HomeMy WebLinkAboutEnv - 2011-09-15 - REEP - Green Solutions Funding RequestREEP Green Solutions
Presentation to City of Kitchener's Environmental Advisory Committee
September 15, 2011
Mary Jane Patterson, Executive Director
REEP request for City of Kitchener funding for 2012: $27,500.
Purpose: Core support, on which we build our programs and services for the citizens of Kitchener.
We leverage your support to bring funded programs to our community, and to develop major projects
such as the REEP House for Sustainable Living. Projects such as this provide a tangible benefit to the lives
of Kitchener residents, and bring positive recognition to the City of Kitchener.
REEP Green Solutions
Founded in 1999, REEP incorporated in 2005 with a mandate to go beyond home energy evaluations
into broader environmental programming based on community need. We are now delivering the
following programs:
• REEP's Kitchener Home Energy Grants Program
• RAIN -an ecological approach to stormwater management
• REEP House for Sustainable Living -environmental education and demonstration centre
• ecoENERGY Retrofit for Homes -home energy evaluations, third party expert advice
• Electricity Saving Audits -residential
• Well Aware -source water protection through home visits and public awareness campaign
• Greening Sacred Spaces -environmental stewardship and energy audits for faith groups
• Solar assessments -expert third party advice on solar photovoltaic or solar thermal potential
REEP is a member of Green Communities Canada, an association of environmental organizations across
Canada that create joint programs for our communities, thus reducing the cost of each community
offering these programs individually. Well Aware and RAIN are two examples of programs that REEP
brings to Waterloo Region, thanks to our membership in Green Communities Canada.
Funding: REEP's funding comes from a combination of client fees, contracts, local support, and grants:
Client Fees Local Provincial Federal Foundations Other
2010 53% 16% 13% 11% 2% 5%
2011 51% 24% 19% 1% 4% 2%
REEP Mission: to work together with our local partners for healthier homes and sustainable
communities. Through innovative programs and services, public education, collaborative research and
community partnerships, we provide the tools and knowledge people need to take positive
environmental action.
Our energy expertise is well known by homeowners in the City of Kitchener, and our REEP House for
Sustainable Living is the new hub that gives Kitchener residents their one-stop shop for sustainable
resource use technologies and actions.
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2011 Achievements
Thanl<you to the City of Kitchener, and the Environmental Advisory Committee, for your support in
2011. With your help, we have accomplished a lot already:
• REEP Green Solutions is proud to be a part of The Climate Collaborative. The purpose of this
new initiative is to collaboratively develop acommunity-wide greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory
and reduction action plan for the geographical boundary of Waterloo Region. We are working
with two other lead organizations -Sustainable Waterloo and the Region of Waterloo - on the
research and development of this project. In August, the Collaborative announced $205,000 in
funding over the next two years (not part of REEP~s financial statements).
• The REEP House is almost complete, with new additions coming every month: a rain garden,
native plants, new front door, energy efficient window blinds;
• We~ve held a number of workshops and events at the REEP House and throughout Kitchener,
including the popular "How to Make a Pet Poop Digester in Your Backyard", as well as Fish-
Friendly Car Washes, Home Heating and Cooling Solutions, Shrinl<Your Electricity Bill, Water
Conservation Inside and Out, Intro to Greening Your Home, and the Janes Walk through Victoria
Parl<following Snyder Creek.
• Numerous school groups and private tours have gone through the house with a Certified Energy
Advisor and tried out our Green Home Planner online tool; next step is getting their own home
evaluated, and taking home connections with local contractors and providers;
ecoENERGY Results for 2011
City of Kitchener 2010 011 to date
Initial evaluations 661 90
Follow-up eval 980 572
ecoENERGY grants $3,161,920 $ 736,548
Energy savings $686,000 $400,400
Local economic stimulus $5,880,000 $3,432,000
CO2 reduced, tonnes 3,162 1,900
Assumptions as per Natural Resources Canada:
- 3.28 average C02 savings per house (tonnes per annum)
- $6,000 average homeowner spending per house (estimated)
- $700 in energy savings per retrofitted home
Coming up this fall:
• The Retrofit Retro Dance Party, at the Schwaben Club, to launch the REEP Kitchener Home
Energy Grants; Save Your Energy for the Dance Floor!
