APRIL 2020

WHEREAS, Dig Safe Month serves as a reminder to homeowners and contractors to “Call Before You Dig” and coincides with the unofficial start of the spring digging season; and

WHEREAS, Ensuring the safety of those who work or live in the vicinity of underground facilities and protecting vital services is everyone’s responsibility. Call Centres such as Ontario One Call provide the “Call Before You Dig” service free of charge, 24 hours a day. These call centres connect individuals with professionals to assess locates also known as ground markings; and

WHEREAS, By using the dig safe checklist that includes call before you dig, wait for locates, respect the marks and dig with care, the safety of everyone involved in construction, landscape, and other projects can be ensured ; and

WHEREAS, The Ontario Regional Common Ground Alliance is a non-profit organization that aims to enhance public safety, environmental protection and the integrity of underground infrastructure by promoting effective damage prevention practices.; and

WHEREAS, Dig Safe Month is dedicated to promoting the “Call Before You Dig” service and to raising awareness of safe digging practices to improve safety, prevent injuries, reduce property damage and prevent inconvenient power outages; and

NOW THEREFORE, I, Bill Mauro, Mayor of the City of Thunder Bay, do hereby proclaim the month of April 2020 as Dig Safe Month in the City of Thunder Bay