Stanley Adamson Powerhouse Rehabilitation Project Peterborough, Ontario
Cascade Street Generating Station Parry Sound, Ontario
Kelowna Integrated Water – Phase 1 Kelowna, British-Columbia
Opeongo Lake Dam Replacement Algonquin Park, Ontario
Infrastructure projects shape how communities function, grow, and thrive. They also come with unique pressures — technical complexity, public visibility, environmental considerations, operational constraints, and the need for strong coordination across many stakeholders.
Maple Reinders brings national construction expertise to these challenges, while staying grounded in the realities of each individual project. That means understanding the local site, the surrounding community, the owner’s priorities, and the long-term role the asset will play.
From water infrastructure to environmentally sensitive and operationally critical facilities, we deliver projects with a focus on performance, collaboration, and lasting value.
We bring experience delivering complex infrastructure projects that require careful planning, innovative thinking, and disciplined execution.
Every community, site, and stakeholder environment is different. We tailor our approach to local realities and project-specific needs.
We work closely with owners, consultants, regulators, communities, and project partners to maintain alignment and momentum throughout delivery.
Whether working in residential, environmentally sensitive, heritage, or active operational settings, we deliver with care and awareness of the project’s broader impact.
Our infrastructure portfolio reflects Maple Reinders’ ability to deliver technically demanding projects while responding to the local conditions, community context, and operational needs that define project success.
Municipal Infrastructure / Water Systems / Metro Vancouver
Design/Bid/Build
Waterway Structures and Hydro Power
2016
Pitt Meadows, BC
Maple Reinders was contracted by Metro Vancouver to construct what was, at the time, the largest municipal water pump station in British Columbia.
Designed to support the District of Maple Ridge and parts of Surrey and Langley, the facility plays a critical role in supplying water to more than 2.1 million residents, particularly during peak summer demand. Built to seismic standards, the station was designed to house six large pumps, with future expansion capacity built in.
Beyond the technical demands of the build, the project also required thoughtful integration into its local setting. Located near a residential neighbourhood, the facility incorporated a living green roof and high-quality exterior finishes to create a more visually compatible community presence.
The project also highlighted Maple Reinders’ commitment to local communication and relationship management, with regular engagement and town hall meetings helping keep residents informed and involved throughout construction.
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Learn how Maple Reinders helped reshape delivery on a heritage-sensitive water infrastructure project through innovative thinking, collaborative execution, and a strong commitment to environmental stewardship.
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Maple Reinders was hired by the City of Barrie to construct a raw water intake pipe line and a low lift pumping station wet well. The raw water intake pipe consisted of 800m of 1500mm marine intake pipe, which Maple floated out on the lake and then sank.
Innovations employed on this project included the successful use of depressurization and dewatering to control the subsurface water and staged access to excavation by utilizing ramp into hole.
The low lift pumping station wet well was built using drilled caisson construction. It is 20m in diameter, 14m deep with a 65m long temporary steel sheet pile coffer dam and three depressurization wells.
Environmental sustainability was a huge consideration on this project. The amount of mature trees removed during the site cleaning was minimized, saving about 20 mature trees. The forest removals and debris were mulched and the in-water dumping kept well within the environmental guidelines for TSS.
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Maple Reinders was selected as the contractor to upgrade the existing dam and powerhouse for Bracebridge Generation Ltd. with WSP Group Inc. completing the detailed design.
The dam and powerhouse produce approximately 3.2 MW of electricity, upgraded from a previous 1.2 MW. The project involved demolition of the existing powerhouse, penstock and intake structure at the dam; and installation of a new intake, penstock and powerhouse with a more efficient turbine and generator. With the performance of the generating station enhanced, the existing deteriorating powerhouse was replaced with one of contemporary architecture while maintaining some of the heritage of the community.
The work included improvements to the access road and bridge to the powerhouse, new bypass gate and sluice, excavation of deepened intake and tailrace channels, and dam repairs. Temporary cofferdams were installed at both the upstream and downstream areas to isolate the site from the Seguin River and prevent water from entering the site. The cofferdams were constructed using excavated material from the powerhouse and penstock areas. Sediment-free water, leaking through or under the cofferdams, was pumped back over the dam and into the Seguin River. Sediment bearing water, from construction activities, was pumped to sedimentation tanks for treatment before being discharged to the Seguin River.
The new site is an interactive focal point showcasing the power of water to residents and visitors to Parry Sound.
Maple Reinders was sub-contracted by Emil Anderson Construction (EAC) to collaborate with their design-build team on the water reservoirs and pump stations’ scope of work.
This project’s purpose was to separate the agricultural and domestic water systems to provide a sustainable water supply for the local agriculture and clean drinking water for the surrounding households.
Maple Reinders’ work included building new and/or upgrading a total of 5 pump stations and reservoirs (Jean Road Reservoir and Pump Station; Stellar Pump Station Upgrades; Vector Road Pump Station Decommissioning; Lower Crawford Pump Station Retrofit; and Dall Road Reservoir) which connects to the maze of over 50 kilometers of new underground water mains installed by EAC.
Work on this project included the demolition of the existing stop log dam built in 1955 and replacement with a three-level self-operating weir dam, total length was 42 meters – three times the original dam size. The dam was constructed on Annie Bay located on Lake Opeongo, the largest lake in Algonquin Provincial Park.
Also involved in this project was the construction of a diversion channel designed for the five-year storm water flow of 5.5m3 per second. The Diversion Channel, designed in-house by Maple Reinders, also included a 2-meter-high fish jump to prevent invasive species from travelling upstream to Lake Opeongo.
Culverts were placed under the existing dirt roadway to allow travel from one side of the dam to the other and a stop log system was put in place to control flow. A cofferdam, constructed of blasted rock from the park and lined with an impermeable plastic barrier, was also placed in front of the old dam to allow for a dry and safe work area.
Maple Reinders was awarded the project by Trent University to redevelop the Stanley Adamson Generating Station, located on the Otonabee River in Peterborough, Ontario. The powerhouse, originally built in 1921, generates about 40% of the university’s power needs. Maple Reinders’ scope of work included:
The first P3 project for municipal wastewater treatment in Canada, the Lac La Biche project involved the design, build (including procurement) and operation of a new 4,500m³/day Biological Nutrient Removal (BNR) wastewater treatment facility, in addition to a new lift station and forcemain the County of Lac la Biche in northern Alberta.
Maple Reinders built a completely new facility that included a liftstation, septage receiver, screening room, bioreactors, digestors, deep bed sand filter and other treatment accessories.
Stringent protocols needed to be followed on this project to adhere to the environmental conditions that needed to be met before treated effluent could be discharged to the navigable waters of Field Lake.
The scale and complexity of infrastructure projects demand proven experience. Their success depends on something more — a builder who understands the local context, works collaboratively, and delivers with accountability.
That is what Maple Reinders brings to every project: national expertise, local commitment, and a clear focus on building infrastructure that serves communities for the long term.
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From early planning to complex delivery, Maple Reinders brings the experience, people, and commitment to help move projects forward across Canada.
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