About Us

Located in Calgary and Grande Prairie, we're committed to providing you with exceptional customer service and offering the safest, most efficient, drilling equipment suitable for the soil conditions found in western Canada.

Our drilling services include: 
  • solid and hollow stem augers
  • discrete sampling
  • air rotary 
  • ODEX casing advancement
  • bedrock HQ/NQ coring 
  • Standard Penetrating Testing (SPT)
  • helical and driven pile installation

​Meet our team

Damian Brake, B.Sc., P.Ag., President
Damian began the company in 2001 and has extensive experience working in western Canada's environmental and geotechnical drilling service industry. In addition to his expertise designing and operating drilling equipment, he has worked as an environmental consultant, conducting and reporting Phase I, II, and III Environmental Site Assessments for the upstream oil and gas reclamation programs. Damian is a Professional Agrologist recognized by the Alberta Institute of Agrologists, and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Calgary.
Alan MacLean, Operations Manager
Alan has been with Core Drilling since 2012. As operations manager, Alan is responsible for the coordination of field operations. He manages customer relations, equipment maintenance, and day-to-day logistics for our growing company. With extensive experience in drilling operations, Alan ensures all drilling equipment leaves our shop inspected and safe to operate for client projects.
Joel Narain, Field Supervisor
Joel has been on the Core Drilling field team since 2014 as a senior driller in environmental, geotechnical and coring programs. In 2019, he was promoted to field supervisor where he has been heavily involved in our equipment maintenance program and staff training. Joel leads a team of up to 10 field staff and has been an important component in the success of each project. 
Josh Yarker, B.Comm., General Manager ​
Josh has been with Core Drilling since 2006 and as general manager, is responsible for the coordination of field operations, corporate safety compliance and human resource management. He also manages customer relations and plays an integral role in business development. With extensive experience in industrial management, Josh ensures all drilling work is conducted in a safe and efficient manner to ensure customer projects are completed on-time and on-budget. Josh holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Calgary.
Jason Bark, Administrative Lead
Jason holds an  Oil and Gas Administration diploma and has been with Core Drilling since 2018. He is responsible for the administrative tasks at Core Drilling that are paramount to the success of the company. The addition of Jason to the team has been instrumental in Core Drilling's ability to grow and maintain a high level of client satisfaction. He is actively involved in several processes involving safety, accounting and company finances. 
Candace Legault, B.Sc., Business Development 
Candace has been in business development in the environmental industry since 2013. Over the years she has gained knowledge in all aspects of the industry while building relationships with clients from the pre-construction stage to end-of-life. She is responsible for driving all sales and marketing initiatives for Core Drilling.