Community Success Story: smartliving St. Lawrence

Community Initiatives: Bringing Solar to a Neighbourhood Near You

There are a growing number of community solar initiatives taking root in Toronto. From the pioneering work of Ron McKay in Riverdale to the up and coming projects of the West Toronto Solar Initiative, residents are banding together to share experiences and to secure the best opportunities for their communities to adopt renewable energies.

For more information about community solar initiatives in your neighbourhood, please visit
www.ourpower.ca

smartliving St. Lawrence (slSL) kicked off 2007 with a successful building-to-building energy efficiency campaign in Toronto's St. Lawrence neighbourhood. Hundreds of residents, including board members and property managers, learned about energy conservation strategies by attending one of 20 workshops delivered since January. Through this campaign, slSL registered over 1800 conservation pledges and distributed 2500 energy-efficient light bulbs and 1200 high efficiency showerheads to reduce greenhouse gas emission by 139 tonnes.

"We are reaching out to condo and co-op residents to help them reduce their energy and water bills," said Ben Marans, slSL Project Coordinator. "From providing simple tips for individual savings to establishing conservation committees to address building-wide initiatives, we are helping residents to save money and reduce their environmental impact."
For more information, please visit www.smartliving.ca/stlawrence