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WSP acquires Focus Corporation

by Virginia Rasch — January 06, 2015

Elise Pare heads the Rossland office of WSP, formerly Focus Corporation. — Stewart Spooner photo

Focus Corporation, with four offices in the Kootenays (located in Rossland, Cranbrook, Invermere and Golden) has been acquired by WSP, a Canadian multinational professional services firm. The deal was completed January 1, 2015. WSP delivers engineering, planning and legal surveying services for municipal, transportation, industrial and land development clients. Elise Paré, who moved from the Golden office to open the Rossland office in 2010, has worked on water use efficiency plans with 24 communities within the Columbia Basin and said her company can help the many municipalities that are facing large infrastructure projects. Paré said she enjoys “living in a region filled with world-class outdoor recreation.”

Virginia is a writer and editor with KPI Media. She is an avid outdoor recreationist in all seasons and has lived in the Kootenays for over 15 years. With degrees in the natural sciences, she has worked as a tour guide, an environmentalist, a writer, and an editor of books and scientific publications. Virginia now brings her passion for everything green to KootenayBiz. View all of Virginia Rasch’s articles