Local Heroes
who have shown leadership in reducing carbon emissions.
Wendy's Mobile Market - June 2008
Leeds County Books - May 2008
Area schools participating in Earth Hour 2008 - March 2008
St Lawrence College / Continuing Education - August 2007
Galaxy Cinemas - June 2007
Kriska Transportation - April 2007
Students of UCDSB - April 2007
The Toronto Star had an article about Wendy and her mobile market in its August 15, 2008 issue:
"Reduce - Reuse - Recycle" ... that phrase applies more than ever in an era of climate change and peak oil. The less we consume of the earth's finite resources, the better our prospects are.
When upgrading their computer equipment, Leeds County Books took the initiative to inquire about equipment recycling opportunities in the area. The City's waste management division referred them to this Ottawa service:
Computer Recyclers Inc.
163 MacFarlane Road
Ottawa, Ontario K2E 6V4
Phone: 613-723-3135
Fax: 613-723-4607
Web: http://www.ComputerRecyclersOttawa.com
Despite the requirement to pay a modest drop fee, Leeds County Books made the right choice!
Leeds County Books
73 King Street West
Brockville, Ontario K6V 3R1
Phone : 613-342-5728
Email: books@leedscountybooks.com
SLC Continuing Education is offering two Energy Workshops on Saturday, November 3, 2007.
The Galaxy Cinemas on Parkedale Avenue deserve kudos for the set of bicycle racks they have installed prominently at the front of their building. The site provides high visibility which helps to prevent damage and theft of bicycles.
They should also be commended for the post-and-ring style of rack they have used. It provides good support for each bicycle as well as good security.
As reported in the Recorder & Times on April 14, 2007:
"A touch of green may just be the ticket to limiting the speed of all tractor-trailers in Ontario to a 105 km/h maximum, says the head of one of this region's largest trucking firms.
"Mark Seymour, president of Prescott's Kriska Transportation, is a longtime advocate of mandatory activation of speed-limiting devices on transports.
"While he's always pushed the initiative from its safety and cost benefits, he said recent endorsement by environmental groups can only help.
"Green groups, of course, are touting the emissions and fuel-conservation aspect of lower speeds.
"The fact that it's been moved to the environmental front isn't necessarily a bad thing. That's as likely to get the attention as anything else is given that so much is being made of (the environment)," Seymour said in an interview Thursday.
"OPP Commissioner Julian Fantino also helped put talk of maximum-speed legislation into a higher gear this week when he called for the 105 limit as part of a crackdown on highway speeding in general.
"The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) welcomed Fantino's comments and used them to call on the provincial government to enact legislation requiring every transport truck in the province to be equipped with the devices."
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As reported in the Recorder & Times on March 22, 2007:
"Beginning next month, students in the Upper Canada District School Board are launching a two-month project to find energy savings through simple steps like turning off lights in empty classrooms and switching off computers.
"The student senate-led initiative, known as "Power Trip," was endorsed by trustees at the board's regular meeting Wednesday.
"[...] executive superintendent Don Fairweather said a similar pilot project in the Toronto school board resulted in a 10 per cent reduction in hydro costs.
"Noting the Upper Canada board spends about $4 million annually on electricity, Fairweather said, 'So $400,000 represents a significant savings.'"
According to the Ontario Ministry of Energy, coal and gas represent 22.4% of our "electricity mix", so the Power Trip initiative will eliminate emissions associated with approximately $100,000 worth of electricity.
From the Recorder and Times, 04 June 2008:
A fledgling delivery service connecting farmers and restaurants from Kingston to Kemptville is winning wide endorsement as a "practical application of Local Flavours."
Wendy's Mobile Market, operated by Lyndhurst farmer and entrepreneur Wendy Banks, has joined the Local Flavours partnership of producers, restaurants and hotels established by the Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve.
The four-year-old program now includes more than 70 members, including restaurants, retailers, inns, bed and breakfasts serving up local farm produce, baked goods, condiments and other local foods.
With Banks and her husband Rick Trudeau stepping up this year to provide regular deliveries, participants believe the catalyst is in place to get the produce to the restaurants on a regular and consistent basis [...]
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