• Energy and Water Workshops, REEP House tours;
• Doors Open September 17: Meet the Contractors that Built the REEP House;
• Open House Saturdays at the REEP House, beginning in October: ask a Certified Energy Advisor
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Top Five Reasons to Fund REEP in 2012
1. Your contribution is a critical building block for programs in this community. Your consistent
support allows us to bring innovative programs and outside funding to the City of Kitchener. This year
our local funding was leveraged to bring in at least as much again in outside grants.
2. We are raising Kitchener's profile as a city to watch for innovation, revitalization and leadership.
a. International Energy Agency, Task Force 37, Solar Heating and Cooling Program: "Advanced
Housing Renovation with Solar and Conservation" (attached). Profiles REEP House for
Sustainable Living.
b. REEP has just received the Minister of the Environment's Award for Environmental Excellence,
for the REEP House for Sustainable Living in downtown Kitchener:
http://www.ene.~ov.on.ca/environment/en/about/EnvironmentalExcellence/index.htm
3. We are a supporter, partner and ally of the City of Kitchener's commitments to sustainable,
healthy and safe communities.
a. The REEP House supports the City's Growth Management Strategy, which calls fora "strong
emphasis on maintaining, and improving our stable neighbourhoods"1
b. One of the city's Strategic Goals for the Environment is "to achieve continual reductions in per
capita energy consumption and to promote a sustainable energy use lifestyle through public
education and the increased use of renewable energy sources and new technologies"Z. City of
Kitchener residents have reduced a total of 9,000 tonnes of carbon emissions by following
REEP's recommendations from 1999-2011!
c. We support the City in its ground breaking new storm water utility with public education and
concrete actions that residents can take to manage rain water on their property;
d. REEP helps the City of Kitchener fulfill its commitment to reduce emissions as a member of the
Federation of Canadian Municipalities' Partners for Climate Protection.
e. The City's Strategic Plan for the Environment has 7 guiding principles. The first three are:
partner; support; and collaborate3. We look forward to collaborating with the City of Kitchener
in 2012 to meet its strategic goals.
4. Energy and water conservation create local employment. Retrofits employ local installers, support
retailers, and stimulate demand for innovative local products. One of the frequent questions we hear
at REEP House is "Where can I get that?" We connect visitors with local contractors and suppliers.
5. Taxpayers want Action on the Environment. Across Canada and throughout Kitchener, taxpayers
want to see all levels of government -from Parliament Hill to provincial capitals to city hall - do
something about climate change.4 Kitchener residents support environmental action on the part of
the city: "78% said that protecting the environment is a high priorityi5.
i Kitchener Growth Management Strategy,
http://www.kitchener.ca/en/insidecityhall/resources/Growth management strate~y.Pdf, pg 19.
Z Strategic Plan for the Environment, City of Kitchener, pg 14.
s As above, pg 5.
4 http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/Z011/OZ/ZZ/pol-lunn-climate-survey.html
5 A Plan for a Healthy Kitchener (2007 to ZOZ7): Community Strategic Plan, Citizen's Vision for the Environment ZOZ7, pg 14.
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Local funding for REEP in 2011, and anticipated for 2012:
Region of Waterloo: $55,000
City of Kitchener: $27,500
City of Cambridge: $15,000
Waterloo North Hydro: $30,000
Tota I $127,500
LEAF -City of Kitchener: $108, 569 (2011)
$117,094 (2012)
The City of Kitchener's leadership in creating the LEAF grants is unique in Waterloo Region, and in much
of Ontario. We are proud to be part of the City's environmental programs and services, and to bring
recognition to the city in our Region, in the province, and internationally.
