Over the next 25 years, Nova Scotia’s tidal energy industry could contribute up to $1.7 billion to the province’s gross domestic product (GDP), create up to 22,000 full time positions and generate as much as $815 million in labour income, according to a recently published study. These impacts are largely concentrated in Nova Scotia with spill-over effects in the Atlantic Region and elsewhere in Canada.
Steven Mitchell, who traded as CCC Electrical, was handed a 12-month jail sentence, suspended for two years, and was ordered to carry out 260 hours’ unpaid work. The warning issued by West Yorkshire’s Trading Standards team comes after a fraudulent electrician was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court in the U.K.
In an effort to strengthen its position in the Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) market, E.B. Horsman & Son is pleased to announce that Amir Kassaian has joined its Automation, Controls and Process Instrumentation Division. Amir is a recent graduate of SFU’s Electronic Systems Engineering and is an engineer in training (EIT). Along with Amir’s academic credentials, he has spent time consulting on research projects and also has experience with Autopro Automation as a junior electrical engineer. Amir will be taking on a Business Development role, focusing on Siemens Motion Control and VFD solutions, providing application, sales and technical support.
Delta Airlines is going to retrofit its fleet with LED Lights to increase fleet efficiency.With 1224 planes in its massive fleet, Delta Air Lines is world’s largest airline. As such, operational costs in this razor-thin margin business are of utmost importance.New products are one way to reduce those operational and even more expensive maintenance costs.
Now entering its 9th year, Canada’s Greenest Employers is an editorial competition organized by the Canada’s Top 100 Employers project. This special designation recognizes the employers that lead the nation in creating a culture of environmental awareness in their organizations. These employers have developed exceptional earth-friendly initiatives — and are attracting people to their organizations because of their environmental leadership.
Representatives of Canada’s trade contract communities came together in Ottawa on April 8 to discuss the urgent need for federal and provincial governments to adopt prompt payment legislation. The National Trade Contractors Coalition of Canada (NTCCC) Prompt Payment Summit allowed members to highlight progress that has been made at the provincial level and to discuss next steps for seeing these initiatives through. The summit also focused on strategies to engage other concerned stakeholders who operate regionally and at the federal level.
Kerrwil Publications Limited announced the official launch of Electrical Industry’s Gold Book online sourcing tool for buyers, specifiers and installers of electrical equipment in Canada.
This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.
