Author of the article: Monte Sonnenberg
Publishing date: Feb 01, 2021 • February 1, 2021 • 2 minute read •
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An attempt to dismantle a controversial reserve fund fell short during Day 5 of Norfolk County’s levy-supported budget deliberations last week.
At issue was a $1-million “council initiative” fund that the new Norfolk council established in 2019 as a go-to source of money for spot projects that move the county forward.
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The fund was designed to be spontaneous and has no fixed objective. This has prompted criticisms that this is idle money Norfolk should put to work during tough economic times.
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Quesnel City Council supports feasibility study on District Heating System
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Quesnel City Council has given staff the green light to submit a grant application to assist in funding a Thermal Energy System feasibility study.
Kyle Aben is the city’s Carbon Review Coordinator.
“Currently funding is available through the Federation of Canadian Municipalities for up to 50 percent of the feasibility cost. Our partner, West Fraser, is applying through IFIT (Investments in Forestry Industry Transformation program) for their portion. And then the city would be required to put up 10 percent or approximately 40 thousand dollars.”
SASKATOON Saskatoon city administration is proposing a loan program that will allow homeowners to make their properties more energy-efficient. “It’s a unique program – loans provided from the City are attached to the property being retrofitted or renovated and would be paid back through the homeowners’ property taxes,” Jeanna South, director of sustainability, said in a news release. “The loans are attached to the property and not the person, so the loan can be passed from one homeowner to the next if the property is sold.” The proposed Home Energy Loan Program (HELP) will be presented to the Standing Policy Committee on Environment, Utilities, and Corporate Services on Monday.
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Saskatoon city hall expects several hundred homeowners would jump at the chance to participate in a proposed loan program intended to pay for energy-efficient home upgrades and retrofits.
City administrators are recommending council approve Saskatoon’s first property assessed clean energy (PACE) program, which would provide loans of up to $60,000 repayable over a term up to 20 years.
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The loans would pay for a range of improvements, from low-flow toilets and faucets to high-efficiency doors and windows, as well as solar panels, new furnaces and electric vehicle chargers.