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THE nearly $65 million in funding poured into Efficiency Manitoba by the federal and provincial governments will result in no expansion of the programs offered by the Crown corporation, but rather a lower bill for Manitoba Hydro.
THE nearly $65 million in funding poured into Efficiency Manitoba by the federal and provincial governments will result in no expansion of the programs offered by the Crown corporation, but rather a lower bill for Manitoba Hydro.
Under the Progressive Conservative government, Hydro was relieved of the role it played in trying to improve energy efficiency at homes, businesses and industrial sites across the province.
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Federal, provincial funds to bolster heating efficiency programs
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Manitoba Conservation and Climate Minister Sarah Guillemard, right, speaks after a remotely-attending Jim Carr, special representative for the Prairies, and member of Parliament, Winnipeg South Centre, announced that the Canadian government will be putting forward approximately $32.3 million from the Low Carbon Economy Leadership Fund to support natural gas reduction programs offered by Efficiency Manitoba.
Efficiency Manitoba received a sizable budget boost Friday as the provincial and federal governments announced they were each committing $32.3 million towards heating efficiency programs deployed through the Crown corporation.
Efficiency Manitoba received a sizable budget boost Friday as the provincial and federal governments announced they were each committing $32.3 million towards heating efficiency programs deployed through the Crown corporation.
From: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Today, the Special Representative for the Prairies, the Honourable Jim Carr, on behalf of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, announced approximately $32.3 million from the Low Carbon Economy Leadership Fund to support natural-gas programs offered by Efficiency Manitoba, a new Crown corporation established by the Government of Manitoba. These programs will reduce natural-gas use and greenhouse gas emissions by offering rebates and incentives for energy-efficient equipment and retrofit measures. The Province of Manitoba is also contributing about $32.3 million to this project through Efficiency Manitoba.
The Government of Canada supports Manitoba’s emission reductions through the Low Carbon Economy Leadership Fund.
by Nelson Daily Staff on Tuesday January 26 2021
The plan comes from more than four years of consulting with the public and working with solid waste experts to design a cost-effective organics diversion strategy to meet provincial targets for waste reduction, lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and preserve landfill space.
Following a few years of planning, the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) has been able to create a a sustainable road map to a robust organic waste diversion program that will be launching in 2021.
The plan comes from more than four years of consulting with the public and working with solid waste experts to design a cost-effective organics diversion strategy to meet provincial targets for waste reduction, lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and preserve landfill space.