Jun 30, 2025 | Agricultural, Case Study
The Situation: Diamond City Equestrian (formerly known as Gait n’ Rein) contacted one of our long-time contractors Southridge Construction in early 2024 about a massive undertaking, the largest riding arena in all of Western Canada. Southridge knew a project of...
May 30, 2025 | Agricultural, Project Feature
Recognizing The Scale, Calling The Experts In early 2024, Diamond City Equestrian approached long-time partner Southridge Construction with an ambitious vision: to build one of the largest indoor riding arenas in Western Canada, now proudly named Gait N’ Rein....
Nov 6, 2024 | Agricultural, Building Tips
Why Are Trusses So Strong? Wood trusses are widely used in Canadian construction due to their strength, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. To the layman, the geometric shape may appear to be just for aesthetic reasons, but in fact, there is a fundamental design...
Aug 8, 2024 | Agricultural, Building Tips
Installing Roof Trusses - How Best to Avoid Damage and Undue Stress Hoisting roof trusses with a crane is extremely common on job sites. Recently, Structural Truss Systems designed and built Western Canada’s first 120 ft long truss, and hoisting something of...
Jun 10, 2024 | Agricultural, New Products
The Biggest Clear Span Roof Trusses Western Canada Has Ever Seen - Manufactured here in Fort Macleod, Alberta. The title of our blog, Build It Better, has never been more applicable than these past couple of weeks, when Structural Truss Systems became one of the first...
Feb 14, 2023 | Agricultural, Project Feature
ROOF TRUSSES FROM ALBERTA TO TEXAS We recently had the opportunity to supply five loads of roof & floor trusses to a large church project located 3,359 km (or 2,087 Miles) south of Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada, to El Campo, Texas, USA. Why would a project located...
