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KALNINS,
Edvins "
Ed," P.Eng. (August 18, 1939-January 6, 2007)
Vice President, Construction Miller Paving Limited
Died peacefully in the Critical Care Unit at the Sunnybrook Health
Centre in Toronto surrounded by his loving family. He was with
his beloved wife of 20 years, Daina, his sister Inta
BRIEDIS,
and his children, Arnis, Zinta and Gustavs. He was the son of
the late Peteris
KALNINS (1986) and Elvira
KALNINS. He will be
missed by many, but especially by his grandchildren, Kiana, Eriks,
Tayah and Aleksia. Ed was born in Valmiera, Latvia. His family
left the country to flee communism on Ed's 5th birthday, August
18th, 1944. They lived in Flensburg, Germany until they immigrated
to Canada in 1950 aboard the S.S. Samaria. He spent his first
year in Pembroke, Ontario after which time his family moved to
Toronto. In Toronto he attended Park Public School, Jarvis Collegiate
Institute and the University of Toronto, where he graduated Civil
Engineering in the class of 7T0. Ed's construction career began
with Pitts Engineering Construction Limited building the Gardiner
Expressway. He liked to refer to himself and his colleagues as
being the 'Dangermen Working Above.' In 1970 his career led him
to St. Catharines where he worked on the Welland Canal and Thorold
Tunnel. In 1972 he assumed responsibilities as Project Engineer
for the construction of the Arnprior Generating Station. Later
he was promoted to Project Manager. The Arnprior Generating Station
was completed late in 1976. In December of 1976 Ed and his family
moved back to Toronto and settled in Scarborough. Ed joined Miller
Paving Limited in 1982 and his career took him through various
sectors of the organization. In February 1993, Ed became Vice
President, Civil Works and was responsible for the procurement
and fulfillment of work in the Civil Engineering Sector of the
Company. In March of 1998, Ed was contracted by MRDC to be
the Construction Manager on the Fredericton to Moncton Highway
project with responsibilities of overseeing all construction
work on the site. On Ed's return from New Brunswick he was appointed
Vice President Northern Operations. During this time he spent
many months at Dryden, New Liskeard and most recently was responsible
for the Smiths operation at Arnprior. Ed found rewarding his
long time involvement with the Latvian Boy Scouts and various
other Latvian community projects and activities. In 1955 he attended
the 8th World Scout Jamboree in Niagara-on-the-Lake. He held
various leadership positions in the Latvian Scouting Movement
and in the Boy Scouts of Canada. Ed was in the first graduating
class of the Latvian Heritage High School
(TLTA) in 1954. He
served as a sitting member of the Board of Directors of both
the St. Andrew's Ev. Luth. Church Latvian Congregation and the
Saint_John's Ev. Luth. Latvian Church of Toronto. Both congregations
have summer recreational properties and Ed was always forthcoming
in lending a hand as well as his construction expertise. Ed mostly
enjoyed his weekends at his cottage in Haliburton with his family.
Visitation: Rosar-Morrison Funeral Home and Chapel 467 Sherbourne
Street (immediately south of Wellesley) Toronto, Ontario 416-924-1408
Wednesday, January 10th 2: 00-4:00 p.m. and 6:00-9:00 p.m. Funeral:
St. Andrew's Ev. Luth. Church Latvian Congregation 383 Jarvis
Street (corner of Jarvis and Carlton) Toronto, Ontario 416-924-1563
Thursday, January 11th, 2007 at 11: 00 a.m. In lieu of flowers
the family would appreciate donations to a bursary fund in memory
of Ed KALNINS to be administered by the V. Vitols Fund in Riga,
Latvia. Cheques made payable to Latvian Relief and Development
Fund. Bursary will be given to Scouts who come from underprivileged
families and otherwise may not have an opportunity to attain
a higher education. Please send donations c/o Inta
BRIEDIS, 605-452 Scarborough
Golf Club Road, Scarborough, Ontario M1G 1H1.
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