In January 1996, the National Electrical Contractors Association created an award to recognize individuals or organizations allied with the electrical construction industry whose decisions, actions, or cooperation with NECA contribute to the industry’s success. This year’s winner is Thomas & Betts…
City of Waterloo council members have universally voted against adding smart technology to an LED streetlight conversion project, based on a recommendation from city staff. The technology offers potential energy and cost savings by giving municipalities the option to dim streetlights…
Sonepar Canada’s Lumen division has continued its expansion into Atlantic Canada with a 34th branch in Moncton, NB…
Northern Cables is receiving a grant of $820,000 from the Eastern Ontario Development Fund as part of an $8.2-million investment project. The company will use the funding to add equipment to its aluminum strip production site in Prescott…
Schneider Electric has donated QED switchboards to the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 303 Niagara and Local 804 Kitchener-Waterloo training facilities…
Hammond Manufacturing has appointed Nick Turvill as Datacom Product Specialist for Western Canada, responsible for the Hammond Western datacom sales agents and growing the demand for Hammond’s racks, cabinets and accessories…
Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station has reconnected to New Brunswick’s grid and is producing 660 MW of emission-free power. The station was taken offline in April for maintenance. Significant improvements on the conventional side of the plant included…
With Alberta and Saskatchewan looking to dramatically increase the use of wind energy, the Canadian Wind Energy Association says Evan Wilson has had to hit the ground running…
PowerStream has been named as one of the 10 best smart grid solution providers. The list recognizes North American organizations at the forefront of providing smart grid solutions for the energy sector…
The Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail has updated its technical guide Protecting against Falls from Heights – Horizontal Lifeline Design and launched an online application that incorporates the main parameters required for designing horizontal lifelines…
In addition to her new role as President and CEO of Schneider Electric’s largest operating region, Clayton will continue to serve as the Group’s Chief Supply Chain Officer…
Over 250 participants from Canada, the United States and Europe attended the TechnoCentre éolien’s 10th Quebec Wind Energy Conference, June 13-15 in Matane, PQ…
Bergeron is now one of four contractors who represent 7,770 licensed electrical contractors and 12,900 master electricians on Ontario’s Electrical Contractor Registration Agency Council…
In what one newspaper has described as a quantum leap, first-time MPP Glenn Thibeault has been appointed Ontario’s Minister of Energy. He had previously served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change…
Steve McMullen and Court Pollard have joined the Liteline team…
Maria McNaughton has joined Beghelli Canada as its Customer Service Manager, reporting to the General Manager…
This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.
