Looking on the Bright Side
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Stuart Hickox, executive director of One Change, a not-for-profit organization that runs Project Porchlight is shown at right turning the crank to light up the faces of (from left): EnCana Corporation’s Bruce DeBaie, Alberta’s Minister of Environment, Rob Renner and MLA Doug Griffiths who were in Provost on Saturday afternoon promoting the use of energy-efficient light bulbs. The award-winning energy efficiency Project Porchlight campaign is working with local area 4-H club volunteers in a pilot project. Story, other pictures in this week's paper. ©Provost News Photo.
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Local 4-H Members Team Up With Project Porchlight, Delivers Free Energy-efficient Light Bulbs to Residents
• Alberta’s Minister of Environment Attends
An award-winning energy efficiency campaign called Project Porchlight teamed up with Provost 4-H club members and leaders in Provost on Saturday afternoon, December 1 to deliver free compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs.
Campaigns in Cold Lake, Ponoka, and Rimbey districts were also launched the same day to spread the message that saving money, conserving natural resources, and helping the environment can start by changing a light bulb.
Project Porchlight, with support from the Alberta Government and EnCana Corporation is already engaged in successful campaigns in communities across Alberta. Now with the help from the 4-H Foundation of Alberta, the campaign will reach more rural Albertans.
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“This is about more than light bulbs,” said Stuart Hickox, executive director of One Change, the not-for-profit organization that runs Project Porchlight. “Changing one bulb is the most accessible, universal action in energy conservation and climate change. Once people change a bulb, they become part of the solution and want to do more.”
The launch celebration was at the Provost Museum and after talks, featured refreshments and helpful information about energy conservation. Enthusiastic volunteers came forward to help deliver bulbs in their neighbourhoods.
In Provost, representatives from One Change, including Hickox, were joined by the Minister of the Environment Rob Renner (a former 4-H member), MLA Doug Griffiths, EnCana Corp. representative Bruce DeBaie, and CEO of the 4-H Foundation of Alberta, Bruce Banks.
Some residents in the outlying areas of Provost came to the community launch to pick up their free, energy-efficient CFL bulb.
Full story and photos in December 5 edition of The Provost News.
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3 Police Vehicles Here Record Traffic With Video, Stores Conversations, GPS and Other Data
Three police cars being used in the Provost area are equipped with the latest in high tech devices to capture traffic activity on video as well as record with GPS, speeds of vehicles and even conversations that an officer may have with the driver of a vehicle that is pulled over.
Full story and photos in December 5 edition of The Provost News.
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2 Sent to Hospital at Macklin Crash
Full story in December 5 edition of The Provost News.
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Street Spokesman
This week we ask : "We Ask Local Officers for a Safe Driving Tip"
. . . and we heard opinions from Kris Kyle, Ian Green, Darcy Soloninko, Corey Hunt, and John O’Reilly.
Check out the December 5 edition of The Provost News for their answers.
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