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Top centre: Photo during Twinlocust Farms Open House,
Sunnidale, Ontario ; Bottom right: Stonecrest’s commercial
field office, Woodstock, Ontario
must have engineering approval to ensure systems are Also on the rise this year are poultry farmers designing and renovating
installed correctly, reducing the risk of groundwater to accommodate the modular loading system. The new crate system for
contamination. shipping is to be accommodated for in new facilities as well as existing.
TSSA regulations were also updated this year to set a new This does mean engineering for renovating existing one and two-storey
2019 and 2021 deadlines to mandate review of unventilated barns and incorporating the loading and clearance requirements for new
heaters in livestock and poultry barns. Originally delayed facilities.
indefinitely in late 2015, mean the new deadlines poultry With increasing OMAFRA regulations, permit and Ontario Building
and livestock farm operators now have adequate time Code requirements from your local building department, engineering is
to obtain their required calculations and avoid any fuel becoming more common for both agricultural and residential projects.
delivery disruptions. Transfer systems have become a mandatory engineering requirement and
final engineering approval essential for closing out your building permit.
We at Stonecrest Engineering have been happy to see so many Farm
Business Owners plan and complete either new projects or expand on
their already successful operation over this past year. We look forward to
2018 as being just as productive and successful for our clients, if not more.
We wish our clients and our communities a joyous holiday season and
wish you happiness and prosperity for 2018.
Woodstock, Ontario, plays host to our commercial division,
opened in 2016. This past year has seen a substantial increase in
commercial projects from feasibility studies to full site planning and
design projects throughout Southern Ontario. We look forward to
highlighting more commercial projects in 2018 and beyond. With
Bram Van den Heuvel and Natalie Catlos handling the commercial
projects, we anticipate additions to our commercial team in the
coming years.
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