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Alberta Wind Energy Opportunities Draw Investors
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Alberta Wind Energy Opportunities Draw Investors

The Alberta government’s efforts to encourage development of the province’s abundant wind energy resource has captured the attention of investors who see a long-term opportunity for growth in the market…

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Technostrobe lighting intensity dimming solution
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TechnoCentre éolien Supports Quebec Technological Innovation

Quebec’s TechnoCentre éolien has successfully tested a lighting intensity dimming solution (LIDSTM) developed by Technostrobe…

 

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Wind Helps Nova Scotia Power Set New Renewable Energy Record
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Nova Scotia Power Sets New Renewable Energy Record

With 28% of the electricity used by Nova Scotians in 2016 coming from renewable resources, Nova Scotia has topped its previous high mark of 26.6%, set in 2015…

 

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A Power.House system in North Bay
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Alectra Study Identifies Residential Solar Storage Potential

Alectra Inc. has completed a feasibility study for mass adoption of the utility’s residential solar storage pilot, Power.House, in Ontario’s Southern York Region…

 

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New Microgrid Project for North Bay
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New Microgrid Project for North Bay

North Bay will soon be the site of a $4.5-million electrical micro grid that will connect Memorial Gardens, the YMCA, aquatic centre and Thomson Park, reports Jennifer Hamilton-McCharles last week in The Nugget…

 

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Senate Approves Prompt Payment Act

Canada’s Senate has unanimously passed Bill S-224, the Canada Prompt Payment Act, regulating payments on federal construction contracts. But as Don Wall reports in Daily Commercial News, challenges remain…

 

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BC Construction Labour Industry Calls for 25% Apprentice Quota
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BC Construction Labour Industry Calls for 25% Apprentice Quota

Construction labour representatives have requested that 25% of those employed on new government projects be apprentices…

 

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Alberta golf days fund educational opportunities
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Alberta Electrical Association Events: Funding Educational Opportunities

This June 1 golf day in Calgary is just one of four events across the province, planned by members of the Alberta Electrical Association, to raise funds for local scholarships and bursaries…

 

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NECA Members: Complete a Research Survey on the Electrical Construction Workforce
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NECA Members: Complete a Survey on the Electrical Construction Workforce

Researchers are conducting a study among NECA members to explore factors that attract and retain individuals to management positions in the electrical construction workforce…

 

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Westin Ottawa Makes Sustainability a Permanent Guest
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Westin Ottawa Makes Sustainability a Permanent Guest

The Westin Ottawa will become one of the first Westin hotels to achieve long-term sustainability with its 30/20 by 2020 conservation plan, which will see the hotel reduce energy use by 30% and water consumption by 20% as of 2020…

 

 

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Top Alberta Apprentices Honoured
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Top Alberta Apprentices Honoured

The Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board Awards has honoured two top apprentices with specialty awards, one of which earned a Top Electrician award…

 

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Alberta Utility Electrical Code and Others Now in Force
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Alberta Utility Electrical Code and Others Now in Force

As of May 1, 2017, three electrical codes are in force in Alberta, under a new regulation allowing for automatic adoption of new codes one year after publication…

 

 

 

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Selling Hydro Wires to Build Transit Lines: Cities’ $20 Billion Option
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Selling Hydro Wires to Build Transit Lines: Cities’ $20 Billion Option

Cities across Canada should sell their electricity distribution companies and invest the proceeds in critical municipal infrastructure, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report…

 

 

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5 Electrical Industry Members Among Canada’s Greenest Employers
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5 Electrical Industry Members Among Canada’s Greenest Employers

Canada’s Greenest Employers, now in its 10th year, recognizes employers that lead the nation in creating a culture of environmental awareness in their organizations…

 

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Westin Ottawa Makes Sustainability a Permanent Guest
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7 in 10 Electricians Concerned About Skills Gap, Survey Finds

A shortage of skilled electricians remains an area of concern, according to results from Klein Tools’ annual survey of 600 union and non-union electricians. . . 

 

 

 

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Overhead powerline electrocution
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Man’s Electrocution a Stark Reminder of Lethal Power of Overhead Powerlines

 

A Peterborough, Ontario man’s death last month after contacting a powerline is a stark reminder of the need for everyone to be aware of overhead wires at home, at work and at play…

 

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