Who We Are

COMPANY HISTORY

Wildstone Construction & Engineering Ltd. was formed in 1995, in Penticton, BC, with its roots as a Resources and Engineering business, providing services throughout British Columbia. James Morrison, P.Eng (founder) was a practicing civil engineer and the business provided geotechnical, environmental and civil engineering, as well as RP Bio services in the late 90’s and early 2000’s. The company began its journey into construction projects in the early 2000’s, primarily building bridges and infrastructure projects. In the mid 2000’s, Mike and Mark Melissen joined the business, eventually working through nearly every role. By 2010, Wildstone had acquired Foxie Construction in Medicine Hat and Currie’s Excavating in Penticton, BC and significantly diversified in it’s capabilities and geographic reach. From 2010-2020, Wildstone built projects from Manitoba to BC and in all three northern territories. Wildstone Construction Ltd, as it’s known today has offices in Penticton, Kelowna and Whitehorse and remains a family owned and operated business.

Some highlights along our journey include:

• Constructing over 100 water and waste-water projects throughout western and northern Canada.

• Delivering power infrastructure for two Gold Mines built in the Golden Triangle mining district in North East BC, via an EPC model.
• Acting as Prime Contractor and delivering the mechanical and millwrighting services for Yukon Energy’s Whitehorse LNG Facility.
• Building BC’s largest Battery Energy Storage project (as of 2023), and the interior’s largest grid tied Solar Farm, delivered via an EPC model.
• Building great partnerships with Indigenous Development Corporations in BC and the Yukon.
• Continuing to provide diverse construction services to the industrial, commercial, institutional, energy and multi-family residential sectors.

We’d like to recognize Gordon Mackinnon, Ray Heywood, and Chris Harp, who were some of the earliest Wildstone team members and were invaluable to the company along the way.

Founded in 1995 as a people-first business, Wildstone has always promoted diversity and inclusion in the construction industry, and this has allowed our business to thrive.  Wildstone believes in providing a better building experience through delivering highly collaborative techniques to optimize customer value.

It has been our privilege to serve and work across western, central, and northern Canada. We strive to add value to the communities we serve through providing maximum local opportunity and through executing on our Core Values.

Workplace Culture Excellence

We were honoured to be presented with the Workplace Culture Excellence Award that was sponsored by the South Okanagan Immigrant & Community Services. This award recognizes a workplace that is inclusive, celebrating employee differences and welcoming the contributions from each employee’s unique gifts. The business fosters a culture and commitment to employee development inspiring loyalty, driving performance and a good work ethic.

Wildstone’s Colours 4 Kids Run

The Wildstone Colours4Kids Run is an annual 2.5 or 5km walk/run, raising money for the OSNS Child & Youth Development Center in Penticton.  This is a great community event inclusive of all ages and abilities.  We are so proud of this event and of the support of our community in making this event such a success.

The Penticton Access Center is an organization close to our hearts. They advocate for many in our community who require legal advice, tax assistance, disability services, assistance navigating the system to find the right support for them, and emotional support through their RISE program. We have committed $25,000 over 5 years to the PAC in memory of Paul Morrison, brother of our CEO Jim Morrison.

At Wildstone Construction, health and safety is embedded in our core values and is integral to everything we do. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy work environment for all our team members, trade partners, clients, and suppliers.

Our Health and Safety Program ensures that our team members are trained, equipped, and empowered to work safely. We maintain a comprehensive safety management system that includes regular training and education programs, site hazard assessments, and ongoing safety performance evaluations.

We are committed to complying with all relevant health and safety regulations and standards and strive to go above and beyond these requirements wherever possible. Our commitment to health and safety helps us maintain a strong reputation for quality and reliability in the construction industry.

At Wildstone Construction, we are proud of our Health and Safety Program and its role in ensuring the well-being of our teams and the success of our projects. We believe that by prioritizing health and safety as a core value, we can create a culture of safety that benefits everyone involved in our projects.

10 Years LTI Free

We did it! March 1, 2021 marked 10 Years without a lost time incident (LTI). Congratulations to our entire team for achieving a phenomenal milestone. Whether in town, remote, multi residential or industrial, we’ve held the same standards across all sites.