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Built With Purpose

Transition Construction was founded with a clear and deliberate purpose: to build better skateparks through builder-led design, craftsmanship, and long-term performance.

As the skatepark industry evolved, many projects shifted toward standardized and recycled designs to improve efficiency and project volume. While effective from a production standpoint, this approach often limits opportunities to respond to site-specific conditions and refine construction quality.

Transition was established to take a different path — one that prioritizes original, site-specific design, constructability, and durability, while maintaining the accountability municipalities require.

Focused on Quality, Not Volume

Transition Construction deliberately limits annual project volume to ensure senior leadership and experienced crew members remain directly involved in every project.

Our goal is not to build the most skateparks in a given year, but to deliver the best skateparks possible for the communities we work with — projects that stand the test of time both structurally and socially.

This disciplined approach allows us to maintain high standards, manage risk effectively, and deliver consistent results for municipal partners.

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Builder-Led Design-Build Expertise

A defining advantage of Transition Construction is its core team of experienced skatepark builders.

Unlike contractors that rely on seasonal or short-term labour, Transition employs and retains a full-time, career construction crew. This continuity ensures consistent quality, safety, and execution on every project.

Members of the Transition team actively skate the types of facilities they build. This firsthand understanding informs countless in-field decisions — from transition geometry to flow and detailing — resulting in skateparks that perform as intended, feel natural to use, and require fewer post-construction adjustments.

This builder-led insight is difficult to replicate and is central to the success of our design-build approach.

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Trusted Municipal Contractor

In addition to skatepark projects, Transition Construction delivers architectural concrete and municipal recreation infrastructure for public clients across Canada.

This year-round municipal work allows Transition to maintain a stable, experienced construction team rather than relying on seasonal employment. As a result, municipalities benefit from:

  • Consistent safety standards

  • Proven project controls

  • Reliable scheduling

  • Skilled crews familiar with public-sector expectations

By operating continuously across skateparks, architectural concrete, and municipal projects, Transition brings the same level of professionalism and craftsmanship to every skatepark — regardless of size or location.

We believe skateparks are essential public spaces — places where communities gather, youth find belonging, and cities invest in long-term wellbeing.

As permanent civic infrastructure, skateparks deserve the same care, attention, and craftsmanship as any other public facility. Transition Construction is committed to building spaces that communities value, municipalities stand behind, and users return to year after year

“Creating Sanctuaries of Fun.”

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OUR TEAM

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Colin Dion

CEO & Founder

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Shannon Latimer

Finance / Human Resources

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Jay McIntyre

Estimator / Planning & Design

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Stevie Davison

Project Manager

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Theo Papanikolaou

Project Manager / Pool Block Specialist

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Corey McIntosh

Project Manager

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Dylan Warren

Project Manager

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Alistair Clark

Project Manager

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Danny Wartman

Project Manager / Nozzleman

Honey

Safety Assistant

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Johnny Tassopoulos

Concrete Manager / Design

Jamie Maley

Project Manager / Design

Construction Field Workers

Emmet P, Jake Nation, Jaykob P, Dallas T, Zane S, Ethan H, Spikey Gus, Gabe C, Alex B, Carson L, Dagger D, Jonas R, Riley W,