"Providing reliable, high quality survey services, on time and on budget since 1980, servicing Prince Edward County, through Belleville and up to the cottage country encompassed by Haliburton, Bancroft, Algonquin Park and North Frontenac."
Forty years on…
This firm was originally set up as a partnership between Paul Miller BSc., OLS, CLS and John Ward BSc., OLS in 1982 in the Village of Stirling. Both were graduates of the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Science degree in Survey Science. The partnership matured into Miller and Ward Surveying Ltd. in 1985. Mr. Ward left to pursue other interests in 1987 and the company name was changed accordingly to P.A. Miller Surveying Ltd. in 1989. In 1990, the company moved to a new 1600 square foot office to better accommodate our growing staff. In 1998, the Bancroft practice of Peter J. Stringer, OLS was purchased. This included the survey records of M. J. McAlpine, K. Amer, B. J. Raymond and W. Lumb, totalling some 15,000 files dating back to the late 1800s.
In 2014, Kevin R. D. Smith, BSc. Eng, OLS, CLS joined the firm and became a partner in 2018. Kevin is a graduate of the University of New Brunswick’s Bachelor of Science – Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering program.
In February of 2022, we acquired the survey records and files of Ronald H. Smith Ltd. Surveying and Mapping. Under the direction of Ronald H. Smith, O.L.S., C.L.S., O.L.I.P., the firm provided legal, construction, engineering, planning and mapping services to Gananoque, Kingston and the surrounding area since 1978.
We are primarily a cadastral (i.e., boundary) survey firm, but also have extensive experience in planning, engineering surveys (including construction layout), horizontal and vertical control for photogrammetric mapping and have also performed mining patent surveys.
Many of our private clients are cottage owners, looking to “find” their boundaries, purchase the Shore Road Allowance or Crown Reserve adjoining their lands or upgrade their cottages. Click here to see if we have done surveys on your lake.
We administer a significant number of Planning Act Consent Applications for severances when the individual does not wish to navigate the process on their own. If you are considering severing some property, we have a dedicated person to guide you through the process.
Our working range covers the Counties of Hastings, Lennox & Addington, Frontenac, Renfrew, Lanark, Prince Edward, southern Nipissing and eastern portions of Haliburton, Peterborough, and Northumberland.
We utilize state of the art workstations employing software designed by Microsurvey – along with various other software programs -- to provide high quality products. Our firm has made a substantial investment in Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) training and equipment since 1991. All our survey crews are outfitted with Leica GNSS dual frequency receivers with both radio and cellular connections. In addition, we host two permanent base stations (in Madoc and Campbellford) within the Leica “SmartNet GNSS” system which serves southern Ontario. In 2015, we invested in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (drone) technology and photogrammetric software to produce various mapping and survey products such as construction progress reporting for engineering rehabilitation locations, mapping for Draft Plans of Subdivisions and volumetric surveys for municipal waste disposal sites. In recent years -- combined with Least Squares analysis software -- we have invested heavily in high precision total stations and targeting systems to ensure precise layout of critical infrastructure.
We are involved in the ongoing rehabilitation of both the Deloro mining area and the decommissioned uranium mines near Bancroft. Some of our corporate clients include Ontario Power Generation, Hydro One Networks, Bell Canada, Exxon, Union Gas, SNC-Lavalin, Golder Associates and Barrick Gold, to name a few. Some of our government clients include, Public Works and Government Services Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Infrastructure Ontario, Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry and a significant number of municipalities.
In addition to being Ontario Land Surveyors, both Mr. Miller and Mr. Smith are Canada Lands Surveyors and our firm offers survey services to six First Nations in Eastern Ontario as well as the National Aboriginal Lands Manager Association.
Paul Miller BSc., OLS, CLS
Graduate of the Survey Science Program at the University of Toronto. Commissioned as an Ontario Land Surveyor in 1980 (#1512), and as a Canada Lands Surveyor in 1994 (#1515). Recipient of 1976 AOLS Scholarship at University of Toronto; Experienced in title records research, conducting and overseeing field work, performing calculations, report writing, expert witness in court, and managing business affairs. Paul is also a past member of the Academic and Experience Requirement Committee (AERC) of the Association of Ontario Land Surveyors. He is currently on the Complaints Committee for the AOLS and is a managing partner with P.A. Miller Surveying Ltd.
Kevin Smith BSc. Eng, OLS, CLS, OLIP
Graduate of the University of New Brunswick, BSc. Eng with Cadastral Surveying Option in Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering (2003). Commissioned as an OLS in 2012 (#1960) and as a CLS in 2007 (#1810). Recipient of 2002 National Science & Engineering Research Council (NSERC) research grant; the McElhanney Scholarship (2001) and the Richard Laurence Weldon Scholarship (2000). Experienced in title records research, conducting and overseeing field work, performing calculations, report writing and managing business affairs. Kevin served on the Academic and Experience Requirements Committee (AERC) for the Association of Ontario Land Surveyors from 2015 to 2023 and is currently a managing partner with P.A. Miller Surveying Ltd.
Taylor G. DeRuiter, BSc. Eng, OLS, OLIP
Graduate of the University of New Brunswick with an engineering degree in Geodesy and Geomatics with Cadastral Surveying option. Commissioned as an Ontario Land Surveyor in 2024 (#2161). Experienced in title records research, conducting and overseeing field operations, performing legal calculations, professional report writing and managing various cadastral and engineering projects. Taylor is currently on the path to completing the regulatory requirements to obtain his P. Eng with PEO.
Aldis (Al) Karklins, P. Surv., CLS, MRICS
A graduate of the Toronto Erindale Surveys Sciences program with a 4 year Honours degree, Al is currently practicing as a commissioned Canada Lands Surveyor and is a retired Ontario Land Surveyor. He is also a member of the Royal Charted Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRCIS), an Associate member of both the Alberta Land Surveyors and British Columbia Land Surveyors and a Geomatics Assessor for both MRCIS and CBEPS. Al brings a total of 50+ years of surveying experience in both Canada and oversees for boundary surveys, engineering, topographic and construction projects for a multitude of private and government clients and numerous international projects. Al was the president and owner of A. Karklins Surveying Ltd. from 1988 to 2001. In the early 2000's, he took on the role of Manager of the Survey Division for Ontario Hydro in Toronto for several years and later became a Professor/Instructor at Guelph Humber College, Loyalist College and Fleming College. More recently he was general manager for Donevan Fleischmann Petrich Surveyors in Oshawa from 2015 to 2024. When he is not signing Plans and managing survey projects, Al has found the time to get articles published by Professional Surveyors magazine in the USA, the Association of Ontario Lands Surveyors, the Association of Canada Land Surveyors and various Hydro Utility magazines.