Leveraging LEAF further: REEP and Green Communities Canada worked with City of Kitchener and City of
Waterloo staff this summer to create a joint application ($1 million) to the Ministry of the Environment
to extend the RAIN program from 2 to 3 years, and from residential to the industrial, commercial and
institutional sectors. We await news from the ministry about their decision.
Clients Fees, Other Revenue - 2011
Client fees, contracts $526,530
Rental income, other 11 000
Subtotal -based on latest estimate $ 537,530
Grants, funding brought in from other sources in 2011:
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation $5,500
Ontario Power Authority $87,732
Ontario Trillium Foundation $75,000
Faith and the Common Good/Trillium Fdn $18,500
Green Communities Canada/Trillium Fdn $11,200
Green Communities Canada/Ont Min of Environment $3,000
Earth Day Canada/Sobeys $13,475
Evergreen Foundation $5,000
Resiliency Initiative $20,000
Your Neighbourhood Credit Union $5,500
Rental income, other 11 000
Subtotal $ 244,907
REEP staff has worked hard to bring in funds from various sources to Keep quality environmental
programs and services available in Kitchener and Waterloo Region.
This report is our request for the City's continued support in 2012, with funding of $27,500, separate
from any individual program; it is part of the foundation on which we will build all of our partnerships,
grant applications and programs in 2012.
Yours truly, Mary Jane Patterson, Executive Director
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2010 Highlights
Core construction finishes at REEP House
for Sustainable Living. Tours, workshops,
and facility rentals begin.
^ Ontario Minister of Energy Brad Duguid tours REEP House with
CEOs of Waterloo North Hydro, Kitchener-Wilmot Hydro, and
Cambridge and North Dumfries Hydro
^ John Milloy, MPP for Kitchener Centre meets with REEP staff and
contractors at REEP House in July to discuss the universal labelling of
homes, a component of the Green Energy and Economy Act
^ 670 visitors pass through REEP House on a single day during Doors
Open Waterloo Region in September!
^ REEP and Ball Construction thank the dozens of contractors who
worked on REEP House at a Fall BBQ at 20 Mill Street
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reducing bills
In 2010 we updated our strategic plan to state
that REEP will "lead the Region of Waterloo Green Home Planner: Aweb-based tool for
to become a community of environmentally determining payback and energy savings on
conscious, responsive and knowledgeable retrofits
citizens who find it fun, motivating, satisfying,
and easy to live slow-impact life." Then we had RAIN - an ecological approach to stormwater
to figure out how to do that! management: Engaging urban residents to
protect the water in our creeks and rivers
The end of the ecoENERGY -Homes program in
March of 2011 also required us to refocus. Along with these new offerings, we continue
to provide Solar Potential Assessments, Well
Aware, Greening Sacred Spaces, Faith Building
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^ Homeowners need cost and payback We look forward to seeing you at REEP House or
information for renovation options in order at one of our events in the coming year!
to make informed decisions
Board of Directors:
^ They also need to easily connect with quality ^ Paul Parker, University of Waterloo (Chair)
contractors and financing ^ Geoff Malleck, University of Waterloo (Treasurer)
^ Don Eaton, Elora Environment Centre (Secretary)
^ Municipalities are grappling with the cost of ^Msry-Louise Byrne, Wilfrid Laurier University
maintaining our water infrastructure ^ Michael Duschenes, Perimeter Institute
^ Jenn Lynes, University of Waterloo
To address these needs, we have added ^ Kate Neff, Your Neighbourhood Credit Union
the following new Services and Community
Programs to our roster: Executive Director: Mary Jane Patterson
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ecoENERGY
Follow-through is what we like to see. Demand
for follow-up ecoENERGY home evaluations was
high in 2010, thanks to large incentives from
federal and provincial governments.
In 2010 we provided 2,(
follow-up visits, qualify-
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incentives and verifying
the results of their enerl
saving retrofits.
New participants in the ecoENERGY program also
remained high, with 1,217 initial home energy
evaluations in 2010. Two-thirds of these were
booked before March 31 when Natural Resourc-
es Canada announced that the "door was closed"
to new participants eligible for federal grants.
