PAYING
TRIBUTE
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
As DCC joins the Government of Canada in recognizing Canada’s mission in Afghanistan,
I am very proud to acknowledge the significant contributions made by DCC employees
to this mission. It was both an honour and a privilege for DCC to be able to provide
infrastructure and development support in Afghanistan for the Canadian Armed
Forces, and to support the mission’s ultimate aim to help the Afghan people.
Our employees in Kabul and Kandahar worked under incredibly challenging conditions:
long hours in an active combat zone, located in a remote, harsh environment, far
from family and friends, and with a construction industry unfamiliar with our normal
standards.
We sought to perform our role to Canadian standards, embracing the concepts of
fairness, openness, transparency and competitive process while optimizing our
operations to benefit the mission. Achieving this required ingenuity and initiative
from our staff in Afghanistan, ably supported by the teams that regularly deployed for
technical assistance, and by DCC employees here in Canada working to support them
in real-time, many time zones away.
Both in Canada and in my visit to Afghanistan, I saw first-hand your dedication to
delivering the best possible solutions for our Client-Partners, every time and on time,
despite the challenges. I also saw the profound respect you have for those we support,
and the respect they in turn have for you, and for DCC.
To all of our staff, thank you for everything you do to support our Client-Partners.
To those who participated in and supported the mission in Afghanistan, you and your
families have our deepest gratitude for your service and for the personal sacrifices
you made.
Jim Paul
President and CEO
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NATIONAL DAY OF HONOUR — MAY 9, 2014