In order to install 2,180 linear units of watermain to a new subdivision built by the City of Timmins, Chartrand Equipment employed a new pipe fusing and directional drilling method, which allowed for trenchless pipe installation. Chartrand Equipment is one of a select few contractors in Ontario with operators...

Construction of a Secondary Water Transmission Main from McDonald Lake to South Porcupine. CHARTRAND EQUIPMENT has recently completed the construction of a secondary water transmission main from McDonald Lake to South Porcupine in the City of Timmins. The work included installing 6.2 km of a 300 mm diameter water...

The Corporation of the Township of Black River-Matheson hired CHARTRAND EQUIPMENT for the reconstruction of 4th street. The work involved jack and boring 35m under a stretch of Highway 11 and 24m under the railway tracks running across the Highway. The work also included replacing 34 m of a...

On behalf of the Township of Chapleau, CHARTRAND EQUIPMENT completed the full reconstruction of approximately 550 m of roadway along Devonshire Street and Cherry Street. The work consisted of supplying all materials, labour and equipment to accomplish the following: the removal of old asphalt and grading the newly installed...

In co-operation with GoldCorp Inc., CHARTRAND EQUIPMENT constructed a new spillway at the No. 6 Tailings Basin site to prevent the dam from overtopping. Major work included clearing and grubbing the footprint of the tailings dam, excavation of organic materials, preparation of the bedrock materials, construction of the embankments,...

CHARTRAND EQUIPMENT was in charge of completing not only the hoist room, but also the collar shaft and collar house foundations. This job included all the excavation, drilling, blasting, concrete foundation, installation of water lines for feed to the plant and subsequent discharge into the settling pond, as well...

CHARTRAND EQUIPMENT was hired by the Township of Black River Matheson to rehabilitate the Wavell Road Bridge. The scope of work included removing the running surface, removing the laminated deck and installing a new pressure treated laminated deck. The work further included the addition of a new running surface...

CHARTRAND EQUIPMENT was a subcontractor hired to provide bridge demolition. Chartrand’s services included all excavation and granular supply and placement for the restructuring of the Frederickhouse River Bridge.

In 2005 Placer Dome Pamour Pit underwent a major expansion project. CHARTRAND EQUIPMENT was hired to relocate part of Highway 101 from the south side of Three Nations Lake to the north side of Three Nations Lake, in order to accommodate the new overpass that would be built to...

CHARTRAND EQUIPMENT has been awarded Phase I of this two phase project. The outcome of the project is to rehabilitate the site, relocate and cover acid generating tailings and improve the condition and water quality of Town creek. Phase I includes establishing access roads, diverting drainage into Gillies Pond,...

CHARTRAND EQUIPMENT has completed the rehabilitation of the Delnite Mine Tailings Dam B. The work consisted of environmental protection by installing silt fencing in order to prevent erosion during the construction phase so there would be no seepage of tailings into the water shed. The work also involved clearing...

CHARTRAND EQUIPMENT was retained for the purpose of demolishing the Broulan headframe and ore-bin structures. The structures were located on Florence Street, a site now owned by Goldcorp Canada Limited.

During the recent boom in the mining and construction industry in Timmins, many big box stores were enticed to open new business and/or expand on existing business. Shopper’s Drug mart opted to open a new location on Algonquin Boulevard and in doing so purchased an entire city block. CHARTRAND...

CHARTRAND EQUIPMENT was hired by Xstrata Kidd Mine Division to build a retaining wall for their paste fill plant loading ramp, as well as for the sand and tailings truck dumping hopper and conveyor way. For both of these projects, EFCO forms were utilized. Chartrand Equipment is vastly experienced...