Manitobans Adopt Click Before You Dig
Manitoba Hydro’s Click Before You Dig program offers a more convenient way for contractors and homeowners to know where underground natural gas and electrical lines are located prior to any excavation…
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Team Brockway Adds Two New Sales Reps
Tommy Nugent has been appointed Brockway Enterprises’ Newfoundland & Labrador Resident Sales Representative, stationed in St. John’s, NL. Corey MacNeil joins the team as an Atlantic Canada Technical Support Sales Representative…
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Ottawa Converting 58,000 Streetlights to LED
An LED streetlight conversion that began in July and will continue until June 2020 is expected to reduce energy usage by 55% and save the City of Ottawa $4 million annually — equivalent to removing 2,500 homes from the electricity grid…
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Hydro One Appoints COO and EVO, Strategy and Corporate Development
Hydro One Ltd. has appointed Paul H. Barry to the role of Executive Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development, and Greg Kiraly to the role of Chief Operating Officer…
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Eaton Electrical Sector Appointments: Alberta
Mohammed Sirtaj has been promoted to Acting Industrial Sales Team Leader, Northern Alberta, Electrical Canada, Electrical Sector. Daryl Simard has also been promoted to Service Sales Specialist…
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Intermatic Expands Application Sales Team
Prateek (Prat) Sharma joins the Intermatic Canada Team as an Application Specialist. Sharma has over 10 years of experience as a sales and applications engineer with various companies in Canada’s electrical Industry…
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Eaton Recalls Pole Switches That May Cause Overheating
Eaton has announced a recall of 30A General Duty 2 and 3 Pole Switches made between May 3 and July 19, 2016. The switches contain non-conforming line/load lugs that may cause overheating…
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Valard Construction Restructures For Growth
Canadian powerline contractor Valard has implemented a new organizational structure as a means of achieving operational efficiencies. Changes of note include…
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Calling All Ontario YPN Members: Enter the Dale Carnegie Scholarship Contest
One lucky member of EFC’s Young Professionals Network based in Ontario will win a scholarship for Dale Carnegie’s 8-week course, “Skills for Success” — a $1,995 value…
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RC Lighting Appoints New BC Region Sales Agent
RC Lighting has appointed Adanac Sales as its new sales agent for the British Columbia region, effective September 1 (Fort St. John and Cranbrook will remain within the Alberta territory)…
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ESA to Recognize EFC and Joint AFCI Task Force Members
The Ontario Electrical Safety Authority will recognize Electro-Federation Canada and its joint section task force members for helping to expand arc fault protection in the Canadian Electrical Code…
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Green Energy Doors Open BC
Green Energy Doors Open, a showcase of individual, community, and commercial sustainable energy projects, takes place for the first time in BC September 9-11, simultaneously with events in Alberta and Ontario…
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Energere Wins Montreal Smart Public Lighting Control Project
Energere has won a $28 million contract to implement a smart public lighting management system for the City of Montreal. The project will create an infrastructure capable of controlling 135,000 luminaires…
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Tidal Energy Project’s Underwater Platform Completes Successful Sea Trial
After a 27-day sea trial, staff at the Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) and crew members of the Dominion Victory have successfully recovered an underwater monitoring platform, known as FAST-1…
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Haida Gwaii Prepares for Tidal Power Technology
A Haida Gwaii company has developed a technology that may one day provide power to parts of Haida Gwaii, BC by harnessing the energy from tides, reports the CBC. Field testing of a prototype in Juskatla Narrows will last three months…
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OPG Announces John Wesley Beaver Award Winners
Ontario Power Generation has named Shadrak Gobert and Stephanie Seymour as the 2016 recipients of the OPG John Wesley Beaver (JWB) Memorial Student Awards. Both students are aiming for careers in renewable energy…
