Aquarian Renovations
Transcends the Norm
We manufacture and supply the best in home building and renovation products for Edmonton homebuilders, renovators and contractors.
14505-116 Avenue Edmonton, AB T5M 3E8 Tel: (780) 453-5691 • Fax: (780) 454-4022 www.glenoralumber.ca
Congratulations Aquarian Renovations on your 25th Anniversary!
BY NERISSA MCNAUGHTON
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t’s been a long-held belief by some that The Age of Aquarius means a global paradigm shift that sees the world becoming a more holistic, artistic, peaceful and integrated place. This shift is said to affect everything on the planet, from industry to art, from warfare to peacekeeping. Doug and his wife Marie were firm believers in this paradigm shift and devoted their lives to art and altruism; and this became the foundation of a fascinating company whose history winds through the lives of two artists who built a corporation. “Doug was a second-generation builder,” says Marie. “His family built high rises, subdivisions, houses and apartment buildings – you name it. When we started our company, we wanted to take a different approach, even though we always had a construction project on the side. Our company was about creating art. It was about working together to create something bigger than the both of us. It was based on ideas that would make a difference in the lives of other people, including reaching our full potential as human beings. We wondered what that could look like at the level of a corporation.” Both Doug and Marie lived lives full of artistic pursuits and adventure. She left Canada in her 20s to teach in Compton, scoring the job on the same day as the famous tornado struck. He created beautiful paintings and sculptures. Together they created a series of peace-pot world globes, two of which reside in the Aquarian office today.
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