Oct. 2015 - BCSEA Monthly - Volunteers Excel
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Volunteers Excel
Our volunteer chapters excelled last month, hosting five candidates debates on Vancouver Island and in Metro Vancouver, in partnership with the Dogwood Initiative. The debates focussed on green jobs, renewable energy, intergenerational equity, the Enbridge and Kinder Morgan pipeline proposals, the National Energy Board and Canada's share of greenhouse gas emissions, and aimed to raise awareness and understanding of sustainable energy issues and the candidates’ positions in the lead up to the federal election. The debate series has already reached hundreds of voters, with two debates remaining in Sidney and North Vancouver.
Staff and volunteers also reached out to hundreds of students... last month, getting out the vote and promoting the association at the Camosun College Sustainability Week and the Thompson Rivers University Back-to-School BBQ.
Welcome Kim Veness!
In September we welcomed Kim Veness to our business development team. Kim is working to bring our vision of a lower-carbon economy to businesses large and small across BC. Kim’s addition reflects our renewed focus on building a member network committed to sustainable energy and increasing the value we bring to the business community. Read more about Kim here.
Looking for a way to have your say?
There are still a few weeks left to sign the Earth Flag before it leaves for Paris, and businesses can join us in supporting stronger climate action and be recognized as a green economy leader by signing the Vancouver Climate Pledge.
LoooFrom the Blog
Putting Sustainable Energy on the Agenda
Engaged crowds, lively discussion of the issues and stalwart work by volunteer organizing teams have marked the first three of five "Energy, Climate and Our Future" federal debates on southern Vancouver Island. NDP incumbent Randall Garrison said afterwards it was “one of the best organized, moderated and run debates of the more than two dozen I’ve participated in as a political candidate.” Read More
(And don’t miss BCSEA member Bruce Mackenzie’s latest post in the Solar on a Strata series!)
In the News
- BCSEA member Rob Baxter hopes community-owned energy projects will take off in BC with new initiative SolShare Energy Read Article
- British Columbian Charlotte Argue, “EV Evangelist”, is honoured as a Canadian Clean Energy Champion in Tracking the Energy Revolution - Canada 2015 Read About Charlotte
Upcoming Events
- 10/2, BCSEA Victoria Candidates Debate: Sidney
- 10/3, Vernon In Transition Sustainable Housing Event
- 10/3&4, Residential Energy Efficiency Training at BCIT
- 10/5, BCSEA Vancouver Candidates Debate: North Vancouver
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10/17&18, Residential Energy Efficiency Training at BCIT
Visit our full listing for more events from BCSEA and our partners
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Swiss Solar Tech designs, supplies and installs solar PV grid-tied and off grid systems to lower or eliminate electricity costs for homeowners and commercial building owners.
Recently, Swiss Solar Tech supervised and guided the installation of 80 solar modules in the Lubicon Cree Indian community in Northern Alberta. Click here to watch the inspiring video of the installation and the impact that solar is creating in this community.
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