We are proud to announce that the founder and CEO of Trico Homes, Wayne Chiu, becomes inducted as a member of the Alberta Order of Excellence on October 18, 2018. The Order is the province’s highest honour a citizen can receive and is an official part of the Canadian Honours System.

“Each member of the Alberta Order of Excellence has contributed something truly unique and lasting to our province. They are trailblazers who share the best of themselves and who encourage us all to join in the goal of building the brightest possible future for Albertans and all Canadians.” – Lt.-Gov. Lois E. Mitchell

Wayne has been recognized for his business and community accomplishments through various honours, including being named a Member of the Order of Canada and receiving the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee and Alberta Centennial medals. He has received an Immigrant of Distinction Award, the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, the CASE Community College Benefactor Award and the City of Calgary’s Community Achievement Award. In addition, Trico Homes has regularly been recognized as one of “Canada’s Best Workplaces” and among “Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies.”

For more information, visit the Alberta Order of Excellence website.

Wayne Chiu has put a million reasons behind his belief “disruption” will make positive world change and create new ways of thinking.

The founder of Trico Homes and the Trico Charitable Foundation (with wife Eleanor) has bolstered that confidence in today’s young generation of “changemakers” finding ideas and innovation to make the world better by donating $1 million to Calgary’s Mount Royal University.

With $500,000 from each of the Trico organizations, and $500,000 from the federal government’s post-secondary institutions strategic investment fund, the Trico Changemakers Studio in MRU’s Bissett School of Business has been officially opened.

Read the full article here in the Calgary Herald.

Mount Royal University has opened a space in its Bissett School of Business aimed at connecting startups with non-profits and public sector leaders.

Called the Trico Changemakers Studio, the space will serve as an incubator where business students and startup entrepreneurs can work with the public and not-for-profit sector on social or environmental challenges. For example, studio member Universal Access is working to increase the number and quality of spaces in the city that are physically accessible to people with visible and invisible disabilities. Alberta Health Services’ Design Lab — which works to solve complex health challenges — also has a presence at the studio, as does the United Way, Calgary Arts Development Authority, Generation Indigenous, and a number of artists, activists and small private startups.

Read the full article here in the Calgary Herald.

We are delighted to announce that Trico Homes has been certified as a Great Place to Work! This certification is based on direct feedback from employees, provided as part of an extensive and anonymous survey about the workplace experience conducted by Great Place to Work® Institute Canada.

At Trico, we recognize that our most valuable asset is our people. We encourage our employees to grow with us, to become ambitious leaders who understand our values, business and strengths and who are proud representatives of our company culture. This thinking has enabled Trico to create a high-trust culture that delivers values.

“A strong culture is carefully crafted and nurtured. It cares for and invests in its people, fosters diversity, inspires happiness and continually embraces change.” – Wayne Chiu, CEO & Founder.

For more information, click here to view the full list of Great Place to Work® Certified Organizations.

Aman Lall bought her new townhome in Seton because she saw that it had the qualities to play different, but equally important roles.

“It definitely had to be dog friendly,” says Lall, who jokes that her friendly, four-legged pal sometimes “thinks he’s a cat,” and will happily nap anywhere.

Each of the townhomes at Unity have a tandem format attached garage, which was an important factor for Lall, who owns two vehicles. One is a muscle car she uses primarily during the summer months and the other is a sport utility vehicle, her go-to mode of transportation for work.

There’s also a driveway, as well, which will come in handy, Lall says, adding “when family and friends visit, it will be nice to have a little extra parking.”

Read more about Aman’s story here in the Calgary Herald.

At 2,303 square feet, the Fairmont by Trico Homes is a well-sized move-up single-family home. But while exploring the model’s show home, it’s easy to think you’re in a floor plan that’s even larger.

Particularly in a home with four bedrooms above grade, that’s not an easy feat.

The two-storey home with a front-attached double car garage, is demonstrated as a show home in Midtown, a community on the west end of Airdrie by Shane Communities and Apex Developments.

Read the full article here in the Calgary Herald.

We are pleased to announce that Trico Homes will be expanding into Chestermere in 2019, as part of the builder group in Dawson’s Landing by Qualico Communities.

“Located in West Chestermere, immediately west of Rainbow Road, the land is adjacent to the existing communities of Westmere and Rainbow Falls and measures about 108 hectares. It will build out to 1,305 homes in 14 phases, starting with about 241 homes in its opening phase. Dawson’s Landing is also earmarked for a regional recreation facility and Ecopark wetland.”

Read the full article here in the Calgary Herald.

We are proud to announce that Tom Chisholm, President of Trico Homes, has been named one of the 2018 Business In Calgary Leaders!

“To be a great leader when times are good is a challenge enough; to be a great leader when times are bad, ensuring that one’s business lives to see the return of better days, is a challenge worthy of praise.”

Learn more about the awards by visiting the Business in Calgary website.

“Wentworth is an upscale and established community in a prestigious premier location in the upper west side,” says Henry Luong, area sales manager for Trico. “There are many amenities, including walking distance to shopping, dining, coffee shops, fitness facility, medical centres, public as well as private schools, daycare centres and so much more.

“What really sets this community apart is the short distance to downtown, easy access to the mountains, the many biking and walking paths and its family-focused lifestyle such as the Westside Recreation Centre and Calgary Olympic Park.”

Read the full article here in the Calgary Sun.

Wayne Chiu, a Calgary-based homebuilder and philanthropist, is one of eight people who will become members of the Alberta Order of Excellence in 2018. A release from the provincial government calls this “the province’s highest honour a citizen can receive.”

“Each member of the Alberta Order of Excellence has contributed something truly unique and lasting to our province,” says Lt.-Gov. Lois E. Mitchell. “They are trailblazers who share the best of themselves and who encourage us all to join in the goal of building the brightest possible future for Albertans and all Canadians.”

Read the full article here in the Calgary Herald.