Provincial grants were still enticing, though. We
saw a moderate demand for ecoENERGY home
evaluations through the remainder of 2010.
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Number of Evaluations 2010 2009 1999-2010
Initial evaluations 1,217 2,240 13,235
Follow-up evaluations 2,057 1,329 6,042
Total 3,274 3,569 19,277
Economic Benefits 2010 2009 1999-2010
Grants received $5,167,015 $3,553,580 $11,102,761
Energy savings peryear* $1,542,750 $996,750 $4,531,500
Local spending on retrofits* $12,342,000 $7,974,000 $30,624,000
Environmental Benefit 2010 2009 1999-2010
Carbon emissions reduced* 6,747 tonnes 4,359 tonnes 18,142 tonnes
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Greening Sacred Spaces
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Our Greening Sacred Spaces facilitator Jane
Snyder organized three events that drew faith
communities together for environmental stew-
ardship in 2010, thanks to the support of Faith
and the Common Good. Networking meetings
attracted approximately 25 leaders from diverse
faith groups to discuss sustainable transportation
opportunities and the creation of green teams
within individual faith communities.
Fifty well and septic owners received free water
protection visits in 2010 through REEP's Well
Aware program, thanks to funding support from
the Ontario Ministry of the Environment. Visits
help homeowners maintain water quality by
caring for their well and septic systems.
In one case, recommendations included well cap
maintenance and keeping contaminants away
from the well. However, the most interesting
finding was that their water softener was causing
a positive test for coliform bacteria.
REEP spread the word about the importance
of regular water testing through three articles
published in local newspapers, distribution of
over 200 educational kits, booklets and DVDs,
and staffed displays at seven community events
In addition, our second annual Solar Energy
Information Night, organized in partnership with
Mennonite Central Committee, was held in May.
The event attracted 150 enthusiastic homeown-
ersand faith group representatives to discuss
solar options for home and faith building alike.
Faith Building
Energy Audits
In 2010 REEP Certified Energy Advisors Dave
Klassen and Colin Umbach conducted energy
audits of four faith buildings in Kitchener,
Waterloo, Elora and Brantford. These included
three Comprehensive Audits and one Walk-
Through with a Solar Potential Assessment.
Recommendations ranged from upgrading
ceiling insulation for estimated annual savings
of $1,230 to removing empty chest freezers for
savings of $225 per year.
Solar Potential Assessment
Change is in the air, or, more accurately, on
the roof. In 2010 REEP not only provided 16
residential solar assessments and one faith
building solar assessment, but our staff also
revamped our service to more closely address
the growing interest in Ontario's microFlT
program.
Top: Susan Bryant (left), Certified Water Guide
shows a homeowner how to maintain her well.
Bottom: Certified Energy Advisor Scott Cooper
assesses the solar potential of a Kitchener Home.
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The Heart of REEP
Green Solutions
REEP House, with its open-concept interior
design, beautiful stained glass windows, and
hundred-year-old brick pillar in the centre of the
house, is the heart of REEP, located at 20 Mill
Street in downtown Kitchener.
REEP House demonstrates real-life examples of
solutions that we have recommended to hom-
eowners for over a decade.
Beauty and comfort go hand-in-hand with wise
energy and water use. Our goal is to give each
visitor the inspiration, knowledge and connec-
tions to enhance their own home. Drop into
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Get Involved
at REEP House!
Register for a free tour
Through an interactive tour of REEP House, we
focus on your questions and curiosities. Intended
for groups of five, these tours are free of charge
and take place on a weekly or bi-weekly basis.
Find dates and registration on our website.
Sign up for a workshop
Our free Green Home Workshop series runs ev-
ery spring and fall season. Each session includes
a guided tour of REEP House with a focus on
the day's topic (insulation, electricity savings,
or water conservation, for example). Dates and
registration are available on our website.
Arrange a group tour or workshop
We offer an experience that meets the needs of
any group of up to 25 secondary or postsecond-
ary students, homeowners or professionals. Call
us to learn about the range of topics available
and about our rates. Past groups include second-
ary school teachers and students from Cones-
toga College, University of Waterloo, Wilfrid
Laurier University, and Elmira District Secondary
School.
