April 24, 2008 - BCSEA South Peace Chapter Meeting
March 30, 2008 - BCSEA South Peace Chapter at "The Power of the
Land"
Following rave reviews of the Grande Prairie production of "The Power
of the Land", the Peace River Organic Producers Association (PROPA)
was delighted to bring this performance to Dawson Creek. This show was a
combination of live, original music, poetry, and visual images focusing
on the 'power of the land'... how it feeds our bodies and our spirits with
its bounty and its beauty.
March 27, 2008 - BCSEA South Peace Chapter Meeting
January 31, 2008 - BCSEA South Peace Chapter Meeting
December 6, 2007 - BCSEA South Peace Chapter Meeting
With guest speaker Matt Horne from the Pembina Institute. Matt discussed
the report, Mind the Gap.
This report identifies strategies in six sectors in BC that have the potential
to reduce 22 million tonnes of GHG emissions by 2020.
November 27, 2007 - BCSEA South Peace Chapter Wind Energy Forum
Attendees joined us for a conversation about wind energy development in
the Northeast. Guest speakers: Colleen Brown from Aeolis Wind Power Corp
and Valerie Gilson from Peace Energy Cooperative.
November 9, 2007 - BCSEA South Peace Chapter Meeting & Annual
General Meeting
Friday June 15, 2007 - BCSEA South Peace Chapter Meeting.
Guest speaker Matt Horne discussed a recent study prepared by the Pembina
Institute for Environment Canada on residential/farm scale renewable energy
options and the economic instruments that could be used to support them.
See
this link (
PDF,
2.8Mb) for more information.
Wednesday, June 6, 2007 - GeoExchange Information Workshop.
GeoExchange: Versatile. Reliable. An excellent investment. And, best of
all, environmentally friendly! What is GeoExchange? What is Geothermal?
What is Earth Energy? How does it work? Will it work in my home? Barry Milner
of GeoTility Systems Corp answered all these questions and delivered a Powerpoint
presentation to explain how GeoExchange systems work; system designs; the
earth loop; the heat pump; the costs involved…and more. This workshop
was sponsored by NLC, Peace Energy Cooperative, the City of Dawson Creek
and the South Peace Chapter of the BC Sustainable Energy Association.
Friday May 11, 2007 - BCSEA South Peace Chapter Steering Ctte. Meeting
February 22, 2007 - BCSEA South Peace Chapter Meeting.
Guest speakers Emanuel Machado and Greg Dobrowolski presented on 'Planning
Dawson Creek's Energy Future'. There was also a short letter writing workshop
to help the public in writing letters to all levels of Government regarding
energy planning.
January 24th (Dawson Creek) & January 25th 2007 (Tumbler Ridge)
- The South Peace BCSEA Forum on Coal Fired Power.
Attendees learned about coal fired power technology and how it may affect
their health and environment. Featured Karen Campbell, Staff Council and
Policy Director BC, Matt Horne, Community Project Analyst, both from the
Pembina Institute and Casey Brennan, Energy and Mining Program Manager from
Wildsight for a discussion of the environmental and community health impacts
from Hillsborough's proposed 184 MW AESWapiti coal fired electricity generation
plant.
November 23rd 2006 - BCSEA South Peace Chapter regular monthly steering
committee meeting
November 9th 2006 - South Peace BCSEA presented 2 showings of the
award winning documentary 'An Inconvenient Truth' at Dawson Creek Center Cinema.
October 25, 2006 - BCSEA South Peace Chapter regular monthly steering
committee meeting
September 28, 2006 - The South Peace chapter of the BCSEA's first
chapter meeting.
Guest speaker David Broadway talked about the Energy Savings Plan rebate
program worth up to $2100 for Dawson Creek residents to improve their homes
energy efficiency.
