PROJECT SPOTLIGHT
Helical piles being transported to Banff National Park
Such was the case for Calgary-based
Cyntech Canada. Founded in 1981,
Cyntech has grown to be one of the
premier companies in North America
not only for piling projects, but also
pipelining and tank services. Recently,
they were called upon to be part of one
of the most demanding jobs a piling
company could face – working in a
national park.
The project, as Cyntech project
manager Joe Roper says, was in the
Cave and Basin in Banff National Park.
Located on Sulphur Mountain, the
area is one of the hot springs in Banff,
originally discovered in 1883 by CP
Rail workers. The road to it becoming
national open property itself is unique.
“It was a dispute over ownership
back then that caused the issues,” said
Roper. “It was decided that no one
should own it and it should be made a
reservation and protected park.”
Just a couple years after its discovery,
the land was developed with
hot springs feeding into pools, which
remained open until 1992. The new
work being done came to the tune
of $13.8 million, which included historic
stone restoration and creating
The equipment being used had to be pristine – as new
as possible, clean and well maintained – just part of
a large number of environmental specifications that
were dictated for the project overall.
A John Deere 333 skid steer was used to install the helical piles
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