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May 14, 2012 - Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada today moved a step closer toward faster charging of its electric i-MiEV hatchback with the installation of a DC quick-charge station at its headquarters.
May 11, 2012 - Siliken Canada Corp., a solar module manufacturer, today announced it is closing its manufacturing plant in Windsor, Ont. It was just over a year ago that we announced “Siliken leases building in Windsor, Ont., for PV modules production”.
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May 11, 2012 - Electro-Federation Canada (EFC) announced the closure of its Canadian Appliance Manufacturers Association (CAMA) Council, effective June 30, 2012. This closure is a direct result of the Washington, D.C.-based Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) opening a Canadian branch office in July 1, 2012.
May 10, 2012 - AltaLink is a fully independent transmission company, responsible for the maintenance and operation of approximately 11,600 kilometres of transmission lines and 260 substations in Alberta. AltaLink is seeking to hire a:Lines Encroachment Engineer - full-time, Calgary, Alta.
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May 10, 2012 - The number of North American households connected directly into optical fiber networks grew by 13% over the past year, indicating that telecommunications companies of all sizes are continuing to upgrade to next-generation fiber to the home technologies, according to the Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Council Americas.
May 10, 2012 - A recent study by ABI Research notes that wireless equipment vendors performed well in the fourth quarter of 2011. While finishing strong in the last quarter of every calendar year is typical for vendors in this market, Huawei exceeded expectations and overcame Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN)…
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May 10, 2012 - Sonepar Canada—a national family of locally managed electrical and safety wholesalers—seeks a:Manager of Internal Auditto build and lead the Canadian function based on our common Group Audit framework. The goal of Internal Audit and the Manager is to meet the needs of Sonepar Group, Sonepar North…
May 9, 2012 - Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ont., is currently seeking to hire an:Electrician, Physical Resources - full-time, continuing
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May 9, 2012 - The BC Safety Authority (BCSA) issued a safety order today relating to regulated electrical equipment ordering sawmills to verify they have valid operating permits in place, that proper maintenance procedures are being carried out, and that incidents are being reported as per existing BCSA directives.
May 8, 2012 - Leif Hanson of Hanson Electric (Red Deer, Alta.) has won a $10,000 travel voucher as a grand prize winner in Schneider Electric’s Homeline “Load up to Win” contest. Congratulations!
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Editor Anthony Capkun sits with Elaine Gerrie, chair of the EFC Foundation Scholarship Committee, to learn more about the over…
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The Ontario Electrical League is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. While at OEL’s 2012 Electrical Industry Conference in Ottawa, we chatted with a few electrical contractors, and OEL’s president Stephen Sell, to find out what professionals get out of membership.
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Thanks to Fluke for sending us this video showing one-handed operation of its thermal imagers with IR-Optiflex and IR-Fusion technology... leaving one hand free to battle industrial ninja assassins. -
May 8, 2012 - Osram Sylvania SSL’s LED expert, Dr. Makarand ‘Chips’ Chipalkatti discusses LED lighting technology, and how this new paradigm is akin to our transition from gas to electric lighting all those decades ago.
