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Upcoming Events
The Halifax Marriott Harbourfront November 4th - 6th, 2025 The Canadian Common Ground Alliance is excited to announce that registration for the 2025 Damage Prevention Symposium is now open! This event is a signature event for the CCGA attracting over 200+ damage prevention management professionals and decision makers from across Canada including stakeholder groups such as municipalities, excavator contractors, oil and gas, telecommunications, electrical transmission/distribution, water and sewer, telecom, emergency management, surveyors, regulators, trenchless industries, One Call Center members, utility locate service providers and administrators, engineers, insurance, risk management operations, and others who protect the underground infrastructure and impact damage prevention. Join us for this dynamic and engaging event that is sure to provide practical, relevant information that will focus on damage prevention public awareness initiatives and expand stakeholder knowledge on efforts to protect essential infrastructure. The format for the conference consists of two days of professional development, workshops, panel presentations, networking events, along with an exhibitor tradeshow. All symposium sessions and additional details on this website are in English only. Delegates who register will receive discount codes for booking flights with Air Canada or West Jet.
Le Canadian Common Ground Alliance a le plaisir d'organiser en présentiel au Halifax Marriott Harbourfront son congrés 2025 sur la prévention des dommages du 4 au 6 novembre 2025 ! Cet événement phare du CCGA attire plus de 200 professionnels en prévention des dommages et décideurs provenant de tout le Canada, regroupant les différentes parties prenantes telles que les municipalités, les entrepreneurs en excavation, les propriétaires d'infrastructures (pipelines, gaz, télécommunications, transmission et distribution électrique, l'eau et les égouts), les arpenteurs-géomètres, les organismes réglementaires, les entreprises pratiquant les techniques sans tranchée, les centres d'appels, les localisateurs, les ingénieurs, les assurances, les opérations de gestion des risques et des urgences ainsi que toutes autres personnes protégeant les infrastructures souterraines ou ayant un impact sur la prévention des dommages. Rejoignez-nous pour cet événement dynamique et captivant qui fournira des informations pratiques et pertinentes sur les initiatives de sensibilisation du public à la prévention des dommages et qui élargira les connaissances des parties prenantes sur les efforts visant à protéger les infrastructures essentielles. Ce congrès comprend 2 jours de développement professionnel, d'ateliers, de panels, d'événements de réseautage ainsi qu'un salon des exposants. Le programme et les détails supplémentaires sur ce site Web sont uniquement disponibles en anglais. Les participants qui s'enregistrent recevront des codes de rabais pour une réservation de vol avec Air Canada ou WestJet
Association News
Regional Partners
Jonathan Sherman to replace Shannon Doka as Executive Director of the Saskatchewan Common Ground Alliance (SCGA) effective June 9, 2025 Norman Krogstad, President of the Saskatchewan Common Ground Alliance (SCGA) along with the Board of Directors are pleased to announce the appointment of Jonathan Sherman as the new Executive Director for the SCGA. Jonathan Sherman has been selected as executive director for the organization. Jonathan has worked in the health, safety and training field for over fifteen years in various industries including construction, mining, manufacturing, post-secondary and government. He is a Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) and holds a BSc and a master's degree from the University of Saskatchewan. Jonathan is based out of Saskatoon. The SCGA was established in 2007 as a member-driven, not-for-profit organization. The SCGA is dedicated to ensuring worker and public safety, environmental protection, and the integrity of services by promoting effective damage prevention practices related to underground and overhead infrastructure activities. Excavation activities - both large and small - result in thousands of damaged buried wires, cables, and pipelines each year, costing Canadians up to $1 billion annually. To address this, the SCGA promotes "Dig Safe" and "Click Before You Dig" in Saskatchewan, encouraging the use of our Sask 1st Call notification service. Please join us in welcoming Jonathan to the SCGA. We look forward to his expertise in our goal to grow the membership, enhance awareness and education of best practices, and to strengthen our ties to the digging community. To Shannon Doka we appreciate her leadership, professionalism and energy in the role that has seen our membership grow, SCGA's purchase of Sask 1st Call complete and, of course, our highly successful Dig Safe month breakfasts these past six years, and we wish her happiness and health in retirement. If you watch up-and-coming players in the hockey world, watch out for the name Doka, we know Shannon is! To contact Jonathan directly, email him at executivedirector@scga.ca or by phone 306.653.0693. For information about the SCGA and its resources, please go to www.scga.ca Norman Krogstad - President - Saskatchewan Common Ground Alliance 
Membership News
Committee News
The Canadian Common Ground Alliance is pleased to share the CCGA National DIRT (Damage Information Reporting Tool) Report for 2023. This report, based on data submitted by stakeholders from across the country, presents the state of damage prevention in Canada by analyzing information on infrastructure damages that occurred in 2023. The report shows another year of reduction in overall damages, the fifth year in a row that we see this promising performance!
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