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April 23, 2025 Esri Canada congratulates samdesk for receiving the Innovation Award at the Esri Partner Conference in Palm Springs, California. Headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, samdesk helps organizations worldwide reduce risk and improve resiliency by alerting them in real time to disruptions that may affect their business, operations and assets.  “Recognizing threats to people and operations early enables organizations…

April 23, 2025 Coast Salish Elementary is leading the charge toward sustainability, becoming School District No. 43’s newest and first ‘green’ school thanks to innovative energy measures, a strong commitment to education, funding from the Government of B.C. and a partnership with BC Hydro. Equipped with solar panels, a hybrid heat pump, LED lighting and advanced…

April 9, 2025 The Newfoundland & Labrador have announced approximately $2 million to support cellular upgrades in three communities. Through a commitment of $2 million over five years, the Provincial Government is working with Bell to further grow rural cellular coverage in the province. Based on proximity to existing towers, existing coverage, need and impact,…

April 8, 2025 Toronto Hydro supported Hydro One’s restoration efforts in central and eastern Ontario with over 70 members of the Toronto Hydro skilled worker community, following an ice storm that caused significant damage throughout Hydro One’s service territory over the weekend. Hydro One was dealing with significant damage due to freezing rain and ice accumulation. The…

April 8, 2025 Oshawa Power crews are continuing to assist Hydro One with power restoration following the devastating ice storms that impacted communities across Ontario at the end of March and early April. A five-person Oshawa Power crew, supported by two bucket trucks, has been deployed since early Tuesday morning, working with Hydro One crews…

March 25, 2025 In response to the economic and trade uncertainty faced by people and businesses across British Columbia, the Province is taking action to provide stability in BC Hydro’s electricity rates during these unpredictable times, while keeping rate increases below cumulative inflation. “We must take urgent action to protect British Columbians from the uncertainty…

March 25, 2025 The Government of Canada has made regulations that cease the application of the federal fuel charge, effective April 1, 2025, and is also removing requirements for provinces and territories to have a consumer-facing carbon price as of that date. These actions refocus federal carbon pollution pricing standards on ensuring carbon pricing systems are in place…

March 25, 2025 In her article for HRAI (Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada), EFC President & CEO Carol McGlogan emphasizes the need to double the North American grid by 2050 while expressing concern that tariffs on essential products could slow progress, raise costs, and delay climate action. Go HERE to read the…

March 25, 2025 The OEB has issued the final Notice of Amendments to the Distribution System Code. The amendments establish minimum requirements for licensed electricity distributors in communicating with customers when there are widespread power interruptions in a distributor’s service area caused by severe weather. The amendments come into force on May 5, 2025. Final…