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Management team of the Public Works Department for the Municipality of Brighton. (L-R) - Gord Fletcher - Public
Works Operations Supervisor, Lisa Stansel- Public Works Assistant, Mike Ryckman - Water Supervisor, Preston
Parkinson - Director of Public Works and Infrastructure, Scott Poole - Manager of Capital Infrastructure, Keith Lee
- Wastewater Supervisor, Mike Fraser - Manager of Operations

2020 is a busy year for this department with many projects “We are sometimes managing
underway examples of these include: upwards from 30 public tenders
and quotations on projects
• Chlorinator upgrades at • Pre-engineering design of throughout the Municipality,
the Water Treatment plant Addison St, Napoleon St, ensuring that projects are on
Loyalist Drive, Applewood track and meet our quality
• Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor Drive, Sharp Road, Presquile standards,” added Parkinson.
(MBBR) at the Wastewater Parkway
Lagoon In addition to these projects,
• 35 Alice Street exterior public health and safety is
• Sanitary Pumping Station repairs, generator upgrades the primary concern of this
Upgrade Design department. It also completes
• Rubber Tire Excavator all of the regular maintenance
• 19km Surface Treatment capital purchase, Electric in each area of their mandate.
road construction program SUV purchase This year they also lead the
installation of COVID-19
• Water distribution model • Harbour Point storm water protection measures in all of
facility the Municipal owned public
• Wastewater collection model buildings.
• Walking trail and landscape
• YMCA Bathroom renovations improvements “We have assembled
a management team to lead
• Reconstruction of Sanford • Intersection traffic light this department,” added
Street upgrades Parkinson. “Gord Fletcher is
our Public Works Operations
• Reconstruction of Telephone • Bridge and structure Supervisor, Mike Ryckman is
Road – CR30 to CR26 inspection reports our Water Supervisor, Keith Lee
is our Wastewater Supervisor,

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