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Thank you to our delegates, exhibitors, speakers and sponsors for attending the 9th Annual Canadian Common Ground Alliance Damage Prevention Symposium!

The 2023 event was a huge success. Featuring incredible speakers, exhibitors, vital information, and networking with the top of the Canadian damage prevention industry. We look forward to more success at the 2024 CCGA Damage Prevention Symposium in Regina, Saskatchewan.

Merci à tous nos participants, nos exposants, nos conférenciers et nos commanditaires pour leur présence lors du 9e Symposium annuel du Canadian Common Ground Alliance sur la prévention des dommages.

L’événement a été un énorme succès. La présence de conférenciers, d’exposants et de leaders de l’industrie canadienne de la prévention des dommages a permis de transmettre de l’information essentielle et d’offrir des occasions de réseautage incroyables. Nous sommes impatients de vous accueillir de nouveau au Symposium 2024 du Canadian Common Ground Alliance sur la prévention des dommages qui aura lieu à Regina, Saskatchewan.

   
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Source:  Trenchless Technology

NASTT’s 2023 No-Dig North was a resounding success. Hosted by the organization's Canadian chapters, the annual Canadian-focused trenchless conference and tradeshow took place in Edmonton, Alberta in October.

Source:  Link2Build

New research by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) suggests that the cost to build infrastructure to support housing-construction targets could be as much as $600 billion.

While the federal and provincial governments are putting plans in place for the construction of 5.8 million housing units across the country by 2030, FCM says that plan tells only part of the construction story.

Source:  On-Site Magazine

The cement industry is a major contributor to CO2 emissions around the world. According to the Cement Association of Canada, the sector is the third-largest industrial energy consumer and the second-largest industrial CO2 emitter. This represents around seven per cent of the world’s CO2 emissions. Concrete is the second-most consumed commodity around the globe, only behind water, which amplifies its impact.

Source:  On-Site Magazine

As building construction investment increased 5.3 per cent in Canada in September, a 0.2 per cent dip in the commercial segment was the only slip. The $18.9 billion posted is a result of a 7.3 per cent jump in residential spending, or $12.9 billion, and a 1.2 per cent increase in the non-residential sector ($6 billion).

Source: Canadian Consulting Engineer

The future of the industrial construction industry is looking positive, according to a new report. But it also notes that risks remain as inflation, high interest rates and labour shortages persist.

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Source:  Canada Energy Regulator

The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) has released full details of an Administrative Monetary Penalty (AMP) issued to Minell Pipeline Ltd. The amount of the penalty is $52,000.

The penalty stems from an investigation into a pipeline rupture on Oct. 5, 2021, near McAuley, Manitoba. A farmer ruptured a natural gas pipeline while operating a tractor to conduct activities in an agricultural field. The pipeline did not have adequate soil coverage, creating a serious safety hazard.

 

La Régie de l’énergie du Canada a rendu publics tous les détails de la sanction administrative pécuniaire (« SAP ») de 52 000 $ imposée à Minell Pipeline Ltd.

La sanction fait suite à une enquête sur une rupture de pipeline survenue le 5 octobre 2021 à McAuley, au Manitoba. Un agriculteur qui utilisait un tracteur dans un champ agricole a heurté un gazoduc qui s’est rompu. Le pipeline n’était pas suffisamment recouvert de sol, ce qui créait un grave danger sur le plan de la sécurité.

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This  is a signature event for the ORCGA, attracting 250-plus damage prevention management professionals and decision makers from across Ontario. Stakeholder groups include engineers, contractors, municipal employees, field technicians, suppliers, business development managers, project estimators, infrastructure asset managers, oil, gas, electric transmission/distribution and telecommunication professionals, emergency management personnel, surveyors and provincial regulators. Meet with colleagues to exchange industry information, focus on public awareness initiatives for damage prevention and expand stakeholder knowledge on provincial efforts to protect essential infrastructure.

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Cet événement phare de l’ORCGA attire plus de 250 dirigeants et professionnels dédiés à la gestion de la prévention des dommages de l’Ontario. Les intervenants comprennent des ingénieurs, des entrepreneurs, des employés municipaux, des techniciens sur le terrain, des fournisseurs, des responsables du développement des affaires, des estimateurs de projets, des gestionnaires d’infrastructure, des professionnels de la transmission/distribution de pétrole, de gaz, d’électricité et des télécommunications; du personnel de gestion des urgences, des arpenteurs et des organismes de réglementation provinciaux. Venez rencontrer des collègues afin de discuter de l’industrie et des initiatives de sensibilisation du public en matière de prévention des dommages, et d’élargir les connaissances des intervenants sur les efforts visant à protéger les infrastructures essentielles.

  

Utility Safety Partners invites you to join us at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel Feb. 26-28, 2024 as we celebrate 40 years delivering damage prevention services to Alberta and neighbouring provinces.

Attendees will be treated to two days of educational sessions focusing on innovation, best practices, technology, legislation, public awareness and training standards. We’ll also celebrate the leaders who shaped Alberta One-Call and unified Utility Safety Partners, and look ahead to what the future holds for buried and overhead energy and utility asset protection services.

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Utility Safety Partners vous invite au Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel, du 26 au 28 février 2024, afin de célébrer ses 40 ans de services en matière de prévention des dommages en Alberta et dans les provinces voisines.

Les participants auront droit à deux jours d’ateliers de formation axés sur l’innovation, les pratiques d’excellence, la technologie, la législation, la sensibilisation du public et les normes de formation. Nous célébrerons également les leaders qui ont façonné l’Alberta One-Call et unifié les services offerts de l’Utility Safety Partners. Ensemble, nous examinerons les perspectives en fait de services dédiés à la protection des infrastructures aériennes et souterraines pour le transport d’énergie et les infrastructures de services publics.

   
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