The Ontario Regional Common Ground Alliance (ORCGA) invites you to join the FREE Geographic Council meetings that take place across the province virtually to promote the message that “damage prevention is a shared responsibility”.
These meetings are to share underground infrastructure damage prevention best practices, exchange ideas and provide a forum to hear about local projects and regional issues.
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Agenda Topics:
New! Safe Excavation Training
There is a gap in knowledge on damage prevention and safe excavation practices around underground infrastructure. This new course helps to close that gap and allow ORCGA to train others in best practices, legislation, codes, and standards published by government agencies.
Doug Lapp, President and CEO, ORCGA
Cross Bore Awareness and Safety
Cross bore is a term used to describe an instance where a new, underground utility is installed directly through an existing utility. Identifying the location of sewer laterals and other utility lines reduces the danger of cross bores when during utility installation.
Scott Parker, Crossbore Safety Advisor, ENBRIDGE
Late Utility Locates
In response to the Late Locate situation in Ontario, the Ontario One Call Operating Committee has initiated the Locate Solutions Working Group.
This working group is using industry feedback to improve locate system processes and delivery, and to develop sustainable solutions to meet industry needs for 2022 and beyond.
Ruby Dhillon, VP of Infrastructure Advisory, Ernst and Young.
ORCGA Update
Doug Lapp, President and CEO, ORCGA
Ontario One Call 3.0
Ontario One Call has been making changes to help reduce damages and the pandemic has not stopped them. Watch, listen and get a preview of all of the changes to the One Call system coming in 2022 and catch up on changes since 2020.
Jeff Hitchcock, Education & Training Program Manager, Ontario One Call
| Date | Time | Click Here to Register
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| Tue Dec 7
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8:00 – 11:00 a.m. | https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/27302392539269134 |
| Wed Dec 8
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8:00 – 11:00 a.m. | https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5536557136115575564 |
| Thu Dec 9
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8:00 – 11:00 a.m. | https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5652065230659992591 |
| Tue Dec 14
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8:00 – 11:00 a.m. | https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6938400376669561103 |
| Wed Dec 15
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8:00 – 11:00 a.m. | https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3597204442183901197 |
| Thu Dec 16
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8:00 – 11:00 a.m. | https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7256412124771272715 |
Who Should Attend:
The sessions are applicable to those serving the landscape contractors, fence and deck, landscape lighting, electric, engineering, excavator and contractor, oil and gas, GIS, locator, one call, public works, regulatory, telecommunications, trenchless, water and sewer industries, risk management operations, and others who protect the underground infrastructure and impact damage prevention.
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GC Co-Chairs
Thunder Bay
Doug Gale – Tbaytel
Sudbury
Barry Shoppoff – Enbridge
Kathryn Karn – GTel
London
James Ferguson – Gtel
Chris Van Daele – Enbridge
Hamilton Niagara
Jeremy Sherman – Niagara Region
Kingston
Mike Pritchard – Utilities Kingston
Jeff Hitchcock – Ontario One Call
Waterloo
Jason Myer – GTel
Derek Whiteman – Enbridge
Ottawa
Alexandra Grant – City of Ottawa
Craig Wilson – TSSA
Sarnia
Ian Forster -Plains Midstream
Jay Moore -Enbridge Gas Distribution
Owen Sound
Claire Halliday – Ottewell Enterprises
Tyson Rier – Huron Tractor
Chatham Windsor
Eric Lalande – Aecon
Dan Foucault – TSSA
Toronto
Gord Campbell – Aecon
Hesham Youssef – T2 Utility Engineering
Barrie
Nigel Potter – Supersucker
Oshawa
Jamie Bradburn – T2 Utilities
Tony Harnett – Enbridge Gas Inc.