[homeles_ot-l] FW: [nhhn-can] Please join me at Time for Action

Tue Sep 2 16:55:13 EDT 2008

FYI,   Lynne Browne

Coordinator, Alliance to End Homelessness (ATEH)
147 Besserer Street, Ottawa, ON K1N 6A7 
HYPERLINK "mailto:lbrowne at ysb.on.ca"lbrowne at ysb.on.ca,  613-241-7913 ext 205

www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca  

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From: nhhn-can-owner at povnet.org [mailto:nhhn-can-owner at povnet.org] On Behalf
Of Bruce Pearce
Sent: September 1, 2008 2:11 PM
To: bpearce at nl.rogers.com
Subject: [nhhn-can] Please join me at Time for Action

Hi Friends:

Rising energy costs are threatening Canada`s low income households as never
before – increasing poverty, undermining housing affordability and causing
homelessness. With another winter looming ahead, Canada lacks a strategy to
address this serious social issue – unlike our neighbours in the US and UK
who have longstanding national programs to retrofit low income households
and permanently reduce energy costs by an average of 30 per cent. We can`t
wait any longer – it`s time for action in Canada! I personally invite you to
join me and 200 other delegates from across Canada at a unique conference
hosted by Green Communities Canada in Toronto, September 29-October 1, to
develop a national roadmap for tackling energy poverty through energy
efficiency. This highly interactive conference will bring together promising
solutions emerging from Canada`s provinces, cities, utilities, housing and
environmental groups – and we`ll learn from our American friends about their
30-year national history of delivering low-income energy efficiency
programs. You`ll also hear how energy efficiency is a cost-effective tool in
tackling poverty and creating sustainable, green jobs in your community ($1
invested generates $23 in energy and related benefits, vs $3 in benefits
from bill relief cheques).

I invite you to provide a poster presentation (please complete the attached
poster session form) to showcase the work you are doing on this theme – it`s
free, and will be a popular destination at the conference. Toronto Community
Housing will also provide a tour (included in your registration fee) so you
can see first-hand how North America`s largest social housing provider is
embracing energy efficiency. If you require financial assistance, please
complete and return the attached financial assistance request. Call or email
me if you have any questions. Hope to see you soon in Toronto!

Bruce Pearce, Vice Chair
Green Communities Canada
91 Pleasant Street
St. John's, NL A1E 1L5
T (709) 689-9615  F (709) 739-3520
E HYPERLINK "mailto:bpearce at nl.rogers.com"bpearce at nl.rogers.com
HYPERLINK
"http://www.greencommunitiescanada.org/"www.greencommunitiescanada.org 

PLEASE FORWARD TO YOUR LISTS***

See the list of exciting confirmed speakers below for the Time for Action
Conference, 29 September - 1 October, Toronto. 

Early bird conference registration rates extended to 4 September. Last
chance to save. Click here to register: HYPERLINK
"http://www.canurb.com/events/register/register1.php?id=221"http://www.canur
b.com/events/register/register1.php?id=221

Reminder, book at the Marriot Courtyard Toronto Downtown by 4 September
[See: HYPERLINK "http://www.marriott.com/"www.marriott.com] for the special
rate of $145/night and to ensure on-site accommodation.

For conference details, visit: HYPERLINK
"http://www.gca.ca/indexcms/index.php?timeaction"http://www.gca.ca/indexcms/
index.php?timeaction  

We’ve got an exciting list of speakers lined up for Time for Action,
including...

*         Toronto Mayor David Miller, welcome and remarks

*         Jerrold Oppenheim, author of Democracy and Regulation: How the
Public can Govern Essential Services is coming from Massachusetts to speak
on the energy and non-energy benefits of low-income energy efficiency

*         Brad Butt, Greater Toronto Apartment Association, on making
efficiency happen in private rental buildings

*         Shayne Ramsay, C.E.O B.C. Housing, on B.C.’s social housing
efficiency programs; and a speaker from GLOBE (subsidiary of Social Housing
Services Corporation) about overcoming barriers to energy efficiency in the
social housing sector  

*         Dino Chiesa, Wyse Meters, on the impact of electricity
sub-metering/smart metering 

*         Graeme Stewart, E.R.A. Architects, on energy savings and community
redevelopment in high rise towers (Tower Renewal) 

*         Josh McLean, Conserve Nova Scotia, on retrofitting owner occupied
low-income housing in Nova Scotia  

*         Elizabeth Weir (C.E.O. Efficiency New Brunswick), Philippe Dunsky
(Quebec energy consultant), and Blair Hamilton (Vermont Energy Investment
Corporation) with their reflections on moving forward together

*         a tenant animator plus representatives of Toronto Community
Housing and Toronto Environmental Alliance on an award-winning tenant
engagement pilot (Brahms) that has expanded Toronto-wide 

*         representatives from Manitoba’s innovative neighbourhood retrofit
and job creation programs in Winnipeg and Brandon, and from Manitoba Hydro

*         Allyn Lyon from Yukon Housing on the impact of rising energy
burden in the North on assisted homeowners and social housing

*         and more, including two poster sessions for high-powered
one-on-one discussion and learning ... 

For more information on the conference visit: HYPERLINK
"http://www.greencommunitiescanada.org"www.greencommunitiescanada.org.  

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