Hello again. Prague still in mind? Here is a quick recap of the second day of business sessions at our most recent ECAO Conference.

Thank you to our Sponsors!

Black and McDonald Ltd. | Mathews Dinsdale | Robertson | Federated Insurance

Milwaukee Tools Canada | RS Breakers & Controls | Graybar Canada |Thistle Printing

Teksmed | People Corporation | Noramco | Wesco/Prysmian Group | JEPP – IBEW/CCO

Province Electric

Steve Bratt: Modern Methods of Construction a UK Perspective, Slides

Group Chief Executive Officer of Electrical Contractors Association

• UK going to “net zero” by 2025, just as Canada has committed, has sparked a move to prefabrication and other industrialized construction.
• Tangible benefits from offsite construction to clients, government, contractors, and workers in the UK
• Offsite construction is now being requested by clients

Josh Bone: Getting Started with Prefab, Slides

• Our competition is evolving through increased industrialized construction.
• Industrialized construction commonly involved modularization, prefabrication, preassembly, and mass production
• Traditional on-site methods of assemblies that have been moved into a warehouse or manufacturing facility (prefabrication) include: conduit, cable tray, MC whips, panels, equipment, boxes, and hangers.
• Reports on prefabrication and industrialization available from ELECTRI.

Unplugged with NECA and ELECTRI

• Remember that NECA and ELECTRI are not “spectator sports” – you need to get involved.
• There are many new and exciting programs to benefit ECAO contractors coming soon, in addition to the vast library already available.
• ECAO presence has been noticed as a real benefit to NECA and ELECTRI.

While it was going to be difficult to have our business sessions match the impressiveness of Prague, with a few last-minute adjustments, we believe that we accomplished just that.

So, a collective tip of the hat to our speakers who, quite simply, added significantly to the ECAO Conference in Prague.

The Electrical Safety Authority (ESA) announced the launch of a new digital safety campaign targeting the next generation of young electrical tradespeople to adopt a safety-first mindset.



"Think of safety as a full-time job with no breaks. It should always be your top priority. These young electrical workers are our future ESA inspectors and safety should never take a back seat to expediency or money. We need all workers to stay 100% vigilant, 100% of the time," said Electrical Safety Authority CEO Josie Erzetic.

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Agents of Change is Electricity Human Resources Canada’s (EHRC) annual flagship event on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), and EBMag caught some of the action across the national two-day forum.

The event’s theme this year was “The Power of Change”. Like all Agents events, the ultimate goal is “to create workplaces where all employees feel valued, respected and heard”.

To that end, EHRC lined up a powerful roster of speakers and presenters on topics such as:

• Gender expression, gender identity, and sexual orientation.
• Supporting reconciliation and strengthening relationships with Indigenous peoples.
• Becoming a DEI ally and champion, and making DEI an enterprise priority.
• Supporting people with disabilities (not “disabled people”) with accessible workplaces.

Considering all the delegates assembled, I imagine some discussions from Agents will stick out more than others. For me, there were two: 1) mental health and 2) anti-DEI behaviour in the construction sector.

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Electricity Forum has scheduled some free introductory seminars to introduce contractors to Bluebeam Revu. The next dates are November 5 and November 19. 

Bluebeam Revu is the industry's most prevalent construction PDF viewing document program.

The following topics will be covered:

• How Bluebeam helps you do YOUR job
• How to get set up on Bluebeam’s free studio cloud solution
• Use of shortcuts and tips using Bluebeam’s tool strips and tool panels
• Demonstrate using Bluebeam so everyone is simultaneously sharing the same drawings in real-time (Bluebeam Studio Session)

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On Thursday, September 29th, ECABC celebrated its 70th Annual General Meeting at the beautiful Inn at Laurel Point in Victoria. During the evening ceremonies, Deborah Cahill—who served as the Association’s President for 14 years from 2008-2022—was surprised with an induction into the ECABC Hall of Fame, the greatest honour the Association can bestow upon its members.



"We are proud to share insight into Deborah’s incredible career history, and are grateful to have her remain a part of the Association forever," said ECABC on their website.

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