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You can probably imagine the wide range of projects a company like VISCO has worked on after being in business for nearly a half-century. A day in the life of VISCO is quite extraordinary. From residential demolition to large-scale commercial and industrial projects, we're put to the test daily. Scroll down to see some of our project highlights:

Alberta Infrastructure
2016
2017

Hidden Valley Golf Resort Clean-Up ($5.7M)

Hazardous material abatement and demolition of 317 houses and 455 other flood-damaged structures at the former Hidden Valley Golf Resort on the Siksika Nation near Cluny, AB

TransEd Partnership
2016
2017

Valley Line LRT ($619K)

Demolition and hazardous abatement of Osman Auction, Union Tractor, and City Maintenance building in preparation for new LRT route

Alberta Infrastructure
2016

Calgary Floodway Relocation Program ($1.2M)

Removal of 17 flood-damaged houses along Elbow River in Calgary and site remediation


PCL Construction Management
2014
2016

Rogers Place ($500K)

Hazardous material abatement and demolition of former Greyhound station (2016) and Staples (2014) as part of ICE District development


Flatiron-Dragados-Aecon-Lafarge-Joint Venture
2013
2016

NE Anthony Henday Drive ($3M)

Demolished 15 bridges (many with 24-hour highway or 6-8-hour rail closures) and 100+ houses and farm structures to accommodate construction of ring road.


Canada Lands Company
2014
2015

Griesbach H18, H19, H20 & C1 ($733K)

Hazardous material abatement and demolition of 4 buildings on former Griesbach Base


City of Fort Saskatchewan
2015

Fort Saskatchewan Hospital ($290K)

Hazardous material abatement and demolition of former Fort Saskatchewan Hospital

City of Red Deer
2014

Red Deer Civics Yards ($1.6M)

Demolition of 6 buildings at the former Red Deer Civic Yards

Ledcor Design-Build
2013

Royal Alberta Museum ($1.1M)

Demolition of former Central Post Office as part of Royal Alberta Museum development.


PCL Construction Mgt. Ltd.
2012

Central LRT Station Rehabilitation ($596K)

Concrete LRT station removals along Jasper Avenue


Aman Building Corp.
2009

Victoria School of Performing and Visual Arts ($707K)

Phased demolition of sections of school to accommodate new construction schedule


Concreate USL
2008

Fox Drive Overpass

Bridge removal of Fox Drive overpass on Whitemud Freeway.


2005

Edmonton Stock Yards

30 acres of corrals and buildings

Government of Yukon
2004

Asbestos Mine Building

Demolition of 200,000 sq. ft. and 45-foot tall mine in Dawson City, Yukon.

Alberta Health
2002

Royal Alexandra Hospital

Demolition of one wing to accommodate Lois Hole Hospital for Women, included 60,000 sq. ft. of asbestos contaminated rubble.

City of Edmonton
2000

Clarke Stadium

Demolition of 20,000 seat facility, former home of Edmonton Eskimos.


Agricore
1999
2002

9 Alberta Grain Elevators

Demolition of grain elevators located in Cereal, Consort, Hanna, Hobbema, Oyen, Sibbald, Skiff, Taber, and Vauxhall.


Agrium
1997

Agrium

45-foot-high sulfuric acid converter (completed in 14 days in operational plant).

Whitehorse & Yukon Railroad
1996

Whitehorse Tank Farm

Removal of 25 10,000 Barrel oil tanks in Whitehorse, Yukon.


Forrest Construction
1995

John Ducey Baseball Park

Demolition of 6,500 seat facility, home field for the AAA Edmonton Trappers of the Pacific Coast League.


1995

Canada Packers Meat Processing Plant

1936 building, including 1.1 million bricks, 600,000 board feet of lumber, 220,000 sections of tile, 14,000 tons of concrete, 22,000 feet of pipe and 50 miles of electrical wire in 12 miles of conduit, and included preservation of historical landmark Smoke Stack.

Ipsco
1993

Ipsco Pipe Factory

2,000,000 sq. ft. of building, 8 acres of concrete pads and road, 30,000 m3 of contaminated soils.

1993

Fort Saskatchewan Jail

Demolition of the jail built in 1915.


Alberta Health
1992

University of Alberta Hospital

Demolition of the 1906, 8-storey, 2,000,000 sq. ft. landmark hospital, adjacent to new hospital build.


1991

Royal Trust Tower

Demolition and removal of 10-storey building on Jasper Avenue.

Peter Pocklington Corp.
1988

Gainers Meat Processing Plant

Demolition of plant.


1988

Burns Meat Processing Plant

Demolition of original brick 10-storey building.

Government of Alberta
1984

Alberta Transportation Building

Demolition of building and site preparation for new build.


1980

98 Street & Jasper Avenue Buildings

Demolition of United Cigar Store and Western Surplus buildings on Jasper Avenue.

Various
1968
1979

Various

Predominately water and sewer installations, as well as tunneling sewer shafts for University of Alberta, pedestrian tunnels under Jasper Avenue, and excavation for Edmonton Centre foundations.

1968

Visco incorporated by Neil Visser