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message from the president ............................................................................6

learning about arc flash and shock............................................................... 8

made in canada, for canada ...................................................................... 10

electrical association super-charged with ideas ........................................12

manitoba electrical expo show guide .......................................................14

event schedule ............................................................................................15

floor map ....................................................................................................18

exhibitors’ list ...........................................................................................20

electrified: a new way of living ..................................................................22

better safe than sorry ...................................................................................23

a new spark in the electrical industry ...................................................... 24

year of the electrical code ............................................................................26

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as current president of the electrical association of manitoba, i’m very pleased to launch a new, improved and renamed version of what is becoming a highly anticipated event for contractors, manufacturers, facility managers, designers, engineers, consultants and many other related organizations in the construction industry: the 2015 manitoba electrical exposition.

electrical infrastructure is the backbone for every modern commercial building; this also includes communications, lighting, security, control and automation. this year, visitors to the show will find representatives from all of these market verticals and more. i encourage everyone to spend time at the booths and take in product demonstrations as well as the selection of educational seminars that will be offered.

i’d like to thank all of the organizers, contributors and sponsors to this event, and most importantly all of the supplier manufacturers who have invested time, money and energy to participate in the 2015 manitoba electrical exposition.

i wish everyone, exhibitors and visitors alike, a successful and informative event! v

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it comes as no surprise that people should be careful when working with portable cord- and plug-connected elec-trical equipment or when close to over-head power lines – otherwise, they may

experience an unpleasant shock and pos-sibly be electrocuted.

a seasoned professional in the world of electrical safety, terry becker, who hails from calgary, alta., is shining some light on the facts of arc flash and shock safety. becker, an engineer, senior man-agement consultant and electrical safety expert of his company electrical safety Program solutions inc. (esPs), says that it’s important to differentiate the two electrical hazards of arc flash and shock because the former doesn’t happen quite as often as the latter.

“the industry is fixated on arc flash, and unfortunately an electric shock haz-ard is where most electrical workers are getting injured,” becker clarifies.

according to the csa z462 Work-place electrical safety standard, an arc flash is “a dangerous condition associ-

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ated with the possible release of energy caused by an electric arc.”

“an arc flash can occur when there’s an abnormal condition on the energized electrical equipment. an arcing fault can be created if the voltage is high enough. the sustained arcing fault will quickly evolve into an arc flash resulting in an explosive release of harmful energy,” becker says. “the big problem is the heat that is released; an arc flash coming out of electrical equipment has a plasma cloud of heat that can burn an electrical worker.”

the primary hazard of an arc flash event is heat, sequentially burning elec-trical workers. the ultraviolet light and infrared light can also cause damage to their eyes, and the noise from the event can cause hearing damage. the heat will melt the electrical equipment, and there is also an arc blast pressure released as copper turns into vapor. according to becker, the solid copper vaporizes, ex-panding 67,000 times, creating a pressure wave.

“only an electrician and other task-qualified workers should be exposed to an arc flash,” becker says. “these trades perform energized troubleshooting and diagnostic work tasks.”

becker says an arcing fault is a smaller version of “a lightning bolt that travels through air from a high-voltage charge in the clouds that dissipates to earth.”

electrical current flows from a higher voltage to a place with no or low voltage where it discharges. however, when elec-tricians create an arc and the voltage is high enough, the arc is sustained and be-comes an arc flash event.

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“the electrons get out of the wire, and when they get out of the wire and flow through air, it’s not normal,” becker ex-plains, adding that the electrons change state from becoming useful energy in a wire to potentially harmful energy in the form of the arc flash event.

as long as the electrical workers follow appropriate work practices as outlined in the csa z462 Workplace electrical safety standard and wear pro-tective clothing called arc-rated clothing, arc flash events should not occur. if they do, the burn would be limited to second degree or curable.

unlike arc flash events, shocks are far more common in causing injury to electricians and non-electrical workers. becker says it’s more dangerous than an arc flash event because for low voltage – which is anything less than 750 volts – the injury is invisible; we may not see any visible injury on the outside of the body.

