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Saskatchewan can — and should — reclaim its place as the vanguard of energy efficiency in Canada, writes Martin J. Boucher.

Saskatchewan can — and should — reclaim its place as the vanguard of energy efficiency in Canada, writes Martin J. Boucher.

IN 1960, Premier Duff Roblin spearheaded the construction of the Red River Floodway. Ridiculed at th...

by Dick Cannings MP on Tuesday August 03 2021 Retrofitting all buildings in Canada to new efficiency standards would create jobs in every community across the country and cut our emissions by 25 percent. For too long, Canada has dragged its feet on the urgent need to battle climate change, a hesitancy largely caused by concerns over the economy and jobs.  It is now clear that we not only must take bold steps in this battle, but we can do this while creating  good ...

  The government is going on a hiring spree to recruit and train up to 2,000 people as energy advisers to support green home renovation programs this summer.   On Monday, Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan announced $10 million in funding to pay for the energy adviser program designed to help Canadians cut their home energy use.   Energy advisers are trained to conduct audits that tell homeowners how their home currently uses energy and how they can upgrade it to be more...

Efficiency Canada launching weekly webinar series The first session, Friday, May 14 at noon, is “Reframing the Policy Discussion on Ground Source Heat Pump Systems: New Considerations”. May 12, 2021   By HPAC Efficiency Canada is launching a 12-week series of free webinars  “Weekly DiscoverEE Sessions” that will run every Friday at noon (eastern time), and consist of a 20-minute presentation followed by a 25-minute community discussion along with a question ...

iPolitics By Kady OMalley. Published on Mar 9, 2021 6:31am A wide range of issues will be discussed by House committees today. (Matthew Usherwood/iPolitics) As MPs kick off a day-long House debate a Conservative-initiated call for the still unscheduled budget to offer airlines “repayable loans in exchange for consumer refunds, job guarantees, restrictions on executive compensation and restoration of regional routes,” INDUSTRY members will take a closer look at the “developm...

Hes not the only one to take up Berwicks offer. A representative from Equilibrium Engineering — the N.S.-based energy firm who partnered with Berwicks Green Energy Program — told What on Earth the firm completed 27 residential retrofits before the program was merged into a bigger one encompassing other Nova Scotia municipalities. Efforts need to triple or more: expert Getting the up-front costs covered made the difference for Mannings efforts to lower his households carbon footprint —...

Winnipeg Free Press By: Stephanie Zubriski and Laura Tyler Posted: Opinion According to Efficiency Canada’s new report card, Manitoba is below the national average when it comes to energy efficiency.  In November, Efficiency Canada released its second annual scorecard that evaluates the progress made in energy efficiency for each Canadian province and territory.  This year, Manitoba ranked 6 th wi...