Volume 21, #2 2016 Construcon is now underway at the University of Brish Columbia on a 404 bed student residence called Brock Commons. When this project is completed in September 2017 it will stand 53 metres tall (18 stories) making it the largest wood frame building in Canada and one of the tallest in the world. Tro/er and Morton who is the mechanical contractor for this project has selected Bibby-Ste- Croix’s product to be used for this building’s DWV system. This unique building is a LEED® Gold project that is being built to demonstrate the economic and structural feasibility of wood-based construcon and also as a way to show a lower carbon foot print vs. other tradional building methods. This project will not be made enrely of wood, however; the building’s main floor and two vercal sha;s (the exit stairwell and elevator) will be made of concrete which help stabilize the structure. Also the columns will be linked together by steel connectors which will make the frame that is required to support the slabs which are made out of laminated wooden panels. Because the B.C. building code does not allow wooden buildings taller than six storeys; this project required a special approval process made up of fire safety experts, sciensts, code authories and firefighters. They determined in the event of a fire the best way to limit its spread from suite to suite is to increase the normal one hour fire separaon to two hours. Once completed, this building’s performance will be monitored regularly which could lead the way to more structures of this size or larger across the country. Alberta, Ontario and Quebec have recently amended their building codes to allow for taller wood frame buildings. In fact the Origine, a 13 storey wood frame residenal project in Quebec City, has been announced to start in April of this year. As wood frame construcon is geCng taller in Canada, Bibby’s DWV system is well suited for these kinds of buildings. Cast iron is quieter not to menon (follows on next page) Another memorable achievement for Bibby Another memorable achievement for Bibby Another memorable achievement for Bibby Another memorable achievement for Bibby-Ste Ste Ste Ste-Croix Croix Croix Croix
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Volume 21, #2 2016
Construc�on is now underway at the University of
Bri�sh Columbia on a 404 bed student residence
called Brock Commons. When this project is
completed in
September 2017 it
will stand 53
metres tall (18
stories) making it
the largest wood
frame building in
Canada and one of
the tallest in the
world.
Tro/er and
Morton who is the
mechanical
contractor for this
project has
selected Bibby-Ste-
Croix’s product to
be used for this
building’s DWV system.
This unique building is a LEED® Gold project that is
being built to demonstrate the economic and
structural feasibility of wood-based construc�on and
also as a way to show a lower carbon foot print vs.
other tradi�onal building methods.
This project will not be made en�rely of wood,
however; the building’s main floor and two ver�cal
sha;s (the exit stairwell and elevator) will be made of
concrete which help stabilize the structure. Also the
columns will be linked together by steel connectors
which will make the frame that is required to support
the slabs which are made out of laminated wooden
panels.
Because the B.C. building code does not allow
wooden buildings taller than six storeys; this project
required a special
approval process
made up of fire
safety experts,
scien�sts, code
authori�es and
firefighters. They
determined in the
event of a fire the
best way to limit its
spread from suite to
suite is to increase
the normal one hour
fire separa�on to
two hours.
Once completed,
this building’s performance will be monitored
regularly which could lead the way to more
structures of this size or larger across the country.
Alberta, Ontario and Quebec have recently amended
their building codes to allow for taller wood frame
buildings. In fact the Origine, a 13 storey wood frame
residen�al project in Quebec City, has been
announced to start in April of this year.
As wood frame construc�on is geCng taller in
Canada, Bibby’s DWV system is well suited for these
kinds of buildings. Cast iron is quieter not to men�on
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From the last week of June until mid-July, the members of
the health and safety department have taken the time to
meet with team members, in collaboration with the
supervision team. This was a prevention activity done to
revisit the achievements of last year’s prevention activity,
reiterate the importance of health and safety, and to
ensure the highest level of performance in health and
safety.
There was a powerpoint presentation, in which we
discussed several issues that when grouped together and
put into practice allow us to increase the safety level of
company members (salaried and unionized). Our analysis
method, "R.A.T.E.", was reintroduced, as well as different
studies into what states of mind contribute to the
emergence of critical errors in health and safety. Our
unavoidable H&S, our values and our philosophy in health
and safety were also presented, in order to ensure they
stay fresh in our team members’ minds. The participation
of our unionized team members and the supervision team
was a central point of the presentation, in order to gather
different opinions, discuss our situation at the health and
safety level, clarify certain beliefs and work together
toward a common goal.
The team members were surprised, but pleased, to learn
that many of the company’s values came from a
questionnaire filled out over the security month of last
year. An explanation of Bill C-21 as well as the scope of this
act on team members and the framework of our staff has
greatly contributed to a better understanding of some of
the measures health and safety staff take in order to serve
their due diligence and the measures we sometimes have
to take on a person prone to non-safe behaviors.
There were also several questions on the Bradley curve,
which attempts to situate company culture within a health
and safety framework. By explaining this concept during
the presentation, several useful exchanges were able to
take place in regards to our corporate culture.
In summary, this was once again a very rewarding and
pleasant experience. It is necessary to continue our
excellent work together and continue to see the evolution
and development of health
and safety at Bibby-Ste-
Croix.
Let us not forget that “0”
accident is a goal worth
striving for and that we
must choose to work
together to achieve this.
