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The average client load for a week was140, which was very financially burde-nous for the corporation, as the occupancyof only 40 beds was too little to accommo-dates such numbers. Clients had to befarmed out to motels and hotels all overthe city which was quite expensive butnow with the new lodge, Mr. Morris isvery happy to be able to have everythingunder one roof and that lends way to morecontrol over the finances. The sense ofaccomplishment in being able to offerimproved services is a great thing for sucha small organization and that is the numberone gratification. All went well witheveryone on the board in the planning anddecision making during the entire projectand because the corporation operatesautonomously, free range in decision mak-ing for the project eliminated a lot of thered tape other projects encounter.If you have 140 clients a week, for 52weeks, that equals 7280 clients. That's alot of people who are in need of medicalservices and have to deal with 'where tostay?' along with the worry of their condi-tion, but now they don't have to troublethemselves over that any longer thanks tothe expansion project of WequedongLodge.

Mr. Habib of Habib Architects, explainsthat, this is another example of how anexisting building can get a new life. Theexisting structure, formerly a school, wasbuilt in a different time, with differentmaterials and methods,which had low

energy efficiencies and was deteriorating.The entire building envelope has beenupgraded and a substantial new buildinghas been added. A strong green colour wasused to unify the exterior for a fresh newlook. As in most reconstruction projects,owners, designers and contractors had toovercome unknown challenges, keepingbudgeting costs and time constraints inmind. Environmentally, more than fiftypercent of the existing materials had beenpreserved, resulting in an enormousamount of savings. The new facility isbright and well planned out, with all thelatest in technological maintenance man-

agement applications for efficient opera-tions and for the comfort of the clients andbusiness operations of the staff.

Be sure to watch for the Grand Opening

coming soon, of the Wequedong Lodgeand stop in to see this self contained, mod-ern facility and just what it offers to thosein need.

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WEQUEDONG LODGE OPENS ITS DOORSCLIENTS

KBM started as a company in 1968 whenthe partners got together as KBM Forestry.Over the years it has grown and followedthe forestry industry. They started to do somuch more mining work that it was decid-ed to change their name to KBM Resources.In addition KBM Sales provides qualityequipment and technical support for peoplewho are out working in the woods.

The partners of KBM Resources Inc areprimarily foresters. The forestry industryboomed for many decades and the company

started out mostly in reforestation andadvising companies on rehabilitation, max-imizing forest yields, how to protect sensi-tive sites, how to plant and restock areas.The company has now broadened out tobecome one of the top national experts inforestry and rehabilitation. KBM Resourcesnow operates Canada wide as well as in theUS and other countries around the world.There still are lots of forestry operationsand there is a need for people who haveskills in aerial photography analysis, pro-viding digital mapping, forest inventoriesand providing governments and the compa-nies with information on the ecological sen-sitivities.

“ It is a testimony to KBM that they sur-vived the downturn in forestry to adapt tomining and all the other forms of resourcedevelopment including the new alternativeenergies especially water, solar, wind andso on. KBM is a model company that hasgone from 12 people at the bottom of therecession to 33 people now, essentially nowhiring about 1 new person per month anddoing work from coast to coast to coast.You have to adapt or you don't survive,”said Ken Boschoff, Senior EnvironmentalConsultant for KBM Resources Inc. “ Manymining companies are finding the skill setthey need here at KBM with our two air-planes, state of the art digital cameras, onsite aerial photography analysis all withmodest costs because we are located here.KBM has invested heavily in new equip-ment and provide fantastic quality.”

The KBM Resources Inc. owners arePeter Higgelke and Laird Van Damme.Recently they have added 5 full partners.These new partners are Arnold Rudy (GIS,GPS and Remote Sensing), Brad Chaulk(Photo Interpretation and ProjectManagement), Ian Gillies (FlightOperations and Airborne Data Collection),Shawn Mizon (Photogrammetry and GIS),and Stephane Audet (Field Operations andRenewable Resources). Each of these part-ners bring a wealth of proven experience to

the firm as they move into new areas ofservice.

