Flynn Flash 2013 Vol. 1

FLASH SUMMER 2013

A FOCUS ON FLYNN’S PRODUCTION TEAMS AND PROJECTS – WE HAVE YOU COVERED, COAST TO COAST

Surrey Memorial Hospital Takes Teamwork Read more on page 27

Also in this issue: International Award for Flynn Calgary Branch…page 19 Be a Part of the C.R.E.W.…page 29 Sharks on a Roof!…page 9

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Connecting with YOU! In April, we announced the opening of our newest branch in

Brandon , Manitoba. I would like to welcome our new staff and newly appointed Branch Manager, Darren McCallum , to the organization (see full story in this issue of the Flash). With the addition of Brandon, we now have 18 branches across the country. Our geographic diversity has helped us survive – and even thrive – through the economic downturn of the last few years, and we are now ready to grow again!

As valued employees and stakeholders in the company, you should be aware we are in the early stages of developing plans to enter the Commercial Roofing and Roofing Service Markets in the US. While there is still some room for growth in some parts of Canada, we are uniquely positioned to explore significant expansion opportunities that may exist for a company like ours in the US. We have reached the point of advertising and our ad (pictured left) will be appearing in upcoming editions of Professional Roofing Magazine which many of you may read, along with the thousands of Roofing Professionals across North America.

We wanted you to see it first!

Many of our customers, such as Target and Walmart among many others, have influence on what happens here in Canada. Having a solid relationship with companies such as these on both sides of the border can only benefit us, and continue to separate us even more from those with whom we compete against every day.

Doug Flynn President & CEO

We have proven we are able to weather economic storms like the one we have just come through, and our perception of 2014 and beyond is that we will see a general upturn in the economy. Our long term strategy is to acquire companies in the US, and to organically expand those businesses to their full potential, which is how we have grown over the past 30 years here in Canada. Jeff Aviss , VP Ontario Region, has accepted the challenge to lead our US efforts along with his current role and we will be sure to communicate with you as things develop. Keep reading Your Extranet (our employee website) for this and other company news.

In the meantime, should you have any questions, suggestions, or ideas that could be helpful, I would more than happy to hear from you. E-mail me at dflynn@flynn.ca

Throughout this edition of Flash you will see this icon. Anywhere you see it, it is an indication

Un til next time, stay safe!

that you can find that story or more information,

Doug Flynn

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T.A.S.K SUBMISSIONS & WINNER TEAMWORK ATTITUDE SHARING KNOWLEDGE

Congratulations to Luc Guilbeault from our Ottawa Branch whose T.A.S.K. submission was a Flynn Safety Mat. Guilbeault says this is a great idea to prevent workers from being exposed to a slip hazard when getting on and off of a ladder in the winter. All that is required is a PVC Magnet Mat with either Sopraguard Tape or Safety Grip Tape as pictured below.

Guildbeault knew the mat was a good idea when people from the branch wanted to know where they could get one. He says it feels good to contribute to the safety of the workers and look after them to make sure there are no accidents.

“When you are out in the field working hard, you’re working to earn money and make a better living – not to get injured and reduce your quality of life” he says. “Sometimes there are people who are still a bit resistant to our safety culture, but over time they’ve come up to a new level and it’s really nice to see them get there.”

Guildbeault has been with Flynn since 2004 when we started as a Senior Superintendent. In 2006 he was hired to help with Health and Safety and is currently the Health and Safety Specialist for Ottawa/Sudbury. He says he has become more and more passionate about looking after people’s well-being and says it feels good to be able to send ideas to the owners of the company and know they actually see them and read them. “Doug picked my idea, and now everyone will benefit from it. It’s not just an Ottawa thing now. It makes me feel like part of the company.”

When it comes to submitting T.A.S.K ideas in the future, Guildbeault says “If I have an idea that can help our company and our workers, I’ll get it in there!”

Congratulations, Luc!

FORTIS PLACE A FIRST FOR FLYNN ST JOHN’S ■■Submitted by Sean McWilliam

ST. JOHN’S

Fortis Place is a multi-scope project located in the west end of downtown St. John’s, Newfoundland at 5 Springdale Street.

Built on the former Horwood Lumber site, the building’s contemporary design pays tribute to the city’s historic downtown residential wood construction. Flynn’s scope of work on this 12‑storey office building covers glazing, metals, and roofing.

Glazing will consist of 620 frames of our 6-3/4˝ 6450 Flynn Wall System. Strip windows will include approximately 145 frames of 5-1/4˝ 6350 Flynn Wall System with stick installation at approximately 90 frames of our 5-1/4˝ 6350 Flynn Wall System. There will be doors and hardware installation, a glass canopy, and interior and exterior Balustrade/Handrail Systems.

The metals portion will feature approximately 40,000 square feet of Prodema wood paneling, and approximately 3,500 square feet of penthouse cladding, composite accent band and column covers.

The roofing scope will consist of 265 squares of modified and green roof.

Fortis Place is the first Flynn St. John’s project where Prodema, and the 6450 Flynn Wall Systems are being used.

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Bryce Teale & Dale Parsons (above) and Ken Petersen (below) hard at work at Fortis Place.

WHAT’S NEW IN THE PIER, DEAR? ■■Submitted by Jeff Spurrell

Gerard MacNeil and Fernando Richard proudly stand in front of the newly renovated Whitney Pier Pharmasave in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Working with local general contractor JA Borden Enterprises and building designer Stortec, everyone did a great job modernizing the local drug store located in the heart of Whitey Pier. This is very close to the former site of the now defunct Sydney Steel Plant, once the largest steel plant in Canada. The project consisted of a mix of cladding and composite panels in various colors.

Good dear, good!

MONCTON GIVES MEMORABLE FIRST IMPRESSION ■■Submitted by Serge Leblanc and Gisele Hebert

This Irving Paper Mill in St John, New Brunswick was the first project Flynn did for J.D. Irving Ltd. since creating and building upon a new relationship with their group of companies. This project was especially high-profile, since a portion of the work needed to be completed in only five days during a paper machine shutdown!

MONCTON

HALIFAX

KITCHENER HITS THE BULL’S‑EYE

The crew finished with time to spare and Flynn Canada has received rave reviews from the onsite staff at Irving Paper. Word has spread and Flynn has since been invited to multiple projects and has been awarded two projects to date. Way to go, Flynn!

■■Submitted by Alex Boterman

One of five Zellers stores is being converted into a Target by the Cambridge Service Department. After a stellar performance on the first project with Aecon, they were awarded the next three based on customer satisfaction.

KITCHENER

Front Row (from left to right): Edgar Cormier, Marcel Leblanc, Alban Cormier, and Leo Cormier.

From left to right: Paul Kelly, Cornell Park and Alex Salzman.

Back Row (from left to right): Dominic Laplante, Pierre Breau, Yves Robichaud, Roger Sr. Leblanc Roger Jr. Leblanc (foreman), Ronny McDonald, Paul Cormier, and Noel Duplessis.

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LONG HAUL IN LONG HARBOUR ■■Submitted by Shawn McWilliam

ST. JOHN’S

Building 212 is located on the Port Site of the Long Harbour Processing Plant Project in Long Harbour, Newfoundland. Once in operation, building 212 will be used for concentrating, crushing and grinding limestone for use in producing a marketable nickel product for the mining company Vale.

The roof size for this job is 34,000 square feet. The type of system being used for this scope of work is a 2-ply modified torch applied.

After working in harsh conditions for most of the winter, Flynn’s crew completed the roof work at the end of April.

