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Alaska Highway to neighbourhoods near you: Company marks 85 years of building B.C.

The Emil Anderson Group celebrates more than eight decades in construction
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Emil Anderson Group celebrates 85 years of building numerous highways and roadways that connect communities throughout the province. Emil Anderson Construction photos

As British Columbia-based business leader the celebrates 85 years, its team is taking a moment to reflect on the construction milestones, but also the community investments and the people-focused culture that continues to be the lifeblood of the family-owned and operated company.

The history of Emil Anderson Construction dates back to 1938, when Emil Anderson himself founded a small highway and road construction company based out of Fort William, Ont. At the time, his operation was small but successful. His family-operated company quickly earned a reputation for being hard-working, delivering quality projects, and for fair treatment of the workers who spent months building stretches of highway.

In 1942, Emil Anderson Construction joined the USA Army Corp of Engineers and other Western Canadian Contractors to construct the entire Alaska Highway in one season as a part of the Second World War effort. The accomplishment was seen as an insurmountable feat.

Emil Anderson Construction built the western half of the Hope-Princeton Highway and numerous other highways and roadways that connect communities throughout the province, including large portions of the Coquihalla Highway. Emil Anderson Construction photo
Emil Anderson Construction built the western half of the Hope-Princeton Highway and numerous other highways and roadways that connect communities throughout the province, including large portions of the Coquihalla Highway. Emil Anderson Construction photo

In the years that followed, the company permanently moved to British Columbia and built the western half of the Hope-Princeton Highway and numerous other highways and roadways that connect communities throughout the province, including large portions of the Coquihalla Highway.

As the company91裸聊视频檚 portfolio of civil construction projects grew, so did its vision for the future. With every generation of leadership, the Emil Anderson Group saw opportunities to diversify into related industries, creating a vertically integrated enterprise with expertise in civil construction and paving, land development, residential and commercial construction, road maintenance, and most recently landscaping and traffic control.

91裸聊视频淭he Emil Anderson Group growth and diversification has always been well-timed and strategic,91裸聊视频 says Robert Hasell, President & CEO. 91裸聊视频淥ur business structure allows us to work collaboratively between divisions to successfully deliver projects, neighbourhoods and buildings of significant scale.91裸聊视频

Commemorating their 85th year, the Emil Anderson Group donated 71 acres of ecologically sensitive land near Parksville to the Nature Trust of British Columbia: the Englishman River 91裸聊视频 Kw聮a聮luxw 91裸聊视频 Emil Anderson Legacy Forest. Emil Anderson Construction photos
Commemorating their 85th year, the Emil Anderson Group donated 71 acres of ecologically sensitive land near Parksville to the Nature Trust of British Columbia: the Englishman River 91裸聊视频 Kw91裸聊视频檃91裸聊视频檒uxw 91裸聊视频 Emil Anderson Legacy Forest. Emil Anderson Construction photos

In British Columbia and beyond, the Emil Anderson Group has always been committed to within the communities that they operate and live in. EAG has supported hundreds of community groups and projects since inception.

In 2020, the company implemented an employee-led Community Giveback Program, which dedicates more than $100,000 annually to programs supporting children and youth, community enhancement, youth skill development and training, and disease prevention and research.

As part of the ongoing community support and to commemorate their 85th year in business, the Emil Anderson Group was honoured to donate 71 acres of ecologically sensitive land to the Nature Trust of British Columbia. The Vancouver Island land parcel near Parksville, now named the Englishman River 91裸聊视频 Kw91裸聊视频檃91裸聊视频檒uxw 91裸聊视频 Emil Anderson Legacy Forest, will be protected and preserved in its natural state for generations to come.

91裸聊视频淩obert and I are incredibly proud to operate a fourth-generation family business and continue the legacy of our great-grandfather and founder, Emil Anderson,91裸聊视频 says Michael Jacobs, Chairman.

The consists of nine operating companies, including Emil Anderson Construction, Emil Anderson Maintenance (Fraser Valley, Robson, Skeena), Emil Anderson Equipment, Emil Anderson Properties, Dilworth Homes, Gerry Enns Contracting, and Ballina Contracting.



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