KBM is located in two buildings onMooney Street down from the GreyhoundBus Terminal and the new Leon’s. Thecompany is state of the art with new tech-nology. For instance KBM Sales sell GPS’sbut also provide instruction and servicingthat is only available here from Winnipeg toToronto. If you need student equipmentthey have it, they will keep you warm andyou won’t get lost, noted Ken Boshcoff.

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Local Company Grows Despite Forestry Downturn:KBM Resources Inc

BY SCOTT A. SUMNERThunder Bay BUSINESS

Above: Ken Boschoff, Senior Environmental Consultant for KBM Resources Inc.

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Another navigation season is underway inthe Port of Thunder Bay and although it isstill early, Port officials are optimistic thatthe success of the 2011 season will contin-ue through 2012. Overall cargo tonnage in

2011 was 7.6 million tonnes, up 11% from6.9 million tonnes in 2010.

One of the Port’s success stories in 2011was grain. A million more tonnes passedthrough the Port’s elevators in 2011 than in2010, amounting to a 20% increase in ship-ments. Wheat remained the highest-volumegrain through the port, totaling 4.4 milliontonnes. Canola, however, made the biggest

jump from 2010 with volumes more thandoubling to a port record 1.4 million tonnesfor the commodity.

The high tonnage of canola can be attrib-uted to a strong Western Canadian crop

yield in 2011. Experts are predicting anoth-er good season for canola, with seeded acresin Western Canada expected to be nearrecord levels. Wheat acres are set torebound from low levels in 2011 due tospring flooding.

Another of the Port’s success stories is itsproject cargo business, which has beengrowing steadily for the past seven years.

The Port of Thunder Bay is regainingrecognition as Canada’s Gateway to theWest – an important link in the supply chainfor heavy, dimensional cargoes destined formine sites, wind farms, and the Oilsands inWestern Canada. Project cargo volumeshandled at Keefer Terminal in 2011 reacheda record high 100,000 freight tonnes.

The project cargo initiative was started bythe Thunder Bay Port Authority in an effortto accomplish its strategic objective ofdiversifying and increasing the port’s cargo.Project cargo volumes have climbed everyyear, and the trend is likely to continue in2012. “We expect to see further increases,”says Tim Heney, CEO of the Port Authority,“We’ve developed a very competitive gate-way, and offering back-haul grain for for-eign ships delivering project cargo is cer-tainly a benefit for the shipper.”

Other advantages of Thunder Bay includedirect access to CN and CP railways and theTransCanada Highway, abundant skilledlabor, and significant laydown areas forstorage and staging which are constantlybeing expanded to satisfy demand. And,coming in 2012, a Liebherr LHM 320Mobile Harbour Crane for Keefer Terminal.Standing ten stories high, the LHM 320 wasa bold investment by the Port Authority inpartnership with the Northern OntarioHeritage Fund Corporation that willincrease the Port’s competitiveness in theproject cargo market.

The crane has a 104-tonne lifting capacityat an 18.5 metre outreach, meaning it canlift a wind turbine nacelle out of the middleof a ship and place it directly onto a truck or

railcar on the dock. It can reach even furtherfor lighter lifts, and has impressive capacityfor clamming bulk cargo out of a ship – upto 1,100 tonnes an hour. “This crane willmake a difference in our cargo handlingefficiency, it is the only one of its kind westof Montreal on the Seaway,” added Heney.

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Wind turbine blades are offloaded from the MV BBC Orinoco in June 2011. The parts,shipped from Denmark, were stored temporarily at Keefer Terminal before being

trucked to the Greenwich Wind Farm in Dorion, ON.

In October 2011, equipment destined forthe Bell Creek Mill in Timmins, ON is

transferred from the MV Federal Powerat Keefer Terminal