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Gord Procknow’s paving persevered with help from family and friends

Gord Procknow has always been a family man, at home and at the office. While working in the Shuswap in the paving industry, Dawson Construction had an opening for a paving superintendent. Knowing a few people within the company, Procknow heard great things and jumped at the o

Dawson Group Marks 100 Years of Building B.C., Alberta and Northern History

KAMLOOPS, BRITISH COLUMBIA — Dawson Group, the family of construction companies that helped shape the face of western and northern Canada, turns 100 years old. The milestone anniversary marks a moment in the public infrastructure history of British Columbia, northern Canada an

ProntoForms is simplifying work on the road

The timeless cliché that says, “you cannot teach an old foreman new tricks,” simply does not apply to Dawson Road Maintenance (DRM). For the first several decades of road maintenance operations in B.C., everything was done with pencil and paper. Technology took an astoun

Local mechanic volunteers time to keep Lillooet firetrucks in check

Not all heroes wear capes. Some wear coveralls. In order for the Lillooet Fire Department (LFD) trucks to be ready to go whenever the call of duty comes in, they need to be kept in tip-top shape for the safety of everyone involved. That’s where Dan Storkan comes in. Sto