Contractors + Planners

If you're a contractor or project planner and you're getting ready to dig, be sure to find out first what's below by contacting BC 1 Call. Click here to see how to get started.

Homeowners

If you're a homeowner about to dig on or around your property, click here to find out how BC 1 Call can help you avoid damaging utilities and dig safely.

Members

Being a BC 1 Call member has numerous benefits that help reduce risk and improve efficiency. Click here to find out more about becoming a BC 1 Call member.

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Excavator Resources

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Excavator Resources

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LATEST NEWS Happy Holidays from BC 1 Call! To our Friends in the Dig Safe Community, As 2020 draws to a close, we extend to you and ... Read more → Brand, News 2019 report on damage incidents to underground infrastructure across Canada. LATEST NEWS 2019 DIRT Report: 1,304 Damage Incidents in BC Every year, through its Damage Information Report Tool (DIRT)*, the Canadian Common Ground Alliance collects information from utility ... Read more → News, One-call tickets LATEST NEWS Meet BC1C’s Board Members The Board of BC 1 Call is composed of 8 Directors who represent long-standing champions of BC 1 ... Read more → Business, News LATEST NEWS Don’t dig up trouble The article originally appeared in the Globe and Mail on October 15. See the original article here. Don’t dig ... Read more → In the news, News, One-call tickets LATEST NEWS 2020 FortisBC Excavation Safety Awards FortisBC has announced the 2020 recipients of its annual Excavation Safety Awards, given to companies that exemplify safe ... Read more → Business, News, One-call tickets, Software LATEST NEWS #DigSafe This Summer Safety when digging around underground utility lines crucial as summer approaches With warmer weather in the forecast and physical ... Read more → News, One-call tickets, Software Dig Safe Month LATEST NEWS BC 1 Call urges homeowners to click or call before tackling spring projects during isolation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Vancouver, BC - April 1, 2020) - BC 1 Call is urging homeowners to click or ... Read more → News, One-call tickets, Software LATEST NEWS COVID-19 Update Health and safety have never been more important as we deal with the impacts of COVID-19. Help keep our ... Read more → News, One-call tickets, Software BC 1 Call Locate LATEST NEWS Dig Safe Tips: What is a Locate? If you're a first-time excavator visiting the BC1C website, you might be wondering what a locate is and ... Read more → News, One-call tickets, Software LATEST NEWS Join BCCGA Dig Safe Seminars If you are a professional excavator or someone interested in learning more about ground disturbance and damage prevention, ... Read more → Events, News, One-call tickets LATEST NEWS Dig Safe Tips: Hand Exposure 101 Whether you are a professional excavator or a homeowner, if you are planning to disturb the ground, several ... Read more → Environment, News, One-call tickets BC 1 Call CCGA LATEST NEWS Lessons Learned at the CCGA Damage Prevention Symposium The Canadian Common Ground Alliance (CCGA) represents a unified voice for Canadian organizations and associations who share common ... Read more → Business, Events, News LATEST NEWS PelicanCorp Awarded BC 1 Call Contact Centre Services Contract BC 1 Call is pleased to announce that PelicanCorp has won our competitive RFP process for contact centre ... Read more → News LATEST NEWS BC 1 Call wants to hear from you! BC 1 Call is conducting a survey to better understand how we can improve our services, software, and ... Read more → Brand, News LATEST NEWS DIRT Reports 1,414 BC Damage Incidents in 2018 The recently released 2018 Damage Information Reporting Tool (DIRT) report from the Canadian Common Ground Alliance (CCGA) shows ... Read more → Brand, News LATEST NEWS Request for Proposals for Contact Centre Services BC 1 Call (BC1C) seeks to obtain the services of a contact centre operator to begin work by ... Read more → Business, News check BC1C LATEST NEWS What does ‘check’ mean in our new tagline? You may have noticed that along with our new logo, we have a new tagline: click, call or check ... Read more → Brand, News LATEST NEWS New Brand Look! You've always been able to call or click before you dig, but the popularity of mobile devices has ... Read more → Brand, News LATEST NEWS April is Dig Safe Month BC 1 Call is urging homeowners and contractors to pick up the phone and give them a ring ... Read more → News LATEST NEWS New One-Call Software in Western Canada Now Live The new system for submitting locate requests in British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba went live on January 31. The ... Read more → News, One-call tickets, Software

The numbers speak for themselves.

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Preventable Damage

Safe digging best practices call for excavators to Click or Call BC 1 Call before digging to find out what infrastructure lies below. By some estimates, doing so could reduce damage incidents by >50%.  Why risk costly repair bills, community service disruptions and person injury?  

Years of Service

Since 1994, we’ve made it free and easy for excavators to check whether any of our members have underground infrastructure in or near their proposed dig site.

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Locate Requests

We get hundreds of thousands of requests each year for information about any buried facilities in proposed dig sites. The excavator starts the process by submitting a Locate Request ticket either online here or by phone.

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Registered Users

Users of our service include member employees, excavator contractors and homeowners who believe in safe digging practices for excavation projects of all sizes.  

BC 1 Call Members

Our members are public and private sector underground infrastructure owners who share a commitment to damage and injury prevention, and community safety.  Annually, members provide over 600,000 responses to Locate Requests within 3 business days of notification.