WHW Joins the GENIVAR Family

GENIVAR Press Release - For Immediate Release

WHW ARCHITECTS BECOMES GENIVAR’S BUSINESS PARTNER IN ARCHITECTURE
FOR ATLANTIC CANADA

MONTREAL, QUEBEC June 15, 2011 - GENIVAR Inc. (TSX: GNV) (“GENIVAR” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to announce that WHW Architects Inc. (“WHW Architects”), the largest and one of the most successful architectural consulting firms in Atlantic Canada will become its business partner in architecture for Atlantic Canada. Located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, WHW Architects has approximately 70 employees. As part of the transaction, the firm that will continue to operate under the name WHW Architects has also sold its shares to PBK Architects Inc., GENIVAR's current partner in architecture.

WHW Architects is a full service architectural practice with outstanding design and technical work which has been recognized with numerous awards, including several “Lieutenant Governor's Design Awards for Architecture”. Their broad range of work includes projects in education, healthcare, recreation, transportation, cultural, retail and commercial buildings.

“We are very pleased to welcome WHW Architects as a business partner as it has become a brand recognized for its excellence in architectural consulting. This transaction will enable us to increase the array of services we offer our clients and will further position us as the “must-go-to” global consulting firm,” commented Pierre Shoiry, President and Chief Executive Officer of GENIVAR. “Through their leadership, expertise and creativity, WHW Architects’ principals and their team have built and grown an exceptional practice of architecture serving both public and private sector clients. We view this as a great opportunity to accelerate our growth in Atlantic Canada,” he added.

“Partnering with the GENIVAR team of experts is great news for WHW; we are happy to be associated with a team whose values are aligned with our own, reflecting a similar dedication to excellence and strong client relationships. This joining of forces signals a strong vision for the future of architecture in our region and across Canada and we are pleased to be part of the realization of this vision. As partners with an organization that has a global presence, we believe the strength of our brand coupled with their outreach will allow us to leverage our respective expertise and resources to better serve our clients,” said Keith MacGillivray, President and CEO of WHW Architects.

ABOUT WHW ARCHITECTS
Established in 1945, WHW Architects provides quality services across a full range of planning, design, building assessment, adaptive re-use, project management and construction administration roles for a wide variety of building types. In addition to offering architectural and interior design services, WHW Architects are leaders in green building design, building science and building information modeling (BIM), as well as in the latest in 3D computer modeling technology.

ABOUT GENIVAR INC.
GENIVAR is a leading Canadian services firm providing private and public-sector clients with a complete range of professional consulting services throughout all project phases, including planning, design, construction and maintenance. Ranging in size and scope, GENIVAR's clients primarily operate in the building, industrial and energy, municipal infrastructure, transportation and environmental sectors. GENIVAR is one of Canada's largest services firm by number of employees, with approximately 4,500 managers, professionals, technicians, technologists and support staff in more than 90 offices in Canada and internationally.
http://www.genivar.com/

Forward-Looking Statements
Certain information regarding GENIVAR contained herein may constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may include estimates, plans, expectations, opinions, forecasts, projections, guidance or other statements that are not statements of fact. Although GENIVAR believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct. These statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties and may be based on assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. GENIVAR's forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

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For additional information, please contact:
Pierre Shoiry
President and Chief Executive Officer
GENIVAR Inc.
Tel: (514) 340-0046, ext. 5104
pierre.shoiry@genivar.com

Stephen Wallace
Vice President, Atlantic Canada
GENIVAR Inc.
Tel: (902) 835-9955
stephen.wallace@genivar.com

Isabelle Adjahi
Director, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations
GENIVAR Inc.
Tel: (514) 340-0046, ext. 5648
isabelle.adjahi@genivar.com

Keith MacGillivray, B.Arch., MRAIC
President and Chief Executive Officer
WHW Architects Inc.
Tel: (902) 429-5490, ext. 111
kmac@whwarchitects.com

Our Waterfront: Imagine This

Imagine...our city as an active part of a larger regional functioning ecosystem, where storm water management is integrated with city infrastructure and where urban estuary near Lower Water Street becomes an important gathering place for people to participate in and celebrate the spectacle of nature. ... A city which is supporting of a diverse ecosystem of plants, animals and marine life.

