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News - Solar Energy Community in Alberta Leads the Way
Solar Energy Community in Alberta Leads the Way An innovative undertaking in the town of Okotoks, Alberta, has project partners and community members celebrating a world record. The Drake Landing Solar Community project is the first large-scale seasonal storage system in the world to deliver 80 percent of its community’s space heating requirements from solar energy. With this success, the project — currently in its third year of operation — is well on its way to achieving ...

News - Dockside Green: a Sustainable Community in the Heart of Victoria, B.C.
Dockside Green: a Sustainable Community in the Heart of Victoria, B.C. Dockside Green view 2010-02-16 - Victoria, the capital of British Columbia, is home to Dockside Green  , one of the most innovative sustainable community development projects in North America. Located on 15 acres of former industrial land, this community — a mix of residential, office and commercial buildings — is a global showcase. In fact, the first condominium building in phase one of the ...

News - EQuilibrium TM Communities Initiative
EQuilibrium TM Communities Initiative 2009-06-12 - Communities across Canada will benefit from better energy efficiency and improved environmental impact, thanks to a new initiative launched on June 1, 2009 by the Government of Canada. The new $4.2- million, EQuilibrium™ Communities Initiative will seek to improve community planning and develop healthy sustainable communities that are energy-efficient, economically viable and vibrant places to live. The EQuilibrium ...

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INTEGRATED COMMUNITY ENERGY SOLUTIONS A Roadmap For Action: The Council of Energy Ministers released Integrated Community Energy Solutions – A Roadmap for Action, on September 1, 2009, at its annual meeting. The Roadmap presents the role that Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial governments can play to advance Integrated Community Energy Solutions (ICES). The Roadmap sets out a broad strategy for action and provides a Menu of Tools that federal, ...