We truly lost another great foundation builder to the Canadian electrical industry on May 12. Jim Cumming had a long and successful business career starting with Canada Wire & Cable and later with Ruddy Electric. Laterally Jim assumed a key role in guiding Westburne in its growth. Jim thoroughly enjoyed his professional career and the many cherished friendships it brought throughout the years.
When Brian Shea passed away the Canadian electrical industry lost a great man. Brian passed away on April 30, 2015. Mr. Shea was a great friend of my father’s and from time to time you could find them off on a tennis court hammering away. He was a mentor and friend of so many of us. I remember Brian Shea well, always gracious, always giving, and always keen to help and give advice, support and coach. He had an independent soul but was so persistent few obstacles this industry threw at him stood in his way for long.
Hammond Power Solutions Inc. announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2015. Sales for the quarter-ended March 28, 2015 were $63,137,000, an increase of $3,184 or 5.3% from Q1, 2014 sales of $59,953,000. The company has been lifted by a modestly improved, construction, alternative energy, and project market segments. International sales for Q1, 2015 finished at $7,336,000 versus $8,276,000 in Q1, 2014, a decrease of $940 or 11.4%.
Hydro One recently announced the completion of $5.7 million of improvements to the electricity infrastructure in the Prescott area. The investment increased the electrical capacity to the area by installing a new 44 kv power line. This improvement will ensure there is enough electrical capacity for the growing Prescott and Morrisburg areas.
Bridgeport now offers Grounding Locknuts from 3/4” to 4” Trade Sizes. These locknuts are ETL Listed for use with all of Bridgeport Fittings’ EMT and Rigid connectors, as well as threaded Rigid/IMC conduit. Bridgeport’s grounding locknuts provide a secure connection to the enclosure, and three tapped holes for proper placement of the ground lug. When thread length is limited, these can be used in place of a grounding bushing and standard locknut. Simply remove the standard locknut and thread on the grounding locknut. Bridgeport’s locknuts are also suitable for Service Entrance Equipment.
May 12 to 14, 2015 Georgian College, Midland Campus, is opening its doors for a Skilled Trades Expo, with a special Women in Skilled Trades event on Tuesday night. The event is sponsored by Hydro One. Georgian is also offering any industry members an opportunity to tour the facility while this event is taking place.
Two Clean Energy Ministerial initiatives—the Clean Energy Solutions Center and the International Smart Grid Action Network (ISGAN)—have partnered to provide smart grid policy expertise to a global audience through the Solutions Center’s Ask an Expert service. This collaboration fulfills a need among policy makers, who are keenly interested in smart grid deployment. By leveraging the existing network of ISGAN experts the Ask an Expert service can now provide no-cost assistance with smart grid program design to countries around the world.
This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.
