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The Canadian Common Ground Alliance is excited to hold its 2024 Damage Prevention Symposium in person at the Delta Regina, Nov. 4-6, 2024!

This is a signature event for the CCGA attracting over 200 damage prevention management professionals and decision makers from across Canada, including stakeholder groups such as municipalities, excavator contractors, oil and gas, telecommunications, electrical transmission/distribution, water and sewer, telecom, emergency management, surveyors, regulators, trenchless industries, one call centre members, utility locate service providers and administrators, engineers, insurance, risk management operations, and others who protect the underground infrastructure and impact damage prevention.

Join us for this dynamic and engaging event that is sure to provide practical, relevant information that will focus on damage prevention public awareness initiatives and expand stakeholder knowledge on efforts to protect essential infrastructure.

The format for the conference consists of two days of professional development, workshops, panel presentations, networking events, along with an exhibitor tradeshow. All symposium sessions and additional details on this website are in English only.

Delegates who register will receive discount codes for booking flights with Air Canada or West Jet.

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Le Canadian Common Ground Alliance a le plaisir d'organiser en présentiel au Delta Regina son congrès 2024 sur la prévention des dommages du 4 au 6 novembre 2024 !

Cet événement phare du CCGA attire plus de 200 professionnels en prévention des dommages et décideurs provenant de tout le Canada, regroupant les différentes parties prenantes telles que les municipalités, les entrepreneurs en excavation, les propriétaires d'infrastructures (pipelines, gaz, télécommunications, transmission et distribution électrique, l'eau et les égouts), les arpenteurs-géomètres, les organismes réglementaires, les entreprises pratiquant les techniques sans tranchée, les centres d'appels, les localisateurs, les ingénieurs, les assurances, les opérations de gestion des risques et des urgences ainsi que toutes autres personnes protégeant les infrastructures souterraines ou ayant un impact sur la prévention des dommages.

Rejoignez-nous pour cet événement dynamique et captivant qui fournira des informations pratiques et pertinentes sur les initiatives de sensibilisation du public à la prévention des dommages et qui élargira les connaissances des parties prenantes sur les efforts visant à protéger les infrastructures essentielles.

Ce congrès comprend 2 jours de développement professionnel, d'ateliers, de panels, d'événements de réseautage ainsi qu'un salon des exposants.

Le programme et les détails supplémentaires sur ce site Web sont uniquement disponibles en anglais.

Les participants qui s'enregistrent recevront des codes de rabais pour une réservation de vol avec Air Canada ou WestJet

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The Dig Safe Fund has been created and will be used to fund the attendance of individuals (specifically excavators/contractors/nonprofit affiliates) who would not otherwise be able to attend the CCGA Damage Prevention Symposium due to financial restrictions. This fund will allow us to have a more diverse audience, with a broader range of perspectives and conversations. This fund is new to the symposium and its goal is to assist attendees from our industry to be able to attend the symposium who otherwise might not be able to attend. The CCGA invites all stakeholders of the excavating community across Canada, their affiliates, and their associations to make contributions to the Dig Safe Fund.

Our vision for Saskatchewan is to see more of the excavators and contractors attend and join our discussions. We have been told that the biggest barrier for local contractors or excavators is the cost of the conference, as small business owners may be able to make time to attend but might not be able to afford the extra money it takes to commit. Our proposal to symposium for 2024 is to create a fund — the Dig Safe Fund to be exact. This way, nominal contributions of any amount will help to send local excavators, contractors or nonprofit afffiliates to the symposium. This is the first time we have offered the program and we are excited to see the response.

Starting at $500, your contribution can increase to any amount. We will have an application form that will be communicated to Saskatchewan based contractors/excavators to seek interested applicants; all a new work in progress.

When you contribute to the Dig Safe Fund, your company logo will appear on the event website and your contribution will be announced during symposium. We thank you in advance for your contributions and commitment to the overall shared responsibility in excavaton damage prevention across Canada!

