Utility Safety Partners’ Board of Directors
As noted in an accompanying article in this issue of Click to Know What’s Above and Below, Utility Safety Partners, which began as Alberta One-Call Corporation, will celebrate 40 years of service later this year. And while a series of circumstances undoubtedly established the need for a provincial One-Call service, had it not been for the financial support of our founding member companies, the service wouldn’t have moved from concept to reality as quickly as it did.
Those fifteen individual utility companies' commitment to safety allowed the incorporation process to unfold and Alberta One-Call’s operations to begin. They then became the Board of Directors governing the strategic direction of the Corporation. While the individuals representing the founding members have come and gone over the years, their commitment remains the same as it was over forty years ago — protecting the safety of all Albertans and the integrity of the vast, and growing energy and utility networks spanning across the province, supporting not only our way of life in Alberta, but also the lives of citizens across Canada and the United States.
Utility Safety Partners held its 41st Annual General Meeting last week — the second AGM since Alberta One-Call Corporation, the Alberta Common Ground Alliance and the Joint Utility Safety Team unified resources to form USP. During the AGM, a new USP Executive Committee was nominated and elected. Enbridge Pipelines’ representative, Shane Cleet, moves from Vice-Chair to Chair of the Board of Directors, while Kym Fawcett, representing ATCO Gas & Pipelines, and Perry Ellis, representing the Federation of Alberta Gas Co-ops, continue in the roles of Secretary and Treasurer respectively. Underlining the commitment to the unified alliance, the Board elected Bas Owel of Global Training for Vice-Chair. Bas and Jamie Anderson, with CAPULC, are USP’s At Large Board Members representing the interests of the former ABCGA.
Mike Sullivan – Utility Safety Partners
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