West-End Community Power Initiative
April 28 2012 @ 10:30 AM
Location: Bickford Centre, Toronto
Please join City of Toronto Councillor Mike Layton and greenTbiz as we launch the West-End Community Power Initiative this April. Hosted by the Korea Town, Bloorcourt, Bloor Annex and Dovercourt Village Business Improvement Areas, this event is a community-based initiative that will explore how local residents, businesses and organizations can find opportunities to power their communities more sustainably.
FREE SEMINARS
A series of seminars (open to the public with pre-registration) will provide attendees with an understanding of their local renewable energy options and provide inspiring stories of successful Toronto-based projects. Seminar topics include:
Renewable Energy 101;
A local church’s rooftop solar project;
Councillor Layton’s home-based geothermal system; and
A local bulk-buying initiative to make renewable systems more accessible.
SCHEDULE
10:30 Registration Opens
11:00 Welcome Address (Councillor Mike Layton & MP Olivia Chow)
11:30 Renewable Energy 101 (Judith Lipp, TREC)
12:00 BREAK
12:30 Case Studies
Community Solar Rooftop PV Project – Minister Wayne Walder, Neighbourhood Unitarian Universalist Congregation
Community Bulk Purchasing – David Booz, Harbord Village Residents’ Association
Community & Customer Engagement using Rooftop Solar PV – Jim McNeil, CanClone Services Inc.
Community Geothermal – Robert Mancini, R. Mancini and Associates Ltd.
1:45 Community Working Group Breakout Sessions
Rooftop Solar PV Project
Geothermal
Bulk-Purchasing
3:00 Working Group Reports & Closing
EXHIBITORS
An outdoor exhibit (weather permitting) will feature a variety of exhibitors including:
Solar developers;
Sustainable food;
Local refreshments and vendors;
Community power organizations.
REGISTRATION
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Bickford Centre
777 Bloor Street West - Toronto