Similar barriers pepper the outskirts of Portage Place and the former Hudson’s Bay flagship building downtown.

A crane towers over the latter structure. It, like the barriers, touts PCL Construction’s logo.

A quick jaunt down Portage Avenue will lead to the Canada Life Centre, which PCL Construction created in 2003. Further in Winnipeg’s core stands the Richardson Building, Fairmont, True North Square, Manitoba Hydro Place and Canadian Museum for Human Rights — all former PCL Construction projects.

The mammoth company is marking its 60th anniversary in Manitoba. It’s finished more than 2,000 projects in the province.

Kelly Wallace, vice-president and district manager of PCL’s Winnipeg office, sat down with the Free Press for a wide-ranging interview.

“I think the size of the project

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