Entries for November 2011
Corix Utilities operator, Terry Balak, stands in front of Canada's first Nexterra gasification system located at Dockside Green Energy Biomass Facility in Victoria.
The Globe and Mail - November 22, 2011
By David Ebner
Several times a week, a truck rolls up to a non-descript sheet metal-clad industrial building on Victoria’s upper harbour. The trucks dump loads of small chunks of wood, waste that has been reclaimed from construction sites in the region and acquired from a nearby recycling facility.
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Posted in Sustainability, Media Articles on November 23, 2011| Tags renewable energy, biomass, corix, nexterra, district energy, fossil fuel
Victoria News - November 2, 2011
By Roszan Holman
Starting at 8:15 a.m. in the covered courtyard of Vic West elementary school, kids spread jam on toast or cheese on bagels.
Some warmly-dressed parents operate the toaster and hand out yogurt.
This is the new breakfast program, launched Oct. 4, thanks to a donation from HMCS Vancouver.
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Posted in Media Articles on November 07, 2011