“electricians can be shocked when they go into energized electrical equip-

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ment with their bare hands when there are exposed conductors and circuit parts with voltage as low as 120 volts,” becker says. “they can make inadvertent move-ment with their hands when they get too close or make contact and there’s voltage present, they will get shocked. it’s an in-visible injury – the current flows through our body. the victim would feel pain but you wouldn’t see any injury.”

however, if the voltage is higher, it can cause thermal injury and, as a result, tis-sue damage.

“the electric current can cause a burn to tissue internally and externally,” beck-er says.

however, becker insists that all work-ers can reduce the risk of electric shock by ensuring they use pre-inspected cord- and plug-connected electrical equip-ment, extension cords and use ground fault circuit interrupters (gfcis) when required.

“an electrician that has to open up en-ergized electrical equipment for the pur-poses of maintenance must be protected from both shock and arc flash,” becker says.

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“An arc flash can occur when there’s an abnormal condition on the energized electrical equipment. An arcing fault can

be created if the voltage is high enough. The sustained arcing fault will quickly evolve into an arc flash resulting in

an explosive release of harmful energy”


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at the heart of siemens is its plant operations located in on-tario and Quebec, which keeps the organization close to custom-ers through canada’s major transportation hubs and its regional sales teams.

siemens’ plants have invested in modern equipment, engi-neering tools and training to support the needs of local markets across the country. the company uses intelligent manufacturing techniques, efficient equipment layout and automated solutions to help increase productivity and offer competitive products.

gone are the days when one size fits all, because siemens has an engineering team that works closely with customers to de-sign customized products to meet specific project needs. being in close proximity allows customers to pre-test their equipment and provide input prior to final shipment. in doing so, a de-risk factor is added to projects and siemens gains customer confi-dence.

the canadian facilities have also achieved multiple quality assurance and safety achievements over the years, consistently committed to a strong culture of safety and discipline among the team of professional experts. a “zero-harm culture” is embed-ded within the siemens plants with top management leading by example. as of march 1 this year, the ontario plant has worked 1.2 million hours without a lost time injury. environmental pro-tection is equally as important, with the ontario plant realizing

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a 93 per cent diversion rate of waste from entering landfills.the Drummondville, Que. facility was the first plant in the

division worldwide to be iso 14001-certified for environmental protection and oshas 18001-certified for health and safety. We were able to cut water usage by 40 per cent, and significant in-vestments were made in order to reduce or eliminate health and safety risks at the source.

Josianne Duguay, the health and safety co-ordinator for the siemens office in Drummondville, says that building a strong health and safety culture is a key success factor for the contain-ment of hazards within our manufacturing environment.

“Just because you’ve always worked a certain way does not mean that it is the best way. We need to ensure all employees

are fully aware of the risks of their jobs. many improvements have been made to eliminate significant health and safety risks on equipment. safety is definitely our priority and is everyone’s responsibility,” Duguay says.

mike Pincoe, health and safety co-ordinator for the siemens office in burlington, ont., says employees must continue to look out for each other.

“We have more than 80 employees, and 24 of those are first-aid certified. We were the first location to purchase a heart defi-brillator,” Pincoe says.

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(eam) is making sparks fly with a new name and new goals.

until 2014, the eam was former-ly known as the manitoba electrical league, according to executive director gord macpherson.

“a lot of people in today’s world un-derstand what a hockey or football league is, but they didn’t understand what an electrical league was,” macpherson ex-plains the reason for the name change.

the association name change was just the beginning of the changes made by macpherson and his executive in an attempt to bring the group into the 21st century and more available to its mem-bers. the strategic plan for the remainder

after undergoing a rebranding process, the electrical association of manitoba

ELEctrIcAL ASSOcIAtIONSUpEr-cHArGED WItH IDEASby cindy chan

of this decade is to make sure the indus-try is better educated and to grow the as-sociation to involve all manitoba compa-nies from our industry.

