by Kodiak Drilling | Apr 24, 2013 | Utility Locates
Bloor Street Explosion – 10 Years Ago Today (April 24) Dora Carambelas, Tina Kirkimtzis, Robert Fairley, Irene Miyama, Adele Brown, Elizabeth Roy, and Lillian Guglietti; those are the names of the seven people who lost their lives 10 years ago today as a result...
by Kodiak Drilling | Dec 20, 2011 | News, Utility Locates
Over $1 million Fines In a previous post, we indicated that a new trial had been ordered for Enbridge in the Bloor Street explosion. For those who have forgotten, this was an explosion that leveled a building and killed 7 people because the utility locates were not...
by Kodiak Drilling | Oct 13, 2010 | News, Utility Locates Articles
Section 228 of Construction Regulation has been changed In March 2010, the Ontario Sewer and Watermain Construction Association released a statement regarding changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Act related to utility locates. You can read the notice by...
by Kodiak Drilling | May 28, 2010 | Utility Locates Articles
New Trial Ordered The legal saga surrounding the Bloor Street explosion continues, as a retrial was granted on April 14, 2010. Anyone who has any involvement with borehole drilling and utility locates is encouraged to familiarize themselves with the Bloor Street...