Founder & President Mark McCallum

About

Mark McCallum is a Cree Métis man who was born and raised in northern Alberta.

As a child, he was taught how to trap, hunt and live on the land by his grandparents, who were respected Elders in their remote Indigenous community of Conklin, Alberta, Canada.

They practiced a traditional lifestyle on their trapline near Christina Lake, gathered herbs and roots for medicine, hunted and fished for most of their food, harvested fur, and prepared tanned hides while creating intricate beadwork to decorate garments like moose-hide gloves, moccasins, and vests they marketed through the traditional Indigenous economy. The land based learning Mark received from his grandparents are some of his best memories.

His grandparents were wise, and while they wanted him to follow in their footsteps, they recognized that encroachment from development on their tiny trapline would make this impossible. They encouraged him to pursue an education beyond the trapline, and in 2004, Mark graduated from the Civil Engineering Technology Program at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) in Edmonton.

He was a practicing Certified Engineering Technologist for more than 15 years before being licensed as a Certified Home Inspector.

Mark was also the corporate lead for the HSE program and COR Partnerships In Injury Reduction Program for 15 years while working for a mining and exploration company with lease operations located in NE Alberta.

He was responsible for preparing emergency preparedness and response plans for all work sites and inspecting the sites, which included active open pit mining operations, work camps and access roads to ensure regulatory compliance. His foundational safety certifications include:

  • Leadership for Safety Excellence
  • Alberta OHS Legislative Awareness 
  • Principals of Health & Safety Management
  • Construction Safety Administration
  • Prime Contractor
  • Safe Trenching, Excavation & Ground Disturbance
  • Alcohol, Drugs & Safety Substance Abuse Prevention Program
  • Basic Instructional Techniques

Mark received a lifetime designation as a National Construction Safety Officer from the Alberta Construction Safety Association in 2017.

Our core values

At WHATUMCCALLUM INSPECTIONS LTD., our core values drive everything we do.

We are:

  • Collaborative working closely with our clients and partners to achieve shared goals.
  • Results Driven focusing on specific needs of our clients and partners.
  • Adaptable striving to ensure continuous improvement throughout our operations.
  • Accountable for ensuring best practices and high standards are applied in our operations to provide quality service to our clients.

Our mission

With a focus on excellence and collaboration, we are committed to providing quality services to our clients. 

Land Acknowledgment

We acknowledge that we work within the Traditional Territory of the Treaty 6 First Nations and Fort Edmonton Métis District 9.