MAJOR ROOF REPLACEMENT/ROOF RETROFITS ■■Submitted by Mark Aguis and Stefano Panarisi

As part of Loblaw’s ongoing commitment to corporate social responsibility and in efforts to reduce the environmental impact on their operations, Loblaw engaged Flynn Canada to streamline and expedite the roof replacements and/or roof retrofits on various stores across Ontario. Flynn Canada was first approached in the fall of 2012 and based on strategic locations in Ontario and the ability to share our field work forces, crews have completed 15 stores totaling more than 1,019,262 square feet or 10,193 squares in seven months! Utilizing crews from Toronto, Hamilton, Cambridge, London and Ottawa the work was completed on a very aggressive construction schedule. This was no easy task as all of the stores remained open for business.

LOBLAWS – SARNIA, ON

The replacement of a roof system is a major undertaking and crews no only had to deal with the usual factors inherent to roof replacements, but they also had to ensure that there was minimal disruption to the stores operation! Flynn would like to commend all of the crews that had worked on the stores!

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SUMMERTIME IS PRIME TIME ■■Submitted by Todd DeForest

Maple Leaf Foods is a new construction build on the Hamilton Mountain.

The facility is in access of 440,000 square feet, and will hold several food processing lines for Maple Leaf Foods.

Flynn has been contracted to supply and install the single-ply roofing system on the building consisting of:

RIGHT ON TARGET ■■Submitted by Danny Cavazzon

The Toronto Service Crew completed work on a Target store in Ajax, one of seven Targets completed by the Toronto Branch.

The pictures below were taken at various stages throughout the project.

• 10 mil poly vapour barrier • 1.5˝ and 2˝ polyiso insulation mechanically fastened • 45 mil TPO membrane mechanically fastened The installation of the single-ply roofing system is no small feat as there are over 2200 penetrations requiring boots, hundreds of mechanical curbs, dozens of units supported on structural steel, and thousands of feet of cable trays and pipe chases.

This facility will replace several of the aging Maple Leaf Food Processing Plants, and is one of the largest private new construction projects in the country.

Thanks to the crew consisting of Victor Medeiros, Delfirm Costa, Ryjzchard Kotowicz, George Costa, Jose Leal, Jose Texeira, John Raposo and Dylan Medeiros.

HAMILTON

TORONTO While temperatures are skyrocketing now, the cold snaps back in January when the project began were challenging. From left to right, James Tompkins, Jose Freitas, Frank Costa, Chris McGregor and Luis Rodrigues stopped to take a coffee break only to discover that it had completely frozen within 30 minutes!

LENDING A HELPING HAND ■■Submitted by Jim McAleney

Kitchener has once again joined up with the Hamilton Branch, this time to take on a 1339 square foot Loblaw’s re-roofing project. Foreman Peter Costa has been on the ball coordinating the mechanical, plumbing, tarping and electrical for this project. Great job, guys!

HAMILTON & KITCHENER Brent Cameron, Kyle Culp, Amenio Raposal, John Joao Barbosa, Carlos Gill, Jim Cottle, Rob Veenstra, Glen Sweezey, Peter Costa, Dominic Gerrard, Jessie Gerrard, Amenio Raposal, Wayne Osier and Santo Jr Garcia.

From left to right, Sheet Metal Workers and Roofers John Amaral, Ludovico Mazzucco, Walter Amaral, Jose Freitas, Frank Costa and Angelo Silva working hard on one of the warmer days.

James Tompkins and Luis Rodrigues stopped for a quick snapshot before going on to finish 11 squares that day! Way to go, guys!

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TEAMWORK GETS THE JOB DONE ■■Submitted by Jim McAleney

This is the second Loblaw’s that had the Kitchener and Hamilton Branches working together. There was great teamwork tearing the old roof system down to the deck and installing a 2-ply mod-bid torch system back. The crew worked with MBC Tarping each day as the store has to be tarped underneath.

HAMILTON & KITCHENER

HELIPAD RETROFIT ■■Submitted by Gary Trotter

Steph Dufour (left) and Evan Lowe (right) are two members of the siding crew completing a stainless steel cladding installing at the Health Sciences North in Sudbury for their Helipad Retrofit. This job in conjunction with EllisDon also comes with a pretty nice view!

SUDBURY

In photo: Carlos Costa, Todd Drever, Anton Lourenco, Rich Kelly, Jose Avila, Agostinmo Medeiros Brendan Hussey, Manny Resendes, Dave Park, Paul Nelson, Luis Avila, Kevin Resendes, Justin Lambert Hugo Costa, Carlos Graca, Dom Lelasi, Elio Melo and Andrei Moroz Filoti.

THE SUDBURY STAR ■■Submitted by Bill Leson

Flynn Sudbury is currently completing work at 33 Mackenzie St. (The Sudbury Star). This is a glazed curtain-wall project, where Flynn is supplying new curtain walls to replace existing windows. The curtain wall is Almuicor Series 2500 SSG with Pacifica Tinted, Low-E and Argon glazing. Northwall & Accoustical Ltd. is applying 4˝ Insulated EIFS system.

SUDBURY

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Crew members Joe Poulson and Dion Marcotte hard at work at 33 Mackenzie Street, Sudbury.

SCHOOL OF ROCK ■■Submitted by Mario Resendes

Hamilton is currently installing a new roof at Bishop Ryan Catholic High School. The job requires a new VVS lightweight concrete pour at 119,221 square feet. It also requires a new venting sheet with 150,000 fasteners along with 2-ply membrane. With the extra manpower from Halifax, they plan to meet their September deadline.

HAMILTON

LARGEST SWIMMING FACILITY IN NIAGARA WELL UNDERWAY ■■Submitted by Daniel Castonguay

Manual Alexandre and his crew are currently working at the Brock University Eleanor Misener Aquatic Centre in St Catharine's, Ontario – the largest swimming facility in Niagara! The project consists of a 220 square tear off divided into six sections being replaced with a self-adhered AVC Vapour Barrier on 1/2˝ Secure Rock Board Covered with Modular R Mineral Wool Insulation, a 3-ply Cold Applied Tremco BURmastic Composite Ply and Gravel System with TRA Membrane Flashings.

HAMILTON From left to right: Jose Melo, Ed Xavier, Carlos Raposo, Kevin Alexandre, Gilbert Fernandes and Foreman Manuel Alexandre.

Superintendent Mario Resendes with Hamilton crew members Mike Rodrigues, Chad Ohara, Joe Cordeiro, Joe Cordeiro JR., Peter Bendyk, Rui Lima and Randy Ferguson and Halifax crew members Foreman Brian Macdonald, Michael Clarke, Lukasz Koscielki, William Coley, Dwayne Macdonald, Pawel Wyrwiak, Brian Vanluevan and Dino Zante.

MILTON CATHOLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL ■■Submitted by Josh Bowman and Paul Furtado

In conjunction with Tambro Construction and Snyder & Associates Architects, Flynn Sudbury recently started work on the Milton Catholic Secondary School set to be completed in time for the first day of school of September, 2013. The job consists of 7700 square feet of corrugated siding (red and silver), 4800 square feet of composite panels (silver, yellow, lime green and orange) and one louver screen (orange).

BELIEVE IT! ■■Submitted by Mark Agius and Paul Walker

Along with PCL Constructors, Flynn recently completed a new roofing project of 2-ply Inverted Bituminous Membrane Roof System with SRI white pavers for the Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada. With the project located at the base of the CN Tower, there were many challenges to overcome including limited access due to pedestrian, construction and vehicular traffic.

Another challenge was the laying out and installation of the two sharks swimming on the roof using low contrast charcoal coloured pavers on the roof. Jose Neiva (Foreman) and his Toronto crew did an exceptional job laying out the pavers as the building footprint was an oddly designed geometrical shape. Great job!

