Brampton City Council has given the city’s transit authority the green light to purchase up to 10 battery-electric buses and four high-powered overhead electric charging stations as part of a multimillion dollar trial run aimed at lowering carbon emissions and fuel costs.
The Société de transport de Montréal has announced that it plans to accelerate its electrification plans with the purchase of 40 additional electric buses. The STM has three electric buses being tested as part of the Cité Mobilité project. The transit agency plans to buy several different types of electric buses.
Members of the Ktunaxa Nation and residents of Cranbrook, B.C., will gather to celebrate the unveiling of a new solar electricity system on the roof of the Ktunaxa government building on the weekend of September 30th. The project was made possible through the leadership of the Ktunaxa Nation Council in partnership with Solar Now, the Columbia Basin Trust and Accelerate Kootenays.
Plug’n Drive and the Canadian Electricity Association (CEA) have announced the winners of the 2017 Electric Vehicle Awards. The winners were recognized during an awards reception at the Electric Vehicle Discovery Centre in Toronto.
For the 20th consecutive year, Hydro-Québec has provided support to Quebec’s most promising student-athletes by awarding 33 individual bursaries to the amounts of $2,000 or $4,000 through the Hydro-Québec Bursary Program, administered by the Quebec Foundation for Athletic Excellence (FAEQ).
RAB Design has announced the retirement of President, Irwin Beron. After 50 years in the lighting industry, Irwin has decided to step down as President and hand over the reins to his eldest son, David Beron. David will assume the position of President, effective immediately.
SaskPower is deferring development of the Tazi Twé hydroelectric project near Black Lake, Saskatchewan due to a decline in the projected demand for power in northern Saskatchewan.
ABB has announced that it has acquired GE Industrial Solutions, GE’s global electrification solutions business. “This acquisition strengthens our position as partner of choice for electrification globally, North America and in Canada. We look forward to working with GE Industrial Solutions to create new opportunities in this highly attractive core market for our Electrification Products division. Our intention is to combine the best of both worlds and make the most of ABB’s technology investment for GE Industrial Solutions’ product pipeline. Together, we will be significantly stronger” said Nathalie Pilon, President, ABB Canada
BC Safety Authority has announced that it is adopting a new operating name and identity. From now on, BC Safety Authority will be known as “Technical Safety BC.”
Southwire Canada has made multiple process and organizational changes to help improve accessibility, accuracy, consistency, reliability, responsiveness and timeliness in all customer interactions. This includes a number of new appointments to the Southwire Canada team.
Since the Forum of Labour Market Ministers (FLMM) announced its strategic plan to harmonize 30 Red Seal trades in most jurisdictions by 2020, with an effort to harmonize training for two-thirds of Red Seal apprentices by 2017, the CCDA has made great progress.
Lind Equipment has announced that its President, Mr. Brian Astl, is the recipient of Canada’s 2018 Clean50 award for his work in driving the success of Lind Equipment’s proprietary LED Jobsite system of LED lights for the construction industry.
The intelligent parking solution offered by X-TELIA works with LoRAWAN wireless technology, a world leader in low power, ultra long-range, high-security and low-cost communication.
Modern’s Building Controls team upgraded the building automation system (BAS) at 250 Albert, replacing a legacy building automation system (BAS) with an advanced Distech Controls system. The new BAS includes valuable capabilities, including the ability to tap into hydro meters and use the Periscope software to analyze the data from those meters.
With the theme “Integrated e-mobility from coast to coast”, EV’s call for abstracts focuses on the many aspects of transportation electrification with regards to intermodality, technology breakthroughs and sustainable mobility.
Schneider Electric has appointed Christophe de Maistre as Executive Vice President, Head of the Partner Projects Division within the Building Business. The Partner Projects Division is the historical core of Schneider Electric with a focus on Low Voltage electrical power distribution products, equipment and solutions.
This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.
