History: A Kamloops Family With Italian Roots
Robinson Masonry Ltd. is a 3rd generation family owned and operated masonry company that began when Salvatore Corea moved to Canada from Albi, Italy in 1955. Eventually settling in Kamloops in 1964, he started his masonry company with his son-in-law, Dave Robinson.
Dave Robinson was born in Kitimat, BC and moved to Kamloops to play hockey for the Kamloops Chiefs. Soon after, he met his wife, Ernesta Marie Corea and began working as a Mason alongside his father-in law, Salvatore Corea. Dave and Salvatore worked together for many years building brick fireplaces, chimneys and other residential masonry projects until Salvatore’s retirement in 1983.
Ryan and Dan Robinson
After Salvatore’s retirement, Dave established Dave Robinson Masonry in 1984 and quickly earned a reputation as a skilled tradesman and humble professional. He was known as one of the hardest working trades on the jobsite and would go out of his way to lend a helping hand. Dave’s two sons, Ryan and Daniel joined the company in 2002 and were quick to inherit their father’s dedication and commitment to quality craftsmanship.
Together, Dave, Dan and Ryan were involved in many of Kamloops’ major building projects including Landmark One and Landmark 2 for Culos Development, The Residence at Orchards Walk for Orchard Walk Developments and several luxury residential builds for builder/developer A&T Project Developments and Mettler Construction. A custom home for the Stump Lake Ranch built entirely out of full thickness stone earned us a Keystone Award for Best Sub Trade in 2009. In February 2018, the Canadian Homebuilders Association Central Interior awarded us our second Keystone Award for Best Sub Trade which recognizes excellence in our industry.
Despite losing Dave in 2017 to Cancer, Ryan and Dan continue to own and operate Robinson Masonry Ltd. and have been involved in a number of notable commercial projects including: Thompson Rivers University Nurses Building for PCL Construction, Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre renovation by Acres Enterprises, the new Kamloops SPCA building for A&T Developments and most recently, the Patient Care Tower at Royal Inland Hospital for EllisDon Construction which began in 2019.
We are actively involved in our Kamloops community and established the Dave Robinson Memorial Fund in 2017 to raise funds to purchase essential equipment for the Royal Inland Hospital Cancer Clinic. We are annual donors to the Kamloops Hospice Association, the YMCA/YWCA Dream Home project and have contributed to the Trowel Trades program offered through Thompson Rivers University.
