Earlier this year, I was in a charming country farm home in the Blue Mountains that had been remodeled using only reclaimed and recycled products. It was stunning and I’ve never quite been able to get it out of my head. Since then and, as I continue in my own journey to grow in my [...]
Earth Day seems like the perfect day to share some good news on the ecoEnergy front. On March 31st of this year, the Federal government abruptly announced an immediate end to their very popular ecoEnergy Retrofit Homes Program. Under that initiative, homeowners were able to access grants of up to $10,000 of combined Federal and Provincial contributions [...]
After allocating an extra $80 million to this popular, energy efficiency retrofit program in the budget on March 4th, the Tory government has suddenly announced yesterday that it has been cancelled without warning. In a media release this morning, Kerri MacDonald from the local Environment Network said, “With over 85,000 home retrofits conducted since 2007, [...]
Even with the new proposed regulations surrounding their installations, the debate about wind turbines continue to rage in Ontario and certainly here in the Blue Mountain area. Recent letters to the editor such as this one and this one highlight the divergent opinions that exist. Coalitions of citizens have formed groups such as the Blue [...]
It sure does. More on that is a moment. This is a historic week for the world with the Conference on Climate change taking place in Copenhagen. It’s fitting then to share two little tidbits with you today that I thought you might find interesting regarding local initiatives in the Collingwood area. Last Friday, a [...]
It looks like a large number of new home builders are missing out on some real opportunities to attract new home buyers. According to a survey released earlier this month, less than half of new home buyers were offered energy-efficient features for their new homes yet, 90% of buyers state they value energy efficiency when [...]
I got a notice the other day from the Environment Network in Collingwood that I think will be of interest to all rural property owners. They are promoting the Well Aware Program which is a project of Green Communities Canada that receives funding support from the Ontario Ministry of the Environment. Well Aware home visits, [...]
We received a memo from the Ontario Real Estate Association that refers to the current situation with approval of wind turbines for power generation. This has been a major issue in the Georgian Triangle area and so, I felt it worthwhile to share the contents of the memo which reads: “ On June 9th, 2009 [...]
… to bring forth bold legislation that is. Last week, a delegation from the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) appeared before the Standing Committee on General Government to discuss REALTOR® concerns related to the Green Energy Act, and more specifically, mandatory home energy audits. Since then, it appears that the government will be amending sections [...]
We often talk about our desire to “go green” but outside of replacing fluorescent light bulbs and using organic garbage bins, I’m not sure some people really have been able to translate their desires into concrete action. I’ve been thinking about this a great deal lately as we try to develop our own green plan [...]
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