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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Latest Posts

April is Dig Safe Month in BC! Free Video!

There is an underground network of gas lines, electricity, telephone, internet and TV cable wires, as well as water and sewer connections that could be damaged if you dig in the wrong spot. When it comes to underground utilities, the smallest incident can cause serious…

April is Dig Safe Month in BC! Elevate Your Excavation Standards: Embrace CCGA Best Practices!

Excavators in British Columbia have the opportunity to set a new benchmark for safety and efficiency by adopting the Canadian Common Ground Alliance (CCGA) best practices. These guidelines are designed to protect not only your crew and equipment but also the vital underground infrastructure that…

Education

Fortis Contractor Breakfast in Nanaimo – April 2nd

FortisBC is excited to invite you to a free contractor breakfast! It’s an opportunity to learn about safe digging practices to ensure the safety of your crews and the protection of underground utilities while enjoying a hot breakfast. Join FortisBC for breakfast at the Coast…

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.