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THE CCA ALSO HELD ITS NATIONAL AWARDS CEREMONY
—PRESENTED BY NORTHBRIDGE INSURANCE
TOP: (L to R) Wendy Scott, Marsh
Canada presents the Community
Leader Award to Ledcor Construction Group’s Rebecca Gelech and
Lindsay Shaw.
MIDDLE: (L to R) Brian Gue, PCL
Construction receiving the Excellence in Innovation Award from
Niki Jalali, Intact Surety.
BOTTOM: Cameron Archer, Orion
Construction, the CCA Workforce
Excellence Award, winner.
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CCA 2025 PINNACLE LEADER AWARD—GEOFF SMITH
(sponsored by PCL Construction)
For four decades, Geoff Smith has shaped not only one of Canada’s most influential construction
companies, but the very definition of leadership.
CCA 2025 ENVIRONMENTAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD—PCL CONSTRUCTION
(sponsored by CHUBB)
George Brown Polytechnic’s Limberlost Place—a 10-storey, net-zero mass timber building on Toronto’s waterfront—required a new approach to construction. As construction manager, PCL Construction played a central role in meeting the project’s ambitious targets for sustainability, safety, and
schedule certainty, supporting the development from early preconstruction through to completion.
CCA 2025 WORKFORCE EXCELLENCE AWARD—ORION CONSTRUCTION
(sponsored by MNP LLP)
At Orion Construction, inclusion isn’t a side initiative—it’s the blueprint. From day one, the company
has been intentional about creating a workplace where people feel respected, protected, and
heard—on site, in the office, and throughout every stage of their careers.
CCA 2025 PARTNER ASSOCIATION AWARD—VANCOUVER REGIONAL CONSTRUCTION
ASSOCIATION (sponsored by Wilson M. Beck Insurance Services)
By aligning government, industry, workforce development, and public perception under a single,
strategic vision, VRCA has demonstrated what it means to be a true partner to the construction
community.
CCA 2025 GOLD SEAL AWARD—SIMPSON BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD.
(sponsored by Travelers Canada)
At Simpson Building Contractors Ltd., Gold Seal Certification is not viewed as a milestone to
reach—it’s embedded in how work gets done.
CCA 2025 YOUNG LEADER AWARD—SARAH O’MALLEY
(sponsored by McMillan LLP)
Over a 14-year career, Sara O’Malley has progressed from student to senior project manager,
earning trust not through title, but through performance—delivering challenging projects with
clarity, confidence, and care.
CCA 2025 COMMUNITY LEADER AWARD
(sponsored by Marsh Canada)
(1ST WINNER)—MARCO GROUP
At Marco, community leadership isn’t treated as a side initiative—it’s embedded in how the
company operates, leads, and builds. Through a long-term commitment to reconciliation, inclusion,
sustainability, and hands-on service, Marco has shown what it means to be a community leader.
(2ND WINNER)—LYNDSEY SHAW AND REBECCA GELECH
At Ledcor’s Saskatoon operations, Lyndsey Shaw and Rebecca Gelech exemplify what it means to
lead with heart. Alongside their work delivering one of the region’s largest healthcare projects, they
have built a culture of giving that reaches far beyond the job site.
CCA 2025 EXCELLENCE IN INNOVATION AWARD
(sponsored by Intact Surety)
(1ST WINNER)—PCL CONSTRUCTION
Developed by PCL in close collaboration with self-performing field teams, data specialists, and
trade partners, Beeline is a digital construction optimization suite that bridges the gap between
engineering and execution. Across industrial projects, it optimized 250,000 metres of cable, reduced cable and tray material usage by 6.5 per cent, and accelerated installation by an estimated
38 per cent.
(2ND WINNER)—JCB CONSTRUCTION CANADA
JCB led the world-first high-density urban deployment of the Upbrella system for façade refurbishment. Suspended from the roof and fully enclosing the building, it created a climate-controlled,
airtight work environment that moved upward as construction progressed—without occupying
public space at street level.
CCA 2025 NATIONAL SAFETY AWARD—PETER KIEWIT SONS ULP
(sponsored by Vipond)
As a leader within national safety organizations, an early adopter of advanced safety helmets,
a champion of Craft Voice in Safety, and a contributor to mental health and temporary works
standards, through organizations such as the Canadian Construction Safety Council, Kiewit shares
what it learns.
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