Member / Board Meeting

The 2012 face to face meeting schedule is as follows: Member / Board Meeting ~ Thursday, February 7, 2012 Annual General Meeting / Board Meeting ~ Thursday, April 12, 2012 Member / Board Meeting ~ Wednesday, June 20, 2012 Member / Board Meeting ~ Thursday October 18,…

Talk about DIRT and 811

We would like to thank Khrysanne Kerr, VP, Communications and Program Development at Common Ground Alliance (US), for attending our October 20th Members Meeting.  Khrysanne delivered a comprehensive presentation about the value of the Damage Information Reporting Tool and the success of the 811 initiative in…

CGA DIRT Report for 2010 Member Teleconference

On October 28, 2011 at 1 pm EST, CGA staff and committee members will provide an overview of the recently released DIRT Report for 2010.  The presentation will highlight key messages and takeaways found in the 2010 report. For more information, click here.

CSA S250 Mapping of Underground Utility Infrastructure ~ Published

CSA Standards has just published CSA S250 Mapping of Underground Utility Infrastructure. This new standard has its origins from long established mapping best practices and internal utility company mapping standards. It has been developed by a committee of nationwide industry subject matter experts, regulators, general interest and…

BCLNA Golf Tournament

Sandpiper Golf Resort, Harrison Mills, BC. Noon shotgun start, Texas Scramble format Cost – $150 plus HST Questions to Heidi Henderson at hhenderson@bclna.com or 604-574-7772 ext 102

The British Columbia 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 public safety,worker safety and damage prevention in connection with underground infrastructure. The BC Common Ground Alliance is…

DigSafe!BC – CLAC/Kiewit (Langley)

Location: CLAC Langley – 19955 81A Ave, Unit 100, Langley BC Time: 7:45am – 4:30pm Registration & Coffee: 7:00am – 7:45am Cost: $150 per person or Free for CLAC members (call for details) For companies who disturb the ground in any way – this workshop…

NTSB ADVISORY ~  NTSB Issues Urgent Safety Recommendations

National Transportation Safety Board, Washington, DC 20594 January 3, 2011 The National Transportation Safety Board today issued seven safety recommendations, six of them classified as “Urgent,” as a result of its investigation into the pipeline rupture and explosion that killed eight people and destroyed 37 homes in San Bruno, Calif., on September 9, 2010. The…

Pipeline Safety Task Force Issues Guidelines To Protect Public From Tragedy Similar to San Bruno’s Communication problems between local governments and utilities is a national issue.

By Rebecca Rosen Lum The deadly gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno on Sept. 9, 2010 highlighted a lack of planning and, most particularly, communication among utility companies, local governments, builders and homeowners — not just in California but nationwide. So concluded a 130-member task force on pipeline…

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration releases Pipeline and Informed Planning Alliance (PIPA) Report

PHMSA officially released the Pipeline & Informed Planning Alliance (PIPA) report today. A press release has been posted to the PHMSA web site  http://phmsa.dot.gov/staticfiles/PHMSA/DownloadableFiles/PIPA%20release%20phmsa1010.pdf. The PIPA Report is available in its entirety on the Land Use Planning page within PHMSA’s Stakeholder Communications website at http://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/comm/LandUsePlanning.htm, or…

Board / Membership Meeting

The next Membership and Board Meetings will be held on October 28, 2010 starting at 10 am.  Location will be announced. Vic Weston, President and Owner of Tri-State Road Boring Inc. of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Chairman of  (US) Common Ground Alliance will be speaking…

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…