Our
Services
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Land Clearing
Tree + Stump Removal
Overburden Stripping
Lot Leveling
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Foundation Excavations
Digging for New Home Foundations
Including Perimeter Drains + Backfill Post Foundation Construction
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Landscaping + Retaining Walls
Lawn Preparation + Soil Spreading
Walk-way Construction
Retaining Wall Construction
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Drainage
Excavating the perimeter of existing or new foundations
Pipe Installation
Back Fill
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Road Building + Driveways
Basic Design + Layout
Road Base
Ditching
Prep for Asphalt + Concrete
Crushed Top Finish
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Trenching + Underground Utilities
Trenching + Compaction + Back Filling For: Water + Sewer + Electrical + Drainage
Confidence in 30 Years of Experience
Ian is the owner and chief operator of Cowichan Valley Excavating. Ian is a trade-certified heavy equipment operator with his career beginning at 18 years old, operating an excavator, drilling and blasting, and driving a rock truck to build logging roads.
Ian transitioned into civil construction, working on Bear Mountain in its preliminary stages of construction, including underground utilities and road building. After completion, Ian worked in the pipeline and gas industry in Alberta for 5 years, operating various pieces of heavy equipment. Opportunities eventually brought Ian to South Korea, where he taught the heavy equipment operator trade apprenticeship program for the foreign worker program. As well he has also worked in BC as an educator for the trade.
Ian also has years of experience with the municipality in public works, as a utility 2 and equipment operator, completing a range of projects as needed for the city and its infrastructure development.
Making safe work practices a priority, Ian is fully insured and bonded.
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Your Project
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