TORONTO

TORONTO

Victor Machado (front) and Andrew Ralph (back) working at the Milton Catholic Secondary School in Milton, Ontario.

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NEW SIDING FOR VALE COPPER CLIFF ■■Submitted by Gary Trotter

Flynn Sudbury Siding Crews are busy supplying and installing 40,000 square feet of Barrier Series Siding and Roof Decking on the Vale Copper Cliff Smelter Convertor Aisle Extension with E. S. Fox Limited. The duration of the project is two months.

SUDBURY

REMOVING AND REPLACING Don Dadson and his crew are currently completing a project at StorageMart in London. The job consists of removing an existing roof system and replacing with a Single-Ply Rhinobond TPO roof system of approximately 406 square feet. The crew is under a tight timeline as roofing must be completed on schedule so that the Solar Panels can be installed.

Keep up the good work, guys!

LONDON

Siding Crew Members Raj Rancourt and Andrew Jutras. Pictured on the man lift basket is Jason Rancourt and Ron Levesque.

Crew members Mike Hill, Elves Deamaral, Don Dadson, Alex Pepping, Victor White, Joe Moniz, Joao Reigota and Ryan Rickwood.

TOUGH MUDDER CHALLENGE IS MUCKED UP Imagine crawling through a giant mud puddle of live wires, some carrying as much as 10,000 volts of electric shock? How about sprinting up a quarter-pipe coated in mud and grease or plunging into ice water? These obstacles also known as “ElectroShock Therapy”, “Everst” and the “Artic Enema” are just three of 25 obstacles along the 16 kilometer stretch also known as the Tough Mudder.

The Tough Mudder was originally designed by British Special Forces to test strength, stamina, mental determination and camaraderie.

It also raises money for the Wounded Warriors of Canada – a notfor-profit charity that supports Canadian Service Members and Veterans wounded overseas.

In May, our two Flynn Teams pictured below made their way through the mud, blood and finally the beer and completed the Tough Mudder held in Mount St. Louis Moonston, just north of Barrie, Ontario. Do you recognize any of these faces? Way to go, Flynn!

Fidel Reijerse, Dan Sims, Kevin Monsour, Mark Agius, Keith Courage, John McManus, Jeff Avis, Doug Flynn, Sean Wurster, Don Delaney, Shawn Speed, Doug Dainton, Chris Off, Katie Doolan, Irene Neureuther, Samiya Aslam, Angela Cerilli, Sarah Woolverton and Kate Shipley.

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NEW ADDITION FOR NEW SCHOOL YEAR ■■Submitted by Stephanie Bartlett

Helder Medeiros’ crew is currently completing a project with the Thames Valley District School Board at Hillcrest Public School.

The project consists of both a new roof and a re-roof portion of approximately 84 squares each. The new addition over the Kindergarten room was completed the first week of July and the reroof project will be complete shorty after. The system is a 3-ply Mod Bit adhered with asphalt.

THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD SERVICE ■■Submitted by Emily Weihrer

The Service Department has been working at Target Billings Bridge, Ottawa on a very tight schedule.

Thanks to our crew for their hard work and extra weekend hours to ensure the project will be completed on time!

OTTAWA

LONDON

From left to right: Helder Medeiros, Jose Moniz, Justin Saldene, Ernesto Moniz, Bryson Williams and Joao Reigota.

LONDON FINISHES PROJECT UNDER TIGHT DEADLINE ■■Submitted by Stephanie Bartlett

Jimmy Furtado’s Crew was working hard at the Loblaws project on a tight completion timeline. The project is approx. 1020 squares of 2-ply Mod Bit re-roofing system.

The crew has dealt with weather and other unforeseen circumstances, but the project was completed on time by the end of June.

From left to right: Denis Lauzon, Dave McIsaac, Mitch Sparrow, Ken Roy, Erich Schultz, and James McGee.

PLENTY OF STORIES ■■Submitted by Michael Quesnel

Crews in Ottawa were busy at a job at 150 Elgin, a 24 story building which included 27,100 square feet of hot rubber and mod-bit. The job was in conjunction with PCL.

OTTAWA

LONDON

From left to right: Manuel DaPonte, Dan Bush, Eduardo Camara, Dan Camara, Anterio Furtado and Jim Furtado.

From left to right: Guy Jolicoeur, Matt Sigouin, Dan Bisson, Fred Parsons, Miran Skof (Foreman), Stephane Beland and Al Ouimette.

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ONE OF LONDON’S LARGEST PROJECTS TO DATE ■■Submitted by Stephanie Bartlett and Rui Medeiros

Rui Medeiros’ Crew is completing a $2 million dollar Mod Bit roofing system project on the new St. Joseph’s Regional Mental Health Care London facility. The system consists of 70 different roof levels, with 14 different roof types and is over 1300 square feet! This project is in conjunction with EllisDon.

TOTAL RENOVATION ■■Submitted by Stephane Lalonde

The Navan Memorial Center in Ottawa has undergone a total renovation inside and out. Martin Charron, Tom Pigeon, Andrew Krieger, Chris McDonald, Ben Bontemps, Denis Sigouin, Dave Taillon, Jacques Bontemps and foreman Dave Simms pictured below have a task of installing 6000 square feet of foam panels around the exterior structural I beams and 3500 square feet of cladding between the new columns!

LONDON

As one of the London area’s largest construction projects ever, it also marks a new era in regional health care offering programs which accommodate inpatient and outpatient services that include adolescent psychiatry, dual diagnosis and geriatric psychiatry. Great job, guys!

OTTAWA

WORK HARD, PLAY HARD ■■Submitted by Michael Quesnel

Dan Asselin, Marc Asselin, William Blanchard, Fabien Malo, Rick Meace, and Al Ouimette (Foreman) are working on 69,300 square feet of hot rubber and mod-bit with Bonfield at the Kanata Rec Centre in Ottawa. Good job, guys!

OTTAWA

Gord Dennis, Sergio Martinez, Eddy Medeiros, Rui Medeiros, Ken Williams and Igor Kasic.

Missing: Jeff Mowry, Rob Monk, Nathan Medeiros and Ryne Wagner.

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LET’S GO RESCO RESCo Energy Inc. is Ontario's first solar focused Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Maintenance (EPCM) firm.

Since 2006, RESCo has delivered rooftop solar projects at a level of quality that continues to set industry standards.

Pictured below are RESCo crew members Chris Lacey, Rob Doucette, Adam Irvine, Stephen Holder, Matt Tregunno, Rob Meharg, Andrew Green, Kevin Turlo, Randy Gouveia and Ramin Mostmand working hard installing solar panels at 120 Industry in Toronto, Ontario. RESCo and Flynn were contracted by the same client for this job.

FIRST LARGE GLAZING PROJECT FOR FLYNN WINNIPEG ■■Submitted by Joel Scott

The Winnipeg Branch teamed up with PCL and completed its first total multiscope project on the Prairie Arctic Regional Council of Carpenters Lathers, Millrights & Allied Workers (PARC) Office. The scope of work consisted of steel roof deck, metal cladding & soffit, Acumen 2000, modified bituminous roofing, aluminum curtain wall and glazing and glass handrails.

This was the first large glazing project Winnipeg has secured since opening a glazing division late last year. Way to go, Winnipeg!

From left to right: Vitalijs Verbickis, David McDonald, Igor Gerachshenko, Pavils Kopanevs, Vladislavs Springis, Arkadi Badalov, Kirill Shwed, Arthur Goncharenko and Alexander Lissits. Missing from the picture is Robert Whitledge and Victor Smith.