Play the host at REEP House
REEP House is proud to offer facility rentals in
our super-insulated, water-wise, century brick,
environmental education centre. Our warm,
inviting atmosphere has capacity for workshops,
seminars, meetings and special events.
Connect with our social network
Join our mailing list and follow us on Twitter
and Facebook!
Support this vibrant community resource
Your charitable donation to REEP Green
Solutions helps us create healthier homes and
sustainable communities in Waterloo Region.
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Features
Highlighting heritage: Whereas most green
homes are new builds, it is history that makes
REEP House unique. Throughout the process of
planning, design, construction and finishing, care
was taken to reuse the original wood base-
boards, window frames, and interior doors.
Heat in, squirrels out: Insulation has trans-
formed 20 Mill Street from a drafty and damp
house into asuper-insulated building with mini-
mal heat loss. Six inches (R38) of polyurethane
foam have been applied to exterior walls and
floor joists. The basement floor and sloped roof
were also sealed and insulated.
High-tech heating options: REEP House dem-
onstrates avariety of efficient heating options.
A high-efficiency hydronic boiler provides space
heating which is distributed via in-floor heating
and modern radiators, including one in the bath-
room that doubles as a towel rack. Aground-
source heat pump demonstrates efficient space
heating and cooling via forced air circulation. Hot
water is provided by astate-of-the-art tankless
water heater in combination with a Drain Water
Heat Recovery pipe.
Water-wise solutions: Inside the house we're
demonstrating a water recycling ("greywater")
system and amade-in-Ontario high-efficiency
toilet. Outside features include awater-perme-
abledriveway and a rain garden that slows and
filters stormwater before releasing it into the
ground and eventually into Snyder Creek behind
the house. Two rain cisterns collect roof water
for our gardens, and have the potential to pro-
videwater for our greywater system if required.
Green materials: REEP House is green through
and through. We took care to use recycled roof-
ing materials, reclaimed wood for our new floor,
low VOC paints and more.
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Ben Barclay brought years of experience as a
woodworker and environmental activist to REEP
House as Project Manager. Ben's eye for detail is
evident in the stunning stained glass, beautiful
furniture made from reclaimed wood, and
countless more features at REEP House.
Cheryl Evans paved the way for excellent
community engagement at REEP House as our
Outreach Specialist. She rose to the occasion,
giving tours, ever-cheerful with cookies in-hand,
even in the midst of construction with its endless
sawdust and clutter of tools.
Scott Moody was our Site Supervisor, the strong
link between REEP, Ball Construction, and the
contractors who built REEP House. Always calm and
full of humour, Scott has so much experience that
nothing ever fazes him.
The finishing touches at REEP House including
painting and drywall were provided by Julia
Skinner. "I loved the work;' she said. "Restoring
and refinishing old houses is inspiring. I hope to
use this experience at REEP House to start my own
business doing this kind of work."
The collaborative spirit of Graham Whiting, our
architect, allowed him to integrate the numerous
ideas of the REEP House Design Committee.
Specializing in green building design and heritage,
Graham created the plans that transformed REEP
House into the spacious, beautiful house it is today.
We would like to give a special thanks to the REEP
House Design Committee: Don Eaton, Geoff Lewis,
Shane O'Neill, Paul Parker, Mary Jane Patterson,
Derek Satnik, Brendan Schaefer, Robert Shipley,
John Straube, and Graham Whiting.
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In 2010 REEP House took root as the hub of our
community engagement activities. We hosted
our Energy Saving Renovation Workshops, media
events, guided tours, and more.
Construction Ceilidh
As REEP House construction neared completion,
we celebrated down the block at the Victoria
Park Pavilion with a 100 mile dinner and ceilidh
dance provided by the Grand River Ceili Band.
Earth Day Eco-Showcase
Our second Eco-Showcase at Kitchener City
Hall was held in partnership with the Faculty of
Environment at the University of Waterloo.
