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A number of Canadian companies received awards at the recent Affiliated Distributors Canadian Electrical Division business meeting. Affiliated Distributors is North America’s largest wholesale marketing group.

Los Angeles will become the first city in the world to control its street lighting through an advanced Philips management system that uses mobile and cloud-based technology. The new technology positions LA’s Bureau of Street Lighting as a trailblazer in next generation LED street lighting with a new solution that saves energy, reduces maintenance and provides quality lighting that makes streets safer.

An electrical contractor doing work on a Marine Corps base in Honolulu must pay 38 electricians and technicians more than US$1.2 million in back wages and is barred from doing work for the federal government for three years after investigators from the U.S. Department of Labor determined that the company did not pay required prevailing wages to workers at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay. 

The Canadian Solar Industries Association celebrated solar industry leaders and innovators at the annual Game Changer Awards Gala. The awards recognize the contribution of those who have provided service excellence, outstanding leadership or innovation over the last year.

Schneider Electric today announced that Juan Macias has been named Canada Country President, reporting to Laurent Vernerey, President & CEO, North America. 

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