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<br /> Looking for previous issues?<br /> An archive of earlier Groundbreaker magazine is at your fingertips<br /> Q1 2014<br /> The Official Publication of the Manitoba Heavy Construction Association<br /> All Roads Lead To<br /> INFRASTRUCTURE<br /> What science, social well-being and service delivery<br /> mean to heavy construction<br /> PLUS:<br /> MHCA’s Year-in-Review:<br /> The Way Forward<br /> EXPO North Has it All<br /> WORKSAFELYTM Safety Champions<br /> Manitoba’s Five-Year Plan for Workplace Injury and<br /> Illness Prevention Plan<br /> www.mhca.mb.ca<br /> The ONE-STOP SHOP for all<br /> your water and wastewater needs<br /> Congratulations<br /> MHCA on your 70th<br /> EMCO Waterworks is a nation-wide distributor<br /> of waterworks mainline pipe, service pipe, fire<br /> hydrants, valves, fittings, municipal castings<br /> and many other products and services.<br /> Specializing in<br /> • Hydrants & Valves<br /> • Land Drainage Products<br /<a title="Groundbreaker - Q1 2014 - MHCA page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fdfa9fae?page=1"> Looking for previous issues? An archive of earlie</a> <a title="Groundbreaker - Q1 2014 - MHCA page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fdfa9fae?page=2"> Q1 2014 The Official Publication of the Manitoba </a> <a title="Groundbreaker - Q1 2014 - MHCA page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fdfa9fae?page=3"> The ONE-STOP SHOP for all your water and wastewa</a> <a title="Groundbreaker - Q1 2014 - MHCA page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fdfa9fae?page=4"> 74 LDS projects and their impact </a> <a title="Groundbreaker - Q1 2014 - MHCA page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fdfa9fae?page=5"> Sales, Rentals & Service for a Division of the </a> <a title="Groundbreaker - Q1 2014 - MHCA page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fdfa9fae?page=6"> The Official Publication of the Manitoba Heavy Co</a> <a title="Groundbreaker - Q1 2014 - MHCA page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fdfa9fae?page=7"> </a> <a title="Groundbreaker - Q1 2014 - MHCA page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fdfa9fae?page=8"> Executive Committee MHCA Board Chair Henry Borger</a> <a title="Groundbreaker - Q1 2014 - MHCA page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fdfa9fae?page=9"> Construction Innovators, specializing in: • </a> <a title="Groundbreaker - Q1 2014 - MHCA page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fdfa9fae?page=10"> PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Chris Lorenc, B.A., LL.B. </a> <a title="Groundbreaker - Q1 2014 - MHCA page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fdfa9fae?page=11"> PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Further, consistent </a> <a title="Groundbreaker - Q1 2014 - MHCA page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fdfa9fae?page=12"> WILL HELP YOUR BUSINESS WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF </a> <a title="Groundbreaker - Q1 2014 - MHCA page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fdfa9fae?page=13"> VISION The recognized voice of the heavy construc</a> <a title="Groundbreaker - Q1 2014 - MHCA page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fdfa9fae?page=14"> BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES </a> <a title="Groundbreaker - Q1 2014 - MHCA page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fdfa9fae?page=15"> MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Company Name ___________</a> <a title="Groundbreaker - Q1 2014 - MHCA page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fdfa9fae?page=16"> STRENGTH, TOUGHNESS AND FLEXIBILITY BIONAX is a </a> <a title="Groundbreaker - Q1 2014 - MHCA page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fdfa9fae?page=17"> Follow Us ManitobaHeavy www.mhca.mb.ca</a> <a title="Groundbreaker - Q1 2014 - MHCA page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fdfa9fae?page=18"> Feb. 25-27, 2014 – EXPO NORTH Thompson, Man. 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