Our Story
Roots since 1990
Raincoast Erosion Control was founded in 1996 and grew by acquisition. Every company in the group arrived already built — with its own name, its own crews, and its own customers.
The group does not open branches. It brings in companies that already work, and leaves alone what made them work. The Irrigators had been running irrigation across the Interior since 1990. BPL had been hydroseeding the Shuswap since the early nineties. TnT came in from the Comox Valley in 2025. Each kept its name, its trade, and its territory.
What each gained was the other half: estimating, scheduling, an equipment fleet, and a head office accountable for how work gets delivered. That is the strength of the structure — the reach of a much larger operation without giving up the local relationships the company was built on. It is also how the group keeps growing.
The Arc
From 1990 to today
- 1990 The Irrigators founded Irrigation and water management take hold across the Interior — six years before Raincoast exists.
- Early 1990s BPL established Hydroseed and environmental work begins out of Salmon Arm.
- 1996 Raincoast Erosion Control founded Erosion control and hydroseeding at scale. The company that becomes the parent.
- Since Raincoast acquires The Irrigators, BPL, and Elite Lawn Care come under common ownership — each keeping its own name, crews, and territory.
- 2025 TnT Hydroseeding joins Comox Valley operations become the fifth company in the group.
Leadership
Darcy MacKenzie
President, The Raincoast Group
Based on Vancouver Island, with a background in environmental restoration and reclamation across Western Canada. Darcy oversees the group's five companies and the standard they work to.
What We Stand On
Values
Local crews, local knowledge
Built for difficult ground
Safety before schedule
One standard across five companies
We show up when we say we will