Leo Tasca, our special guest from the Renewable
Energy Unit of the Ontario Ministry of Energy,
spoke on Ontario's microFlT program.
Events and Tours at REEP House
Elmira District Secondary School class tour
Conestoga College Building Science class tour
University of Waterloo Faculty of Environment
class tour and research project and Sustainable
Technology Education Project (STEP) tour
Wilfrid Laurier Community-Based Learning tour
Doors Open Waterloo Region tour
Woolwich Healthy Communities bus tour
Reduce the Juice student tour
Ontario Minister of Energy Brad Duguid and CEOs
of Kitchener-Wilmot Hydro, Waterloo North Hydro
and Cambridge and North Dumfries Hydro tours
Kitchener Centre MPP John Milloy tour
GREENSPEC media event and tour
Home Sweet Home awards ceremony and tour
Green Real Estate open house and tour
Contractor Open House and tour
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Energy Saving Renovation Workshops
(Insulation That Pays, Furnace Upgrades,
Insulating and Preserving Heritage Homes)
Greening Sacred Spaces networking events
(Sustainable Transportation, Creating or
Rejuvenating a Green Team)
Solar Energy Information Night
(co-organized with Mennonite Central Committee)
Presentations and Lunch `n' Learns },~
Kitchener Rotary Club ~i
Women's Awareness Group
KW Green Party of Canada AGM
Libro Financial Should I Stay or Should I Go?
ReMax Buying and Selling Historic Homes
CREW Geothermal and You information night _.
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Community Events
Woolwich Healthy Communities Green Living ~
and Tech Fair
CREW Shrink Your Hydro Bill information night
Chamber of Commerce Energy & Env. Forum
The Working Centre Green Careers panel
Region of Waterloo Child Care Forum
City of Waterloo Earth Day
Region of Waterloo ECOFest
Cherry Park Festival
Earth Hour event at Kitchener City Hall
Fresh Ayr Festival
Tribute to Woodstock
North Dumfries Plowing Match
City of Kitchener 20 Minute Makeover
Wilfrid Laurier Commuter Challenge
KW Real Estate Board Expo
Coldwell Banker Peter Benninger Concierge Show
KW Spring Home and Garden Show
KW Twin Cities Spring Home Show
KW Twin Cities Fall Home Show
Wellesley Home and Garden Show
Statement of Revenue and Expenses
Revenue 2010 2009
Client fees $ 799,024 $ 891,414
Grants $ 649,377 $ 348,317
Donations and Fundraising $ 75,228 $ 1,861
Contracts $ 14,115 $ 26,115
Other Income $ 7,454 $ 8,049
Total Revenue $ 1,545,198 $ 1,275,756
Expenses
Salaries and benefits $ 867,327 $ 946,778
REEP House demonstration properties:
Construction (demolition, renovation) $ 170,183 $ 13,753
Energy and water demonstration features $ 98,825 $ 15,005
Site work and skills development $ 53,647 $ 35,437
Architectural design and project management $ 48,111 $ 22,248
Software and technical displays $ 44,384 $ 500
Green Communities Canada quality assurance fees $ 70,394 $ 80,649
Outreach $ 46,332 $ 36,157
Contracted services $ 43,314 $ 24,585
Occupancy $ 38,604 $ 32,018
Office $ 10,706 $ 14,295
Communications $ 10,258 $ 14,052
Amortization $ 8,930 $ 7,985
Insurance $ 8,665 $ 8,196
Interest and bank charges $ 3,210 $ 2,577
Training and development $ 2,736 $ 18,510
Organizational development $ 2,297 $ 5,545
Travel $ 1,680 $ 3,657
Total Expenses $ 1,529,603 $ 1,281,947
Excess (Deficiency) of Revenue Over Expenses $ 15,595 $ (6,191)
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a national association of non-profit organizations
that deliver practical solutions to Canadian house-
holds. Our ecoENERGY, Well Aware, and RAIN
programs are available through this membership.
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