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2023 ORCGA DAMAGE PREVENTION SYMPOSIUM

FEBRUARY 7 – 9 CAESARS RESORT AND CONVENTION CENTRE

WINDSOR, ONTARIO

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!

2023 marks 20 years of the ORCGA advocating, educating, and promoting safe digging practices in Ontario. Help us celebrate this milestone by attending this years Symposium at Caesars Windsor!

 

Join us for 2.5 days of networking, educational sessions, and the return of our tradeshow.

 

Limited Sponsorships and booths are still available.

 

REGISTER BEFORE DECEMBER 30TH!

 

Receive $150 off our regular full conference fee.

Full Conference: $850

 

https://cvent.me/b827Rk

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Events
Meet Our Speakers at The Upcoming 2022 CCGA Damage Prevention Symposium!
Our speakers from across Canada who will provide practical, relevant information which will focus on damage prevention public awareness initiatives and expand stakeholder knowledge on efforts to protect essential infrastructure.
   
Enbridge Gas Inc.
      
Avertex Utility Solutions Inc.
   
Cablewave Utility Services
Cablewave Utility Services®
Cablewave Utility Services provides utility engineering and damage prevention services for the telecommunication, electrical and gas industry throughout Ontario. We are hiring OSP Designers, OSP Survey Technicians & Damage Prevention Technicians throughout Ontario! Let’s bridge the digital divide together!
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Industry News
What are the key benefits of the CCGA's Best Practices?
Recently the CCGA released version 4.0 of one of its signature publications, The CCGA Best Practice Manual. Inside is the collective knowledge of hundreds of individuals from across Canada. The best practices found in the manual were all reached by the consensus of countless stakeholders and offer more specifics on the best way to prevent damage than Legislation, Regulation or Standards could ever do.
 
Let's look at the key benefits of utilizing the CCGA Best Practices within your organization.
National Construction Company Partners with Area First Nations
Source:  Penticton Herald
A new partnership between a national construction company and two area First Nations will bring more jobs and improved infrastructure to both communities.
   
PGC Services
      
Vivax Canada
   
Lessons From Hurricane Maria and the Puerto Rico Power Grid
Source:  Vox
While a hurricane may be a force of nature, the extent and duration of the ensuing power outages are a function of preparation and response.
Smart Streetlights are Casting a Long Shadow Over Our Cities
Source:  Failed Architecture
Major cities across the US are introducing smart streetlights with the promise they'll provide safer and more sustainable public spaces. But behind the scenes, the technology is being appropriated as an instrument of surveillance within a larger network of smart sensors.
   
A & J Vacworx Inc.
      
Cansel Survey Equipment
   
When Fossils Are Accidentally Dug Up, the Job Site Becomes a Science Lab
Source:  New York Times
Several significant discoveries have started with a construction worker unearthing a bone and calling in an expert.
   
Reef Industries, Inc.
   
Miscellaneous
Construction workers ‘have a perfect storm of suicide risk factors’
Source:  Construct Connect
Slips, trips and falls from heights often top the list when safety issues on construction jobsites are discussed – and rightly so – but the mental health of workers is another less visible threat that’s just as important.