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The Electrical Safety Authority (ESA) would like to advise that the Minister of Government and Consumer Services has approved the regulatory amendment to adopt the 2021 Ontario Electrical Safety Code (OESC), which comes into effect on May 5, 2022. 

The Electrical Safety Authority (ESA) in alignment with the ECRA Advisory Council (AC) will once again donate $250,000 over the next five years to the Sunnybrook Ross Tilley Burn Centre, accelerating discovery and improving the quality of life for people with electrical burn injuries.

UL announced that Amazon Smart Thermostat is Amazon’s first device to receive an ECOLOGO® Silver Certification from UL.

Hosts Chris and Andrew sit down this week to discuss the upcoming BCEA (formerly known as LINK) conference.

Bartle & Gibson announced on their website that they are doing everything they can to ensure the same quality of service you expect fom them is maintanined during the unprecedented flooding and highway closures that are currently taking place in British Columbia.

LabTest Certification Inc. is proud to announce its most recent recognition by OSHA as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) for Testing and Listing of Electrical products.

On behalf of Liteline Corporation, Paul Wybrow has announced the appointment of A.M.G. Baytech as their newest agent representing us in East Central Ontario as of November 4th, 2021.

Mersen is pleased to announce that effective November 15, 2021, Sean Hanoman has joined Mersen as the Regional Sales Manager for Canada’s Central Region for EP Toronto.

On November 13^th, the Universal Women’s Network virtually hosted the 2021 Women of Inspiration™ Awards with 150 finalists across Canada, and announced Jennifer Green, Director of Competitions and Young Women’s Initiatives at Skills Ontario, as the recipient of the Dream Builder Award…

ABB is pleased to announce Tyrone Varga’s nominationABB is pleased to announce Tyrone Varga’s nominationas head of its Large Motors & Generators Division in Canada.

Skills Ontario is hosting a series of online virtual events focused on attracting future talent to the skilled trades and technology industry, with an emphasis on diversity, equity and inclusion.

In the progress report on the Electricity Supply Plan 2020–2029 (in French only) that it filed with the Régie de l’énergie, Hydro-Québec announced that it anticipates an increase of 20 terawatthours (TWh) or 12% in the province’s electricity demand over the 2019–2020 period.

Access to reliable, clean and affordable energy is a global challenge.

Only 3 lots are still available in Calgary’s most eco-friendly neighborhood, Echo Haven in Calgary, Alberta. This ground-breaking green community preserves 60% of the site in its natural state – untouched and undisturbed.

Hydro One and Peak Power launched a new pilot program to study the benefits of using electric vehicle (EV) charging technology to improve power resiliency and reliability for customers.