Chilliwack Mulch Installation
On Friday, we installed mulch for LawnPro Landscapes at the Chilliwack Forest District building on Airport Road. The landscaping looks fresh and new after our crews blew in our Fir Bark Mulch!
Strachan Point Erosion Control
“Highway creek crossings often go unbeknownst to the average traveller — you usually cruise over them without even noticing. There are nearly 2,800 provincial highway bridges, and most are not eye-catching landmarks like the Port Mann and Lions Gate bridges. Sure, these lesser known bridges may not be as big, but they still cross waters that can pack a real wallop, especially when the spring melt sends waters surging from the mountains.
Such is the case at Charles Creek, near the seaside residential community of Strachan Point, located between Horseshoe Bay and Lions Bay off the Sea to Sky Highway.
Destructive debris flows occurred at Strachan Point in the 1970s and 1980s, wiping out bridges and damaging the highway and local community. To counter these flows, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure constructed a debris flow catch basin facility in 1985. The basin catches debris from slides while allowing water to flow into the ocean. Our maintenance contractor cleans out the debris periodically to maintain capacity for future slides.
While debris flows no longer pose a safety risk, large amounts of water still travel along Charles Creek, scouring the creek bed and undermining its embankments. Despite the catch basin, erosion remained a threat to the highway bridge, a CN Rail bridge, and two private bridges providing access to 17 homes.
The threat ended with the final step to beat Charles Creek erosion, completed in fall 2012. Work to prevent erosion included building up the creek bed, widening the creek, reinforcing the creek bed with boulders and concrete-encased rock and reinforcing the embankments with concrete blocks along each side of the wall.
Denbow then applied Terraseeded Rip Rap Grout into the voids on both sides of the channel.
This time lapse video shows the entire project in 1:40!
Sure, these lesser known bridges may not be as big, but they still cross waters that can pack a real wallop, especially when the spring melt sends waters surging from the mountains.
Such is the case at Charles Creek, near the seaside residential community of Strachan Point, located between Horseshoe Bay and Lions Bay off the Sea to Sky Highway.
Destructive debris flows occurred at Strachan Point in the 1970s and 1980s, wiping out bridges and damaging the highway and local community. To counter these flows, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure constructed a debris flow catch basin facility in 1985. The basin catches debris from slides while allowing water to flow into the ocean. Our maintenance contractor cleans out the debris periodically to maintain capacity for future slides.
– See more at: http://tranbc.ca/2013/02/27/protecting-sea-to-sky-highway-strachan-point-from-erosion/#sthash.YDlDWy7L.dpuf
Sure, these lesser known bridges may not be as big, but they still cross waters that can pack a real wallop, especially when the spring melt sends waters surging from the mountains.
Such is the case at Charles Creek, near the seaside residential community of Strachan Point, located between Horseshoe Bay and Lions Bay off the Sea to Sky Highway.
Destructive debris flows occurred at Strachan Point in the 1970s and 1980s, wiping out bridges and damaging the highway and local community. To counter these flows, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure constructed a debris flow catch basin facility in 1985. The basin catches debris from slides while allowing water to flow into the ocean. Our maintenance contractor cleans out the debris periodically to maintain capacity for future slides.
– See more at: http://tranbc.ca/2013/02/27/protecting-sea-to-sky-highway-strachan-point-from-erosion/#sthash.YDlDWy7L.dpuf
Sure, these lesser known bridges may not be as big, but they still cross waters that can pack a real wallop, especially when the spring melt sends waters surging from the mountains.
Such is the case at Charles Creek, near the seaside residential community of Strachan Point, located between Horseshoe Bay and Lions Bay off the Sea to Sky Highway.
Destructive debris flows occurred at Strachan Point in the 1970s and 1980s, wiping out bridges and damaging the highway and local community. To counter these flows, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure constructed a debris flow catch basin facility in 1985. The basin catches debris from slides while allowing water to flow into the ocean. Our maintenance contractor cleans out the debris periodically to maintain capacity for future slides.
– See more at: http://tranbc.ca/2013/02/27/protecting-sea-to-sky-highway-strachan-point-from-erosion/#sthash.YDlDWy7L.dpuf
Sure, these lesser known bridges may not be as big, but they still cross waters that can pack a real wallop, especially when the spring melt sends waters surging from the mountains.
Such is the case at Charles Creek, near the seaside residential community of Strachan Point, located between Horseshoe Bay and Lions Bay off the Sea to Sky Highway.