Marie-Pier Côté and Dave
Methot, Health & Safety
Technicians
it is easier and less
costly to fire stop vs a
PVC system, so you
can expect to see
more of our cast iron
used in these
structures in the
future.
Aaron Kalinowski,
Sales Représenta've, Soil Pipe Division, B.C.
Con�nued from cover page
Week of Prevention
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End of our old Disamatic
June 1, 2016 has been a milestone in the history of Bibby Ste-Croix. This date means the last day of production for our Disamatic installed in 1977, 39 years earlier.
This sand molding machine will be cast in its career over 400 million pounds of gray cast iron.
She will be replaced by a new Disamatic 240-B. Our team of engineering and maintenance work at the establishment and launch of the new DISAMATIC.
Here are the two day and night team members who attended the last day to remember.
Marcelle Brisson
Night Shift Team Member
Day Shift Team Member New Disamatic
From May 4th to May 8th of 2015, Laperle Foundry had the privilege of hosting Bryan Singer and
his team for the filming of the mega production X-Men: Revelation. Three different scenes of the
film were shot on the Laperle Foundry premises. Four team members of the foundry had the
chance to appear as extras in the film, which was released on the big screen on May 26th, 2016.
Isabelle St-Amant, RH Advisor
Filming of X-Men at Laperle Foundry
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Cheers to all of our team members whose work anniversary occurred during the months of: May, June, July and August
2016. We hope you continue to prosper with Bibby-Ste-Croix and Laperle Foundry. We also want to welcome all the new
team members.
Ste-Croix Yves Olivier 22 Pierre-Luc Fallu 4 Jacob Pelletier 1
Sylvain Daigle 21 Franco Gallese 4 Jean Ricard 1
Jean Paquin 45 Luc Meunier 20 Marc Nadeau 4 Yves Tardif 1
Dany Hébert 22 Jean-Paul Demers 4 Simon Nicolas 1 Jonathan Desbiens 2
Éric Laliberté 22 Martin Deschênes 4 Paul Paquet 1 Alain Poissant 2
Laperle
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Laperle (continued)
Kevin Gravel 2 Sylvain Lavoie 2
Georges E. Blanchet 1971 - 2016
Georges started his career
with Bibby in the shipping
department, loading truck
and coun�ng inventory.
Then, everything followed
very quickly during his 45
year career. Georges has
done all aspects of shipping, inventory manager and 30 years
ago, became in charge of customers service and traffic
manager.
Georges has grown with Bibby to have a vast knowledge of all
Bibby product customers. George has built a team of inside
sales and shipping that is one of the premier team making
Bibby a success.
Georges will leave Bibby Thursday, May 26th
and will be greatly
missed.
Peter Cro/on, VP/GM
We will always remember our
friend Gérard Caron, the finishing
inspector. Always steady at his
post, and ready to help a working
colleague.
You could always count on him to
smile and to be working on an
assigned task. It was for me an absolute pleasure to work with
Gérard. He is a family man of great value.
Thank you Gérard for all these beautiful years of service and I
wish you a nice, long and especially healthy retirement
surrounded by the people that you love.
Rémy Falardeau,
Finishing Dept —Bibby-Ste-Croix
Gérard Caron Georges E. Blanchet 1971 - 2016
Gaétan worked at several different posts in the plant, but the
shipping department is where he spent the most of his �me. He
helped in the very beginning when the storage factory on
Laurier Road was used to assemble valve boxes and fire
hydrants. Then, he became a specialist in waterworks products
and Canadian valve boxes.
Gaétan was always reliable at his post during all these years
and played an important part in the success of Bibby-Ste-Croix.
We wish you a long, healthy re�rement. It has been wonderful
working with you for all these years.
Daniel Garant, Shipping Foreman
Another page in the history books for Bibby Ste-Croix, as Adrien
takes his re�rement a;er 43 years of service, including 36 years
as a foreman in the pa/ern shop. With the departure of Adrien,
we are losing a living encyclopedia of our pa/erns.
Thank you for all your years of service.
I am therefore taking this opportunity to wish Adrien a well-
deserved re�rement and of course, good luck landing a few
deer.
Enjoy your re�rement Adrien,
Pierre Cayer, Quality Manager
Adrien Bergeron Gaetan Côté
I have known Daniel since 1972, when he was my foreman during the night shift. Daniel shortly after
changed his position and became a unionized member of the day shift.
He has been president of the Union for a few years and has been a staunch defender of its members,
resulting in sometimes heated dialogs on different topics.
Daniel is a loyal man, diligent in his work and unbiased with all his friends and colleagues. It’s nice to reminisce about all of our colleagues over the last
20 years. Throughout all these years, I have always appreciated his friendship and am happy we are still close. I wish him a long and happy retirement
surrounded by friends and family.
Raymond Allard, buyer, Laperle Foundry
Daniel Daigle
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Georges E. Blanchet 1971 - 2016
On July 15, 2016 Paul retired after 13
years as a mechanic at Laperle
Foundry.
Paul was known for joking around with
his colleagues, for his curiosity and for
his enthusiasm.
We wish you a long and happy retirement Paul. Enjoy it.