Ouellet Canada Appoints New GM
Ouellet Canada Group Inc., has promoted Louis Beaulieu from Assistant General Manager to General Manager…
ECS Electrical Supply Names New VP & GM
Tom Artinian has been promoted to the new role of Vice President and General Manager of ECS Electrical Supply. All regional managers will now report to Tom. He joined ECS last year as VP, Sales, Eastern Canada…
Smoky Falls/Kâpâškilehtehk GS Receives LEED Gold Certification
Smoky Falls Generating Station (GS), built in partnership by Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and Moose Cree First Nation, has earned LEED Gold Certification from the Canada Green Building Council…
Four Electrical Industry Organizations Earn “Canada’s Safest Employers” Awards
Techmation Electric & Controls, Toronto Hydro, Burlington Hydro, and New Brunswick Hydro are among the winners of six “Canada’s Safest Employers” Awards. The awards are presented by Canadian Occupational Safety magazine…
Calgary to Spend $700,000 Replacing 300 Peace Bridge Light Fixtures
The city is spending $700,000 to replace 300 light fixtures on the Peace Bridge that can’t take Calgary’s cold winters, reports the Calgary Sun…
Philips’ Beyond Illumination — the Exhibition Moves to Quebec City
Following presentations in Toronto and Montreal, Philips recently moved “Beyond Illumination,” its October presentation in Quebec City, to Espace 400 at Quai St-André, a glass space offering a view of the city lit up on one side and the port of Quebec on the other…
Laplante & Associates Now Represents Ventes Electra and Electrafusion
The agreement covers Quebec and the Ottawa Valley. “Between the Ventes Electra team and the Laplante team, we will bring out service levels to an unprecedented level,” says Electra President Scott Lambert…
All Alberta’s New Schools Are Going Solar
As part of its Climate Leadership Plan, the Alberta Government has committed to including solar electricity generation in each of the province’s 36 new schools now in the planning or design phase…
Ilsco Canada Receives an Eaton Canada “Superior Customer Focus” Vendor Award
Outstanding and unmatched customer care work — “going above and beyond” — has earned Ilsco Canada an award from Eaton Canada. “Ilsco Canada is an exceptional partner offering electrical connector manufacturing,” says Eaton Canada…
EHRC’s 2016 Electricity Industry Leader of the Year: Mike Marsh, SaskPower President and CEO
Electricity Human Resources Canada, Canada’s leading source for human resources research and tools for the electricity and renewable energy industry, will present Mike Marsh with his award at a December 8 awards luncheon in Toronto…
Thomas & Betts Canada’s “Win a Garage” Make-over Promotion: the Transformation Is Complete
Bert Doppenberg, the Abbotsford, BC grand prize winner of Thomas & Betts Canada’s recent “Win a garage make-over promotion,” now has a new and improved garage. With every $100 purchase of Star Teck fittings, electrical contractors had an opportunity to enter a draw to win one of four exciting prizes…
Schneider Electric Acquires Applied Instrument Technologies
Schneider Electric’s acquisition adds to its process automation portfolio, which already includes Foxboro plant instrumentation, Foxboro and PlantStruxure PES process automation systems, Modicon PAC systems and Triconex safety systems…
Torbram Electric Supply: Peterborough Branch Relocation and Grand Opening
Torbram Electric Supply has relocated its Peterborough, Ontario branch to new, larger quarters, effective October 24. The new premises are larger than the previous location and offer a more efficient layout…
BC Invests $1.9 million in Trades Training at Northern Lights College
British Columbia will invest $1.9 million in Northern Lights College for skills training in high-priority trades seats, including electrical work. The college is located in Dawson Creek…
SaskPower Investing $110 million in Lloydminster, North Battleford Areas
To keep up with a growing demand for power, meet environmental commitments, and renew and grow an aging power grid, SaskPower is upgrading portions of the power grid in North Battleford, Lloydminster, Onion Lake, Paradise Hill, St. Walburg, Turtle Lake, Glaslyn, Biggar, Kerrobert, Unity, and Macklin and surrounding areas…
NS Power to Work with World-Class Industry Leaders on Clean Energy Project
Nova Scotia Power will work with industry leaders like Tesla and Opus One Solutions as part of a multi-year pilot project to provide cleaner, more reliable electricity to a Nova Scotia community…
