Campbell River organizes electrician workshop

Campbell River will welcome around one hundred employees from airports all over Canada who will arrive in order to get their electrician training. The reason is the Canadian Airports Electrical Workshop (CANEW), organized by the Canadian Airports Electrical Association. The small city of Campbell River was able to host the event after getting backed up … Read more

Hawaii’s Contractors Licensing Board proposes Changes about Solar Installers

There is a buzz going on in various states about changing permissions on who will be able to install solar. However, this article will be of interest only in electricians operating in Hawaii and in the solar section. Solar Industry Magazine and specifically Nora Calley, wrote about the proposed change to eliminate the solar power systems … Read more

JCP&L partners with electricians union local to ‘keep the lights on’

It was a bit bizarre that during the superstorm Sandy, unemployed electricians in New Jersey watched in the side lines as utility workers from other states were called in to fix local electrical problems. For this reason, Business Manager Patrick DelleCava met former Jersey Central Power & Light President Don Lynch at a New Jersey … Read more

Electrician burned at Calgary construction site

Bad news for the electrician community. A colleague in Calgary, Alberta (Canada) was burned at a construction site in the city’s northeast. The unlucky electrician was taken to hospital with serious injuries after he was burned by a small fire from an electric arc. The electrician has burns on the right side of his face … Read more

Electrician Patenting Bathroom Vent Cover

It seems that electricians can have a strong entrepreneurial spirit. Bright example? Don Davis, a Bronston electrician who has a patent pending on an energy-saving invention. The idea of the invention came after the local housing market took a nose dive a few years ago, something that cost him part of his livelihood. Davis attended … Read more