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In 1951, Bob McRae and Ike McRae started out in Vancouver disposing of waste from septic tanks digging holes with a shovel and wheel barrow. They purchased their first truck, a 1948 Chevy flat deck with a 500 gallon tank strapped to the bed.
In 1975, Ian McRae began operating one of the first aluminum vacuum tank vehicles in British Columbia—a 1972 GMC 3,700-gallon tanker. Dan Jackson started on that vacuum truck before transitioning to a 1974 GMC 9500 hydro excavator, which became the first combo flush-and-vac truck in the Lower Mainland.
By 1994 Ian and Dan took operational management of the company with small fleet of 3 tankers 1 combo and a staff of 6 employees. Now into 2026 – McRae’s has a fleet of over 20 vehicles and 40 employees. It is a common occurrence to see our vehicles or crew working in any community throughout the Fraser Valley.
McRae’s delivers fast, reliable environmental solutions with expert care—anytime, anywhere, for municipalities, businesses and residential homes.
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide fast, dependable, and professional environmental solutions for septic, sewer, hydrovac and sweep solutions—24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Our Objective
We are committed to serving both residential and commercial customers with expertise, integrity, and care, ensuring every job, big or small, is handled safely and efficiently when our community needs us most.
McRae’s provides certified expertise for residential, municipal, commercial, and industrial properties. Our area of service covers all of Greater Vancouver and the entire Fraser Valley in British Columbia and our team is real time dispatched and just a short phone call away.
McRae’s maintains a 100% approval for ISNetworld® safety compliance. You can find us on Avetta and ComplyWorks, your assurance we maintain compliance from prequalification to payment through the monitoring of relevant data.
McRae’s septic tank service (Fraser Valley) Ltd. is TDG, DOT & BC LT-Certified for Special Waste Hauling and authorized to transport Hazardous Waste within the Province of British Columbia with the insurance to handle large jobs.
At McRae’s, our people and our equipment run 24/7 to keep BC moving — and we’re always looking for skilled operators to join the team. We regularly post new opportunities and hire qualified, motivated team members.
If you’ve got the right skills (and the right attitude), we’d love to hear from you.
McRae’s delivers fast, reliable environmental solutions with expert care—anytime, anywhere, for municipalities, businesses and residential homes.
