In spite of the looming provincial election, 19 September marked another successful WSIC event, with about 30 interested citizens joining the WSIC team to hear about and discuss Ontario’s Green Energy Act.

John Stepheson kicked off the evening with a discussion on district heating. Space and water heating account for about 20% of our energy consumption, and we can’t live without the heat. Since marginal energy use comes from the grid – which is heavy on fossil fuels – improvements in secondary heating can generate significant …

Keeping to the provincial election theme, our next event will focus on the Green Energy Act since the election is shaping up to be a battle over Ontario’s energy future. Much has been heard in the media about wind turbines and solar panels but the media has not paid attention to less sexy, but equally important factors in the energy sector.

How has the GEA affected lesser known but equally important players in the energy and environmental field?

Kevin Matthews from Canada Composting and John Stephenson from …

On Monday night at the Duke of York, more than 80 local residents joined Why Should I Care in welcoming three provincial MPP candidates for the riding of Trinity-Spadina. Incumbent NDP MPP Rosario Marchese, the Liberal’s Sarah Thomson, and the Green Party’s Tim Grant all attended. The Conservative Candidate declined our invitation… and missed quite a show.

Candidates were permitted to begin with a short speech introducing themselves and their positions. After declining a poorly timed cell phone call, Tim Grant proceeded to pull no punches, calling for …

Andrea Micieli has graciously summarized our platform analysis and candidates debate in Trinity-Spadina.  Thank you once again to all the volunteers who gave analyzed the platforms and to Adam from Leadnow.ca for moderating the all candidates debate.

We truly want to thank Rachel Barney, Olivia Chow, and Christine Innes for joining our discussion and helping us vote with confidence on May 2nd.

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By Andrea Micieli

In light of the federal election on May 2nd, our April discussion was focused on a review of the major federal party platforms …