June 19, 2013 - EBMag has returned from Milwaukee, Wisc.—home of the Milwaukee Brewers, Pabst Blue Ribbon and of course, Milwaukee Electric Tool. We were pleased to attend the company’s annual New Product Symposium, an exclusive media event to preview and test dozens of new products in the company’s homecity. Our own Alyssa Dalton, EBMag’s associate editor, also demo’d some tools. Can you spot her in our gallery?

May 27, 2013 - EBMag was there at Cree’s LED bulb launch this month in Toronto, Ont., with Home Depot representatives and Vampire Diaries’ actor and environmental advocate Ian Somerhalder. Designed to offer consumers a “no-compromise lighting experience at a compelling price,” the Cree LED bulb boasts the look and lighting effect of a traditional incandescent bulb—all while using 84% less energy. Cree’s LED Filament Tower technology provides a compact light source within a real glass bulb. The 40W LED delivers 450 lumens, consumes 6W and is offered in 2700K colour temperature, while the 60W LED delivers 800 lumens, consumes 9.5W and is available in warm white 2700K and daylight 5000K colour temperatures.

First photo: EBMag’s associate editor Alyssa Dalton with actor and environmental advocate Ian Somerhalder at the Cree LED bulb launch on May 15, 2013.

Additional photos below courtesy Cree.

EBMag had a great time catching up with familiar faces at Ontario Electrical League’s (OEL’s) Annual General Meeting earlier this month, hosted by the Kent Country Chapter. The Thursday night Awards Dinner marked an emotional goodbye to Sheila Sage, OEL operations manager, as she nears retirement. See how many board members lined the stage to share a few words!

EBMag was pleased to attend the Ontario Energy Network (OEN)’s annual Spring Networking Event at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ont. What a great way to catch up with old friends and unwind after a long week at the office! (Photos A. Dalton.)

Electro-Federation Canada (EFC) held its annual general meeting in Mississauga, Ont., and EBMag was there as EFC presented its 2013 Industry Recognition Award (IRA) to Douglas Baldwin, a veteran of Canada’s electrical market. Also announced were the new board of directors and Kevin Mallory, vice president and general manager of Hubbell Canada LP, as chair for the 2013-2014 term.

What a busy few days it was in Montreal, Que., as EBMag attended another successful MCEE show. It was great to see all the familiar faces and meet some new ones too! Here are scenes from the tradeshow floor and New Product Showcase. (Photos A. Dalton)

William (Bill) Daley, president and CEO of FortisOntario, took the podium at the Ontario Energy Network’s April luncheon, where he stressed the need to open up the electricity distribution sector to private investment.

March 11, 2013 - Last week, EBMag associate editor Alyssa Dalton stopped by the Venture Lighting Institute’s (VLI) training event in Mississauga, Ont. The one-day workshop (led by Mark Duda, in photo) was held on both March 5 and 6, and offered an introduction to metal halide lamp and ballast fundamentals. Venture Lighting reps were also on hand to speak about new products and technologies available.

February 6, 2013 - EBMag was there as the second annual Electric Vehicle & Infrastructure Summit gathered in Toronto, Ont. to discuss the next steps in encouraging consumer adoption, promoting sustainable electric vehicle (EV) charging networks, and developing possible incentive programs.

February 6, 2013 - EBMag was there as the second annual Electric Vehicle & Infrastructure Summit gathered in Toronto, Ont., this week to discuss the next steps in encouraging consumer adoption, promoting sustainable electric vehicle (EV) charging networks, and developing possible incentive programs.