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Upcoming Events
 The ORCGA’s two-day Locate Rodeo and Excavator Challenge Competition will be held August 15–16 at Durham College in Oshawa. The 2020 ORCGA Damage Prevention Symposium will be held February 11–13 at the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa.
National News
Source: CBC | cbc.ca "According to a recent report put together by Statistics Canada and the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum, Canada needs to attract 167,739 new apprentices over the next five years just to keep pace with current demand." Association News
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This year's CCGA Damage Prevention Symposium in Niagara Falls will feature a Damage Prevention Theatre situated among exhibitor booths on the exhibitor floor. The theatre will hold breakout sessions throughout the conference, creating considerable foot-traffic on the exhibit floor, and offers sponsorship opportunities promoting your brand. |
Dernière chance pour une inscription anticipée !
Cet événement mettra l’accent sur les enjeux cruciaux propres aux parties prenantes canadiennes. Ce sera l’occasion idéale de faire du réseautage avec vos homologues de partout au Canada pour partager des idées et des connaissances communes.
La date butoir pour une inscription anticipée est le 12 août 2019.
L’inscription au symposium dans sa totalité comprend :
• Accès à tous les ateliers de formation
• La réception de bienvenue du mardi
• Le petit-déjeuner et le déjeuner du mercredi
• La réception des exposants du mercredi
• Le petit-déjeuner et le déjeuner du jeudi
Jowi Taylor est un entrepreneur culturel, un animateur radio primé et un patriote avant-gardiste. Six String Nation raconte « l’histoire du Canada comme vous ne l’avez jamais connu ». À l’aide d’une seule guitare nommée Voyageur, Jowi Taylor résume des anecdotes provenant de différentes cultures, communautés, personnages et événements de toutes les provinces et territoires du Canada. Son instrument devient à la fois pierre angulaire, bâton d’orateur et instrument vivant. |
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Source: Alberta One-Call | albertaonecall.com
Beginning September 16, 2019, all contractor and one-call member locate requests in Alberta must be submitted online. Following a three-month grace period, this mandate will be enforced January 1, 2020.
Source: SCGA | scga.ca
In 2019, 30 contractor safety breakfasts were held in 30 different communities across the Province. Six team leads from supporting organizations delivered the presentation and video to over 3,000 attendees. In the past five years, more than 17,000 have been to one of these breakfasts about digging safe and we appreciate the 20 industry sponsors that have supported these efforts.
Source: AlbertaCGA | DigSafeAB.ca For contractors who are undertaking large, pre-planned projects—where work will occur over large areas and continue for a significant length of time—the new ticket type will allow them to map much larger areas on a single ticket: up to 800,000 square metres in an urban area, or up to 4.2 square kilometres in a rural area. |
Source: ABCGA | DigSafeAB.ca
Before You Dig Partners are continuing their free weekly webinar series, which reviews the submission process and recent changes to the one-call software, to help customers address any issues or hurdles they have encountered.
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| Canadian Common Ground Alliance info@cdncommonground.ca | www.canadiancga.com 
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