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 In 2017, NPL Canada partnered with Enbridge Gas Distribution (EGD) on the City of Toronto's multi-phased effort to expand its transit network with an 11-kilometre light rail transit line. As a result of the LRT route, a number of utilities had to be relocated, including numerous natural gas pipelines.
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 The article, "True Cost of Telco Damages,” originally published in dp-PRO, mentions when combining hard costs with the soft costs, only 40-50% is usually recovered when telecommunications cables are damaged by contractors.
 If you can spare a few minutes, please follow the link below and take the Ontario Regional Common Ground Alliance Readership suvey. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ORCGA
We understand your busy schedule so we appreciate you taking the time give us feedback. Survey participants can enter for a chance to win a $50 VISA Gift Card.  In Ontario, we have two seasons – winter and construction. Spring is often considered the unofficial start to construction season with thousands of contractors and homeowners alike preparing for their dig projects. Call or click before you dig is crucial to ensuring safe excavation, preventing damages to buried infrastructure and of course, it is the law.
 TransCanada recently launched a Youth Energy Safe Award, to recognize non-profit organizations for completing safe digging projects. This program encourages youth-based organizations to click before they dig by incentivizing them with a $1,000 grant. To qualify, youth-based organizations need to submit an application form with their One Call ticket number, as well as contact information. Examples of digging projects include planting trees, shrubs or flowerbeds, installing a mailbox or fence or building a deck.
Once a completed application is received, TransCanada will ensure that the requirements are met and then submit a charitable grant to the recipient organization in acknowledgement of their commitment to safety and community service.  Source: Northern Ontario Business
The Town of Kirkland Lake had a huge funding haul from FedNor to help with a local mining company’s expansion.
The northeastern Ontario community pocketed more than $1 million to extend municipal servicing from its Archer Drive industrial park over to nearby Kirkland Lake Gold’s Macassa mine complex.
About ORCGA
 If you are looking to make contributions to the damage prevention industry through best practices, reporting and evaluation, or events and communication, the ORCGA committees are looking for your input. Reporting and Evaluation Committee meeting: May 28, 2019 Best Practices Committee meeting: May 21, 2019 |
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