Canada Invests Nearly $3 Million for a Renewable Energy Capacity-Building Program for Indigenous Communities in BC

Canada Invests Nearly $3 Million for a Renewable Energy Capacity-Building Program for Indigenous Communities in BC

December 12, 2022 Across the country, Canadians are feeling the impacts of climate change. By investing in renewable energy initiatives that support energy independence and economic development while lowering greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, we can build a clean energy future that strengthens the economy, creates good, sustainable jobs and supports the natural resource sectors. The…

FortisBC and Tyee Homes Achieve Net-Zero ready with Passive Solar and High-Efficiency Gas Equipment

FortisBC and Tyee Homes Achieve Net-Zero ready with Passive Solar and High-Efficiency Gas Equipment

December 12, 2022 An award-winning home builder, Tyee Homes, has set a new bar for energy efficiency in residential construction, completing a new development with a home that reached the highest level of the B.C. Energy Step Code. The home, located within a seven-unit duplex development in Kimberley, B.C., achieved Step 5, of the Energy Step Code…

Province Partners with YVR on Pilot Project Linking Clean Energy Companies for Electrificaiton Projects

Province Partners with YVR on Pilot Project Linking Clean Energy Companies for Electrificaiton Projects

December 12, 2022 A new government initiative will create jobs and economic opportunities for British Columbians by supporting made-in-B.C. companies to develop and sell clean-tech solutions locally, so they can solve industry challenges. As part of the StrongerBC Economic Plan, the Integrated Marketplace Initiative kicks off with a pilot project that links Vancouver International Airport…

Shawcor Aquires Kanata Electronic Services to Expand Reach Into Industrial Wire and Cable Markets

Shawcor Aquires Kanata Electronic Services to Expand Reach Into Industrial Wire and Cable Markets

December 12, 2022 Shawcor Ltd. has announced that it has acquired Kanata Electronic Services Limited (“Kanata”), a privately owned manufacturer and supplier of specialty cable assemblies and wire harnesses for the nuclear and aerospace industries. Kanata serves customers around the globe from a single, Toronto area site and will be integrated into Shawcor’s ShawFlex wire…

Electrozad Welcomes Jason McFarland as Windsor Branch Account Representative

Electrozad Welcomes Jason McFarland as Windsor Branch Account Representative

December 2, 2022 Jason McFarland joins Electrozad as an Account Representative at their #Windsor branch and will be a key point in developing relationships and accounts focused on Industrial Manufacturing/OEM’s. Jason studied advertising at St. Clair College and holds several Sales Certifications. He brings with him several years experience as a marketing coordinator and sales account manager. “My…

Southwire’s Latest Copper Rod Plant in Carrollton, Ga. Nears Completion, Production to Boost by Roughly 10% Annually

Southwire’s Latest Copper Rod Plant in Carrollton, Ga. Nears Completion, Production to Boost by Roughly 10% Annually

December 2, 2022 As part of more than a billion-dollar modernization commitment across its footprint, Southwire is nearing the completion of construction on a new, state-of-the art copper rod plant in Carrollton, Ga. The new plant replaces an aging, 40-year-old facility and will increase copper rod production by at least 10 percent annually. “Our goal…

Government of Ontario

Ontario Finalizes Electrification and Energy Transition Panel

December 2, 2022 Ontario is planning for the long-term reliability and affordability of the province’s clean energy supply by appointing the remaining members of the Electrification and Energy Transition Panel. Recently, the province appointed Dr. Monica Gattinger and Chief Emeritus Emily Whetung, former Chief of Curve Lake First Nation, to the Panel, where they join…

Skills Ontario’s Jennifer Green Win’s Apprenticeship Award

Skills Ontario’s Jennifer Green Win’s Apprenticeship Award

December 2, 2022 Skills Ontario is pleased to support the Colleges Ontario Premier’s Awards and congratulate Jennifer Green for winning the Apprenticeship Award at the annual Higher Education Summit in Toronto on Monday. There were 126 nominees in total across seven categories. As the only woman in her Industrial Mechanic Millwright program at Conestoga College,…

Skills Ontario and ApprenticeSearch.com Come Together to Assist Young People Enter the Skilled Trades

Skills Ontario and ApprenticeSearch.com Come Together to Assist Young People Enter the Skilled Trades

December 2, 2022 With a combined experience of over 60 years helping young people enter the skilled trades workforce, Skills Ontario and Apprenticesearch.com are partnering to encourage and enable more youth to access rewarding careers in the trades. The agreement will foster a seamless and integrated experience for career seekers by providing a clear pathway…

Thermal By FLIR Program Expands with Industry-First Wearable and Mobile Handset Products for Commercial and Industrial Uses 

Thermal By FLIR Program Expands with Industry-First Wearable and Mobile Handset Products for Commercial and Industrial Uses 

December 2, 2022 Teledyne FLIR, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, has welcomed RealWear, the pioneer in assisted reality wearable solutions, as its latest Thermal by FLIR collaborator with the recent launch of the world’s first fully hands-free, voice-controlled thermal camera module. In addition, Thermal by FLIR cohort Ulefone recently introduced its first mobile handset featuring the…

IBEW President Lonnie R. Stephenson Retires, Kenneth W. Cooper Named New President

IBEW President Lonnie R. Stephenson Retires, Kenneth W. Cooper Named New President

November 29, 2022 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers President Lonnie R. Stephenson is retiring, effective Jan. 4, bringing an end to a nearly five-decade active career in the union. “It’s been the honor of my life to serve the members of the greatest union in the world and advance the cause of trade unionism in…

BJ Electric Supplies Announces Retirement of Kevin Gutsch

BJ Electric Supplies Announces Retirement of Kevin Gutsch

November 25, 2022 BJ Electric Supplies has announced the retirement of a member of its executive team, Kevin Gutsch, Vice-President of Operations, on or before November 30th, 2022. “Kevin began his career with BJ Electric Supplies on November 20, 1979. His first position was picking orders as a warehouse worker. After enthusiastically taking on whatever…

Canada Signs-on to Net-Zero Government Initiative at COP 27

Canada Signs-on to Net-Zero Government Initiative at COP 27

November 25, 2022 At COP 27, Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, announced that Canada has joined the Net-Zero Government Initiative. The Net-Zero Government Initiative invites governments from around the world to lead by example and achieve net-zero emissions from national government operations by no later than 2050. By using cleaner energy sources,…