Hydro Electricity
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New solar panels providing additional energy to Montreal’s Saint-Laurent boroughForty-five solar modules were added to the roof of the Saint-Laurent Borough hall's office building as a way to generate new sources of energy while reducing utility costs.CanadaAug 27, 2022
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Manitoba carbon tax a maybe, Pallister says after meeting Trudeau in WinnipegPremier Brian Pallister is raising the possibility of imposing a carbon tax in Manitoba as he tries to fashion a green plan that will meet with the federal government's approval.PoliticsJan 20, 2020
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Manitoba sets all-time record for electricity useThe extreme winter weather has resulted in an all-time record in the province for energy use, says Manitoba Hydro. The previous record was set in January of 2017.EnvironmentJan 31, 2019
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Hydro power storage project to be built near retired open pit coal mineCEO Kipp Horton of Calgary-based WindRiver Power Corp., the parent company of Turning Point, says he hopes to start construction on the project by next spring and have it operational by the end of 2020.CanadaAug 14, 2018
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Hydro One staff vote 87 per cent in favour of a new contractA tentative agreement had been reached in mid-April to replace a contract that expired at the end of March.CanadaJun 28, 2018
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Privatizing Ontario electricity companies would help lower rates: reportThe Toronto Region Board of Trade is making sweeping recommendations aimed at changing the province's troubled energy sector.CanadaNov 28, 2017
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Ottawa invests $60M to connect Pikangikum First Nation to Ontario power gridConstruction is expected to begin in the fall and is expected to wrap in a year.CanadaAug 17, 2017
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High winds, heavy snow causes power outages to more than 30,000 Hydro One customersHydro One is dealing with weather-related power outages across much of Ontario this morning.WeatherApr 7, 2017
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Ontario Liberals to announce plan to cut hydro bills todayPremier Kathleen Wynne and Energy Minister Glenn Thibeault are set to tell electricity ratepayers today how the Liberal government plans to reduce their bills.CanadaMar 2, 2017
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Ontario advises other provinces to keep an eye on hydro bills as coal phased outOntario has some advice for its fellow provinces as they move to meet the federal government's newly unveiled goal of eliminating coal-fired power generation in Canada by 2030: keep an eye on those electricity bills.CanadaNov 22, 2016
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