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Six Bentall Centre in Vancouver and Tache Hall in Winnipeg

CALGARY, Aug. 30, 2011 /CNW/ - The Churchill Corporation (TSX: CUQ) (TSX: CUQ.DB) ("Churchill" or the "Corporation") today reported that Stuart Olson Dominion Construction Ltd. ("Stuart Olson Dominion"), its general contracting segment, has been awarded two significant new contracts by private and public sector clients In British Columbia and Manitoba.

In British Columbia, Stuart Olson Dominion has been awarded a construction contract, valued at $98 million, for construction of 745 Thurlow,  a 25-storey, 400,000 square foot, office tower, which includes a three-storey podium of retail and services use and six floor below-grade parking structure located at 745 Thurlow Street, Vancouver. This will be a sustainable building targeting LEED® Gold certification. Construction is expected to begin March 2012 and completion is scheduled for April 2015. The developer of the building is BentallKennedy on behalf of The British Columbia Investment Management Corporation.

Stuart Olson Dominion has also been appointed construction manager of a project, budgeted at $60 million, for renovation and construction of the Tache Hall Music, Art and Theatre Complex for the University of Manitoba. This project is a 220,000 square foot complex that includes the renovation of Tache Hall (a four-storey, 130,000 square foot, 100 year-old building); the demolition of the interior Tache Hall wings and gymnasiums; and a new two-storey, 90,000 square foot, auditorium/music rehearsal addition on Tache Hall's south-west side. All new construction will be designed to attain a LEED® Silver certification. Construction is expected to begin October 2011 and completion is scheduled for July 2014.

"Stuart Olson Dominion continues to secure significant new awards which provide excellent visibility to our construction revenues in 2012 and beyond," said Jim Houck, Churchill's CEO. "The Western Canadian commercial and institutional construction market continues to yield quality projects for experienced, proven contractors such as Stuart Olson Dominion."

About The Churchill Corporation
The Churchill Corporation provides building construction, commercial and industrial electrical contracting, earthmoving and industrial insulation services to an array of public and private sector clients. Churchill operates office locations throughout British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, northwest Ontario and the Yukon. Churchill common shares and convertible debentures are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols "CUQ" and "CUQ.DB", respectively. www.churchillcorporation.com

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