“We want to be broadly representa-tive of the industry throughout manito-ba,” macpherson says. “the majority of our members are in the city of Winnipeg, but there are lots of electrical companies and contractors and people affiliated with the electrical industry right across manitoba.”

according to its website (eamanitoba.ca), the eam is a “non-profit organiza-tion made up of electrical contractors, wholesalers, distributors, manufacturers, agent and consultants”. the association “provides a variety of services to its mem-bers including educational and training programs (i.e. electrical codes) to help member companies and their employees be current with industry requirements and trends”, as well as up-to-date indus-try information through its electronic newsletter Power Up, great networking opportunities, representation to govern-ments, group insurance and a member loyalty program.

however, the eam, which has 200 corporate members from all sectors of the industry that represent 600 individu-als, has new initiatives underway to help enhance the professionalism and the public perception of the electrical indus-try.

two initiatives underway include a contractor accreditation program, simi-lar to the renomark program of the

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canadian home builders’ association. macpherson says this program is in-tended to heighten the awareness of the professionalism of the electrical contrac-tor as a business and give the consumer, be they commercial or residential, some level of assurance of the calibre of a par-ticular company.

macpherson, who has been with the eam for four years and has an extensive background working with industry, rec-ognizes that a lot of trades have to meet certain requirements in order to do their job.

another program the eam has in the works is a formal training and upgrading program for electricians.

“in many other professions and voca-tions, there’s a requirement for people to take some form of professional develop-ment or upgrade training, perhaps every couple of years,” macpherson says. “in the electrical trade, there is no current requirement for ongoing professional development. it’s possible to have an electrician who’s been in the business

for 30 years or more who has never been to a codes seminar or taken any form of professional development. in today’s fast-paced technical environment, it’s vital to keep abreast with standards and changes.”

in addition to wanting to create these new programs, macpherson wants peo-ple to see the eam as a resource for in-formation.

“We want to be a repository of infor-mation and expertise. if it’s code infor-mation or [anything] to do with work-place safety or on running your business, we have great expertise available through our membership. our members are lead-ers in their industry. this is one of the great reasons to belong to the eam.”

for macpherson, it’s all about growth

– growth in membership, information and interest in the organization. the electrical industry in manitoba generates millions of dollars every year, and it em-ploys thousands of people.

“We want to promote the industry and we do a good job and we do it right. We want to attract new members to the eam though our programs and value-added services,” macpherson says. “leadership is required to move the industry and as-sociation forward, and there are great opportunities to do so on the board and through our committee structure. People want to see an organization that’s pro-gressing and moving forward, and in today’s business world, an industry as-sociation has to provide good value to its members.” v

“We want to promote the industry and we do a good job and we do it right. We want to attract new members to

the EAM though our programs and value-added services”

2015 Manitoba ElEctrical Expo

red river Exhibition park (3977 Portage avenue)

May 20 and 21, 2015

The 2015 Manitoba Electrical Expo will feature more than 140 companies, thousands of products and services, plus an educational

tract to teach attendees about the latest codes, technologies and safety protocols in the electrical industry for the 21st century.

Welcome to the

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8:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Kick-off breakfast Join us for the 2015 manitoba electrical expo kick-off

breakfast, featuring a rousing presentation by grey cup champion and Winnipeg blue bomber general manager, kyle Walters. the event takes place at assiniboia Downs. tickets are $29.95 each, and can be purchased at eamanitoba.ca.

SEMINARS

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Canadian Electrical Code Update the seminar will provide an update and

explanation of the many changes to the electrical code including underground ampacity and arc fault interrupters for dwelling units.

Speaker: Darren gagnon. gagnon is the training officer for manitoba hydro with more than 20 years of experience in the electrical industry.

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Power Management and Energy Efficiency Discover the tangible and intangible benefits

of energy-related facility improvements. you may find answers to the following questions: Why do i need power monitoring in my facility? how can it benefit me? how can i lower energy costs and reduce power factor penalties? how does this help with asset life management, network reliability and energy efficiency?

