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8 stouflvillesuntribunem saturday march 10 2007 throw out old fridge get efficient lightbulbs the most visible way to cut back your energy con sumption is to replace stan dard lightbulbs with energy efficient models and get rid of old fridges and freezers put tvs dvd players and vcrs on a power bar which can be turned off when they arent in use while savings for any one appliance or gadget may seem small a tv might cost 6 per month to run with several of them hydro costs can spiral upwards very quickly old fridges in particular are power hogs any fridge more than 10 years old could use the same amount of power in one month that a new one uses in about a year steven eng of enviro- energy technologies inc said for more information on conser vation strategies and available pro grams seminars and workshops log on to envimenergytechcom strate gies hannelore volpe know your consumer rights contact ontarios consumer hotline call 18663515655 or visit ontariocaconsumerprotection paid for by the government of ontario i ontario fibromyalgia if you suffer from fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue then attending this free symposium may be the most important thing you do this year you will discover the true cause of these conditions and natural solutions and options you can use right away many are now able to drive take vacations hold a job go to school and socialize for the first time in years dr allen turner is an international speaker and lecturer who has been featured on the dini petty show national news and canada am he will present a free symposium on thurs march 15th at 730 pm at the stouffville health centre call 9056404440 for reservations york region quality recycled quisding metier iale great prices 575 penrose st newmarket 9058688723 wwwhfhyrca store hours mon sat ft00am430pm flt habitat for humanity york region whitchurch- stouffvilles sal amenta with the solar panel con trol panels in his basement at times his home generates more power than it can use staff photosjoerd witteveen government asked to help solar producers from page 1 megawatts or less in size generating your own power doesnt come cheap mr amenta estimates he has invested around 18000 in the solar panels hes wants the government to offer better incentives such as lowinter est or interestfree loans mr amenta researched renewable power extensively before making the investment in solar he expects to recov er his costs in about 10 years with more homeowners farmers and businesses producing power everyones dependence on the electricity grid and on energy sources such as nuclear ener gy would be lessened he says i am right on top of the moraine on a rural property mr amenta said i am committed to contributing in any way i can we have to put our money where our mouth is he said if we believe in pro tecting the environment and our chil drens inheritance otherwise we lose it three small solar projects have been approved under the program together totalling just 229 kilowatts the payout for solar is a sign the gov ernment isnt paying enough deborah doncaster executive director of the ontario sustainable energy association said the price of 42 cents is not giving people the business case to do these projects and its half of what we asked fox ms doncaster said solar is one of the most appealing renewableenergy technologies she added because it results in energy when we need it during peak times until mr amenta receives the second meter which will show the energy he produces and sells back to the grid he currently enjoys seeing his hydro meter go backwards when the panels produce more power than his household uses the six solar panels installed on the south side of his roof more than a year ago produce a maximum of 115 kilowatt hours of power at any one time when the sun is bright so far they have produced around 1000 kilowatt hours of electricity before the batteryless solar panel sys tem was installed by steven eng of envi- roenergy technologies inc and vincent tersigni of tervan electric mr eng went through the amenta house to check where energy was being wasted unnec essarily mr eng installed the first three solar power systems in markham thornhill and richmond hill the first solar power system in all of canada was installed in east gwillim- bury theres a lot more activity in this field mr eng said because more people are aware of al gore climate change and global warming hydro bills at the amenta household were cut in half after a number of conser vation measures were implemented for information on the ontario governments standard offer program log on to powerauthorityonca important notice to employers a summer job a stepping stone to a career m canada summer jobs is a new government of canada initiative that provides employers with wage subsidies to create highquality summer jobs for students the initiative is designed to meet the needs of students and takes into consideration canadas currently strong labour market conditions notforprofit public 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