WEYBURN – A Weyburn-based company has been recognized for its dedication to safety and damage prevention in excavation work. Jerry Mainil Limited was recently awarded the SaskEnergy Safe Digging Excellence Award, acknowledging its outstanding commitment to safe digging practices in Saskatchewan.
The award, presented at the Dig Safe Awareness Breakfast in Weyburn on April 24, honours organizations that prioritize community safety by ensuring proper line locates are completed before any digging begins.
“Jerry Mainil Limited does not do any excavating without having line locates completed prior to commencing any project,” said Darcy McCormick, CEO of Jerry Mainil Limited.
“The time it takes to request line locates is negligible and the peace of mind that this gives to the customer, the equipment operator and the contractor is invaluable.”
Operating throughout southeast Saskatchewan, Jerry Mainil Limited provides a range of services, including civil construction, pipeline integrity inspections, maintenance, and reclamation work.
Award celebrates safety leaders
The Safe Digging Excellence Award, now in its first year, recognizes contractors who help prevent damage to underground infrastructure. SaskEnergy highlighted Jerry Mainil Limited’s perfect safety record—zero contacts with buried infrastructure—along with its consistent adherence to locating requirements.
“The Safe Digging Excellence Award was created to recognize and celebrate contractors, like Jerry Mainil Limited, who reduce the risk of damage to underground infrastructure,” said Kevin Adair, executive vice president of customer service operations at SaskEnergy.
“Thanks to the conscientiousness of the digging community, SaskEnergy has had record low contacts with our buried infrastructure over the past three years. Jerry Mainil Limited is an example for other contractors in the province when it comes to their work around buried infrastructure and this award is about highlighting their practices."
Protecting Saskatchewan’s infrastructure
With nearly 90,000 kilometres of gas lines serving more than 400,000 urban and rural customers across the province, SaskEnergy emphasizes the importance of damage prevention. Safe digging practices reduce risks to public safety, prevent service disruptions, and avoid costly repairs.
Along with Jerry Mainil Limited, two other Saskatchewan businesses were honoured this year including Yaremy Screw Piles (Melfort) – Awarded on April 3 in Tisdale, and Parkland Contracting and Vac Services (Yorkton) – Awarded on April 16 in Yorkton.
All recipients have completed at least 25 line locates annually over the past three years with no infrastructure contacts.
Dig Safe Month promotes awareness
The awards were presented as part of Dig Safe Month, an initiative led by the Saskatchewan Common Ground Alliance (SCGA).
For more information on safe digging practices, visit saskenergy.com/digsafe.
