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residents seeking to sell energy back to the pmvince's payer York Region has found other uses for solar powet. Aside from the region‘s panel projects. including two ground- mounted solar tracking sys- tcms. totalling 4.8 at its Whitchutchâ€"Stouflville pumping station. at Stoufivillc and McOow an roads. and a lGlu’lowatt. gmund-mounted array at the new W medical servtces cené we in Fast Gwillimbury. the sun is used to pm signs and lights and heat bum \bunuynhaveseenomofme 12 solar-panned portable tame sigmysedtomdfydrhmsoflam andde ' Each [130 sign is powered by onesolarpanelwidfifisolarcdls that pmduoe up Infill) watts of Eaiizh s'gn's battery can run 20 days without the sun. “This '3 a feasible use for solar power: region name W113 manager Paul Name said. “It's sefl-conmhued. The battery ENERGY: Stoufi‘ville Rd. pumping station goes solar Region using sun’s power While roof or gonna-mounted 8: panels are popular among IV AMANDA PBISICO aprrsmeyrmg cam The Centennial College School of Continuing Education has more than 1,200 courses to choose from. Courses are offered in~class. onllne, evenings and weekends Enhance your skills or learn a new hobby. At Centennial you’ll find a course that's right for you Registerlorarel|201ICE€oumbyAugmt4andyouwfll Mmdallybeentuedlmoednwtowhmm.m today! For complete draw rules and regulatlons vmt our webslte. at Centennial Embrage new possibilities_ "nielegionusesmesigisat capr project sixes when road closures are planned for mended charga while on site. We put it themmdildoesitsjdxallday.‘ Other municipalities made the jump from printed signs to diesel powered signs. the first genea- tion of portable signs. Mr. Nause Thé 7 solarâ€"powered signs allow the region to display more dynamic «wages that can be updated remoter as construc- tion schedules change. Mr. Nause sage signs: me moon used sm- uonary. primed trafic sign; Withthediesd signs.youhnve the emissions. not to mention the noise, Mr. Nause said, notâ€" Prior to the solar-pmad mes- You might haw set" one of the 12 solar-powered portable traflic signs to non‘fy driwrs lan'e and road closures. To reduce utility costs. the region installed a solar wall of dark metal cladding and ventila- tion holes to heat lit in the We water pollution control centre in East- Gwlmmbury. corpomte enemy services manger Michael Uthgow said. ing the solarpowered signs use renewable energy and [hertz isn’t the maintenance afisociated with diesel. t. The region also lights 42 bus shelters with solar power and uses the sun to heat water at sev- eral Housing York Inc. properties and for the bus washing station in Vaughatt “It was a little bit of serenâ€" diphy.” Mr. Uthgow said. “This type of system won‘ work every- where. 'I11is system lends itself niceiy ID the building and fits with the region‘s commitment to use renewable "‘Wejre offsetting the use of utilities." he slid. "the all is heat- ed and. as abonmmetem no moving pans. so it's a low-maln- tcnanoe system.’ The region is also examining establishing solar panel. projects more than H!) kilowatts in size at several locations. The York Region CDIF Purchase of Service Request for 2012 funding opens on August 4, 2011 and doses On Septunber 8, 2011. CDIF gives funding to eligible non-profitcommunity agencies that provide serwces to low'income and .vulnerabte residents under three priority areas: 0 Employment Sums o Famuy and Chldnn’s Services 0 NW Prevention and Programs Eligibie agencies can submit proposals for either one yea! of funding or apply for renewable proiec! fun-ding if applicabie. ' ' ' the Purchase of Service Request package provides guudelines and applicahon ihformauon and will be availabOe at noon on "wad-y, August m 2011. You can get the Purchase of Service Request package by: For more information visit www.york.ca/CDIF Visiting wwwyorkca/CDIF to register and download the package Picking up a copy from the Supplies and Services Branch, York Region Administrative Centre, First floor, 17250 Yonge Street, Newmarket Fluhinglightssuchuthconeon thisrocdsigmmamongthc many :hinngorkRegionpomrsusingmesm Join us at an Information Meeting on: Thursday, August 18, 2011 2:00 pm. Committee Room 8 York Region Administrative Centre 17250 Yonge Street, Newmarket Preâ€"registrafion is not required 57A" PHOTOISTEV! SOMEWKLE