WINNIPEG

RESCO

STRONG WINDS IN SWIFT CURRENT ■■Submitted by Burton Frail

REGINA

The new 91,500 square foot catholic school/ public school combination is an LEED project with the new 2-ply SBS system covering multiple roof areas. With Swift Current being one of the windiest areas in the province, conditions posed certain challenges for the crew. They were also dealing with a shortage in manpower, but now Rob Johnston and his crew are moving along. Great job, guys!

From left to right: Keane Graham, Jason Callow, Matt Martin, Rob Johnston (foreman), Aaron Bjorklund and Dave Denis.

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RIDE TO CONQUER CANCER Manny H. DeSousa has been with Flynn Canada’s Toronto Branch for a little more than eight years now. “We’ve gone from the not knowing if we were going to be able to fill the office at 6300 Northam Drive, to bursting at the seams. There are new people joining the company all of the time. Overall, it’s been a very good experience,” he said when reflecting on his time with the company thus far. Over the past few years, DeSousa has done a great deal of reflecting in his personal life as well.

In July, 1998 he was diagnosed with T-Cell Lymphoma or, cancer of the immune system.

“It was a very big shock – I thought it was a death sentence,” he said about the day when he received the information 14 years ago.

“I was feeling down and depressed wondering ‘why me?’ But I knew I couldn’t give up. There is a mental battle that needs to be won.

Treatments give you a beating, but if you let it get to you – it’ll knock you down. I was ready for the fight.”

After three months of radiation treatments, DeSousa was on the road to recovery. He went for follow up checkups over the next five years, after which time, the visits to the doctor became fewer and further between.

10 years later in 2008, DeSousa lost his father to cancer. That’s when the opportunity to participate in the inaugural Ride to Conquer Cancer presented itself. (In 2011 it became known as the Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer when they signed on as a national sponsor). He dedicated the bike ride from Toronto to Niagara Falls to his father and carried his picture over the 225 kilometers on his back and across the finish line – his tribute, time and effort raising both awareness and funds to help find a cure for this devastating disease. The following two years, he entered the Ride once again before deciding to take one year off. During that year, DeSousa lost both his childhood friend and his cousin to cancer and it wasn’t long before he was back on his bike.

He dedicated his fourth Ride in 2012 to his cousin, and unbeknownst to him at the time – he would be dedicating his fifth Ride in 2013 to his own battle.

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In November, 2012 DeSousa was told his cancer of the immune system was back, now more aggressively diagnosed as Stage 2. A tumor was surgically removed, he underwent radiation treatments, and three months of chemo injections followed. He has started going for full body systemic radiation treatments, three times per week for the next six months. He is feeling positive and optimistic that things will go well.

“There have been big advancements in treatments, patient care, methods, and wait times since the last time around” he said. “That first battle was a bit of a learning curve for me. This time, I’m ready for the fight and say bring it on!”

This time, Manny has even more motivation than ever before. Their names are Sheila (his wife), his daughter Raquel, 6, and son Elijah, 4.

“We recently attended a function and I was dancing with my daughter and she looked up at me and asked me ‘will we do this again?’ I told her yes we will,” said DeSousa. “I want to dance at my daughter’s wedding – I want to hold my grandchildren in my arms. I believe my kids need their dad around for a while longer and that keeps me fighting every day. I keep making plans for the future. I’m still not sure what I want to be when I grow up,” he said jokingly.

When asked if his children understand what he is going through, DeSousa said Raquel has a little more understanding and wanted to find a way to help so she grew, cut and donated her hair to make a wig for a child battling cancer and raised $465.00 for the cause at her school during the process. He also said they know they lost their grandfather to cancer, they ask questions about life and death, and they know that Dad is sick and that sometimes Dad is too tired to play.

FLYNN IN TOP 40!

While the disease and rigorous treatments cause DeSousa’s body to feel weak and tired at times, it’s obvious his strong spirit has no limitations.

During his fifth Ride to Conquer Cancer this past June 8 and 9, he finished the entire 225 kilometer trek.

“When I was training, I would hit the 70 kilometer mark and I would be struggling. I would tell myself just one more kilometer and I’ll be closer to home. On day one and two of the event, I didn’t have any pain and felt totally energized. Everyone had placed so much faith in me and gave such kind words, donations and support. There was just so much positive energy that the kilometers just clicked away,” he said.

Not only did DeSousa complete the entire course, but he managed to raise over $14,600 exceeding his goal of $10,000 and his team of 14 who called themselves the “The Flynn Flyers” raised an impressive $56,000 nd shattering their goal of raising $44,000 placing as the 52 overall highest fundraising team in the event. To top it off, the 5020 cyclists who took part raised a Canadian record $19,100,000.

FLYNN NAMED ONE OF CANADA ’S TOP 40 CONTRACTORS On-Site Magazine recently named Flynn one of the Top 40 Canadian Contractors. Congratulations!

“It’s pretty cool to have been a part of this. I feel like I am giving a little something back and helping society as a whole. My hope and desire is that we find a cure so that our kids won’t ever have to go through the things I, and a lot of other people out there, go through. “ With training and fundraising off of his daily schedule, DeSousa is now going to focus on his health and spending time with his family. When it comes to advice to someone receiving a cancer diagnosis, DeSousa says “It’s normal to feel depressed but don’t get discouraged and stay positive. This is a mental battle as much as a medical one. Surround yourself with positive energy, do the things that make you happy and, hug and kiss the ones you love every day.”

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DeSousa says he grateful for his wonderful family and whatever time he has, and tries to spend it positively. “I am also grateful to Flynn and the management team for understanding my situation. I may eventually lose the war, but I feel confident at this point that I will win the current battle.”

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CASINO CONSTRUCTION IN WINNIPEG ■■Submitted by Jeff Clarkson

Glen Kaus and Crew are playing the odds and betting on safety while completing this Modified Bitumen Conventional Roofing System complete with 2-ply torched on membrane system with vapour barrier, gypsum sheathing and insulation for Project Managers PCL and Owner Club Regent Casino. Great job, guys!

WINNIPEG

F.W. JOHNSON SCHOOL ■■Submitted by Mark Novecosky

One of many schools Regina will complete this year is F.W. Johnson School. It is a gymnasium re-roof being replaced with an SBS torch applied system.

REGINA From left to right: Kyle Kaus, Daniel Mikolowski, Glen Kaus (Foremen) and Wayne Maki.

From left to right: Harley Tawpisin (Foreman), Darren Ironchild, Albert Elles, Mike Gervais and Abdullahi Moalin.

BLUE BOMBERS FANS READY TO “RUM”BLE ■■Submitted by Joel Scott

The lines on the field have been painted, and The Rum Hut is ready for 33,422 Bomber fans as they kick off the 2013 CFL season in style in the new Investors Group Field.

Winnipeg's Metal Division took on the task of cladding this new facility which consisted of over 545 squares of Accumet 2000, 200 squares of Perforated Kalzip cladding, 1588 squares of corrugated cladding, and 160 squares of perforated soffit.

The crew consisted of Larry Vincent, Jason Walsh, Brad Penner, Todd Fright, Justin Kilborne, Rob Ironstand, Frank Lanoutte, Brody Cochlan, Devon Smith, Jeff Cox, Devon Smith, Robert Roteluik, Jordan Wishnowski, James Smith, Ben Henry, Jason Clarkson and James Lewis.

WINNIPEG

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SAFETY IS ALWAYS #1

RECOGNITION FOR A JOB WELL DONE

■■Submitted by Jeff Clarkson

Randy Monkman and his Crew are completing an 11 square roof replacement and re-enforcement repair on the same elevation at the Ben Weibe Office. It includes: • Concrete deck, • 2 ply felt V.B • 1.5˝ polyiso insulation, • ½´ fiberboard, • 4-ply felt membrane, • and gravel…all with hot asphalt application.