On June 9th WHW unveiled our concept for the Cable Wharf Plaza on the Halifax Waterfront in a public meeting at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. Our intention would be to transform our city to net zero water place... imagine this!

WHW was selected by the Waterfront Development Corporation Limited (WDCL), along with Ekistics Planning and Design and Breakhouse/Teal after a public call for proposals to complete concept designs for the Cable Wharf Plaza on the Halifax Waterfront. The assignment was to explore the potential commercial, residential or other uses the site has to offer.

The site is a significant property in the heart of the waterfront where people visit from all over the world and WDCL wants to choose an appropriate and innovative design. They are asking for public input based on the three concepts presented at the public meeting. WDCL is hoping to receive valuable public input about the key design features and best-liked elements; this input will be used to help direct the design of the project. Click here to review the designs and proide your input.

A design charrette for the Cable Wharf/George Street Project

LSRI Complete!

The Life Sciences Research Centre (LSRI) at the corner of Summer and College Streets on the Dalhousie University campus in Halifax, is scheduled to open in June of 2011. WHW is proud of this architectural legacy, but this is one project where even the architects can admit that what will happen inside the building is more exciting than the building itself.

The LSRI is the home to the world renowned Brain Repair Centre, led by Ivar Mendez. The Brain repair Centre is a joint Dalhousie University / Capital Health and IWK Health Centre initiative which occupies two floors of laboratories and a CL2/APL2 Integrated Animal Care Facility that can accommodate non-severe biological agents to serve the needs of both Dalhousie University and the Brain Repair Centre. The Brain Repair Centre links more than 100 world-class researchers and physicians who are doing work related to Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, Alzheimer’s, ALS, multiple sclerosis, vision dysfunction, spinal cord injury and pain. The Centre holds the potential to develop innovative new treatments and medical instrumentation.

The facility also accommodates tenants that have laboratory space requirements ranging from as small as 600SF to as large as multiple floors, with each research suite designed to provide approximately 70% lab space and 30% office space, while offering sufficient flexibility for its tenants to grow and change. The possibilities for research in this building are astonishing.

All of this is linked together by a soaring 5 storey atrium, which not only allows natural light penetration into the core of the building, but also provides a comfortable and central location for collaboration, presentations or relaxation.

BMO Centre Shines

Our recently completed BMO Centre on the Hammonds Plains Road has been a very popular addition to Sports and Active Lifestyle community of the HRM and Bedford. Congratulations to the HRM and the residents of Bedford for embracing this new facility!

Bike Rack Designs!

Last year, WHW Chairman John Crace and The Wooden Monkey Co-Owner, Lil MacPherson, teamed up and launched the Wooden Monkey Bike Rack Design Competition. WHW'ers were invited to go head to head in the competition to design an innovative and sustainable bike rack. Participating teams had their designs judged by a jury of local environmentalists including Ellen Page and the winning team of Tina Smith, Amanda McLeod and Caley Scholer for their design: Momentum was announced during the 2010 Bike Week.

The Momentum bike rack was built by HRM and can be seen outside our office on Market Street and on the Halifax Waterfront.

Momentum wasn't the only design to grab attention from local businesses, representatives from the Port of Halifax and Dalhousie University visited our office to view the designs. The Port took a shine to Kylie Mosher’s "Framework" model and Dalhousie preferred Anna Sampson's “Bluenose” model.

Inspired by competition, HRM got their wheels in motion this year and held their own bike rack design competition. The winner was Aelyn Murphy, a student from Halifax Independant School for her disign - 'Splash'. Look for Splash bike racks to be installed this summer at the ferry terminal on the Dartmouth Waterfront. http://www.halifax.ca/environment/design.html

WHW Participates in the 2011 Maritime Recreation Facilities Conference

The conference is organized by Recreation New Brunswick (RNB), Recreation Prince Edward Island (RPEI) and the Recreation Facility Association of Nova Scotia (RFANS). The event was filled with various events, session series and a trade show sure to please every recreation professional who attended. This year Joe Zareski and Anna Sampson represented WHW’s dynamic Sports and Recreation team and were on hand to demonstrate how WHW 'pushes the envelope' with our recreation projects throughout Atlantic Canada. Joe and Anna delivered a presentation to the delegates entitled "Trends in Recreation Design and the Design Process" and also displayed a playful new exhibit at the tradeshow portion of the event.