OPG Announces John Wesley Beaver Award Winners

Brittnee Sheridan and Jamie Monague are the 2015 recipients of the Ontario Power Generation (OPG) John Wesley Beaver Memorial Student Awards. The awards help foster Aboriginal students’ post-secondary studies at Ontario colleges and universities in targeted fields of study.

Sheridan belongs to the QalipuMi’kmaq First Nations group. She has just finished an undergraduate degree in Law and Justice/Indigenous Studies at Laurentian University, and will be starting law school at the University of Ottawa this fall. Monague is from the Kettle and Stony Point First Nation in Southwest Ontario. He has just completed his first year at Lambton College in the Mechanical Technician – Industrial Maintenance program.

The JWB awards reflect OPG’s commitment to educating youth and increasing the representation of Aboriginal employees in the electricity sector. John Wesley Beaver was one of Ontario Hydro’s most notable Aboriginal engineers.

“Brittnee Sheridan and Jamie Monague exemplify the values of Jack Beaver in their commitment to education, family and their communities,” says Tom Mitchell, OPG President and CEO. “Like Mr. Beaver, Britnee and Jamie are important role models for Aboriginal youth.”

OPG works with more than 50 Aboriginal communities from across the province, helping create opportunities, training and jobs.

Established in 1997, the awards pay tribute to the contributions of John Wesley (Jack) Beaver, who was one of Ontario Hydro’s (OPG predecessor) most notable Aboriginal engineers and Chief of Alderville First Nation in the 1950s. Jack Beaver exemplified leadership, with concern for his family, his people, his colleagues and his community. To date there have been 32 JWB Award recipients. Up to two awards are available annually to qualified students and include a financial award along with the potential for a work placement at OPG.

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Sonepar Canada Launches Three New eCommerce Mobile Applications

Sonepar Sonepar Canada has announced the launch of new mobile applications for Gescan Vallen, Sesco and Lumen.

The mobile apps were officially released as of June of this year and features barcode scanning, access to pricing, product availability, store locator and much more – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The new mobile app is changing the way customers can interact with the Operating Companies within Sonepar Canada. The barcode scanning functionality is a popular feature amongst customers allowing them to scan an item easily and add it to their cart.

Grid Reliability to Be Improved with New Transmission Line in Fredericton Region

Fredericton Transmission Line NB Power recenly announced it will seek approval to build a new transmission line in the Fredericton area, which will improve the reliability of the power grid in the region for approximately 25, 000 customers.

The new proposed 15-kilometre transmission line will run from the Rainsford Substation, in Fredericton, to the Mactaquac Terminal.

“NB Power strives to offer its customer a reliable power grid that meets or exceeds all utility standards,” said NB Power’s President and CEO, Gaëtan Thomas. “This will increase transmission reliability for customers in the Fredericton region with fewer interruptions that can be restored within minutes rather than hours or days.”

Emergency Lighting Principles: Safety and Security on the Path of Egress

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Most of us take light for granted. It has become so ubiquitous and cheap to use that we don’t really stop to think about emergencies. Thankfully most buildings are required by law since 1974 to be equipped with emergency lighting that automatically activates during power failures to facilitate our exit.

Emergency lighting is only one component of a building’s life safety systems, but perhaps one of the most important.

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