2,300 Students Attend Skills Ontario’s Annual Competition
Earlier this month 2,300 elementary, high school and college students competed in 68 skilled trades and technologies contests as part of Skills Ontario’s annual Skilled Trades Competition…
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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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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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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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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
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
Construction labour representatives have requested that 25% of those employed on new government projects be apprentices…
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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 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
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
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
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
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
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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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. . .
