[homeles_ot-l] Saving Energy in Ottawa - A Tenant Action Workshop

[Mary Ocampo]

Sincere apologies in advance for unintentional cross-postings...
Please circulate widely, and post attached flyer.

"Energy costs for home heating and cooling are on everyone's mind these
days as a growing threat to shelter affordability," says Bruce Pearce,
who works to prevent homelessness in Newfoundland and Labrador. 

Saving Energy in Ottawa - A Tenant Action Workshop

Where:  Ellwood Hall, Jim Durrell Complex, 1265 Walkley Rd., Ottawa
Date:  Thursday, October 9th, 2008
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM 

Register now at www.torontoenvironment.org/workshops, or fax the
attached registration form.

Who is this workshop for? 

*        Active tenants living in apartment buildings 

*        Neighbourhood and community groups working with or for tenants 

*        People looking to find new ways to save energy in their
apartment building 

*        Environmental organizations that want to learn about a
tenant-led energy conservation model

What can you expect? 

This will be a free full-day workshop run by the Toronto Environmental
Alliance (TEA), a Low Income Energy Network (LIEN) steering committee
member, and hosted by the Nepean, Rideau and Osgoode Community Resource
Centre (NROCRC). The workshop lays out the steps to help tenants start a
custom-made energy saving program in their own apartment building.  

At the workshop, you will:

*	Get inspired by real-life examples of how tenants have
successfully run their own energy conservation programs.  

 

*	Learn step-by-step how you could kick-start your own energy
conservation program. 

 

*	Collect ideas, advice, tools, and resources to help you along
the way. 

 

*	Participate in breakout sessions and activities. 

 

*	Relate what you've been learning to your own neighbourhood.  

 

*	Network with fellow tenant advocates and activists. 

Why you should attend? 

*	It's free and you'll have a chance to talk with other tenant
advocates 
*	You'll feel refreshed and motivated to try out some new ways to
bring tenants together and take action on an important issue. 
*	You'll gain an impressive 'tool kit' to kick start energy
conservation activities in your neighbourhood 
*	What you learn at the workshop can be used time and time again
to take action on other neighbourhood concerns 

Registration 

Register quickly and easily by filling out the online form at:
www.torontoenvironment.org/workshops  or you can email, fax, or mail the
registration form attached to this email.

Please register by Monday, October 6th, 2008. 

There is no registration fee for the workshop; and lunch and
refreshments will be provided. We ask that you register as soon as
possible so that we can order the food. 

Directions

The Jim Durrell Complex is located at 1265 Walkley Road.  The nearest
major intersection is Bank Street and Walkley Road.  The workshop will
be held in Ellwood Hall, which is located on the main floor.

In keeping with the theme of the conference, if feasible, organizers
would encourage the use of public transit or car pooling. There is free
parking available and there are a number of bus transit routes that stop
at this location.  Please visit the OC Transpo website for more
information. 

For more information contact: 

Coordinator
Low-Income Energy Network (LIEN)
c/o Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO)
Toll-free: 1-866-245-4182 ext. 5167
Fax: 416-597-5821
Email: bhanjiz at lao.on.ca <mailto:bhanjiz at lao.on.ca> 
Website: www.lowincomeenergy.ca <http://www.lowincomeenergy.ca/>  

or

 

Mary Ocampo, Housing Loss Prevention
Nepean, Rideau and Osgoode Community Resource Centre
1642 Merivale Road, Unit 541. Nepean, Ontario, K2G 4A1 (Merivale Mall)
Tel: 613.596.5626 x224
Fax: 613.596.1870

Email: mocampo at nrocrc.org

Website: www.nrocrc.org

 

 

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