Speaker: Devang shah. shah is a power and energy management expert with schneider electric canada. his duties include dealing with power scaDa systems, automatic transfer systems and generator applications.

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Electrical Maintenance Essentials – CSA Z463 csa z463 is canada’s first guideline on

electrical systems maintenance. a wide range of industries use complex electrical equipment that requires regular maintenance to help establish peak performance and safety. a well-managed electrical maintenance program will help ensure that the right decisions are made to help mitigate the risks of costly downtime and worker injuries while protecting property and managing operational efficiencies.

Speaker: kerry heid. as well as being the president and ceo of shermco industries canada inc., heid is also the chair of the international electrical testing association (neta).

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3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. CSA Z462 (Third Edition Changes) the third edition of the csa z462

Workplace electrical safety standard was published in January of 2015. this edition contains significant changes that will influence your electrical safety program and related practices.

Speaker: terry becker. becker is the owner of electrical safety Program solutions inc., a total solutions provider for engineer-based electrical safety consulting services and products, which is based in calgary, alta.

ThuRsday, May 21, 2015

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Energy Lighting Controls the presentation will feature a

discussion about nexus rf, the thomas & betts wireless emergency lighting system. this system allows you to do all of your testing of emergency lighting from one location.

Speaker: Jess howe. howe has 19 years of experience in the electrical industry. he is now part of the sales team at thomas & betts.

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Manitoba Energy Code for Buildings (MECB 2013) the manitoba energy

code for building (mecb 2013) came into effect December 1st, 2014. a brief overview of the mecb 2013 will be presented.

Speaker: Devin evenson and Walter gretschmann. evenson and gretschmann are professional engineers with manitoba hydro.

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. An Overview of DALI Controls in this course, you’ll gain an understanding

of the open standard, Digital addressable lighting interface (Dali), including how the protocol was designed, protocol attributes, wiring examples for various applications, and the overall benefits of Dali for an architect, engineer, lighting designer, electrical contractor and building owner.

Speaker: Jim mcgrath. mcgrath has 14 years of experience with crestron and 30 years of experience in the controls industry. he is an expert on how to design and install lighting control systems.


1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Maintenance for the Modern Times in today’s increasingly competitive business

environment, companies are challenged to reduce expenses and increase revenues. in some cases, reducing operating expenses can actually have a negative financial impact on the bottom line. this presentation will address the cost of ignoring maintenance and testing on electrical distribution equipment, recommendations for creating an effective preventive maintenance program and how service plans can optimize preventive maintenance programs.

Speaker: tony steeves. steeves is a national business development specialist for schneider electric canada. During his tenure in the electrical industry, steeves has held roles in sales, marketing and product development with several prominent manufacturers.

2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Electrical Code Update the seminar will provide an update and

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2015 EXpO EXHIbItOr LIStCoMPany booTh #3m canada .............................................................................................................................040 ace manufacturing metals ..................................................................................................124 acme technical services ......................................................................................................020 ags marketing / Wela-knipex tools ................................................................................095 aimlite corp. .........................................................................................................................073 arlington industries .............................................................................................................063 beghelli canada inc. .............................................................................................................036 benshaw canada ...................................................................................................................138 britech ..................................................................................................................................... 011 burndy canada inc. ..............................................................................................................085 candura instruments ...........................................................................................................089 canadian copper & brass Development association ..................................................... 102 canadian fire alarm association ...................................................................................... 019 canadian standards association ........................................................................................023 carlo gavazzi ......................................................................................................................... 163 celco automation .................................................................................................................070 columbia-mbf ...................................................................................................................... 152 comac hand Dryers ............................................................................................................. 146 crestron electronics ............................................................................................................. 021 D.a. ligertwood ltd. ............................................................................................................093 Dialight ...................................................................................................................................027 Dimplex north america ltd. ..............................................................................................150 Drexma industries ................................................................................................................ 113 eastside collision .................................................................................................................. 018 eaton electrical ................................................................. 049/053/055/057/108/110/112/116 electrical line magazine...................................................................................................... 142 electrical safety Program solutions inc. ...........................................................................064 erico inc. (caddy) ................................................................................................................... 32 eXm manufacturing ltd. .................................................................................................... 157 flir systems ............................................................................................................................ 012 fluke electronics ................................................................................................................... 091 fusetek .................................................................................................................................... 148 greenlee textron ...................................................................................................................046 hammond Power solutions .................................................................................................026 hubbell electrical systems ..................................................................................................087 hydel electrical .....................................................................................................................061 ideal industries (canada) corp. .........................................................................................009 iDec .......................................................................................................................................060 ilsco of canada ltd. .............................................................................................................. 159 integra agency ltd. .............................................................................................................. 052 integrated Power services ....................................................................................................136


