May 15, 2013 - A new trade certification program aims to help enterprising tradespeople in Atlantic Canada obtain the tools they need to succeed in business.The Atlantic Trades Business Seal Program was announced today by New Brunswick’s post-secondary education, training and labour minister Danny Soucy, and by national revenue minister…

May 14, 2013 - According to a recent survey by Navigant Research, consumer support for solar and wind energy, though still high, has fallen steadily over the last three years. Favorable impressions of solar energy fell from 77% in 2011 to 69% in 2012, the survey found, while wind energy…

May 13, 2013 - ABB CTO Prith Banerjee, who joined ABB in 2012, has decided to leave ABB citing for family reasons. He will be relocating to the United States, where he will be taking another position outside the company.

May 13, 2013 - A growing company that has been designing, manufacturing and marketing high-quality electric heating systems for more than 45 years, Ouellet Canada is looking for a:Sales Representative, British Columbia (electric heating)

May 13, 2013 - This year marks Sonepar’s third edition of Energy Saving Week (ESW). Calling it a “global movement with local applications”, Energy Saving & Environmental Week—which runs May 13 to 17—is happening worldwide as a Sonepar Group initiative.

May 12, 2013 - The Canadian Utility Fleet Council’s 23rd annual Canadian Utility Fleet Forum (CUFF) is being co-hosted this year by Nova Scotia Power & EMERA in Halifax, N.S., May 27 and 28. There is also a reception for attendees and spouses May 26 in the afternoon, and a…

May 12, 2013 - According to the National Electrical Contractors Association in the States, the National Joint Apprenticeship & Training Committee (NJATC) has entered into agreement with Salisbury by Honeywell to create the Salisbury Personal Protective Equipment Academy program to train the next generation of electrical union workers.

May 10, 2013 - Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. says its partner, the Mi’gmawei Mawiomi (the Assembly of Mi’gmaq communities of Quebec), has been allocated 150MW for a wind energy project in the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec.

May 10, 2013 - Citing private reasons, ABB CEO Joe Hogan (in photo) is leaving the company. His departure date has not been set, says ABB, and he will continue to lead the company until a successor is found.

May 9, 2013 - The George Brown College Foundation announced that Tridel Corp. has pledged a gift of $3 million to the college’s Success at Work fundraising campaign. The donation will be directed toward renovating and repurposing learning spaces in the college’s Centre for Construction and Engineering Technologies at the…