Destructive debris flows occurred at Strachan Point in the 1970s and 1980s, wiping out bridges and damaging the highway and local community. To counter these flows, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure constructed a debris flow catch basin facility in 1985. The basin catches debris from slides while allowing water to flow into the ocean. Our maintenance contractor cleans out the debris periodically to maintain capacity for future slides.
– See more at: http://tranbc.ca/2013/02/27/protecting-sea-to-sky-highway-strachan-point-from-erosion/#sthash.YDlDWy7L.dpuf
Sure, these lesser known bridges may not be as big, but they still cross waters that can pack a real wallop, especially when the spring melt sends waters surging from the mountains.
Such is the case at Charles Creek, near the seaside residential community of Strachan Point, located between Horseshoe Bay and Lions Bay off the Sea to Sky Highway.
Destructive debris flows occurred at Strachan Point in the 1970s and 1980s, wiping out bridges and damaging the highway and local community. To counter these flows, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure constructed a debris flow catch basin facility in 1985. The basin catches debris from slides while allowing water to flow into the ocean. Our maintenance contractor cleans out the debris periodically to maintain capacity for future slides.
– See more at: http://tranbc.ca/2013/02/27/protecting-sea-to-sky-highway-strachan-point-from-erosion/#sthash.YDlDWy7L.dpuf
Sure, these lesser known bridges may not be as big, but they still cross waters that can pack a real wallop, especially when the spring melt sends waters surging from the mountains.
Such is the case at Charles Creek, near the seaside residential community of Strachan Point, located between Horseshoe Bay and Lions Bay off the Sea to Sky Highway.
Destructive debris flows occurred at Strachan Point in the 1970s and 1980s, wiping out bridges and damaging the highway and local community. To counter these flows, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure constructed a debris flow catch basin facility in 1985. The basin catches debris from slides while allowing water to flow into the ocean. Our maintenance contractor cleans out the debris periodically to maintain capacity for future slides.
– See more at: http://tranbc.ca/2013/02/27/protecting-sea-to-sky-highway-strachan-point-from-erosion/#sthash.YDlDWy7L.dpuf
Sure, these lesser known bridges may not be as big, but they still cross waters that can pack a real wallop, especially when the spring melt sends waters surging from the mountains.
Such is the case at Charles Creek, near the seaside residential community of Strachan Point, located between Horseshoe Bay and Lions Bay off the Sea to Sky Highway.
Destructive debris flows occurred at Strachan Point in the 1970s and 1980s, wiping out bridges and damaging the highway and local community. To counter these flows, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure constructed a debris flow catch basin facility in 1985. The basin catches debris from slides while allowing water to flow into the ocean. Our maintenance contractor cleans out the debris periodically to maintain capacity for future slides.
While debris flows no longer pose a safety risk, large amounts of water still travel along Charles Creek, scouring the creek bed and undermining its embankments. Despite the catch basin, erosion remained a threat to the highway bridge, a CN Rail bridge, and two private bridges providing access to 17 homes.
The threat ended with the final step to beat Charles Creek erosion, completed in fall 2012. Work to prevent erosion included
- Building up the creek bed
- Widening the creek
- Reinforcing the creek bed with boulders and concrete-encased rock
- Reinforcing the embankments with concrete blocks along each side of the wall
See the work for yourself in this time lapse video:
– See more at: http://tranbc.ca/2013/02/27/protecting-sea-to-sky-highway-strachan-point-from-erosion/#sthash.YDlDWy7L.dpuf
Highway creek crossings often go unbeknownst to the average traveller — you usually cruise over them without even noticing. – See more at: http://tranbc.ca/2013/02/27/protecting-sea-to-sky-highway-strachan-point-from-erosion/#sthash.YDlDWy7L.dpuf
Highway creek crossings often go unbeknownst to the average traveller — you usually cruise over them without even noticing. – See more at: http://tranbc.ca/2013/02/27/protecting-sea-to-sky-highway-strachan-point-from-erosion/#sthash.YDlDWy7L.dpuf
Highway creek crossings often go unbeknownst to the average traveller — you usually cruise over them without even noticing. – See more at: http://tranbc.ca/2013/02/27/protecting-sea-to-sky-highway-strachan-point-from-erosion/#sthash.YDlDWy7L.dpuf
Highway creek crossings often go unbeknownst to the average traveller — you usually cruise over them without even noticing. – See more at: http://tranbc.ca/2013/02/27/protecting-sea-to-sky-highway-strachan-point-from-erosion/#sthash.YDlDWy7L.dpuf
Global Landscaping Supplies
We are proud of our client relationships. And we’re proud to share the observations of those who know best what it’s like to work with – See more at: http://www.infinitive.com/client-experience/testimonials/#sthash.XFmwPelG.dpuf
We love our clients, and we love to share their observations about their experience with Denbow:
“We originally contacted Denbow because we were looking for another decorative alternative to rock and regular fir/hemlock bark mulch that was also in a comfortable price range. Our customers are very pleased with the variety of selections and that the product color lasts longer and doesn’t decompose as quickly. Love the vibrant colors and of course the price levels. Denbow’s staff is always friendly, willing to listen and accommodating even given that we are a small landscape yard. We’d always recommend Denbow for the quality and cost of the products as well as the service received. We have also referred Denbow’s mulch blowing service for the unreachable backyards and slopes”
Pat @ Global Landscaping Supplies Ltd
7085 Bridge Street, Mission BC
Spring Air Miles® promotion
2014/02/28
We are geared up for spring & invite you to take advantage of our newest Air Miles® promotion!
