When shovels turned on a lot in Silver Springs in 1992, it wasn’t just the first step for a long-standing home builder in Calgary, but a company that would make its mark on a social level in the city, too.

This year Trico Homes — a company started by Wayne Chiu — is in its 25th year of business in Calgary and smaller surrounding centres, such as Airdrie, Cochrane and Okotoks.

“Reaching our 25-year anniversary has been so special for the entire team,” says Wanda Palmer, vice-president of marketing for Trico. “We tend to focus our efforts on planning for the future, so this milestone has given us an opportunity to look back at Trico’s accomplishments, big and small, and celebrate our journey and the amazing lessons that helped us become the company we are today.”

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“Whether you provide the gift of time, encouragement or financial support, it all creates a positive impact for you and those you help,” writes Wayne Chiu, founder of Trico Homes.

I strongly believe if we — parents, family members, citizens and business people — provide an example and encourage a culture of giving, our society will flourish. Big or small, your gift will be greatly appreciated by those receiving it and you will feel good for giving it. More importantly your gift may teach and influence others to do the same.

Whether you provide the gift of time, encouragement or financial support, it all creates a positive impact for you and those you help. A great example is how my business has grown and evolved and at the same time has been able to provide support to many organizations and individuals throughout its 24-year journey.

The company’s core values of Trust, Respect, Integrity, Community and Opportunity represent its name — TRICO — and the foundation of its culture. Its mission is to enhance the lives of our customers and the communities they live in through our products and our work.

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With the lease coming to an end at his business’s current location and the couple’s interest in downsizing their home, they found a townhome in the southwest estate neighbourhood of Wentworth that was ready for double duty.

They bought one of the live-work units at Wentworth Pointe by Trico Homes. “It’s a creative concept, and I think we should see more of it in the city,” says Ned.

The development on 85th Street S.W. will build out with 83 three-storey townhomes, including eight zoned for live-work use.

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One block north of 16th Avenue at the corner of 8th Street N.W., Trico Homes construction crews are already working at street level on a new 44-unit residential building that addresses the need for affordable and accessible housing in Calgary.

Designed by Zeidler Partnership Architects, the Delaney is the first rental-only building by Trico that’s also a private/public partnership project.

Trico has an admirable philanthropic record in the city. For this project in the community of Mount Pleasant, the company worked with the government to address the shortage of affordable homes, especially for people with a variety of accessibility needs.

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More than 9,000 families have homes and countless memories have been created thanks to a company’s 25-year commitment to building homes with pride to enhance the lives of its customers and the communities they live in.

Strong leadership is a hallmark at Trico, and Wayne Chiu, the founder of Trico Homes, says his proudest achievement was seeing Trico named one of Canada’s 50 Best Managed companies for the first time in 2004.

“At that point I knew I could use the success of my business to do good in the community and ultimately create new business opportunities by creating shared value,” says Chiu, chief executive officer, who was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2015.

Spice kitchens are letting domestic chefs season, fry and saute in a separate space, keeping scents behind a closed door.

Gurjinder and Harbhajan Dhillon, who have a 14-year-old daughter, are enjoying the feature in their new home by Trico Homes. They moved to the northwest community of Beacon Heights in Sherwood from Taradale earlier in July.

“Ours is all Indian cooking, so that kitchen is a really good feature because the flavours from the spices don’t go on the clothes and the rest of the house,” Gurjinder says.

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When it’s time to move from their starter home to something more spacious, many families want something that will last them long-term.

They look for spaces and home design that will not only work well for four or five years, but give them what they need through many stages of life.

An example is the well-rounded Westfield II by Trico Homes. It’s a 2,224-square-foot, front-drive, single-family model displayed as a show home in Evanston.

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When it comes to a home that meets the needs of a growing family, whether it’s bedrooms or gathering spaces, the Rosewood doesn’t miss.

[It] has three bedrooms, with the master bedroom covering the back wall of the second floor, and spacious secondary bedrooms up front.

Convenience is a key to the master bedroom. It’s got a walk-through laundry room attached to its walk-in closet. Once clothes are done in the dryer, they’re only a few steps from being put away. The laundry room is also accessed from the second floor hallway.

But the highlight of the master bedrooms is the ensuite, which is both functional for getting ready for work in the morning and a high-end retreat. There’s a glass-encased shower next to a deep soaker tub, and the vanities are on separate walls, giving both parents plenty of space to themselves.

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Josh and Sharina Zimmer knew it was time for a new home, but to them, staying in Airdrie mattered.

Relocating to Hillcrest — on the southwest corner of the city — helps that, too. It puts Josh a short drive to Highway 2, getting him to Calgary quicker.

The Zimmers bought the Stanley floor plan by Trico Homes, in its four-bedroom option. Josh calls the plan “very functional.”

“There are four big bedrooms upstairs with a bonus room in the middle, so mom and dad have their wing and the three kids have their wing,” he says.

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

For almost two decades, Trico has been heavily involved behind the scenes in Kids Cancer Care’s growth. Trico Homes has been the presenting sponsor of the Shave Your Lid for a Kid® since its inception in 1999.

After sponsoring Ride for a Lifetime for a number of years, when Kids Cancer Care began supporting childhood cancer research, Wayne [Chiu] committed to giving $100,000 a year to research. Trico then became the presenting sponsor of the Don, Joanne and the Coach Golf a Kid to Camp tournament. When Kids Cancer Care began exploring the possibility of running Camp Kindle as a social enterprise, the Trico Foundation gave Camp Kindle its first grant.

Christine says, “They gave us the courage to add the pillar of research to our organization, they gave us the courage to embark on a new signature event, Ride for a Lifetime, and the courage to start a social enterprise with Camp Kindle rentals. The impact of Trico Homes on Kids Cancer Care far surpasses their financial commitments. You don’t get a community without family and Trico is definitely a part of our family.”

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