CoMPany booTh #intermatic canada ................................................................................................................030 ipex electrical ........................................................................................................................005 iPlc / vantera inc. ............................................................................................................... 017 Juno lighting group .............................................................................................................028 kidde canada inc. ................................................................................................................041 klein tools .............................................................................................................................079 legrand canada ....................................................................................................................104 leviton manufacturing of canada ............................................................................. 088/090 lind equipment .....................................................................................................................007 manco control systems ....................................................................................................... 133 manitoba electrical museum ..............................................................................................125 manitoba hydro / Power smart ..........................................................................................080 maple innovation inc ........................................................................................................... 161 meltric corporation .............................................................................................................043 milwaukee electrictool ........................................................................................................097 molex canada ltd. ................................................................................................................044 moltec international ............................................................................................................. 074 nesco .......................................................................................................................................008 office of the fire commissioner ........................................................................................ 140 ouellet electric heating .......................................................................................................099 Philips lighting / isted technical sales .............................................................................077 Pmmi international ltd. .....................................................................................................072 Priority Wire and cable ....................................................................................................... 010 QPs evaluation services ......................................................................................................129 rack-a-tiers mfg. .................................................................................................................071 rc lighting ............................................................................................................................096 rockwell automation ........................................................................................................... 145 schneider electric ...........................................................................................033/035/037/039 sct Welding, laser and manufacturing co. ...................................................................092 shermco industries canada 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you don’t need to be a top secret agent to operate security cameras anymore.

according to Peter bernatsky, man-aging partner of advance Pro (a division of advance electronics) and president of the electrical association of manitoba

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close to the light, it comes on. that stuff has been around for decades,” moore explains. “but now we’re including secu-rity, surveillance, lights, temperature and even your blinds.”

according to moore, what’s changed in automation from then and now is the integration of tablets.

“it’s just getting better and better. suppliers are constantly coming up with more ideas, easier and less expensive,” moore says.

many new homes in manitoba are currently being built to allow for the elec-trification of low-voltage technologies. moore says it’s easier to incorporate the wiring into new homes as they’re being built, but wiring can also be placed inside existing homes as well.

“it’s a heck of a lot easier to put a sys-tem in when you’re building your home,” moore says. “they can do the wiring be-forehand. obviously it’s better to install your wiring during construction.”

even homebuyers who don’t plan on electrifying their homes right away can still get the wiring done if they would want the option later on down the road.

“Put the wiring in, add the system later,” moore says.

the mhba, which has been around for about 80 years, is an industry associa-tion representing residential construc-tion, whose members include new home builders, renovators, developers and sup-pliers of goods and services.

“it’s a voluntary association. We’re not a regulatory association, but we represent their interests to create an atmosphere in manitoba where people can run success-ful businesses through awareness and our programs that we’re offering,” moore explains.

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(eam), video surveillance, communica-tion systems, presentation technologies and other low-voltage technologies that were once viewed as extra features of a building are now considered as base fea-tures for many schools, businesses and hospitals, and especially in new homes.

mike moore, president of the manito-ba home builders’ association (mhba), says lights, technology and much more in a home can now be controlled and oper-ated from a tablet – and these features are regularly being built into new homes in the province.

this process, which moore calls the electrification or automation of new homes, isn’t exactly new.

