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Last week’s disastrous floods have left many B.C. residents homeless, stranded or in desperate need of essential supplies. BCEA is raising money to donate to the Canadian Red Cross’s BC Relief Fund and are inviting you to join them.

The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF-FCA) will launch a new program to empower skilled trades advocates at the next Supporting Women in Trades Conference taking place June 2-3, 2022, in St. John’s NL.

British Columbians and employers will learn the economic value of apprenticeships, thanks to a study funded by the B.C. government and the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum – Forum Canadien sur l’Apprentissage (CAF-FCA).

By Order G-341-21, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) issued its decision on rates for FortisBC Inc.’s (FortisBC) electric vehicle (EV) public fast charging service at FortisBC owned and operated stations. Rates will be time-based and are expected to be approximately $0.26 per minute for 50 kilowatt stations and $0.54 per minute for 100 kilowatt stations.

Hydro One announced it has opened applications for communities and organizations to apply to its Energizing Life Community Fund.

The Canadian Building Trades Union has received a 4-year grant to carry out a study on climate literacy in Canada’s trades training system.

The current crisis has reiterated the importance of combining a personalized and digitalized marketing strategy to reach customers far and wide! Rittal System Ltd., Canada, world leading producer of electrical enclosures, climate control…

You’re invited to join us for a Live Webinar about Southwire SPEED™ SERVICES. Southwire SPEED™ Services offers a variety of solutions based on your urgent needs.

Sean Dunnigan, President of Techspan Industries Inc., is pleased to announce the appointment of Anthony Zellermeyer to the position of Vice President Marketing – Electrical Division.

The International Society of Automation (ISA) and the ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance (ISAGCA) are proud to announce that the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has officially designated the IEC/ISA 62443 series of standards as “horizontal,” meaning that they are proven to be applicable to a wide range of different industries.

Hydrogen can play a central role in the decarbonization of energy systems. In particular, natural gas-fired combined cycle power plants (CCPP) currently being built or planned are also expected to run partially or fully on hydrogen fuel in the future.

CSA Group recently received accreditation as a Certified Body (CB) from La Entidad Mexicana de Acreditación (EMA) and approval by Mexican regulators.

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.