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October 2018
Parkin in association with Kasian is the design component of EllisDon Infrastructure, which has been named as the preferred proponent for the new Royal Inland Hospital Patient Care Tower in Kamloops, BC. Scheduled to be completed by the fall of 2024, the project will be implemented in two sequential phases. Phase one includes design and construction
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Parkin is looking for talent
Parkin Architects Limited is looking for architects, intern architects and healthcare planners with 5 years Canadian experience. The successful candidate should possess strong technical knowledge, Revit and AutoCAD skills and creativity. Please forward your resume by e-mail only to David Driscoll, driscoll@parkin.ca . Only successful candidates will be contacted but all resumes will be retained on
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Parkin Announces Pumpkin Competition Winners
Thank you to all teams who participated in the Parkin annual pumpkin decorating competition. We consider everyone winners. The judges have voted. Winners are as follows: Visit us on youtube to get a glimpse of the competition: https://youtu.be/9GFTWbtVq20 https://youtu.be/arJYBFvCgWg https://youtu.be/5fBZwySDN-E https://youtu.be/egTC7zHtzrc
Halloween Fun at Parkin
Parkin’s social club hosted its 3rd Halloween Pumpkin decorating contest. Five teams created some fabulous and gruesome themed pumpkins. Three rules of competition: 1. Pumpkins could not be carved 2. Maximum time to decorate was one hour 3. Budget was $15 What a creative bunch! Stay tuned for our announcement of the winning team.
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Parkin at the ICPA Conference, Beyond Prisons: The Way Forward
Parkin is attending and presenting at the 20th annual conference of the International Corrections and Prisons Associations, 21–26 October 2018, in Montreal. The conference is one of the largest events in the prisons and corrections field. Robert Boraks, a Parkin Director, is one of over 150 speakers. His session is titled “The Evolution of Corrections Delivery
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Parkin sees Correctional Facilities as Healing Environments
Robert Boraks, a Director at Parkin, speaks to Justice Trends Magazine about Blurring the Lines Between Correctional Facilities and Healthcare Facilities: Parkin’s Facility Designs and Designing to Improve Society. For more information on these topics, visit: http://justice-trends.press/correctional-facilities-designed-as-healing-environments/
Parkin Discusses Trends in the Design of Correctional Facilities
Robert Boraks, a Director at Parkin, speaks to Justice Trends Magazine about Trends in the Design of Correctional Facilities. “Today there is improved understanding that a correctional facility is no longer the “end of the line”; rather, it is part of a justice continuum. In addition to dealing with the needs of the incarcerated and
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