Dave Syer Appointed VP, Westburne Canada
Effective April 24, 2017, Dave Syer will report directly to CEO Roger Little, and will be a member of the Executive Management Committee for Rexel Canada Electrical Inc…
NB Power Partnering with Siemens Canada, UNB on Smart Grid Innovations
NB Power has partnered with Siemens Canada and the University of New Brunswick to help companies to bring their Smart Grid visions to life…
CanWEA Recognizes Wind Industry Leaders, Innovators and Supporters
The Canadian Wind Energy Association recently announced the recipients of the 2017 CanWEA Awards at a gala dinner honouring industry leaders, innovators and supporters…
Worker Sustains Electrical Shock at Bruce Power GS
An electrical worker on the non-radiological side of the Bruce Power Generating Station recently received an electrical shock while performing maintenance on a circuit breaker…
Standard’s Photometric Data Now on Lighting Analyst’s Instabase
Standard’s photometric data files (IES files) have been updated and optimized and are now available on Instabase, the photometric search engine by Lighting Analyst…
Good-bye to Chromalox’s Gordon Marshall
The electrical industry lost a dear friend and colleague in the passing of Gordon Marshall on March 27, 2017…
Philips Lighting Canada Recalls Ceramic Metal Halide Lamps
Philips Lighting Canada Ltd. is voluntarily recalling Philips Energy Advantage AllStart 330 watt ceramic metal halide 4K lamps with AllStart Technology (model CDM330 4K) that were manufactured from May 2011 through March 2014…
Standard Products Named E.B. Horsman & Son’s Supplier of the Year
After an extensive annual review of its supplier relationships, E.B. Horsman & Son has honoured Standard with the company’s 2016 Supplier of the Year award…
Keeping the roof open: Retrofit of Rogers Centre’s retractable roof
Recently, Rogers Centre, home of the MLB Toronto Blue Jays and a sports and entertainment landmark since 1989, completed a massive retrofit to the many systems that open and close its expansive retractable roof.
Energy Efficiency Alberta Hires CEO
Monica Curtis, Energy Efficiency Alberta’s newly appointed Chief Executive Officer, will help the new agency deliver energy efficiency and small-scale energy system programs to Albertans…
Hydrostor and NRStor to Develop Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage Projects
The two companies will build on their experience together delivering an A-CAES solution for Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), due to come online in 2018…
EDA Recognizes High Achieving Ontario Utilities
Top-performing electricity utilities from across Ontario were honoured on March 27 at the industry’s premier Awards Gala, hosted by the Electricity Distributors Association (EDA)…
Houle Electric Wins Consumer Choice Award
For the 17th year in a row, Burnaby-based Houle Electric has earned a Consumer Choice Award, which recognizes business excellence in small and medium sized businesses…
4 Electrical Industry Members Among Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2017)
To determine this year’s winners, Mediacorp editors reviewed diversity and inclusiveness initiatives at employers that applied for the Canada’s Top 100 Employers project…
Labrador-Newfoundland Power Link Now 70% Complete
Right-of-way work in Labrador for the Lower Churchill Project is now complete, allowing tower erection and conductor stringing to ramp up. The project will bring hydropower generated in Labrador to Newfoundland…
BC’s Site C Hydroelectric Project Surpasses 2,000 Workers
January employment statistics from BC Hydro indicate 2,124 total workers on the Site C project. Among these workers were 195 Aboriginals, 257 women and 42 apprentices…
