Standard Products Named E.B. Horsman & Son’s Supplier of the Year
After an extensive annual review of its supplier relationships, E.B. Horsman & Son has honoured Standard with the company’s 2016 Supplier of the Year award…
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Keeping the roof open: Retrofit of Rogers Centre’s retractable roof
Recently, Rogers Centre, home of the MLB Toronto Blue Jays and a sports and entertainment landmark since 1989, completed a massive retrofit to the many systems that open and close its expansive retractable roof.
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Energy Efficiency Alberta Hires CEO
Monica Curtis, Energy Efficiency Alberta’s newly appointed Chief Executive Officer, will help the new agency deliver energy efficiency and small-scale energy system programs to Albertans…
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Hydrostor and NRStor to Develop Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage Projects
The two companies will build on their experience together delivering an A-CAES solution for Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), due to come online in 2018…
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EDA Recognizes High Achieving Ontario Utilities
Top-performing electricity utilities from across Ontario were honoured on March 27 at the industry’s premier Awards Gala, hosted by the Electricity Distributors Association (EDA)…
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Houle Electric Wins Consumer Choice Award
For the 17th year in a row, Burnaby-based Houle Electric has earned a Consumer Choice Award, which recognizes business excellence in small and medium sized businesses…
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4 Electrical Industry Members Among Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2017)
To determine this year’s winners, Mediacorp editors reviewed diversity and inclusiveness initiatives at employers that applied for the Canada’s Top 100 Employers project…
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Labrador-Newfoundland Power Link Now 70% Complete
Right-of-way work in Labrador for the Lower Churchill Project is now complete, allowing tower erection and conductor stringing to ramp up. The project will bring hydropower generated in Labrador to Newfoundland…
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BC’s Site C Hydroelectric Project Surpasses 2,000 Workers
January employment statistics from BC Hydro indicate 2,124 total workers on the Site C project. Among these workers were 195 Aboriginals, 257 women and 42 apprentices…
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Alberta Power Reforms: A $6 Billion Price Tag?
An independent electricity consultant estimates that the province’s transition to a cleaner power grid will cost between $486 million and $883 million annually until 2030 — for a total bill of $6.8 billion to $12.4 billion…
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Enmax Awarded Federal Contract for Renewable Energy in Alberta
Enmax Energy Corp. has received a five-year contract worth $131 million to supply the federal government’s electricity needs in Alberta. There is a provision for a one-year extension…
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NB Power Seeks Public Input for Long-Term Energy Supply Plan
NB Power is seeking public input from New Brunswickers on their priorities regarding clean energy, affordability and customer options as the utility maps out its energy supply plan for the next 25 years…
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Key Electrical Equipment Upgraded at R.H. Saunders GS
As part of a much-needed overhaul at the R.H. Saunders Generating Station in Cornwall, Ontario, four station service transformers and equipment ranging from 600-volt switchgear to 600- and 120-volt distribution panels and cables are being replaced and upgraded…
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Faulty Construction Process Causes Manitoba Hydro Tower Collapse
Workers assembling a tower related to the Manitoba Hydro Bipole III power line recently escaped injury when the tower collapsed, reports the CBC…
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COCA Recognizes ECAO with Chair’s Award
The Electrical Contractors Association was honoured with a Council of Ontario Construction Associations (COCA) Chair’s Award at COCA’s recent AGM. Awards were also presented to individuals for their contributions regarding the Construction Lien Act…
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Alectra Utilities: First Canadian Electricity Distributor to Receive ISO 50001 Certification
This formal recognition from ISO recognizes Alectra Utilities’ continuous improvements in energy efficiency at four facilities in Hamilton, St. Catharines and Stoney Creek, Ontario…
