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• HISTORY of LAPOINTE DRAINAGE

  In 1967, Jean-Guy Lapointe, a milk producer in Embrun (Eastern Ontario), was convinced that improving the profitability of agriculture started with underground drainage. He began searching for a business capable of providing the necessary services for his farm. All potential businesses were located far from his farm and were not overly interested in making the trip to Embrun. So he decided to further his knowledge and took off to the Guelph and Ridgetown Colleges where he spent several weeks taking courses on drainage and soils. In the spring of 1969, he invested $25 000 in a machine which dugs open top trenches and did his own drainage work. He began doing the same work on neighboring farms and Lapointe Drainge was created.

  Always the innovator, he was always looking for ways to innovate and improve the efficiency of his equipment. He developed a system to redirect the soil into the trench, immediately after installing a drainage pipe among other innovations.

  The Big Jump

  In 1972, a fire wiped out his herd of 140 milk cows. After much thought, he decided to focus his energy on his new enterprise instead of restarting in the milk industry. He imported new machinery from England to install pipes without digging open-top trenches. It was a new technology and Mr. Lapointe was the first to adopt it in Canada.

  Today, Lapointe Limited is one of the drainage leaders in Eastern Ontario. We are members of the Land Improvement Contractors of Ontario, L.I.C.O.

  Expansion by Necessity

  In the early-mid nineties, the children of Mr. Lapointe launched their own venture; Lapointe Developments Inc. A residential developer building new homes and commercial properties. Lapointe Drainage reoriented part of its activities in excavation work to supply the labor required to build these subdivisions. The demand grew to more subdivision to municipal work to working with the Oil and Gas and Rail companies. Today, the company can carry out slope stabilization, erosion works control, dig basements, install mud tanks and manure pits, clear land, remove fences... in short... most that can be done with heavy equipment.

  We are looking forward to making your projects a success.

  Your Current Management Team

• François Lapointe - Director of Operations

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  • With over 35 years of experience in farm drainage and erosion control Francois Lapointe is the Director of Operations, overseeing the day to day activities of Lapointe Drainage.

    E-mail: flapointe@lapointedrainage.ca

• David Ryan - CEO

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  • David started his career in the financial sector as a franchisee of Cooperators, a business he sold at 28. He followed his entrepreneurship passion with 3 other companies, a restoration business, a rickshaw business and a web venture. Part of the Lapointe Family, David joined in 2007. David spends most of his time on Resources Management and Strategic Planning.

    E-mail: dryan@lapointedrainage.ca