J.R. Cousin Consultants Ltd.

HISTORY OF THE COMPANY J.R. Cousin Consultants Ltd. (JRCC) is a Manitoba based consulting engineering firm. The company was established in 1981 of highly professional and experienced personnel. The firm is a privately held Canadian company. All shareholders are company employees. The firm has established a sound, stable, dedicated professional engineering business, has maintained the same principals since inception, and has a team of highly skilled professionals with years of experience who have gained the respect of Clients and fellow professionals alike. The company has experienced steady growth since inception and owns the office building it operates from at 91A Scurfield Boulevard in Winnipeg. AWARDS In 1991, our firm received the Certificate of Merit in the Environment category from Canada Awards for Business Excellence. The Canada Awards for Business Excellence is sponsored by Industry, Science and Technology Canada in recognition of outstanding achievement. In 1995, the "Ste. Agathe Pipeline Project", for which we completed conceptual development and engineering works, received the 1994 Award of Excellence for Sustainable Development for the Public Sector as presented by the Manitoba Round Table on the Environment and Economy. In November 1995, our firm received a prestigious Canadian Consulting Engineering Award of Excellence in the Civil Engineering category for the Ste. Agathe pipeline, which involves a water plant and 23 kilometres of pipeline works for the R.M. of Ritchot. In 2004, we received an Environmental Award of Merit from the Consulting Engineers of Manitoba for our works on the R.M. of Hanover - Blumenort Aerated Lagoon Project. FIELDS OF PRACTICE The senior engineers of the firm each have over 25 years of experience in municipal engineering. The firm consists of planners, design and construction engineers, design and cost engineers, environmental, geotechnical and hydrogeological engineers, resident engineers, technical personnel, technical assistants, draftspersons and computer operators. We are committed to continued training and education ensuring that latest technology developments are applied. Clients are assured of professional engineering services on every project. PRINCIPLE FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION - Drainage - Environmental - Flood Control - Geotechnical/Hydrogeology - Land Development - Landscaping - Municipal - Planning - Roads - Wastewater Treatment - Water Treatment FACILITIES AND COMPUTER EQUIPMENT In 1989 the company designed and constructed our office building specifically to suit our staff and to accommodate the upgrades in computer networks, technology and reference material. The computer network at JRCC provides state of the art ethernet functions and software. JRCC had developed and implemented software that allows complete Remote Monitoring of Water and Sewage Treatment Plants. This software allows troubleshooting on-line with the operator to quickly resolve any day-to-day operational problems. Additionally, custom in-house software has been developed to complete engineering and calculations as related to lagoons, reservoirs, drainage and other works. This software allows designs to be optimised for the specific needs of the client.