Walker welcomes Jason Hamilton as the new General Manager for Walker Construction Limited – Grey Bruce. Jason brings years of experience to Walker in heavy civil construction, road building, and servicing across Ontario and British Columbia. This knowledge will be a great asset to Walker’s Construction division in supporting the team’s growth in Southwestern Ontario while continuing to prioritize health and safety and the company’s community initiatives.
Stephen Mitchell, Vice President of Walker Construction Ltd., says: “Jason is joining us at a great time as the 2025 season begins to ramp up. Walker Construction is looking to service more communities across Southwestern Ontario, and with the many years of experience in this industry Jason brings to the table, our team becomes much more equipped to reach our goals as market leaders.”
Walker Construction operations offer a wide range of services and products to help build its growing communities. Services include surface paving and maintenance, roadbuilding, site servicing, watermain, sewer work, and excavating. Walker also provides various building materials, including a full range of aggregates, ready-mix concrete, specialty stone, and more.
“I am excited to take on this new role and look forward to my first season with the team. I recognize the importance of health and safety, and the company’s continued support for their communities, which is one of the reasons I was steadfast on working for Walker,” Jason Hamilton, incoming General Manager of Grey Bruce Construction, says. “The priorities are clear: continue to put the health and safety of the team first while providing the best products and services we can.”
The company’s Grey Bruce operations continue to support the communities in which employees live and work – offering each employee two fully paid volunteer days to contribute to community organizations in need. The Grey Bruce team is proud to partner with incredible organizations, such as Habitat for Humanity, Owen Sound’s annual Salmon Spectacular, Safe N’ Sound facility, and many more.
Walker Construction Limited (formerly NorJohn Construction, Harold Sutherland Construction and Cedarwell Excavating) has been operating across Ontario for over 50 years, providing various services, including roadbuilding, site servicing, asphalt paving road surface treatment, and much more. With the recent purchase of Cedarwell Excavating in 2023, Walker Construction’s operations include three offices across Ontario (Niagara Falls, Kemble, and Hanover).
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About Walker Industries
Walker Industries, a fifth-generation, family-owned company with over 135 years in business, operates from its base in the Niagara region with facilities across Canada and the United States. Walker employs more than 1,200 people in environmental waste management and recovery, renewable energy, paving and construction, aggregates, and emulsion chemistries.
For further information, please contact:
Cody Cabral, Communications Lead, Walker Industries
E: ccabral@walkerind.com
M: 289-257-0528