Volunteers Needed to Review Electrical Safety Authority 5 Year Strategic Plan

Sept 19, 2019

The Electrical Safety Authority has released its draft 5-Year Strategic Plan, and we are looking for contractor volunteers to help review the Plan and provide feedback to ESA on the Plan. Your input is needed, and the Electrical Contractors Association of Ontario are looking at holding teleconference meetings to compile an ECAO position going forward.

If you are interested please contact Cathy Frederickson at cfrederickson@ecao.org or Joe Kurpe at joe_jlelectrical@bell.net

You can view the 5-year Strategic Plan HERE

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