Hi there, I'm glad no one was hurt!
I came across this discussion and I hope you don't mind if I offer some input and information, from the perspective of an employee at Alberta One-Call Corporation.
Think of Alberta One-Call as an intermediary between you and the facility owners. We will contact the facility owners who have registered as being present on your property. We are also happy to act on your behalf as an advocate, should you encounter any difficulties with the locate process.
However, in the case of privately installed and/or privately owned lines, Alberta One-Call:
a) has no information about the presence or location of private lines
b) has no facility owner to inform, since you are the owner of your own private lines.
As a result, we cannot send a locator to locate your privately-owned lines.
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Originally Posted by jeffh
Apparently Telus and/or Shaw don't participate in the service either.
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Just for the sake of the information, Telus is a member of (and has lines registered with) Alberta One-Call.
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Originally Posted by moncton golden flames
i've been there for 5 years. how the hell am i supposed to see whats underground?
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For those who suspect a private line on their property, or would just like to be extra careful, I'd recommend contacting a private utility locator to have your private lines located. You can find a private line-locator in this list
http://www.alberta1call.com/docs/con...ocatorlist.pdf or perhaps through a google search. I hope that helps!
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