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The Ontario' Govern -
‘
rent has . launched a
three -yea program ' of
close to $4 -Million to
assist municipalities in
energy, ' .conservation,
Energy Minister Robert '
Welch has .announced.
In an address to the
'annual meetingof the
Association of Counties
and Regions of Ontario
. (ACRO), the Minister
said the money will be set
aside over the next three.
rs-- --t-a -a-ss-i-s--=--.
municipalities to carry
out internal. energy
audits, and to establish or
expand conservation
progr. am,s within their
wn operations. .
illThe Ministry of Energy
$ had a voluntary
municipal energy con-
servation program in
place since 1978, working
With ACRO through the.
Municipal Liaison
•• Committee. To date,
about 150 energy coor-
dinators have been ap-
pointed by municipalities'
across the province.
"We recognize that
success in energy con-
servation . requires . .that
the municipal energy
coordinators be highly
placed in the municipal
organization," Mr. Welch
said. "We also recognize
that - •the s e- -a re- b usy--.
people, ' and. that, with
assistance from suitably
trained energy auditors,
their contribution and
efforts can be, .sub-
stantially enhanced.
"I am confident that,
along with the resources
which youare dedicating
to energy conservation,
this audit program will
provide the added im-
petus. needed for us to
achieve a highly suc-
cessful program of
energy conservation in
'municipalities across the
province," the Minister
told the meeting..:.
Mr. Welch cited four
examples of energy
savings which have been
achieved by Ontario
municipalities`:
Kapuskasing reports
reductions in its annual
energy consumption of 12
per cent; Waterloo -- 13.5
per cent; Burlington -- 15
per cent and the Borough
of Scarborough - 20 per
cent.
It is estirna'ted that
Ontario , municipalities
spend between eight and
13 per cent of their tax
dollars on energy. t'I
The Minister stated
that all governments
have a responsibility to
provide leadership in the
field of energy con-
ervation, and pointed
ut that in a recent study
of public attitudes, 85 per
cent of those polled did
not believe that gover-
nments were doing
enough to deal with the
energy situation.
"Will citizens (un-
dertake conservation
measures) if they don't
see their civic leaders
doing all in their power to
conserve energy and tax
dollars on their behalf?"
he asked:
aunt
program
PAnd further, when.
citizens do take energy
conservation rpeaswes
themselves.; they wilt not
only expect their civic.
leaders to do the same,
they will demand it,"•Mr«
Welch sai1.
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ood is a safe fu
By: A. St. Germain
President
Canadian Wood Energy Institute
Some 40% of Vermont
homes are using wood as
their main source of heat.
Yet only 8% of Canadians
are said to be using wood
as their main source of
heat, although many more
people will be using wood
each winter to cut down on
--irtereasing-oil-and--electrio
fuel bills.
Why heat.with wood?
The savings over the use of
oil or hydro are obvious.
Wood is also a renewable
energy source that will re-
duce future requirements
of non-renewable, natural
resources --of or gas.
One more reason to heat
with wood -it's safe, plea-
sant heating. You don't
hear that pili burner or gas.,
burner cut in and out. You
get steady heat and far less
dryness and. static electri-'
city.
But wood must be avail-
able at a reasonable price,
seasoned stored and hand
fed into_ a heater or fur-
nace. Ashes have to be re-.
moved. Also, if you are
. away you will still need a
stand-by oil, gas or electric
heating system.
Remember, throwing
logs'into an open fireplace,
is not heating with woo
85% of that beautiful hea
is going straight up the
'l
chimney. However, many
iinprovements in wood
'heating appliances as well
a new types of equipment
have been .introduced to
the market.
Most modern wood
heating appliances today
are thermostatically con-
trolied-acrd-many~wr1l-atlow
burning periods of up to
12 hours with one fill of
wood. Some are also com-
bination units which allow
the householder to have the
combination of ..wood/oil
or wood/electric furnace in
one unit. With two ther-
mostats, if the fire from
wood dies down, the con-
ventional fuel fuinace takes
over.
When buying wood look
beyond the cost. Th e type
of wood and whether it is
seasoned and how it's cut
and Whether delivery is in-.
eluded are all factors. A
standard cord of wood will
measure 4' x 4' x 8' or 128
" cubic feet and seasoned
hard woods make for a
better fuel.
For details on cost com-
parisons, wood BTU rat-
ings, or additional infor-
mation write: Home Heat-
ing, • Hunter Enterprises
Orillia,,Ltd., P.O. Box 400,
Orillia, Ont. L3V 6K1.
Comparison off -Average Annual -Horne Heating_Costs-
B 900.00 -
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700.00 --
600.00 -
600.00 --
400.00 -
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