Source:  Canadian Business

Hydro-Québec’s deal to build 233 kilometres’ worth of high-voltage lines through New England has angered Indigenous groups, fossil-fuel companies and conservationists alike. The project would make the public utility a dominant player in clean energy. Does it have the juice to succeed?

Source:  ConstructConnect

Alectra Utilities Corporation recently announced it has donated a bucket truck to help train powerline technicians at Cambrian College in Barrie, Ont. 

The vehicle donated is a 2008 diesel-powered International 7400 bucket truck, equipped with a Posi-Plus Double Bucket 63 Foot Aerial Device, stated a release.

Alectra serves over one million homes and businesses in Ontario’s Greater Golden Horseshoe.

“We know students will benefit from these additional resources that are sometimes outside the reach of program budgets and we’re proud to contribute to the powerline technician training program at Cambrian College,” said Brian Bentz, president and CEO of Alectra, in a statement. “It’s rewarding to provide support for the training of future powerline professionals that will serve our industry and communities in the future.”

Source:  ConstructConnect

It’s like an underground submarine, boring beneath the Earth’s surface.

In this case it was the Robbins Earth Pressure Balance custom designed Tunnel Boring Machine, which has now completed one of the most delicate construction segments for Montreal’s new Réseau express métropolitain (REM) 67 kilometre light rail network.

The almost two-year drilling of 2.5 kilometres under the delicate soft soil took place in the so-called West Island Technoparc wetlands and the runways of the city’s Trudeau International Airport.

It’s the only section of the surface and elevated REM that had to be bored underground, so as not to disrupt the natural ecology as well as the massive airport infrastructure leading to a station in the bowels of the airport, due to open in 2025.

Chaque année, le CCGA publie son rapport appelé Outil de rapport sur les dommages aux infrastructures (ORDI). Le rapport ORDI a été conçu pour recueillir et enregistrer les données des rapports de dommages faits à des infrastructures souterraines. Il fournit un résumé et une analyse de tous les dommages signalés au Canada. Le format des données de ce rapport permet de les répartir facilement afin que les utilisateurs puissent évaluer l’efficacité de leurs propres programmes de prévention des dommages tout en cherchant un moyen de les améliorer afin de réduire les dommages. Peu d’industries publient un rapport consacré à leur manque de succès. Voyons comment nous pouvons utiliser ce manque de succès pour obtenir un retour sur investissement dans ORDI.

Source:  Info-Excavation

Info-Excavation était ravie et fière de participer au congrès 2022 du CCGA. En tant qu'organisme de prévention des dommages, nous mettons en œuvre diverses initiatives et processus pour tous les intervenants à différents niveaux de la chaîne de prévention, que nous avons eu le plaisir de présenter aux participants :Info-Excavation était ravie et fière de participer au congrès 2022 du CCGA. En tant qu'organisme de prévention des dommages, nous mettons en œuvre diverses initiatives et processus pour tous les intervenants à différents niveaux de la chaîne de prévention, que nous avons eu le plaisir de présenter aux participants :

Consentements municipaux au Québec
Info-Excavation développe actuellement une nouvelle plateforme de gestion dynamique des consentements municipaux pour l’installation d'infrastructures dans l'emprise publique. Cette nouvelle plateforme sera disponible au début de l'année 2023.   

Localisation des infrastructures abandonnées au Québec
Un nouveau processus a été mis en place au Québec permettant aux entrepreneurs d'aviser Info-Excavation lorsque, lors de travaux d’excavation, des infrastructures souterraines non identifiées ou abandonnées sont découvertes alors qu’elles n'apparaissent pas dans la demande de localisation initiale. Nous avons présenté en collaboration avec Énergir ce nouveau processus ainsi que la responsabilité partagée des différents intervenants.

Source:  Primus Line

Flexible, fibre-reinforced pipelines are the optimal solution for the challenging rehabilitation of pressure pipes under rivers and lakes: they combine stability and flexibility, require only a short rehabilitation time and protect the environment and surroundings. This is also demonstrated by a project in the Canadian city of Winnipeg.

Info-Excavation was thrilled and proud to participate in the 2022 CCGA symposium. As a damage prevention organization, we are implementing various initiatives and processes for all stakeholders at different levels of the prevention chain, which we were pleased to present to the attendees:Info-Excavation was thrilled and proud to participate in the 2022 CCGA symposium. As a damage prevention organization, we are implementing various initiatives and processes for all stakeholders at different levels of the prevention chain, which we were pleased to present to the attendees: 

Municipal consents in Quebec
Info-Excavation is currently developing a new platform to dynamically manage municipal consents for infrastructure installations in the public right-of-way. This new platform will be available at the beginning of 2023.   

Locating abandoned infrastructure In Quebec
A new process was established in Quebec that allows the digging community to notify Info-Excavation whenever unknown and unregistered underground infrastructure is discovered and does not appear in the original locate request. We presented in collaboration with Energir this new process and the shared responsibility.