About Us

The BC Common Ground Alliance is a non-profit organization established to lead development of consistent practices and coordination of activities to ensure the highest possible standards of worker safety, public safety and damage prevention in connection with underground infrastructure.

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What We Do

BC Common Ground Alliance is coordinating working groups to develop and deliver:

  • Best Practice Guidelines for Safe Excavation
  • Safety Recognition – City of Excellence Award
  • Education – Safe Digging Workshops
  • National level priorities
  • Advocation for use of the DIRT tool (statistical database of hits)
  • Networking and collaborating
  • Improving stakeholder engagement
  • Responding to calls for input into regulatory amendments
  • Circulation of relevant information regarding safety and industry practice.

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Exciting Opportunity – Become a BCCGA Social Media Ambassador!

We are thrilled to launch our Social Media Influencer Program and we want YOU to be a part of it! We’re looking for two enthusiastic members who are ready to step into the spotlight as our Ambassadors. If you are passionate about promoting damage prevention…

Are you ready to elevate your commitment to underground safety in construction? Join our virtual safety presentation on February 13th at 10:15 am

Join renowned motivational speaker Jack Thomas for an impactful hour where he’ll share his personal story highlighting the critical importance of safe practices, especially when working around underground utilities. Jack’s compelling narrative underscores the real-life dangers faced in our industry and serves as a powerful…

Education

Register Now for our November 13th Ground Disturbance Breakfast in Abbotsford! Last chance to register!

BC Common Ground Alliance invites you to join us for breakfast and share your thoughts with our speakers on our Shared Responsibility in Underground Disturbance Activities. This in-person event that provides comprehensive education on how to work safely around underground infrastructure in BC for municipal workers, contractors,…

Our Excavation Network reaches over 2,500 ground disturbers across BC…

What can you do?

Become a BCCGA Member –> BC Common Ground Alliance Membership.

Do you own or manage a utility?

Do you Locate?

Do you dig?

Do you provide training?

The Canadian Common Ground Alliance is the voice of Canada’s Regional Partner CGAs dedicated to working toward damage prevention solutions that will benefit all Canadians. Their website is a portal to Canada’s CGA Partners and provides routine updates to the damage prevention issues of national interest the CCGA is managing on behalf of their Regional Partners.

With the generosity of Jeremy Bieber, the Canadian Common Ground Alliance offers this public service announcement for your public awareness programs to enhance public safety and the integrity of all buried utilities.