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February 2012 Presentations
Take Charge! Saving Money, Creating Jobs and Helping the Planet February 1, 7 pm Fifteen years ago, Nova Scotians declared war on waste – and made the province a world leader in reducing waste materials. Today, Nova Scotians are challenging themselves to become world leaders in reducing wasted energy. Through a new, dedicated organization called Efficiency Nova Scotia Corporation, Nova Scotians are investing millions of dollars to reduce energy demand – with remarkable results. Since 2008, ENSC's programs have saved Nova Scotian businesses and households enough energy to power 36,000 average home. In 2011 alone, the reductions will be enough to power 18,000 homes. In addition, ENSC's incentives and rebates support the province's shift to renewable energy. Over the next 25 years, these programs will save Nova Scotians more than $1 billion – which means that the province will not need to build another coal-powered generating plant, ever. Everyone wins. The benefits go directly into the pockets of Nova Scotians. A typical $250 household upgrade saves the family $120 a year, forever. A lighting retrofit at a single business achieved savings of nearly $90,000 a year. A junior high school is pocketing $13,000 annually – money that can be spent on books, computers and programs. Doing the upgrades means $30 million worth of work for small local companies, which are expanding, buying materials and hiring workers. And Nova Scotians are learning new things, developing new expertise, and using that new knowledge to spin off new businesses. Little things that improve our lives: better lighting, better insulation, clean local power. But they all add up to leadership in the effort to sustain the planet. Greenhouse gas emissions don't just case global warming; they also create smog and acid rain, degrade the oceans, damage the health of humans and other beings. At 2011 targets, ENSC’s programs will reduce Nova Scotia's emissions by 130,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide, which is equivalent to taking 20,000 vehicles off the road. Energy conservation is the cheapest, most powerful way to do our part as citizens of the planet – and participating in the effort pays immediate rewards to every Nova Scotian business and every Nova Scotian family. Biography: Silver Donald Cameron Silver Donald Cameron is known from coast to coast as a speaker who uses humour and storytelling to enliven his provocative thought on a wide range of important issues. Silver Donald is one of Canada's most versatile and widely-published authors, whose work has appeared in numerous magazines, on radio, on television and on the stage. His 17 books include the award-winning Wind, Whales and Whisky and The Living Beach, and the thriller Dragon Lady. His most recent books are Sailing Away from Winter: A Cruise from Nova Scotia to Florida and Beyond, and A Million Futures: The Remarkable Legacy of the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation. Silver Donald has been a columnist with The Globe and Mail and he wrote a weekly column for the Halifax Sunday Herald from 1998 to 2011. He is currently the executive producer and host of an innovative subscription website called TheGreenInterview.com, which features video interviews with leading environmentalists from around the world and is distributed to 15,000 libraries internationally. Dr. Cameron has served as writer-in-residence at three universities, and has held teaching positions at Dalhousie University, the University of British Columbia and the University of New Brunswick. He was the first Dean of the School of Community Studies at the University College of Cape Breton, and he holds honorary degrees from Cape Breton University and the University of King's College. During the 1990s Silver Donald Cameron was intensely involved with community economic development in Isle Madame, Nova Scotia, his full-time home for 35 years. He served on the Board of Development Isle Madame, and he is the founding chairman of Telile Communications, a successful community television and video production studio. Dr. Cameron now lives in Halifax with his wife, the writer Marjorie Simmins, and their Shetland Sheepdog, MacTavish. Free admission
February 28th 7 pm
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Following a 6 week workshop, talented local elementary students invite you to sit upon the stage and be close to the action as they present an evening of colourful theatre. Facilitated by Linda Coakley (Donations at the door welcomed)
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