■■Submitted by Cori Horton and David Philippe

The Regina Service Department recently received great praise from a client regarding our diligence to safety while performing repairs to a catwalk on a metal roof at SaskEnergy, 2620 Gottselig Rd. I would like to say Thank You. Randy and the guys were exceptional throughout the last two days. Safety was Top Priority and the job was completed safely and professionally. We look forward to dealing with Flynn Canada Ltd. again in the future.

Randy and his crew are part of Flynn Canada’s newest branch, Brandon. They bring a wealth of knowledge to the Flynn Canada Team as well as a positive attitude and proactive approach to safety.

– Richard Carlson, TESC Contracting Saskatchewan Ltd.

REGINA

BRANDON

From left to right: Cole Ross, Jonathan Neapew, Randy Monkman (Foreman), Bert Roulette, Randy Flett, Dale Magee and Larry Neapew.

From left to right: Andy Maxie, Randy Michalski and Brent Card.

POWER TO THE PEOPLE ■■Submitted by Jeff Clarkson

WINNIPEG

Flynn Canada was entrusted with the re-roof of the oldest power plant still in operation on the Winnipeg River. Originally built in 1926, the plant is getting a complete re-roof so that it can continue to produce its annual generation of 599 million kilowatts.

Jarek Rzedzian and his crew are up to the task of safely re-roofing this plant so that Manitoba is able to keep their lights on and they’re working hard to keep all debris from entering the Winnipeg River. Great team work and coordination has been the key to making these 284 squares of Mod Bit re-roof run smoothly!

From left to right: Viktor Huk, Robert Michalik, Yuriy Tovarnytskyy, Ankurowski Arkadiusz, Ruslan Stefanyshyn, Jarek Rzedzian (Foreman), and Erik Ramos.

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WELCOME TO THE FLYNN TEAM, BRANDON BRANCH! The newest members of our Brandon Branch recently participated in a Golf Tournament welcoming them the Flynn Team!

We look forward to having you all on board!

BRANDON

DAM ROOF UPGRADES ■■Submitted by Mark Novecosky

Boundary Dam Power Station Boiler House is a high-profile industrial site with over 2000 workers with a new $1.3 billion dollar carbon capture project being built here. It’s the largest coal-fired power generation plant in the province located near Estevan in Southeast Saskatchewan. There are no trees, but plenty of wind which can sometimes be challenging for the crews.

This is a busy oil and gas part of the country with zero accommodations available, so the guys have been staying in an all-inclusive camp that houses a gym, recreation room, video games room and all you can eat.

Regina and Brandon each have a crew here along with a full time Project Manager working on 495 squares of torch applied SBS system, with all insulation layers asphalt applied (rooftop kettle is 190 feet in the air). The Brandon men had literally just come on board when we asked them to help supply manpower and a great bunch of guys came and worked together with Regina as if they've been working together for years. Great job, guys!

From Left to right: John Acoby, Kyle Neapew, Theo Saam, Gary Morrisseau (Lead foreman-Regina), Kalman Redwood, Frank List (foreman-Brandon), John Spence, Daniel McLean, Albert Belhemeure and Perry Morrisseau.

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Missing from photo: Willard (Marlow) Deaffie and Paul Franson.

ELSIE MIRONUCK SCHOOL ■■Submitted by Burton Frail

ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR SAIT APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM ■■Submitted by Connie Applin

REGINA

At the Glass Trades Association of Northern Alberta meeting, Amber Pollock was presented an achievement award for her work in the 2nd year of SAIT (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology) Apprenticeship Program.

Amber was chosen not only for her grades but also for her overall attitude, willingness to help others and desire to learn. Congratulations, Amber!

Pictured from left to right is Cory Bueckert, Mike Denis, Jared McQuarrie, Cory McPherson (foreman), and Howard Westcarr working on 21900 square feet of roof removal at Elsie Mironuck School in Regina. After vacuuming the gravel from the roof, the Saskatoon Vac Crew helped out with the roofing process for a few days. Cory McPherson and his crew are still in the beginning stages of the project but things are looking good so far. Nice job, guys!

PRESTIGIOUS MIDDLE SCHOOL COMPLETE ■■Submitted by Sean Thompson

Flynn Saskatoon is just finishing work on a very prestigious new middle school in Warman, Saskatchewan. It took multiple crews to complete this project which included:

EDMONTON

FLYNN CALGARY ACCEPTS INTERNATIONAL TEAMKAL AWARD! ■■Submitted by Stephen Teal

Congratulations to Flynn's Calgary Branch for receiving the International Teamkal Award for the West LRT copper roofing, FC panels and perforated acoustic tunnel lining for Sunalta Stations.

Flynn's Stephen Teal (Centre, Pre-Construction services for the project) recently accepted this award from Dr. Joerg Schwall, Managing Director for Europe and the Americas, and Tony Mills, Manager UK and the Americas, at the Kalzip Teamkal Awards in Chester, England. Congratulations to all involved!

• 33200 square feet Vapour Barrier • 66500 square feet of Insulation • 47170 lft. of Subgirt • 10150 of Flashing • 35100 square feet of Metal Cladding, and • 3300 square feet of Acoustical Wall Deck.

SASKATOON

From left to right: Ken Fitchen (Foreman), Devin Schlosser, Travis Redlich ,Derek McMaster, Greg Brewster, Adom Bargielski , Greg Toulouse ,Tyler Brown and Tyler Walls.

“A stunning project. The complexity of the design and additional challenge of the material has been achieved by meticulous attention to detail and high quality installation” – Read more at www.kalzip.com/ kalzip/uk/home/tk_awards.html

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KEEPING CUSTOMERS SATISFIED ■■Submitted by Trent Fletcher

The Service Crew in Saskatoon is working on 1200 square foot re-roof on residential property. It involved the installation of 1˝ Iso, mechanically attached and installation of 60 millimeter EPDM membrane (fully adhered) This property is in Saskatoon along the South Saskatchewan River. The client/customer is the home owner and owns commercial property in the city which has been worked on by Flynn in the past.

In a community small enough that word of mouth is still an effective form of advertising, the relationship Saskatoon has with their customers is very important. Kerry Beamish and his crew, having a strong sense of the importance of customer service/ relations, were able to complete this project leaving the home owner very satisfied with the results and appreciative of how the Flynn employees conducted themselves.

Great job, Kevin House, Krzusztof Koc, Kerry Beamish (foreman) and Livio Aceto.

FLYNN EDMONTON HELPING THEIR NEIGHBOURS ■■Submitted by Connie Applin

Ashley Grant came to the office on Thursday, June 27, 2013 with a mission to collect as much money as she could.

She heard about a fundraiser CISN Country 103.9 was putting on. They were looking for donations of bottled water to take down to Calgary to help with the thousands of people affected by severe flooding.

In just five hours she raised $450 allowing her to buy 60 cases of water, for a total of 2100 bottles of water! Great Job, Ashley! She should be very proud of herself for wanting to help out for such a great cause. Thanks to everyone at Flynn Canada Edmonton for your generosity!

EDMONTON

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ALAN - YOU WILL BE GREATLY MISSED

BY ALL WHO HAD THE PLEASURE OF KNOWING YOU ■■Submitted by Tiffiny Makin

Flynn Canada would like to extend their thoughts and sympathies to the family and friends of Alan Hawkins from Flynn Calgary’s Branch.

Alan was a family man first and put his wife, Lisa and kids, Louis and Lauren above all. He had worked hard as a roofer his whole life and took over his family company in England. As the years passed Alan and Lisa saw an opportunity to change their lives and have a better future for their kids in Canada and made the brave decision to pack up their lives and move here. Within two years Alan had worked his way into a Superintendent position and took great pride in being part of Flynn. He was a hard, dedicated worker always striving to find ways to make things better. He loved to have fun and travel. Any opportunity he got to take his CALGARY family camping, on a cruise or just spend time with family and friends in the backyard was where he was happiest.

