landmark lift of a 476,000 pound evaporator tower for Connacher Oil & Gas near Fort McMurray, Alberta.
November 12, 2009 — LAPRAIRIE CRANE ACHIEVES MAJOR MILESTONE
LaPrairie Crane is delighted to announce a major milestone in its history which was achieved on October 16, 2009 with its biggest engineered lift to date. LaPrairie Crane successfully lifted two…more
September 1, 2009 — CANADIAN SILICA APPOINTS DISCO AS EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR
Canadian Silica Industries (“CSI”), a supplier of silica sand products located in Western Canada, has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with DISCO (Diversified Industrial Service Company Inc.), a Calgary…more
October 17, 2008 — CANADIAN SILICA INDUSTRIES REOPENS PEACE RIVER SAND PLANT
Canadian Silica Industries (“CSI”), a new supplier of silica products located in Western Canada, is pleased to confirm that is now in full production at its sand plant in Peace River …more