About Polaris Land Surveying

Brent was commissioned as a British Columbia land surveyor in 1984 and a Canada Lands Surveyor in 1995. Brent has been actively involved in providing land surveying services to a variety of clients and industries since 1981. Brent has extensive experience in project management and condominium development in British Columbia. Through the 1990’s he was influential in the preparation of the Strata Property Act. He has been the survey coordinator on many major projects on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands as well as select projects throughout BC. His experience includes challenging boundary determination of natural boundaries and rectilinear boundaries, major topographic surveys, land consolidation, re-zoning, subdivision, construction layout, easements, rights of way, covenants, condominium surveys, air space surveys, well site and pipeline surveys. Brent has been engaged as an expert witness for a variety of cases relating to the definition of habitable area of a strata lot, the definition of public roads through municipally owned land, the location of a drainage course and the flooding of land, as well as cases regarding the definition of a present natural boundary in the presence of filled foreshore.

Jordan began his surveying career in 2002 in the prairies, working in the oil and gas sector. After a few years in the prairies, he worked his way west, eventually landing in Victoria and joining Polaris in 2010. A year later he was commissioned as a BC Land Surveyor. Jordan’s work experience is both geographically and technically diverse. It began surveying well sites and pipelines in the prairies, included a stop in the Gulf of Mexico, and eventually brought him out west to the interior of BC. There he primarily worked on construction, topographic and control surveys throughout the province. Since joining Polaris, Jordan’s resume has grown to include land development such as subdivisions, stratas, and air space parcels, First Nation projects such as Treaty Settlement surveys, as well as construction and topographic surveys.

Michael received his commission as a British Columbia Land Surveyor in 2016, after spending many years working on a variety of survey projects throughout the province and into the high arctic. Michael’s experience is varied and includes surveys related to large-scale Hydro, mining, mapping, telecommunication and highway projects. After spending most of his survey career working out of the Kootenays, Michael moved to the Sunshine Coast to work with the Polaris team where Michael manages the daily operations in Powell River.

Andrew has been working in the land surveying industry for nearly 20 years and was an undergraduate of the University of Calgary’s Geomatics Engineering program. Andrew joined Polaris in 2016 and holds commissions as a BC Land Surveyor, Canada Lands Surveyor and Alberta Land Surveyor (presently not practicing in Alberta). He has obtained a large variety of experience by completing many different types of surveying projects over the years, from large scale infrastructure projects to small residential and commercial developments. Andrew enjoys working on First Nations lands and has been involved in work spanning multiple provinces and jurisdictions; from boundary investigations to community mapping and infrastructure projects. Residing in the Cowichan Valley Andrew services clients on Vancouver Island and enjoys undertaking legal surveys, topographic surveys, and construction surveys.

Alex started his land surveying career in Alberta in the early 2000s working primarily in the oil and gas sector. While working towards a land surveying commission, he was involved in various projects all over Alberta and also in southwestern Saskatchewan. Alex received his commission as an Alberta Land Surveyor in 2015 and was also commissioned in British Columbia and Saskatchewan later the same year. As his career evolved, Alex started to be more involved in various municipal and infrastructure projects. After moving to the Greater Victoria area in 2017 and continuing to work in the municipal sector, Alex eventually joined Polaris in 2019. He currently resides in Sidney, BC and is involved in various residential surveys, including topographic and legal surveys, as well as larger commercial and construction projects.

John is a senior Land Surveyor with experience across Western Canada and in the North. He lives in Grande Prairie, Alberta, and stages from there to the field and to Polaris’s Offices on Vancouver Island and in Powell River. He also handles projects through the interior and in Northern British Columbia. John has over 20 years of experience surveying for the energy sector, as well as practicing municipally and serving rural and First Nations clients.

Michelle started her career in the lower mainland working on small residential surveys and monitoring jobs. She joined Polaris in 2014 and has since worked on a variety of projects throughout Greater Victoria, the Gulf Islands, Cowichan Valley, and Powell River. Michelle got her commission as a British Columbia Land Surveyor in 2019. She now resides in Colwood and focuses on large construction projects, strata plans, air space plans, and residential surveys.