During the course of his illness, Alan’s pride and dedication was something that all of us that knew him will never forget and always look up to. He continued to remain actively at work during his treatments and even once he was not physically able to be in the office he always kept his phone at hand to answer a question or forward a sarcastic remark! His work ethic, wit, sense of humour and dedication is greatly missed by all of us.

FLYNN CALGARY BRANCH DISTRIBUTES SAFETY AWARDS Congratulations to Flynn Calgary’s very own Safety Award Winners!

CALGARY

In the back row from left to right is Chris Fecteau (Service Superintendent), Mikayala Taverna (Service Generalist), Tiffany Makin (Service Manager), Pete Taylor (Branch Manager), Hendazi Andryianets (Shop), Brian Rodericks (Shop), Leslaw Kolodziej (Glazing), Shawn Kollin (Glazing), Norm Toulouse (Shop Foreman), Dan Lamaksh (Safety Specialist), Robert Richter (Service), and Wally Netik (Service).

In the front row from left to right is Melissa Djakovic (Service Generalist), Rick Krause (Glazing), Richard White (Metals Foreman), Danny Tangen (Metals), Sean Curwain (Metals), and Nikolas Neider (Metals).

Missing from the photo: James Cameron (Glazing), Alan Light (Glazing), Roman Kuanski (Glazing), Milosz Bndroswki (Glazing), Petr Wozniak (Roofing), Corey White (Roofing), Darren McLeannan (Roofing) and Reiny Hohenecker (Roofing).

CLOSE TO COMPLETION

CONGRATULATIONS, JASON!

■■Submitted by Sean Thompson

■■Submitted by Mark Novecosky

Flynn Saskatoon is getting close to completing work on the Affinity Administration Building. They have given the 84 year old building with multiple roof levels:

At the 2013 Saskatchewan Roofing Contractors Association annual meeting, Flynn Regina's newest Roofing Journeyman, Jason Callow, was presented with cheque for $500 and recognition for receiving highest average on the Journeyman exam.

• 9700 square feet of Roof Deck, • 20400 square feet of Floor deck, • 900 square feet of Cladding over z-bar insulation, and • 11600 square feet of Composite panels over z-bar & insulation.

Congratulations, Jason!

Way to go, Saskatoon!

SASKATOON

From left to right: Ken Fitchen, (Foreman) Devin Schlosser, Travis Redlich ,Derek McMaster, Greg Brewster, Adom Bargielski , Greg Toulouse , Tyler Brown and Tyler Walls.

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ROCANVILLE POTASH MINE

KEYS TO THE HOTEL

■■Submitted by Connie Applin

■■Submitted by Joel Scott

Flynn Edmonton was awarded a contract for installing 6000 square feet of cladding at the Rocanville Potash mine in Saskatchewan. The scope consisted supplying and installing barrier series liner cladding to the inside of an existing building to avoid debris build up on the girts.

Crews were confronted with were numerous pipes and cable trays that restricted access and 135 foot high walls.

Saskatchewan is renowned for its high winds; however, this is one job that was not affected. All of the work was internal and originally planned to commence in September 2012 but when it was delayed until March, 2013, workers were faced with external temperatures of 25 degrees Celsius instead which probably increased by a few degrees inside the building. It’s not often you hear workers wishing it was winter! Good job!

The Winnipeg Roofing Division was hired to install the new modified Bituminous Roof System on the Waterfront Hotel which overlooks the Red River. The 120 square foot roof system consisted of a Kraft VB on hollow core concrete, fully tapered EPS system, ½˝ fiberboard and base sheet all mopped down.

The finishing touch was a grey cap sheet torched down with an additional lawyer of black cap sheet to give the appearance of piano keys!

From left to right is Glen Kaus (foreman), Daniel Mikolowski and Kyle Kaus.

WINNIPEG

EDMONTON From left to right: Phil Bonneteau, Mitch Bonneteau, Mike Flett, Colby Gelean, Guy Drisdelle, Rene Picard, Pat Bonneteau, Jeff Hickey, Johan Lobner, Steve Zerr, and Ryan Godard.

ACHESON RECEIVES FIRST FIREHALL WITH HELP FROM FLYNN ■■Submitted by Connie Applin

Flynn Edmonton’s Branch is not actually located in Edmonton but located 20 kilometers outside of the city in the small industrial community of Acheson, Alberta. With Acheson’s constant growth of businesses throughout its two commercial phases, the demand for a Fire Department spawned the construction of the first ever Acheson Firehall.

Edmonton’s Roofing Division is currently installing the Firehall’s SBS roof system. The system consists of: • 1/2˝Densdeck (mechanically fastened) • Lastbond 240 (vapour barrier fully adhered) • 3 layers of 2˝ Poly ISO (R40) (fully adhered) • Colvent 810 - self adhered & capped off with Colvent 860 traffic cap (grey).

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EDMONTON

The Acheson Firehall is scheduled to be opened later this year.

From left to right: Colin Miller, Norm Skoglund, James Moore (Foreman), Sailor Yardley, Stefan Dopart and Krzysztof Jacobczak.

YEARS OF SERVICE ACHIEVEMENTS: BC Congratulations to the following Flynn employees for accomplishing years of dedicated service. Your hard work is appreciated on many levels.

10 YEARS Kirtis Bergen (Branch Manager, Kelowna) Ted Ponting ( Architectural Superintendent, Kelowna) Ian Robson (Metals Foreman, Vancouver) Joe Jackson (Metals Foreman, Vancouver) Jeremy Hall (Roofer, Vancouver) Sandro Simicic (Shop Foreman, Vancouver)

GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY: FLYNN SPORTS SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM As of July 2013, Flynn has helped sponsor 135 grass root sports teams and individuals through our Sports Sponsorship program since its inception in 2009.

Pictured below are the 97B Richmond Islanders, who received a $500 through an application from a Vancouver Shop Employee!

VANCOUVER

20 YEARS Dave Jenken (Roofer, Kelowna) Barry Hoyana (Metals Foreman, Vancouver) Kelly Brown (Foreman, Vancouver)

25 YEARS Mike Connelly ( Production Superintendent, Kelowna) Brian Taylor (Metals Foreman, Vancouver) William Christensen ( Journeyman, Vancouver) Have you recently reached a milestone with Flynn? Send your information and photos to: Communications Specialist, Kim Hutchison at khutchison@flynn.ca

Learn more about the Sports Sponsorship Program by visiting your Extranet today at https://extranet.flynn.ca. Don’t have an Extranet account? See page 28 for more!

TOP APPRENTICE IN THE PROVINCE! After successfully completing his 3rd year roofing ticket, Flynn Kelowna’s Justin Vandale was pleased to find out he would be receiving the Top Apprentice in BC Award. Earning top credits earned him a $1,000 cheque, tools worth approximately $600, and a two-night stay at the Reindeer Rampage - The Roofing Contractors Association of British Columbia’s Annual Awards Lunch and Member Christmas KELOWNA Party.

“It’s rewarding to be recognized for what I do on a daily basis.

It gives me more confidence in my skills and in the people who have been training me well. I know I am on the right path in the industry with Flynn, “said Vandale.

“The on-the-job safety and the quality of the job is not as strong at other companies as it is at Flynn. They helped me gain advantage over people from other companies taking the course. I worked with a number of different systems and a lot of other guys specialize in one area and don’t know as much. I know systems and how to apply them.”

Vandale became interested in roofing because his grandfather, father, and brothers were/are all roofers. His older brother actually received the Top Apprentice Interior Region Award for another year. While it’s clear his family members have a great deal of experience in the industry, Vandale is thankful for the help he has received from his crew over the past few years.

