SNOW IN CALGARY

Wow did those 4 weeks blow by and here we are looking back saying we were going to try and keep current on our Blog! In truth we have been working thru most weekends with the only breaks we have had from early April being rain days. Even that worked out for us this year as when they came they were much needed to get equipment serviced and in the office paperwork caught up.

Bunch of Snow in Calgary today and in a way thankful for the weather as it provided some unexpected office time. We have been working steady, and had 5 successful drill behinds already this spring 4 out of 5 turning out better than expected and one on the mark. May has taken us East to MB, back thru SK to AB for a bit , into southern BC, Edmonton this week and the west side of SK and right now back in Calgary getting caught up on reports. The next day or 2 (if we can drive the roads) we’ll pull out for Manitoba and be there into June. The route will be SK to get back, a couple in AB, into Northern AB and BC and than likely a loop back thru southern BC again near the end of June.

As far as scheduling we are pretty current completing more than we thought we could get done by this time with the early April start and that includes some pick-up surveys on our routes. We had hoped to get a trip to Northern AB and BC but a few rain outs held us up getting back to AB and than one BC job delayed which meant additional mileage charges for the other surveys to get done there so we delayed to do them all together in June keeping it cheaper for everyone. Otherwise the balance of bookings across the West weren’t expecting us much before the end of June so all working out pretty decent and right on time

We keep advising everyone in distant areas to give us as much advance notice as they can to avoid the extra charges. On the past BC loop we did 6 jobs and 4 had booked for this spring last fall which gave us plenty of notice. We hadn’t even left there and we already had 3 booked for the next BC loop. The main areas in the south are no problem and most of the time we are less than 2-3 weeks out in most areas though at times we can be there in days if we happen to be going right by. In more remote areas it is tougher though and there are areas we will only get too once a year where we can group enough jobs to avoid the extra charges. After that on remote and rush jobs we have no option but to surcharge as when we have to drive a day in, and a day back, its hard to cover that cost with just 1 or 2 surveys. Book early ..it helps us both.