The Underground World and what lies beneath
Stewart Brothers steps into the future
Arbor Day celebrations
Green Industry News May-June 2011 Vol. 20 Issue 4
What’s inside: • CFIA updates • Off-continent export markets developments • National Awards of Excellence is growing • National Plastics Recycling Event • Industry loses two dedicated members
Landscape Alberta reminds CNLA members: Keep everyone safe and infrastructure connected by following ground disturbance and buried utility damage prevention Best Practices. All cities have comprehensive and complex underground infrastructure providing essential goods and services. Each year there are numerous instances where the integrity of this infrastructure is jeopardized by improperly conducted ground disturbances. Failure to Call Before You Dig to have buried facilities identified and their locations marked prior to disturbing the ground is the most frequent cause of buried facility damages. The consequences of damage to buried facilities can include service disruptions, environmental contamination, property damage, personal injury and death.
Before You Dig
Whatever the project, keep everyone safe by calling your local One Call Centre at least three days in advance to learn the exact location of pipelines and
other underground utility installations on your property. You will avoid costly repairs and interruption of vital services that can occur as a result of a line strike.
Before You Build
In Canada, for development within 200 metres of a pipeline or within 750 metres of compressor stations, please contact TransCanada’s agent Lehman & Associates at 1-866-602-0663. This includes, but is not limited to, permanent buildings and accessory structures such as pools, sheds, parking lots, decks, greenhouses, garages, and fences.
Location of Pipelines
TransCanada uses a variety of markers and signs along the Right of Way (RoW) to clearly mark the general location of our pipelines. However, pipeline markers should not be relied on for the exact location, path, or depth, since pipelines are buried underground at varying depths and the exact depth of cover can only be accurately determined by a TransCanada representative. For this reason, certain activities such as erecting structures and planting trees within the RoW are restricted until authorized by TransCanada. Please call your local One Call Centre, and TransCanada will send a representative to your proposed excavation site to mark buried utilities at no cost to you:
British Columbia: Alberta: Saskatchewan: Manitoba: Ontario: Québec:
1-800-474-6886 1-800-242-3447 1-866-82-4888 1-800-827-5094 1-800-400-2255 1-800-663-9228
www.bconecall.bc.ca www.alberta1call.com www.sask1stcall.com www.callb4udig.mb.ca www.on1call.com www.info-ex.com