Contact us today for all your mulch and seeding needs.
Denbow employees give custom made gift
At our annual New Year’s Dinner, Denbow employees gave a special gift to owners Bill & Joanne Boesterd.
A custom made wood model of our new b-train trailers!
The model was hand made by a grandpa of one of our driver’s wife. Mr. Jake Esau spends his time each year making wooden models of equipment from excavators to semi trucks. He started doing this so that the items could be sold at the Annual MCC sale, with the proceeds supporting various missions projects around the world. As well, some of the proceeds from his items go to support Pines Bible Camp. Earlier this year Denbow assisted the camp with site cleanup and grinding following a devastating storm.
Thank you, Mr. Esau, for doing an amazing job – what talent you have! We were happy to support your projects while giving such a unique and personal gift to Bill & Joanne. Bill is proudly displaying the model in his office.
Happy February – Air Miles promotion!
2014/02/01
Take advantage of the last month of our winter Air Miles promotion – all qualifying orders delivered by the end of February will earn DOUBLE Air Miles®!
The Name Denbow
We are often asked the question of how Denbow became our company name. President Bill Boesterd shares the story:
It was the summer 1981, July 1st, and we were in business. The run up to this date was filled with what we felt were more important activities than determining how we should structure the legal identification of our business, thus we set up a simple partnership between Joanne and myself and decided our business name would be B & J Transport.
B & J, short for Bill & Joanne. The trucks were all lettered up – hand painted in those days, so no quick accomplishment!
B&J Transport Ltd.
A few months later, with the advice of our accountants, it was decided that an incorporated entity, for various reasons, was a better business structure to operate under. On investigation we discovered that B & J Transport Ltd. was not an option, as the name in too close to another firm that was already in existence. We needed a new name.
We started writing down as many names as we could think of that would give us memorable identity. Branding never entered our minds. Among the many options was Denbow Transport Ltd. My Dutch European last name originally was DenBoesterd. As a result of some naming complications, my Dad had shortened that up to Boesterd. Boe can be pronounced Boo or Bow. Thus the shortened version Denbow came about as an option. Nothing complicated, no exciting strategy or thought process. Just a simple option.
On a cold, wet winter morning after our trucks and their loads of live poultry were safely delivered to Scott Poultry in Port Coquitlam, five drivers and myself sat down at our favorite breakfast restaurant in the area. After coffee was poured, and the usual light banter quieted down, I pulled out my list of approximately 20 carefully thought through potentials to rename our company. To this day I still remember how quickly we came to a consensus. The new name, we all agreed, if it could be, would be Denbow Transport Ltd. That settled, we enjoyed our favorite breakfasts, and carried on with our day.
A simple process, decided on by few truck drivers and now Denbow is a name we assemble under collectively with pride and gratitude.
And now….you know the rest of the story.
Bill Boesterd, January 2014
The Denbow team today with our current logo
Denbow Staff Christmas Videos!
We had a little fun with some staff members… for your viewing pleasure 🙂
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Merry Christmas from Denbow!
Denbow’s team wishes you and your family a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We are thankful for our relationship with you and look forward to seeing you in 2014 🙂
Our office over the holidays are:
Christmas Eve – closed at noon
Christmas Day & Boxing Day – closed
Friday December 27 & Monday December 30 – open 8am-5pm
New Year’s Eve – closed at noon
New Year’s Day – closed
Friday January 2 – open 8am-5pm
Enjoy your time off!
