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WELCOME TO THE TEAM ARSENAULT ARPENTEURS-GEOMETRES INC.

We are pleased to announce that effective November 1, 2020 J.D. Barnes Limited has acquired the professional land surveying practice of Arsenault Arpenteurs-Geometres Inc. located in Montreal. Arsenault Arpenteurs-Geometres Inc. was created in 1964 and has since grown to one of the leading firms in the Greater Montreal area. Arsenault has a diversified practice providing services to the commercial, industrial and institutional sectors with expert professional staff and state of the art technical equipment.

J.D. Barnes Limited and its subsidiaries offer Surveying, Mapping, GIS and Subsurface Utility Mapping to a complete range of clients throughout Canada and the US. As an employee owned company with a 60 year history, the firm has developed an organizational culture that encourages and rewards innovation, diligence, teamwork and client satisfaction.

Arsenault Arpenteurs-Geometres Inc. will operate as a division of J.D. Barnes Limited. The merger of these two firms will strengthen the resources and product offerings that both firms provide to their clients and continues J.D. Barnes Limited’s plans for growth through strategic acquisitions.

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