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Christopher - Powerline Technician (Cable) Distribution at SaskPower

Christopher - Powerline Technician (Cable) Distribution at SaskPower

Christopher, a Powerline Technician at SaskPower, empowers communities by bringing electricity to them.

With education and physical job requirements, he plays a vital role in maintenance and repair, ensuring reliable electricity for all.

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hi my name is Chris belgaard I’m a

online technician with SAS power in

Regina

I’m on the overhead crew there’s

different divisions in town here the

distribution crew that I’m on the

overhead does the maintenance and repair

of the overhead power line and Regina

and surrounding areas what I love about

my job is every day is different you’re

outside and working towards that common

goal like say if there’s an outlet

engineer looking to repair that

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people need electricity there’s guys out

there doing the work to bring that

electricity to the people that need it

I believe the education is very

important

manual may need a grade 12 but you go

through your apprenticeship after that

and that’s a four-year program here in

Saskatchewan

it’s a very physical job and if you like

working Outdoors the power line

technicians do all this for you foreign

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About the Greening a Generation Program

As part of its mission to strengthen the ability of the Canadian electricity industry in meeting the current and future needs of its workforce, EHRC is committed to implementing an educational, creative, and engaging program that will help elevate renewable and non-GHG-emitting energy within the national consciousness.

Focused on engaging all Canadians, and in particular young Canadians, EHRC’s Greening a Generation project will highlight electricity’s importance in our energy sector in addition to providing a guideline as to how the electricity industry will be available to young Canadians as a vehicle to address key issues as well as we provide career opportunities in the electricity and renewable energy sector for years to come.

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