May 9, 2013 - EBMag has hired a new, full-time editor for its French-language, Quebec-based non-partisan magazine, L’industrie électrique: Eric Cloutier. In this video, Eric introduces himself to our Quebecer and French-speaking viewers and readers. Scroll down for VIDEO. Meantime, you can contact Eric at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

April 16, 2013 - Ontario’s Electrical Safety Authority (ESA) today published a new video, “Electrical Safety Hazards at Home”, in which Steve Smith, Central Region GM, walks homeowners through a typical house and identifies common electrical safety issues, and how to avoid them (WATCH the video below).

April 4, 2013 - EBMag aims to be the ‘water cooler’ of Canada’s professional electrical community; a place where business concerns are discussed and pondered, and where people talk about what they did on the weekend.

Rather than bother with traffic and airport parking, I will often leave the driving to someone else by arranging airport transportation with a local van shuttle service. Much like cabbies, the drivers often have interesting stories to tell... we only have to care enough to listen.

Ontario levies a 25% victim fine surcharge on top of the initial fine for violations of the Occupational Health & Safety Act. But where does the money go? What victims get assisted? Is any of it spent on prevention? Plagued by curiosity, EBMag’s editor gets it figured it out... and…

Electrical Business is hosting its inaugural Partners in Training “Electrical Maintenance & Reliability Forum” in Milton, Ont., October 23, 2012. We’ve assembled a great team of experts to speak with you, and we hope to see you there!

EBMag’s editor recently had the privilege of attending CSA’s annual Conference and Committee Week, which is where he sat in on a meeting of Canadian Electrical Code-Part I committee. These industry champions gather to try to produce the best, world-leading standards and guidelines for electrical installations, and they are always…

Do electric vehicles actually have a greater negative impact on pollution than gasoline vehicles? Believe it or not, findings from University of Tennessee-Knoxville researchers show that electric cars in China have an overall impact on pollution that could be more harmful to health than gas guzzlers.

I recently returned from the IEEE Industry Applications Society’s Electrical Safety Workshop in Daytona Beach, and what a collection of electrical safety talent! While it would be nice to say we’ve eliminated all risk from the workplace, we know that’s impossible...

Editor Anthony Capkun had the opportunity to sit down with Nexans’ Frederic Vincent (chair and CEO), Frederic Michelland (senior corporate EVP Americas and CFO) and Stephen Hall (EVP Americas Area) to chat about Nexans North America’s 100th anniversary, the construction of a new North American plant to manufacture underground extra-high-voltage…