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Article: Ladco leads way with wetland drainage
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- Winnipeg Free Press
- Article date:
- February 25, 2007
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THE key concern for Canadians across the country is environmental sustainability, although health care and safety will always be dominant concerns as well.
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Ladco Ltd. first introduced the use of lakes into residential communities in the Southdale development in 1965. In 2001, the City of Winnipeg agreed to allow developers a chance to vary current development standards. This opened the door for Ladco to develop the first ...