Working for You

Bill 150, the Green Energy Act, promotes the use of Green energy including renewable sources, conservation and clean distribution of energy. Renewable energy sources include on-shore wind, off-shore wind, bio-energy, hydro power, solar photovoltaic, solar thermal and geothermal.

The Green Energy Act promotes community energy projects which are initiatives owned by First Nations, farmers, public sector institutions, community organizations, co-operatives, remote diesel dependent communities, renters and homeowners, condominiums, municipalities and/or local utilities. Denmark has done a great job in the implementation of community energy projects with their locally produced and owned windmills. Niagara West-Glandbrook needs some community energy projects like the solar paneling that is being proposed for the Peach King Centre. We need local energy projects to green up our energy and to create jobs for local construction worker. Construction jobs for community energy projects are jobs that stay in Niagara West-Glanbrook and are jobs to can help with our local economy. Now thats' green energy working for you!

Some of those jobs could go to people using the Grimsby Affordable Housing Project which is a great organization, and having the Green Energy Act implement effectively in Niagara West-Glanbrook could help with our local economy and help with homelessness just like the GAHP.

We need to have good government that works for the average Canadian to help green up our world, provide good health care and education and keep our local economies thriving with many jobs for everyone. We need bills like the Green Energy Act to be implemented effectively in our local communities so we can all benefit.

Once again, on June 18th Mike Schreiner Leader of the Green Party of Ontario will be visiting Niagara West-Glanbrook. He will be stopping by the Green Party of Ontario Booth at Berries and Blooms are will be attending Our "Take a Ride with the Green Tide" fundraiser.

Our "Take a Ride with the Green Tide" fundraiser is a bike ride followed by a bbq. The ride will begin at 1pm on June 18th starting at 3125 Twenty-first Street, Pat's house. The bike tour will include stops at:

Old Mill

Canada's Farm Toy Museum

Ridge Metal Farm

Parker Bees

Feather Stone

The ride will end back at 3125 Twenty-first Street, with a bbq. At the bbq Mike Schreiner Leader of the Green Party of Ontario will give a speech. Tickets are $25 for adults $15 for those under 21 and free for children under ten. Please contact mcrossdu@uwo.ca, 9055638828 for tickets:) I am really looking forward to this event and the opportunity to host our Leader Mike Schreiner.

I encourage everyone to come out to our event, for those who are already green and those who just have green practices, it will be a fun day for all. see you there :)

Together, we can be the change we want to see.

It's time, Niagara. Vote Green.