Dig Safe Manitoba, Canada!

... but where do you start?

Spring has sprung, and a lot of us are raring to get construction projects on the move. Since dogs have been burying bones, we’ve been burying wires, conduits, and pipes with electricity, gas, water, sewer, communication and more. Every year our underground becomes increasingly congested. After all, who wants to look at wires and pipes hanging in the air in front of your house?

Putting in a garden, pool, fence, deck, Goya pond, bunker, you name it, if you disturb the ground it is YOUR responsibility to ensure there are no buried utilities in your work area. The phrase “Dig Safe” matters. To skip requesting locate services puts the onus on you if you damage a utility, or worse, cause injury.

Who do you call?

Manitoba does NOT have a FREE one-call utility service that includes ALL service providers. While the ClickBeforeYouDigMB program is a good start, it is voluntary and does not include All publicly owned service providers or Any privately owned utilities. Once you place your locate request, participating utility owners will come out and locate Their property. If that service extends anywhere else on your property it is no longer their responsibility, it’s yours. For example, if you have services to a hot tub, detached garage, outbuildings, etc., these services are considered to be privately owned utilities and you’ll need to hire a private locating service (such as Structure Scan) to identify where they are.

For over twenty years, we’ve been showing businesses and residents there is more under your feet than you think. We can help you whether it’s public or privately owned utilities. Call or request your locate request online https://www.mb1call.com/

Coloured flags represent these utilities: