Medicine Hat Installs New Generation Facility
Construction is now underway for a new electrical generation unit that will ensure sufficient electricity supply to the city’s customers even if the largest generating unit goes offline…
ABB and Nova Bus to Create Electric Bus Charger System in North America
ABB and Nova Bus, a division of Volvo Buses, are now working together to deliver the first ABB electric bus opportunity charging system in North America…
BC Aboriginal Skills Fund Invests $2.1 Million in Northern Trades Training
Up to 205 First Nations people in communities stretching from Prince George to Fort Nelson will benefit from new skills-training opportunities designed to spark careers in trades and technical jobs such as electrical, carpentry, piping, welding, carpentry, and machining…
Choice Electrical Supply Co. Relocates Winnipeg Branch
Choice Electric Electrical Supply Co.’s Winnipeg branch has relocated to new facilities. The company is now located at 2130 Notre Dame Ave. The phone number remains the same: 204-783-2333…
Ontario Trades to Protest Schedule 17 on February 21
The Progressive Certified Trades Coalition is urging all skilled trades, unionized or not, to attend a Queen’s Park rally in protest of Schedule 17 of Ontario’s Omnibus Bill 70…
Industrial Crane Manufacturer Fined $125,000 After Worker Electrocuted
Konecranes Canada Inc., a company that services industrial cranes and lifting devices, pleaded guilty and was fined $125,000 for a July 2015 incident in which a worker was electrocuted…
Convectair Donates Heating Equipment to Habitat for Humanity Québec
In partnership with Habitat for Humanity Québec, Convectair is donating two heating units that will be installed in a pair of semi-detached houses to be built this year in Ormstown…
Dalhousie Battery Researcher Wins NSERC Herzberg Gold Medal
Jeff Dahn, Canada’s leader in lithium-ion battery researcher and one of the world’s leading innovators in battery technology, is the latest recipient of the Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering…
Stelpro Joins Forces with Three IoT Leaders to Develop Maestro – Smart Thermostats
Stelpro has teamed up with three Internet of Things (IoT) partners to develop and bring to market Maestro – Smart Thermostats, a Smart Home solution for electric heat that enables users to customize their home comfort while reducing heating costs…
Major Projects Keep Manitoba’s Construction Workforce Growing Strong
Major hydro, transmission and pipeline projects are expected to drive construction employment to a new high this year, with as many as 9,000 new workers needed this decade to keep pace with construction and retirements…
NEB Approves Power Line Between Ontario and Pennsylvania
The National Energy Board has approved an international power line that will be buried under Lake Erie and transfer electricity between Ontario and Pennsylvania. The estimated cost for the 49-kilometre Canadian portion of the project is $543.5 million…
OPG Decommissioning Nanticoke in Preparation for Solar Project
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has begun decommissioning the Nanticoke Generating Station site in advance of constructing a 44 MW solar facility…
Hydro One Power Theft Investigation Results in Employee Arrest
A Hydro One employee and a former contractor in the Timmins, Ontario area have been charged with theft of power at business and residential addresses, allegedly by installing meter bypass devices…
Arc Flash Seriously Injures Ottawa Electrician
On January 23, an arc flash event occurred while an electrician was installing a cable into an energized panel in the Ottawa area. The electrician was treated in hospital for second and third degree burns…
Sault Ste Marie Piloting 7 MW Energy Storage System
To be operational by May, the lithium-ion battery storage system is being supplied by General Electric, and the facility is being built by Convergent Energy + Power…
NB Invests in Retrofits and Renewable Energy Initiatives
The provincial government is investing more than $13.4 million this year in energy retrofits and renewable energy initiatives in public buildings…
