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Natural Resources Canada's Office of Energy Efficiency now offers the ecoENERGY Retrofit Incentive for Buildings, a component of the ecoENERGY Retrofit financial incentives for homes, buildings and industrial processes. If you have not yet started a new energy efficiency project, you could receive $10 per gigajoule of energy saved, up to 25 percent of eligible project costs. The first call for proposals began on June 15 with a deadline of September 15, 2007. Here's what you need to know if you want to apply...[more...]
Hydro One launches new grants program for children's sports and recreation facilities [more...]
Municipal Eco Challenge Fund is Announced
A recent announcement from the Ontario Government may be of interest to those looking for possible funding opportunities for energy conservation initatives. The Municipal Eco Challenge Fund is announced — a three-year, $220 million loan and grant program to help municipalities reduce greenhouse gas emissions. [more...]
McGuinty Gov. moving forward on the installation of AEDs in government buildings. There are now about 70 defibrillators in Ontario government buildings. [more...]
More on AEDs: Investment In Heart And Stroke Foundation Ontario To Save Lives In Ontario [more...]
Shocked for life Portable defibrillators have saved lives in Victoria. But good-old CPR shouldn't be forgotten, medical experts say. [more...]
Waterloo golf course installs defibrillator [more...]
Hillcrest/Nat Bailey Stadium the 2010 Curling Venue, will be one of the most eco-friendly projects for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Vancouver. [more...] Read about the stadium and the other Competition Venues for the 2010 Winter Games. [more...]
Edmonton Employee Internet Usage [more...]
Computer Usage Monitoring [more...]
City of Brampton begins renovation of Century Gardens Recreation Centre set to reopen in the Fall 2008. [more...]
Grants: County to ask province for hefty arena grant. [more...]
Top Court Rejects Rink Attendant's Suit. [more...]
Ammonia sends man to hospital [more...]
(CSA) Standard for Children’s Playspaces and Equipment (Z614-07) 2007 Edition. [more…]
Ten Key areas. [more...]
City of Brantford and Zamboni exclusive deal, but council has second thoughts [more...]
Ted Reeve Arena to get new board of management [more...]
Fire on ice at Novi Ice Arena as Zamboni erupts in flames [more...]
Toronto's solar pool heating systems are the largest municipally-owned installations in Canada, and are heating pools at three of the City's recreation centres. [more...]
Four city pools now heated by solar energy [more...]
Waterpark Scare: Chlorine gas 'burp' sends 20 young people to hospital [more...]
Hamilton Conservation Authority to update procedures after chlorine leak [more...]
Chlorine leak prompts review of wave pool treatment [more...]
Proactive Pool Staff aims at reducing misbehaving teenagers [more...]
Graffiti: Town of Milton takes new approach to combat graffiti [more...]
Food Allergens: City of Mississauga takes new approach on food allergens [more...]