“I want to say thanks to the Foremen who have guided me through my roofing career – they’re why I am where I am. I look forward to working with this company in the years ahead.”

Congratulations, Justin! For more information on the Roofing Contractors Association of British Columbia and the Education and Training Courses they offer, please visit their website at http://www.rcabc.org/

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BC HYDRO DELAYED BUT FLYNN GETS THE JOB COMPLETED ON TIME

SURREY CIVIC CENTRE

■■Submitted by Greg Miron

The new Surrey Civic Centre is an $11.4 million dollar, Multi-Scope Project for the Flynn Vancouver Branch.

The Vancouver Glazing Crews were working hard installing the Flynn Unitized Curtain Wall System.

BC Hydro is a $1.6 Million multi-scope project, located in the northern part of Maple Ridge near the lower toe of Alouette Lake. The project consisted of both SBS and standing seam roofs.

VANCOUVER

The most challenging part of the project was the barrel roof, where the lower leading edge transitioned from an insulated SBS assembly to a standing seam un-insulated overhang. The 454 penetrations for the snow guard system was no small feat either. Besides having to line up the tubing of the guard, with an uneven roof substrate, each penetration had to receive a heat shrink seal.

■■Submitted by Jeff Ferrey

VANCOUVER

Vancouver Health and Safety Representative, Scott Boyle, sets out the Control Zone.

With a later start by the GC than originally anticipated, the SBS portion of the roof slid into October and November and the team worked hard to use every hour of fair weather to complete the torching work. The metals team as well had their challenges, slippery sloped decks in the cool mornings, complex flashings at the leading edge of expansion joints, and as well a snow fence.

The team did an awesome job, the client was pleased, and they hit the mark and turned over their portion of the project on schedule.

Great job, guys! 

HUSKY GAS STATION RE-ROOF ■■Submitted by Bruce Iles

The Vancouver Service Department was called upon to replace the roof on a Husky Gas Station located in Surrey, British Columbia. The crew had to battle with rain during the process which delayed the job for weeks. At the end, the job was completed thus leaving another Flynn Customer Satisfied.

Kelly Shae uses a fall restraint to utilize the Spyder Crane Controls to set the frame into the sill track as the crew guides it into place.

VANCOUVER

From left to right: Patryk Binik, Brian Sellen, Earl Anonby, Troy Davies and Matt Blue.

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The crew gets ready to move the frames into position for installation. From left to right: Bryce Gougeon, Logan Kingdon, Aram Minasyan, Jason Sabet, and Flynn Ryan.

VANCOUVER SERVICE GLAZING: CLIMBING TO NEW HEIGHTS

HILLSIDE MALL REDEVELOPMENT

■■Submitted by Nick Mielty

This multi-scope project in Victoria, British Columbia is entering its second year. Like many of Victoria’s other projects, there is a high level of public exposure on this site. The development includes renovations to the existing mall and new construction in the expansion phase. Multiple Flynn crews have worked on this site with current crews being led by Darren Nancarrow and Jason O’Hanley.

On March 6, 2013 BLJC contracted Flynn Vancouver Service to investigate an on-going leak issue at a 9th Floor office window that they believed was in-accessible. Vancouver Service Glazing Technician Robert Proulx (with the repelling expertise of AllWest) went where few men have gone before by repelling down four stories in between Sun Shades to both access and assess the ongoing leak issue.

Using Full on Mountain Climbing Gear, our brave technician gave a new meaning to “success under pressure” by finding, making permanent repairs, and solving the Mt. Everest sized leak issue all while hanging from ropes. Great job Rob and keep up the good work!

VANCOUVER Pictured above is Robert Proulx. Robert was Flynn’s Safety Star of the Month for June! See back page for more!

■■Submitted by Gary Stride

VICTORIA

From left to right: Bruce Brown, Darren Brown (Roofing Foreman), Damian Nancarrow, Jason O’Hanley (Metals Foreman) and Grant Schwabe.

BELLA BELLA COMMUNITY SCHOOL CREW CONQUERS TOUGH CHALLENGES ■■Submitted by Gary Stride

VICTORIA

Wahib Othman and his crew at Flynn Victoria, have been working on the Bella Bella Community School on the North Central Coast of British Columbia for almost six months.

Bella Bella is the sole community on a small KITCHENER island in the heart of the Spirit Bear country.

The Spirit Bear or Kermode is a black Bear that, due to a genetic twist in their DNA, produce white offspring. The island is accessible by once weekly BC Ferry service and almost daily air connections making the logistics quite difficult.

The scope of work here involves the removal of the existing roof, often revealing extensive structural decay beneath and then reroofing in the snow, torrential rains and at times near hurricane force winds. Areas of work are frequently put on hold until approvals/instructions and Engineering is obtained from afar. All materials/ tools and supplies are barged to the site, an eight hour journey from Northern Vancouver Island.

Crews are lodged on an adjacent island and at times are unable to go to work as the seas are too high for safe voyage. The crew comes here for weeks at a time leaving their families behind. The efforts of our men here are truly appreciated. Great work!

From left to right: Ross McKay, Stan Craig, Wahib Othman (Roofing Foreman) and Jacob Johnson.

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FLYNN VANCOUVER RACES TO COMPLETE PORSCHE CENTRE ■■Submitted by Gary Stride

Dilawri Group, the largest automotive group in Canada, owns and operates over 46 dealerships representing 29 automotive brands in Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. They recently appointed Ledcor Construction Ltd. as the General Contractor for their Porsche dealership in Vancouver. Flynn went through the bidding process and was successful in securing the metal wall cladding and the composite wall panel scope of work.

This project had some interesting requirements which necessitated the introduction of a galvanized adjustable thermal clip girt system to minimize the heat transfer across the building wall. The design was initially submitted for structural engineering review.

The next step was to preassemble the girts at the Vancouver shop in a controlled environment prior to shipping to site. The Flynn site crew then went to work, attached the pre-assembled girt system to the wall, adjusted it to the required wall depth, concreted the wall contour and proceeded with the cladding and panel install with minimal shimming. This resulted in a reduction of install time, increase in productivity and facilitating the attainment of required schedule.

The Flynn crew mobilized to site in early March and as more areas become available, they ramped up the volume of work required to be performed within the time frame required for the client to take possession of the building. Through great team work amongst the office team, the shop team and the field crew, Flynn is on track to meet its contractual obligations!

VANCOUVER

Tim Pollard, Azmir Hadzovic (Project Foreman), Joe Jackson (Foreman), Speedy (Project Manager), Trevor Chard, Kevin Martel, Bryce Young (Foreman), Roland Baptiste, Colin Nagel, Michal Dyrda, Trevor Kehoe, Christian Krieger, Kyle Maksymchuk, Ryan Young (Foreman), Anton Ruvimskij, Denise Franciso (Project Co-coordinator), Del Hernandez (Project Co-Coordinator), Shane Boulanger, Sam He, James Jackson and Richard Baptiste.

Missing from the photo : Billy Chevalieur, Cliff Clarkson (Foreman) and Thomas Steinweger.

JOB WELL DONE BY VANCOUVER SERVICE CREW Vancouver Service Manager, Bruce Illes, recently received the following message from a client: Hi Bruce: I’m not sure if you are the person that I should contact, and we haven’t met, but I’ve certainly had the pleasure of meeting and working with several of your company reps. Two especially come to mind: Nick Mielty and Earl Anonby. It is so wonderful to work with professionals. We feel that we can depend on their expertise and skill sets. Not only are these men experts in their own right but they are a delight to interact with and completely reliable. I am speaking for everyone in our Maintenance Department when I say that the day Flynn Canada walked on campus was the day that we all breathed a sigh of relief and this continues to this very day.

