Focus Nova Scotia Office Celebrates Successful 1st Anniversary
November 2, 2006

CALGARY, ALBERTA-Focus Corporation is pleased to announce that its office in Truro, Nova Scotia is celebrating a very successful first anniversary.

"The Truro office has been an overwhelming success and we are very proud to be the first Alberta geomatics company to open a Maritime office," explains Jim MacLeod, Calgary Regional Manager. We made a financial commitment to the people of Atlantic Canada and they have played a key role in helping us serve our oil and gas clients in Western Canada."

The Truro office opened on October 18, 2005. Focus was very keen to invest in Atlantic Canada because there is a talented pool of people with land surveying, mapping and drafting skills. In addition, Focus regularly recruits geomatics graduates from the University of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia Community College--Centre of Geographical Sciences and College of the North Atlantic.

"It is a great feeling to know that Focus has made a commitment to our staff and our families," explains Roy Lavender, Manager of the Truro office. "We have some wonderful people, a great work atmosphere and we perform a lot of drafting, mapping and survey calculations to support the Alberta offices."

Focus is the largest provider of land surveying and mapping services to the oil and gas industry in Western Canada. The Truro office has exceeded expectations and currently has 14 employees. The office is also in the process of expanding and is projected to employ more than 30 people by the end of 2007. Currently, 20% of Focus' workforce is originally from the Maritime Provinces.

Focus Corporation is a multi-disciplinary consulting firm providing a range of engineering, geomatics, planning and project management services to clients involved in oil and gas, oil sands, infrastructure, land development and environmental projects. Clients rely on Focus to deliver world-class technical solutions that optimize their investments, improve their competitive position and increase their long-term success. With the acquisitions of DPH Engineering Inc. and Sunbow Consulting Ltd., Focus will employ approximately 1500 staff in 19 offices throughout Western Canada. Focus was recently recognized as one of Alberta's Top 25 Employers for 2007 and was featured in a special supplement of the Calgary Herald and Edmonton Journal.

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