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Aboriginal Energy Conservation Program being launched at conference in T.Bay

May 5, 2007 - 5:43am | by Anonymous

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Province wide Aboriginal Energy Conservation Program to be launched in Thunder Bay

First Nation delegates from across Ontario will be in Thunder Bay on May 8th and 9th for the "Mana-cha-toon Wash-ti-ni-gun," or the "Conserve the Light" Gathering, at the Prince Arthur Waterfront Hotel & Suites.

The conference will launch the Ontario Power Authority's Energy Efficiency & Conservation Measures for Aboriginal Communities (EEMAC) program for all 134 First Nation communities across Ontario.

WHAT:  

Launch of Aboriginal Energy Conservation Program and unveiling of Household Energy Conservation Kits

WHEN:  

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007, 10:15 AM

WHERE: 

Provincial Room, Prince Arthur Waterfront Hotel & Suites, 17 North Cumberland St., Thunder Bay, Ontario

WHO:            

  • Jan Carr, CEO, Ontario Power Authority
  • Angus Toulouse, Ontario Regional Chief
  • Charles Fox, Program Manager, Energy Efficiency and Conservation Measures for Aboriginal Communities Program

Media are also invited to the opening session on Tuesday, May 8th taking place in the Provincial Room from 9:00 AM to 10:15 AM.

Participants in the opening session will include Chief Harold Pelletier, FWFN; Mayor Lynn Peterson, City of Thunder Bay; Jan Carr, CEO, Ontario Power Authority; Ontario Regional Chief Angus Toulouse; Grand Chief Stan Beardy, NAN; Grand Chief Arnold Gardner, Treaty #3; Tim Pile, MNO; and Charles Fox, Program Manager, Energy Efficiency and Conservation Measures for Aboriginal Communities Program

For more information, please contact:

  • Tim Taylor, Ontario Power Authority, 416-969-6353
  • Don Huff (on-site Tuesday), 416-805-7720

In pursuit of its mandate of ensuring an adequate, long-term supply of electricity for Ontario, the Ontario Power Authority creates and implements conservation and demand management programs, ensures adequate investment in new supply infrastructure, performs long-term electricity system planning, and facilitates the development of a more sustainable and competitive electricity system.

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