A contract worker received an electrical shock after coming into direct contact with 47,500 volts of electricity. The power supply to the device was not disconnected, locked out of service and tagged before any work was done, contrary to Ontario Regulation 851/90 (the Industrial Establishments Regulation) and the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA).
Ouellet Canada has appointed Mr. Ryan Hill as Sales Representative for the province of British Columbia. Ryan brings to this position many years of experience in the HVAC and refrigeration industry, vast experience as a sales representative and strong knowledge of the heating business.He will be based in Vancouver. The British Columbia territory will be covered by Ryan Hill and his colleague Chris Kennedy.
The Alberta Electrical Association is having a Seminar about the Internet Of Things (IOT), future of Manufacturing, and our industry adapting to IOT. This will be a half-day event with IOT products being displayed. Show your products to a very targeted audience.
Rittal Systems has announced Franklin Empire has joined its distribution/partner network in Canada. With a rich family history dating back to the 1940’s and an extensive distribution network in Ontario and Quebec, Franklin Empire Inc. is proud to be the largest independently owned electrical distributor in Canada, also renowned for its manufacturing automation systems.
Critical research into sustainable energy and smart-grid security is receiving a major boost at Concordia, thanks to a seven-figure donation from Hydro-Québec. In addition to supporting three research chairs, the generous gift aims to attract top students to the university by providing 68 merit-based student awards.
FortWhyte Alive is unveiling the largest solar installation in the City of Winnipeg. The 60 kilowatt (kW) installation is made possible thanks to support from Bullfrog Power, Investors Group and Manitoba Hydro’s Solar Energy Program.
The market share of plug-in electric cars in Canada appears to have topped 1 percent for the first time ever last month.
In partnership with TM4 Inc. and Cummins Inc., STL recently announced plans to test two electric buses with range extenders. For this project, STL was looking to acquire an automatic fast charger to efficiently recharge buses at the terminal.
Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, Jim Carr, has held a press conference and media call-back to discuss the outcomes of the Generation Energy Forum in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Several media outlets and analysts recently published statistics about the number of Hydro-Québec employees who are members of visible or ethnic minorities. These numbers were taken from a report issued by the Commission des droits de la personne in 2007.
Canada is well-positioned to transition to a low-carbon economy as wind and solar projects will be the focus of energy investments over the next two decades, a national wind energy conference was told.
Falling costs, an expanding customer base, and growing recognition of the role clean energy will play in building a prosperous economy will drive the wind energy industry’s continued expansion in Canada, business leaders agreed as the Canadian Wind Energy Association’s (CanWEA) 33rd Annual Conference and Exhibition wrapped up at the Palais des congrès de Montréal.
Encouraged by the environmental advantages of smart cities and the public safety enhancements IoT technology could bring, consumers have an overwhelmingly positive image of increasing connectedness in the places in which they live.
Kyle Gagnon got hooked on virtual reality quickly, after watching a demonstration of the HTC Vive at the West Edmonton Mall Microsoft Store last year. “My mind was turning,” he recalled. He was already thinking about the technology’s applications. About a week later, he bought his own virtual reality equipment, then realized his laptop wasn’t powerful enough to run VR.
The Weidmüller Group has announced the acquisition of the W Interconnections group companies in the USA, Canada and Mexico from Rockwell Automation, Inc. effective 1 October 2017. The W Interconnections group sells products for Industrial Connectivity and Automation.
FLIR has a new line of clamp and digital multimeters, debuting at NECA 2017. This collection of electrical test and measurement products offer the high-accuracy measurements and range of testing modes you’ve come to expect from FLIR.
This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.