“if we talked about automation in homes [15 or 20 years ago], it was really expensive and we would think of things like, ‘oh, they’ve added speakers to their television’ or ‘they’ve created quadri-phonic speakers.’ even something as sim-ple as the surveillance when you walk too

Mike Moore, president of the Manitoba Home Builders’ Association, says it’s easier to electrify new homes, but electrification can also be installed into existing homes.


more emphasis is being placed on the safety of electrical workers and the pro-fession in general – and that’s a cause for celebration.

for example, a guideline called maintenance of electrical systems, also known as csa z463, is the focus of a presentation put on by kerry heid, presi-dent and ceo of shermco industries, at the electrical association of manitoba’s electrical expo. heid is the chair of the csa z463 technical committee, who was given the task of developing a standard on electrical maintenance for canadian industry.

Devin rosger, director of major proj-ects with shermco industries, says the idea for the csa 7463 standard came

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from the discovery that there were no canadian standards on electrical main-tenance and the fact there was a real need for such a document in the industry.

the csa z463 standard is canada’s first guideline on electrical systems maintenance. its purpose is to ensure that the right decisions are made to re-duce risks of injuries on the job as well as expensive downtime.

“a wide range of industries – manu-facturing, oil and gas, mining, health care, education, property management and transportation – use complex elec-trical equipment that requires regular maintenance to help establish peak per-formance and safety,” rosger says.

rosger says heid’s presentation on csa z463 will discuss reasons why maintenance is so critical, the effects of not performing maintenance, gen-eral maintenance practices and different types of maintenance strategies that can be implemented into a wide range of elec-trical systems.

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sct Welding, laser & manufacturing co. is shining new light into canada’s booming electrical industry. established in 1992, sct has earned a reputation as an industry leader in custom metal fabri-

cation and has recently paved its way into the electrical industry.

after gaining a wealth of knowledge and experience as a welder, raj kulat-hungam, owner of the company, turned

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his talents into a successful full-service metal fabrication facility. his vision was to create a family business that could be passed down through generations. this vision gave him the inspiration to name his company after his children, shane, charlene and trisha.

sct started in a 3,800-square-foot building with only two machines and two employees. it has now grown to a 77,000-square-foot building that em-ploys more than 60 employees.

kulathungam’s hard work did not go unnoticed. the businessman was awarded a champion of Diversity award in 2013. Manitoba Business Magazine also named him a “man of steel” in 2003. however, kulathungam credits many of his successes to his employees’ abilities. he also takes the time to mentor his em-ployees so that they can enrich their own skills.

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other. some of my employees have been with me since the beginning and have shown true loyalty to sct and for that i am grateful,” kulathungam says.

kulathungam has developed a manu-facturing shop that can offer a variety of production services. this includes sev-eral welding stations, four lasers cutters, a waterjet, bending and rolling stations, a powder coating booth and finished paint booth. furthermore, sct’s experience, knowledge and state of the art facility gives the company a competitive advan-tage to design and build precision metal products. sct services a wide range of industry needs including automotive, electrical and agricultural.

one of sct’s recent successes was its entry into the electrical industry. ku-lathungam has obtained the csa certi-fications that are necessary to produce custom designed electrical enclosures. sct’s electrical products have expanded its reach throughout canada including saskatchewan and alberta.

kulathungam’s successes can be at-tributed to his emphasis on quality pro-duction that is matched with unbeat-able customer service. he believes that the best way to show appreciation to his customers is by always exceeding their expectations. his blood, sweat and tears made his dream a reality. he came to canada to achieve a better life and his hard work paid off in more ways than he could have ever dreamed possible. v

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electrical codes are designed to help keep installers, workers, consumers and their families safe from harm. since 1927, the manitoba electrical code has con-tinually evolved with rapidly changing technology to effectively address the safe installation of electrical equipment and appliances.

Darren gagnon, the manitoba hydro codes and standards training officer, says every three years, there are new electrical codes released for the manitoba electri-cal code, a safety standard for electrical installations. this year is the 23rd edition.

manitoba hydro is pleased to announce the changes, amendments and technical

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