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December 6, 2006 - PRESS RELEASE
Are you ready for a Disaster - Plan ahead in case of Fire Flood Water Damage and Natural Disasters Emergency Response with the REC Group of Companies. REC Disaster Recovery; REC Fire Water Flood Damage Restoration; Restoration Environmental Contractors and REC Demolition A REC DISASTER EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE CONTRACT is your peace of mind for all industrial commercial governmental institutional and insurance companies.

REC and Abcott Construction LEED Approved Contractors

REC Awarded Regent Park Toronto Revitalization LEED Project
Four hundred households
more than 1,100 peoplehave been relocated from Canada's most famous and most-lamented low-income housing project, Regent Park. This is the beginning of Phase One of the Toronto Community Housing Corporation's Regent Park Revitalization project and and the start of what could be the most sustainable housing development in North America, if not the World.

As the oldest social housing complex in Canada, Regent Park will soon be history, as REC Demolition crews started the process of dismantling the community.
 

 


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Ontario New Asbestos Regulations
Ontario Regulation 278/05
Designated Substance - Asbestos on Construction Projects and in Buildings and Repair Operations was made June 8, 2005, filed June 10, 2005.
Click here to access the New Regulations on the Government web site.

Investment Recovery - Used Building Materials Available
REC Demolition & Restoration Environmental Contractors can assist with selling obsolete machinery or salvaging valuable scrap metals. This can potentially create a substantial cost reduction on your project.

 

 

REC Receives Safety Award at PCL Dinner in Ottawa
Restoration Environmental Contractors - REC Demolition are proud to announce they have received the prominent PCL Safety Award at PCL/Victoria Museum/PWGSC dinner.
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New standards for removing asbestos expected in 2005

BY W.D. LIGHTHALL
New standards and procedures for handling and removing building materials with asbestos content are likely to come into force during 2005.

It’s expected that sometime next year the provincial government will implement a number of changes apply to the handling of asbestos materials on construction and renovation projects, said Thornton, vice president of Pinchin Environmental for Construct Canada.

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Re-building the Castle -
PCL Constructors Canada Inc. & Restoration Environmental Contractors - REC Demolition

 


Dubbed “The Castle on Metcalfe” because of its immediately recognizable shape and style, the Victoria Memorial Museum Building is one of Canada’s oldest museum buildings and one of its greatest physical treasures. Over the next five years, the building will be completely restored to bring it up to modern standards.
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Courtesy Ottawa Construction Comment.


Weyerhaeuser Pulp and Paper Mill project nearing completion -- view photos of project

 


Restoration Environmental Contractors and REC Demolition are pleased to announce they are nearing the completion of the 300,000 sq. ft. asbestos abatement and demolition project at the former Weyerhaeuser Pulp and Paper Mill in Sturgeon Falls, ON.

REC Awarded $4.9M environmental abatement and demolition project at the Victoria Memorial Museum in Ottawa, ON

 


Restoration Environmental Contractors and REC Demolition are proud to be a part of the rehabilitation project at the historic Canadian Victoria Memorial Museum of Nature in Ottawa. The project is expected to last three (3) years.
 

 

Queens Park Complex and Ontario Legislature Air Balancing and Energy Savings - over 40 projects completed
REC and REC Demolition are the pre-qualified contractor for the Ontario Realty Corporation and SNC Lavalin Profac at the Government Legislative Buildings in Toronto, working various asbestos, mould and demolition projects in the complex.

REC awarded Historic Archives of Ontario mould remediation project in Toronto, ON.
REC has been awarded the est. $700,000.00 mould remediation at the Historic Archives of Ontario at 77 Grenville in Toronto, ON to be completed in 2004 - 2005.

REC awarded ISERV Ontario abatement project at 1201 Wilson Ave. Building 'A', a $2M project with over $40M operational computer equipment.
REC is continuing the abatement project at the Ontario ISERV Computer Data Centre, located at 1201 Wilson Ave. in Toronto, Ontario. The centre is operational with over $40 million in computer equipment containing sensitive data.

Restoration Environmental Contractors (REC) & REC Demolition announce opening of offices in Ottawa, ON and Sturgeon Falls, ON
Restoration Environmental Contractors and REC Demolition have opened two (2) offices, in Ottawa, ON and Sturgeon Falls, ON

New - EACO 2004 - Mould Abatement Guidelines
Download the new EACO Mould Guidelines in PDF format. (click here to download)

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Restoration Environmental Contractors Announce New Division - REC DEMOLITION
Restoration Environmental Contractors is pleased to announce their new division REC DEMOLITION. Ron Kepic will head the REC Demolition team and Keith Laroue will assume project management and supervisory roles in the company. All recently joined REC Demolition and are respected members in the demolition and environmental abatement industry. They bring with them 50 years of experience!
 

 

Recognizing and Controlling theAsbestos Hazard of Vermiculite Insulation in Construction
Vermiculite insulation was commonly installed as wall and ceiling insulation in a number of commercial and residential applications.

Over 6,000 Projects Completed
Environmental awareness and legal compliance are essential to any organization committed to meeting the needs of today's business. Restoration Environmental Contractors is an environmental contracting company with over 17 years of experience in the industry. We have handled over 6,000 asbestos, lead and heavy metal dust contaminant removal projects, as well as 50 site cleanups to date.

REC Completes Asbestos Removal Project at Old Crown Life building, 120 Bloor Street in Toronto, ON
Restoration Environmental Contractors is proud to announce the completion of the largest Asbestos Removal Project in Toronto. The $2.2 million project is "The Old Crown Life Building", a Toronto landmark since the 1950's. It is located at 120 Bloor St. E., in Toronto.

 

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