Thank you very much for all of your hard work. We love your company and all of the employees that we have had the privilege of meeting and working with.

Brenda Wallace, Maintenance Trinity Western University 7600 Glover Road Langley, BC, Canada

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SURREY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TAKES TEAMWORK ■■Submitted by Rey Medina

The Surrey Memorial Hospital Project in British Columbia started in July 2012 and was completed on June 30, 2013. In conjunction with General Contractor, EllisDon – this multi-scope project required use of the Flynn Wall, Prodema Panel and Acumen, and Nupress Spider Fittings.

This project was a great example of the benefits of Flynn’s geographic locations.

Flynn Toronto did the Tower and Podium, shop drawings, fabrication, assembly, and glazing unitized frames, and shipped fabricated frames to the site by VIA Rail. The Flynn Vancouver Shop assembled and glazed some of the podium frames and Flynn Edmonton did the fabrication of Acumen Panels and shipped fabricated panels via truck. Great work, everyone!

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EASTGATE SQUARE ■■Submitted by Gary Stride

VICTORIA

At Flynn Victoria, Chris Sitter and his crew removed the existing roof and re-roofed Eastgate Square without the usual annoyance of the west coast winter and spring rains.

Portions of the deck were found to be in distress at the time of tear off and these areas were addressed quickly. The location of the roof access hatch to the stairway created a fall hazard due to its proximity to the leading edge. Upon completion, permanent engineered guardrails were installed at the hatchway providing future safe access to all those required to carry out service work on the roof.

From left to right: Nigel Ince, Ryan Spence, Jack Marsh (Project Superintendent), Brent Kauffman, Jordan Demontigny, Chris Sitter (Roofing Foreman) and Bruce Brown.

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CASH FOR REFERRING EXPERIENCED WORKERS (C.R.E.W) FIND OUT MORE: For additional information on how you can receive Cash for Referring Experienced Workers (C.R.E.W) log in to your Extranet account and navigate to “My Development” -> “C.R.E.W”

DON’T HAVE AN EXTRANET ACCOUNT? Don’t worry. It’s quick and easy to get your account up and running today!

HOW TO REGISTER FOR YOUR EXTRANET ACCOUNT: 1. Open an y Web Browser (Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, etc.) and visit https://extranet.flynn.ca Please note: Registration must take place from a computer that is not located at a Flynn a branch.

2. Click on “ Register Here ” and fill out the Required Information . You will need to enter your email address and your Employee Number which can be found on any paystub.

3. Once your information has been entered, click “ Register ”.

4. Check your email. You should see a “ welcome to your Extranet ” message. Click on the link in the body of the email and create your password. Please note: For security purposes, the password you choose must be 8 characters in length.

You will now be able to login to your account using your email and password. If you experience any difficulties, please do not hesitate to contact Communications Specialist Kim Hutchison by email at khutchison@flynn.ca or by phone at (905) 671-3971 x 1359.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO A TRUE “FLYNN GUY”

Camille Cote celebrated his 65 th Birthday and has informed us he will be retiring at the end of this year. He and his wife Joan will travel and perform volunteer work. Camille started with Flynn in 1984 and it comes as no surprise to all of us who have known him for so long to find out his retirement plans include helping others.

Enjoy your “second career”, Camille. From all of your Flynn Family, we wish you the very best.

Doug Flynn

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FLYNN BEST PRACTICES

■■Submitted by Jeff Small

Mechanical Roof Attachment Systems

There is a lot of material being screwed down on Flynn job sites, the question

OMG ACCU-SCREW SYSTEM

LOOSE SCREWS AND PLATES

The OMG Accutrac, Accuseam and Rhinotrac screw guns are a standup screw gun using loose screws and a feeding system to load plates into position. As the operator walks, he drops a new screw into the top chute and the gun automatically feeds in a plate. This system requires a special accutrac or accuseam plate with standard roofing screws. Standard Rhinobond plates work in the Rhinotrac Gun.

Using loose screws and plates is a common way of securing insulation and single ply seams. Plates are laid out on the surface with a second installer following with screws and a drywall screw gun or drill. This method will work on any job but bending over all day is hard on the roofer’s back and is slower than the stand up systems.

Insulation Plate Loose roofing screws

Accuseam Seam Plate

Installing Loose Screws through Sopraboard

Accutrac/ Accuseam/ Rhinotrac Screwgun

Accutrac Insulation Plate

PREASSEMBLED SCREWS

Preassembled screws are factory assembled with the plate already attached to the screw to speed up the installation of the screws on the roof. Preassembled screws are available for both insulation and for seams on single ply roofs.

Screw Setter

Tallboy Screwgun

Trufast PA Tool Screwgun Installing screws with Accutrac Screwgun

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FLYNN BEST PRACTICES is – are we doing it the most efficient way?

SCREW SETTER WITH TALLBOY GUN

Wall Insulation Securement SECURING INSULATION Securing insulation to the wall is a labor intensive process. With stick pins the pin either needs to be secured to the wall using a screw, laminated with sopraseal membrane or stuck using tactoo adhesive (48 hour cure time).

These pins can fall off after the wall system is installed, leaving gaps in the insulation and a loss of heat in the building.

The screw setter is used to set the screw into the insulation. A second person comes with the tallboy screwgun to screw the plates down. This two man operation is very fast and can be completed without the installers needing to bend over.

RAMSET INSULFAST SYSTEM

Setting Screw with Screw Setter

Screwing down with Tallboy

TRUFAST PA TOOL SCREWGUN This screw gun is similar to the OMG Tallboy except that it is a single man operation. Notice the white cup on the end of it with three magnets which attach to a preassembled screw’s metal plate and holds the screw in place. Flynn has modified this gun, adding the black handle making it easier to operate.

Loading Preassembled Screw into Gun

As an alternative to stick pins, the Ramset Insulfast System can install insulation securement pins into solid concrete, solid masonry, cinderblock walls or metal studs.

This system is compatible with EPS, XPS and rock wool insulation in thickness up to 6”, installing up to four times faster than traditional stick pins.

Screwing down

Note the plastic portion of pin is pushed through insulation. The metal pin at end is pushed into the concrete.

PRIMARY ADVANTAGES • Up to four times faster than stick pins • Fasten insulation directly to the wall no need to wait for tactoo adhesive to cure • Can be used year round, no issue with adhering to cold or wet surfaces • Less thermal transfer than metal stick pins

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YOUR SAFETY STARS FOR 2013

Safety is a top strategic priority here at Flynn Canada. Every month we choose one “ Safety Star ” – a person who demonstrates high levels of safety and professionalism on the job. Below are this year’s winners to date. Congratulations on a job well done!

To learn more about the Safety Star Program and to nominate someone you feel should be recognized for their safety efforts, visit your Extranet at https://www.extranet.flynn.ca .

Lloyd Lockwood (Fabrication Shop Foreman, Saskatoon) Safety Star of the Month January 2013

Dale Parsons (Glazier, St. John’s) Safety Star of the Month February 2013

Scott Boyle (Lead Hand Journeyman Glazier, Vancouver)

Graeme Wills (Metals Foreman,Edmonton) Safety Star of the Month March 2013

Safety Star of the Month April 2013

Kyle Culp (Journeyman Roofer, Hamilton)

Robert Proulx (Glazing and Metal Service, Vancouver)

Safety Star of the Month May 2013

Safety Star of the Month June 2013

Eric Brass (Labourer, Metals Department, Regina)

Jeremy Hall (Sheet Metal Foreman, Vancouver)

Safety Star of the Month July 2013

Safety Star of the Month August 2013