Community Outreach

Our operations within the transportation industry has lead us down many roads in British Columbia and Alberta. It gives us the opportunity to interact with many stakeholders ranging from governments to community leaders, associations, businesses, groups, and the public. We recognize that local engagement and involvement are fundamental principles to the process of delivering excellent maintenance, products and construction services for civil infrastructure to all stakeholders. We make a conscious effort to hire local suppliers and students for summer project work and utilize local resources as well.

Community Support and Sponsorship

Being community minded is very much a part of Mainroad Group’s culture. We proudly support various charitable organizations through our association with BC Road Builders and Heavy Construction Association as well as various stakeholder and customer events in the communities we work and serve including:

Vancouver Island, British Columbia

• Arrowsmith Independent School
• BMX Track, Comox Valley
• Christian Fellowship Church, Gold River
• Comox Valley ATV Club
• Errington Fire Hall, Parksville
• ICBC | Distracted Driving
• IEOA Truck Light and Food Drive
• Ironman Canada
• Kids for the Cure
• K’omoks First Nations
• Ladysmith Light Up Christmas Parade
• Mid Vancouver Island Habitat Enhancement Society
• North Oyster & Area Historical Society
• Port McNeil Hospital
• Qualicum First Nations
• Sayward and Area Clean Up
• School District 69
• Search and Rescue
• Snow to Surf Relay
• Sooke Musical Ride
• Sooke Rotary
• Women in Construction

Alberta

• Alberta Professional Chariot and Chuckwagon Association
• Alberta Transportation
• Brick Learning Centre
• Calgary Dream Centre | Food and Clothing Drive
• Kids Up Front

Selected sponsorships and corporate donations, public service advertising, and use of local suppliers are all ways in which Mainroad gives back to the community.

Since 2011, Mainroad has partnered with the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure to start an annual community support initiative, The Community Partnership Program. Together, resources and funds are pooled to support a community project in each of our service areas. 

Cycling Community

Although our primary focus is the driving public, Mainroad does recognize another group within the transportation community: the cycling community. Working in conjunction with various local community and cycling community associations, Mainroad is able to combine their roadway expertise with a cyclists’ perspective. We work with various cycling associations and routinely participate in “Bike to Work Week” in regions of the province. Mainroad provides online cycling safety tips and distributes cycling safety brochures around the Lower Mainland and Howe Sound.  Download copy of Hub’s Metro Vancouver Cyclists Handbook

Co-op Student Programs

Mainroad  has also partnered with local universities, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Simon Fraser University and University of British Columbia to hire co-op students seeking a paid work term to gain insight into the “real world” by working with experienced professionals. To date, we have welcomed students seeking work experience in Information Technology, Business, Engineering, Marketing and Communications.