{ "id": 183, "date": "2025-08-06T14:13:08", "date_gmt": "2025-08-06T14:13:08", "guid": { "rendered": "https:\/\/trusspeninsule.com\/?page_id=183" }, "modified": "2025-09-23T14:18:43", "modified_gmt": "2025-09-23T14:18:43", "slug": "notre-entreprise", "status": "publish", "type": "page", "link": "https:\/\/trusspeninsule.com\/en\/?page_id=183", "title": { "rendered": "Our company" }, "content": { "rendered": "
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About our company<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Building the future, true to our heritage<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Since the BearCan Group acquired the company in November 2024, we have been committed to supporting our new management team. While the previous owners, Clarence and Donald, have retired, the rest of the management team has remained in place and risen to the challenge of managing all day-to-day operations. We've welcomed a few new faces, but the heart of our business remains firmly rooted in our local community.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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We recognized the value of a unique asset:<\/strong>
a strong, human corporate culture, built up by the previous owners.\u00a0<\/p>

At the heart of this success:<\/strong>
our people, who exceed expectations and set the bar ever higher.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Building the future, true to our heritage<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Since the BearCan Group acquired the company in November 2024, we have been committed to supporting our new management team. While the previous owners, Clarence and Donald, have retired, the rest of the management team has remained in place and risen to the challenge of managing all day-to-day operations. We've welcomed a few new faces, but the heart of our business remains firmly rooted in our local community.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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We recognized the value of a unique asset:<\/strong>
a strong, human corporate culture, built up by the previous owners.\u00a0<\/p>

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our people, who exceed expectations and set the bar ever higher.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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From factory to job site, uncompromising quality<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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We design and manufacture high-precision prefabricated wood trusses, walls and floors. Produced in a controlled environment, our components reduce construction time, minimize waste and ensure consistent quality.<\/p>

From residential to large-scale commercial projects, our systems are the basis for modern, efficient construction throughout Maritime Canada. Together with contractors, developers and architects, we turn ideas into reality - fast, well and solidly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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From factory to job site, uncompromising quality<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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We design and manufacture high-precision prefabricated wood trusses, walls and floors. Produced in a controlled environment, our components reduce construction time, minimize waste and ensure consistent quality.<\/p>

From residential to large-scale commercial projects, our systems are the basis for modern, efficient construction throughout Maritime Canada. Together with contractors, developers and architects, we turn ideas into reality - fast, well and solidly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Truss P\u00e9ninsule joins the Bearcan Group<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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We're innovators in affordable housing. Founded by visionary entrepreneur Paul Thebeau, our mission is to build communities faster, smarter and without compromising quality.<\/p>

As demand for quality, affordable housing grew, BearCan expanded its capabilities.\u00a0<\/p>

Today, BearCan continues to lead the way, offering fast, integrated construction solutions that contribute to the growth of communities throughout Atlantic Canada and beyond.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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We're innovators in affordable housing. Founded by visionary entrepreneur Paul Thebeau, our mission is to build communities faster, smarter and without compromising quality.<\/p>

As demand for quality, affordable housing grew, BearCan expanded its capabilities.\u00a0<\/p>

Today, BearCan continues to lead the way, offering fast, integrated construction solutions that contribute to the growth of communities throughout Atlantic Canada and beyond.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The story of a solid structure\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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    1995 - Birth of Truss Acadienne<\/h3>

    Local entrepreneur Th\u00e9o Mazerolle founds Truss Acadienne in Inkerman, N.B. He soon entrusts day-to-day management to his wife Gis\u00e8le and brother-in-law Donald Boudreau. The initial plant measured 40' x 60'. In 2000, a 50' x 60' extension was added, including front offices.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>

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    2000 - Arrival of Clarence Godin<\/h3>

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    2008 - Change of ownership and new identity<\/h3>

    Clarence Godin and Donald Boudreau, both employed by the company, purchase the business from Th\u00e9o Mazerolle, in partnership with Ola Johnson (Atlas Structural Systems). The company takes the name Truss P\u00e9ninsule, but retains the Atlas brand license and operates under this identity until 2023. As fate would have it, around 2010, Paul Thebeau worked with Ola Johnson in business development, discovering the world of roof trusses. Was this just a coincidence... or a story already written in the stars?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>

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    2013 - Departure of Ola as shareholder<\/h3>

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    2019 - Strategic collaboration with CMS (now BearCan)<\/h3>

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    2023 - Start of negotiations with BearCan<\/h3>

    The BearCan Group, which includes CMS, is in discussions to acquire Truss P\u00e9ninsule.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>

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    November 2024 - A new era<\/h3>

    BearCan completes the acquisition and opens a new chapter, combining local heritage with innovation for the future.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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      Local entrepreneur Th\u00e9o Mazerolle founds Truss Acadienne in Inkerman, N.B. He soon entrusts day-to-day management to his wife Gis\u00e8le and brother-in-law Donald Boudreau. The initial plant measured 40' x 60'. In 2000, a 50' x 60' extension was added, including front offices.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>

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      2000 - Arrival of Clarence Godin<\/h3>

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      2008 - Change of ownership and new identity<\/h3>

      Clarence Godin and Donald Boudreau, both employed by the company, purchase the business from Th\u00e9o Mazerolle, in partnership with Ola Johnson (Atlas Structural Systems). The company takes the name Truss P\u00e9ninsule, but retains the Atlas brand license and operates under this identity until 2023. As fate would have it, around 2010, Paul Thebeau worked with Ola Johnson in business development, discovering the world of roof trusses. Was this just a coincidence... or a story already written in the stars?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>

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      2013 - Departure of Ola as shareholder<\/h3>

      Ola Johnson sells Atlas, marking a new stage in the company's evolution, and announces his departure from Truss P\u00e9ninsule.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>

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      2019 - Strategic collaboration with CMS (now BearCan)<\/h3>

      CMS, headed by Paul Thebeau, becomes a major customer, mainly for residential projects in First Nations communities in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Truss P\u00e9ninsule became CMS's main supplier of structural systems. This volume of business leads to the construction of the wall panel plant.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>

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      2023 - Start of negotiations with BearCan<\/h3>

      The BearCan Group, which includes CMS, is in discussions to acquire Truss P\u00e9ninsule.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>

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      November 2024 - A new era<\/h3>

      BearCan completes the acquisition and opens a new chapter, combining local heritage with innovation for the future.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>", "protected": false }, "excerpt": { "rendered": "

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