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 | Apr 23, 2013 | News, Utility Locates, Utility Locates Articles
Implementation of the New Act The Ministry of Consumer Services initiated a consultation process for the implementation of the Ontario Underground Infrastructure Notification System Act (commonly known as the 1 Call Act). As most already know, the Ontario Legislature...
by Kodiak Drilling | Apr 23, 2013 | News, Utility Locates
$500 Fee For No Locates In addition to the fines available to regulators within a number of acts and regulations for not having locates, the TSSA has introduced a $500 fee within their Natural Gas Fee Schedule for an inspection at sites where there are no locates. ...
by Kodiak Drilling | Oct 30, 2012 | News, Utility Locates
Big News on 1-Call After many years and a lot of work by quite a number of people, Ontario now officially has a true 1-Call system. On June 19, Bill 8, the Ontario Underground Infrastructure Notification System Act received Royal Assent. Essentially, this Act...
by Kodiak Drilling | Oct 29, 2012 | News, Utility Locates
No Locates = Fine A TSSA press release advises of a recent fine imposed on an Ontario contractor for not obtaining proper locates. The contractor reportedly struck the gas pipeline with a backhoe than crimped it with vice grips. You can read the press release by...