About Us

Growing Interest in Electric

In 2000, seeking a career to support a family and expressing an interest in wiring, David was prompted by his girlfriend, Miss Katherine Thompson, to get in touch with his uncle, a prominent electrician in Vancouver, BC, to discuss the process in becoming an electrician. After completing the paperwork and prerequisites, David enrolled into the Electrical Pre-Apprenticeship program at the British Columbia Institute of Technology Airport Campus. That’s where he learned how to magnetize tools with a roll of RW90 and 120 volts.

During his Pre-­Apprentice course at BCIT, David discovered that the Canadian Forces employed electricians, as Electrical Distribution Technicians (ED Tech) and decided to coordinate his military and civilian career by joining 192 Airfield Engineering Flight Abbotsford (currently Construction Engineering Flight). After a long 11 months, David was out working as an apprentice electrician working on high rises in Downtown Vancouver. Soon after, he was accepted by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 213 and went across the street to work on another high-rise!

David had the opportunity to work at several Petro-Chemical plants throughout the lower mainland which was a tremendous experience, such as working at the Chevron refinery expansion in Burnaby. He learned about workplace safety, daily safety inspections, and watched the most memorable, the Remember Charlie video, at the refinery. Chevron paid everyone’s wages for an hour to watch the film and have a discussion about it afterwards. 

Becoming a Regular Force Electrician

While completing both a civilian and military electrical apprenticeship concurrently, David decided to join the Regular Force soon after joining 192 AEF Abbotsford. Fortunately, his paperwork was lost on a desk in Ottawa and it took three years to join. Having completed his apprenticeship, David came into sign the paperwork and was informed “You now know enough to know that you don’t know.” In other words, you are always learning and you don’t know everything!

Finally, David got an offer and was posted to Winnipeg, Manitoba at 17 Wing Winnipeg. On that same day in February 2005, David became a Red Seal Journeyman Electrician. David and Katherine finally got married on September 3rd, 2005 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. In Winnipeg, David had the opportunity to change a lot of light bulbs and ballasts! There were also numerous projects and deployments. During that time, he took the Red River College’s Electrical Contractor’s License preparatory course. He subsequently wrote and obtained a City of Winnipeg Electrical Contractor License, equivalent to a Master Electrician License in Ontario. David then became an Electrical Contractor in 2008 to service the residents of Winnipeg.