Take your business to new heights through a unique partnership with Naylor Association Solutions, the dedicated publisher working with BCEA to produce the Annual Membership Directory. This collaboration ensures that your advertising space in the directory becomes a powerful tool to showcase your products and services to a targeted audience within the electrical community.

To learn more about advertising opportunities and book your space, please contact Angela McDougall at amcdougall@naylor.com or visit our media guide via the link below. Ad sales are open until Jan. 24, 2024.

Do you live or work on Vancouver Island? If so, please fill out a short survey to assist our Island committee plan the events you would like to see on Vancouver Island.

Your input is invaluable in shaping the activities and initiatives that will be put on by BCEA this year. By gathering feedback through the survey, we can ensure that the events cater to the interests and preferences of the community, making them more engaging and enjoyable for everyone.

Please fill out this survey by Jan. 31. Thanks in advance for your input!

Join us next week on Jan. 23 at 12:00 p.m. for a health and wellness webinar, led by Marlo van den Brink from Aerotek. This will be similar to last year's webinar with a round table discussion on all things health and fitness and how it can affect your mental health. There is no cost to attend this webinar, but we ask that you register so we can send you the zoom link.

Join Carol McGlogan, President and CEO of Electro-Federation Canada, for a presentation on Decarbonizing Canada via Electrification on March 13 at 12:00 p.m. This presentation will be delivered virtually through zoom. Tickets are $20+GST each.

Join us on Feb. 23 at 6:00 p.m. to celebrate 100 years of BCEA in your best 1920s formal style! We will have trivia, a 360 Photobooth, and dueling pianos! We want to focus not only on what BCEA has done in the past 100 years, but also where we're going in the future. Whether you're new to the association or you've been with us for a while, this will be a great event to catch up with peers and toast the success of our association. Ticket price ($250+GST/ea) includes a welcome cocktail, dinner, and entertainment. You can also book hotel rooms at the Delta Hotel at a discounted rate from now until Jan. 23.

Current sponsors include Cascadia Sales, National Cable Supply, Eaton Electrical, ICBA Benefits, and Wesco. For more info on sponsorship opportunities, visit the link below.

Registration for our online Basic Electricity Course is now live. This course is a great primer for anyone new to the industry or who wants a refresher on the more basic aspects of the supply chain industry. The cost is $299+GST for members and $399+GST for non-members. Upon registration you can complete the course at your own pace.

Enbridge, FortisBC, and the British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation are collaborating to study how to utilize B.C.’s existing gas pipeline infrastructure to safely and reliably deliver hydrogen throughout the province.

According to research from the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA), electricians make up the largest number of labor shortages when compared to plumbers and carpenters.

On Friday, the Canada Energy Regulator (CER) approved Trans Mountain Corp's request for a change in construction on their pipeline expansion project, allowing for its projected completion later this year.

(Source: Reuters)

British Columbia leads annually in electric vehicle (EV) sales, currently boasting more than 230,000 EVs on B.C. roads.