Auto West Group Proud to Announce Construction of Largest MINI Dealership in the Nation VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Feb 02, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Auto West Group is proud to announce that it has begun construction on what will become the largest stand-alone MINI dealership in Canada. Located at 10700 Cambie Road in Richmond, B.C., [...]
A mellow, old Valley location is about to catch some rays. Shawnigan Lake School is getting a $20,000 grant from the province to install solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on its campus. It's taken six months for the Valley private school to emerge as one of 11 institutions winning funding as part of a program operated [...]
Last month, Georges P. Vanier Secondary School became the latest Comox Valley school to harness the power of the sun. Vanier received a $20,000 grant from SolarBC to purchase and install solar panels. "As both a graduate and former teacher at Vanier, I know this will be more than just a learning opportunity for the [...]
The future is looking a little brighter for students at G.P. Vanier. Solar BC awarded students a $20,000 grant for panels this month, making this the fourth school in the district to tap into solar energy. Twenty-five solar panels will go up this month and generate about 5,000 watts of electricity or enough to power [...]
Rockridge students earn B.C. solar panel grant Rockridge secondary students have turned a bright idea into 15 new solar panels that will soon be installed on the school's roof. The school is one of 11 chosen from 51 applicants by the provincial government's Solar BC initiative to receive a grant of up to $20,000 to [...]
The students and staff at Charles Tupper Secondary in Vancouver have been working toward the installation of a Solar Photo-Voltaic (PV) system for over 2 years. The VSB facilities department had originally supported the school through the installation of the bases to install solar-PV arrays and the school had also received the donation of a [...]
Adrian Raeside, Times Colonist
VANCOUVER - BC Hydro is proceeding on the premise its $930 million plan to install so-called smart electricity meters for its 1.5 million customers will pay for itself through cost savings and not a rate increase, according to its business plan. BC Hydro released its business case for implementing the promised smart-meter program Tuesday, which [...]
Funding totalling $80,000 will allow 15 communities and one First Nation to develop and expand innovative solar power programs, making healthier communities for families across B.C., announced Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Minister Bill Bennett. The funding for B.C.’s newest Solar Communities will enable them to further develop solar hot-water programs and other solar projects [...]
You Cannot Afford Alternative Energy - Or Can You? By Peter Ronald - BCSEA A recent Vancouver Sun story, featuring quotes from me as a BCSEA spokesperson, ran under the headline “Few B.C. homeowners eager to convert to solar electricity.” The Victoria Times Colonist also ran the story under the headline “Alternate energy too expensive.” [...]