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Le Fonds Creusez sans danger a été créé pour financer la participation d'individus (en particulier les excavateurs, entrepreneurs et organisations à but non lucratif partenaires) qui ne pourraient autrement pas assister au congrès annuel sur la prévention des dommages du CCGA en raison de contraintes financières. Ce fonds nous permettra d'avoir un public plus diversifié, avec une gamme élargie de perspectives et de discussions. L'objectif de ce tout nouveau fonds est d'aider les participants de notre secteur qui n'aurait pu assister au congrès. Le CCGA invite tous les acteurs de la communauté d'excavation à travers le Canada ainsi que leurs partenaires et leurs associations à faire des contributions au Fonds Creusez sans danger.

Notre vision pour le Saskatchewan est de voir davantage d'excavateurs et d'entrepreneurs participer et se joindre à nos discussions. Nous avons été informés que leur principal obstacle est le coût des conférences. En effet, les propriétaires de petites entreprises peuvent être en mesure de trouver du temps pour y assister mais ils ne peuvent pas se mermettre de débourser des coûts supplémentaires. Notre proposition pour le Congrés 2024 est de créer un fonds - plus précisément le Fonds Creusez sans danger - permettant ainsi, grâce à des contributions nominales de tout montant, d'aider à  envoyer des excavateurs locaux, des entrepreneurs ou des organisations à but non lucratif partenaires à vivre l'expérience du congrès. C'est la première fois que nous proposons ce programme et nous sommes impatients de voir les retombées.

Les contributions débutent à partir de 500 $ et n'ont pas de limite. Nous aurons un formulaire de demande qui sera communiqué aux entrepreneurs/excavateurs basés au Saskatchewan pour solliciter des candidats intéressés. Ce projet est en cours de développement.

Lorsque vous contribuez au Fonds Creusez sans danger, le logo de votre entreprise apparaîtra sur le site Web de l'événement et votre contribution sera annoncée pendant le congrés. Nous vous remercions d'avance pour vos contributions et votre engagement envers la responsabilité partagée dans la prévention des dommages liés à l'excavation à travers le Canada !

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Regional Partners

The signs of summer are everywhere with robins singing, flowers blooming, warmer weather, and, yes, construction!

In this season of new beginnings, a fictional new character has emerged from the prairie ground.

"His name is Dig Safe Doug," said Stephanie Pappas, marketing manager-customer communications. "Doug is a prarie dog born and raised in the fields of Grasslands National Park. He's now the voice of SaskEnergy, SaskPower, SaskTel, Saskatchewan Common Ground Alliance, and Sask 1st Call in encouraging safety and safe digging practices."

Bringing the public's attention to the importance of requesting line locates before they dig is nothing new. But market research showed that while awareness of the program was high, and locate requests were increasing, lines were still being hit and damaged.

Enter Doug, who will provide a fun approach to dig up greater attention to a serious topic.

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Les signes que l'été est arrivé sont partout : les chants des merles, les fleurs qui fleurissent, le temps plus chaud et... les travaux de construction.

En cette saison de nouveaux commencements, un personnage fictif vient de naître parmi les plaines des Prairies.

«Son nom est Dig Safe Doug, a déclaré Stéphanie Pappas, directrice marketing - communication client. Doug est un chien de prairie né et élevé dans les champs du parc national des Prairies. Il est maintenant la voix de SaskEnergy, de SaskPower, de SaskTel, du Common Ground Alliance de la Saskatchewan et de Sask.1st Call. Il sert à promouvoir la sécurité et les pratiques d'excavation sécuritaires.»

La fait de souligner l'importance de faire des demandes de localisation de conduites avant de creuser n'est rien de nouveau. Cependant, les études de marché ont révélé que bien que la sensibilisation au programme ait été élevée et que les demandes de localisation aient augmenté, les lignes continuent d'être touchées et endommagées.

Doug offrira une approche ludique permettant d'accroître l'attention sur un sujet très sérieux.

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On behalf of Canadian Common Ground Alliance board of directors, we wish to thank the Best Practices Committee, its chair, Mr. Gordon Campbell, and all Regional Partner Best Practices Committees, for their collaboration preparing and releasing version 5 of the CCGA Best Practices.

CCGA Best Practices Version 5.0