CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 02/27/13 -- ATCO Sustainable Communities announced today that it has signed a contract with the Tsuu T'ina First Nation to construct a Child and Family Services administration facility. The facility will be one of the cornerstone buildings that deliver health and wellness services to the community.

"We look forward to working with the Tsuu T'ina on this project," said Boris Rassin, President, ATCO Sustainable Communities. "Our Holistic Engagement Process will ensure the needs and cultural values of the Tsuu T'ina community and its leadership are reflected in the new facility."

ATCO offers a comprehensive turn-key solution from conceptual architecture and detailed design through factory modular manufacturing and site construction. This approach ensures the economical and timely delivery of a facility that is tailored to the functional and aesthetic needs of our clients. The completed Child and Family Services facility is planned to open later this year.

"The Tsuu T'ina First Nation continues to develop significant infrastructure to better meet the needs of our community," said Tsuu T'ina Councilor Leon Littlelight. "This will be a place for support, healing, and education that will have a profound impact on the overall health and happiness of our community."

ATCO Sustainable Communities can design and build any facility a community may need ranging from offices, schools and daycare centres to residential housing, hockey arenas and retail outlets. The company also provides utility infrastructure, such as water purification and distributed power generation facilities.

Headquartered in Calgary, ATCO Sustainable Communities is part of the ATCO Group of Companies. ATCO Group, with more than 9,400 employees and assets of approximately $14 billion, delivers service excellence and innovative business solutions worldwide with leading companies engaged in Structures & Logistics (manufacturing, logistics and noise abatement), Utilities (pipelines, natural gas and electricity transmission and distribution), Energy (power generation, natural gas gathering, processing, storage and liquids extraction) and Technologies (business systems solutions). More information can be found at www.atco.com.

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