Industry News
Rivière-du-Loup Becomes First City in the Bas-Saint-Laurent to Join The Electric Circuit - The founding partners of the Electric Circuit announce the signing of a partnership agreement with the city of Rivière-du-Loup for the installation of a public charging station for electric vehicles (EVs) in the parking lot of city hall by this summer. Read more... Electrical Safety Authority Kicks Off First-Ever Powerline Safety Week - Look up, look out and locate! The Electrical Safety Authority urges all Ontario residents to remember this simple phrase as it kicks off the province's first-ever Powerline Safety Week in partnership with local electrical distribution companies. Read more... Powering Safety: Hydro Ottawa, Crime Stoppers Pay It Forward - Hydro Ottawa is proud to fund Crime Stoppers rewards for tips that have helped shut down marijuana grow operations and stop the theft of power. Read more... LED Floodlights Illuminate Historic 115-Year-Old Castle - The 19 newly installed Lithonia Lighting® LED Flood Luminaires from Acuity Brands Inc. give the 40,000-square-foot facility a definitive nighttime presence at a fraction of the cost of traditional sources. Read more... RES' Global Construction Portfolio Passes 8 Gigawatts - Renewable Energy Systems Canada Inc. (RES Canada) announces that RES Group's global construction portfolio had exceeded 8 gigawatts, or 8,000 megawatts (MW). Read more... AD Canada Affiliate Q1 Growth Outpaced Market - AD Canadian Electrical sales grew 7% in the first quarter of 2013 on a same store basis from $320M to $344M. AD US Electrical sales grew 4% to $2.9 Billion for that quarter. Read more... Official Re-Opening of Wilson's Falls and Bracebridge Falls Generating Stations - The Ontario Waterpower Association (OWA) congratulates Bracebridge Generation Ltd. on the completion of the upgrades to the Wilson's Falls Generating Station and the Bracebridge Falls Generating Station. Read more... Greenlee Textron Acquires Sherman & Reilly, Inc. - In a strategic move to broaden its position in the utility segment, Greenlee, a Textron Inc. announced that it has acquired ownership of Sherman & Reilly, Inc., a manufacturer of underground and aerial transmission and distribution products based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Read more... Rebuilding Electricity Infrastructure Under Winnipeg Streets - Manitoba Hydro is at work under the streets of downtown Winnipeg rebuilding manholes that are a critical part of the city's electrical system. Manitoba Hydro has approximately 2,400 manholes throughout the province, over 1,800 of which are located in the central part of Winnipeg. Read more... Baldor Announces a Capital Investment in its Ste-Claire, Quebec Facility - The investment is intended to increase production capacity and modernise its equipment in preparation for moving a production line from Mexico to Quebec. Read more...
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